FOKEST AND STREAM. 



465 



jgtihHcHtiang. 



LONC-RANCE 



RIFLE SHOOTING. 



A Complete History of She International 

 Loug-Raiige Matches, | 873- 1 877— Com- 

 plete Elcho Shield Scores— Rules and 

 Regulations of the N. It. A. 

 Etc., Etc. 



FULLY ILLUSTRATED 



BY THH 



ETFLE EDITOR OF THB "FOREST AND 



STREAM AND ROD AND GUN." 



Price 25 cents. 



New York. 

 Published 'by the Forest and Stream Pub. Co. 



1877. 



Bound Volumes 



OF 



Forest and Stream. 



EIGHTH VOLUME, NOW READY. 



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



A complete set of the FOREST AND STREAM- 

 seven volumes, bound handsomely inclotli— a valu, 

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 On apnlication to this office. 



BINDERS. 



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E. WALKER'S SONS, 14Dey Btreet. 



Camp Life in Florida. 



y CHARLES HILLOCK, 



AUTHOR OF THE FISHING TOURIST. 



Published by Forest arid 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 ot 

 publication. 



FRANK S@H)ILirS 



AMERICAN 



Partridge & Pheasant Shooting. 



Describing the Haunts, Habits, and Methods of 

 Hunting and Shooting the American Partridge-Quail; 

 Ruffed Grouse — Pheasants, with directions for hand- 

 ling the gun, hunting the dog, and shooting on the 

 wing. Price, $2. Liberal discount to the trade. 



To be had at book stores generally. Address, 



Frank Schley, 



Octni Frederick City, Md. 



$£ublii{!ttian8. 



Sportsman's Gazetteer 



AND 



GENERAL GUIDE, 



By CHARLES BllIOCK, 

 Editor " Forest and Stream and Rod and Gun." 



896 pp., Price $3. 

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



A complete Dictionary for Sportsmen. Every- 

 body wants it lhat has a dog, gnn or fishing rod. 



A complete description of all kinds of Game, Fish, 

 Ho. Field Sports, Woodcraft, Angling, Ply Tying 

 Dogs, Dog Breeding, Diseases and Treatment, Boat- 

 ing and Boat-building. 



Several thousand localities where game and fish 

 arc to be found. 



Nothing: of the k'nd ever before published worth 

 ten times the price. 



PUBLISHED BY 



FOREST & STREAM PUBLISHING CO. 

 Ill Fulton street, New York. 



KANSAS. 



All about its Soil, Climate, Resources, Products, 

 Laws, and Us People are given in the '-Kansas 

 Farmer," a 10-page Weekly, in its fifteenth year. 

 Postpaid, three months, 60 cents. Address 



J. K. HUDSON, Topeka, Kansas. 



Has quickly taken a high place among agricultural 

 Journals —A" Y. Tribune We have considered it 

 among the best of our exchanges, and a worthy rep- 

 resemativeof the West —Practical Farmer, Phila- 

 delphia. Our Kansas friends should feel much 

 nride in the high character and sterling worth of 

 their State agricultural paper.— Rational Livestock 

 Journal. We cheerfully creetft it with being one ot 

 the best edited of our Western agricultural ex- 

 changes.— Spirit of the Times, K Y. j34t 



$gort$mens §onfe8< 



REDUCTION^ FARE. 



$3 NEW YORK TO BOSTON 



VIA THE 



Fall River Line 



To Boston and Return, $5. 



Magnificent Steamers NEWPORT and OLD COL- 

 ONY leave New "Fork daily (Sundays excepted) at 

 4:80 p.m. This is the only Sound Line giving pass- 

 engers a FULL NIGHT'S Ri-SP. Passengers take 

 any one of the FIVE MORNIXG TRAINS from Fall 

 River to Boston. 



BORDEN & LOVELL, GEO L.CONNOR, 



Agents. General Pass Agent. 



"VI EW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA NEW LINE 

 JJ> BOUND BROOK ROUTE, 



FOR TRENTON AND PHILADELPHIA. 

 C MMBNC1SO :.0YlOIBEii ill, 1877. 



STATION IN NEW YORK— Foot of Liberty 81. N.R. 



Leave New York for Trenton and Philadelphia at 

 6:30,8,9:30, 11:30 A. M., 1:30, 3:3,', 5:30, 12 P. M., and 

 at 4 p. m. for Trenton. 



Leave Philadelphia from station North Pennsyl- 

 vania Railroad, Third and Berks streets, at 12:05 

 T:30, 9:30, 11:3(1 A. u., 1:30, 3:30, 5:30 P. K. 



Leave Trenton for New York at 1 :20, 6:36, 8:05, 

 10:20 A. M., 12:15. -5:15, 4:10. 6:15 P. M. 



Pullman Drawing Room' Cars are attached to the 

 9:30 a. M., 3:30, P. ,it. trains from New York and to 

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



Sunday Trains— Leave Ne<v York and Phila- 

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

 New York at 1:20, 10:20 A. M„ 6:10 p. M. 



Tickets for sale at foot of Liberty street, Nos. 629 

 and 944 Broadwav, at the principal hotels, all offices 

 of the Erie Railway in New York and Brooklyn, anc" 

 at No. 4 Court street. Brooklyn. Baggag ) checked 

 from residence to destination. 

 Septia ly H. P. BALDWIN, Gen. Pas». Agent 



Sportsmen's § antes. 



ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA., NAS- 

 SAU, N. P., HAVANA, CUBA. 



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

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

 Jacinto will sail Jan. 29, Feb. 12 and 26, and every 

 alternate Tuesday. Connect, ng steamers leave New 

 York on Jan. 26, Feb. 9 and 23. 



FOR HASSAU DIRECT, 



Steamship Carondelet, February 6 and March 9. 

 and monthly thereafter from Pier 16. East River', 

 New York. 



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



MURRAY, FEHRrS & CO., 

 TSb. 62 South St. 



HOW TO LIVE 



FLORIDA, 



HOW TO GO, COST 

 OF TRIP. COST TO 

 SETTLE, what to cul- 

 tivate, how to culti- 

 vate it, etc., etc, ail 

 told In each number 

 of Florida New- 

 lorkcr, published 

 «21 Park Row, New 

 York City. Single 

 copy, 10c, one year 

 *1. 40 Acres Or- 

 ange Land for $50. 

 lOnlineof railroad, 

 country healthy, 

 'thickly settled Ad- 

 dressJ.B.OIJVEB. 

 '""L'l Agent, Bos 

 >. New York. 



gyortgrnen's §outes. 



FOR FLORIDA 



Tf>OR THROUGH TICKETS TO FERNANDINA 

 -^ JACKSONVILLE, ST. AUGUSTINE, SAN- 

 FORD, ENTERPRISE, and intermediate landings 

 on ST. JOHN'S R1YER and interior points in 

 FLORIDA, by steamship to SAVANNAH, and thence 

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

 General Agent. 



Philadelphia ana Southern Mail S. S. Co., 

 Pier 22 South Delaware Avenue, Phila. 



GREAT SOUTHERN 



Freights Pass'ngerLine, 



VIA 



Charleston 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 OF ATLANTA, CHARLESTON, 



Ca;>t. M. S. WoodhuU. Capt. R, W. Lockwood. 

 SANTIAGO DE CUBA, G. W. CLYDE, 



Capt. S. Crowell. Capt. Ingraham. 



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. 

 l^~Insurance to destination ONE-HALF OF ONE 



PER CENT. 

 Goods forwarded free of Commission. Passage 

 tickets and Bills of Lading issued and signed at the 

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

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

 wharf. 

 W. P. CLYDE & CO., No. 6 Bowling Green 

 Through Freight Tariffs, Passage Tickets by all 

 routes and to all points m the South and Southwest, 

 and further information can be obtained at the ofBcs 

 Of BENTLEY D. HASELL, General Agent 



Great Souihem Freight Line, 317 Broadway 

 comer of Thomos street. Octll 3m 



ONLY DIRECT 



FLORIDA LINE. 



For Fernandina, Fin., Port Royal, 8. C„ and 

 B runs wick, Ga. 



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



Close connection made at each port with all rail- 

 roads for the interior, and at Fernandina with the 

 steamer Carrie (winch has been refurnished), for 

 Jacksonville and the St. John's River. 



For through rates of freight and passage to al 

 points in the South and Southwest, apply to 



G. H. MALLORY & CO., Agents, 153 Maiden Lane^ 



Nov2S 4m NEW YORK. 



ATEW HAVEN. HARTFORD, SPRINGFIELD, 

 It AND THE NORTH. 



The first-class steamer ELM CITY leaves Pier 25,- 

 East River, daily (Sundays excepted) at 3 p. n. Pas- 

 sengers to North and East at 12 p. m. 



NIGHT LINE— The CONTINENTAL leaves New- 

 York at 11 p. m., arriving in New Haven in time for 

 the early morning trams- 



Merchandise forwarded by daily express freight 

 train from New Haven through io Massachusetts. 

 Vermont, Western New Hampshire, Northern New 

 York and Canada. Freight received until 5 p.m. 

 RICHARD PECK, General Agent. 



HUNTING 



FOR DEER, BEAR, PARTRIDGES, DUCKS, 

 Take the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. 



FISHING 



FOR PIKE, PICKEREL, BASS, Etc , 

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



Time, New York to Grand Rapids, 3T hours. 



EXPENSES LOW. 



Shooting season expires December 15. For infor- 

 mation as to routes, ratio and best points for the 

 various kinds of game, etc. Apply to 



A. B. LEET, Gen. Pass Agent, 



A. HOPPE, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



■XT \T A WT A new Medical treatise, "The 

 IV \ \) VV Science of Life, or Setf-Preaer- 

 XV - L ' v ' ' vation, a book for everybody. 



nnTjTro ut T? Price $!» 8ent °y maiI - Fift y 



I H I 7S p. I . p original prescriptions, either 

 ■*■ ^ -"■ KJ ^ J -' ■*• on e of which Is worth ten times 

 the price of the book. Gold medal awarded theauthor. 

 The Boston Herald says : " The Science of Life is, 

 beyond all comparison, the most extraordinary 

 work on Physiology ever pub- TTn . x 

 lished." An Illustrated Pam- H L \ I 

 phlet sentFBEE. Address DR. JLLJU-dLJU 

 W. H. PARKER, No. 4 Bul-rpy-p-^p nT -p, 

 finch Street, Boston, Mass. I H 1 S H I P 



Oct4 3in 



The Southern Guide. 



A finely illustrated quarterly periodical, exhibiting 

 the characteristics and resources of the Southern 

 States. One dollar per year ; single copies, 25 cents. 

 Published by 



BRAMHALL & CO., Washington, D. C. 

 Dec6 3m 



POULTRY WORLD —A splendidly illustrated 

 monthly, $1,25 a year. Send 10 ots for a speci- 

 men copy. Address POULTRY WORLD, Hartford, 

 Conn. Decfi lyr Ex 



**The Bermudas." 



NOW A FAVORITE AND DELIGHTFUL 

 WINTER RESORT, is reached in seventy 

 hours from New York, and being surrounded by the 

 warm waters of the Gulf Stream enjovs an equable 

 temperature of about TO deg. 



The elegant British Steamships "Bermuda," and 

 "Camina," 1,000 tons, fitted expresslyfor the passen- 

 ger travel, are dispatched from New York for Ber- 

 muda fortnightly, making connection at Bermuda 

 with steamers for St. Thomas and West Indies. For 

 full information applv to A. E. OUTERBRIDGE, 

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



St. Paul and St. Louis 

 Short Line. 



Burlington, C. Rapid.r & N'rth'rr 



QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST- 

 TWO PASS FINGER TRAINS EACH WA1 DAILV 

 crossing ami connecting with ; . .'■•■ 

 Lines in Kowa, running through Borne oi 

 hunting groondsJtitheNortii'v. 

 Pinnated und Ruffed Grouse and Qnafi. Spc 



:1 n f L, rfi 1 ' «?j? taken s 00 * 1 care of - Hedn eed rata 

 "u paraeaoi tm or more upon application to Genera 



Office, Cedar Rapids. O.J. rvB& 

 a. s; w rsflujw, f . !en , rasseugsr Agea'. 



General Manager. tf 



TO SP0ETSMEN: 



THE PENNSYLVANIA E.E. CO. 



Respectfully invite attention to the 



afforded by their lines for reaching most 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 



Pennsylvani Railroad Company 



also reach the best localities for 



GUNNING AND PISHING 



m 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, MINNEQUA, and 

 other well-known centers for 

 Trout .Finning Wing Shooting, and Still 

 Hunting. 

 Also, to 

 TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN CAPE MAY, 

 8QUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST 

 renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER FIN 

 AND FEATHER. 



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

 Fkank Thomson. Gen'l Manager. febM-tf 



Old Dominion Line. 



The steamers of this Line reach some of the fines' 

 Vvaterfowl and upland shooting sections in the coun. 

 try. Connections direct for Chineoteague, Cobb's 

 Island, and points on the Peninsula. City Point, 

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

 ous country of Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk 

 steamers sail Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; 

 Delaware, Mondag ai.u S I'tdiy u ., p m. p uij ;nfoi 

 mation given at o.T.ce, 197 Greenwich St., New Vork I 

 sep is ly 



C TONTNGTON LINE, 

 O FOR BOSTON AND j 



ALL POINTS EAST. 



REDUCED FARE : 



Elegant Steamers STONINGTON and. NARRA- 



GANSETT leave Pier 38 North River, foot Jay St. 



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



YEARS. _ 



Tickets for sale at all principal ticket offices. State 

 tooms secured at offices of Westcott Express Com- 

 pany, and at 363 Broadway, New York, and 333 Wash4 

 ligton 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. 

 L, W. FILKINS, G. P. Agent, D. S. BABCOCK PreB, 



fate h mi §c<>arts fat[ ^partsmer(. 



Wild Fowl Shooting. 



SPRTNGVILLE 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 trained wild-geese decoys on 

 the coast. Special attention given by himself to hi* 

 guests, and satisfaction guaranteed. Address WM. 

 N. LANE, Good Ground. L. I. NovS tf 



M etropolitarTH otel, 



WASHINGTON, D. C; 



Carrollton Hotel, 



BALTIMORE, Mb. 



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

 hotels, are %vell 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 bcou re-fitted and re-iumished throughout. 

 The cuisine is perfect; the service regular" and 

 charges moderate. 



R. B. COLEMAN & CO. 



HALSEY HOUSE, 



ATLANT1CV1LLE, LONG ISLAND, 

 „ nearer New York City than any house bordering on 

 Shiumvock Bay. Is as ne.i r, 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 tiie bay. L.I. RE. to At; 



tation. Fare, $2. Stage meets all train- 

 HALSEY, Owner and Proprietor. 



Attantleville, L. I., Oct, 20, 1S77. Oct2f 



