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tivnte the trade of any particular maker. I strive more to put (through 

 the trad e) Into a sportsman's bands as good a gun as can be made (no 

 master by whom) for the price charged. Sportsmen are as quick as 

 moat men to detect anything In the form of lmmbug ; and, as I have 

 the conceit to believe that I am not au unwelcome member of the kind 

 and hearty fraternity, I must, therefore, ask them to accept my assur- 

 ance that my endeavor now is to put. in the market the best work and 

 material at a cost which cannot be achieved under other conditions. 



I would not have ventured to trespass at such length on your space 

 had I not thought the reply to your correspondent at Whitehall— accu- 

 rate though It was— might have placed me in a position capable of varl- 

 ou b interpretations. Your love of fair play— which I have so often seen 

 evidenced— could not, I am sure, permit this, hence my reliance on 

 your good nature to receive this communication. 



I am, dear sir, yours truly, R. H. Kilbt.— {.Adv. 

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PIGEON MATCHES. 



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No Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications. 



isr A number of anonymous correspondents will understand why 

 their queries are not answered, when they read the lines at the head of 

 this column. 



Indiana. — Indianapolis. — On Thanksgiving Day threr 

 matches were shot. The first, for greenhorns who had nevee 

 done any trap shooting. Conditions : five single rises, 21 

 yards rise, 80 yards boundary. 

 G Downey n 0—0 J Carroll 8 o 1 o 0— l 



Ttodihaurh 1 111 0—4 C Comegys 010 0—1 



J Thayer 1 1 1—3 C Foster 1 1 1 0—3 



H Perine 1 1 0—2 G Wells 1 ill 1—5 



The second match, at ten single rises, same conditions as 

 above, was won by Win. Jones by the following score : 



Robinaon 1 110 10 10 1 0— (S 



Ponder 11111111 0— S 



Mav 10 110 10 1—5 



Burnout 1 11110 1111-9 



,7one» 1 11111111 1-10 



Walters 1 l .0011001 1-6 



Lilly 1 000000000—7 



C Wells 111111110-8 



pvnnR -1 10 10 1110 0—6 



eWeUe 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1—9 



Costello 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1-? 



In shooting off the tie at three birds, 26 yards, G. Wells won. 



Dumont 1—1 Costello 1 0—1 



G Wells 1 1 1-3 



The third match, at 26 yards, five birds, was won by G. 

 Wells. 



Robinson 1 0. 0-1 G Wells 1 111 1-5 



Evans 1 1 1 0—3 ('omegy's 1 10 0-2 



Dumont 1 10 0—2 



The shooting of George Wells was first-class, he having 

 billed 22 out of 23, this being his first attempt at trap shoot- 

 ing. Pea-Kink. 



New York— Buffalo, Dec. 6.— At a match, held Dec. 5, 

 1877, on a challenge from J. ®, Pierce to Wm. W. Ransom, 

 for gun case won by Ransom, M ov. 29, at the club shoot of 

 the Buffalo Gun Club, the following scores were made at 26 

 yards : 



Pierce 1 1 1 1 • 1 1 1—7 



Ransom 1 10 1*110 11-1 



Ties of seven, 3 birds each, 31 yards. 



Pierce 1—1 Ransom 1 1—2 



J. E. P. 



Kansas— Bosedalc, Dec. 3.— The last regular match of the 

 Rosedale Club lor the club medal, at ten glass balls, resulted 

 as follows : 



Rues 6 White 4 



Bowen 4 Sullivan 3 



Jones 8 



The day was terribly cold, which was the cause of so few 

 turning out, and such poor scores. 



Illinois— Chicago, Dec. 6. — Pigeon match between Greene 

 Smith, of Peterboro, N. Y., and 8. H. Turrill, of Chicago; 100 

 birds aside ; Audubon Club rules ; 30 yards rise ; 80 yards 

 boundary ; with the butt of the gun below the elbow until the 

 bird takes wing; wild pigeons furnished by Thomas Stagg. 

 There never were 200 better birds put into a trap, only two in.- 

 coming birds; one did hesitate a moment before flying after 

 the trap was opened. The rest went like sky rockets, having 

 the wind, which was blowing a gale from the northwest inter- 

 mixed with snow. 



Greene Smith....! llllilOOOllOlllOOOllllllOO' 

 1 10 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 ui 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 



I 1011111101111 0100001010110110010010— 



^S H Turrill. . ..1001111000011000100011101111 



II 'l 0111011 100110 10101111111001101110 



01 111101001011010111 00010110101110 1—61 



After the above match Greene Smith and Abe Klinman shot 

 a match, 25 birds each ; same rules. 

 Greene Smith. ...1 OIOIIIIOIOIIOIOOOIOOHO 0—13 

 Abe Klinman. ...0 1000 1111 1011 10101111010 0—15 



To the Ladies.— We have written a great deal about the 

 Alaska seal, and the beauty of its coat when properly pre- 

 pared, and it seems natural for us to expatiate on the superb 

 seal-skin sacques aud cloaks now sold by Messrs, C. G. Gun- 

 er & Sons, of 184 Fifth avenue, New York. The Alaska seal 

 is prized for its strong, durable fleece ; the Shetland for its 

 fineness. The Messrs. -Guulhers have these seal-skin sacques 

 from $45 up to $000. Russian sable furs are the most expen- 

 sive furs sold. The Messrs. Gunthers sell sables from $150 

 to $800 a set. In fur trimmings, fur hats and children's furs 

 there cannot be found in the world choicer goods than those 

 offered by Messrs. Gunther & Sons. 



Japanese Abt Specimens— The Messrs. Leavitt will Bell 

 on December the 13th, at Clinton Hall, a very wonderful col- 

 lection of Japanese goods, which were brought to this coun- 

 try by the Japanese Commissioner for exhibition at the Cen- 

 tennial. From a personal examination of these Japanese 

 goods, we can declare them to be the most remarkable of their 

 class ever exposed for sale in this city. 



Skaters, Attention!— Messrs. Fish & Simpson are pre- 

 pared to open the season with even a larger and better assort- 

 ed collection of skates than ever. They offer the Acme Club 

 skate, the American Clubskate, and the well-known Forbes 

 patent acme, which is among the best of the self-adjusting 

 skates. Every grade of skate can be found, from the plainest 

 to gold-plated skates. Ladies can find at Messrs. Fish & 

 Simpson's, 132 Nassau street, all standard makes of skates 

 adapted to their pretty feet. This well-known firm deal 

 largely in all gyrrmfstic apparatus, in pistols, and in general 

 sporting goods 



J. H. C, Boston.— We will try and find those gun trialB for you, but it 

 will take some time. 



C. J. N. W.— Will you please send me the address of the manufacturer 

 of paper boats ? Ans. Waters & Son, Troy. 



G. A. B., Eastport.— Have made careful inquiry and believe from 

 what we hear that, the is a good company. 



Colorado.— O'Leary, the pedestrian, from the best information we 

 can obtain, was not a book agent nor colporteur, but a pack peddler. 



Atchison Shooting Club.— My setter bitch was lined Oct. 29. Will 

 you plta3e inform mo what time she is due to whelp? Ans. At about 

 the end of this month. 



H. C, Williamsburg, Pa.— Can you give me Dr. Twaddell's address, 

 of Dachshund fame, owner of Mein Gretshcen, etc.? Ans. Dr. L. H. 

 Twaddell, Philadelphia. 



R. A., New York.— For ducking go to James Nixon, Havre du Grace; 

 or to B. P. Squires, Atlanticville, Long Island, or William Lane or Or- 

 ville Willcox, Good Ground, L. I. 



A. C. B., Atlanta, Ga.— Please inform me what, the inclosed insect is? 

 Ans. The larva of the death's head hawk moth {Ach.eron.tia atrojios), 

 welt known to feed upon the potatoe plant. 



F. J. R., Allentown.— I want a book with the names of the shot-gun 

 and rifle manufacturers in the country ? Aub. No such book published, 

 but you cau get a list from the Mercantile Agency. 



H , New York.— What is the deer law in this State ? Ans. The close 

 season extends from Dec. 1 to Sept. 1. Venison may be exposed for 

 sale in the months of Sept., Oct., Nov. and Dec. only. 



T. W., Lee3burg, Va.— The black bass spawn which you send us 

 wonld not have matured. Black bass spawn irregularly, as do all fish. 

 Immature spawn is very often found in fish in their off periods. 



J. D., Fall River.— Please inform me how a pacer paces? If he paces 

 with his fore nigh foot and hind nigh foot on the ground at same time ? 

 Ans. Pacers move both feet on the same side at the same moment. 

 That is, his right fore foot and right hind foot, both move forward at 

 the same motion. 



Concha, New Bedford.— Can you inform me if "Trumbull's paint- 

 ing of trout, spoken of last year in the F. and S., has been chromo- 

 llthographed ? and if so where and at what price to be obtained ? Ans. 

 At John Snedoeor's, 176 Fifth Ave. Price $20. 



W. L. J., Lebanon.— 1. Which produce the beet results in a breech- 

 loader, paper or metal shells ? 2. Do nratal shells give better penetra- 

 tion than paper shells ? Ans. 1. The metal shells give slightly better 

 results. 2. Metal shells rather better penetration. 



P. R., New York.— What is a balsa ? Ans . A balsa is a raft or fish* 

 ing float originally carried not only as a means of saving life if the ves- 

 sel should sink, but as a support for fishermen in calm water, more 

 convenient for the exercise of their craft than the deck of their vessel; 



P. C, New Haven.— CaB you inform me whether Carrie, exhibited 

 with Plnnket at the N. Y. Bench Show last Spring by a man from Tole- 

 do, Ohio, is a thoroughbred imported slut, and if she has a pedigree ? 

 Ans. We have no means of knowing. Address J. H. Smith, Strathroy, 

 Ontario, Canada. 



H. Dunn, Houston, Texas.— Can'you tell me what make of guns that 

 Ira Paine, M. Johnson and Abe Klemman use, and oblige. Ans. Ira 

 Paine shoots a breech-loader made by Grant, of England. M. Johnson, 

 a breech-loader by Scott, of England, and Kleinman one of the Abbey 

 guns [of Chicago. 



A. S. T., Plymouth, Mass.— 1. Where can I buy live quail and part 

 ridges near at hand, and at what price ? 2. What has proven to be the 

 best quail shooting locality this season in N. C, also in Delaware and 

 N. J ? 3. Which of the two latter is the best? Ans. 1. Knapp & Van 

 Nostrand, Washington market, New York. 2. Cannot give positive 

 answer. 3. Delaware. 



H. W., Stockford.— " Camp Life in Florida" $3.00. As to making your 

 living by huntiDg in Florida : there are a great many men who so sup- 

 port themselves a part of the year by supplying the Jacksonville, St. Au- 

 gustine, Pensacola, Tallahasse and other markets. A large range of 

 country is, however, necessary, with a hotel market near at hand and 

 experience in Southern shooting. 



Norfolk— My house (quite new) is infested with rats. They are too 

 smart for traps, but I have heard of a preparation used by the "rat- 

 catchers" on the bait to attract them, and if you know what it is please 

 inform me ? Have you any information about the migratory quail ? 

 Ans. Professional rat-catchers use oil of rhodium, also aniseed. See 

 last issue of Forest and Stkeaji. 



M. & W., Newark, N. J.— Can you tell us what ails onr hound dog ? 

 He hunted well last year, but has lost his nose this : is now two years 

 old. He hunts well but cannot track ; his brother of the same age is 

 tip-top. He is well and active, and has no appearance of cold In the 

 head. Ans. It is difficult to say why some dogs lose their nose. Should 

 try low diet and plenty of exercise. 



Constant Reader, Toronto.— I have a first, class 10 bore English gun 

 that is a full choke-bore. I wish to know if its penetration would be 

 affected by taking the choke out of it, as it shoots too close for me ? It 

 is a perfect straight cylinder up to within two inches of the muzzle. It 

 is thick enough to admit of its being taken out. Ans. It would not 

 hurt the gun in the least as to penetration. 



H. D. P., N. Y. — Will you please inform me where I can obtain in this 

 city goed pads to try the penetration and pattern of a shot-gun, and if 

 there are rules and tables for experimenting with the same, where can 

 I find them? I generally use Hazard's electric. Ans. Fowler & Ful- 

 ton, or Squire in New York. Don't know of any rules governing Buch. 

 See L. J. F's question and answer in this issue. 



A. E., New York.— I have a small Scotch terrier that has two pups a 

 month old. She has generally an euormons appetite. Everyday or two. 

 she will be perfectly pnralyzed and helpless ; apparently blind for an 

 hour or more, but is active and playful soon after, is there auy remedy ? 

 Aub. Your dog probably has epilepsy. Do not give her too much food 

 at a time, and wean the pups as soon as it is safe. 



F. A. E., Pittsburgh.— 1. I have a Scotch terrier pup six months old, 

 and he has a nasty habit of making water when he is patted, or handled 

 at all. I keep him chained part of the time, and when loose He is very 

 shy, although never abused. 2. Would it improve his looks to cut part 

 of his tall off, as it is very long? Ans. 1. Timidity is the cause. En- 

 courage spirit in him. 2, The cutting of the bail is a question of taste. 



L. L., Cohoea.— 1. My setter dog has throe blotches on her face abou 

 the size of a two cent piece. The hair comes off where the aores are. 

 They look very badly and they keep getting worse. She is In good health 

 every other way. 2. What do yon think of the gnn, is it a good one ? 

 Ans. 1. Use yellow precipitate ointment on the sores. Rub in once a 

 day for five days and cease feeding meat. 2. The gun is of a good 

 maker. 



J., Philadelphia.— Please give me a remedy for canker in the ear? 

 Have been using equal parts of lead water and distilled water, ami 

 keeping the ears so that he could not skake them, which does not seem 

 to do any good. Would it be advisable to cross a Blue Belton bitch with 

 a Gordon ? Ans. The treatment yon are using is good. Put the ilog 

 on vegetable diet entirely and give plenty of exercise, The cross yon 

 speak of 1b not objectionable. 



A Reader, New York.— I have to order a gnn. I have the choice 



of having barrels made with best old boring, medium choke, or fnU 

 choke. I have formed the opinion to have the right barrel made with 

 the old boring, the left with medium choke, so as to get a good pat- 

 tern with the right barrel at 40 yards, and the same pattern with left at 

 50 yards. Will they do ? Ans. You have exactly hit it. If we ordered 

 a gnn, we would have the barrels made as yon advise. 



H. H.— A careful comparison will indicate well-marked differences In 

 shape and color. Red head duck: bill shorter than the head; broad, de- 

 pressed, nostrils within its basal half ; the iris yellow. This species is 

 always distinguished from all other ducks by the shape of its bllL m 

 the canvas-back the bill la longer than the head, narrower, high at base 

 nostrils medium ; iris red. On the back of the latter species the white 

 predominates and the black lines are faint and much broken up. 



A Reader, Wellesville, N. Y.— 1. Are first class gnn manufactu- 

 rers ? 2. Would a gun 1)4 pounds 12 gauge 30 inch barrels be right for 

 field shooting generally 7 3. Would you advise any change in above 

 specifications ? 4. Please name two or three brands of powder that are 

 clean and well adapted for shot-gun use ? B. Does a better result arise 

 in using chilled shot 7 Ans. 1. First class manufacturers. 2. Excel- 

 lent in every way as to size, etc. 3. Would not. 4. Curtis & Harvey's 

 Hazard's, Dupont's. 5. Yes, greater penetration. 



X. Y. Z., Cambridge.— I have a 10 gauge gun that Is eonnter-snnk for 

 a metallic shell that is half an inch longer than any I can obtain In the 

 market. The gun shoots well with paper shells and fairly with metal- 

 lic. Would the pattern of the targets be materially bettered if 1 were 

 to have shells made long enough for the gun ? Would it pay to have 

 the gn a bushed ? Ans. Gun would undoubtedly shoot better if shells 

 fitted properly and targets would be Improved, but we wonld not have 

 them bushed. Chances are that the gun would not be benefited. 



J. F. A., Perry.— 1. How can I use parafflne so as to make water- proof 

 mixture ? 2. W T hat must I use to color my gnn barrel ? s. Can yon 



tell mo anything about a gun advertised in Chicago for $25. Ans. 



1. Take parafflne and dissolve it in naphtha. Parafflne muat be cnt into 

 pieces and allowed to digest slowly. See Forest and Stream, as we 

 have frequently given the method. 2, Use butter of antimony, but bet- 

 ter send it to a gunsmith so as to assort the color. 3. The gnn of the 

 make you mention is good, but never could answer without seeing it. 



H. M, W., Baltimore.— 1. What will change the color of hair on a horse 

 where he haa been galled and has come out white? 2. If I put a Bald- 

 win and a pink-edged wad over the powder in a gun, is it as good as a 

 black-edged in the place of a Baldwin? Ans. 1. The white marks 

 can sometimes be removed by applying, morning and night, an oint- 

 ment made of lard and tincture of cantharldes, in the proportion of a 

 few drops of the latter to an ounce of the former. 2. What ia wanted is 

 a pink-edged wad. You may want to use a lubricating wad over pow- 

 der, but a wad ovej shot is only to hold the charge in place. 



J. P., St. Pauls.— 1. My spaniel pup eight months old haa had distem- 

 per, but got fairly over it, only is somewhat paralized in the hind legs. 

 Motions of the head seem unnatural. What shall I do for him ? a. Had 

 a good pointer dog two years old. I hunted him, letting him ride to the 

 place. Dog worked well for a day, but next day taking him home, soma 

 twelve miles, he appeared ill and eventually died. Could it have been 

 excitement or over-exertion? Ans. 1. Give no raw meat. Exercise 

 him regularly. 2. Doubtless the result of overheating from over-exer- 

 tion. It was cruel not to let him ride after a hard day'g work. Twelve 

 miles' run was too much. 



L. J. F., Boston.— Will yon inform me for my benefit in trying a new 

 gnn what is a good ayerage target for an 8 pound gun 12 bore (charge 

 3^ drs. powder and lk oz. No. 6 shot) forty paces at thirty inch circle its 

 to shot in target? Also, as to penetration, same distance, on brown 

 paper pad of fifty sheets. My experiments give me a target of 164 and 

 165 shot respectively, and a penetration of seventeen to twenty-three 

 sheets. Is that an average target? or a good one? (At 25 paces I 

 put fifty shot in a twelve-inch square with great penetration. Ia that a 

 good target? Left barrel is slightly choked. Ans. About ISO to 200 is 

 very good, with about the penetration you have ; but your own targets 

 are very fair: 



F. H. P., San Francisco.— 1. What ia the price of " Laverack on tho 

 Setter?" Can you get it for me ? Are the pictures of dogs in " Burgea' 

 American Sporting Field," particularly Pride of the Border, true repre- 

 sentations of these animals? 3. Is that shape of the head, appearing 

 broad and almost square and flat at upper part, correct; or Is a much 

 more rounded head, showing the occipital bone largely, the correct 

 thing in the English setter ; or are the latter characteristics, wi j 

 long nose and ears, signs of Irish blood? Ans. 1. We have copied. 

 Price $5. 2. Positions moderately correct. 3. Head has fine arch; or- 

 cipital bone high. See rules for judging setters in English Show- 

 Bench Rules. 



A. J. H., New York.— Can you tell me where I can purchase at mod- 

 erate cost two thorougbred red Irish setter pups ? 2. At what age should 

 dogs have connection? 3. At what age. is an Irish setter to be broken v 

 4. What is the best treatise on breaking the setter? 5. What ia the best: 

 food for puppies ? 6. What would it cost to import a brace of red Irish 

 settets? T. Which are the better, Spring or Fall litters? Ans. 1.8ee 

 advertisments. 2. Should be two years old. 3. Generally too old after 

 two years of age. 4. Consult "Laverack," or " Hutchinson," orHallocka 

 "Gazetteer." 5. Milk and mush. 6. Probably not less than $250. 7, 

 Opinions are almost evenly divided on this. 



J. W. B., Boston.— My beautiful setter exhibits starry coat ; evacua- 

 tions tinged with mucous and blood ; ribs too prominent ; bowels relax- 

 ed (and perhaps variable); eyes about normal; breath not sweet; tongue 

 pale, instead of a healthy red ; teeth inemsted with tartar, though not 

 very much so; eyes and expression laugnid, aeema dull and lifeless; 

 stomach evidently weak, as he hiccups frequently; appetite not strong'; 

 forelegs at and below chest pink, and skin there seems mangy and 

 poor in condition. Administered 45 grains areca a week ago ; next day 

 45 grains more ; next day a dose of epsom salts. The areca opened his 

 bowela and he got rid of a good many worma, one about three inches 

 long, and peculiar shaped. For three days I have now been giving two 

 pills a day, viz.: 1 grain quinine, 2 grains ginger and 2 grains hemlock 

 to tone him up. Can you suggest anything more ? biioukt th 1 

 be removed from his teeth ? Will skin improve with general system ? 

 Ana. Your dog probably has tape worm, judging from your -: 

 Continue to give him worm remedies, and 

 the quinine. 



