FOREST AND STREAM. 
F J Colvin. 
F C Bronson 
H M Walker. 
FJ Colvin 
P O’Connor., 
R M Walker 
Military Match— too yards. 
...1 A IS 5 4 0 6—33 
.. , .4 63643 4—30 
.43 4 4 4 4 6—28 
4 4 4 3 4 4 6-28 
4 3 4 2 4 6 3—28 
4 6 3 6 9 8 4—20 
There were seven other scores, J. C. Thompson getting 23, 
F. J. Colvin 23, A. Allen 21, and J. P. Landers 10. 
F I Allen . . 
W E Story . 
A Rulckoldt 
C Z Gordon 
J E Stetson.. 
All- Comers’ Medal -200 yards. 
4 6 4 4 6 4 
.4 4 4 6 4 4 
.4 4 5 5 6 3 
.6 3 4 6 4 4 
.4 4 6 4 4 4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
« 
4 
6 
4 
4 
4 
5 4—13 
3 6-42 
4 4—12 
4 4—10 
4 4—40 
There were three other scores in this match. 
SR smith ... 
F C Bronson. . . 
R M Walker... 
A Allen 
j E Stetson.... 
NM Bassett... 
FJ Colvin 
J C Thompson. 
A Z Dowus, Jr 
••Military” Medal. 
200 Yards. 
4 4 4 4 4 5 5—30 
.3 6 2 4 8 4 4—25 
4 3 4 3 3 4 3—20 
4 4 4 4 2 4 3—26 
5 4 6 3 3 5 3-28 
6 3 4 4 6 3 3—27 
.... 6 2 2 3 5 0 4—21 
4 3 0 4 3 4 2—20 
4 4 3 4 4 4 6—28 
600 Yards. Total. 
4 6 6 5 6 4 4 — 82—62 
4 5 6 4 4 4 4-30-66 
5 2 5 4 4 5 4—20—54 
4 4 3 6 3 6 3-2T— 52 
2 4 4 3 3 4 3-23—61 
6 5 4 4 4 0 0-22-49 
0 6 3 6 6 4 4-26-47 
3 5 6 3 3 4 3—24—44 
3 3 2 2 2 * 3-16—44 
Meyers’ Gallery, 392 Bowery. -Exceptionally good 
shooting has been made lately here. The following scores 
show the string measurements : 
John W. Schneider, 10-16, Rein, rifle $75 ; John P. A K^enburg, 
1 3-16 $6- P. J. Fenntug. 1 5 16, $5 ; tleury Evers, 1 6-16, $4 . lhlUp 
Klein’ 1 7-16, $3; Phil. Volkniann, 1 8-16, $2 5" ; Will Klein. 1 8-16, *2 ; 
Will Bird, 1 14-16, $1 60 ; Bruno Kuhltnaun, 2 6-16 $1; John Muller, 
2 6-16 oue bottle of champagne ; Mr. Ross, 2 7-16, one bottle of cham- 
pagne ; Max Walter, 2 11-16, one home of Madeira. 
— Seppenfeldt Rifle Club, March 8; 125 feet, off-hand: 
bull's-eye, 2J inches ; Creedmoor target, possible 50 ; score s 
N W *1 
Aug Grancberg • V 
Wm Seppenfeldt *• 
T Garrison. 46 
D Sullivan « 
Ed Siory, Jr « 
Wm Guttenberg « 
E Hoitzmann 44 
M Morrissey 44 
M Kern 14 
C Keller 44 
John McCoy 43 
G Stra9sner 43 
E McC-y 43 
A H Anderson 43 
A Kahoy 43 
M Heuman 43 
Chus Laing ....43 
Th Brossard 41 
II Rothenberg 39 
Yorkyillb Rifle Club.— The following scores were made 
at the call for a first subscription match of the York ville Rifle 
Club • 5 entries to constitute a match ; rifle, any within the 
rules • position standing ; 15 rounds, 100 yards ; open to all 
members of the \ . R. C. 
W W Dodge, 
J J Reilly... 
JR Smith.. 
A smart 
4 4654443444456 3—62 
.3 4544644434445 4—61 
.4 3364332436466 4—68 
.4 6434444344644 3—64 
At the gallery (Grohman’s), 1,681 Third avenue ; regular 
weekly shoot of the Y. R. C., and third competition lor a 
Forf.'T and Stream team : 
Gardner See. 
Otto Kelz 
Max Hattey.- 
A smart 
J K Grohman 
J Levy 
A tierltzen... 
F Kassell — 
J it Smith — 
J L Paulding 
,4 65545544 4—46 
.4 54456444 3—42 
.5 86643544 4—42 
.5 45444355 3-42 
..5 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 6 4—41 
..5 34485344 4—39 
.3 66346433 4-39 
..4 53433534 4— 3S 
,4 3434434 2 4—36 
..Proxy; not shooting. 
W E sr Virginia.— Maynard Club, of Wheeling, vs. Wells- 
burg and Bethany teams, March 9, for a Maynard mid-rauge 
rifle ; 100 yards, off-hand ; 4-inch bull’s-eye ; Creedmoor 
count : 
Maynard Team. 
Dwight . . . 
McVny.-.T.. 
Woriheu — 
Wallace 
Stanton 
McCulloch.. 
McIntyre, J. 
Applegate... 
Owens 
Wlleon 
Mclotyre, R 
Burnts 
Rldgeley .... 
Virgin 
Byrne 
Finley 
Shrlver 
SllverB 
4 4 6644444 4—42 
t 454464441 4-42 
5 5 8 4 2 4 4 5 4 4—40 
.4 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 3-S9 
3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 6—38 
4 44434484 2— 36— 23T 
Welisburg Team. 
4 5 4544444 4—12 
3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4—40 
444443344 6—30 
444444443 4—39 
3 444343644- 3S 
443433444 4—87—235 
Bethany Team. 
4 4445436 4 3—10 
5 44343444 4—39 
4 3*543533 4— AS 
3 48434444 4—37 
5 3443334 3 4—36 
033343343 4— SO— 220 
j. d. e. 
S ew §tibKq»tiot$. 
The Coming Empire ; or Two Thousand Miles in Texas 
on Horseback. ByH.T. McDaniels and N. A. Taylor. 
A. S. Barnes A Co., New York, 1878. For salt at this 
office. 
Texas la a wonderful country, and two thousand miles la a long Jour- 
ney. One man can see and bear a great deal In one thoaaand mtle9 ; 
two men In two thousand miles can see Just four times as much. Gur 
author (the singular pronoun Is used throughout the book) became a 
Block bolder In the Texas Western Railway. Like a sensible stock- 
holder, he saddled hta horse and rode forth to see for himself the won- 
ders of this new country. And what Is more sensible, he started out In 
the best of bnmor and kept bis good nature through It all. Somethl n 
of a philosopher withal, his phUosophy helped him In all the exigencies 
of Texas travel. Left alone on the prairie by bis faithless steed, treed 
by wolves, surrounded by the Jerez natures, or In the depths of Kant 
Angeles, It was all sunshine to him. Commend us to such a traveling 
companion and reconUur. The book abounds In episodes. The story 
of " Strap Buckner,” the hero, endowed with an overmastering genius 
to knock people down ; who vanquished whole villages of white men, 
whole tribes of Indians; who was vanquished only by Satanas himself, 
and even now, mounted on his steed, the gift of King Tnleahcahoraa, 
on tempestuous nights whirls down the valley with sulphurous glare, 
while me cowboys lift up their prayers and the Great Medicine Man 
sounds bis big bongooree— this Is a story to engage the genius of an Ir- 
ving. With a keen sense of the humorous, on r author combined the 
faculty of gathering enough facts and practical knowledge of the 
country he traversed to make hU book valuable to all who are seeking 
information of wbst may be Jnstly termed a "Coming Empire.” 
Those of onr readers who are Interested In sheep culture and Texas 
neep ranges will And In these pages descriptions of sheep farms and 
armers, a 4)038 of men with whose Intelligence and good manners the 
writer seems to have been most favorably impressed. 
§lte §<ime of §hesa. 
Notick. — CheBa exchanges, communications and solutions should bo 
addressed "Chess Editor Forest and Stream, P. O. box 54, Wolcott- 
vllle, Conn." 
Problem No. 9. 
Tourney set, No. 6. Motto:-S-lr Q-ulokly U-nderetand, A-nd 
R— emember E — ver C — hess I — s R — oyal. C — besB L — ivea E — ternally. 
Wm vM, 
WMAWk 
W WW/* 
mm 
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White to play and give mate In three moves. 
1— B-R3 
2— B tksPch 
3 — Kt-B mate 
SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS— NO. 6. 
1— K tks R I 1— 1— K-K18 
2— K move 2— Kt-B ch 2— K R 6 
I 3— Kt-Kte mate 
1— 
2— Kt-B ch 
3— Kt-Kto mate 
1— K-K16 I 1— 1 — P tks P or Kt 
2— K tks P 2— Kt-B7 ch 2— K tks K 
I 3— B tks P mate 
Probiem no. 7. 
1 — Q-B6 1— Kt-QC ch 
2— It Iks Kt 2 — K tka P 
S— Kt tka B mate 
I 1- 1— Kt B6 
1 2— Kt tks B 2— KLR6 
| 3 — R-Kt3 mate 
1- 1 — Kt~Kt7 
2- R tks Kt 2— any 
3- Q-R6 mate 
I 1— l— K tka P 
I 2 — Q-R6 ch 2-B lnt 
| 8— Kt-B mate 
SOLVER'S TABLE. 
The subjoined table contains the solutions received from competing 
solvers to March 7, 1878, Inclusive. 
G. R., Phils.. Penn., 8; Waldmann, Rocky Hill, N. J., 7 ; E. H. W., 
New Haven, Ct., 8; Rev. L. W. Madge, Princeton, N. J., 7 ; W. B., 
Waterbnry, Ct., 8; Wm. Mylohrlst, Middleton, Ct„ 4 ; R. H. Seymour, 
Holyoke, Mass., 7 ; Prof. D. S. Jordan, Irvington, Ind., 4 ; Prof. C. Jaco- 
bus, Matawan, N. J., 4; E. I. Bradford, Webster, Mass., 2; W. D. Willis, 
Savannah, Tenn., 3; Rook, New York City, 4; Frauklln Benner, As- 
toria, L. 1., 4; W. A. Briggs, Montpelier, Vt., 6; Wm. Parker, New 
Britain, Ct., 6 ; Rich. Fairley, Chatham, N. B.,2: Geo. Noble, Fisher- 
vllle, Canada,!; Chas. C. Hebbard, Cambridge, Mass., 6; G. K. An- 
drews, Mahonington, Penn., 5 ; Geo. A. Lee, l ; E. S. Bradford, Webster, 
Mass., 3 ; Harry M. Wheelock, Red Wlog, Minn., 3 ; Status, Boston, 
Mass., 7 ; Bishop, New York City, 4 ; Incog., Bosun, Maas . 6 ; a. Tay- 
lor, Phils., Penn., l ; F. A. N., New Orleans, La., 7 ; A. M. J., Galveston 
Texas, 8. 
We commence below the publication of the variations In the nand- 
buch on the Vienna or Queen’s KDight opening. They will be published 
as games and continue weekly until the Handbueh variations are ex- 
hausted. 
Game No. 22.— VIENNA OPENING. 
White. 
1— P-K4 
2— Kl-Q B3 
8— Kt-Q5 (b) 
4 — P-Q KM 
6— P tks B 
0— P tks P 
7— Q-K Kt4 
Black. 
1— P-K4 
2 — B-Q KtS (a) 
3— B-Q R4 
4— P-QB3 
6— P tKS Kt 
0— Q tks HP 
7— l'-K Kt3 
White. 
8— P-Q B4 
9- P-K B4 
10 — Q-K Kt5 
11— F tks P 
12— B-(£ K12 
13— C 
Phe game Is even 
Bluck. 
8 — Kt-K2 
9— P-Q3 
10— KI-Q2 
11— P tks P 
12— P-K B3 
13— Q Kt-B4 
NOTE9. 
(a) This move is the Invention of Hampeand the opening Is known as 
the Vienna. 
(b) The more favored continuation Is with the gambit move. If 3— Kt- 
K B3, 3— B tks Kt; 4— Q P tke B, 4-P-Q3; 5— B-Q B4, 6— gt-K B3;6— B- 
K Kt5, 6-B-K Kt5 ; 7— Q-Q3, 7— Castles ; 8-Castles Q R, 8— Kt-Q2 and 
neither player has the advantage. 
Game No. 23.— VIENNA OPENING. 
The first two moves ere the same as in the above game. 
White. 
3— P-K B4 
4— Kt-K B3 
5— B-QB4 
6 — Castles (b) 
7— Kt P tks B 
8— Q tks B P 
Black. 
3— P tks P 
4— P-K Kt4 (a) 
5— P K Kt6 
0— B tks Kt 
7— P tks Kt 
8- Q-K2 
White. Black. 
9— P-Q4 9— P-Q3 
10— Q B tks P 1 I— B-K3 
11— P-Q6 11— B-Q2 
12 — P-K5 
White has the best game. 
NOTES. 
(a) The following { Schach Zeitung iso2 p. 107) variation which occurs 
In the King’s Gambit can also be arrived at, viz.: 4— Kt-K B3 ; 6— P-K 
6, 6— Kt-K B4;0— Kt-Q5, 6— B Q R4 ; 7-P-QKM, 7— P-Q B3.; 8— Kt tks B 
P, 6— Kt tks Kt ; 9— P tks B, 9— Q tis R P ; 10— B-Q Bl ; lO^Castles, etc. 
(b) The opening moves, which are analagous to those In the Muzlo 
Gambit, form a game in the Schacli Zeitung, 1855, p. 314, between Falk- 
beer and Brlen. 
Game No. 24.-VIENNA OPENING. 
The first moves are the same as In game No. 22. 
White. 
Black. White. 
Black. 
2— Kt-QB3 
3— Kt-K B3 
4— B-Q K 16 
6— Castles (a) 
6-P-Q3 (b) 
2— B-Q B4 (a) 
3— Kt-Q B3 (b) 
4— Kt-K B3 
6— Q-K2 
0— Cattles 
7— B tks Kt 7— Q P tks B 
8— B-K KtS 8-B-K Kt5 
9— Q-K2 9— Q R-Q 
The game la even. 
NOTES. 
(u) The Chan Journal (1871, p. 38) observes that this move Anderssen 
gives the preference. The opening can afterward resolve Itself Into 
a King’s Gambit declined. 
(b) Imagine, Schach Zeitung I860, p. 61, occurs 3 — P-Q3! 
(e) Paulson attained the same position in a game with Morphy {Schach 
Zeitung, 1668, p. 99) as follows : 2— Kt-Q £3, 2-Kt-Q B3 ; 3— Kt-K B3, 3 
— B-QB4 ; 4-B-Q Ki5, 4— Kt-K B3 ; 6— Castles. Then continued by : 6 
— Castles ; 6— Kt Iks K P, 6— R-K ; 7— Kttka Kt, 7— Q P tkS Kt;8-B-Q 
B4, 8— P-Q KM; 9— B-K2, 9-Kt tks Pete. White could have main- 
tained the P by playing on his 8th move B-Q3. 
(d) At this point 6 Q— Kt-Q6 can be played advantageously. 
Game No 25— IRREGULAR OPENING. 
The following game Is said to have been played by Napoleon the 
great. 
White. 
Mine. Remusat. 
1— P-B8 
2— P-K 4 
3— P-K B4 
4— P tka P 
5— Kt-Q B3 
O-P-QI 
7— P-K Kt3 
Black. 
Napoleon. 
1 — Kt-K B3 
2- Kt-Q B3 
3- P.K4 
4— Kt tks P 
B-Kt-K Kt6 
6— Q-R8CU 
7— Q,-K B3 
White. 
Mine. Remusat. 
Black. 
Napoleon. 
8 - Kt-K R3 
9- K-K2 
10- K-Q3 
U-K-tka Kt 
12— K tka B 
18— K moves 
8- 0 Kt-B6 oh 
9- lit Iks Q Pch 
10— Kt-K 4 ch 
11— B-Q B4 ch 
12— Q-Q Kt3 ch 
18— Q en mates 
Game No. 2G.-ALIGAIER GAMBIT. 
The following skirmish Is taken from the last number of. the A'uovu 
Rlvieta Degli Sacchi, of Italy. 
White. 
Dilettante. 
1— P-K4 
2— P-K B4 
3— Kt-K B3 
4— P-K R4 
5— Kt-K Kt8 
fl-Kt tks P 
7— Q tkB P 
Black. 
Pr. of Musslnl. 
1 — P-K 4 
2— P tks P 
3— P-K KM 
4 — P-K Kt5 
6 — P-K R3 
0 — K Iks Kt 
7— Kt-K Bb 
White. 
Dilettante. 
8— Q tks B P 
9— B-Q Bl Ch 
10— Q-K B5 
11— K-U 
12— Q-K B3 
13— K-Kl 
14— Resigns 
Black. 
Pr. of Musslnl. 
8— B-Q3 
B-K-Kt2 
10— B-K KtO Ch 
11— P-Q4 
12 — Kt-tks K P 
13 — R-B 
OUR EXCHANGES. 
We have not, as yet, seen the January, February and March numbers 
of the Schach Zeitung, Westminster Papers and the Chess Players’ Chron- 
icle We request that these exchanges will note this, and act accord- 
ingly. 
CURSORY JOTTINGS. 
—The Holyoke, Mass., Transcript’s chess column la conducted with 
marked ability by Seymour and Carpenter, and la one of the beBt that 
finds Its way to our table. \Ye wish It unbounded success. 
—One of our foreign antagonists desires to arrange a postal cord 
game with an Amerloan player. Address, without farther coremony, 
Serg.-MaJ. W. McArthur, Barracks, Chichester, Eng. Forelgu games, 
we and, are "Just the thing" in our case, bb one Is not obliged to 
transmit a move every day or two. 
—The Voice of Cleveland, says that “ We learn with much pain that 
the Cafe International * * * has been destroyed by Ore." Please 
to respect McK. 
—The chess players of Peoria, 111., have organized a club, and elected 
Miss Jennie Johnson as Secretary. 
—Jules Grevy, the successor of M. ThclrB, has a great reputation as 
a chess player. In this game and shooting he fluda hla chief recreation. 
—Mr. O. S. Bell, of Detroit, Mich., announced, on the thirty-eighth 
move In a game with B. F. Fields, of Hannibal, Mo., a mate In forty (1) 
moves. Next. 
—The Holyoke Transcript states : “ Nearly all the population of Patu- 
rnalioe, New Jcaland, Auckland, have formed themeelves Into a chess 
club, it contains fifteen members out of a population of five or six 
families.” 
—Solvers will kindly communicate us any errora they discover In 
their score In this week’s table of scoreB. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
C. A. G., N. Y. City.— You may expect to hear from navel? soon. 
Excuse delay and long silence 
A. D. O., Hartford, Conn.— We are anxiously awaiting a reply to our 
last letter- Hurry up. 
Mr. Duffy. London, Eng.— Please to Inform the editor-ln-chlef of the 
C. P. C. of our exchange notice In this column. 
A. Taylor, Philadelphia, Pa.— The following move In Game No. 10 
should have been printed : 12— K Kt-K B3. Have written you on other 
subject. 
Rook, N. Y. City.— Your address Is earnestly requested. Upon B-Q6 
then Kt tks Kt P ch mate. 
Reader, Bloomington, HI.— There are several chess magazines printed 
In the English language, Viz.: Chess Journal, Dnbuque, la., Weslminis- 
tcr Papers and Chess Players’ Chronicle, Eng. The American Chess Jour- 
nal has not yet made Its appearance under the new management, hut 
Mr. Loyd, of Elizabeth, N. J., will publish the first number very soon. 
W. A., Briggs, Montpelier, Vt.— Shall we not hear from you soon 7 
Another tourney set would please us not a little. Can you not send on 
a game or two played beneath the shadows of the Green Mountains ? 
,W. Mylchrlst, Middletown, Conn.— By all means send on some of jour 
games and those of other players in yonr city, particularly one or two 
of Oldack’a best efforts. 
H. M. Wheetock, Red Wing, Minn — Quite pleased to add your name 
to the solver’s list, and shall expect an occasional contribution of games 
and tourney problems from you. 
T. P. B., Detroit, Mich.— Thanks for copy of constitution and by- 
laws of the Detroit Chess Association. What are the duties of the Ser- 
geant at-arms 7 
Niblo's (xaeden. — This most popular house of entertain- 
ment gave on Monday last the first representation of a new 
piece entitled, “ The Serpent and the Dove," due to Mr. W. 
E. Barnes. Abounding with dramatic incident, the interest 
is fully sustained until it culminates with the final act. The 
plot, in its simplest conception, is that of a girl, left an orphan, 
by the death of a mother on shipboard, who is married at her 
mother's request to Captain Barton, who commanded the ship. 
In a delirium of grief, Elsie Elliot, just after her marriage, 
jumps overboard, and is rescued by her husband. As Elsie is 
but a child, and her husband of mature age. Captain Barton 
places his young wife on the Continent to be educated, and 
leaves her for two years. Temptation comes in the way. 
Count Dorsey schemes to encompass her ruin. Elsie is close 
to falling into the snare9 of the serpent when her husband re- 
turns. By craft and trickery the Count makes the husband 
believe that the wife is false to him. He lays a trap for the 
husband, and having induced him to come to a rendezvous in 
a lonely house, the Count binds the Captain with cords, and 
placing a loaded gun with the muzzle pointed to the Captain's 
breast, so arranges it that when a candle burns down a slight 
thread will be consumed, and the weights which are attached 
to the trigger of the gun will be unloosed, and liy their fall 
discharge the piece. Just in time, Elsie, the wife, having 
providentially gotten rid of her seducer, flies to her husband's 
rescue, and arrives only in time to release her husband. Just 
as he is dragged by Elsie from the place of danger the gun is 
discharged, but the Captain is unhurt. There is un amusing 
Dutchman, a funny Irish girl, and a Dundreary. Mr. S. W. 
Piercy, as Captain Barton, assumed a somewhat thankless 
character, and played the part with exceeding dignity and 
elegance. Miss Do Forrest is an agreeable actress, who filled 
the character of Elsie with pleasing grace, and for a first per- 
formance the whole play was well and effectively carried out. 
The piece is exceedingly well mounted, the scenery being new 
and appropriate. ‘‘The Serpent and the Dove" is a good, 
honest piece, and there is no reason why it should not, for its 
intrinsic merits and the excellence of the performers, draw 
crowded houses to Niblo’s for a lODg time to come. 
