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last week was well carried out, and we have every reason to 
suppose that the Jersey City Heights Gun Club will be highly 
popular among our leading sportsmen. 
Canada, Montreal , March 25.— We shall begin our spring 
shooting as early as the end of March. The goldeD-eye, or 
whistler, have already made their appearance two weeks ago, 
and are now followed by the black duck and the Canada 
goose. A large number of these birds are bagged every year 
at the Lachine Rapids, which are only a short distance from 
Montreal. It was there our lamented friend “ Royal” was 
taken with a cold, which, it is said, brought him to an un- uyu uutuua 
timely death. I recently called on Vital Barrette, who was in the blockt which ig p i iCel i upon one of the trays so that 
“ Royal’s ” guide in most all his shooting expeditions. I tbe capg in lhe 8lie i) 8 ar0 over the holes in the trays, prevent- 
found him overhauling boats, decoys, etc. He has not in „ exp i 09 j 0n . The different thicknesses of board resting in 
« l „1,1 — .1 Iw. IL »* ntiolniir Tim *' On . . . . r • > .1 tr.<n Iwiimr olifl 
Tire Eclipse Loader,— This invention consists of a block, 
perforated with holes, the size of the shells, two trays, also 
perforated, a pointed implement, a board with plungers, and 
five boards of different thicknesses. The shells are inserted 
forgotten his old friend, whom he calls “ Monsieur Jim. On 
a lien toe ties canards ensemble. Panore garcon. He speaks 
disparagingly of the prospects for this season. The ducks, he 
Bays, are getting scarcer every year. There was a time, not 
long ago, when fifty ducks were considered only an ordinary 
day's shooting, aud it was not an uncommon thing to bag as 
many as one hundred between 6 and 12 a. m. The mode of 
decoying, as practiced here, is one which is full of danger and 
hardship. It requires no small amount of endurance to stand 
it for one day only. The blind, which is made of ice, is 
usually three feet high and about four and a half feet Bquare. 
It is placed close to an opening or channel where the decoys 
can be laid out to good advantage. The sportsman, attired in 
a white suit, conceal himself within the blind, and shoots 
either kneeling or sitting down. In cold weather it is no easy . __ r .. 
matter to keep warm in such a position. The boat which, of 55^00 shots with both barrels of his famous Scott gun. With 
ia 8 t wi ““ w ,°T itc c rs 
ing explosion. The different thicknesses of board resting in 
the other tray form the required charge. The tray being slid 
upon the block to a certain point, the spaces in the block be- 
tween the shells form a bottom for the tray. 'I he holes in 
the tray are now filled with powder, and the tray moved for- 
ward until the holes are opposite those in the block, when the 
powder falls into the shells. The tray being removed, the 
wads are picked up with the pointed tool and inserted in the 
shells. When all are inserted, they are rounded with the 
board with plungers. The shot is loaded in the same way as 
powder, the boards in the tray being readjusted for the 
proper charge. This loader works fast, is simple, cheap and 
a saving of labor. It is the invention of Mr. Edwin Schenck, 
of Baltimore, Md. 
For the Paris Exposition. — Capt. Bogardus has shot 
And, truly, It was a wonderful thing to that veloran rineman, to aeo 
thoso strong, s will birds ont down so deftly while on the wing ; and I 
don't bellcvo that I could do It now, although a far bettor shot than I 
was then, but lu those days I shot Instinctively, and sometimes shot 
splendidly. The Keutuoklan, If a rifleman, rurely shoots on the wing, 
and lias a supremo contempt for ghot-guns. lie stalks his game, and, 
If small, shoots Its head oil ; if large, shoots It through the heart, and 
never misses, ills rifle Is death, and when he looks down Its loug bar- 
rel, there Is “ meat In the pot." 
There Is a solemn stillness and repose for about an hour, then tho 
same thing la repeated, until at night. Jack has bagged nine pheasants, 
“ scatter gan " eight— and a noble record, too, let mo toll you. To thoso 
who never shot this bird It seems that, largo as it is, you ought never 
to mbs ; but when you shoot among oak and hickory thickets, most of 
whoso leaves are still hanging on tho trees, when you seen streak of 
brown careculng through tho boughs llko a mere glimpse, you aro a 
crack shot, Indeed, If you can kILl half your birds; beside*, they are ex, 
tremely tenacious of life, and the smaller uumbers of shot seem merely 
to accelerate their flight. 
But my limits warn me that I must close this plcnsaut theme. I 
thought that 1 would like to write u little concerning a bird which, alaa 
like too many other of our gamo birds, will soon be extinct. Pointers 
breech-loadors and steam have done their work upon the pheasant us 
upon nobler game, aud unless severe, restrictive laws can be passed 
aud enforced, there soon will be no game except la tho traditions of tho 
past. J. W. St. Cum. 
to have a post of 
& Son, of Boston, 
at the Paris Exposition. 
The American Powder Co. — These well-known manufac- 
turers of powder, through their agent in Chicago, Mr. E. B. 
Rambo, have a just reason for complaint, which we are only 
too glad to bring before the notice of our refiders. It seems 
that certain dealers when called on for the powder known as 
the “Dead Shot,” and manufactured by the American Pow- 
der Co ., have substituted other makes of powder with the re- 
quest to “try it," or adding, “ if what wc send you does not 
suit wc will ship your order." It is against such^ unfair deal- 
ing as this that the Chicago agent of the American Powder 
Co. complains. The injury done is rather to the consumers 
than to the manufacturers, because the purchaser gets a pow- 
der he does not like, of the effects of which he is ignorant, 
and general disatisfaction arises between the buyer and seller. 
Such methods of dealing are os unbusiness like as possible, 
and are sure to recoil on the perpetrators. All that the Ameri- 
can Powder Co. desires is that when an order is given for 
their make of powder it shall be filled. The genuiue brand of 
the American Powder Co., the “ Dead Shot," must be insisted 
on when a purchase is made . — See Advertisement. 
—The bill before the Rhode Island Legislature against 
pigeon-shooting has passed only one branch of the Legislature 
—the Senate. It has not passed the House, and probably w ill 
not. 
RUFFED GROUSE IN THE SOUTH. 
convenient for service as required. 1 wouia not, auvise spun*- * . , , _ . 
men to venture out without having first secured the services still puts his trust in the old gun. It is now 
of a good guide, in which case I can promise them very good honor in the exhibit of Messrs. Wm. Reed & 
sport. Royal H. j at the Exposition. 
Old-Squaiv Shooting at Thimble Islands — Neio Haven, 
Conn., March 12.— I have taken your paper for the last four 
or five years, and not seeing anything about old squaw shoot- 
ing at Thimble Islands, or anywhere else, thought perhaps I 
might write a few lines that would interest some of your 
readers. . 
Owing to unfavorable reports that the birds were mighty 
scarce, I did not go this season until a week ago last Friday, 
when, not being able to stand it any longer, I called on my friend 
Mac, who is always ready to go where there is any shooting 
and plenty of roast oysters after it. Landlord’s orders, when 
he sees me driving up with him : “ Here, John; catch up a 
couple of bushels of those best oysters, and tell James to put 
two loaves of that rye bread to one side till we get back ! 
A telegram sent the day before was the cause of Jake’s 
standing on the front steps waiting for us, a gun one side of 
him, and two baskets of decoys on the other. We decided 
before starting that we would all shoot from one rock, each 
taking a different position and dividing the decoys between 
us. In this way only one boat is needed, and Mac says he is 
more sociable when lunch time comes. But the best way 
when two or more go is to each take a different rock (no 
trouble to find them, as there are 3(55, one for every day in the 
year, that comprise what is called Thimble Islands), a quarter 
to a half mile apart. In this way any duck coming to one 
set of stools and not being killed seems to think heain t want- 
ed in that party, and will point straight for any other stool 
he may Bee. Then, too, if a duck does not see one set 0 
decoys he may see one of the other sets. I have ^ seen old 
squaws circle round and come back to decoys from winch 
they had just been phot at. They are, without doubt, thick- 
headed, and any one who has shot them knows what their 
b °AsiIac cannot handle a pair of oars with as much skill as 
he can a knife and fork, he was given a seat in the stern 
sheets Jake and myself doing the rowing. Now, why is it 
that these fellows who can’t pull an oar .tp^tpraT'Vell 
much ? Golly 1 how that boat did settle by the stern ! Well, 
most any boat would, with 185 lbs. of man and mountain 
howitzer (my private name publicly expressed for a 10 bore 
11 lbs B L ) A half hour's row brought us to our destina- 
tion Jake and I had just got the decoys set and un- 
der coyer when we heard Mac’s howitzer, both barrels, and 
with this expression : “ Confound this gun I it always takes a 
shot or two to straighten out the barrel, and Ig^ ^lwaya 
will.” I told him the gun was all right, but that he had tor 
g °The KSS™ by Jake’s 11 bora 30 inch and 
was a broad-bill, the only one that has been shot at Islands 
this year, which goes to show howscarce they are Last 
year Mr. Beatty, of StoDy Creek, who is a firet-chws duck 
shot used to kill his thirty aud forty pairs in a day s shoot 
Mac followed up Jake, milking a double shot. Your humble 
servant brought up he rear by taking an old squaw in the 
rear 8 the only par t that can be penetrated with -any shot 
smailer than U. 3. I use a full choke 12 bore gun, 30 inch 
squaws and one broad-bill, it commenced o iwn «wd 
proposed that we go over to Pot Island (the largest . of the 
group) and take alook at the large hotel which Mr. Wm. H 
Barnes, of Stony Creek, is putting up m addition to the om 
one. To this we agreed, and found there a'arge, three-stoy 
building, the first floor devoted to a parlor 30x28, and a dining 
room capable of seating 100 guests; the second and third floors 
to the largest sleeping rooms of any house on .the 1 sh re. ^ 
Barnes informed us that lie was going , others 
boat sent him, and if it suited he intended to have othem 
built, and that he intended to have the fine 
the Sound-in fact he was going to be able next fall to^aae 
care of the coot shooters both afloat and ashore, an^^Kn 
he will, as he never does things by halves. 
Jersey City Heights Go» C^.-Ig o^ las. i=sue want 
of Bpace prevented our giving tins club as full a not 
should have wished. This club, composed of 
reside in New York, Jersey City aud Brooklyn .as be ad 
vantage of being in close proximity to the m ”“ P f £ 
ten minutes time, by the Courtland or Destroy 
ferry, at an expense of ten cents, you are an 
The club ground, which is inclosed, has a gm 
bouse, and on the premises traps and glass Ms with a 
son to attend them, can always be found II 
where a gentleman can try bis gun at gtos bahs, 
ont the penetration or pattern of bis new to-*™- ™ “ “ 
dent of the club is Dr. Burdett, Mr. P. W. 
Secretary and our well-known correspondent, G. B. Eat , 
Sn c fe£us-), IB one of the directors. The programme 
Mr. Editor : LawtOnvillE, Georgia. Feb, 14, 1ST8. 
Perhaps there Is no bird In tho whole South about which so very lime 
is Known as that species of grouse Known everywhere as “ pheasanU > 
That they were called pheasants by the flrst English settlers In Virginia 
there can be no doubt ; for a reference to the letters and to the contem- 
porary booKs of that period, establish the fact that, our forefathers 
however brave and chivalrous, were not adepts lu the nomenclature of 
natural history. That men directly from England, who had bun 
mmar-s S many of them-wlth pheasants, should call a grouse a 
pheasant^ seems ZpJy unaccounatble. We see from this itha «J j a 
lose their heads in a new country. However that may be, they j-alUd 
them pheasants, aud the name is the only one by which they are Known 
from Hie spice thlcKetsof Indiana to the mountains of North Georgia 
and Alabama. That they are the genuine grouse there can ^»e no doubt, 
yet they are smaller by some ounces than the grouse of New York, 
M They Ue^endldly to the dog in autumn, but they ^eto the ttecB 
later m the season on being flushed, and are shot while watching the 
dog from their fatal elevation. They are far superior to the P Mated 
grouse of the prairies In respect to their eating qualities, their flesh 
^On^'dark^damp moralng In the year 1850, the writer of this P ap ® r 
took his flrst lesson In pheasant shooting In the hills of the Big Eagle, 
the'home t^thls beautiful bird: the Big Eagle Is In Kentucky There 
ja cR than whom a better rifle shot never trod the Yarkand 
Jloody ground,” was my friend and guide, and we left his humble home 
^Skirtlng^he ri^e^and'runnlng^at Hght angles with It, were D °“ er ^ 8 
nak and hickory ridges. Going np one ot these, my guide seated hlm- 
t me foot of a large oak, and pulling a corn-cob pipe from his 
!®' . filled it with “ home made » tobacco, and sat dreamily smoking. 
fSive squirrel pursued bis investigations after acorns 
at our feet • the saucy tom-tlt flitted around us, emitting his 
lea at the invasion of his territory ; a solemn old owl Perckedlnthe 
al " Listen " said Jack, as he raised his full six and a half feet aloft, 
^' the 7Jo D ?r^e y reven hSt iTozT 'the same 
“d^auTe^cinm"! amors'. Alas 1 that this .ove of martial music 
JSS K tuelr pride and glory on a im mossy 
log ' .. »q Tnek raising his heavy rifle to his face, '•I'll sIkhR the 
MORE ABOUT CHILLED SHOT. 
Editor Forest and Stream : 
I did not Intend, nor write my last communication us " A ieply to Mr. 
Knowltou,” and was surprised to And It so hoadod. To havo replied to 
his article on chilled shot, In yonr Issue of Feb. 7, would havo opened 
a dlBcusslou which would occupy so much spaco that eventually you 
would be compelled to refuse Its publication, and which would be of 
little Interest to the majority of readers. 
While corroding some slight errors made by otlior correspondents I 
merely took advantage ot tho opportunity to give Mr. K. tho eredit he 
deserved for culling attention to some advantages tor chilled shot, not 
previously claimed for It, purposely avoiillug criticising points moat 
open to criticism. My position being similar to bis there could be no 
Intention of such an “ implication” us Mr. It's P. 8. In your Issue of tho 
14th suggests, aud It affords me plensuro to Uud that our views on that 
subject aro the same. I write over my owu signature that ruy Identity 
may be certain among business acquaintances and numbers of sports- 
men with whom I have pasted many pleasant hours in the Hold, und to 
them I leave the validity of my opinions on spotting mutters. Mr. K. 
says, “ If the range of shot Is sufficient to reach the bird there Is little 
fear bat penetration will be sufficient (o kill It.” This assertion might 
reasonably lead as to suppose the old saying correct about getting salt 
on the bird’s tall; and also, that a spent bail, If It lilts, will kill os quickly 
as any other. 
As he claims that “ Long range Is of much more service than ponotra- 
tlon," and kindly Informs us " that heavy bodies with similar motlvo 
power have a much longer raogc than lighter ones,” why not use lead 
Instead of Iron for cannon hails 1 What Mr. K. says about chilled shot 
liavlug been made In England Is true, but It Is equally truo that lls suc- 
cessful makers there are said to most Jealous y guard the secret of Its 
manufacture ; and when he says that any Amerlcuu manufacturer can 
make It he makes a mistake In speaking for so many. I know of some 
manufacturers who acknowledge that they u\c unable to make It, and 
still they do not condemn It. If “it may lie a matter of policy to ascer- 
tain that an article possesses tho qualities claimed for It before staking 
one's repntatlon on its mauufuciure," would it not be polttlo not to con- 
demn an article until the desired Information had been ascertained? 
Especially when In his previous communication Mr. K. seemed to ac- 
knowledge that It possessed mueli merit and, which ho still concedes, 
may after " discussion and trial” slllne forth In nil Its beauty, when lie, 
with all oilier sportsmen, will of necessity speak its praise with voice 
and gun. " Theory and practice are. In shooting as In most other mut- 
ters, quite different things" and the sportsmen of America aro now do- 
ing wliat their English cousins did before them, convincing themselves 
of the practical results of using chilled shot ; and with them Judgment 
will be unbiased and virtue and truth prevail. Muoy now using It in 
the Hold aud at the trap apeak lu tho highest terms of “Improved 
Chilled Shot." Cuab. Richards, 
Jf. Y., Starch 18, 1878. 
FOR SALE. 
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Deeley's" patent, manufactured by Wesley, Richards & Co., 
Birmingham, medium choke, 12 gauge, «) lbs., with leather 
case and all gear for cleaning and refilling cartridges complete. 
The simplicity and strength of lock-action as well os their 
perfect safety are fast making these guns favorites. Call or 
address E. Remington & Sous, 281 Broadway, N. Y. P. O. 
Box 3,994. 
PIGEON MATCHES. 
t w0 -” , „„„ , hrnnCT >, tun woods, and with a convulsive leap 
A whlp-llke crack rang J 1 *™ 8 „ off , Q hlm .. t(ie furthest cock 
that showed that tho Jiead 1 towe red up above the 
pheasant tumbled off 1,16 ‘° 8 ‘ f I ' Iher8 8 treaming down the wind, 
S55 mat the •mratter'gun,” though m the hands of a hoy. had done 
■* u tuat beftt my ume,,M 
Paine and Bogardch.— A match at Philadelphia, March 
15, between Paine and Bogardus, to break the most glass halls 
in one minute, was won by the former by a score of 18 to 10. 
Bogardus at Deerfoot Park. — Capt. Bogardus made an 
attempt at Deerfoot Park, L. I., last Friday to kill 85 out of 
100 pigeons, 50 double rises. In uddition to the difficulty of 
the task set before him the Captain was disappointed in not 
having the gun which he desired for the occasion ; and the 
wind not blowing the smoke away in time the shooter often 
could not see the second birds. The birds were a lot of re- 
markably fast flyers, and it was tho common remark of tho 
veteran pigeon shooters, who were present in full force, that 
the birds had never been equalled in this country. One 01 
the birds was found 127 yards from the trap with 10 pellets of 
shot in its body. There were very few birds which were not 
believed to have been hit, while six fell dead out of bounds. 
The following is the summary : 
recapitulation. 
Brooklyn DrlvlDg Park, Park vine, L. I , March 2^ -100 double birds ; 
ground traps ; 21 yards rise ; liw yards boundry ; 1 Ji ox. of shot , Loug 
Island rules. 
in ia 11 10 11 01 00 10 01 II 01 10 00 II 10 11 00 11 10 01 11 
10 11^01 10 ll li Vo 00 10 11 11 11 00 00 01 11 10 oo 11 11 n 10 1011 u 
10 00 11 11 . , , 
Total, 100; killed, 63: missed, 37. 
Referee, 6r. Talbot New Wk 
Time, One hour and Hurty mlnntes. 
Lynn (Mass.) Central Shooting Club.— This club organ- 
ized in December lust, and numbers on its roll some eighty- 
three active members. The following are the officers ot tho 
club: President, K. W. Webster; Vice-President, W. O. 
Haskell ; Secretary, Frank Holbrook ; Treasurer, S. T. 
Downs. Executive Committee— E. W. Webster, W. C. Has- 
