FOREST AND STREAM. 
, > hm 11 wife, and that man’s wife 
Lightning Eradicates is good Ab^“» J J • tbBt BliawI . 
*"« a shawl, and somehow «ho -man a wife . hat y ^ ^ at 
cator In the region of their collars. 
MIXING DITTMAR WITH BLACK POW- 
DER. 
Nohoton, Conn., Jan. 25, 1S78. 
E ;irtai^^xTeHetc7wUh Dlttmar powder may be of Intoreat to 
roar readers. I used a quan^ty of Dlttmar powder, wounding more 
birds while I used It than I ever had before. Then this thought oc- 
curred 10 me. ” does the Dlttmar give os good penetration os the black 
powder 7 " so 1 set up a target with a Uarper s Monthly for M>euetra- 
tlon pud, and fired ten shots of Dlttmar and ten of black powder (Haz- 
ard’s •• Sea Shooting "). The result was that the black P°w<ler pene. 
trated ye snecis, while the Dlttmar only 63. The sheila were a .U low c l 
with 4 *irs. and ly oz. of No. 4 chilled shot. As to the pattern, the black 
was a little behind the Dlttmar. but not enough to make It of anj ac- 
count. I next took a quarter of a pound of Hazard’s Sea Shooting and 
mixed with It 12 drs. of Dlttmar, loading the shells the same as before. 
I got a penetration of 102 sheets with a good pattern, and I also found 
the mixed powder to be very clean. By the time ibis reaches yon I 
will be after ducks with my mixed powder. Will not some of our 
brother sportsmen who have time to spare make some trials with the 
Dlttmar powder and let us know the result. Let us say ” Amen ” to 
the ‘‘recoil’’ talk and have mine more powder discussions. 
Back Action. 
It French All 01 10— 1 
H Ingrabum 00 10 11—3 
F Iloops "0 10 10—2 
j copo ' o; oo oo-i 
Ben Fen 01 01 01-B 
A Cone .....11 01 11 — 6 
J G Cope §? 2$ W-* 
T S Cope 11 01 11—0 
Germantown, Feb. 6. -Shoot for medal ; tame birds, extra 
strong on the wing. Conditions— Ground traps, H and T , 
15 single at 21 yards rise, and three pairs at 18 yards; usual 
boundary : 
I) liarsner. 
J Emory 
J Rupee.... 
l 1 
1 1 
0 o 
1 1 
l—o 
0- 7 
1- 4 
1-6 
1-6-29 
1-3 
1— S 
1—5 
1-0 
1 — 1— 20 
TRAP SHOOTING. 
Massachusetts— Salem, Feb. 7. — Motch between A. D. 
Gardner and E. Reeves. Score : 
Reevea 1001011111111 
Oard^r. . .. ........... ■ 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 l 0 l 
0-10 
1—12 
Fountain Gun Club .—Brooklyn Driving Park, Parkmlk, 
L I Feb. 9.— Regular monthly contest at pigeon shooting 
for tile championship medal, shot for at seven birds each from 
U and T traps, handicapped distance, 80 yards boundary ; 
Fountain Gun Club rules : 
Henderson.... 25 yds 1 J 
• liillllllllll 0-13 
... 001*1111111111 1-12 
\YY.Y. 1 1110111011111 1—13 
Double bird's at 18 yards rise. ‘ 
D Karsucr 11 H n-0 J Rupee U ” l»-® 
J Emory 1-01 11 01-4 »■ 
Michigan —Detroit, Feb. 7.— Side shoot of the Pacific Gun 
Club. Score : 
W Bordwell, Capt J 1 1 
Cbas Brown \ \ J 
Git Booth l p l 
Jno I) Walker ® “ } 
DA Thayer 0 0 1 
T N Bermlngham, Capt 1 0 0 
Wm H Glllman i 1 J 
J D Minehan 1 1 1 
Dell Sheldon p 1 o 
Jas Brown 0 1 1 
Same Day— C. A. Mack vs. C. Brown. Score : 
Cbas A Mack 0 1 1 1 1—4 Cbas Brown 1 11 1 0-4 
Tie slioot-off at twenty-six yards rise. 
Cbas A Mack 10 1—2 Ohas Brown 111—3 
Match at five birds, twenty-one yards rise : 
Dell Sheldon 1 0 l 0 0—2 J D Minehan l 0 l 0 1—3 
Iowa — Kcosauqua, Feb. 2.— The first glass ball shooting 
ever done here came oil to-day. The following are the best 
scores : 
Beaman 1 110 1110 1 0—7 Johnston.. ..0 00001100 0—2 
Lea 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0— 1 McDonald... .0 10000010 0—2 
Bleakmore. .0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1—7 Long 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1—2 
Beaman and Bleakmore divided first money, McDonald took 
third. 
A second match at five balls gave the following : 
..23 
McMahon... 
Miller 
De Franc... 
Cleaver 
Madison 
Helmstcdt... 
. . 23 
Tucker 
O'Connors... 
..21 
Hanley 
..IS 
James 
21 
Byrne 
..21 
“ Charles”.. 
..is 
Lennon 
M Williams. . 
.18 
Henderson 
Siane 
Henderson. 
Henderson. 
0 
1 
l 
0 
1 
..1001 
.1 l* o l 
YYYYYYY. o l i*o 
1 1 o 1 
0*0 1 1 
0*1 10 0 
1 0 10 1 
1 0 0 1*0 
1* 0 0 0 8 
1 1 0* 0 O' 
0* 0 1 1 O' 
1 0* 0 0* 0 
Tie on six— 3 birds each. 
....1 1 1—3 Durfee 0 
....1 1 1—3 
Second tie. 
1 1—3 Siane 1 
Third tie. 
l 1-3 Siane 0 
l* 0 
0 l 
l* 0 
1 o 
1 
o 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1-0 
0-0 
1—6 
1-5 
1-5 
1-5 
1—5 
1—1 
0—1 
1—1 
1—4 
0- 3 
1- 3 
1-2 
0-2 
0-2 
1—1 
Beaman 
Lea 
Wilkin 
0 110 0—2 
Ties on two. 
Johnston 
Second tie, 
Divided third money. 
D. C. B. 
— THOSE Wondernoi, Mason’s Charts advertised in this Issue have 
created an unprecedented sensation In the musical world. They have 
gained for the Inventor an imperishable name, and their sale is simply 
enormous.— [Adw. 
—A few gentlemen wishing to Join a flrst-class shooting and fishing 
association can hear of a favorable opportunity by addressing Game 
this office.— [A dr. 
.1 
1 1-2 
1 1-3 
.1 
0 1—1 
—A match of sixty birds each will be shot by Christ. Wis- 
ner and Henry M, Woods, on the L. I. Shooting Club grounds 
to-morrow. 
New Jersey — Bloomsburg, Feb. 1. — Glass ball side shoot ; 
score : 
WG Jones 1 0 
M Crevellng 0 1 
G Bruner 0 0 
J O Hoff, M D 0 1 
W Dalrymple 1 1 
G Scott .' 0 0 
K Dalrymple 0 0 
G Benward 0 0 
Feb. 2 ; score : 
0 1 
1 l 
0 o 
1 l 
0— 5 
1— 8 
0—2 
1—7—22 
1—7 
0— 5 
1- 4 
0-5-21 
Jones .0 1 0 0 0 — 1 
Scott 1 1 0 1 1—4 
Hoff .1111 1—5 
Neulatzer, I* 0 l l 1 1—4 
UoBB llll 1-6 
Fine 0 10 1 1—3—22 
Second match : 
Jones l— 8 
Scott 1 1111-5 
Hoff 1 0 10 0-2 
Neulslzer, P u 1 0 0 0-1 
Fine o 1 i;« 0—2—13 
Dalrymple, W 1 0 0 0 0—1 
Crevellng l l l i i — 5 
Benward 0 0 o 0 0—0 
Dalrymple, It 1 0 0 0 1—2 
Neulslzer, J 0 000 0—0 
Itapelyea 0 0 0 1 1 —2— 10 
Dalrymple, W 1 111 1 — 5 
Ben ward 0 0 0 0 0—0 
Dalrymple, R 1 1 1 1 0—4 
Nenlslzer, J 0 0 0 0 0—0 
Rappleyea 1 110 0— 3— 12 
Newark Glass Ball Club, Jan. 28.— First cup shoot ; 15 
balls-, Bogardus’ rules. Score: 
W Richards 1 1111011111111 1-14 
Qulmby 1 llOOllllliiii 1 — 13 
Schriber 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1—12 
T Richards 0 1 l 0 l 1 1 1 1 1 1 01 1 1—12 
Burr 1 0111011110011 1—11 
Fulilger 0 0111011111011 i_ii 
Dougneriy 0 00011110101111-0 
Nick. 
-Monthly badge shoot Feb. 12. 
1-16 
1-13 
1-12 
1-10 
1-10 
0— 8 
IIACKEN8AOK.GUN CLUB. 
Score : 
J Blauvelt 11111111 
C Ackerman 1111110 1 
J Anderson 10 0 11111 
Weekly badge shoot : 
Anderson Ill 
Blauvelt...... l 1 1 
Ackerman 1 1 1 
Tie shot off. 
Anderson 1 1 1 1 1 1—0 Blauvelt 1 1 l l 1 0—5 
Pennsylvania — Westchester, Feb. 2.— Match at 25 balls, 
Purdy trap, 12 yards rise; shot by the Amateur Cope Club. 
Score: 
T 8 Cope 011111101110111101101110 1—19 
F Hoops 0 0011111 11111001011 1 ooon 1—15 
A Cope. 1 llllllllllliiiiiiiiiiii 1-16 
R French 0111110001000000111100 »0 1—11 
J G Cope 1 llllllllllliiiiiiiiiiii 1 — 26 
Also on the 4th, 21 single balls, Bogardus’ trap, 20 yards 
rise. 
R French o 1100111110101101111 0-14 
H Ingraham 0 0 110 10 110 1111110 0 11 0-13 
F Hoops 0 0011110101110111110 1-14 
J Co F n ® ooiooioomooioioM 1-10 
Ben Pen 0 000 0000 001 00000101 00—3 
^ Cope...... 1 111111101111111111 1 1 — 20 
Cope 1 111111111101111101 1 1—19 
T 8 Cope 1 0111111111101110111 1—18 
Three double balls : , 
Qnt[]\ting and Ranting. 
HIGH WATER FOR THE WEEK. 
Date. 
Boston. 
New 
York. 
Charleston 
M. 
n. 
M. 
n. 
M. 
Fel). 15.. 
0 
24 
6 
09 
5 
63 
Feb. 16 
10 
IS 
7 
03 
6 
45 
Feb. n 
11 
07 
7 
66 
7 
34 
Feb. is 
li 
63 
S 
49 
S 
23 
Feb. 19 
n 
26 
9 
42 
9 
02 
Feb. 20 
1 
IT 
10 
34 
9 
47 
Feb. 21 
2 
10 
11 
27 
10 
33 
For Forest and Stream and Rod anti Gun. 
CANOEING. 
ELECTION day 
EXCURSION OF THE 
YIYE.” 
“rambler” AND “qui 
TT was high noon on the sixth day of November, 1877, 
when two voyagers drew their canoes from the monoto- 
nous stretch of canal they* had traversed to gain the head- 
waters of a stream they desired to run, and, sliding them 
down a steep decline thickly overgrown with taDgled briers 
and saplings, broke forth at length into an open, grassy spot 
upon the river bank. 
Second River, a stream with some fifteen feet of channel 
width, runs over a rocky bed through some of the most pic- 
turesque scenery to be found in eastern New Jersey. For the 
most part the banks are high and steep, well wooded with 
evergreens, and rocky. Its course is one nearly continuous 
rapid, and it is navigable only when swollen by heavy rains, 
when the mimic fury of its rift delights the canoeist. The 
~g of such a stream is exhilarating, but not dangerous. 
“Well, Qui Vive, as you are more experienced in these 
matters, you may lead the way,” cried the navigator of the 
Rambler as we pushed off. With a laughing reply I shot my 
light craft to mid-stream, and cautiously took the first rift 
A. jump, a shock, a splash, two strokes of the paddle and a 
stop; the Qui Vive was fast, half-way down the pitch. 
Quickly making use of my paddle as a setting pole, I lifted 
her from the rock and continued on my course. With like 
trouble the Rambler passed, and then we ran rift after rift, 
with only an occasional bump on a rock or scratch across the 
face to bother us. Presently, warned by our ears that we 
were approaching something unusual, we effected a landing 
A few rods down the stream we discovered a fall of about 
four feet, so completely choked up with rocks as to be im- 
passable even for canoes. Over and among these rocks the 
impetuous stream foamed and roared, flinging its white spray 
some feet in the air as though indignant at the barrier. A 
single glance showed us that we must carry around this ob- 
struction. A few yards farther down a large tree had fallen 
27’, \ ueurjya mue 1 uau a glorious run, striking heavily 
several times, but not fastening to the rock once. At length 
0ther LT 0Cky T fa , n ’ , ju , 9t below which a stream 
joined with ours. Here I landed, and, after a look at the 
fall, started in search of the Rambler, which had not put in 
an appearance. Some 300 yards up river I discovered the 
canoe, diagonally across a rift, bald and fastTmong She 
Hello, there!” I cried, as I worked my way down the 
hill ; “ why don’t you push ahead ?” 
“Can't do it ; I'm fast," came the answer. 
There ho sat in the canoe, hatless, his face scratched and 
dirty from encounters with numerous tree limbs and trailing 
wet, climbing vines. How I laughed ! 
“ You don’t intend to stay on that rift all night, do you?” 
I inquired. 
A brief but determined effort, and he was free ; then a race 
and I beat him to the Qui Vivo by a fow yards. After an un- 
successful search for the missing hat, we launched upon the 
now broad and pleasant river. The sconery had changed 
We no longer ran through a wooded and rocky defile, but oii 
the right towered u hemlock and pine-covered hill, with here 
and there an outcropping of redshale or sandstone, while to 
the left lay a wagon road, with white houses at intervals, be- 
yond which the upland farms sloped gradually away to wood- 
ed heights. Auon we would float out upon a pretty mill- 
pond, when we would carry around the dam and put into the 
rapid stream below. At one place wo passed the picturesque 
ruins of an old mill or manufactory, with its crumbling brick 
walls, red-tiled roof and old-fashioned water-wheel fast going 
to decay. Strange it seemed to find here, within twenty 
miles of the great metropolis of enterprising America, the 
landmark of ancient activity. I should like to know the his- 
tory of that old mill. 
At another place we carried past a fall. The river, con- 
verging to a narrow rock-bound channel, rushed down a sharp 
decline, then plunged, one mass of angry white water, into a 
circular basin of rock some fifteen feet below. The leap was 
bold, and the basin that received it boiled and steamed like a 
caldron. The fall was wildly beautiful. The stream had 
eaten its way through the soft red sandstone under the very 
base of the hill, and the tall old hemlocks above leaned over 
ns though to shelter it. Long we looked in admiration, but 
at last turned away and resumed our journey. 
With plenty of water on the rifts, we got along well till we 
had passed our third dam and made some distance on the 
stream below. Here we encountered a rapid situated in n 
sharp elbow of the river, willi two more immediately below. 
The white channel waves first kept the left bank, but pres- 
ently, in an irregular and broken manner, crossed to the right 
shore, which they folllowcd closely around to the quiet water 
below. Now, in rapids, the wildest and whitest water is the 
safest ; and the rule is, keep her straight and smash your pad- 
dle before you smash your boat. Entering to the left I es- 
sayed to cross where the channel waves did, but miscalcu- 
lating the strength of the current, was swept down bodily and 
fastened half out of water upon the rocks. As she struck my 
light craft heeled over and the water began to pour into the 
well. Fixing my paddle blade on bottom I lifted with all my 
strength. Once, twice, thrice I tried, and was victorious. 
Like an arrow I shot out from that rift and entered the next 
which I passed in safety. Then came a real fall of nearly 
four feet, with a veritable foamer. Water enough there was, 
and with a wild yell I took it under full speed of current and 
paddle. The keen air cut against my flushed face with grate- 
ful coolness, the white spray flew high over my head, every 
muscle was strung, every nerve tingled with excitement, and 
my canoe seemed like a thing of life as I took that glorious 
plunge and fairly flew down the little rift below. 
No«ooncr had I reached still water than I saw before me 
high stone dam, through which the water disappeared by 
huge sluiceway armed with flood-gates. Stemming the cui 
rent I slowly made my way back to the foot of the rift. Oi 
either hand mud-flats extended. There was nothing else U 
be done, so, paddle in one hand and dragging the Qui Vive 
with the other, I made my muddy way to terra firma 
Up the stream I discovered the Rambler fast upon the 
crooked rift. I was making my way toward him, when, bare- 
footed, he stepped overboard. Turning the canoe to the chan- 
nel he jumped into the well, while I stood there and watched 
him run the rapids and take the fall. He meandered ashore 
through the mud, as gracefully ns myself I presume, but I 
could not help laughing at bis black stockings, scratched face 
and wind-tossed hair. Without incident, save turning around 
on a shallow rift, the canoes reached the Passaic. Hoistinv 
OUr L Cl 5 S ^ reefe , d - main8 ? il ? t0 the 6tiff northwest breeze, we 
reached Newark m good time, and housed the canoes, feeling 
well satisfied with our day of life in the open air. ALagua. 
New Bedford Yacht Club. -The officers for the ensuing 
iJice-Commodore, E. B 
New Ionic Yacht Olub.-AI the annual meeting Mondav 
evening, there were eighteen yachts represented, afd a We 
attenden^ of non-yachFowning members. The anuuS regatta 
nVJorf JV^ 0f / Une - The special committee 8 ap- 
'Ointed at the last meeting to confer with Mr. George L 
Schuyler, with regard to the American Cup, reported prog, ess 
The club adopted a resolution to continue In their present 
rooms for another year. A resolution was adopted to increase 
the dues for life membership from $1 00 to .‘5200. Vice-Com- 
modoro Stillman, of the schooner-yacht Wanderer, presented 
the club wi h a painting of that vessel by A. Cary Smith The 
ofheers elected for the ensuing year were : Com., S Nicholson 
Kane, of the schooner-yacht Restless; Vic-Com., William H 
Thomas of the schooner-yacht Rambler; Rea^ Com j 
Alexandre, of the sloop-yacht Vision; Sec., Cbas. A. Minton 
Trcas., Sheppard Homans; Measurer, A. Cary Smith Fle?t 
Surgeon, G. S. Winston •, Regatta Com., Charles H. Stebbinp 
Alex. Taylor, Jr., William Krobbs • House Pom vi.f.i, ' 
Westray, N. D. White, J. O. 
a ir,00& the EDgli8b r ° Wer ’ Las cliallen ged Hanlon to 
Ne\v York ^JJerabf corres P°udent of the 
CaptSf Pm wX. Wl '° her Cal>l " in w,Dl Mr ’ 
