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act of loading a breech-loader is less dangerous to the person 

 usiug the gun and to those in his company. Still, these who 

 use breech-loaders should be warned against springing the 

 barrels into the stock too violently, and they should keep the 

 barrels pointed downward. Still, carelessness will kill or 

 cripple people with breech-loaders or muzzle-loaders. As a 

 positive rule, never drag a gun through a hedge or brush, 

 nor push it through a fence. A twig may draw up the cock, 

 and the piece may go off and kill somebody. Be careful not 

 to let your barrels be clogged by mud at the muzzle. With 

 Land and Water, we have known a good gun to burst 

 from a careless man getting the muzzles clogged with snow. 

 Finally, a man who points a gun, loaded or unloaded, at any 

 human being ought to have the arm taken from him, and then 

 should be severely kicked. 



—Messrs. Holberton &Co., 102 Nassau street, New York, 

 have received a few samples of the new model Pox patent 

 breech-loading guns. Sportsmen who believe that American 

 gunmakers cannot turn out fine work, should take the trouble 

 to call and see how cheap and good these guns are. The new 

 treble fastening makes the gun as tight as any muzzle-loader, 

 and it looks- as if it might last forever. 



On Mixing Dittmar and Black Powder. — We have had 

 some questions put to us in regard to the mixture of Dittmar 

 and the common powder. Such mixtures are possible, pro- 

 viding a person is well acquainted with the character of each 

 powder. Oapt. Bogardus sometimes, though not frequently, 

 uses a mixture in field shooting, say about half and half by 

 measure. This mixture has the tendency to keep the gun 

 clean, and shoots well and hard. But, as we have before 

 stated, such mixtures are not to be put in the hands of people 

 who do not understand what they aire about. 



Pine Guns and a Complete Outfit. Mr. Henry C. 

 Squires, with a thorough knowledge of all the details of his 

 business, is already well known to all sportsmen as the agent 

 of Greener and Dougall, both famous builders of guns. Mr. 

 Squires is prepared to take orders for any general or special 

 arms gentlemen may require. As may be seen in our adver- 

 tising columns, he offers a very choice lot of second-hand 

 guns of approved make. In this collection may be found a 

 Bigby, a Scott, with fine Greeners, Tolleys, and Webleys. 

 These guns may be had, at what seems to us to be, quite 

 reasonable prices. Each gun is exactly as represented, and 

 will be sent for examination on a satisfactory reference. 

 Very shortly to this fist will be added a number of first-class 

 rifles. We have just been shown a target exhibiting the work 

 done by a Greener choke-bore, recently sold by Mr. Squires 

 for $150 to T. E. Broadway, Esq. Distance, 32 yards, No. 8 

 shot. The right barrel showed 476 pellets out of 498 ; the 

 left, 494. A certain amount of reliance must be put by the 

 general purchaser in the person from whom a gun is bought, 

 and the utmost confidence may be placed in any arms sold by 

 Mr. H. C. Squires. 



A Bear Hunt on the Sunflower Riveb. — Our readers 

 may recall an interesting chapter of sport on the Big Sunflow- 

 er, Mississippi, contributed to this journal last January. The 

 description of the fun to be had there has evidently turned at- 

 tention to that field, and the following letter narrates the ex- 

 ploits|of recent voyageurs with the feros naturm of that wilder- 

 ness: 



On the Sunflower, Miss., Nov. 22, 1877. 

 Editor Forest and Stream : 



la the autumn of 1866 a hunting party was organized in Chicago for 

 the purpose of recreation and pleasure only. That organization has re- 

 mained intact to the present time. It is true that but one of the origi- 

 nal members remain with us to-day, but we have as good and true 

 sportsmen in our ranks as ever. Ele^n years we have successfully 

 used the rod and gun in the vast wilderness on the southern border of 

 Lake Superior. This season we determined to try the virtue of our own 

 Remington .on the bear that are to be found in large numbers on the 

 Mississippi low lands bordering on the Mississippi River. 



We arrived at our present camp Nov. 19, and were kindly welcomed 

 by a noted bear hunter of this region.who placed at our disposal his nne 

 pack of bear dogs and gave us a taste of what we may expect during 

 our stay here. Early on the morning of the 20th we we're in saddle 

 ready for the chase. We were not long in starting the bear, and as he 

 rushed through the cane brake followed by the baying hounds, need I 

 say our hearts beat a little faster and our nerves grew a little unsteady 

 at the prospect of soon coming face to face with that terrible animal 

 which from our childhood we have ever been taught to respect and fear. 

 The cane was about a quarter of a mile in width and extended along 

 eaoh bank of a narrow bayou, with room sufficient to skirt along with 

 our horses and head him off should he attempt to cross. We followed 

 the hounds first up and then down the bayou, sometimes at breakneck 

 speed. At last, being in front I heard the dogs approaching the edge 

 of the brake. My heart stood in my mouth, but my nerves were steady. 

 Nearer and nearer they came. My rifle was cocked and at my shoulder,' 

 when suddenly there came into full view the dogs, bnt not the bear. He 

 had crossed before I came up, having left the dogs far in his rear, but the 

 faithful animals without even casting a glance at me crossed the bayou 

 and was soon pressing him in the opposite direction on the other side 

 This was Ned's opportunity. Putting spur to his horee he was off to 

 strike him at his next crossing, but too late, being only in season to see 

 him disappear in the brake with the dogs close to his heels. On went 

 tke chase In this manner till the sun was low in the horizon, and Ned 

 and I had about come to the conclusion that bruin would elude us en- 

 tirely. Not so with Uncle Joe who had quietly chewed his Virginia twist 

 and waited developments, but unlike " Mlcawber's" fortune, something 

 did turn up. And that was Mr. Bear himself. Uncle Joe had quietly 

 ensconced himself in the^cane brake where he observed the bear 

 had passed once or twice, and all at once found himself looking at him 

 through the sights of his old shotgun, for Uncle Joe don't believe in 

 new fangied oreech-loaders. He sticks to the old gun that has brought 

 him out of many a tight place. Bang went the gun and Mr. Bear falls 

 on his knees not in supplication, but in anger, for he started for Uncle 

 joe's legs wit i the undoubted intention of severing them from the rest 

 of his body Uncle Joe, m his frantic efforts to escape, tripped and fell 

 in the thick cane. Jnst at this opportune moment up canie toe dogs and 

 Oiverted the attention of bruin, wheauwie Joe regained his feet and 



gave him his second barrel of buck shot which Btretched him on the 

 ground dead, but not till he had seriously wounded one of the best dogs. 

 We found him to be very large and fat. We took him to camp and are 

 trying to learn to love bear steak. How we suoceed we will inform the 

 readers of the Forest and Stream in a future letter. H. L. S. 



PIGEON MATCHES. 



Connecticut— Stamford, Jan. 19.— Match between A. Smith 

 and W. Pitt ; ten birds each. Smith, 7 ; Pitt, 5. 



Captain Bogardus and De. Talbot.— This capital match 

 took place at the Tivoli Theatre on Saturday afternoon last. 

 The terms of the match were as follows : For $100 a side, Bo- 

 gardus to give Talbot fifty broken balls out of 100. The balls 

 to be sprung from one trap, screened from the shooter's view, 

 and arranged to throw the balls in different directions. Both 

 men to use the same gun, to weigh 7£ pounds. Captain Bo- 

 gardus led off in rattling style, breaking 48 balls out of his 50 

 in neat style. The following is the exact score : 



Bogardus -li 1 1 1 mil 11110 mn 11111 ill 



1101111 11111 11111 11111-48. 



. Between the stalwart form of the champion and that of Dr. 

 Talbot there is a great difference. Dr. Talbot is a clean, well- 

 knit man, of middle size ; is graceful in form, and handles 

 his gun in the cleverest way. Dr. Talbot now commenced 

 his innings, shooting ten balls, and the Captain following 

 with ten. The following is Dr. Talbot's whole score, which, 

 as it may be seen, is a very excellent one : 



Talbot— 1 1111 11111 llin 11101 liiioillii 

 mil 11111 11111 1111 1—48. 



Bogardus— l llll lllli lilii 11111 l.iiii ill 



11 11111 11111 11111 1111 1—50, 



The scores then stood in their totality : for Bogardus, 98 

 balls broken in the 100 ; Dr. Talbot, 48 balls in the 60. It 

 was therefore a tie. Prettier shooting we never saw. The 

 marksmen stood about 30 feet from the trap, and from the 

 trap to the back of the stage, where the screen was hung, was 

 some 37 feet more. Dr. Talbot has shown himself as no mean 

 adversary, his method of shooting, for its ease and quickness, 

 having been loudly applauded. The traps worked beauti- 

 fully, every ball varying in speed and direction. The follow- 

 ing is the analysis of the whole score : 



BOGARDUS. 



1st 60. ....... Broke 4S, missed a. 



6th 10 Broke 10, missed 0. 



7th 10.„.oi« . Broke 10, missed 0. 



8th 10 , Broke 10, missed 0. 



9th 10 Broke 10, missed 0. 



10th 10 Broke 10, missed 0. 



Total 9S 2 98 



Matoh at Ceeedmooe. — A pigeon match was shot Jan. 16 

 on the grounds of Capt. Kline at Creedmoor, by thirteen 

 members of the New York Shooting Club. Each member 

 shot at ten birds at twenty-five yards rise. The first prize 

 (gold medal) was won by Mr. Bohling, who killed nine birds. 

 A Mr. Blaunse won the second ($6.50), he having killed eight 

 birds out of ten. 



Deiving Pabk— Parkville, L. I., Jan. 16.— A pigeon match 

 on the grounds of the Fountain Gun Club for $25 a side ; 10 

 buds each, 18 yards rise, 80 yards boundary: 



Killed. Missed. 



Rathyen 1111110101 8 2 



Anderson 101 o* 00 0* 000 2 8 



Same day— Match, $50 a side, to shoot at 25 birds — 15 sin- 

 gle at 21 yards rise and 5 pairs at 18 yards rise ; singles, 80 

 yards boundary ; doubles, 100 yards boundary : 



Single Birds. Killed. Missed. 



Henry.... iilo»oo*oilii*oioo 8 7 



Hanson... 0*oioiiii*oo*ooioi 7 s 



Double Birds. 



Henry. , 10 00*01 oi* u 5 5 



Hanson^. 00 11 00* 00 01 3 7 



Totals— Henry killed 13 ; Hanson killed 10. 



Same day— Sweepstakes, $2 entry ; 4 birds each ; 21 yards 

 rise, 80 yards boundary : 



Killed. Missed. 



De Frane 1 1114 



HMiller : 1 1114 



Durfee llll 4 



Ehlen 1 l 1 0* 3 1 



Rathyen \ 1 1 1 S 1 



LLow llio 3 1 



Conners.. 110 2 2 



WLemken 1001 2 2 



"FP" 10 12 2 



Henry 1 1 w 2 1 



Cleaver 1 w 1 2 



Knebel 1 w 1 2 



Koddman and A. Low each missed four straight. De Frane, 

 Miller and Durfee divided the money. 



TALBOT. 



Broke 50, missed 

 Broke 10, missed 

 Broke 9, missed 1 

 Broke 9, missed 1 

 Broke 10, missed 

 Broke 10, missed 



Staten Island. — A 

 five glass balls each, as 



Chas Metcalfe 1 



Will Leaman 



Cap Cortelyou U S A.. 1 1 

 Sheriff Brown.. ...... 1 



Joe Sharrott 1 1 



Chas Metcalfe 1 



Capt Cortelyou....... 1 



Chas Metcalfe 1 1 



Capt Cortelyou 1 



match was shot at Richmond, Jan. 19, 

 follows : 



1 1 \—i SydPost 0010 0—1 



1—1 -Jim Rydner 1 0—1 



10—3 FHodge 9 0—0 



110—3 PCurry 110 0—2 



1 1 1—5 Gus Galloway 1 0— 1 



1 1 1-4 Sheriff Brown llll 1—5 



01 0—2 



1 1—4 Sheriff Brown 1 1 1 0—3 



1 1 0—3 Gus Galloway 0101 0—2 



G. G. 



Brooklyn Driving Park, L. I., Jan. 17— The regular 

 monthly meeting of the Excelsior Gun Club for a gold badge 

 had seven entries, and each shot at ten birds, 21 yards rise, 

 80 yards boundary, \\ oz. shot, H and T traps; ties shot off 

 at three birds; the club rules to govern : 



HAlterbrant 1 1 1 1 -1 1 1 1 1-9 



Heaamann i 11111011 1—9 



Kamptmiller 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-9 



Huber 1 i 1110111— S 



Weston 1 110110101-7 



Obrigg 1111101-0 1—7 



Haeuer 11000111 1—6 



Ties on nine. 



HAlterbrant 111—3 Kamptmiller 0—0 



Headmann ...1 1— 2 



Same Day— Sweepstakes %% entry, which had six entries 

 making $12 to go to the winners, and each shot at birds 21 

 yards rise, and under the same conditions as the badge con-, 

 test : s ' 



Headmann 1 111 1-5 Bulblngel 1 110 1—4 



guber 1 1 1 1 0—4 Sachmann 0*0 1— 1 



Kamptmiller 1 110 1— j obrigg 1 * * 0—1 



M. Williams was the referee. Time of shooting— two 

 hours and fifteen minutes. 



MOBBISTOWN VS. JeBBET ClTY HEIGHTS GUN CLUB.— 



Match for championship badge, Thursday, Jan. 10th. Though 

 the sun arose darkly obscured aad the mist hung heavy and 

 moist over the country, rather than disappoint their gentle- 



manly challengers, the Jersey City boys were on hand, muster- 

 ing the regular ten with three to spare. But, to their chagrin, 

 on reaching the ground they found that on account of the 

 moisture of affairs their opponents had considered the match 

 as off. But the Jerseys would not be denied a shoot (especi- 

 ally Al, who " wanted to get at them and would show how 

 he could smash 'em.") Many of the Morristown boys being 

 rum est, a team of four each was finally arrayed to shoot at 15 

 balls each. The following is the score : 



JERSEY CITY GUN CLUB. 



FM Thomson.—,. 1 11101101101 l"o 1—11 



DrTerrington 1 I 11 1011011 "lie 1—12 



J Harrison 1 1011011111111 1—12 



AHerltage 0101001101010 0—6 



Total 41 



MOBTI8TOWN GUN CLUB. 



EMQnimby 1 10110 11111011 1—12 



JRiggOtt 1 0011110101010—8 



EWBeam 1 0111010001011 1—9 



S Sliker OlOloiooioioii— 7 



Total 36 



The score under the circumstances is a very good one, 

 shooting in a cold, dreary rain, " drip, drip, drip," continu- 

 ously on a January day, and, by the Jersey City boys, from 

 traps new to them, at dark balls, against (as Al complained) 

 "a light-dark ground." It is very creditable to both clubs that 

 so good a score was made. Too much credit cannot be given 

 the able management and courteous hospitality of E. M. 

 Quimby, Captain of the Morristown Club, who is a rattling 

 shot, and as the boys all said, a thoroughbred as well — "Long 

 may he wave." On a fairer day and under more propitious 

 circumstances it is hoped the Jersey boys will welcome those 

 of the plain to a better score on the Heights, then there will 

 be fun. Jacob staff. 



Pennsyylania— Sliaron, Jan. 17. — Shoot at five single 

 birds each, plunge traps, 80 yards boundary. Score : 



First match : 



EN Ohl 10 1—2 HCrasthwaite llll 1—5 



J Patterson 10 11 1—4 FPierson 110 1 1—4 



Rob Roy 10 11 0—3 



Ties divided second money. 



Second match : 



Ohl 1110 0—3 Crasthwaite 10 1— 2 



Patterson 10 0—1 Pierson 11111—5 



Roy 10 1—2 



Third match : 



Ohl 1000 0—1 Crasthwaite 1011 1— i 



Patterson 110 1 1—4 Pierson 1 1 1 0— s 



Fourth match : 



Patterson 



Ohl 



Roy 



11111—5 Pierson llll 0-4 



1 0—1 Crasthwaite 1100 0— 2 



0010 0—1 



Sneath 0011 1—3 



Nettel llll 1—5 



Harmon 1 1 0—2 



Deamer 10 1 0—2 ! 



Baltimore.— Match at 25 glass balls, 21 yards rise, came 

 off at McKnight's Lower Canton House, Jan. 19, between E. 

 T. Martin and W. T. Mitchell, with the following scores : 



Martin 11111 11101 01111 11011 11111—22 



Mitchell 1 1101 11111 11110 01111 llll 1—22 



The tie was shot off at 26 yards, Martin scoring Oil and Mitchell 

 missing two shots. 



Ohio— Tiffin, Jan. 18.— Match at 5 glass glass balls, Bogar- 

 dus rules. Score : 



Vedder llll 1—5 



Ent 111 1—4 



Nimon 1 • 1 1—3 



BuBkii-k llll 1—5 



Bloom 8 10 1—2 



Shoot off won by Nettel. 



Second Match : 



Ent llll 0—4 Sneath llll 1—5 



Deamor 0—0 Harmon 1110 0—8 1 



Vedder llll 1—6 Nettel 1011 1—4 



Nimon 110 1 0-3 Bloom llll 1—5 



Shoot off won by Sneath 



Third Match : 



Ent 1 1 1 1 l-G Bagly 11111—5 



Vedder llll 0— i Buskirk 1 1 1— * 1 



Nimon 111 0—3 Nettel 10 1 1—3 



Bloom 0110 l-» Deamer 0110 0—2 



Harmon tf 0—0 



Ties divided first money. 



Fourth Match : 



Vedder 1110 1—4 Nettel llll 0-4 



Nimon 110 1 1—4 Deamer 1 l) 1 1— 2 



Harmon 8 1—1 Ent 1 1 1—3 



Buskirk......... llll 1—5 Bloom 1 1 1 u 1—4 



Bagly 10 11 1-4 



Shoot off won by Bagly. T. A. A. 



Audubon vs. Chicago. — A glass ball match between these 

 two clubs at Chicago last week resulted in the following score: 



AUDUBON CLUB. 



Barnard.. 0101011101001111111 0—13 



Morris.... 0111100100001011001 1-10 



A Price.. 0111111011011101101 1— 15 



Wilcox... 1000011111110 1011 6— 11 



Johnson.. 1111101010110111001 1—14 



Gillespie.. 0001111111101101111 1— ib 



Ed Price., 1110011111101011111 l-ic 



Turrill.... 1111111111111101111 1—19 



Total 113 



CHICAGO GUN CLUB. 



Haskell... 1 1000001101101100010— 9 



Kendall.. lOOOlOlOllOlOllllli i_ 13 



Brown.... 1 1-11111001011110111 1—16 



Mather... 0001111011100010110 0—10 



Wiggins.. 0001101100111100111 o—U 



Whiting.. 0111001110 00111110 "—11 



Willaid... 1011111111010100011 B— 13 



Kieiuman 1111110110111010111 o— 15 



Total.. 



Mason vs. Greene.— A match shot Jan. 15 resulted as 

 follows : 



GAMason 011111011111110101 



l 111011011101111110111111 



011111111111011010110111 

 1 |0 11111111010111101111111 



11110 1 1— Total, 82. 



Greene Smith.. 



.111110 1000010111 



1 llllOlOlllllllllliiiiioi 



1 1111011011011111111111!! 



1 11011100101100111111111i 



1 111110 1— Total, 80. 



Miosigah— Detroit— Hurlingham Park, Jan. 16.— Medal 

 shoot, English rules, thirty yards rise. 



EHGillman l l l l l o l l l l o— 9 



JVDEldridge 1 111111101 0-9 



Goff Stenton Ollllllll l— 9 



ESBarbour 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—9 



JnoB Stadler 1 1 1 1 w 



JnoELoug 101110110 1—7 



ChaaAMaok 1 1 1 1 w 



Ties on nine. 



EHGillman 1 111 0—4 Goff Stenton ill 1—4 



JVDBldrldge....l 111 1—5 



