100 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
BomdlniUe, N. F, March 5.— Wild pigeons are reported 
a few miles west of here. John. 
Mexico, Mo., March 2. — Pigeons here for two weeks past; 
are now flying northeast. 
Captain Bogakdos in New Jersey. —On Tuesday, March 
19, Captain Bogardus and his sou, Eugene, will give an exhi- 
bition at Marion, N. J., at the grounds of the -Jereev City 
Heights Gun Club. Captain Bogardus will shoot 300 glass 
balls in twenty-one minutes. '1 here will be a sweepstakes 
open to all amateurs, and, to conclude, Master Eugene will 
shoot a match of 25 balls, 10 yards rise, with a 20 gauge gun, 
weighing 5.1 pounds. The captain will commence shooting 
at 4 o’clock. 
Fiku), CovBit and Trap Shooting. — Copies of Capt. Bo- 
gardus' work on Field, Cover and Trap Shooting, with the ap- 
pendix, may be had at this oflice. This, the second edition, 
contains the rules for glass ball shooting. Price §2.00. 
English Experiments in Penetration and Trial of Ex- 
plosives. — The London Field proposes making a series of ex- 
periments with various powders, and for this end has con- 
structed a new machine gun rest. ‘‘By imitating the human 
shoulder and allowing a certain amount of elasticity in the 
slide, we have," says the Field, “ fortunately succeeded in our 
efforts, and we have obtained a rest which equals, if it does 
not improve upon, the best shooting of any of the gunmakers' 
experts." The difficulty heretofore in using a double gun was 
that the double-barreled guns being closer at the muzzles than 
at the breeches, the projectiles crossed at the line of fire. Our 
English contemporary is ere this fully undor way with the 
experiments, and we look for the elucidation of many inter 
eating questions, particularly in regard to recoil.- The former 
plan of counting penetration by the sheets, we suppose, will 
he adopted by the Field experts. Nothing can be more slow 
and tedious than this method. In a former issue we explained 
a new plan of getting penetration, which simplifies all this 
and gives quicker and, we believe, even more accurate results. 
Quail Shooting Without a Dog. How it does in the 
Azores. — G. W-, a correspondent at Chippewa, Ontario, 
Canada, is kind enough to send the following interesting letter: 
“In your issue of March 7th I noticed »n article from Mr. 
, of Marlboro, N. J., on ‘Quail Shooting Without a 
Dog,’ and as he has been interested in reading some article in 
your journal describing the way quail shooting is conducted 
in some parts of California, i. e., without the use of a dog, 
perhaps he would be again interested in hearing of the same 
shooting in the Azores (western) Islands. Quail shooting 
without a dog.— I only had the sport I speak of once, but a 
brother-in-law had it several limes, and some of it grand, if 
you can call slaughter grand. We left the hotel at Porta del 
Gardo on the Island of San Miguel, which is the capital of 
the group, at eleven o'clock one morning on a bright day, aod 
we returned (to the hotel) at two. We had no dog, and at the 
time it would not have been possible. We managed to bag 
eleven brace of quail. The fields on the islands are very 
small, aDd divided from eacli other by little brush fences. 
One of us would go down the middle of the field we were in,’ 
while the other would walk by the hedge, so putting up the 
birds, and which very seldom got up more than one at a time. 
To be sure, many got up that we never shot, it being the first 
time that I ever shot at quail. I managed to kill seven. We 
both had breech-loaders. My brother often after that, with a 
pointer, which he found on the island, in two hours' shoot- 
ing, has bagged sixteen brace of the same bird (quail}. There 
are a few woodcock in the islands, but so few it is thought 
not worth the trouble hunting them up. Where we did the 
above shooting was some two miles back in the country from 
the city, and through the newly ‘ hoed’— thgj do not plow 
them— fields, it was very tiresome walking, fhope your cor- 
respondent will be interested with the above account, though 
poorly written. Yours, etc., G. W. 
a single charge of chilled shot would kill, and it is an undisputed 
faot among duck shooters that soft shot flattens on the feathers, 
and sometimes on a wing bone. Chilled shot would break the 
wing aud pierco the feathers, finding a vital spot. For woodcock 
and all brush shooting it is more advantageous, as it cuts the 
bushes, and flies with more accuracy than soft shot. 
There is much said about the best kinds of powder, and but tat- 
tle about the best shot, when it is, at least, equally important. 
The query among sportsmen, therefore, should bo, wbat kind of 
shot is most perfect when it leaves tbo gun ? This can bo learned 
by firing bito a largo bag of bran or some other soft substance, 
preserving the shot for examination. The strongest powder and 
strongest shooting gun will show tbo host result in favor of chilled 
shot, by crowding the soft shot more iu the gun barrel. 
The chilled and soft shot being of the same diameter, the num- 
ber of pollets is alike by measure, but by weight tbo olnllcd shot 
will be found to bo a little lighter, say eight pollets to the ouuce in 
No. 7. 0 
Number. 12 11 lO II 8 7 
Standard dlameteis 6-100 6-100 7-100 6-100 9-100 10-100 
0 5-1 3 2 1 
Standard diameters U-100 12-100 i3-ioo lt-io# 16-100 10-100 
12 11 10 O 8 7 
No. pellets In an oz. avoTrdupol9 . 2,385 1,3S0 803 6$5 409 299 
0 5 4 3 2 1 
No. pellets In an oz. avolrdupola. 223 172 130 109 88 23 
Tatham & Brothers, New York. 
MOMENTUM AND PENETRATION. • 
MORE ABOUT CHILLED SHOT. 
New York, March 8 , 1878. 
After reading the Interesting article on chilled shot by Major Merrill 
and Geo. llayden, I desire again to occupy your space lu connection with 
the same subject. I still think that, to ensure a fair trial and to prove 
whether soft or hard shot has the longest range, equal weights of each 
should he used with the same charge of powder. For shooting game, 
long range is of much more service than peuetratiou, anil, os is shown 
In both artioles referred to above, the extent of penetration in trial 
shooting depends so much on the methods employed and the targets, 
etc., used, that It la not always a fair test of the relative range of the two 
kinds of shot. For the same reason it is clear that penetration does 
not vary “ with the weight of the pellets into their velocities,” although 
momentum does, for penetration and momentum are not always pro- 
portionate. 
In the case quoted by Col. Merrill, the gun shooting with the greatest 
force (momentum) caused In one trial the least penetration. If the range 
of shot la sufficient to reach the bird, there Is little fear but the pene- 
tration will be sufficient to kill It ; but If the shot is too light to attain 
sufficient momentum to Insure long enough range to reach the bird, it 
is a clear case that the gunner will go home with an empty bag, not. 
withstanding the fact that at some target trial, the penetration of the 
shot was all that could be desired. Theory and practice are, In shoot- 
ing as In most other matters, quite different things. It Is a question of 
serious Import to owners of valuable guns whether they are willing to 
risk the injury of the Inner surface of the barrels by the action thereon 
of the hard shot, without any compensating advantages. 
Yours truly, H. W. Knowlton. 
P. S. A word to Mr. Richards’ article In yours of the 7th Inst. His 
implication, that because a man is compelled to worn for others In 
order to support himself, therefore, of necessity, he cannot give an hon- 
est opinion, is, to say the least, ungenerous, aud, it true, would Invali- 
date Mr. Richards’ opinions on the subjects in question. “Chilled' 
. shot has been made In England as weU as by American manufacturers, 
and as any of the latter can make it, they would not be likely “ to con- 
demn, os a matter of policy," an article out of which money could be 
made.’ It may, however, be “a matter of policy” to ascertain that 
an article possesses the qualities claimed for It before staking one’s 
reputation on Its manufacture. To do this requires discussion and 
trial, hence my article. The gist of the matter is contained In this 
fact— which cannot be dlsputed-that heavy bodies with similar motive 
power have a much longer range than lighter ones. H. W. K. 
S Hale. 
H Scrvls 
8 Damewood J J J 
U Compsou 1 1 1 
Ties on ten, 81 yards. 
Dayton 1 1 1 1 1—5 Helmer 0 w 
Sump ton..., 0 w 
Dayton won first money. 
Ties on nine, 21 yards— miss and out. 
Servls 1 1 1 1 1 t 1—7 Brownell 1 0w 
Hotchkiss ... .1 lllll 0-0 Damewood ... 0 w 
Miller 1 low 
Servis won second money, $4. 
On ties on 8, Silsby and Wirls divided third money. 
Shot. 
Croton Landing, N. Y., March 9.— Score of our last glas 
ball shoot ; sixteen balls each : 
H Tice 13 A Rolir 1 
C M Teller '4 WE Tallcott Ii 
A Tompkins 11 F. Travis 2 
E Baker 0 S McCord l(i 
ChasH Warring 10 W Halues lu 
J A Cuase 15 W Southard 12 
CW Tallcott... 14 F D Fox 
SouTn Orange Club.— M atch at South Orange, N. J. ; 18 
yards, 3 traps ; score : 
Durt 101101111001 100 1—10 
Crowell 1 11011011011100 1-11 
Ball 1 0 11111111110 11 0-13 
Brown 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1-13 
Tlllou 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1— 9 
Pierce 0 1 00000 1 00 1 1 1 1 1 1— 8 
Double balls, six pairs, 14 yards rise. 
Brown 19 11 11 10 11 11 10—11 
Ball 10 w 
South Orange. 
Fountain Gun Club — Parkville, L. 1., March 6. — Regular 
monthly shoot for champion gold badge ; 80 yards boundary, 
1| oz. of shot ; II and T traps ; ties shot off at three birds. 
The LoDg Island rules to govern : 
PIGEON MATCHES. 
B Water 
1 
1 
l 
1 
1 
1 
1-7 
1 
l 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
0 
1 
1—0 
1 
l 
1 
l 
1 
0 
0—6 
1 
1 
l 
0 
1 
1 
1 
0 
1 
1 
u 
1 
1—6 
0 
l 
0 
1 
1 
1—4 
1 
0 
1 
1 
1 
* 
1 
1 
Messrs M lllen (26), 
3; Hansen ( 21 ), 3; 
Race (21), 
3 ; 
Slane 
! (2f) 3 
, and 
James (21), 2. 
Same Day— Trial match, 21 yards rise, and all other con- 
ditions same as above : 
Gary 0 110 10 1 1—6. White 0 1110 10 1 -G 
Ties on live. 
Cary 1 1 1-3 White 1 1 0-2 
Long Island. — Match between Flatlands and New Utrecht, 
March 2. Score : 
Flatlands. 
New Utrecht. 
J Cowenhoven. 
J Batty 
11 
11 
11 
11—9 
11 
01 
11 
10—8 
11 
01 
01 
11 
11 — s 
01 
01 
11 
11—8 
no 
11 
01 
11-7 
.01 
11 
00 
11 
01—6 
10 
10 
01 
10-5 
.11 
00 
00 
00 
01-3-54 
10 
01 
11 
10 
11—7 
01 
01 
00 
11—5 
11 
10 
tl 
01 — c 
10 
01 
10 
10-4 
10 
10 
lu 
11—7 
11 
(11 
01 
11 — c 
11 
11 
11 
10-7 
10 
10 
11 
10-6-48 
Sweepstakes : 
L H Smith 1 1 1 1 1-6 
J II Batty 1 1 1 1 1—5 
G P Cowenhoven 1111 1—5 
P Monfort 1 l 1 1 1—5 
C Konwenhoven 1 1 1 1 1—6 
P G Konwenhoven 1 1 1 0 1 — I 
J D Kemstn u 1 1 1 1—4 
P Ravenhall 0 ooo 0-0 
H Wyckoff.... 
p w Rcmsen. 
A Van Brunt.. 
J J Ryder 
C Bennett 
J Snydsm 
Steve Lott 
110 1-4 
l 0 l 0—3 
1 1 0 0—8 
1 1 0 0-3 
0 0 1 1—3 
0 0 0 1—2 
0 10 0—1 
The “ Do-punny."— I n a recent issue we described a very 
ingenious combination tool, presented to us by S. B. Dilley, 
which we supposed to have been invented by him, but find 
that we were mistaken; which see below : 
Lake City, Minn., March 5. 1878. 
Jfji Dear UaUock : Your mention In your last ls 9 ue of the combina- 
tion too], so kindly Intended, has become serious. Yonr valued Journal 
at hand one day, and the next come pouring letters of Inquiry for the 
“ Do-fanny." This proves the value of yonr columns as an advertising 
medium. Now, this may “do " for you, but Is no “ fanny ” matter. 1 
may be arrested for piracy, and held up to scorn by the man who eo 
successfully invented so desirable an article. I am not the inventor, 
and do not know who is I hope whoever ho is he will see the benefit 
that an advertisement in the Forbst and Strbam would be, not only 
for himself, but for the good of the fraternity In general. 
Respectfully, yours, 8 . B. Dilley. 
Paine's Feather-Filled Glaus Balls.— “To make the 
feathers fly ’’ is a most desirable thing. There is a double 
reason for using a ball with feathers in it. Firstly, there is 
the satisfaction of sight, which enjoys seeing the flying of the 
feathers, that adds to the fun : and, secondly, if a ball is struck 
by the shot, the feathers must scatter, and any doubts as to 
whether the ball is hit or not must be removed. All the 
Paine feather-filled balls are carefully made, and are of the 
same weight and size, so that the delivery from the traps 
must be uniform. The demand for the Paine ball has been 
so large that machinery bas now to be used in order to fill the 
balls with feathers. ' No sportsman's warehouse can be com- 
plete without the Paine feather-filled balls. The headquar- 
ters for these balls is the Bohemian Glass Works, 214 Pearl 
street, New York. The balls are put up in barrels, und are 
guaranteed to contain three hundred. 
— 
CHILLED SHOT. 
It has been proved by experience that ordinary shot is so jammed 
out of shape before leaving the gun, that a great many pellets fall 
short of the mark or fly out of range. It also flattens on enterra# 
an object, lessening its penetration. To obviate these difliculties 
use “ Improved Chilled Shot," which is hard enough to retain 
its spherical form, atnl so makes a heller paUern and has much 
greater penetration. 
Squirrel shooters often find the ordinary Bhot flattened just be- 
neath the skin, and it frequently requires a number of loads where 
Scores of Matohbs.— To insure insertion in current issues 
of our paper, scores should be sent so as to reach us on Tues- 
day. 
New York— N ewark, March 4, 1878.— The Wayne County 
Sportsman’s Club held their regular competition for the 
Champion’s Badge at Lyons to-day ; match open only for 
members of club ; 7 birds; 21 yards rise : 
6 Damewood 1 11110 1—0 J Wlrts * 1 11110 1—6 
S A Dayton u 1 0 w A Hale 1 1 0 0 w 
J Bnrgdorf 0 1 0 w B Hotchkiss 0 1 0 w 
J Streetor . .0 1 1 0 w J Sees 0 lllll 1—6 
CG Elliott ..oil 10 w W Miller 01 uw 
H Wadsworth 10110W O Helmer 110 111 0—5 
Ties on six— 26 yards rise. 
S Damewood 1 1 0 — 2 J Wlrts 1 0 0—1 
J Sees 1 1 0-2 
On ties on 2, 31 yards rise, Damewood won, killing 2 birds 
and Sees 1 out ot 3. 
Sweepstakes ; purse, $48 ; §18 to first, §14 to second, §10 
to third, §6 to fourth ; 5 birds, 21 yards rise : 
C G Elliott 1 0 1 0 0-2 J Sees 1 0 0 0 1—2 
A S Hale 10 0 1 0-2 J Burgdorf 0 1 10 1—3 
H Silsby 1 1 0 1 1—4 G Jones 1 0 10 0—2 
8 Damewood l oil o — 3 J Wins l 1 1 1 1 — 5 
B Hotchkiss 1 0 1 1 1—4 W S Murray 1 1 0 1 0—3 
G btempton 1 111 1—5 S A Dayton 0 010 1 — 2 
On ties of 5, 26 yards, 3 birds eacb, Wirts won first money, 
killing 3; Btempton lost first bird and withdrew. 
Ties on 4, same conditions, Silsby won second money, kill- 
ing 3 ; Hotchkiss killed first, missed second and withdrew. 
Ties on three, same condition i. 
Damewood 1 1 1—3 Burghdorf 0 0 0—0 
Murray 1 1 1—3 
Second tie on 8, 31 yards, 3 birds; Damewood won, 
killing 3 ; Murray lost first and withdrew. 
Ties on 2, 26 yards, 3 birds ; Dayton won fourth money, 
scoring 2 ; Jones, 1 j Elliott, Hale and Sees lost two each and 
withdrew. 
Shoot at glass balls, 18 yards ; purse §11. 
S A Dayton 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1—10 
B Hotchkiss 1 11111110 1-1) 
H Silsby .111011110 1 — 8 
OStempion .> 11111111 1—10 
C <4 Elliott 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 o 1 0 — 0 
O Helmer 1 11111111 1—10 
J Wlrts llloiiillo—S 
J Bnrgdorf 1 111110 10 0—7 
W Miller 1 11111110 1—9 
I 8 Brownell 1 11011111 1 — 0 
A match at glass balls, March 7, resulted 
score : 
New Utrecht. 
J Batiy 1 0 111 
G P Konwenhoven 1 1111 
J Van Pelt 1 o l l l 
P Ravenhall 0 l 0 0 1 
J Skidmore 0 0 l l 1 
J Lott o 1 1 l 1 
P Monfort l 10 0 1 
1 
l 
1 
0 
1 
l 
1 
in the following 
1011—8 
1 1 1 1—10 
1 0 0 0-0 
1010—4 
1111—8 
1110-8 
Flatlands. 
L II Smith 
1 
0 
1 
1 
0 
1 
1 
0 - 6 
W U Garrett 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1—10 
J Remsen 
1 
1 
1 
0 
1 
1 
1 
1— T 
P Remsen 
0 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1- 9 
C Konwenhoven 
.0 1 
l 
1 
1 
1 
0 
1 
1 
1 — 8 
s Lott 
1 
1 
1 
1 
0 
0 
0 
1 — 0 
R Balsley 
l 
0 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1— 0—55 
First sweepstakes : 
P Monfort 1 
1 
1 1 1-5 
c Konwenhoven 
0 1 1 1-4 
L it Smith 1 
1 
1 0 1—4 
W Garrett 
1010 -3 
S Lott l 
1 
1 1 1—6 
J Skidmore.. 
1110—3 
Ties on five. 
P Monfort 1 1 1 1—4 S Lott i l i o— 3 
Ties on four. 
J Batty l 0—1 L U Smith o w 
Second sweepstakes: 
J Batty 1 l 1—3 C Konwenhoven 11 0—2 
P Monfort 11 1—3 it Balsley l 0 1—2 
W II Garrett 11 1—3 J Skidmore 1 1 l— 3 
L H Smith 111-3 S Lott 1 1 1—3 
Ties on three— rales and out. 
J Batty 1 1 o w L II Smith 1 1 J 0 w 
1* Monfort 111111 1—7 J Skidmore o w 
W II Garreit 1 1 l 1 1 1 o-o s Loit 0 w 
Ties on two— miss and out. 
C Konwenhoven 1 0 w R Balsley l 0 w 
At a match against time, Mr. L. H. Smith, of Flatlands, 
broke 17 balls in 70 seconds, and 40 balls in three minutes. 
Will some amateur try and beat this? 
Pennsylvania — Shepardstown, March 6. — Day windy ; 
birds, strong flyere. Prairie Club rules ; 21 yards ; 80 yurils 
boundary. Score : 
Rapp 10 11111 1—7 siyder 0 l 0 l l 0 0 0—3 
Boas 0 110 110 1—6 Bailey 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1-8 
Brandt o l l l o 0 1 0-4 Moore oooooi l 0—2 
Stine 0 110 0 10 1-4 Corbin 0 u 0 1 1 0 0 0—2 
ltlugwalt 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1—4 Keller 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0—1 
Ulirlch 0 0 (I (I i 1 o 1-3 crlst 0 oooooo 0—0 
ovordeer oloiooi o— 3 Comfort -0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 
Humor 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0—3 
Tie on third, miss and out, Stine won. 
