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FOREST AND STREAM 
—The National Association of Professional Base Ball 
Players was held at Boston. Mr. Charles H. Porter presi¬ 
ded in the absence of Mr. Ferguson. The following officers 
were chosen for the ensuing year:— 
President, Charles H. Porter, of the Bed Stockings, of 
- Boston; Vice President, Gershom B. Hubbell, of the Con- 
necticuts, of Hartford; Secretary, Nicholas E. Young, of 
the Chicagos; Treasurer, D. F. Houston, of the Athletics, 
of Philadelphia. Previous to adjournment to March, 1875, 
the President appointed the following standing committees: 
Judiciary—Nicholas E. Young, of Chicago"; Charles H. 
Porter, of Boston; D. L. Reid, of Philadelphia; C. A. Had- 
dell, of Baltimore; Gersliom B. Hubbell, of Hartford. 
Championship—Houston, of the Athletics; Davidson, of 
the Mutuals; Hubbell, of the Hartfords. 
—The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club, the oldest organi¬ 
zation of the kind in the United States, held its annual 
meeting last week. The following officers were elected:— 
President, J. White Davis, re-elected; Vice President^ 
.Alexander Kirkland; Secretary, J. F. Tams; Treasurer, 
Samuel H. Kissam; and J. B. Wells, Nathaniel C. Smith, 
and Wm, L. Taylor, Directors. 
—The Fly-Away Base Ball Club held its annual meeting 
■■at their head-quarters, 512 East Fifteenth street, when the 
following officers were elected:— 
For President, W. H. Kelly, Jr.; Vice President, James 
Bhandley; _ Secretary, Hugh Gilgan; Treasurer, Joseph 
Ford. This is their sixteenth year. Their nine for the 
coming season will include Slianley, Gilgan, Malone, J. 
Britt, Ford, Conner, Jolly, Laughlin, and Dorney. 
—The St. Louis Cricket Club held their annual meeting 
on March 4th, when the officers for the ensuing year were 
elected as follows:—President, Hon. Thomas Essex; Vice 
President, Harry E. Sharpe; Secretary, C. R. Farnum; 
Treasurer, W. A. Kingdom Executive Committee, J. W. 
Jeffries, T. M. Caddick, E. H. Lycett, P. Adair, W. Gray¬ 
son. After the routine business was ended.a series of reso¬ 
lutions were unanimously adopted, thanking Mr. IT. E. 
Sharpe for his untiring energy, establishing the club on a 
firm basis, and the successful management ot the tour of 
the St. Louis eleven east. In reply Mr. H. C. Sharpe, the 
Vice President, stated: “Believing that cricket could not 
be established on a lasting basis unless it was taken hold of 
by the American element, as well as by the English, the 
club took the name of St. Louis, and have sought for sup¬ 
port and maintenance from those residents of the city who 
realize the necessity of encouraging such institutions for 
the sake of the rising generation. As a nation the Ameri¬ 
cans have not yet fully understood the value of outdoor 
sports to those who, born in fortunate circumstances, are 
not compelled- to work for a living. While our public 
school system challenges admiration, it is yet deficient in 
facilities for physical education.* Very rarely is a case 
found where the lover of active sports is addicted to vicious 
Jiabits : —the one takes the place of the other. The mind 
naturally craves for excitement and for action; if a healthy, 
pure outlet be provided for the exuberance of animal spirits, 
all goes well; if not, they will seek those channels which 
are always at hand—the saloon, the dice box and the bagnio. 
It will be well for the fathers and mothers and the young 
men to think seriously on this subject. Especially should 
those living in cities, encourage outdoor games, cricket, 
base ball, rowing, foot ball, tennis, &c.” 
THE BOSTON AND ATHLETICS’ TRIP TO ENGLAND, 
The following is the programme of the matches of base 
ball and cricket arranged by Mr. A. G. Spalding of Boston, 
when in England:— 
Aug. 1, Boston v. Athletic, at Liverpool. 
Aug. 3, Boston v. Athletic, at London, Lord® Grounds. 
Aug. 4, English .Nine v. Boston, at London, Lords 
Grounds. 
Aug. 5, English Nine v. Athletic, at London, Lords 
Grounds. 
AUg. 6, Exhibition game, at Crystal Palace. 
Aug. 7, Athletic v. Boston, at the Oval. 
Aug. 8, American Twenty-two v. Gentlemen’s Eleven, at 
the Oval. 
Aug. 10, American Nine v. Cricketers’ Nine, at Princess’ 
Green. 
Aug. 11, Roston v. Athletic, at Princess’. 
Aug. 12, Exhibition game, at Lillie-bridge Grounds, 
Aug. 13, Exhibition game, at Lillie bridge Grounds. 
Aug. 14, Boston v. Athletic, at Nottingham. 
Aug. 1G, Americans v. English, at Nottingham. 
Aug. 17, Athletic v. Boston, at Sheffield. 
Aug. 18, American v. English, at cricket, at Sheffield. 
Aug. 19, Boston v. Athletic, at Manchester. 
Aug. 20, American Twenty-two v. Lancashire Eleven, at 
Manchester. 
Aug. 21, American Twenty-two v. Lancashire Eleven, at 
Manchester. 
^Vug. 23, American Nine v. English Nine, at Manchester. 
Aug. 24, Exhibition game, at Liverpool. 
Aug. 25, American v. English l at Liverpool. 
—The pupils of Prof. James O’Neil gave a complimen¬ 
tary testimonial to their professor at Wood’s Gymnasium, 
East Twenty-eighth street, on Saturday last. W. Stafford 
and J. Phillips opened the entertainment by a sparring 
match. Prof. James O’Neil and James Reynolds then 
showed some “quick counters” in the amateur manly art. 
Several other gentlemen exhibited considerable skill and 
good training, which frequently elicted marked applause 
from the spectators. E. A. Johnson and Capt. Jouerrerd 
then made their appearance on the boards, and went 
through a series of dexterous manoeuvres in fencing with 
foils. The exercises were than agreeably varied by a 
masterly trapeze performance by Shed Le Glair, whose 
wonderful dexterity was repeatedly applauded. Henry 
Buermeyer and Luke Walsh next engaged in an interesting 
sparring match, and the evening’s entertainment was 
brought to a close by another exhibition with the gloves 
between Prof. J. O’Neil and A. V. Gorcourtn, one of his 
pupils. 
—On Friday last, March 6th, there was held at Buena 
Ridge, Mott Haven, an archery meeting attended by cer¬ 
tainly one hundred and fifty ladies afid gentlemen Some 
twelve ladies contested for the prize, which was a handsome 
gold medal. The names of the ladies were as follows:— 
Miss Flynn, of Boston; Miss Brophy, of Brooklyn; Miss 
Morphy, of New York; Miss French, of Charleston, S. C.; 
the two Misses .Clarke, of New York; Miss Duffle, 
of New York; Miss Grey, of New York; Miss 
Nix, of New York; Miss Baker, of New York; Miss 
Barkis, of Philadelphia, and Miss Costa, of Morrisania. 
The distance to the butts was not, it is true, a very great 
one, but still a fair amount of skill was shown. The target' 
used was thirty inch, and was frequently hit by the young 
ladies. A tie was made as to scores between Miss Grey 
and Miss Duffle, which was finally decided in favor of Miss 
Grey, who was freely entitled to wear at her baldrick the 
gold medal. 
—“ Mens sana in sano corpore ,” is a trite motto, but it 
finds an apt illustration in the remark of the London 
Graphic, that out of the 106" men who have recently attain¬ 
ed mathematical honors at Cambridge, and the 29 who dis¬ 
tinguished themselves in the Law and History Tripos, there 
were 46 boating men, 15 cricketers, 10 foot-ball players,and 
18 who devoted themselves to athletics proper, and some of 
them were proficient in more than one of these pastimes. 
—The quaint old city of St. Augustine, Florida, isb^ 
rapidly built up with expensive residences for north 02 
gentlemen, who spend their winters in its delightful ^ 
healthy climate. Among the finest are those of ftp. ^ 
pinwall and Mr. Henry Bail, of Ball, Black & Co., 0 f tn 
city. 
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—The Palatka (Florida) Herald mentions a farmer bv i, 
name ofi Futch who has been . compelled to move totl 
other side of the St, John’s River in consequence of ] 
depredations of alligators. He says his cattle have b ^ 
thinned out by an old bull alligator, which has been 
terror of his neighborhood for years. 
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—Two of the edible dogs of China are now on exhih' 
tion at the Zoological Gardens in Paris. If it be fo !i 
easy to acclimatize them, it is proposed to introduce<1 ■ 
new article of food. The dogs in question are small an'I 
hairless and enormously fat. They are fed solely on ve& 
table food, a regimen which imparts a rare delicacy to thei* 
flesh. 
—A passenger by rail, aroused from a serene slumber bv 
the tooting of a whistle, exclaimed* “The train has caught 
up with those cattle again.” 
\civ Hf ubJiaitwits . 
—We have received from an officer of the Quebec steam¬ 
er “Secret,” the following record of most extraordinary 
pedestrian feats performed by Josiah Eaton, the authentic¬ 
ity of which is vouched for by J. M. Lemoine, Esq., of 
Quebec. Some of our elderly readers may recall the occa¬ 
sion at Castle Garden in 1845. 
Quebec, March, 1874. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
According to promise, I send yon a list of feats of pedestrianism per¬ 
formed by my father (Josiah Eaton), which is as follows: 
Year 1815, performed 1,100 miles in 1,100 consecutive hours in Black- 
heath County, Kent, being at that time 49 years of age. 
Year 1816, performed 1,100 miles in 1,100 hours, beginning each mile in 
with each hour; also at above place. 
Year 1817, performed 2,000 half miles in 2,000 consecutive half hours, 
on Brixton Causeway, in Surrey . 
Year 1817, walked from London to Colchester one day and back the 
next, for twenty days, being 51 miles per day. 
Year 1818, walked 2,000 miles in 42 days, on Wormwood Scrubs, near 
Paddington. 
Same year, 4,000 quarter miles in 4,('00 successive quarter hours, at 
Stonemarket, m Suffolk. 
1819, 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours, on Leicaster Eace Course. 
TEATS PERFORMED IN AMERICA. 
Year 1844, Caledonia Springs, Upper Canada, walked 1,000 miles in 
1,000 hours, being at the time 79 years of age. 
In the year following, walked 1,000 quarter miles in 1,000 successive 
quarter hours, in the Castle Garden, N. Y. With the highest respect, I 
remain yours, __ Henry Eaton. 
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Fannie St. John. Cambridge, Mass. Hurd & Houghton 
This is a pleasantly written historical romance by Mrs. E. P, Delesder- 
nier. It opens with a lively sketch of the fortunes and misfortunes of ihe 
St. John family, who resided in the County of Orange, New York, dur¬ 
ing the Revolutionary War. The father was made prisoner and sent to 
Europe; the mother died and left several little orphans. About this 
time one Captain Gustavns Fellows, of Boston, took pity on the chil¬ 
dren and for poverty gave them a good home, and afterwards adopted 
them into his own family. Mrs. Delesdernler, who is a descendant of 
Captain Fellows, has written this graphic history with a view of perpetu¬ 
ating the memory o’f this eventful historic episode. It is handsomely 
brought out by the house of Hurd & Houghton. 
Mrs, Mainwaring’s Journal, a Stoiy of Home Life in Eng. 
land. By Mrs. Emma Marshall. N. Y.: E. P. Dutton & Co. 
This delightful pastoral romance will find a cordial welcome by the 
many admirers of thj^ amusing authoress. Always improving, the mar¬ 
riage days from the beginning to the end, pass like a panorama before 
the mind; we find our sympathies going out to the writer; we share her 
joyous smiles in prosperity; we would comfort her in the darker hours 
of adversity; we fully rejoice at the golden wedding. To the wives and 
mothers of our country we would commend this work as one from 
which they may leam many lessons of faith and patience, and children 
lessons of grateful love for her whose love for them is never to be 
measured. 
—The death of Mrs. Noyes, nee Ada Clare, an author¬ 
ess and actress, which occurred last week, was most dis¬ 
tressing in character. On January 20th, while playing with 
a pet dog in this city, she was bitten in the face. The lacly 
was immediately treated by a competent physician, who 
cauterized the wound with nitrate of silver. Mrs. Noyes 
then assumed her professional duties, when about fifteen 
days ago, while performing at Rochester, she was seized 
with the most pronounced symptoms of that fearful malady, 
hydrophobia, and slie died in terrible agony on Wednesday 
last, March 4th/ We have called attention to the use made 
of the acid nitrate of mercury in England on animals which 
had been bitten by mad dogs, and would recommend its 
use. Of course we are by no means sanguine of the suc¬ 
cess of this acid nitrate of mercury, which is a much more 
powerful caustic than nitrate of silver, but only desire that 
this should be tried. We understand that in Philadelphia 
Drs. Pancoast and Gross use this prepartion in certain 
cases. It seems to us that for the sake of humanity some 
experiments should be made with the acid nitrate of mer¬ 
cury in cases of accidents from hydrophobia. 
—We have been more than pleased by having had sub¬ 
mitted to us some paintings of fish and game, the work of 
E. Sherman Pease, a young artist of eighteen, living at 
Twin Lakes, Salisbury, Connecticut. We have before us 
now a picture of a pickerel fresh caught, flapping on the 
ice. Not only is it carefully drawn, truthful in every re¬ 
spect, but there is about it a strength of touch and a bold¬ 
ness of handling which is very remarkable. Mr. Pease’s 
hand seems very sure, and there is a boldness in the way with 
which his colors are put on which stamp him an artist. The 
head of the fish is held up by a hook, and under the jaw 
you see all those delicate transparent mother of pearl shades 
of color which are are so difficult to show, and which are 
lost unless the conception of them strikes instantly not 
only the brain, but guides the band of the artist. There is 
also the study of a hare, with his heavy winter coat on 
him, and his white tail, poor Bunny hanging by one leg 
from a nail, which is quite remarkable from the apparent 
ease with which is all is done and its truthfulness. These 
works Mr. Pease calls studies, but very strong studies are 
they, better even than what we have seen called the fin- 
1 p 
ished work from some masters. If Mr. Pease will only 
toil diligently, keep at it, and believe that he lias a great 
deal yet to learn, we prophesy that at least for subjects of 
this character, game birds and fish, he will make a distin¬ 
guished name for himself. Mr. Pease must be something 
of a sportsman, as he always catches his own fish and 
shoots the fur and feather he puts on canvass, 
- *-—— 
—Several hundred quail, intended for breeding purposes 
in France, got loose at the Sturtevant. House on Monday 
night, and oyerran the establishment like the frogs of 
Egypt. They penetrated everywhere and were even found 
m the guests’ .boots that stood lu the halls to be blacked. 
Codes’ Key to North American Birds. 
Of Dr. Elliott Cones’ work upon North American Birds, we can truly 
say that, after much careful study and critical examination, we consider 
it rho highest authority-extant upon the subject upon which it.treats. 
From our previous knowledge of this subject, acquired by longyears 
of careful study and observation of the peculiar habiis (.as a sportsman) 
of many species of American birds, particularly sea fowl, shore birds, 
ducks and the like, we find it perfectly reliable and correct In all its 
teachings of their peculiar habits, so far as we have had occasion to look 
for special information as to habits, &c. 
The first sixty pages of this work will be, found of so great value to the 
student of ornithology, as it is devoted to an explanation of bird life, 
that he will find indispensibly necessary to a thorough understanding of 
this most interesting study. The elementary principles of this study 
must be thoroughly learned and correctly fixed in the mind of any one 
} who would desire either profit or pleasure from the same. Hailing in this 
the student had better abandon the work at once, close the book, and let 
the birds fly. 
Let the ambitious studen t read and commit to memory what Dr. Coues 
here lays down as the fundamental elements of the science of ornithol¬ 
ogy, and he is on the sure road to success. Th : s introduction prepares 
him to enter into the study of the Key to Genera with hopefulness. We 
shall further notice the other parts of this work more fully, as we have 
derived much genuine satisfaction and information from a study of the 
same. 
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It gives us pleasure to state that our old friends of the 
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