ME 



JUftaBT AINU STKEAM, 



375 



NICHOLS & LEPE7EE, 



F FIIVE 



CATALOGUES SENT ON APPLICATION. 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 



The only reliable Self-Fastening Skate ever invented. Can bo Instantly and firmly attached to any b lot. 

 aires no heel plates, straps, nor key. Price per pair S5. Nickel Plated So. Sent by Mail, post-paid, on 

 jlptof price, or, by express C. O. D. Send stanp for illustrated price-list of Skates, Revolvers, Novel- 



ind other Sportsmen's Goods. Trade supplied by 



leulton Forest and Stream. FISH <fe SIMPSON, 132 Nassau street, >. Y. 



HE UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE COMPANY, 



LOWELL, MASS. 



Manufacturers of the 



CENTRAL FIRE, SOLID HEAD, 



BRASS SHELL, RE-LOADING CARTRIDGE, 



Tsed by the Army and Navy of the United States and several Foreign Governments. 

 All kinds of KIM FIRE AMMUNITION. 



ictal attention paid to orders for TARGET PRACTICE CARTRIDGES. 



Send for Illustrated Catalogue. 



waulaqi & mm, %©mt§, m. y. 



S p 9 o r t s5m'e 8 n , A 1 1 e n t?i o'n 



Keep Your Feet Dry. 



The only premium awarded by the Centennial 

 Commission, Philadelphia, iv?6, for Alligator 

 Waterproof Boots and Shoes. 



Goods sent to all parts of the U. S., 

 C . O. D. 



Catalogues containing full Instructions for 

 self- measurement sent ft ee on application. 



503 Broadway, New York. 



NEW YOR K SHOO TINg COAT. 



A stylish, handsome Coat. Firat-elass in every particular. Pleasant to wear, durable, and in the 

 the cheapest. ' 



MADE OF BROWN VELVETEEN. 



Pockets and lining made to take out, so that it may b'e worn for early fall and winter shooting. (Horace 

 •in, Esq., says : " It is icy idea of a shooting coat. I have worn them for several years, and would 

 e none other.") Price for Coat, $25; Vest, S6.50. Also the best brown corduroy pants at $10 per pair, 

 ane only the one grade, as the cneapest goods do not turn briars and will not give satisfaction. 



Also, in addition to the above, I am making a Waterproof Canvas Suit, cut same style as the 

 veteen ; goods, not stiff and hard, but soft and pleasant to wear ; guaranteed to turn water Sportsmen 

 'iiiive seen It say it is The Best Yet. Coat, $6.50. For full Suit, $14 00. I also make the sleeveless 

 t i vest with sleeves if desired. Rules for measurement and samples sent upon application. 



, „ F. L. SHELDON, Rahway, N. J. 



or Sale by Dealers in GUNS and SPORTSMEN'S SUPPLIES. 



iP* M e nn^ 



MARSTERS' 



IMPROVED 



oRn DOG Whistle. 



ifi not be Lost from the Coat 



WAYS IN THE SAME PI..ACK WHEN 



WANTED. 



Sample by mail, 60 cents. Trade supplied. 

 ! ft MARSTERS, 125 Nassau St., N. Y., 



AH) 



55 COURT STREET. BROOKXTFN. 



11 tf 



3& @ 



OCTOR HENRY GARDNER. No. 146 West 

 rtieth street, New York City. Hogs treated and 

 chased on commission. Thirty-one yearB ex- 

 lence in canine diseases. Ag 2t 



JR YOUNG COCKER SPANIEL STOCK PROM 

 th» choicest breeds, nquire of 



H. P. MoKOON, 

 jl "CW-ly ffrantlin, Del. Co., N. Y. 



j$h$ Hmnel. 



SPRATT'S PATENT 



MEAT FIBRINE DOG CAKES. 



Twenty-one Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals 



awarded, including Medal of English Kennel 



Club, and of Westminster Kennel 



Club, New York. 



None uva genuine unless so stamped. 



V. O. de EUZE, 

 18 South William Street, N. Y., sole Agent 

 For sale in oases of 112 lbs. Special terms to 

 dealers. 



FOR SALE, when eight weeks old, six puppies out 

 of my blue beiton setter Mell, by Bob Boy. They 

 are black and white. Two of them are black, white 

 and tan, and are almost perfect images of theiir sire. 

 For particulare, address L. P. WHITMAN, 6 Olty 

 H»ll, Detroit, Mich , J eS8 tf 



§ht} gunnel 



ST. LOUIS BENCH SHOW 



AND 



SPORTSMENS ASSOCIATION, 



St. Louis, Mo. 



The first annual Bench Show and Exhibition of 

 the above Association will be held in St. Louis, Mo., 



February 19th, 20th, 21st and 23d, 18T8. 



Cash prizes, pa'd in full $3,000 



Special prizes, value $2,000 



Cash prizes for Kennels of English, Irish and Gor- 

 don Setters and Pointers, $100 each. 



All Setters and Pointers have 1st, 2d and 3d prizes, 

 cash, in open classes, $30, $20 and $10. 



All Setters and Pointers in free-for-all classes have 

 cash prizes of $50 each. 



Officers of the Association— President, E. Hayden, 

 Manager American Express Co.; Vice-President, 

 Jos. a. Wherry, wholesale Boots and Shoes; Secre- 

 tary, John W. Munson; Treasurer, H. S. Brown, of 

 Brown & Hilder, gun dealers. 



Directors.— E. C. Sterling, President Hydraulic 

 Press Brick Co.; C. Jeff. Clark, of Clark & Kenneit, 

 metal dealers; W. L. Scott, Secretary of Belcher's 

 Sugar Refinery. 



For catalogues aud information address JOHN W. 

 M rjJSSON, Secretary, St. Louis, Mo. Nov29 tf 



BALLARD'S 



FLEA KILLER! 



FOR THE 



DESTRUCTION OF FLEAS 



On Dogs and Other Animals, 



An Absolute and Perfect Exterminator of the pest. 

 May be used with entire safety. 

 Contents of a package sufficient to rid half a 

 dozen large dogs of the vermin. 



Price SO Cents per Package. 



Will be sent postage paid on receipt of price- 

 Proprietors, 



LAZELL, MARSH & GARDINER, . 

 Jyl9 tf 10 GOLD STREET, NEW YORK, 



Fleas! Fleas ! Worms! Worms ! 



STEADMAN'S FLEA POWDER for DOGS. 

 A Bane to Fleas— A Boon to Dogs. 



This Powder is guaranteed to kill fleas on dogs or 

 any other animals, or money returned. It is put up 

 in patent boxes with sliding pepper box top, which 

 greatly facilitates its use. Simple and efficacious. 



Price CO cents by mail. Postpaid 



ARECA NUT FOR WORMS IN DOGS 



A CERTAIN REMEDY. 



Put up in boxes containing a dozen powders, with 

 full directions for use. 



Price 50 cents per Box by mail. 



Both the above are recommended by Rod and Gw 

 md Forest and Stream. 



octl2 



W. HOLBERTON. 



102 NASSAU STREET. 



EDXN& SEJEHFIff !£., 



JESSE SHERWOOD, Proprietor, Edina, Knox 

 Connty, Mo., breeder and importer of Sporting Dogs. 

 Pointers, setters, spaniels, fox and beagle hounds. 

 "Sancho," Imp. Pointer, stud dog; fee, $35. See 

 English K. C. S. B., No. 1,005. He is a grandson of 

 the celebrated -'Hamlet," No. 838. This dog 

 "Sancho" has won seven prizes— four in England 

 first at Crystal Palace, 1814), three here. 



FULL-BLOODED— Two Irish setter bitches, Jour 

 months. Sire of pupa, Don, imported from J. 

 C. Cooper, of Limerick, Ireland, by C. H. Turner, 

 Sec. Nat. Kennel Club, St. Louis, Mo.; dam, Coantess, 

 by Rodman's Da^-h. One Gordon bitch, eighteen 

 months old; hunted this fall; stauuch on quail and 

 very fast, with good nose ; will make a good one. 

 One Gordon bitch eight months uld. Poll pedigree 

 given with pups. H. B. VONDERSMITH, Lanca-- 

 t ;r. Pa. Nov22 tf 



FOR SA! E— A thoroughbred oraDge aDd white 

 Gildersleeve setter dog, 3 years old, handsome 

 and well broken ; has been hawed on all fame, and 

 has been worked for three weeks this season. Ap- 

 ply to ALLEN IRWIN, 1,721 North 17th Bt., Phila. 

 Decl3 1t 



FOR SALE— Orange and white setter dog, 18 

 months old, by One-eyed Sancho, out of pure 

 Gildersleeve Flora ; full pedigree ; partly broken ; 

 handsome; excellent rei never ; will make a grand 

 dog; price only $'t0. Satisfactory reasons for sell- 

 ing. Addre s DYCKMAN, Verplank's Point, N. Y. 

 Decl3 It 



FOR SALE— A well-bred setter dog, thoroughly 

 broken on woodcock, quail and ruffed grouse. 

 Aigo a ltf-bore Parker breech-loaier. Address H. 

 V. B., 395 Clinton street, Newark. Decl3 It 



BUCK AND RAPP— The subscriber calls atten- 

 tion to the above for stud purposes— Buck, the 

 imported red Irish setter, aud Rapp, a splendid 

 pointer, from pure Imported stock. Terms moder- 

 ate. Address §.. Box 1,677, P. O., N. Y, Beel8 It 



f/irp Mennel. 



FOR SALE.— One Gordon Setter pup, 5 months 

 old. For pedigree and full particulars address 

 A. D BOAS, Carlisle, Pa. Dec6 2t 



FOR SALE.— Three thoroughbred cocker spaniel 

 pups, 2 dogs and 1 bitch, 6 months old, black 

 and white, with black point!'. Price $10 apiece, de- 

 livered free at mv risk. Address C. S., No. 44 4th. 

 av, Pittsburgh, Pa. Dec6 S?t 



FOR SALE— Cocker Si anlel pups, by Witch, 

 winner of first prize at N Y Bench Show, 

 stock guaranteed. Price $15 each. Address ROB- 

 ERT WALKER, Franklin, Del Co., N. Y. Dec6 2t 



§otete md §esorh fa\ gportemen. 



HALSEY HOUSE, 



f* : ATLANTICV1LLE, LONG ISLAND '^^f" 

 Is nearer New York City than any honse bordering on 

 Shlnnecock Bay. Is as near, and has as good shoot- 

 ing grounds; and as experienced attendants (with live 

 geese and other decoys, batteries, etc., always on 

 hand); nearer the station ; the largest and the best 

 kept house in the bay. L. I. RR. to Atlanticvllle 

 Station. Fare, $2. Stage meets all trains. W. P. 

 nALSEY, Owner and Proprietor. 



Attanticville, L. I., Oct, 20, 1877. Oet25 



Metropolitan Hotel. 



WASHINGTON, D. Cj 



Carrollton Hotel. 



BALTIMORE, Mb. 



R. B. Coleman & Co., proprietors of these famona 

 hotels, are well known to the old patrons of the 

 ASTOR HOUSE, N. Y., and ST. NICHOLAS, N. Y. 



THE METROPOLITAN 

 is midway between the Capitol and the White 

 House, and the most convenient location in the city. 

 It has beon re-fitted and re-furnished throughout, 

 The cuisine is perfect; the service regular, aud 

 charges moderate. 



R. B. COLEMAN & CO. 



Wild Fowl Shcoting. 



SPRINGVrLLE HOUSE OR SPORTSMEN'S RE- 

 TREAT, SH1NNECOCK BAY, L. I., 



By a practical gunner and an old bayman. Has 

 always on hand the best of boats, batteries, etc., 

 with the largest rig of ttained wild-geese decoys on 

 the coast. Special attention given by himself to his 

 guests, and satisfaction guaranteed. Address WM. 

 N. LANE, Goo* Ground. L. I. Nov8 tf 



Duck: Shooting at Van Slycks, 



CURRITUCK CO., N. C, 



Sportsmen furnishea with Board, Skiffs and Stool 

 Ducks. Good, Par. ridge and Snipe Shooting. 

 Steamer Cygnet leaves Norfolk and runs direct to 

 the house Mondays and Thursdays at 6:30 a. m. 



Nov22 4t 



Land-locked Salmon Spawn. 



The DOBSIS CLUB, on the Sysladobsis Lake, In 

 Maine, will dispose of from .">(>, OIK) to no.uOO 



LAND-LOCKED SALMON SPA v\N if application 

 is seasonably made, before they are too far devel- 

 oped to btar transportation. Many of the females 

 from which this spawn was taken weighed 4 lbs., 

 and the milters qune as large. Price, $5 per thmis- 

 and, delivered 10 Express at Winn, rvi aine. Apply to 

 CUTLER DOWNER, 28 State St. Boston, Mass. 



¥mted.. 



WANTED— An offer for a Muiliu duck gun ; 

 nine oore ; length of barrels 36 Inches ; muz- 

 zle loader. Made for present owner ; cost $200. War- 

 ranted in every particular. Can be seen at Genez, 

 Chambers St . N. Y. Address, Wesley Smith, 



54 St. Marks Place, New York. Nov29 4t 



WANTED a situation by a lad of fourteen in a 

 store or office in New Yotk or Brooklyn. Ad- 

 dress S. S., office of Forest and Stream and Rod 

 and Gun, where reterences can be had. Dec6 tf 



WANTED.— A second hand Jehnson Health Lift. 

 Must be In good order, and sold cheap. Ad- 

 dress LOCK BOX 616, Westchester, Pa. Dec6 2t 



WANTED-A Nichols & Lefever or Paiker gun. 

 Must be good and cheap. Send description a) d 

 price to DR. WILLIAMS, 106 Aigyle avenue, BhIu- 

 more, Md. Decl3 It 



for Male. 



SECOND-HAND.— A very fine Tolley breech 

 loader, with two sets of bairels fitted to same 

 stock; one pair 10 bore Damascus and very elostj 

 shooting, other pair lrmlnated steel and cylinder 

 bore; weight, 9 lbs. and 9% lbs. This gun was 

 rna^e to order for the owner, and is very superior In 

 every respect. Can be examined at gun store of 

 HENRY C. SQUIRES, 1 Cortlandt street, NY 

 Noyl tf 



FOR SALE— An entirely new "Express" shot- 

 gun, 12-gauge, made to order by J. D Dongall, 

 19 St. James street, London. Por details, address 

 f. O. Box T87, Hartford} Conn. Deoia t\ 



