FOREST AND STREAM. 



485 



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LONG- RAN CE 



RIFLE SHOOTING. 



A Complete History of She International 



Long-Range Matches, | 873- I 877— Com. 



griete Elcho Shield Scores— Rales and 



Regulations of Che N. R„ A. 



Etc., Etc. 



FULLY ILLUSTRATED 



BY THB 



mWLS EDITOR OF THB "FOREST AND 

 STREAM AND ROD AND GUN." 



Price 25 cents. 



New York. 

 Psbllsned B»y She Forest and Stream Pnb. Co. 



1877. 



Bound Volumes 



OF 



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EIGHTH VOLUME, NOW READY. 



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



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Camp Life in Florida. 



j CHAELES HILLOCK, 



AUTHOR OF THB FISHING TOURIST. 



Published by Forest and Stream Pub- 

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NO. Ill FULTON STREET, NEW YORK, 



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AMERICAN 



$ublii[xtian8. 



Partridge & Pheasant Shooting- 

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Oct.ll Frederick City, Md. 



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Sportsman's Gazetteer 



AND 



GENERAL GUIDE, 



By CHARLES H A L I. O C K , 



Bditor " Forest and Stream and Rod and Gun." 



896 pp., Price $3. 

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A complete Dictionary for Sportsmen. Every- 

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Several thousand localities where game and fish 

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FOREST & STREAM PUBLISHING CO? 



Ill Fulton street, New York. 



KANSAS. 



All about Its Soil, Climate, Resources, Products, 

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

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

 Postpaid, three months, 50 cents. Address 



J. K. HUDSON, Topeka, Kansas. 



Has quickly taken a high place among agricultural 

 Journals— A r Y. Tribune. We have considered it 

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

 resentative of the West.— Practical Farmer, Phila- 

 delphia. Our Kansas friends should feel much 

 oride in the high character and sterling worth of 

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 the best edited of our Western agricultural ex- 

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HOW TO UVH 



is 

 FLOHIDA, 



now TO GO, COST 



OF TRIP COST TO 

 SETTLE, what to cul- 

 tivate, how to culti- 

 vate it, etc., etc, all 

 told In each number 

 of Florida K ew- 

 Yorfecr, rnj!.'lii-Iit"j 

 at 21 Park Row, Ken- 

 York City. Singlo 

 copy, 1 fio., one year 

 $1. 4=0 Acres Or- 

 aDge Land for $50. 

 Online of r: 

 country healthy, 

 thickly settled Ad- 

 [ .OUTER, 

 "--l'l Aecnt, Bos 

 I, New York 



^gortgmm's pontes. 



FOR FLORIDA 



FOR THROUGE TICKETS TO FERNANDTNA 

 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. 



Philadelphia ana Southern Mail S. S, Co., 

 Pier 22 South Delaware Avenue, Phila. 



Decl4-ly 



^yortgtnm'a Routes. 



"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 enjoys an equablo 

 temperature of about ?0 deg. 



The elegant British Steamships "Bermuda," and 

 "Oamina," 1,000 tons, fitted expressly for 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 apply to A. E. OUTERBRIDGE, 

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



St. Paul and St. Louie 

 Short Line. 



Burlington, C. Rapicb? & N'rtti'rr 



QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST 



TWO PASSENGER TRATSS EACH WAY D AIL'S 

 crosaiug hm •ounecting; with all Easl 

 Lines in Iowa, running through 



hunting trr. h,n, ici in t l 



. ■ | , ■ 

 and their 



id 





General Manager. 



care or. B 

 n applicatio 



0. J. IV ES, 

 Gen. Passenger Ageu 



REDUCTION OF FARE. 



$3 NEW YORE TO BOSTON 



VIA THE 



Fall River Line 



To Boston and Return, 95. 



Magnificent Steamers NEWPORT and OLD COL- 

 ONY leave New York daily (Sundays excepted) at 

 4:30 p. m. This is the only Sound Line giving pass- 

 engers a PULL NIUHT'S RKST. Passengers take 

 any one ..f the FIVE MORNING TRAINS from Fall 

 River to Boston. 



BORDEN & LOVELL, GEO L. CONNOR, 



Agents. General Pass Agent. 



-\1 EW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA NEW LINE 

 IN BOUND BROOK ROUTE, 



FOR TRENTON AND PHILADELPHIA. 



COMMENCING NOVEMBER 26, 1877. 



STATION iN NEW YORK— Foot of Liberty St. N. R. 



Leave New York for Trenton and Philadelphia at 

 6:30,8,9:30, 11:30 A. M., 1:30, 8:30, 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 

 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 A. M., 1:30, 3:30, 5:30 P. M. 



Leave Trenton for New York at 1:20, 6:35,8:05, 

 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. M. trains from Philadelphia, 



Sunday Tbains— Leave New York and Phila- 

 delphia at 9:30 a. h\, 5:30, 12 p. it. 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 Broadway, at the principal hotels, all officss 

 of the Erie Railway in New Y'ork and Brooklyn, and 

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

 from residence to destination. 

 Septl3 ly H. P. BALDWIN, Gen. Pas». Agent 



GREAT SOUTHERN 



Freight* 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, 



Capt. M. S. Woodhuli. 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. 

 Yogel; CITY POINT, Capt. Scott, for FERNAN- 

 DINA, JACKSONVILLE, ST. AUGUSTINE, PA- 

 LATKA, ENTERPRISE, MELONVILLE and all 

 points in Florida. 



EXCURSION TICKETS IT REDUCED RATES. 

 (^"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. QUINTARD & 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 in the South and Southwest, 

 and further information can be obtained at the office 

 of BENTLEY D. HASELL, General Agent, 



Great Southern Freight Line, 317 Broadway. 

 corner of Thomos street. Octll 3m 



^gortgmens Routes. 



TO SPOKESMEN: 



THE PENNSYLVANIA R.K. 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 reshtpment, 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 



GUNNINQ AND FISHING 



in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION 

 TICKETS are sold at the offices of the Company in 

 all the principle cities tc KANE, RENOVA. BED- 

 FORD, CRESSON, RALSTON, MINNEQUA, and 

 other well-known centers for 



Trout Fishing. Wing Shooting, and Still 

 Hunting. 

 Also, to 

 TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN. CAPE MAY, 

 SQUAN, and points oh 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. f ebH-tf 



Old Dominion Line. 



The steamers of tins Lino roach some of the fines/ 

 waterfowl and upland shooting sections in the conn. 

 try. Connections direct for Cluncoteagne, Cobb's 

 .Islam:!, 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 and Friday at 3 p. m . Full Infor 

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

 sep 28 ly 



ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA., NAS- 

 SAU, N. P., HAVANA, CUBA. 



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

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

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

 alternate Tuesday. Connecting steamers leave New- 

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



FOR NASSAU DIRECT, 



Steamship Carondolet, February 6 and March 9, 

 and monthly thereafter from Pier 16, East River, 

 New York. 



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



MURRAY, FERRIS & CO., 

 No. 62 South St. 



ONLY DIRECT 



FLORIDA LINE. 



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

 Brunswick, Ga. 



Sailing every FRIDAY from Pier 20, E. R., at S p. M. 



Close connection made at each port with ail rail- 

 roads for the interior, and at Fernandina with the 

 steamer Carrie (which has been refurnished), for 

 Jacksonville and the St. John's River. 



For through rates of freight and passage to a! 

 points in the South and Southwest, apply to 



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



Nov29 4m NEW YORK. 



NEW HAVEN, HARTFORD, SPRINGFIELD, 

 AND THE NORTH. 

 The first-class steamer ELM CITY leaves Pler"25, 

 East River, daily (Sundays excepted) at 3 p. m. 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 trains. 



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 Bapids, 37 fa ours, 



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, Mien. 



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

 NOV22 tf 



STONINGTON 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 

 tooms secured at offices of Westcott Express Com- 

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

 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, Prea. 



§atete md §e8orte fo\ §yortsmeti. 



Wild Fowl Shooting. 



SPRINGVILLE HOUSE OR SPORTSMEN'S RE- 

 TREAT, SHINNECOCK BAY, L. L, 



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 hia 

 guests, and satisfaction guaranteed. Address WM. 

 N. LANE, Good Ground, L. I. Nov8 tf 



Metropolitan Hotel, 



WASHINGTON, D. C: 



Carrollton Hotel. 



BALTIMORE, Mb. 



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



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, and 

 eharges moderate. 



R. B. COLEMAN & CO. 



HALSEY HOUSE, 



ATLANT1CV1LLE, LONG ISLAND, 

 Is nearer New York City than any house bordering on 

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

 ing grounds, and as experienced attendants (with live 

 geese and other decoys, batter.es, etc., always on 

 hand); nearer the station ; the lai gest and the best 

 kept house in the bay. L. I. Rrt. to Atlantlcville 

 tation. Fare, $2. Stage meets nil trains. W. F 

 HALSEY, Owner and Proprietor. 

 ;, AttantlcvUle, L. L, Oct, SO, 1S77. OctS5 



