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fastness in holding something in the mouth is what takes 
’oncer time to teach. We do not like spike collars, and have 
no hesitation in saying so, and only believe that retrieving can 
be taught by their use in e xtre me c ascs. 
Rose Turk Fox-Hunting Cum.— The spring meeting of 
this club, takes place Dcxt week, Saturday. Thu programme 
includes a parade of the club iu hunting costume, hurdle 
races, etc. t 9 . 
Palmerston II.— Some of our readers wishing to know the 
pedigree of Palmerston II, Mr. JohnM. Ninll, of Killaloe, 8t. 
Clair, Ireland, sends us the following: 
•• Palmerston II., by Dash, 1st prize and cup, Dublin, 1875, 
ex Nell, 2d prize, Crystal l’alnce, London, 1875. Dusk, own 
brother to Champion Palmerston, is by Mr. Cecil Moor’s Old 
Bbot.ex Mr. Moor’s Kate (1st prize and cup. Manchester, 
1871), when she was ten years old. Old Shot is by Mr. B 
Evans' Grouse, ex Mr. Hammington’s Juuo. Nell, own sister 
to Lilly II.. for whom Purcel Llewellin, Esq., gave £. ; )0. and 
Elbe, both 1st prize winners at Crystal Palace and Birming- 
ham. in 1872, 1873 and 1874, is by Major Cooper s celebrated 
Ranger, so well known as a great prize winner for winnings 
seeK. S. B. 1749, ex Mr. Jepl.sou’s Belle, K. 8. B. 1711. 
Rancer by the world renowned lliilcbinson s Champion Bob, 
K S. B. 1700. ex Hutchinson’s Lilly. Bob by Dash ex (Juail. 
Belle by T V Nugent’s Don, ex Mr. Wallace’s Dove. Dove 
by Grouse II. ex Fan, won 1st prize, Crystal palace, I^ndon. 
and 1st prize Birmingham Show. Bob (Champion K. 8 B. 
1700), is by Dash e.v Quuil. Dash is by Mr. La Foiiche s 
Ranger who wus 6old by auction at Dyceris for Xi3 10s., ex 
Judv • Judv by Captain Goff's Pash, ex Fun. Palmerston 
has alreudy won five prizes. He is 25 inches at shoulder, neb 
in color, with a profuse glossy coat without white, save a very 
small spot on the chest. 
Far back the pedigree of Palmerston II. is traced from Led- 
Wich’s old red Irish setters, now almost extinct. 
Goino Around Bums.— The habit of “ circling birds " by 
pointers and setters is corroborated by a correspondent a9 fol- 
lows : 
a j gee your correspondent, “G. lv. M.," from Philadelphia, 
speaks of a peculiarity of his pointer bitch going arouud birds, 
and coming buck to same place and pointing. I have an Eng- 
lish setter bitch that has done the same thing several times. 
She only did it, however, when the birds had a tendency to 
slip oil from her. On discovering their moving away from 
her, she always wags her tail a little, looks around to see I am 
on the look out, crouches almost to the ground, and creeps 
around them, making a complete circle, comes back to shirt- 
ing point, and stands, and the birds, after this dodge, almost 
invariably lie quiet as long os you wish. Yours, 
Huntingdon, Pa., April \ 0. T. C. Fisher. 
WnELrs. — My imported cocker bitch Fan whelped, on the 
Ctb inst., nine pups from Mash's prize cocker Dash. 
UayMllc, Ont., Canaila. W. A. H. A’court. 
— M. II. Brooks, Sec’y Greenville, Pa. , Sportman’s Club, 
lost by distemper liis valuable pointer dog Billy. 
Death of Flake.— We regret to learn that Mr. E. Orgill’s 
champion pointer Fluke died on Tuesday, 30th April, on his 
return from the Baltimore Bench Show. Flake was 31 yiBrs 
old, lmd been the recipient of innumerable prizes, and was 
among the finest dogs iu the country. 
Foot Ball— An exciting and clo=elyconte ted game of 
foot ball at Prospect Park, Brooklyn, last Sat urdaj reeulted 
in a score of 4 goals for the Polytechnic Foot-ball Club, and 
3 goals for the Juvenile High School Club. 
“Bating that OLbaby ’’-John Hughes, who started 
out April 21 on his long walk to beat O'Leary a ti ne of 520 
miles in 5 days, 19 hours and 10 seconds, finished bis attempt 
last Saturday evening. When the word was given the first 
day Hughes bounded off on the run, and kept it up for 3 
hours and 44f minutes, making in that time 30 miles. At the 
close of the 24 hours. 100 miles were put down to Ins favor and 
then both amateur and experienced pedestnuns knew that bis 
attempt would be a failure, lie was then 17 miles Behind 
O'Leary's time, and the record after that time may be learned 
from the following table of the miles gone over at the end of 
the days . O'Leary. Iluuhes. 
Second 24 hours WO 169 
Third 24 hours 
Fourth »I hours ™ 
Fifili 91 hours i unn am 
Sixth day. lOh. cm. 108 SSO-B.lXill. 
-In the Paterson, N. J., Wigwam, Capt. John H. Milligan, 
of that city, and Miss Paulina Von Saulsburg, of New > orlc, 
started at 10:15 Friday morning for n 36 hours walk without 
rest, or stopping for food or drink. At 10:15 Saturday night 
the^ pedestrienne threw up the sponge, Milligan walked 
five”minutc 9 longer and was declared winner. He wulkea 
about 80 miles. 
The Long Distance Contests— The entries for the 
twenty- four hours amateur walk, and the thirty-six hours pro- 
fessional wulk close next Saturday. There are n large number 
of competitors already registered for tlio competitions, and u 
fiu’e record may be expected. The contests are appointed for 
May 10 and 11, at the Rink, this city. 
One Hundred Miles. — W. E. Harding, the fifty mile 
champion of America, aud John Ennis, of Chicago, who re- 
cently covered 400 miles in 128 hours at Buffalo, are to walk 
a match of 100 miles, and also for the two miles champion, 
ship, at New York, June 8. 
— C. A Davenport and T. Allsskey, amateur pedestrians, 
walked a match of tenmilesat the Scottisli-American grounds, 
last Saturday. Davenport made it in lhr. 47min. 27s. ; Allss- 
key in 2hr. 2m. 6s. 
—A four mile walk at New York, last Saturday, was done 
by James Fay, in 46 min. 4 s ; his competitor, James Main, 
doing the same in 44 min. 15$ s. 
—John Ennis, the Chicago pedestrian, accomplished his 400 
mile walk in 128 hours, having ten minutes to spare, at Buffa- 
lo, N. Y., last Saturday. 
— O’Leary, the pedestrian, at Dublin, Wednesday evening 
of last week, completed a walk of 220 miles in sixty hours. 
Another Man to Walk Around the World. — Yester- 
day James Duff Henderson of Toronto, Can., Btarted to walk 
a distance equal to the earth's circumference. lie proposes 
to cover forty miles each secular day for two years, walked in 
the United States, Great Britain and the Continent, and is to 
receive $ 10,000 if he accomplishes his task. 
Sohmell vs. Barilktt. — The walking match between 
these two pedestrians at Cincinnati, resulted in a victory for 
the formerf who walked 400 miles in 119$ hours. 
Discrimination in Sobnt— Lanriny, loiea, Aj’rtl 17 —In your Issue 
of April 1 11 notice au art lolo by J. H- n., headed ‘‘Discrimination in 
Scent.” I Indorse the views of mis writer and believe It is a natural 
InsUnct of the true bird dog— setter or rolntcr— te'distlnguleb the 
scent of live, dead or wounded game While hunting pheasants last 
season in company with my , my setter dog Rover 
flashed a pheaamt. 1 Orcd m tffbrenklng a wing, the bird falling at 
eomo disujpyvuyt 61 sight'. Rover started in puraalt, but not returning 
as soon as l thought he ought, I started after him. He hud the bird 
coming in. suddenly he wme lo a Arm Bland, stilt holding the pheas- 
In his mouth. We proceeded to the spot, and found him standing a covey 
of quail some 2U or 30 feet distant, aud not a Mrd in sight, they being 
in thick hazel cover. Wesucceeded In bagging 10, when we sat down 
and discussed the smelling qualities of the dog. C. A. 
Qiitional jgastimqs. 
Criokrters’ Association— At a convention of the Ameri- 
can Cricket clubs held at Philadelphia, April 17th, represent- 
atives were present from the following clubs: Baltimore, 
Belmont, Chestnut Hill, Dorian, Fall Rivef, Germantown, 
Manhattan, Merion, Philadelphia, Staten Island, St. Timothy, 
University of Pennsylvania and Young America. “The 
Cricketers’ Association of the United States " was organized, 
and the object of tbe body set forth as the advancement of 
the Cricket interest in the United States. This is one of (he 
most important Cricket meetings ever held in this country, 
and we may infer from the full representation of clubs a 
growing interest in the mnnly game. Among tbe more note- 
worthy rules adopted by tbe association was one relating to 
wbut is known as revolving, which reads as follows : Thut no 
player be allowed to play in matches with more than one 
club in the association, during the season, unless he shall ac- 
tually have resigned from one club and joined another ; but 
undergraduates of colleges may play with ono other club be- 
sides their college club. The rules of tbe Marvlcbono Cricket 
Club were adopted as the laws of the association, with some 
modifications, which were tpccially recommended for trial 
during the year. 
Cricket— The Australian cricket team arrived in San 
Francisco, lust Sunday, per steamer City of Sydney. The 
following are the names of the players: T. Horau, W. C. 
Gipbs H. Bovle, G. Bannerman, A. Bannenuan, W. L. Mur- 
rfoik, F. Spnfford, F. Allen, F. Bailey, J. Blackburn, G. Gar- 
lett, A. Candate aud D. Gregory. 
Manhattan Cricket Cum— At the Prospect Park match 
last week the following score was made: 
GRKIO’S SIDE. JACKSON'S SIDE. 
Grelg, o Lawler, b Jackson 4 .Jackson, b Hooper 2 
W Scott, b Ronan 3 Rogsu, <: Enwards, b bcolt. 14 
G Soot t, b Jackson.... u Eduards, b Hooper o 
HauBlIng, c G Scott, b Jackson 1 Luwler, c Rogan, b Grelg 10 
Qowdy, d Kogan 2 < luimaD, c Kogan, b Hooper 2 
Jenson, c Lawler, b Jackson " IUpp)er,not out 0 
Gsrrltv, not out , 1 T. Love, c Gowdy, b Grelg 4 
R Hooper, b Kogan n 8 U Muk'u, h w b, Hooper 8 
Byes, « ; leg byes, 1 ; wldes, 1 . o Wldcs, 1 ; leg byes, 1 2 
Total 80 Total 30 
Fabt Time in England. — The following remarkable time 
was made by R. Hancock of Hackney, Eng., and W. Howes 
of London, in the recent 50-miles’ race at Agricultural Hall, 
London. We give the time for the Inst ten miles: 
Miles. 
ffnwe*. 
Hancock. 
Miles. 
B0WC8. 
Hancock 
7 
7 
3D 9 
7 
40 13 
6 81 40 
40 
...7 47 45 
7 
50 13 
44 
....6 5S 17 
7 0 28 
60 
7 
69 49 
15 
....7 7 25 
7 9 62 
A Mute’s Fate. — A deaf mute, Martin Brown, at the New 
York Institution of the Deaf and Dumb, was fatally injured 
while competing at hammer throwing with a number of com- 
panions last week. Brown was alone near the goal, with his 
back to the thrower. The mutes watching the hammer as it 
flew toward its destination saw the danger Brown was in, 
but were powerless. The hammer went swiftly downward, 
and the mutes dashed forward. It fell with force, striking 
Martin Brown on the head, hurling him unconscious some feet 
away. His skull was fractured, and he lingered until the fol- 
lowing day. Brown regained liis speech before he died. This 
is attributable mainly to the shock to the brain. Brown be- 
came deaf and dumb in consequence of scarlet fever, at tbe 
age of six. Instances of recovery of speech following acci- 
dents to the brain are on record. 
Trinity College Athletio Association. — An Athletic 
Association has been formed at Trinity College with the fol- 
lowing officers: Pres., W. N. Elbert; Vice Pres., 8. G. 
Fisher; Sec., A. T. Mason; Treas., D. B. Wilson; Field 
Marshal, W. E. Potwine; 1st Lieut, S. G- Fisher; 2d Lieut, 
E. D. Appleton. It is proposed to hold a field meeting the 
latter part of this month. We are glad to chronicle the 
formation of another college club for manly sports. 
April Base Ball—' T he International Association game 
for the month of April have been characterized by uniformly 
good fielding. The single figure games have been as follows 
April 6, Harvard vs Bsscod, at Halemer field, 7 — 5; 11, Brown 
Freshmen vs Fall River, at Fall River, 8—3 ; 11, Worcester vs 
Beacon, at Worcester (6 in. ) 7—0 ; Athletio vs California, at San 
Franoiaco, 5—2 ; 15, Harvard vs. Live Oak. at Boston, 3—1 ; 
Cricket vs Hornell, at Horncllsville, 4—3 ; Utica ve Busty, at 
Ulion, 5 — 0 ; Manchester vs Pittsfield, at Pittsfield, 2 — 1 ; 10, Hor- 
nolls vb Cricket, at Horntllsville (10 in.) 8—0 ; Rochester vs Au- 
burn, at Auburn, 6—1 ; Springfield vs Holyoke, at Springfield, 
7—3 ; 17, Utica ve Rochester, at Utica, 0-4 ; Woicestor vs Madden 
Bros., at Worcester. '9—1 ; Buffalo vs Essex, at Buffalo, 8—1; 
Yalo vs Trinity, at Hartford, 0—1 ; 18, Harvard vs New Bedford, 
at Boston, 9—3 ; Hornolls vs Cricket at Binghamton, 6— 1; Ro- 
chester vs Spriogfield, at Springfield, 7—0; Utica vs Auburn, at 
Utioa, 7—2 ; Allegheny vs Zantha, at Allegheny, S— 3 ; 19, Hor- 
nells vs Auburn, at Auburn, 0—1 ; Hudson vs Madden, at Marl- 
boro, 7—0 ; Haymakers vs Amateur, at Meriden, 2—0 ; Tecnmseh 
vs Atlantic, at London, 4—3 ; Providence vs Yale, at New Haven, 
4—0 ; 20, Yalo vs Princeton FreBhmen, at Princeton, 5—1 ; Lowell 
vs Rochester, at Lowell, 6—0; Brooklyn vs Now Bedford, at Brook- 
lyn (13 innings) 7—3: Manchester vs Live Oak, at Lynn, 3-0; 
Utica vs Cricket, at Binghamton, 7 s — 3 ; Resolute vs Hibernia, at 
Elizabeth, 4—3; Holyoke vs Springfield, at Holyoke.6— 3 ; Alle- 
gheny vs Zantha, at Allegheny, 4— u ; 22, Utica vs Horaella, at 
Utios, 3-2 MsDcheater vs Rochester, at Manchester, 9—0; New 
Bedford vs Pittsfield, at Pittsfield, 5-0 : 23. Pittsfield v " N J ,;W 
ford, at Pittsfield. 5-0 ; Hornolls vs Springfield, at bpringfield. 
5—2 ;!Star vs Auburn, at Syracuse, 8 — 3 : Athletic ve Kletne, at 
Philadelphia, 6-3 ; Live Oak vs Yale, at Lynn, 7—0 ; Amherst vs 
Westtioro, st Amherst, 7—0; 24, Brown Fro-hmon vs Amateur, at 
Fall River, 5—3 ; Utica vs Star, at Utica, 4—2 ; Cricket vs Ail tiurn, 
al Auburn, 9—7 ; Pittsfield vs Westboro, at Pittsfield, 3- 0 ; 25, 
Rochester vs Live Oak, at Lyun, 3—2 ; Hornells vs Lowell, at 
Lowell, 2 — 1: Star vs Cricket, at Svracuso, 7 — 1 ; 26, Utica vs 
Cricket, at Ulioa, 4—0 ; Springfield vs Pittsfield, at Pittsfield, 3—0; 
Harvard vs Manchester, at Boston, 5 — 3. 
J ea mid §iver S' slli "3- 
FISH IN SEASON IN MAY. 
Trout, Salmo/onliiuilis. Salmon Trout, Salma cun] Into. 
SulaiOD. Saline natar, SliacJ, 4 four*. 
Grayling, ThymmalluA tricolor. Lund locked Salmon, Salmogloven. 
FLIES IN SEASON IN MAY . 
Black May, No. 10.— Body, black ; feet, black; wings, grayish 
hyaline. 
Cow Duno, No. 10 and 11.— Body and feet, brownish yellow i 
wings, yollow-gray. 
Cheat Dun, No. 9 and 8.— Body, purple brown; feet, gray 
brown ; wings, dark gray hyalino ; sotio, dark brown annul a ted with 
gray. 
Red Spinned, Nd. 10 and 9.— Body, bright clorot, ribbed with 
gold tinsel; feet, briok color; wings, gray hyaline; setie, pale 
brick color, 
Yellow May, No 10.— Body and feet, paloyollow ; wings, pale 
yellow, mottlod with brown ; sotre, yellow. 
Coachman.- Body, poaokooek herl.; feet, dark red hackle ; wings, 
white. 
Kino of tub Wateb.— S ame as queen of the water, with scarlet 
body instead of orange. 
GoLn Spinner.— B ody, orange, ribbed with gold tinsel; feet, 
pale red hackle ; wings, bright gray. 
Captain.— Body, posterior half, peacock herl, anterior half, 
gray ; white feet ; red hackle ; wings gray ; setro, scarlot green 
and wood duck feathers mixed. 
Soldier.— B ody, crimson ; feet, red hackle , wings, gray. 
Kingdom.— B ody, white, ringed with green ; feet, peacock herl, 
and red hankie ; wings, gray, mottlod with browo. 
Black Palmer, Brown Palmer, Bed Palmer and Gray Palmer 
are made respectively of the different colored hackles that dis- 
tinguish them. 
Fish in Market— Retail Prices.— S triped bass, 20 cent?; 
large do., 12$; green smelts, 10; blue fish, 18; frozen sal- 
mon, 35; green do., 50; mackerel, large, 15; do. small, 8; 
native shad, 25; Connecticut River, 60 ; weakfisb, 15 ; white 
perch, 15 ; green turtle, 12$; halibut, 15 ; haddock, 6 ; cod- 
fish, heads off, 6; do., lieaJs on, 5; black-fish, large, 10; 
flounders, large, 10 : do., small, 6 ; sea bass, 20 ; eels, large, 
dressed, 18 ; lobsters, live, 8 ; do., boiled, 10; sheepsheads, 
20; turbot, 20; scallops, $1.50 per gallon; soft clams, per 
100,30; do., large, 60 ; whiteflsh, 15; pickerel, 15; salmon 
trout, 15; Long Island brook trout, $1; soft crabs, per 
dozen, $1.50 ; red snapper, 20. 
The Nonsense About Shad. — I t takes so little to make a 
skeer! Now here is the innocent shad supposed to abound 
with the triclinia spiralis, so as to be accounted a worse ubom- 
ina'.i'm than diseased pork. Tbe story started a few days ago 
was somewhat as follows : That a doctor iu Coytesville having 
observed sickness iu his patients who had eaten shad, on ex- 
amiDg the shad found that they abounded with tric/inia. At 
once, as impossible facts must be lugged in to bolster up 
stupid theories, New York Buy was supposed to he poisoned. 
Now it turns out that the Coytesville doctor never said at all 
that he had found triclinia in the shad, but something like 
them. Dr. Apzell of the United States Army, a thorough 
uiicroscopist, finds parasites in the gills of shad which were 
the ordinary triaocephali or pin worms, which are well-known 
and quite common in many. fish. In fact, there is nothing in 
it at all, and people may eat slmd with impunity, and snap 
their fingers at Iricocephali, encysted psorosperms even if they 
have bifurcated tails. 
Massachusetts — Brookfield . — The Podunk ponds pickerel 
fishing is furnishing famous 6purt, the town lease of these 
waters having now expired. It is estimated that over 600 
pounds of fish were caught the opening day. 
New Bedford, April 27. — The brooks hereabouts arc 
in first rate condition, and quite large catches of trout have 
been made in seafishtng, or rather trapping. A large umount 
of striped bass, tautog, scup, mackerel and rock bass are being 
taken daily in this locality. Concha. 
Movements of the Fishing Fleet. --The number of fish- 
ing arrivals reported at this port the past week has been 3S, 
25 from Georges and 13 from the Banks ; 8 of the Bankers 
brought halibut fares, about 800,000 pounds in all, and 5 
brought codfish, some 400,000 pounds. This is the first con- 
siderable receipt of Bank cod for the season. The receipts of 
Georges cod have been about 250,000 pouuds .— Cape Ann Ad 
ver liner, April 20. 
Connecticut -Ma iden, April 28.— Mr. Watson E. Wilcox 
of Westfield, Conn., caught a brook trout lust Thursday 
which weighed tlirce pounds. He was placed on exhibition 
at the store of N. A. Roberts, Meriden, and pronounced the 
finest specimen over taken from Connecticut waters. 
New London, April 20. — Fishing in this vicinity is quite 
good now, but one should be armed with a bundle of permits 
to fish, us the brooks are well posted. Misax. 
Windsor, April 27.— Shad fishing this year in this 
vicinity is rather slim, and is so reported down the river. In 
four pulls of the seine at the mouth of the Farmington the fol- 
lowing variety were taken: Shad, ailwives, perch, suckers and 
one black bass, weight 2 lbs., one trout, weight \ lb., and one 
