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FOKEST AND STREAM. 



There are several good sportsmen in Reed City besides this 

 shaver whom I had the good fortune to meet. Between Walton 

 Junction and Reed City we cross the ceebrated grayling 

 streams called the Au Sable, Manistee and Muskegon. The 

 iirst is Mr. Dan Pitzhugh's favorite stream. I have an invita- 

 tion to spend a week with him on its waters, but have no 

 time to do so ; yet I shall not omit a flying trip to East Sagi- 

 naw and Bay City, where he lives, the great lumber depots 

 of Michigan. The Manistee river is easily reached from Wal- 

 ton Junction ; and by taking theFlint & Pere Marquette road 

 at Reed City we can fish the Muskegon at several points, as 

 the railroad follows it for many miles and frequently crosses 

 it. It will be perceived by reference to the map that this rail- 

 road crosses the State at right angles to the Grand Rapids and 

 Indiana Railroad, thereby opening up quite a different part of 

 the country and one much more settled than that which we 

 have been visiting. There are more farms and less game. In 

 the vicinity of East Saginaw some of the farms are greatly 

 improved. The city itself is one of the most wealthy and en- 

 terprising in the west. Its private residences are elegant, its 

 streets wide, its Bancroft House hard to beat* by any hotel 

 elsewhere, its sportsmen many — refined and influential, and 

 its industrial pursuits various and remunerative. A dozen 

 creeks and riVers concentrate at its very threshold to empty 

 their tributes of lumber into its great manufactories. On the 

 Saginaw River, between Saginaw City and Bay City, there are 

 ninety-two saw-mills, which consume pine, hemlock and ma- 

 ple with a rapidity and fierceness worthy of Sawdom of old. 

 Good dogs there are at Bay City, owned by worthy masters ; 

 their regard for each other is mutual and reciprocal. I know 

 Judge Holmes has the finest kennel of deer and fox hounds 

 that it has been my good fortune to see north of the tradi- 

 tional Mason and Dixon's line. The setter tribe is numerously 

 represented among the fraternity. The Fitzhugh family, J. 

 F. Hotchkiss, Judge Holmes, W. H. Estabrook, mine host 

 Van Duzen, of the Frazer House, and other prominent gen- 

 tlemen were assiduous in showing me the lions of the place 

 — and the rest of the menagerie. To Van Duzen I am in- 

 debted for courtesies not anticipated. Hit house is a superior 

 house in all respects, as indeed are the hotels throughout the 

 State, so far as I have known them. I have repeatedly 

 pressed this fact upon the attention of travellers, for I have 

 never found so invariable good accommodation in any other 

 State, whether in town or country. 



Although I had spent nearly a month in Michigan, I regret- 

 ted that my time was so limited. I was in greater haste to 

 depart, because I wished to fish among the Superior rocks at 

 Ashland, "Wis., before the close season began on Sept. 1. So, 

 accepting the courtesies of the Flint & Pere Marquette Rail- 

 way (after having beaten one of its chief officers at euchre 

 the night before), I set out for Grand Rapids, via Reed City. 

 There I picked up my shooting kit, ate a parting porter-house 

 With my friend Farnham Lyon, of the Morton House, and 

 turned my face toward the Badger State, via Grand Haven 

 aid the Western Transportation Line of Steamers to Milwau- 

 kee. As the train followed the course of the beautiful Grand 

 Biver into Grand Haven, I could trace in- the pale moonlight 

 the outlines of the sand dunes that the storms had piled in 

 great mounds upon. the shifting shores of Lake Michigan. The 

 season was at its height, and the midnight hour had not wearied 

 the festive dancers at the Cutler and Kirby, those fashion- 

 able watering places where the Michigan belles drink min- 

 eral water with the zest and natural effect that folks do at Sara- 

 toga and the Virginia Springs. The great steamer Amazon — 

 larger than many an ocean steamer — lay quietly at her moor- 

 ings in the placid river, with length so huge that she had ap- 

 parently no room to turn. The freight was on board long 

 tince, and when the last rumble of the truck that trundled 

 the midnight passengers' baggage between decks had ceased, 

 all sounds were hushed. Noiselessly and imperceptibly the 

 steamer got under way, and before we were aware that she 

 moved, the lights on shore began to chassez ; the ghostly sand 

 dunes alongside waltzed and crossed over, and eolipsed the 

 lights which seemed to dodge between ; the still expanse of 

 the broad lake loomed up ahead in an uncertain view ; and the 

 thin reek from the funnel reached out behind in a ribbon of 

 vapor waving an adieu to the solitary watchman on shore, 

 Whose only care was now to turn in and rest from his pro- 

 tracted duties. 



Pleasant Michigan ! No innocent lamb over fared better 

 among ' ' Wolverines " than I. Haxlocx. 



GAME PROTECTION. 



Miohisan.— Grand Rapids, Nov. SO.— The annual meeting 

 of the Michigan State Sportsmen's Association will be held 

 at the Potter House, Battle Creek, in that State, on Tuesday, 

 February 5, 1878. Dr. E. S. Holmes, of Grand Rapids, the 

 President of the association, has already invited several gen- 

 tlemen to prepare essays on various snbjeets pertinent to the 

 objects of the society, and the meeting will undoubtedly be of 

 unusual interest. The association is composed of the various 

 local clubs throughout the State. Several new clubs have 

 been formed, and they or others can obtain any information 

 with regard to the State Association from the Secretary, A. J. 

 Holt, of Grand Rapids, Michigan. 



f Several gentlemen in Monmouth County, New Jersey, are 

 about forming a club for the sole purpose of aftxfeing certain 

 parte of that county with quail, and their intenfftn is to place 

 {jorae three hundred next »pring. 



The Virsinia Convehtion.— Explanatory of the failure of 

 this convention which was to have convened at Richmond re- 

 cently, we have reoeived the subjoined letter from the Presi- 

 dent of the Virginia Fish and Game Protective Association : 

 Editor Forest and Stream: Richmond, Va., Nov. 20, 1877. 



Dealt Sir— In your last Issue you notice the failure of the convention. 

 The reasons are. very palpable : First, The receptions of the Governor 

 of Virginia and President of the United States ; second, The drilling of 

 the Volunteers preparatory to the competitive drill, companies were 

 here from all sections of the State ; third, Having to hold our meeting 

 in a differeut hall from the one in which we at first expected— although 

 the change was thoroughly advertised, yet a great many persons went 

 to the wrong place. Now comes the inexcusable part. Ther» were in 

 the city the representatives of fourteen clubs, and the Presidents of 

 seven. I had the pleasure of talking with a good marjy of them. The 

 delegates from only one club reported. There is a very great interest 

 felt on this subject everywhere in the State, and generally the laws are 

 rigidly enforced. Dr. Ellzey'i address, the written one I mean, was 

 such a good one that it will appear in the December number of the 

 Southern PlanUr, and will form the basis, if not the text, of our next 

 letter to the people of the State, which will be Issued at the commence- 

 ment of tho close season. Tours truly, Chas. T. Palmer. 



Alexandria, Va. — At a recent meeting of the Rapides 

 Sporting Club the officers chosen for the ensuing year were : 

 Pres., J. W. Prescott; Vice-Pres., Dr. James S. Fish; Vice- 

 Pres., L. B. Raymond; Sec, W. W. Whittington. 



The Game Licenses in Nova Scotia. — There appears to 

 be a general feeling of hostility in Nova Scotia to the exaction 

 of licenses for shooting moose, which is, perhaps, natural 

 enough ; though we know of no better method of creating 

 a fund for the pay of the wardens who are employed to pro- 

 tect the game. This opposition is especially manifested by 

 officers of the garrison posts, who, having been accustomed to 

 all sorts of restrictions "at home," we should suppose would 

 feel the necessity of making and sustaining any -reasonable 

 law made for the purpose. The Halifax Chronicle says :— 



"A considerable number (21) of licenses have been taken 

 out by officers of the garrison and navy, under protest, but it 

 is well known that a few, in defiance of the law and of all 

 warnings, persist in shooting without license, and it has been 

 thought advisable, in justice to those who have complied 

 with the law of the land, as well as to test the question, that 

 the matter should be settled by the courts.. We understand 

 that the Chief Game Commissioner has accordingly issued a 

 writ against an officer of the garrison for the amount of the 

 penalty prescribed by the law for shooting without license, 

 viz., fifty-five dollars." 



In the case of the Chief Game Commissioner of Nova Scotia 

 against certain British officers of the garrison there, for viola- 

 tion of the game law, which prohibits the shooting of game 

 without license, the Justices persisted in different opinions, 

 and were unable to come to a decision. The case therefore 

 now rests in a very unsatisfactory state. 



West Jersey AssociATiON.-On complaint of the West 

 Jersey Game Protective Society, Edward Small, of Budd- 

 town, and Henry Venable, of Red Lion, Burlington County, 

 N. J., were arrested November 20th, for setting snoods for 

 game, and taken before Squire Thomas McKinney, of Vin- 

 centtown. Small was committed to jail at Mt. Holly, as he 

 could not pay his fine of $45 and costs. Venables entered 

 security to appear on the 26 th of November to be tried. The 

 Society has employed an attorney to attend to the case. 



B. W. R. 



Vl\t gift*. 



Massachusetts — Massa-cJiusetts Rifle Association, Nov. S3. — 

 A series of three matches were commenced at Walnut Hill 

 range by the Massachusetts Rifle Association yesterday. 

 Each match at 1,009 yards, with 45 rounds. Prizes, gold 

 medal, and no match to be concluded unless a score better 

 than 195 was made. Mr. W. H. Jackson made the supeVb 

 score of 200. Of course Mr. Jackson had to keep up the 

 prestige of the American team, of which he is a distinguished 

 member. The third and final match for the prize will take 

 plac8 December 5. The following are the scores : 



W H Jackson 4 645545655 R4 



25435456655655454685555354546545 5—200 



AHHebbard 46564556554 



544434656444545538544S55S4464445 5—194 



W Poland S 3 5 S 5 6 4 4 3 5 4 4 



545366635554544&55533B5435835466 5—191 



EWLaw , « 84 5 44845343 



45345 5 45454444554453535445406544 5—186 



THGray 544554504356 



32345554654434634345663550356555 B— 185 



JWemVSS. Jr 3 25364434555 



04S45&354546548S3654S05556H.40455 6— 1SI 



-a Tvler ■ R * 3653882 3 45 



6 3445 4'6 8550845656344456344554355 5-17S 



AHebbaTd 6 0S 85 4 368248 



5035SK4343465B465855444566SK5452 6—168 



GHLoomiS..... 3 46455402804 



43502J5306054403055598645855R435 8—146 



DHayden 5 85S03042S05 



44335635340440333305323455304503 5-145 



Worcester, Nov. 22— The Cody and Daniel Short-range 

 Match. —This match, to be shot off-hand, fifty yards, be- 

 tween Buffalo Bill and Mr. C. L. Daniels, attracted some at- 

 tention at the range near Lake Quinsigamond. Each rifle- 

 man has his own individual target, a black surface three fee! 

 square, with a white bull's-eye four inches in diameter. The 

 weather was raw and unpleasant. The shooting was by no 

 means first-class, and, though Buffalo Bill was the winaer, his 

 target was by no means a good one. The score in inches and 

 sixteenths was as follows s 



Cody. Daniels. Oody. Dsniels. 



1 2-8 2-11 7 8-7 0-11 



•2 2-6 3-4 8 2-4 3-15 



t""\ 0-13 1-11 8 8-3 8-12 



4 2-8 0-11 10 1-1 0-S 



5 1-0 0-11 



6 1-10 5-8 Total 20-12 8&- B 



The judges' were : Mr. I. P. Austin for the Hon. W. F. 

 Cody, and Mr. F. Wesson for Mr. Daniels. 

 At Greenwood range there was a match for the Washburn 



badge. Wind was strong and weather cold, but the scorc« 

 were quite good : 



Stadman Clark. 



800 S 4 2 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 2 5 4—08 



900 4 3545 2 55542446 5-61 



1.000 8 54554:5030535 4— 66— ISO 



A L Pvice. 



S°° ■ 2 354643483655 5 5-63 



„ 90 » 5 2 4 5 3 5 6 4 5 5 6 5 B 3 4—68 



1.000 4 3 2 53355555564 6-64— 180 



C B Holden. 



S"0 2 60386655 8 6495 4-81 



9 °0 2 24 34840254344 5—54 



1.000 3 5566644456363 5—67-188 



AGMana. 



S°0 0344 5380555 5 3 5— 89 



9l| 4 5 5 544354 5 4364 5—65 



1.000 5 3535535556534 3—64—178 



L G White. 



800 3 3 324545055456 6-68 



900 3 5245535546505 5—61 



1,000 5 4454530655324 5-59-178 



G J Engg. 



8Q0...A 3 4 8 2 4 5 5 4 5 5 2 6 5 5 4—62 



900 4 605 05 5 445 854 4—53 



1.000 5 356553405 5 45 8 5-62-17 7 



Nathan Washburn. 



800 ;,..4 5555040345455 5-69 



900 3 534456346554 5—60 



1,000 .', 03035455560W 



This match will c robsbly close the season. We may state 

 that the team has nne excellent work, and will certainly oc- 

 cupy a leading position next season. 



Telegraphic M-toh— California and Massachusetts.— 

 This match was the result of a challenge, issued by the Oak. 

 land Guards to any company in Massachusetts. 'Terms: A 

 team match; eight men from each company ; bona-fide mili- 

 tary rifles, with six pounds pull of trigger; any ammunition ; 

 200-yards range, off-hand ; two sighting and ten scoring 

 shots ; the match to be shot Nov. 10, at any time between 

 sunrise and sunset, fair weather or foul, and the prizes to bo 

 a gold medal (value $50) for the highest score, and a silver 

 medal for each of the others in the winning team. 



The Oakland Guard shot on their range at Melrose, but 

 there was a fog, while the Roxbury City Guard shot at Wal- 

 nut Hill range near Boston. The following are the individual 

 scores of the Oakland team : 



HHBnrrell 5 44445444 4-43 



E Pierce 4 35445444 6-41 



JS Green 8 45644553 4—42 



CPWaltham 4 43344446 4—39 



FWGartner 4 44444463 4-39 



Capt H D Ranlett 4 2 4364481 5—37 



J A C Macdonald 2 54434433 4—88 



MRBanfchfcad 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 8 0—26—802 



The Oakland score was 30 points better than Roxbury City 

 Guard. It may be remarked that the Oakland Guards have 

 heretofore been almost invariably successful. 



. Willowbrook Ranqe. — The Connecticut Rifle Associa- 

 tion shot for Mid-range Badge, Saturday, Nov. 24th. Strong 

 head wind, varying constantly in force and in direction. 

 The scores are as follows : 



G. W. Yale, 49; William Parker, 48; Dr. Henry Wood- 

 ward, 43; Jos. R. Hawley, 47; H. P. King, 46; "Wallace 

 Green, 45; Maj. C. P. Graham, 44; F. T. Studley, 43; S. A. 

 Hubbard, 41. The last named used a 40 cal. rifle. 



New York, Nov. 2i—Tritonen Rifle Club.— Under the 

 auspices of Capt. Eldrich, a match was shot at Zettler's Gal- 

 lery. There were fourteen prizes contested for. Creedmoor 

 target; possible 50. The following are the scores : 



P Cramer 44 W Senewald 88 



G Petrey 48 H Fleyer st 



F Sanear 43 CSchnler 30 



Capt A Eldrich _43 F Stude 86 



GEmert 42 L Guriu 85 



A Lorenz ..so CaptCToung as 



F Kau 38 



Creedmoor, Nov. 24. — There was a heavy gale of wind all 

 day which is required some pluck on thepart of riflemen to 

 face. The matches shot were those of the Seventh Regiment 

 Rifle Club aud the Irish-American Rifle Club, open to the 

 members of the -respective clubs only. The Seventh Regi- 

 ment Club shot for the bronze medal of the National Rifle 

 Association. There were twelve entries. Captain J. L. 

 Price won the medal on a score of 49 out of a possible 70 

 points. The regimental medals were also shot for under the 

 same conditions. Private C. H. Eagle won the first on a 

 record of 43 out of a possible 70 points, and C. M. Englis 

 and J. E. Nichols won the second and thud, respectively on 

 inferior scores. 



The Irish-American Rifle Club match for the mid-range 

 badge. The badge to be won three times, not necessarily con- 

 secutively, before becoming the personal properly of the win- 

 ner. There were seven entries. Dr. M. M. Maltbj won the 

 prize for the second time on a remarkably good record, mak- 

 ing 70 out of a possible 100 points. 



A number of regimental and other club matches are set 

 down for Thanksgiving Day, and it is expected (if the 

 weather be favorable) that a large number of riflemen will 

 turn out. Shooting for prizes we have already announced to 

 take place the same day on the Glendrakc Range. 



Two Identical Scores. — Here is an item of interest to 

 riflemen, showing a coincidence in rifle shooting never before 

 accomplished, and which, in all that has been written on the 

 recent international rifle match, has not been brought out. In 

 three days* shooting of Gen. Dakin he scored as follows, viz. : 

 210, 215, 210—635 ; and Chas. E. Blydenburg made the fol- 

 lowing : 206, 213, 216—635, each making the same total in 

 the three days' shooting. By reference to our files, the date* 

 on which this shooting was done are readily found. These 

 gentlemen used the Remington breech-loader. 



Zkttlee's Gallery, Nov. 22. — The second competition for 

 the Engel medal was shot for by G Co., Seventy-first Regi- 

 ment, IS. G. g. N. Y. Capt. Webber. Possible Z0 ; Creed 

 moor target. The following are the scores : 



Sergt Alex Steele 1.41 CorpE Demmler 32 



Pri» >1 B Moore 40 Lieut S BJakley si 



CaptALWebber 39 J DurauU ." if 



H barrel , 34 



Sergt. Steele won the medal for the second time. The next 



match will take place December 4. 



History op tub Zettlkb Club. — The Zettler Rifle Club 

 was organized June 18, 1874, number of members limited to 

 35, won two matches in 1874 with Hellwig's rifle team, ten 

 men a side ; also, beat the same club twice in 1875 ; beat the 



