FOREST AND STREAM. 



409 



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LONG-RANGE 



RIFLE SHOOTING. 



A Complete History of the Internationa] 

 ILoug-Rango Matches, | 873- 1 877— Com- 

 plete Elcho Shield Scores— Rules and 

 .Regulations of the N. R. A. 

 Etc., Etc. 



FULLY ILLUSTRATED 



BY THE 



BIFLIS EDITOR OF THE "FOREST AND 



STREAM AND ROD AND GUN." 



Price 25 cents. 



New York. 

 Published by the Forest and Stream Fob. Co. 



1877. 



HHiiWwtHcms. 



Bound Volumes 



OF 



Forest and Stream. 



EIGHTH VOLUME, NOW READY. 



first Four Volumes, $4 each, Others, $3.50, 



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Camp Life »a Florida. 



y CHARLES HALLOCK, 



AUTHOR OF THE FISHING TOURIST. 



Published by Forest and Stream Pub- 

 lishing Co., 



NO. Ill FULTON STREET, NEW YORK, 



And for sale by all booksellers. Sent by mail, post- 

 age prepaid, on receipt of price ($1.50) at office of 

 publication. 



■FRANK s©hjlivs 



AMERICAN 



^a 



Partridge & Fneasant Shooting. 



.. . .. -^r i_ tt_i_:j ~,-,-l IfnUin/la (if 



Describing the Haunts, Habits, and Methods of 

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Huffed Grouse— Pheasants, with directions for hand- 

 ling the sun, bunting the dog, and shooting on the 

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To be had at book stores generally. Address, 



Frank Schley, 



Frederick City, Md. 



Oct 11 



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The Southern Guide. 



A finely illustrated quarterly periodical, exh biting 

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Sportsman's Gazetteer 



AND 



GENERAL GUIDE, 



By CHARLES HAL LOCK, 



Editor " Forest and Stream and Rod and Gun." 



896 pp., Price $& 

 Tinted Paper, $4 ; half -bound mo. , $5. • 



A complete Dictionary :t'or Sportsmen. Every- 

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 I A complete, description of all kinds of Game, Fish, 

 etc. Field Sports, Woodcraft, Angling, Fly Tying, 

 Dogs, nog Breeding, Diseases and Treatment, Boat- 

 ing and Boat-building. 



Several thousand localities where game and fish 

 are to be fouud. 



Nothing of the kind ever before published worth 

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PUBLISHED BY 



FOREST & STREAM PUBLISHING CO. 



Ill Fulton street, New York. 



$po return's pontes. 



STONTNGTON LINE, 

 FOR BOSTON AND ALL POINTS EAST. 

 REDUCED FARE : 

 Elegant Steamers STONINGTON and NARRA- 

 GANSETT leave Pier 33 North River, foot Jay St. 

 at 5:00 P.M. NOT A TRIP MISSED IN SEVEN 

 YEARS. 



Tickets for sale at all principal ticket offices. State 

 rooms secured at offices of Westcott Express Com- 

 pany, and at 363 Broadway, New York, and 333 Wash- 

 ington St., Brooklyn. 



PROVIDENCE LINE, 

 Freight only, steamers leave Pier 37, North River, 

 foot Park Place, at 4:30 P. M. Freights via either 

 line taken at lowest rates. 

 Lo W. FILKINS, G. P. Agent, D. S. BABCOCK, Pres. 



St. Paul and St. Louis 

 Short Line. 



Burlington, C. Rapids & N'nth'rn 



QUICKEST, 1 ; CHEAPEST AND BEST! 



TWO PASSENGER TRAINS EACH WAY DAILY, 

 crossing and connecting with all East and West 

 Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest 

 hunting grounds in the Northwest for Gesse, Ducks, 

 Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail. Sportsmen 

 and their dogs taken good care of. Reduced rates 

 on parties of ten or more upon application to General 

 Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids. C. J. IVES, 

 E. F. Winslow, Gen. Passenger Agent, 



■ General Manager. ■ tt 



FOR FLORIDA 



FOR THROUGH TICKETS TO FERNANDINA 

 JACKSONVILLE, ST. AUGUSTINE, SAN 

 FORD, ENTERPRISE, and intermediate landings 

 on ST. JOHN'S RIVER and interior points in 

 FLORIDA, by steamship to SAVANNAH, and thence 

 by railroad or steamboat, apply to WM. L. JAMES, 

 General Agent. 



Phuaaelphia una Southern Mail S. S. Co., 

 Pier 22 South Delaware Avenue, Phila. 



"The Bermudas." 



NOW A FAVORITE AND DELIGHTFUL 

 WINTER RESORT, is reached in Beventy 

 hours from New York, and being surrounded by the 

 warm waters of the Gulf Stream enjoys an equable 

 temperature of about 70 deg. 

 > The elegant British Steamships "Bermuda," and 

 "Camina," 1,000 tons, fitted expressly for the passen- 

 ger travel, are dispatched from New York for Ber- 

 muda fortnightly, making connection at Bermuda 

 with steamei-3 for St. Thomas and West Indies. For 

 full information apply to A. E. OUTERBRIDGE, 

 Agent, 29 Broadway, N. Y. Dec 21 ly. 



HOW TO LIVE 



FLORIDA, 



now TO GO, COST 

 OF TRIP- COST TO 

 SETTLE, what tocul. 

 tivate, how to culti- 

 vate it, etc., etc, all 

 told in each number 

 of Florida Kew. 

 Tortcr, published 

 at 2 1 Park Row, Kew 

 York City. SiDglo 

 copy, 10c, one year 

 Si, 40 Acre; Or- 

 fniw; Land fnr S50. 

 Oa l:ni> ol railroad, 

 untry healthy, 

 :■ .I A.i- 

 OLTVEB, 

 ■ii 1 Acini, Box 



%port§mcn's pontes 



REDUCTION^ FARE. 



$3 NEW Y0EK TO BOSTON 



VIA THE 



Fall River Line 



To Boston and Return, §5. 



Magnificent Steamers NEWPORT and OLD COL- 

 ONY leave New York daily (Sun. lavs excepted) at 

 4:30 r. ii. This is the only Sound Line giving pass- 

 engers a FITLL NIGHT'S RbSP. Passengers take 

 anyone of the FIVE MORNING TEA INS from Fall 

 River to Boston. 



BORDEN & LOVELL, GEO L. CONNOR, 



A gents. Genera! Pass A gent . 



"VJ EW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA NEW LINE 

 Xy BOUND BROOM ROUTK, 



FOR TRENTON AND PHILADELPHIA. 



COMMENCING NOVJi.MCKIi -Ii, 1ST7. 



STATION IN NEW YORK— Foot of Libert v at. N. Y 



Leave New YTork for Trenton and Philadelphia at 

 6:30,8,9:30, 11:30 a. H., 1:30, 3:30,6:30, 12 p. m. and 

 at 4 r. m. for Trenton. 



Leave Philadelphia from station North Pennsyl- 

 vania Railroad, Third and Berks streets, at 7:30, 

 9:30, 11:30 A. It., 1:30, 3:80. 5:30, 12 P. ir. 



Leave Trenton for New Y'ork at 1 :20, 6:35, S-05 

 10:20 A.M., 12:15, 2:15, 4:10, 6:15 P. M. 



Pullman Drawing Room Cars are attached to the 

 9:30 a. m., 3:30, p. ;m. trains from New York and to 

 the 7:30, a. m., 1:30 p. it. trains from Piiiladel phta. 



Sunday Trains— Leave Nev York and Phila- 

 delphia at 9:30 a. m., 5:30, 12 p. m. Leave Trenton at 

 10:20 A. m., 6:10 P, M. 



Tickets for sale at foot of Libertv street, Nets 52" 

 and 944 Broadway, at the principal hotels, all offices 

 of the Erie Railway in New York and Brooklyn am? 

 at No. 4 Court street, Brooklyn. Baggag •. checked 

 from residence to destination, 

 Septl3 ly U. P. BALDWIN, Gen. Pass. Agen! 



GREAT SOUTHERN 



Freights Pass'ngerLine, 



VTA 



Ch arlest@fi S. C, 



The South, and the Southwest 



AND THE 



FLORIDA PORTS, 



Wednesday and Saturday 



At 3 o'clock P. M. From Pier 

 27, N. R. 



CITY OE ATLANTA, CHARLESTON", 



Capt. M. S. Woodtmll. Oapt. R. W. Loekwood. 

 SANTIAGO DE CUBA, G. W. CLYDE. 



Capt. S. Crowell. Capt. Ingrahim. 



The above steamers have been handsomely fitted 

 up for the convenience of passengers, and are un- 

 rivalled on the coast for 



Safety, Speed and Comfort. 



Close Connections at Charleston with the favorite 

 and well-known Florida packets, DICTATOR. Capt. 

 Vogel; CITY POINT, Capt. Scott, for FERNaN- 

 DINa, JACKSONVILLE, ST. AUGUSTINE, PA- 

 LATKA, ENTERPRISE, MELONVILLE and all 

 points in Florida. 



EXCURSION TICKETS VT REDUCED RATES. 

 B^-Insurance to destination ONE-HALF OF ONE 



PER CENT. 

 Goods forwarded free of Commission. P:.:>2,:e 

 tickets and Bills of Lading issued and signed at the 

 office of JAMES W. cjCTNTARD & CO., Agents, 

 Pier 27, N. R., foot Park Place. Office 

 wharf. 

 W. P. CLY'DE & CO., No. 6 Bowling Green. 

 Through Freight Tariffs, Passage Tioi. ; 

 routes and to all points in the South and 

 and further information can be obtained i 

 of BENTLEY D. HASELL, General Agent, 



Great Southern Freight Line, 317 Broadway, 

 corner of Thomos street. Octll 3m 



TO SPOBTSMEK: 



THE PENNSYLVANIA B.R. CO. 



Respectfully invite attention to the 



afforded by their lines for reaching moat of the 

 TROTTING PARKS and RACE COURSES in the 

 Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS 

 FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the diffi- 

 culties and dangers of reshipment, while the excel- 

 lent cars which run over the smooth steel tracks en- 

 able STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED Without failure 

 or injury. 

 The lines of 



PeiiDSylvaiii Railroad Company 



also reach the best localities for 



GUNNING AND PISHING 



in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION 

 TICKETS are sold at. the offices of the Company in. 

 all the principle cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED- 

 FORD, CRESSON, RALSTON, M1NNEQUA, and 

 other well-known centers for 



Trout .Fishing. Wing Shooting, and StiU 

 Hunting. 

 Also. to 

 TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN, CAPE MAY, 

 SOU AN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST 

 renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER FIN 

 AND FEATHER. 



L. P. FARMER, Gen'l Pass, Agent, 

 Frank Thomson. Gen'l Manager. febll-tJ 



'Old Dominion Line. 



The steamers of this Line reach some of the tines' 

 Waterfowl and upland shooting sections in the coun 

 try. Connections direct for Chincoteague, Cobb'a 

 Island, and points on the Peninsula. City Poiut, 

 James' River, Currituck, Florida, and the mountain- 

 ous country of Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk 

 steamers sail Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 

 Delaware, .vtondag and Friday at 3 p. m. Full infer 

 mation given at office, 197 Greenwich St., New Voix 

 .*ep 2S ly 



^port§mm's ponies. 



SAVANNAH, CA., ST. AUGUS- 

 TINE, FLA., NASSAU, N. P., 

 HAVANA, CUBA. 



From Savannah, Ga., to Nassau, N. P., and Ha- 

 vana, Cuba, via St. Augustine, Fta., steamship San 

 Jacinto will sail Jam, 15 and 20, and every a'teruate 

 Tuesday. Connecting steamers leave New York ou 

 Dec. -29, Jan. 12 and 26. 



FOR NASSAU DIRECT, 



Steamship Carondelet, January 2 and February 2, 

 and monthly thereafter from Pier 16, East River, 

 New York. 



For all particulars, illustrated guide, &c, apply to 



MURRAY, FEKRIS & CO., 

 No. 62 South St. 



ONLY DIRECT 



FLOHIDA LINE. 



For Fernandina, Fla., Port Royal, S. C, and 

 Brunswick, Ga. 



Sailing every FRIDAY from Pier 20, E. R., at 3 p. m. 



Close connection made with the M. and B. and B. 

 A. Railroads at Brunswick, and the P. R. R. R. at 

 Port Royal; also with the steamer Carrie (which 

 has been refurnished), at Fernaudma for Jackson- 

 ville and the St. Jflhn River. 



For through rates of fl*eig! t at id passage, apply to 

 G. H. MALLORY & CO., Agents, 153 Maideu Lane, 

 'Nov29 4ra NEW YORK. 



TVTEVV" HAVEN, HARTFORD, SPRINGFIELD, 

 JlN AND THE NORTH. 



The iir.vt-class steamer ELM CITY leaves Pier 25, 

 East River, daiiy (Sundays excepted) at 3 p. M. Pas- 

 seueers to iSorfii and East at 12 p. m. 



NIGHT LINE— The CONTINENTAL leaves New 

 York at 11 p. it., arriving in New Haven in tims for 

 cue early morning tra ns. 



Merchandise forwarded by daily express freight 

 train from New Haven through io Massachusetts, 

 Vermont, Western New Hampsh re, Northern New 

 York and Canada. Freight received until 5 v. jr. 

 RICHARD PECK, General Agent. 



FOR DEER, BEAR, PARTRIDGES, DUCKS, 

 Take the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. 



FOR PIKE, PICKEREL, BASS, Etc , 

 Follow the G. R. and I.— The "Fishing" Line 



rime, New: York to Grand Rapids. 3T hours. 



EXPENSES LOW. 



Shooting season expires December 15. For infor- 

 mation ns to routes, ratio and best poiuts for the 

 various kinds of game, etc. Apply to 



A. B. LEET, Gen. Pass .Agent, 

 A. nOPPE, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



Eastern Agent, 116 Market St., Phila., Pa. 



NOV22 tf 



fpoqtetum'is §oads. 



JEWELERS AND SILVERSMITHS, 

 Hartfokd, Connecticut, 



HEAI.ER3 IS 



Diamonds, Silverware, Watches, Jewelry, etc. 



1JIFOKTEKS OP 



Passes, Gebmas, ass Esolish Fasc7 Goods. 



Shooting, Boating-. Racing, ami other Prizes. 



I OUR I 



ILLUSTRATEMATAL06UE, 

 Three Dozen Wood Cuts of the above and oiher articles 

 In our line, and including the 

 GAME LAWS OF CONNECTICUT, 

 Mailed to any Address, on receipt of SO 3EST8. 



K. THOillStt, .IK., 



i'f^TOLS, SPORTING ' 



171 South Clark Street, CMcai 



CITY AND COUNTRY PROPERTY bongbr. sou; 

 and eschauged. C. S. PECK, 6 West f wenty- 

 flfth street, New York SepWTly 



