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various cricketers in this city, Boston and Chicago, by pro¬ 
ducing letters of credit purporting to have been issued by 
responsible firms in St. Louis. He is well educated, and 
having very plausible manners, is a dangerous swindler. 
He Ts about thirty-two years of age, six feet tall, stoutly 
built, has fair hair, is round shouldered, and is slightly 
lame’; anyone hearing of his whereabouts is requested to 
communicate with the Secretaries of the Boston Cricket 
C ub of Boston, and the St. George’s Cricket Club, New 
York, P. O. BOx 922. 
—A number of amateur matches were played in Boston 
and vicinity May 9th. One between the Harvard Uni¬ 
versity nine and the Chelseas was won by the collegians by 
a score of 18 to 8. The Harvard nine lias procured its new 
uniform, which, in looks, is a decided improvement on 
that worn last year. The Uticas defeated the Shamrocks 
on the Common by a score of 28 to 8. 
—At Lowell the King Philips of Boston partially re¬ 
deemed the defeat of 12 to 0 received a week ago, by de¬ 
feating the Bartletts by a score of 12 to 5. 
—At Lynn, Saturday, the Live Oaks defeated the Kirt- 
lands by a score of 31 to 0. 
—On Saturday afternoon, a match game was played be¬ 
tween the Etnas of Boston and the Longwoods of Long- 
wood, resulting in a score of 19 to 13 in favor of tlio 
Etnas. 
—The cricket match between the Harvard University 
eleven and the Albion club of Boston at Jarvis Field, Sat¬ 
urday, resulted in favor of the latter by a score of 90 to 57, 
with an inning to spare. The Harvards scored respectively 
15 and 42. 
—Richard A. Pennell, the champion dumb bell lifter, 
who recently elevated a bell weighing 202£ pounds, has 
issued a challenge to Henri Joignevey to put up dump bells. 
Monsieur Joignevev’s strength is a marvel. Pennell is an 
amateur, a bookkeeper by profession. At the National 
Amateur Tournament, held recently in New York, he lifted 
with his hands 1,211 pounds. It is claimed that Joignevey 
elevates a dumb bell 325 pviunds weight. 
—The Harvard foot-ball players are making preparations 
for the coming matches with the club from McGill Uni¬ 
versity. Two matches will be played, one by the Harvard 
rules and the other in the Canadian style. The ball used 
by the McGills is simply a b-adder covered with leather, 
and is much harder to kick with than the ordinary rubber 
ball. The matches will be played on Tuesday and 
Wednesday. 
—The following is the score of tte game at New Haven 
May 9th, in wliieh the New Yorkers were beaten:— 
Yale—1 2 3 3 0 2 1 1 3—15. 
Flyaways—0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0—5. 
—The Concords defeated the Powh&ttans at the Capi- 
toline Grounds on May 9th by 19 to 8. 
The Arlingtons defeated the Rivertons of New Jersey on 
the same grounds the same day by 27 to 25. 
—The Hartfords again beat the Baltimore nine at Hart¬ 
ford May 11th by 16 to 6. 
—The Athletics won their third victory over the Phila¬ 
delphians May 11th. The following is the score. 
Athletics—2 0 0 0 3 5 0 2 0—12. 
Philadelphia—2 00040001—7. 
Umpire, Mr. Carey, of the Mutuals. 
committee of five men of most respectable citizens, some 
one of whom has been constantly present during his effort. 
As we go to press (Wednesday morning) he has started 
on his third day, having accomplished his 170th mile at 
12:6:26 o’clock, making 55 miles Tuesday. 
He made his start at precisely five minutes after mid¬ 
night on the morning of the 11th, the track, which is a cir¬ 
cuit of one-seventh of a mile, having been measured and 
certified to by the City Surveyor. It is covered with earth 
and shavings. 
Mr. Weston disclaims being a professional pedestrian, 
probably making the distinction on account of the fact 
that he does uot walk on wagers, and the effort he is now 
making is in response to a genuine request signed by many 
of the best known citizens and scientific men of New 
York. 
In person he is below medium stature and very spare. 
No indication of his immense powers of endurance is 
given by his appearance, hU legs being unusually slender, 
but an examination reveals the fact that the single cord 
most prominent behind the knee is thicker than a man’s 
thumb. He was dressed in a fancy walking suit of black 
velvet, and wore stout walking shoes, covering his ancles, 
laced np in front. Heavy leather leggings above protected 
the calf. His gait is not a very remarkable one, having 
nothing “professional” in it, but resembling more the 
ordinary gait of a rather awkward man on the street. His 
hands are swung as in an ordinary walk, and his shoulders 
and^liead are moved perceptibly at every step. Although 
on examination every muscle of his body seemed in play, 
yet there was hardly an effort even after the hundred 
miles had been walked more than the most ordinary pace 
would demand. 
Dr. Taylor and Mr. Thomas Doremus took charge of the 
diet and services rendered to the walker. He was only al¬ 
lowed oat meal broth, beef tea and ci ackers soaked in 
coffee during the day, and these he took while walking. He 
has no trainer, and beyond an avoidance of tobacco And 
injurious food no special training, but is in almost perfect 
condition. 
After walking twenty-five miles he rested six minutes 
and forty seconds, and was rubbed and his head and 
hands bathed, while whiskey was poured into his shoes. At 
the end of the fiftieth mile a rest of 6 minutes and 1 
second was taken, and shorter ones at each tenth mile 
thereafter. 
Jlnswctig Jpr g£on[C8panchnt$. 
We shall endeavor in this department to impart and hope to receive 
such infoimation as may be of service to amateur and professional spent s- 
men. We will cheerfully answer all reasonable questions that fall within 
the scope of this paper, designating localities for good hunting, fish¬ 
ing, and trapping, and giving advice and instructions as to outfits, im 
plements, routes, distances, seasons, expenses, remedies, traits, species 
governing rules, etc. All branches of the spoilsman's ci'aft will receive 
attention . Anonymous Communications not Noticed. 
R. R., Boston.—J. II. Phair has the sole management of the salmon 
fishing on the Mirimichi River in New Brunswick. 
G. M. C., Philorolis.—Your bootmaker would be able to give you the 
best information. 
W. H. C.—Can a person catch trout at any season of the year from a 
pond that he has constructed and stocked with the same? Ans. Yes; 
See Forest and Stream, May 7. 
A. De F., New Orleans.—Please inform me where some fishing and 
hunting, comoined with pleasant scenery and cheap living, can be had 
in Canada? Ans. Near Quebec, on the Jacques Cartier River. 
—Ou May 11th the Waverleys of Hoboken and the Stars 
of Newark, N. J., played their first game for the amateur 
championship of New Jersey on the Elysian Fields, Hobo¬ 
ken. The game opened strongly in favor of the Newark 
boys, who led at the end of the six innings by a score of 8 
to 3. In the last three innings the Waverleys improved 
their play, and won the game by the following score: 
Stars—0 2 1 3 1 1 2 0 3—13. 
Waverleys—0 0 0 1 0 2 3 5 3—14. 
Umpire, Mr. J. Adler. Time of game, two hours and 
ten minutes. The second game of the series will be played 
at Newark on the 10th inst. 
—The St. George’s Cricket grounds are to be occupied 
this summer as follows: By the St. George’s Club on 
Wednesday and Thursday; the Knickerbocker base ball 
club on Monday and Friday, and the Stevens Institute on 
Wednesdays and Saturdays, four days for base ball and two 
for cricket. 
—Mr. Gibbs, of the St. George’s club is in favor of play¬ 
ing the Boston club at cricket at the Union Grounds on the 
mornings of the days the champions play base ball in 
July. 
—The Staten Island club open play on Saturday next at 
Camp Washington, and the Journalist club at Prospect 
Park the same day. 
—Mr. Augustus Stevens, of the Union club offers to walk 
against any other member of the club for $1,000 a side 
from Thirty-eighth street and Fifth avenue to Jerome Park 
gate and back. It' no members of the club will accept this 
challenge, he proposes to walk against time. Another 
member of this club has made a match for $1,000 that he 
will heat Mr. Bennett’s time, rain or shine, the same dis¬ 
tance, start and finish. 
The following is the championship record up to May 11 
inclusive: 
Club. 
Athletic. 
Atlantic. 
Baltimore 
Boston. 
Chicago. 
Hartford. 
Mutual. 
Philadel'a 
Games 
Won. 
Athletic.. .. 
1 
2 
U 
0 I 
0 i 
i 0 
3 
6 
Atlantic. 
n 
1 
0 
0 
0 , 
0 
0 
1 
Baltimore.. 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 i 
0 
0 
1 
Boston... 
l 
0 
2 
0 
0 
2 
0 
5 
Chicago. . 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Hartford 
l 
0 
2 
0 
0 
1 
0 
4 
Mutual. .. 
l 
0 1 
1 
0 
0 
0 
2 
Philadelphia.. 
0 
0 I 
1 2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 | 
2 
Games lost 
4 
1 
10 
0 
0 
0 
3 
3 
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Mr. Weston, the famous pedestrian, is now successfully 
performing, at American Institute Hall, the unprecedented 
task of walking 500 miles in six days. He made his first 
115 miles in 23 hours, 12 minutes and 8 seconds, exclusive 
°f rest. His time and fair walking ia certified to by a 
Target, Philadelphia.—Gun 8 lbs., 12 gauge, 30 inch barrels, central 
fire, paper shells, 3£ drachms Dupont No. 1 powder, oz. No. 7 shot, 
distance, 40 yards, target 30 inches square. How many shot should be 
put in the target to be called first-class shooting? Ans. 130 pellets. 
E. C., Shelbyville, Tenn.—Can the trout or ba ss that we have in our 
streams (Middle Tennessee) he taken with a fly? Early in the season we 
have them from the mill dams with minnows; later in still water with the 
troll? Ans. Can tell best when you try them. 
Sportsman, N. Y.—What size bore gun do you consider useful for all 
kinds of game, length and weight? What county in Illinois will I find 
all kinds of game, and what material do yon think best for the barrels, 
laminated or decarbonized steel? Ans. No. 10 bore, 29 inch barrels, 
laminated steel; Dixon Co. 
E. B. S., Syracuse, N. Y.—Can you tell me the name of a good book 
that would help me in teaching a St. Bernard dog to retrieve, and will 
you also tell me the best colors and points of a hound, and oblige? Ans. 
Hutchinson on‘‘Dog Breaking” will give you every information; price 
$4.50. 
j . T. Chisholm, N. Y.—Your queries as to shad flies and shad fishing 
have already been fully answered in several numbers of this journal. 
We shall print additional information as we gain it. The “Romeyn fly,” 
invented by Dr. Ely, is not a shad fly. We said it would answer for 
such. Hope to have the result of your experiments. 
Arcade, St. Paul.—“Birds of Long Island” out of print. Write to the 
Salem Naturalist about it. “Frank Forester and his friends” is pub¬ 
lished by Peterson of Philadelphia, in three parts, 75 cents each. The 
London edition embraces them all. 
Davy Crockett, Jr., Philadelphia.—The rifle you mention .32, is 
quite good for 4 or 500 yards with the sights now on it, but for greater 
distances would not be reliable. A small hall, as you rightly think, 
would not hold up sufficiently, and be irregular in its flight. In regard 
to black bass, we are not positive. Have written for accurate informa¬ 
tion. Reply in our next number. Some special laws, we think, for cer¬ 
tain counties. 
W. P., Jr., Mott Haven.—Please inform me what species of bird the 
following description answers for: Plumage, jet black; eyes, scarlet; 
bill like a roosters, only longer, and white as snow; legs quite long and 
green; its feet were only partly webbed; it was shot in a freshwater 
pond at Springfield, N. J.? Ans. The Coot, Fulica Americana, called 
sea crow around New York and Long Island, and Mud Hen in New 
England. 
F. Cutter, Lowell, Mass.—Can I obtain No. 1 of present volume? 
Ans. We are short of that issue and cannot supply it. Any of our sub¬ 
scribers who do not bind their numbers will oblige by forwarding No. 1, 
vol. 2, issued Feb. 12, to this office, which we will gladly pay for on re¬ 
ceipt of the same. 
Raging Torrent, Allegan, Mich.—The black bass of the Kalamazoo 
will not (so far as my experience goes) rise for a fly; can you give any 
reason for it? I’ve tried many different kinds but have failed in getting a 
rise? Ans. We cannot account for the reason why black bass will rise 
in some localities, and not in others. 
R. T. M.—We printed in last number an article on Grand Manan, but 
should you desire further information you will find a description in Cos¬ 
ta’s “Mt. Desert,”a book published a couple of years ago upon the “New 
England Coast.” There is a good boarding house near “Swallow Tail 
Head,” at the north end. The only objection to Grand Manan is its 
fog. 
W. J. G. D.. Hanover, Mich.—What are Mr. Macdona’s prices for set¬ 
ter pups, and what does it cost to import them? Do you know of any 
genuine Gordon setter pups in this country that can be bought, and if so, 
at what price? Ans. From $35 to $100, according to public perform¬ 
ances at field trials or on the show bench. Write to Horace Smith, 266 
South 4th street, Philadelphia. 
Social, N. Y.—Will you favor an old subscriber with some informa¬ 
tion regarding fishing in the vicinity of New York City, what fish are in 
season at present, and where they are to be had? Ans. Hell Gate, Me- 
Comb’s Dam, Hackensack River, Jersey flats,Princess Bay, Jersey Kills, 
the Narrows, Canarsie Bay and Rockaway Beach, all within an hour of 
New York. For fish in season see “Sea and River” column. 
W. J. P., Peekskill.—Can black bass he taken this month, trollirg 
with spoon, in such lakes as Mahopac; if not. how soon can they te 
taken, and what spoon- should I use? Ans. Trolling with Buel or Mc- 
Harg spoon at lower end of Mahopac in June. Has the Athletic B. B. C. 
of Philadelphia held the championship any sea.«on within the past five 
years? Ans. Yes; in 1871 they were awarded the pennant. 
M. M.. Farmingdale, L. I.—To destroy worms on your lawn, take 
newly slacked lime, say 10 lbs. lime to 30 gals, of water; stir it well until 
well incorporated, and then let it settle; drawoff the water clear from 
sediment, and with a rose watering-pot spread it evenly over the lawn. 
This will compel the worms to come to the surface of the ground, when 
they can he easily swept np with a broom and removed. Best done tn 
damp weather. Two or three applications will exterminate them. 
C. A. G., Rochester.—What is the best time forfly-fishingintheAdl- 
rondacks as regards avoiding gnats, musquitoes and black flies? Am*. 
Go now, or in August. Is the heat oppressive in July? Ans. No. What 
are the prospects of trout fishing in northwestern Pennsylvania? Ans. 
Good in Potter, Sullivan, McKean, Cameron and Wyoming. The nearest 
point from this city? What Is the size of streams; are they fished much, 
&c.? See Forest amd Stream, page 138, vol. II, for fall particulars. 
D. F. F., Leavenworth, Kansas.—What place on the Delaware River 
would you recommend to & person having his own sail boat and wishing 
to spend a portion of the summer at or near Philadelphia? Ans. Ches¬ 
ter, Delaware City, or Newcastle are all good por ts and within easy dis¬ 
tance of Philadelphia or the Bay. It is but a short rnn, too, round to 
Cape May. For tront fishing go to Delaware Water Gap, or up to Pala¬ 
tine Bridge, above Port Jervis, buy a flat and drift down to some point 
below Milford, fishing off the mouths of brooks in July. River water is 
warm then and the brooks cold. 
W. L. P., Brooklyn, L. I.—Is there good fishing at Princess Bay? How 
canlget there? What kind of fish taken? Which is the best hotel? 
What the expense of a two days’ trip? Ans. Take Staten Island steamer 
from Battery to the third landing, then cars to Tottenville or to South 
Amboy. Only weakfish are caught in the bay, bnt there is first-rate 
bass fishing, from June 10th. in the Cheseequake Creek at South Am¬ 
boy. Applegate’s Hotel at South Amboy and good house at Tottenville. 
Good boats for the bay. Ten dollars for trip. 
H. H. H., Amherst College —A vessel displaces her own weight In 
water. Should she be so designed that, with increased velocity, her 
bow is raised, her stern would necessarily be depressed. We imagine 
that a much greater force would he required to raise a vessel bodily than 
to propel her. Admitting that such a form as you suggest is possible, 
in order to answer your second qnestion, it will be perfectly apparent, 
that in raising the whole vessel the centre of gravity has also been raised, 
and she will have less stability. 
A. C. Speer, Brooklyn.—Can you 'give me information of a pi ace not 
further than 50 miles from New York, where hunting, fishing and gen¬ 
eral recreation are combined, the traveling expenses and boarding not to 
exceed $4 a person for two days, and if hunting is allowed in the month 
of July, as a few friends and myself would like to go out on the 4th of 
July? Ans. Sportsman’s Home, Smithville, Long Island; write to B. 
L. Sammis. 
W. M. Aikman, Brooklyn.—Is there good trout fishing inthevicin" 
ity of West Point, N. Y., and what flies are best for that locality? What 
book is best for teaching the uninitiated the art of fly-fishing,flv-making, 
&c., and what is the cost of same and where obtainable? Ans. The only 
fishing near West Point for trout is in two or three streams that rise in 
the Fishkill Mountains. A short drive from Cold Spring, about five or 
six miles will take you to the head of them. There is a stream near Fort 
Montgomery, below West Point, that has trout in it. 2. Read the instruc¬ 
tions now being printed in Forest and Stream. Roosevelt's Superior 
fishing is the best book hut out of print, and we believe Norris is also, i 
Joe S., New York.—I have two setter pups about six months old which 
I trained together. They both behaved well until a month ago, when 
one of them refused to “fetch”when I commanded him to do so, except 
when I tempt him with meat. Now, how can I overcome this difficulty? 
Ans. Keep him pretty hungry, and before giving him his food make him 
“fetch” three or four times, and reward him by feeding: if he refuses to 
do this, throw a bone with some meat on it twenty yards or so and make 
him “retrieve” it five or six times, not allowing him to eat it until he 
performs the task successfully, and then give it to him, at the same 
time praise him. Continue to do this at every meal and you will have 
no trouble. 
R., Augusta, Me.—Please inform me throngh the columns of yonr 
paper what flies are best for shad fishing? Ans. There are no shad flies 
sui generis. There is a natural fly called the “shad-fly,” which swarms 
on Lake Champlain and the interior lakes of New York State in the lat¬ 
ter part of July, which the wbitefish, corregonus albus, (called shad there) 
take greedily. It is nearly an inch long, and grey. Without assimila¬ 
ting the characteristics of the corregonus and alosa (salt water shad) we 
reason from analogy that grey and brown are best colors for shad flies; 
but such flies should be small, as shad have small mouths. Prime and 
Norris and Chalmers recommend browns and duns. With this ground 
plan for operating make your experiments. We pin no faith on a multi¬ 
plicity of patterns in fly-fishing for any species of fish. 
Aqua, Germantown, Penn —I have a pond about 50 feet sauare, and 
from to 4i feet deep. It is supplied with a spring. I have been think¬ 
ing of raising gold fish, and can you inform me when they spawn and 
how many females to put in for every male, and whether it is best to put 
in large or small fish, and how to tell the male from the female; and how 
long does it take from the time the fish spawns until they are hatched 
and if they deposit their spawn beneath the surface of the water or on the 
edge of the pond; would 150 gold fish be enough to stock the pond, and 
how long would it be until the fish hatched would be or 2 inches long? 
Ans. Your pond is quite suitable for yonr purpose. They spawn all 
through the spring, according to the temperature of the water, mostly 
daring the latter part of April and May. One male with ten to fifteen fe¬ 
males is sufficient. Preferable for stocking, about four or five inches 
long. The difference in sex is in the length of the dorsal fin; in the fe¬ 
male this extends to the tail, bnt in the male it is quite short. The 
spawn is deposited on the edge of the pond. Your pond is large enough 
to hold from two to three hundred. In the fall. They grow very rapidly 
at first. 
—Some of our Brooklyn people have a patented process 
for extracting the bones and superfluous oil from the men¬ 
haden, or moss-bunkers, hitherto useless as food, and then 
salting the fish, which they claim are fully equal to No. 3 
mackerel. Thus all parts are utilized. Formerly, tlio 
menhaden were used only for manure, being spread bodily 
upon the farm lands, where they emitted an odor most of- 
fensive. As we have stated in previous numbers, the oil 
manufacture has become a very valuable commercial’ 
interest. 
