FOREST AND STREAM 
103 
— Fleetwood, Goshen and Paterson parks have agreed 
upon a aeries of trotting meetings, calling it the “Middle 
Circuit,” in which the following weeks are claimed:— 
Fleetwood, May 18 aud June 15; Paterson, May 25, and 
Goshen, June 8. 
— The Mankato, Minnesota, Driving Purk Association 
linve elected the following directors for the ensuing year: — 
John Win. Hoerr, T. R, CouUon, It. 1). Hubbard, C. A. 
DeGraff, Samuel Randall, E. L. Itoscbrook, George W. 
Warner, F. T. Fuller, J. B. Hubbcll, J. J. Sliaubut, C. A. 
Stevens, Win. Reid, H. H. Williams, J. C. Curryer, Z. 
Paddock, S. F. Barney, John N. Hall, Edwin Bradley, O. 
O. Pitcher, C. F. Warner, D. R. Biooks. 
—The following table, taken from the World, gives the 
names of the horses entered in the leading all aged events 
at Jerome Lark, Long Branch, aud Saratoga:— 
Jerome 
Park. 
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Brunch. 
Surnto 
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1 
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1 
1 
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_ 
1 
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Spindrift 
Tuhinuii 
Bessie Lee 
A 
A 
A 
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i 
i 
i 
1 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Business 
Brnoklund 
KfidI 
Mute 
Ptvecrott 
Baylock 
Artist 
Audubon 
ft 
ft 
ft 
ft 
ft 
0 
5 
5 
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1 
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1 
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Edwin Adam* 
Galway 
Jack Front 
5 
5 
5 
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1 
: 
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1 
1 
Liniest-me 
Lizzie Locus 
5 
5 
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1 
1 
1 
1 
Stanford 
Survivor 
5 
5 
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1 
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Acrobat 
A Halt 
Auron Pennington 
4 
1 
4 
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1 
1 
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1 
I 
1 
Busy Bee .... 
Bulluiikerl 
Bonavei-tnre 
Bay Bum 
Brigand 
Botany Bay 
Countess 
Court Hampton 
Carlhin 
Century 
Culpepper 
Dublin 
Dead Head 
Klkhorn 
Km mu 
Egypt 
Grin«trfid 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
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Huckleberry 
Inspiration 
4 
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King Pin 
4 
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M uttle W 
O'Neil 
O-age 
Persuader 
Plcoll 
Reform 
Rutherford 
Saxon 
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4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
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Alton 
3 
1 
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Bay Final 
Calvin 
Denver 
Fiuework 
King Bolt 
Lizzie R 
Lolnpi 
UlRipa 
Sprluglet 
3 
3 
3 
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3 
8 
3 
3 
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— Thormunly, another of the fashionable English sires, 
died recently at Newmarket. He won the Derby in 1800, 
netting for his owner, Mr. Merry, £80,000 in tets in addi- 
tion to the slake, which that year amounted to £6,200. 
—The Lincoln Handicap, which is run at the first regular 
meeting of the racing season in England, was decided on 
the 17th, being won by The Gunner, who started at the long 
odds of 30 to 1. 
—The Grand National Steeplechase, the great event of 
England in the jumping liue, run over the four and a half 
mile course at Aintree, near Liverpool, was decided on the 
18tli inst. Again an outsider was victorious, Pathfinder, 
a gelding, who started at tiie odds of 10 to 1, turning upas 
winner. Jackal was the favorite at 6 to 1, and his victory 
would have been very pleasing to Americans, as his dam, 
Maggiore.was bred in this country; she being by Leewmple, 
out of Evergreen, by Glencoe. The Grand National was 
won first by Lottery in 1839; the value of the stakes this 
year, to winner, £1,350. 
— The French papers announce the death, after a long 
und painful illness, of M. Adolphe Fould, one of the most 
active members of the French Jockey Club, und one of the 
most generous patrons of racing on the Continent. He was 
tie eldest son of the late M. Achilla Fould. Minister of Fi- 
nance under the Empire, and his large fortune enabled him 
to perform important services to the turf of his native 
country; his sound judgment gave great weight to his opin- 
ions on all questions of importance, und his knowledge of 
breeding was almost unrivalled. He hail a large and well- 
appointed stud at Turbos, in the south of France, ns well us 
HI) extensive training ground about five miles from Tarbes, 
Jliisivcrs go gorrespondenfd. 
Anonymous Communication* nol Nollex-d. 
(. Ann. Saranac Lake.— Your favor of 10th March, with Dr. K V of 
Sl>tli, enclosing check at hand. Ilavo written you both. 
L. H. K . Toronto, Ont.— ltow can hunters, when lo>t In n forest, tell 
north and south by the bark ou troosf Ana. Mom grow* thlckcat on 
the north eldo. 
cioiuim m. Syracuse. — Please give mo the address of some ttood dealer 
in oara and ecull* In New York City? Aim. K. W. Page, No. ISU West 
street, or A. M. Iugersoll, No, 156 South street 
L. B., Long Branch.— Can you Inform me where 1 can procure wild 
pigeons for trap shooting, nud also how they get snow birds for Ilia 
same purpose! Ans. Address Miles Johnson, Windsor, Mercer county, 
New Jersey. 
W. W. O., City.— I knew that Win. Grocner was dead, mid should 
have said -Did Win. Greener have it better reputation than his sour 
Ans. The son has succeeded to his father's reputation and done hla 
best to build upon It? 
H. L., Fort ltandnll, D. T.- Will you bo so good its to Inform me 
where to buy a book on draughts, mid the price! Ans. Peck A Snyder, 
No. 126 Nassau street, sell "Draughts and Backgammon'' for 25 cents. 
Have seut you n copy, which please accept. 
T. W., New York.— Could you name any persona near, or a aliorl dis- 
tance further out than ItocUuway, who could accommodate mo with a 
room, so as to have some sport with the ducks und snipe the coming 
month! Ana. Eckert’s, Seu View House, ltockawiiy. 
S. A. D., Ilnverhlll, Mass.— Will you Inform me of the ipinlltloa of the 
Maynard single barrel hrueclt loading gun, worth $18, with ride barrel lit 
connection, if wanted! Ans. Thu gun nlludt'd lo I" a good one, hut the 
prlcc is $.*?; with rllle barrel in connection, $8 additional. 
Boston, Boston.— Whore can bird lime be procured lu Boston! Alt*. 
Inquire at bird fancier's Would It be sufficiently strong to hold wild 
pigeons! Arts. You can make It so. Please give direction* for its use, 
on what, and how thick it should be spread? Ans. See KoitesT and 
Strkam. April 9th, 1874 page 135, and April 25th, page 167. 
L., Baltimore. — "Powder light, shot tight" is a maxim given tome 
years ago as tho rule for charging my fowling plecu. As exactly the 
contrary is said to be bust by a friend of mine, I ask tho opinion of 
your renders? Ans. Both wrong; use us much powder as you can 
with comfort to your shoulder, and a moderately light load of shot. 
Ban, Paris, Canada.— What Is the best kind of fish for stocking a large 
pond of pure spring water? Ans. Black bass or salmon trout Could 
grayling be procured, and what the price of the spawn! Ans. Norman 
W. Clurk, Esq , of Northville, Mich., makes a specialty of grayling cul- 
ture, Price Of eggs per 1,000, $5; of young Halt, $10, 
W. M. T.— Kalnmnzoo, Mich.— Can you inform mu whore I can pro- 
cure a copy of Holden's Book on Birds! Is it Illustrated, ami what Is 
tho price! Aits. Address the New York Bird Store, No. 9 Bowdoln 
Square, Bo«tou. The book contains numerous Illustrations of birds und 
cages; pric; 25 cents. 
G. B. W., Troy. -Con yon give me llto name of a good taxidermist at 
St. Johns, Halifax, and Denver, Col.? Do you know the name of a per- 
son lu this hu.-lucss In Texas! An*. Address Thos. J. Eagan, 32 
Upper Water, Halifax; Cbns. E. Aiken, Colorado Springs, Col.; Guo. 
H. .Ragsdale, Golucsville, Cooke county, Tuxtu; J. S Cllmo, St. John, 
N. B. 
C. J. M., Port Richmond, L I.— Please give tho best scores Hindu by the 
English, Irish, Scotch and American teams in thu year* 18’2-3 I? Ann 
We presume yon meau the competition for the Klcho Shield. Tho Irish 
score at Wimbledon was (eight men) 1,195; at Crocdinoor, 931; Amurlrun 
Team, 934 (six men). We have nol the record of the English und Scotch 
Teams. 
II G., Hanover. — Will you please Inform me wliethur black bass will 
eat their eggs aud young, aud what time they spawn ! Aim Prolmbly 
all kinds of 4l*h eat their own eggs, tbo black bass lens I bun most species, 
Black baas spawn very Irregularly from Spring until July, nltliougli they 
ure regarded us Spring spawnera. An Instance Is on record of bass buy- 
ing been taken In October heavy with spawn. 
J. E. S., Sussex Corner, Kings county, N. B.— Where can I get a com- 
plete treatise on rifle shooting, n comprehensive work explaining all that 
is required concerning quantity of powder, projectory, Ac. Do you 
have back numbers of Forest and Si ream always on hand? Ans, 
Wingate's Manual for Rifle Praclleo, for sale at this office; price $1.60. 
Buck n*. tubers of Forest and Stream can generally be had from us. 
N. W. A., St Albans, Vt.— Will you be kind enough to tell me what 
sort of a hunting and Halting locality Bungor, or near there. Is! Atm 
There are pickerel, perch and lake trout In Pusluiw uond, and laud- 
locked sulmon In Reed's pond, both within twelve miles of Bangor, and 
trout In the tributaries of the Penobscot. Tbo Ashing Is very good with 
in n dozen poluts easily accessible from Bangor, und hunting also In Its 
season. 
Q. C., Philadelphia.— Can you favor mo with a description of the 
Wesson shot gun, manufactured a few years ago, and Inform me where 
one can be obtained? 2d. Is not the pointer more gentle and loss 
quarcUome than the setter! Ans. 1. The Wesson Arms Co. made a 
few very line guns, but have given up that branch of their business. Ad- 
dress B. F. Bowles, Springfield, Ma-s. 2. Tho setter Is geuorully more 
"cutle and affectionate than the pointer. 
A. P., Boston.— I have a very handsome setter dog that carries Ills 
tail curled up like a Newfoundland’s when he Is running In the street. 
Whcu I am playing with him, or when he Is at work lu the woods, It Is 
straight enough. Can it he uicked, or have unytlilng done to It to keep 
it straight ull the time? Ans. , We never have tried, or seen tried, the 
experiment of nicking a dog's tall to straighten It, hut think It could be 
done successfully. Thoroughbred aoltem rarely, if ever, have that 
defect. 
C. M. J , New Haven. —My son, fond of sp irt, particularly shooting, 
wishes to know where, in the State of Maine, be and a young friend can 
spend their vacation next Summer with a chance for sport? lie dou't 
mind its being u little rough, comfortable bed and plain fare ull he a-k-; 
a moderate price desirable. Cun you give him an address lo write to? 
Ans. Address Mr. Ivory Littlefield, lake House, or A B. Farrar. 
Greenville P. O.. Piscataquis county. We refer to the Mooeehetd Luke 
region. Sebec Lake Is also n most excellent locality. 
W. p. C\, Binghamton.— Please give jnn the correct name of u small 
ll-h making Its appearance in the Chenango Canal at this place ev. ry 
Spring, soon after the resumption of navigation, and are highly prized 
by our flshennen as pickerel bair; color, bright yellow; belly and sides 
shading to a greenish hue on the back; In shape, resembling a minia- 
ture shod; known to flabermen here by the name of golden alilnor. In 
a small lake In till- vicinity they have been taken tho past -a son men- 
„rl,,g eight Inches In length! Ans It Is Impossible to Identify the fl-h 
by your description. Some of your local naturalism who are familiar 
with It should be able to give you iu correct name. Will soma of our 
readers answer this question? 
Blanc, Baltimore.— 1 Can you inform mo how many Canadian rivers 
are leased for salmon flailing, and do those advertised In your paper corn 
prise all the rivers remaining unlcnocd? Ans. We have a list of 52 
salmon rivers that empty into the lit ver and Gulf of HI. Lawrence, In 
eluding the Hay Chaleur. The greatest number of these may be found 
enumerate L In Bollock's "Fishing Tourl-t." Sec also Foita-T am. 
Stream of April. 1874. We understand that those at present advertised 
In our pap- r are the only one* In the binds of the Canadian Government 
that remain ooleased. There are some private panic, that •ub-lr*re. 9- 
Is there good salmon fishing at Anticosti? Ans. Fair. There are at 
least nine small salmon rivers In Anticosti Island. 
B , Harrisburg, Pa —Will yon bo kind enough to Inform me If the or- 
dinary bamboo, such as can l»o purchased at any olore lu the country, is 
the kind that i* In uso In making the split bamboo rod*: If not, where 
cun 1 purchase the right material? Can you inform mo what l» the best 
cement for attaching ferrules to reds? An-. The Calcutta haiuhoo ts 
the only kind u*od lu making tho urltcles you mention; can bo bought of 
any dealer In flvhlng outlU* who advertises lu our columns. Tho burnboo 
usually sold ut country stores is a mil, or else tho Chinese or Japanese 
bamboo, which will not answer. The Calcutta cane la clouded, the olh- 
ers yellow A cement uf ntd lead and thick varnish la lowotimoa uwl 
for attaching ferrules. but a mat Joint with a pin has been found to bo 
more permanent. 
G N A , Montreal -l have n pointer, which 1 bought for thorough- 
bred. He Is well marked, except the ull, whloli appear* to mo to l»o loo 
thick, and has longer hairs ou it than anywhere else. This, the breeder 
SU> s, is ow lug to the fact that the Utter previous lo the one In which Uty 
dog was born, tho bitch wa- fouled by a Newfoundland, and that tho 
siibs’-quoni litter threw buck tho cross Will such a thing happen! 
Would such a bud mark disqualify him from being considered thorough- 
bred Ilia show! Do dogs suffer from gonorrhea, or a disease sunder 
thereto? Ans. I Wo think not. Tho chances are your dog Isa 
"dropper," crow of polntor and cotter, a Wo think It would. 3. Dogs 
are sub), -ci to a disease resembling gonorrhea, produced by over feeding 
with meal. Ihitho tho parts uffeel.d with n lotion of four gralus of 
chlorldo of lime lu fourouucus of water three or four llmea dally. 
Lkuok, Baltimore. -I w|-h to obtain a tout about ton fectaquaro. 
Pic t»o Inform mo where 1 cm obtain one? What Is tho name of tho ma- 
terial you recommended some time since a* preferable to canvas! What 
is the waterproof mixture you advised for a tent! An-. Of Wellington 
A Carter, No*. M and 52 Courtllindt street. Light drilling would ho 
preferable to canvas at some soasoiis. Receipt for watorptooflug »* fol- 
lows: Take half u pound of sugar of load aud half a pound of powdered 
ilium, dissolve them lu n bucket of rnln water, thou pour off the fluid with 
the dissolved lugiodlonla Into another vessel. Stoop tho canvas thor- 
oughly In the solution, letting It siuy for n considerable time. Hang it 
up to dry. hut do not wring It. The w ator of a rain storm seem* to hang 
to It lu globules uml does not go through It. 
Pointer. Providence. 1 have a pointer pup six month* old. Ills 
legs appear out of shape. One hind leg seems to drag souto, as though 
something ulled Ills hip, And his shoulders project out us lie walks. Ho 
wna taken lame lu one hind leg, und It wont to tho other a* though It 
wns rheumatism , although ho seems quite strong In them. I have never 
given him any merit yot. Why Is It they Cilt a dog's tall off! Ans, I. 
I'crlmps the trouble with your puu arises from the want of stronger food. 
All growing |mps require some muut und hones. If your pup Is properly 
fou ho may grow to proper shape. 2, A polntor with a long tall I* apt 
to whip It sore while linniing, nud some have crooked tall-; n remedy 
f<r either Is gained by taking off a small part, but this should he done be. 
fore the pup Is six week* old. The bench shows, however, require that 
the dog should not bo mutilated lu any w ay. 
W. II. C\, Caxonovla, N. V —Six or eight young uion who are used to 
roughing It, are do»lroits of visiting Florida. Wo have a small steam- 
bout. 40x13, which draws, lou'led, about 12 Inches of wntur-a plain, 
stout bout. Is there Inland navigation mo-t of tho way that will fluat 
such a bout, and can a map bo procured of the coast? Where, and at 
what price? Would It be necessary lo have bont Inspected lo have tho 
engineer luivo ccrilltcnto? Three or four of our party are competent to 
run an engine, ami could Intlld one, Iml don't know whether they could 
pass nil examination? Ans. Yon will And Inland navigation t to eunoo 
to Heiiufurt, 8. C., crossing Albormurlo ami Pamlico Hounds. Thence 
by const Inside the Hen Islands. Charts of tho coast can lie had by ad- 
dressing Duron 2fc Aider. No. 20 Burling Hltp. Cost, ffl You will 
And mote lundslnnce, however, lu local directions from ’Joint to point. 
An engineer's ccrtlflcuto will not ho compulsory ns long ns you entry 
neither freight nor passengers for litre. 
<: F. C , New York.— Could yon name a good place whore a party of 
three or four could camp out during tho month of July, where Chore la 
good woodcock Nlioollng. also trout flvhlng, and what would the necessary 
articles bo to carry for ubout otto week's stay! Please state shortest 
route, and fore, still If n guide would be necessary, and what bo would 
charge us per day? Is there any law against shooilug rabbits or squir- 
rel* on Long Island? An*. Wo would recommend the Adirondack re 
glon us thu bust for camping and trout flailing. Woodcock have bucomo 
so scarce It la difficult to name a place whore they could be found that 
would combine the other requisites. Take Saratoga und Adirondack U. 
It,, or boat rhi Plottsbarg. Fare varies from $5 to $7. Oil dus $2.50 per 
day, Including boat. Camp kit should consist of blankets, bread, toa, 
salt pork, flour, frying pun, kettle, u good hatctie', and such Ituns In the 
way of luxuries ns you may fuel willing to puck. No reference to rob 
bit* and squirrel* in Now York game laws, 
Nemo, Brooklyn. -In your Issue of lull Inst, you give an extract of 
tin- proceedings of the American Fish Cnlturlst's Association, by Hain'l 
Wllinot, lu which lie states that there I* an Increase of at least seventy- 
live per cent, in favor of artificial propagation over Ihu natural. Tho 
writer show* very conclusively that by the natural method only one of 
the ova out of each hundred ever become* n living flsli, while by the at 
I„l method »" many as ninety luivu limn secured, nud by this process 
of reckoning lie arrives at the conclusion ubovu stated. If by the arti- 
ficial method lie cun produce two living fl«li, lie has certainly Increased 
the percentage one hundred, although he has only produced two pur 
cunt, of the whole; consequently, if lie produced ninety out of each onn 
hundred, ho has Increased the production iilglttyiiliiu hundred per cent 
This Is my Idea of percentage. What soy you, am I right, or wrong? 
Aim Nemo I* technically right, but we think Is Inclined to bo 
captious. 
Article* Aoomwxd this Week. - Reclamation of Marsh Lands, by 
OlllpmMp'ill; Oun Tests, by U»y«l; Piscatory llemliil women*, by Rod 
and Keel; Sporting Resorts of Wise .asm, by Find; Troullng in Mus- 
koka toy’ll; Pompano end Nurse, by Thro. Oili; Hunting Coots, by M ; 
An English Trout Htream, by Britain; Chips from tho Buffaloes Work- 
shop by Dr. Elliott Coues, II. S. A.; A Ride through tho Blackball 
Country by C. »■ Chapman; Ovurland Journey with Live Hliatl, by Llv- 
I Stone; Scottish Gillies, by J. J. Y-; Oetu.i Cock <• Eagle, by 
Nimrod Law. Governing Duek Shooting, by A Hudson!*!., Jr , Game 
Protection In Now Jersey, by M ; Duck Shooting at Aqula Creek, by 
Duke' Rowing Practice at Cornell by J,; Sbell Clearer., by H. 
Litkrahy. — Jennlo J. Young, who baa hitherto boon 
known us u bulluilmt, moi» Hk«ly to at Cain too prominence 
in the world of lctU-rH ut leant equal to Hint trite has Rained 
in musical circled- She contribute* a story of engrowiing 
interest lo the hint i»miu of the OoUUn Age, uml a few week* 
„go appeared in the Sunday Timet with one of scarcely lew 
merit. 
Starved Deed in Austrian PoiiBara.— Our country 1 b 
not Hie only one buffering from the effects of an tinUMiully 
inclement acuson. A Vienna correspondent writes: “Tho 
Winter here is hard beyond description. Ast English 
spcirlBtnitn, visiting the mountain towns, flaw one day fifty 
starved deer picked up in a foreet. Rig slug* run into ihu 
uiidbt of villager and arc caught by hand, yet noon din 
afterword from the effect* of exhaustion. If u suddeg 
J tljaw acts lo tltc inundatious will be fluriou# Indeed," 
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