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each of the eleven players and instruction for their guidance in 

 every possible contingency that my arise, has been achieved with 

 so much good judgment that the work will at once take its place 

 as a standard authority which will force itself for acceptance on 

 ihe most captious critic. The authors write ex-catliedra in more 

 senses than one. To one class of readers cricket will be the sub- 

 ject matter of the book; to another class it will be but the medium 

 for illustrating the author's homilies upon the temper and con- 

 duct which we should display and all the vicissitudes of the 

 sterner game of life, using adversity for the development of the 

 higher qualities, which he tells us are always best fostered under 

 its influence. There is no effort at preaching, no conscious moral- 

 izing; the authors are simply men of culture and good taste, who 

 are enthusiasts for cricket because it affords healty exercise for 

 all their physical powers and mental faculties, A. G. Steel's 

 style is especially charming; he is not too much in earnest to tell 

 a good story, as for example, that of the smart Australian fielder, 

 who, being roused to liis duty by his captain, wheeled round, and 

 seeing some dark object flitting by, sprung up and seized it, 

 only to find that it was a swallow. Speaking of captains he re- 

 marks, "A good captain is born, not made t " adding as if by an 

 afterthought, "but very seldom horn." evidencing a quiet vein 

 of suppressed humor not unworthy of Mark Twain. The book 

 was written for cricketers, but we would recommend base ball 

 players to study it carefully, for they will find a great deal of it 

 equally valuable for their guidance. 



Mexico Pictukesque, Political, Progressive, is the joint 

 production of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Blake of Boston and Mrs. 

 Margaret F. Sullivan of Chicago. Most Americans are aware 

 that Mexico is a mountainous country on our Southwestern 

 frontier, but very few of them have any conception of the beauty 

 of its scenery, characterized by our authors as "beautiful beyond 

 description," or any really precise information of its people and 

 social condition. It may appear remarkable that we know really 

 less of our sister republic than of France or Germany, but the fact 

 is that in the first place it is actually less accessible, and more 

 outside the area of travel for pleasure, and in the second place 

 there is very little standard literature of modern Mexico in the 

 market. The little work under review, written as it is in pleasant 

 style and chronicling incidents, observations and reflections of a 



tour of the country, will be read with both interest and profit. 

 The authors have spared no pains to acquaint themselves with 

 all matters of interest in connection with their subject, and one 

 lays aside the book with the lingering reflection tUat a three 

 month's outing might be spent very pleasantly in the Mexican 

 highlands. (Boston: Lee & Shepard. Cloth. $1.35.) 



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G. E. .1., Attlehoro, Mass.— We cannot direct you with certainty. 

 C. J. E.— A cut of the sloop-yacht Gipsy was given in our issue 



of April 1, 1886. 



C. D. B., Pittsfield, Mass., asks: I would like to inquire the pro- 

 per way to reach Harrington Lake (in Maine) from Chesuncook 

 Lake. Will some of your readers who have been there kindlj 

 advise ? 



H. C. B.— As I am going to Queensland this summer, will you 

 please tell me the best caliber rifle to take? 1 am i.old I shall get 

 kangaroo, walibi, etc. I have thought of getting a .32-40-165 single 

 shot Winchester. Ans. A .33-40-165 single shot would be a per- 

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Berg all.— New York, July 30.— Editor Forest and Stream: On a 



recent fishing trip ot the " Club," composed of Gothamites 



on their summer vacation, an official business meeting was held, 

 during which a constitution and by-laws were adopted. It was 

 decided to have the same suitably printed and engrossed. Now 

 arose a peculiar difficulty. No one could spell the name of the 

 club. Organized for the purpose of capturing black fish and sea- 

 bass, our excursions usually resulted in an entirely unnecessary 

 supply of dinners, or what are locally known as begalls (?). 



Hence our chosen name. Suggestions like "By Gol," and "Big 

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 appeal to Forest and Stream. Shall we have occasion to be 

 deeply grateful or must we find a new name and an easy one to 

 spell?— A Member. Ans. The name is spelled variously, bergall, 

 t)l, the last form having been in use since Revolutionary 

 times. Other names are chbgset, cunner, bluefish, sea-perch', 

 blue-perch, perch, nippers and bait-stealers. The names hergall 

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T. H.. New York.— How is the bluefishing at Fire Island? How 

 can 1 get there, and what tackle do I need? Ans. The fishing is 

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 If you want to sail and troll for them, your boatman will furnish 

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R. A. B., Brooklyn, N. Y. — Is there anything approaching scien- 

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