24:2 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



§mts f §ifo&. git. 



THREE BARRELED 



Breech-Loading Guns. 



(TWO SHOT AND ONE RIFLE.) 



A new feature in the . Sporting Line. Forma a 

 light and compact gun from eight to ten pounds, 

 giving to sportsmen the very thing so often wanted 

 in all lands of shooting. 



PRICES. 



Three barrel, $T5 to $250. 



Double barrel shot gtms. 



Damascus barrel, $50 to $200. 



Twist barrel, $35. 



SEND FOR NEW CIRCULAR. 



W. H. BAKER & CO., 



Syracuse, N. V. 



Sportsman's Depot. 



(ESTABLISHED 1S36.) 



First premium at World's Fair at New York and 

 Centennial Exhibition, 



JOHN KRIDER, 



N. E. Cor. Second and Walnut Sts., Fhlla. 

 GUNS, RIFLES, PISTOLS, 



Fishing Tackle, Rods, Reels, Lines, Hoofcs, Flies, 



Leaders, Snoods, Artificial Bait, Fly Books, 



Etc., Etc. 



Ve~ Salmon, Bass and Trout Flies Made to Order. 



ALSO 



"Krider's" Celebrated Center Enamel Split and 

 Glued Bamboo Rods. 

 Birds' Eggs and Birds' Skins in Great Varieties— 

 TaxlSenny in all its branches. 



spratt's Patent Dog Biscuits. 

 Repairing of all kinds. mar4-lj 



E. THOMAS, JR., 



GUNS, PISTOLS, SPORTING GOODS, 



174 South Clark Street, Chicago, HI. 



THB NEW AMERICAN 



Breech-Loading Shot Gun 



For close hard shooting excels all others. Price $1T. 

 Send for circular. Duck guns, extra heavy, a specl- 

 sUtv HYI CK & CO., Mfrs., Hatfield, 



Mass. Sept6 6m. 



COMPLETE OUTFITS 



FOR 



and FX8BXB 0>- 



Fino fishing and shooting tackle, camp stoves, 



leather, rubber and canvas goods and suits for 



sportsmen. Tents, portable boats, moccasins, etc. 



A«ENTS FOR THE FOX GUNS. 



The best and strongest A nerican guns yet made. 

 Sole agent for the celebrated McBride flies, Hol- 

 berton's fly rods, blacs bass and trout flies, and full 

 length flv books ; Purdy'sglass ball traps and bull'j- 

 eve balls, etc. Sen 1 ten cents for illustrated cata- 

 logue with rules for g ; ass ball shooting, and hints 

 on camping, shooting and fly-fishing for trout and 

 black bass. 



W. HOLBERTON, 



P. O. Box 5,109. 

 Aug23 tf. 



102 Nassau street, N, T. 



Mmu&ements, 0c 



Zoological Garden. 



FAI&MOTOT PARK, PHILADELPHIA, 



Cpen every dav. A large collection of Living WM 

 Beasts, Birds and Reptiles. Admission 25 cents ; 

 children under twelve, 10 cents. 1an6 ly 



THE GREAT NEW YORK AQUARIUM, Broad- 

 way and 35th street. Open daily from 9 A. m. to 

 10 p it Beautiful Tropical Fishes and Anemones. 

 Wonderful Horned Cow Fishes and Ascidians. 

 Twelve seals, sea lions, 15 sharks, 40 blow fishes, 6 

 hell-benders, and thousands of olher curious marine 

 creatures. Prof. Young, marvelous ventriloquist. 

 Misa Lubin in submarine performances. Delightful 

 orchestral concerts. Feeding the animals and 



Ashes and other entertaiments. 



Coney Island Aquarium now open for the anmmer. 



W. & O. SCOTT & SONS. 



Flr*t Prize Medal and Diploma, 



awarded at the Centennial Exhibition, 

 for excellence of workmanship and ma- 

 terial in their Premier Quality and 

 medium grades. Their New Patent. 

 Triplex Lever Grip Action and Com- 

 pensating Lump. The attention of 

 sportsmen Is requested to the above 

 new action. Its superior strength 

 and solidity impart greatly improved 

 shooting powers. Hard hitting be- 

 ing the desideratum required, is ob- 

 tained by this powerful gun. Prices of 

 the New Triplex Lever Grip, $175. $225 

 to fctOO. Marked the Triplex 10-bores 

 extra. Our highest grade is aa usual 



marked the Premier Quality 



[Extract from Forest and Stream, New York, December 2«, 18T6. Contributed by one of the Judges of 

 Awards of Guns at the Centennial:] 

 " This action (The Triplex Lever Grip) combines in the highest degree strength and simplicity, and must 

 rapidly secure the favor of all who test its merits, 



COMPENSATING LUMP. Strongly recommended. It is Invaluable, and should be ordered on 

 every gun. Costs abomfcsio extra. Choke-bores, medium or full. Our guns to be had of the principal 

 dealers in the trade only. ' 



PREMIER GUN WORKS, Birmingham, England. 



DON'T PASS T HIS BY. 



STODDARD'S CARTRIDGE-LOADING IMPLEMENT, COMBINING ALL OTHER 



TOOLS AND FOR ALL SHELLS. 



LeDgth, 4K inches ; weight, 10 ounces, and nickel-plated. Price, f 6. 



Recommended by Forest and Stream and Rod and Gcn, Boone, Recapper, Will Wildwood, Ira A. 

 Payne, and others. Liberal Cb. count to the trade. Send postal order to 



C. J. 



STODDARD & CO., 



Lock box 192, Washington, D. C. 



TO SPORTS MEN IN GENERAL! 

 Headquarters Bohemian Class Works. 



214 PEARL STREET, NEW YORK. 



MAKE THE FEATHERS FLY WITHOUT KILLING THE BIRD-SOMETHING MUCH 



NEEDED. 



The Bohemian Glass Works having made a specialtv nf the manufacture of Glass Balls for Trap Shoot- 

 ing for the past year, and having facilities tor manufacturing cheaper and better than other establishments,, 

 have secured the service of that well-known Sportsman, 



' ii4 4 B wMmmm t 



to take entire charge of the production of his new patent Feather Filled Ball, which we hold the exclusive 

 right to make and sell. 



In offering this new ball to the public it will require very little introduction, as in no instance where it 

 has been exhibited has it failed w take the place of all others, and is to-day the only perfect substitute for 

 a bird in use. 



Every ball is weighed and examined, then packed with the greatest care, in barrels of 300 or bose3 of 

 500. S nd for price list. We intend offer ng special inducements to the trade. 



Capt Bogardus' Patent Glass Ball Trap 

 and Rough Bails. 



• — : 



These Traps and Balls patented by Bogardus and HSed by him many ^^ 



thousand times, proves them to be just what is wanted by all MBk 



SPORTSMEN'S CLUBS AND AMATEURS. 



THE PATENT ROUGH BALL— The only Ball that will break sure 

 when hit by shot. Use none but the best. Every b&ii marked. Patented 

 April 10, 1877; Traps, March 13, 187T. 



Geo. R Hart & Co., 



NEWARK, N. J. 



TRADE SUPPLIED. 



HUBER & MERWIN'S CHATvIPION BALL TRAP. 



We call the attention of the fraternity 

 to the above trap, claiming to be the in 

 plus ultra IC combines compactness 

 Wife durability, and is arranged, by a 

 Bwlval en the bed-plate, to throw a ball 

 in any direction or at any elevation un- 

 known to the shooter, a screen prevent- 

 ing his seeing the direction in which the 

 trap is set. 



The spring, as the cut will show, is 



made of a steel rod or wire, bent spirally 



at the point of attachment, thus receiving 



the concussion its entire length, and pre- 



— ; venting breakage. 



FBies SICK, 



FOR SALE BY 

 BARTON & CO., Sole Agents, 



337 BROADWAY, SEW YORK. 

 This certifies that I have used every trap in market, and find the CHAMPION GLASS BALL TRAP, 

 for Wurabilifv and perfection of its operation, superior to them all, and take pleasure in recommending 

 the I' Champion " to sporting clubs and my friends, (Signed) IRA A. PAINE, 



Aug? ly 



^yottsu\m's §ao ds. 



W. H. HOLABIRD, 



Manufacturer of 



Specialties in Clothing 



FOB SFORTSMSRi 

 Valparaiso, Ind. 



Shooting Suits complete, consisting of Coat, Teas, 

 Pante and Cap, $10. No. I Shooting Coats, water- 

 proof and first-class in every partieular, seat_ by 

 mail, post-paid, $6. 



Holabh-d's Sew Game Ba?; weighs 12 onuses. 

 The most convenient and coolest garment eyer 

 offered to Sportsmen. Can be used in place at a 

 coat ; room for 5» ahelH and 75 snipe or quail ; by 

 mail for $2. 



Holabird's New Cartridge Vest, eapacity for fifty 

 shells; simple and admirable for boat shooting; 

 $2.50. Fine Linen, Corduroy and Fnstian salts made 

 to order in the neatest and most desirable style. 



Send 25 cents for my book on Dog Breaking and 

 catalogue of goods. Money refunded if not satisfied, 



W. H. HOLABIRD, Valparaiso, Ind. 



Ask your gun dealer tor Holabird's goods. 



THOMSON'S 



New Style Hunting Boots. 



Send above ^^ 

 [measurement I 

 with outl n =^ 

 of foot stand- s 

 ing. 



Unlaced. Laced. 



Has all the benefits of Top Boots, and ease and 

 comfort of Laced Shoes. Watertight 10 the top. 

 Send address for descriptive card. 



THOMSON & SON, 

 P. O Box 1,016. S01 Broadway, N. Y. 



f cranded July 4, 1803. 



Thos. W. Sparks, 



Shot & Bar Lead 



MANUFACTURER. 

 Office 121 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. 



Magic Lanterns and Stereoptieans. 



E& H. T. ANTHONY & CO., 591 Broadway, 

 • N. Y., opposite Metropolitan. Stereoscopes 

 and Views: Graphoacopes, Chromos and Frames ; 

 Albums, Photographs of Celebrities, Photographic 

 Transparencies, Convex Glass, Photographic Ma- 

 terials. Awarded First Premium at Vienna and 

 Philadelphia. dce3S 



THE C.REEN GUN: 



baa the simplest and' 

 strongest snap-action 

 made. The proportions 

 and finish, the shootlrg 

 m qualities for penetration ' 

 — and pattern, are not ex- 

 celled. Can bore to 

 make anv pattern order- 

 ed, from a cylinder to a 

 full choke. 



Muzzle-loaders altered 

 ro breeoB-loadere, with < 

 .mme action as new^ 

 "puns. Barrels bored to? 

 shoot close and strong.' 



C. M. BEENNAN, | UNION SQUARE HOTEL, 



I rxiov sou ARE. Comer loth Street, New York. 



OLD KENTUCKY BOURBON & MONOXGAHELA, | x 



M South Clark Strset,_Chicago. 



A. J. DAM & SONS, Proprietor?. 



Sportsmen's 



Headquarters 



FOR WJNE^, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. 



Outfits for yachting. The camp or field a 

 specialty. Olives by the case, galloa or bottle, 



THOS. LYNCH, Impoetee, 



99 NASSAU ST., Bennett Building, New Yorfe. 

 Septs!7 tf 



EVERT ONE THEIR OWN PAINTER. 



SO Per Cent. Saved. 



We are manufacturing a very fine Pure Headr- 

 mixed Paint, mixed in such a manner that any ordi- 

 nary stable or farm hand can make as good a Job 

 painting as a painter can with paint mixed in the old 

 way. This is because our palut does not set quick, 

 and thus show marks of the brush. We eellit lower 

 than materials can be bought in the ordinary way, 

 and pay Ireisiit in certain sized orders. 



Any gentleman wishing to paint up his buildings' 

 at small expense had better write, and hare Bent, 

 free our book. 



Address 260 Front street, 



INGERSOLL PAINT WORKS. 



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