FOREST AND STREAM. 
Distance, first stage, 800 yard. ; second 900 • 
Pnmnanv One-half the entrance money to be divided as 
?oUo£s: One-sixth to the team making highest score at 800 
vards • two-sixths to the team making highest score at 900 
yards thi^-sixths to the team making highest score at 
1,1 n! Subscription. Open to members N . R. A. Distance, 
S00 yards ; position, any ; weapon, any rifle. q«a 
12. Stated^ Prizes. Open to all en- 
yards; position, any ; weapon, any rifle. No duplicate 
W 13. ^eamSubscri ption . Open to teams of '°“ r “ 
in match No. 8. Distance, 800 yards ; position, any , wea 
P Ti T^m subscription. Open to teams of four mea-all 
comers. Distance, 800 yards ; position, any ; weapon, any 
im i5 Subscription. Open to members N. G. 8. N Y. Dis- 
tance m yards ; position, any ; weapon, Rem.ngton mili- 
MUitary°Team.” Commencing at 1 o’clock 
P M H suge y O P en to learns of four men D.s- 
L?e, myTds. Conditions, otc.. as Jn match No 10 
17 Subinption. Open to members N-R. A. Distance, 
yrids r“r t io», a°y i weapon, any rifle. No dnpl.cate cn- 
" W T^mSubscription. Open to teams of any four men 
-all comers. Distance, 900 yards ; position, any ; weapon, 
^"“Sharps’ Military Team.” Commencing at 3 o’clock 
r Final stage. Open to teams of four men Distance, 
I' 000 yards. Conditions, etc., as in match No 
’21. Subscription. Open to members N. R. A. Distance, 
1 000 yards ; position, uuy ; weapon, any nfl ®: 000 
Stated Prizes. Open to all comers. Distance l.uuu 
yaSs f Potion, any ; weapon, any rifle. No dupheate en- 
lr M ^eam'subBcription. Open to any teams of fourmen 
-all comers. DisKmce, 1,000 yards ; position, any ; weap- 
on. any rifle. 
•miltD DAY — SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1878. -SHORT-RANGE MATCHES. 
24. Directors’ Match. Commencing at 9 o’clock a. m. 
ODen only to Directors and Honorary Directors of th eN. R- 
A. P Distance, 200 yards ; rounds, five ; position, standing , 
weapon, any rifle. No duplicate entries aUowed. 
o»5 stated Prizes. Open to all comers. Distance, ~-00 
yards f position, standing ; weapon, any rifle. No duplicate 
eQ o a e \lil'itMy d Team Match. OpeD to teams of five from 
anfeompan^ troop or battery of the National Guard of 
New Yo?k or other States, or of the regular army, navy or 
=3 t offlcer9°or^privates, SK7 « ^ 
S SSS TeSt^usSe 
To be wo“ three times before becoming the property of the 
OI ^tSS Subscription. Open to any team of four men 
rpnresenUng any ride club in the United States, or any four 
position, ^standing -. weapon, Remington carbine, N. Y. State 
“^Subscription. Open to members N R A- Distance, 
200 yards; position, standing ; weapon, any rifle. 
an Subscription. Open to members N. R. A. -Distance, 
MO yaS poSou, standing; weapon any ma^ nfle. 
«i Snhsrriotion Open to members N. R. A. Distance, 
2TO yards- poSn, standing, weapon, Remmgton military 
r “sa N 8ntacrip“or d oW to all comers. Distance, 200 
yards; position, standing; weapon any military nfle. 
y Subscription. Open to members N. G. 8. N. i • Dis 
ta^e, 200 yS; position, standing; weapon, Remington 
military rifle, N. Y- State model. tj ft H N Y 
«U subscription. Open to marksmen, N. G. ». ».x. 
Distance 200 yards ; position, standing ; weapon, Reming- 
“Ol N. -f- S<«e model Compel, tors m IMS 
m ^ h ^bsciTption! 1CIr Opmi lr to n mem^B^of the National 
Qu^rd of any State, or of the regular army, navy or marine 
rnrns of tie United States. Distance, 200 yards ; position 
aniline “weapon, the authorized military arm issued at 
pubUc expense to the organization of which competitor is a 
“^Subscription. Open to members N. G. S. N. Y. Dis- 
la^ce 200 ya?ds; position, standing; weapon, Remington 
“^“■nSJpdoT *Open to all comers. Distance, 200 
yards -, position, standing ; weapon, any carbine. 
MID-RANGE MATCHES. 
38 Subscription. Commencing at 9 o’clock a. m. Open 
to S comers. Distance, 600 yards ; position, any, with head 
Second stag. 
dy - 4 mamhorn of the National Guard. Distance, 600 
0p u With httd to target ; weapon, the au- 
’ua^by the organization of which the com- 
conditions as in match 
JmheraoftheKR.A. Numb^of 
arm issued at public expense to the organization which the 
team represents. m( > m hPrH N R- A- Distance, 
48. Subscription. Open to members 
600 yards; position, any; wea ?°“’ .^/o’clock P. m. Open 
44. Subscription. Commencing at with 
^ffsSt i D ssa. , susSi &■»* ^ N - Y - 
^’4^ Subscription. Open V, members N. G. S. K T Dis- 
tance, 600 yards; position, any, ^ 1 ^ a ^ t 0 ° de ,. rg 
pon, Remington JJJ!' b ' e f s N It. A. Distance, 
SC pEu . X “r beS‘ 2 target , weapon 
Remington military rifle, , N. Y. Sta te mod 1- Difltftnce> 600 
yat^. pSu any. with bead to target ; weapon, any m.l- 
‘% y "subscription. O-**-*^*} *££ 
Guard of any -SUM a or -of the rogutor smf.s J position. 
itor is a member. team s of four 
49. Team Subscription. Open io leauia iQ 
Ilc expense 
cate entri^ avowed.) q{ tbe entrance mone y in 
rSSSSq^^SS: 
40 “ d 60 
§ivn(> and §un. 
GAME in SEASON IN APRIL. 
Wild ducks, geese, brant, etc. 
Patents Issued : VK"' 
S'e"S, J W r Sz“r 'tr,. 8,112 ; Cart’rldge loading device, E. 
Scbenck, 200,816. ■ 
Game in Market-Retail Prices, Pohltby andGame- 
Game-Brant geese, 1.50 ; mallard ducka > 75 ’ 
75 ; widgeon ducks, 50 ; broad bill ducks, 50 ; teal ducks 50 , 
wild geese, per piece, $1; Wilson snipe, per doz $L50 
plover, $1.50; bay birds, large, $2.50; small, 75, wil 
pizcons, flights, $1; do stall fed, $2; Philadelphia squabs, 
$8.00; wild do, $1. . , , ... 
Poultry —Philadelphia and Bucks County dry picked chick 
ens per pound, 25 cents ; do., fowls, 18; do., turkeys, 18 ; 
do’ducks, 18; State and Western chickens, 16; do., tur- 
keys, 16; do., fowls, 12; do., ducks, 16; capons, 40; 
slips, 30 ; spring chickens, 35. 
Snipe Shooting.-TLc opening snipe shooting lias not 
borne its usual fruits. Scarcity of birds and small bags has 
been the wide-spread complaint. The fact is, the present has 
been one of the most remarkable springs ever known. Ethe- 
real mildness burst forth simultaneously all over the country 
at a very early date. Latitude and longitude lost their cli- 
matic peculiarities, and the genial breath of gentle spring 
breathed over all their length and breadth alike. On the third 
day of March the buds were swelling and the swamp maples 
putting forth their leaves from Canada to the far Northwest. 
Vegetation seemed as far advanced in Minnesota as in the 
latitude of New Jersey. No snow on the ground and no frost 
-within it. The weather was so warm, in fact, that sportsmen 
threw off their shooting-jackets while they tramped, and the 
market of Chicago was well supplied with birds— the snipe 
which usually come much later after a long period of bluster- 
ing, chilly weather. We quite agree with a Kentucky friend 
when he says : ... 
“Heretofore the snipe made regular advances forth with 
the season, and giving out as the weather grows warmer. 
This year they kept on, a few stopping here and there and 
scattering themselves over a wide territory, at the same time 
spreading themselves instead of, as heretofore, confining 
themselves to a narrow belt. While the aggregate may have 
been as large as heretofore, the number was so scattered that 
large bags were impossible.” 
Rhode Island -Newport, April 20. -Our snipe shooting 
has thinned out too soon ; our sportsmen complain ol long 
tramps and few wild birds. Coot shooting from the boat 
house, Situate and Sconnet Points, is just now in order, 
and the birds are flying finely for sport. It is one TOntmMl 
long bang from early mom to night. Mr. R. Baker, of B., 
made a very fine bag of coots and one wild goose in two days 
shooting from the boat house point. Coot. 
thsn any other Shot." Here is a chance tor the winner o( 
some of the matches having his shot free for qrnte a number 
of years to come. 
nrizes of $100, $50 and $25 at single and double balls. Take 
the ferry foot of Desbrosses or Courtlandt streets, and g° t0 
Marion Committee of Arrangements, Messrs. Thompson, 
Tolley and Eaton. 
1 Vs p m 8 Si sjs 
best bag^f the SeaS so far. Any amount of pigeon shoot- 
• 81 . riiniAiire from here on Philadelphia & E. R. K. . 
K om cracTSots bagged, about one huntiretl doren m 
the last ten days, all on the wing. 
r ynAftrrd Avril 20.—' The gentlemen of the Tarport Oil 
ExStvlC^ed aspLgclub, the “Tuuun^waut 
Club.” Many fine shots among them. 
Conneauiville, April l6.-Snipe-shooting good about here. 
T^^ei^^^^^^u'for turke^gobbl^^ot^sportemen^ve 
rather indifferent success. r 
that “ the woods are full of them. 
Loots «.-* «">*■. ^‘ 1 ?iJ > XSme e Tj b °R ) 
tiful vet Marsh hens are also coming in. Many different 
Sine and water-fowls make their appearance here usually in 
STonCof May and June. Partridges ruffed greu», etc., 
are nesting and protected by the game law. w • 
Tatham Gun Club.— The Tatham Gun Club was organized 
Annl 1 at Waco Texas, and named in honor of the Messrs. 
Tatham this city. The officers are : C. O. McOolloch 
P?e? D R- Ginle y ; Vice-Pres.; H. M. Thompson Sec and 
Tress' A. shooting tournament will be held May 9 and 10, 
itathe champion badge presented by tbe May Festival Asso- 
ciation . A large number of clubs are expected to participate. 
Ohio — PainesviUe, April 16. -A good many quail have sur- 
vived In this vicinity, and their cheerful notes are heard on 
every hand. Snipe still scarce. 
BeUefontaine, April 15. -Logan County includes within i its 
limits Mmost a score of lakes. The country is not of low ele- 
vation It is a part of the dividing ridge that separates the 
waters that flow^ to the Ohio from those that flow to Lake 
Erie Indian Lake, the largest in the county, is now included 
in the Lewistown reservoir, which covers about thirteen thou- 
sand acres, and is famous for fishing and duck hunting. Sil- 
ver Lake is a nice body of water, with gravelly bed, on the 
line of tbe Cleveland and Indianapolis Railroad, and is a reaort 
for picnics and excursion parties. Rusbcreek, the next lake 
of importance, is surrounded by an extenBive swamp which 
is now being ditched. Remains of various kinds of animals 
are being daily dug up by tbe workmen. Deer and elk horns 
are found in a good state of preservation. A set of horns 
have been discovered, measuring between six and seven feet 
from skull to tip, with numerous antlers, supposed be re- 
mains of the moose. They were too badly decayed to be p.e- 
served. Logs are dug up with the marks of the- beavers 
teeth visible where they gnawed them from the tree. What 
a grand menagerie the animals whose remains lie deposited in 
this bog would make. This was the pioneer sportsman s 
favorite for hunting and fishing; but as the game gives way 
£ V the huntsmen, so they are giving way to the landlords, who 
forbid tresspassing by gunners or angiers, andj ere long ;the 
dismal Rushcreek Swamp by human ingenuity will be am- 
verted into fields of thrifty gram. UDOK> 
Minnesota— Sleepy Eye, Brown Co., April 12.— The pros- 
pect for chickens was never better, the country is full of 
Eem, and their booming in the morning makes a continuous 
sound like the humming of bees. Geese, brant, du 9 ks 
sand hill cranes are here in plenty, covering the grain Adda 
and filling the sloughs. When the new lines are opened up 
from here this will be a prairie sportsman s paradise. 
Iowa — Winterset, April 15.— Snipe are coming in quite 
plentifully. Our game law, as per action of the late Legisla- 
ture, allows to shoot chickens only from Sept. 15 to Dec. 1. 
Good for the chickens, but bad for the sportsmen. 
teams from any club 
600 yards ; position, 
LiiCliiUV-* o ~ ’ . 
or association unlimited. 
Murray Hill Gun Club.— A number of gentlemen met at 
the residence of Nicholas Engle, 12 West Twenty-seventh 
street April 15, and organized the Murray Hill Gun GluD. 
The officers am as follows: Dr. J H. Meyer, Pres.; Fred 
Tracy Vice-Pres.; Geo. Crowley, Sec. and Treas. Gentle- 
men wishing to become members should address the secretary, 
12 West Twenty-seventh street. 
Long Island— Good Ground, April 16.— The rest of the 
Jersev City Heights Gun Club returned to-day, taking witn 
them twenty -six geese and some ducks. The inlet continues 
good, with excellent prospects of good fishing as well as snip- 
ing during the summer. 
Prize tor the New York State Association.—' The 
Messrs. Tatham have had made for the New York State As- 
sociation a most elegant keg mounted on a truck, the keg to 
be filled with some 500 pounds of their numbers 6, 7, 8, 9 and 
I 10 of improved chilled shot. In addition to this they also 
present 500 pounds more. The keg has painted on it ‘ ‘Harder, 
I heavier and more Uniform and.of Brighter and Clearer Finish 
Captain Booardus at Home. -The captain, from his hocne 
at Elkhart, Ind., writes us that, with Eugene, he is polishiDg 
off snipe and golden plover at the rate of thirty to fifty a day. 
This is to keep their hands in. On the 29th of April'Captain 
Bogardus will shoot at the theatre, aud then goes on to Pitts- 
burg to break glass balls there. The captain will bo in New 
York during the dog show. 
Canada.— Our correspondent, Mr. J. U. Gregory, writes 
us from Quebec, under date of the 11th inst.: 
“The first woodcock of the season was flushed on the morn- 
ing of the 9th inst. by the veteran sportsman Pierre Portugais, 
who for thirty-eight years past claims to be the A^t to do so 
every spring. The first black duck of the season were killed at 
black ducks and one golden-eye were sent to me and were in 
