FOREST AND STREAM 
200 
Youngs 1 t 10 1 — 4lHarrison 10 11 1—4 
Shot off at three birds— 25 yards rise. * 
Tonnes 10 1— SIHarrison 0 1 1—3 
Again at three birds— 25 yards rise. 
Tonnes 0 1 1-31 Harrison 110-2 
Again at 25 yards rise, the first miss to decide. 
Youngs 1 1— alHnrrison 1 0-1 
T. KnysandC. H Valentino, five birds each; 81 yards rise, 80 yards 
boundary. 
Kays 1111 0-41Valcntino i 1 1 1 1—5 
OoDENaBUiui, N. Y., May 10th, 1875. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
The first pigeon shoot ever held in this city came off on the fairgrounds 
yesterday. Our boys aro all arantcurs so far as pigeon shooting la con. 
corned, and were somewhat nervous, which will nccount for the poor 
scorea given below. The prizes were ns follows: First class, $50 gold- 
first, $80; second, $!.'■; third, $10; fourth, $5. Second class, $30 gold- 
first, $ 18 ; second, $8; third, $ii; fourth, $1. Third class, $30 gold— first 
$8, second, $0; third, $1; fourth, $2. Entries— $5, $3, and $2. 
FIRST PRIZE. 
Goodrich 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 l-4!Snnls 110 10 1111 i_8 
Sloan 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1-5 Turner 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 • 0—4 
Joseph 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 — 4| 
SECOND PRIZE. 
Joseph 1001 10010 0— 4|Lyndo 111110 11 I 1—9 
Brownlow 0 1 1 0 0 1 I 1 1 0-0 Sloan 1 I 0 0 0 u 0 1 0 1-4 
Lord 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 — 1| Brown 10 10 0 10 11 0—5 
Wooley o 0 0 1 O 0 0 1 0 I— filSnuls 10 10 1 1 110 1-7 
Parker 000010000 1-2| 
THIRD PRIZE. 
Brownlow 101000101 t»— 4|Woolcy 0 0 10 1 10 10 1—5 
Brown 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 — 3i Barnes 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 I— 3 
Lord I 0000000 1 0-2|Lune .0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1—4 
Joseph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0— 2:Gilbert 1001 11001 0-5 
Parker 110110011 1 — 7| Viliis (1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1—1 
The shooting was conducted In accordance with State Rules, from II 
and T Imps. Only a part of the pigeons were used, and another match 
will take place soon, when I presumo a better score will he made. 
Crusoe. 
Ogdensburo, N. V., May 28d, 1815. 
Editor Forest and Stream: — 
The second pigeon shoot camiLoff Thursday P. M. on the Fair Grounds, 
and the score shows a great improvement over the first, and onr "shoot- 
lsta" now are so much encouraged that they will go down to Watertown 
and attend the State* shoot. Several of our best shots are practicing 
every day with the rille, and if some of tho prizes flud their way to Og- 
deusburg do not bo surprised. The following Is the score: 
first class. 
Brownlow 11110 1111 1— OIBarnes 1110 11111 1—9 
Brown 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1 1—4 Jasper.. 0 0 1001000 0—2 
Purker. . . ..1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1— 5 llasliugs 10 110 110 1,-7 
Woolley ... 111010011 1— 7|Tallmau 110010100 0—1 
SECOND CLASS. 
Tallman 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0— 4| Parker 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1—4 
Hastings .1:00101111-7 Brown 1111111011—9 
Jasper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0— 0| Brownlow. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l — io 
Barnes 1 1 1 1 0 I 1 1 I 1— ffStono 0 10100000 1—3 
Woolley 0 11110 0 10 1 — 6| 
I Brownlow killed 19 out of 2", and Barnes 18 out of 20; not very bad 
for them. Crusoe. 
Montqomert, Ala., May, 1875. 
sure, or did he use It by weight? Now, I have been experimenting too. 
and in llie past week have shot some two hundred load* of ft with gen- 
eral satisfaction; but I am puzzled about the proportions between the 
Dittmar and black powders. I find that 8| drachms, measured by a 
Dixon charger, weighs seventy-seven grains, and tho same measure of 
Dittmar weighs tw only one grains. Another weight gives mo only n half 
drachm in weight to three drachms in measure of tho wood powder. 
According to "Ull," three drachms of black, weighing eighty-four 
grains, and three drachms of Dittmar (Ibis by weight also) would give 
me a fearful load; but I find that tho samu loads by measure are in favor 
of the bluck powder. 
Cun any ono tell me the explosive force of a drachm of block powder 
and a drachm of the Dittmar, each being by weight? This is the only- 
way I sec to find the real proportion between the two, for no measure can 
possibly be reliable as we now have them. Tho Dltttnar powder Is so 
light that measuring Is very uncertain, and until we have a bolter system 
of obtaining tho proper quunlily I think we shall have very varying remits. 
If acceptable, at some future time I may give you detail* of my ex- 
periments, hut thus far have hseitaled because of the greater knowledge 
and ability of thoso who are leading in the experiments. Baltimore. 
CHOKE BORING. 
Burlington, Iowa, May 17th, 1875. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
In your Issue of May 6th is nn article on choke boring. Allow mo to 
make a few remarks on that subject. I think the scheme has Its good ns 
well as ila bad points. If a gun is choke bored a very little, sny about 
the thickness of u sheet of writing paper. It Improves tho shooting; hut 
if it is choked from one half to a full sizo, ns It Is sometimes done, it is 
Injurious. They arc left smallest, about ono eighth to a half Inch at the 
muzzle, and then bored straight through the barrel. As the shot strike 
the shoulder it crowds them together and mashes them all oat of shape 
The shot uext to the barrel arc the most injured. For duck shooting I 
thiDk it is a decided advnntage to have them choked a little, where long 
and close shooting is required, and large charges of powder are used; 
but for snap shooting, on snch as quail, snipe, and ull small game, the 
old style is the best. It Is nn easy matter to bore u gun on the now plan 
so that It will put from forty to fifty No. 4 pellets In a foot square nt 
forty yards, but at eighty to one hundred yards they will spread more 
than the straight bore. Unless a gnn is made expressly for choke boring, 
I do not think it advisable to have it done; but if the barrels are thick at 
the muzzle, and straight toper, It will not Injure them. “Check Cord" is 
right. Nearly all tho barrels are too light in the middle, and are apt to 
have thin places in them, nnless of very tine quality. A friend of mine 
has a 12 gauge breech loading gun, weight nine and a half pounds, which 
I choke bored for him. He nses five drachms powder and one and an 
eighth shot in brass shell for heavy shooting with splendid success. 
A gentleman mentioned In your paper some time ago that he shoots 
three drachms of powder in a 10-gauge Remington gun. I should like 
to eco him shoot mallards In the Spring of the year, when they arc heavily 
feathered, dying over tho (all elm trees. The way they do here, If shot 
with light loads, Is to fly two or three hundred yards and drop In the wil- 
low thickets, where a dog can seldom get them. Those using large loads 
have the best success In ahootiug on the Mississippi bottoms. 
John Ourt. 
SUMMER WOODCOCK SHOOTING. 
Editor Forest and Stream:-- 
Inclosed I send you result of our quarterly match. The Montgomery 
ehootlDg Club gave a picnic and barbecue ut White Hall, on the West- 
ern Railroad, twenty-five miles from the city, on May 13th. The match 
was shot off at seven birds (pigeons,) twenty-yards rise and eighty yards 
boundary. Tho distance was increased five yards each on first and sec- 
ond ties. The following Is the 6core: 
Caffey 6 
Metcalf 5 
Spear 5 
Hail* 8 
Todd 5 
Maiks 6 
Davidson 0 
Brown. 
Reese 
Taylor. A . B. 
Frazer 
Cary 
3 
4 
4 
Semple 4 
Randolph 7 
Crommelin, J 5 
Crommelin, U 1 ; 
Wells 1 
Blair g 
Hough .7 
Carew 4 
Taylor, W. R 7 
McDonald .4 
Winter ...5 
Ties for first prize, Randolph, Wells, nough, and W. R. Tailor. Shot 
off at ilireu birds, W. R. Tavlor winning the prize— a silver pitcher. 
For second prize, Caffey, Rails, Marks, Davidson, U. Crommelin, and 
Blair. Caffey winning the prize— a hunting coat. 
For third prize, Metcalf, Spear, Todd, Crommelin, aud Winter. Shot 
off at three birds, Spear winning the prize— a cartridge belt. 
For fourth prize, Brown, Reese, Frazer, Cary, Semple, Carew, and 
McDonald, McDonald winuiug the prize— a game bug. 
J. P Hough, Secretary and Treasurer. 
THE DIT TMAR POWDER. 
Trenton, N. J., May 18th, 1875. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Having further experimented with the Dittmnr powder, I am enabled 
to glvo you the result or my investigations, which I hnvc prosecuted with 
considerable care, not only for the purpose of reporting the same Io you, 
ns per your request when you kindly sent me the powder which I have 
used, hut for the additional object of satisfying myself of its merits or 
demerits iu comparison with ordinary charcoal gunpowder. 
There is no question whatever in my mind ns to its superiority over 
common powder ns regards smoke and recoil, tho Dittmar producing 
much less recoil and very littlo smoko. As regards fouling tho barrels. 
I could see very little difference after a single discharge, but could sco a 
decided difference after a half dozen discharges in favor of tho Dittmar. 
I find that to get the same pouetintlon I have to use three parts, by 
weight, of the black to ouc part of the yvood. In bulk about the same, 
or rather more of the wood. In target the wood powder throws Ihe shot 
considerable thicker, about twenty-five per cent. That is, I think, ac- 
counted for from the same cause that produces less recoil, viz., the pow- 
der Is uot ignited all at once so nearly, as Is common powder, which saves 
the pellets from being fiatlened, tho effect of which is a very wild flight 
of the same after they leave the gun. I also notice a decided difference 
in the report, the Dittmar making much leos noise. 
Of course I do not claim that I have been able to analyze this new 
powder as thoroughly with tho limited number of ehols— some ten or a 
dozen— which I have made as ono could with a large quantity, which 
would enable him to use it on game, etc.; but so fur ns I have tried It I 
am pleased with It. One or two queries have arisen In my inlnd, which 
will name, viz : Would It not be likely to bo affected by n damp or 
ruotsl atmosphere more than common powder? Also, can it bo relied 
upon as being always of the same strength; tha^ is to say, does the 
method of manufacture Insure evouueas of strengthr What says Mr. Ditt. 
mnr on this polut? 
I hope to see the results of careful experiments mndo by others, and If 
the cost of this powder is po greater than that now in use, aud future de- 
velopments show It to have no seriously objectiouablo features, I shall be 
gratified to see it come luto universal use, for it Is a very cleau artlclo to 
handle, and its smokeless (almost) conversion togas, and slight recoil, aro 
tw o very great features in its favor. D. C. Allinson. 
[Our correspondent, “Teal,” also writes that lie has test, 
cd ihe Diltir.ar powder and is pleased with the result.— Ed.] 
Baltimore, May, 1875. 
Editor Forest and Stream :— 
Your Norwalk correspondent gives ns some valnablo information in 
reference lo the Ditim ir powder, but I think omits a very important 
point. Did be nee the three drachms of wood powder by a Dixon men- 
Portland. Maine, May 18tb, 1875. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
1 find (bat my littlo squib on Summer woodcock shooting has stirred up 
the natives a little, and they have expressed themselves in various way* 
In regard to it, many of them taking my view of the same. Some, how- 
ever, take the opposite side, but onderneath it all I see that they have 
some other "goose to cook.” S. K., Jr., of Cohas9ett, don’t want the 
close lime on October 1st, because then be has got to go duck shooting, 
and cannot do both. So of course wo must not abolish Summer cock 
shoot Inz; it would interfere with "ive duck shooters." The article of 
your correspondent, John DcBancs, of Dansville, N. Y., takes, I think, 
a sportsmanlike view of things, and I like it. And then conies In friend 
"Mac,” making me eat my own bread. Well, I did cover more ground 
than I meant in saying the close time for all gamo birds should bo Oc 
tober 1st. I was thinking of my favorites, grouse and woodcock. No, 
"Mac,” I don’t want to givo up tho sport on "old Scarborough," but 1 
would like to stop the Summer cock shooting; yet I presume I shall shoot 
them according to law, Summer or Fall. But I cannot allow that we do 
not liavo some October days, ’‘when the Autumn tinged the greenwood, 
turning ull Its leaves to gold," that are most beautiful. Those are Ihe 
days for cock shooting, when, with dog and gun, 1 love to spend my time 
in the woods. That is the time of year when the ruffed grouse can “git 
up and git," and it takes a keen eye and re-idy hand to bring them to bag 
I can seldom do it, bat when I do there is “n heap" of satisfaction in it- 
But ecnously, I want a law for the general good, and want it enforced. 
Wo have a very good law now, and it has done good already, and will. I 
hope, do more. We are having a good Spring for breeding, and I hope 
the birds will be plenty next Fall. If I don’t rust out before that time 
1 Bhall be there. Sanez. 
MOOSE IN MAINE. 
Greenville, Maine, May 27th, 1875. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
A Portland contributor to your pnper writes ns though moose were not 
plenty In any part of Maine; but in the northern part of this State they 
are abundant, and that gcnllemnn is not acquainted in this region, or ho 
would not have written as he did. 
In the Winter of 1873^1 1 found eight moose yards in two townships, 
with from two to four moose in each yard. In regard to the moose law 
passed this Winter, It is no protection at all to the moose, and the State 
gets no benefit from the moose killed now, as they aro all killed by the 
Canada Indians and taken to Canada for their hides, when beforo they 
wero killed for (heir moot, which was consumed in the camps in this re. 
glon. The idea of passing a moose law for the protection of moose and 
leaving our State border fully exposed! If the Stale thinks enough of the 
moose to station men on our border to protect them, why well und good; 
and if they do not, then let them be elnyed as they arc by Canada In- 
dians, and tho State derive no benefit at nil. Would tho State protect 
our border, which It could do at a small expense, the moose could bo pro- 
tected and become plenty, but as It Is now they are becoming lees, and 
the people of the State are not allowed to kill them. Caribou are not 
very plenty here, large numbers of them being shot on the ice on the 
lakes and ponds as they come ont to feed on tho moss on dry trees 011 
the shore. They are very rarely killed in Summer on the mountains. 
S.C. 
[The remedy for the evil complained of is in tho pro- 
posed International Law for the protection of Game. — Eo.J 
— At the regular meeting of the Georgia Game Associa 
tiou held at Savannah, Ga., May 13th, the following of- 
ficers were elected to serve for the ensuing year:— Presi- 
dent, Jas. D. Weed; Vice President, Robert Wayne; 
Second Vice President, Robert B. Habersham; Recording 
Secretary, W. M. Nichols; Corresponding Secretary, C. 
C. Taliaferro; Treasurer, W.H. Connerat; Directors, John 
G. Butler, S. J. M. Baker, W. F. Chaplin, Jr., F. W. 
Dasher, Jas. Hirschbach. A private pigeon shooting 
match between several of the unsuccessful contestants for 
the silver medal which was Shot for the previous week, 
was to come off sometime last week, but we have not been 
advised of the result. 
gjnitimos. 
n.V9B BALL — PROFESSIONAL GAMES. 
There are no longer thirteen contesting clubs in the pro- 
fessional arena as the last week in May saw the Conlen- 
tm. disband and retire from the scene. 
" , Athletic club has been strengthened by the acquisition 
to their number of the two host players «f the Centennials, 
viz : Craver and Bechtel, who give to the Athletics just 
w lmt they wanted— not only a change pitcher and catcher, 
but two strong men to occupy the positions lately filled by 
two such men as Fislcr and Eggler, the former being sub- 
ject to breast trouble, and the latter ill with pleurisy. The 
weeks play, ending May 31st, was marked by two occur- 
rences discreditable in tho one caso to tho Philadelphia 
base ball players, and in the second to tho New Haven chib. 
II there is any one tiling of vital importance to tho perma- 
nency or professional playing, it is Hint of abiding by the 
decisions of Ihe umpire in a match. Once let the prece- 
dent be adopted that clubs can dispute t lie umpire's deci- 
sions at will, and an end lo professional play will sortn bo 
reached. 
—The game in Philadelphia on tho 27th of May was ono 
of the best ever witnessed in the city up to the close of the 
ninth inning, but then it was that trouble begun. The 
Bostons had, in their tenth inning, made their customary 
rally to the tune of threo runs, and a sure victory was an- 
ticipated, when the Athletics went to their tenth inning and 
Clapp aud Anson had secured bases, and Craver wont to 
the bat and struck a foul; Clap,) ran to third, Anson to 
second. Spalding fielded the ball to Barnes at second, and 
Anson threw up his shoulder sufficiently high Io interfere 
with Barnes (a sure catch), thus causing him lo miss tho 
ball. Several of the Bostons appealed to tho umpire, 
who finally declared Anson out. But that gentle- 
man refused to go out, and here the confusion commenced. 
After some discussion tho uinpiro walked off the ground, 
and the clubs, finding it impossible to clear the field for 
play, consulted with the umpire, uutl a draw game was 
declared, leaving the score as follows:— 
BOSTONS. 
It. 
la. 
O. Wright. «. . . 
. .0 
1 
Barnes, 2d b 
...0 
II 
O'Rourke, 3d b. 
. .0 
1 
Leonard, 1. f . . . 
. ..<) 
1 
McVey, c. f 
...1 
I 
Spaldiug, p 
While,.- 
l 
.1 
1 
3 
Manning, r. f 
. .0 
II 
LaiUom, 1st b 0 0 
ATHLETIC. 
P.O. 
A. 
n. 
lu. 
PO, 
l| Force, a. a 
0 
2 
0 
2 
31 Clapp, c 
n 
0 
« 
0 
2| Anson, 1st b. . 
...1 
0 
1ft 
0 
4 
RCraver, 2d b 
0jSiittou.3db. .. 
...1 
2 
0 
1 
0 
1 
1 
2| Hall, r. f . 
. 0 
1 
2 
G 
1 ; McBride, p 
.<> 
0 
0 
3 
I 
0 ILehtel, c. f 
11 
1 
0 
S 
0| Richmond, 1 f 
...1 
0 
1 
1) 
Inning*. 
Bostons 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-3 
Athletic 0 0 11 2 0 0 0 0 1-3 
Runs earned— Boston, 1. Bu»o tilts— Boston, 7; total. 10; Athlultc, 7; 
total, 8. Time of game— 2:80. Umpire Wm. McLean. 
—The New Havens visited the Union grounds, Brooklyn, 
May 20lh, and were defeated by the Atlautics with tho 
following 9core: — 
Inning*. 
Atlantic .1 3 0 0 0 3 5 2 0—14 
New Haven 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0— 4 
Runs earned— New Haven, 0; Atlantic*, 3. Umpire— Mr. Blodgett, of 
the Arlington club. 
Time of game, tnrcc hoars. 
— The Hartford and Atlantic club played their sixth gamo 
together on ihe Union grounds, Brooklyn, on May 20th, 
the result being as follows: — 
Innings. 
Hartford 5 0 0 1 IP 0 2 1 0-9 
Atlantic 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0—5 
Umpire— Mr Blodgett, of tho Arlington club. First base by error*, 
Hartford, 0; Atlantic, 1. Runs earned, Hartford, 1; Atlantic, I. 
— The snmo day tho Bostons played tho Mutuals their 
fifth game in Boston, and won by the apponded scone— 
Innings. 
Boston 0 0 8 0 3 2 0 1 0-8 
Mutuals 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0—3 
Mmpiro— Mr. Chandler. 
— Tho Hartford and Washington clubs played a close 
and exciting game at Washington May 2.1th. ’ The score 
stood 5 to 5 at the end of tho eighth inning, but the Hart- 
fords made three runs in tho ninth inning on the errors of 
their opponents, thereby winniug the game. Appended is 
the score: — 
Innings, 
Hartford 1 0 0 3 0 0 t 0 3-8 
Washington — 0 0 0 00 0 2 3 0-5 
Runs caHicd, Hartfords, 1; Washingtons, 4. 
Umpire, J. H. Cavanagh. 
—At Philadelphia, on May 2Dlh, the'PIiilndelphia nine 
took the Athletics into camp to the tuuo of 4 to 2. 
Innings. 
Athletic 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-2 
Philadelphia 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0-4 
— On May 20th (he St. Louis nine won their game with 
the Westerns at Keokuk by 3 to 2 only. 
— The Mutuals aud Bostons played the fourth game of 
their championship series on the Union grounds, Brooklyn, 
May 28tb. In the sixth inuing Hicks, the Mutual catcher, 
was badly hurt in llie face by a foul tip straight from the 
bat. The accident had a demoralizing effect on the New 
Yorkers, it being followed immediately by errors by Nel- 
son, Start, Iioldswortb, and Hicks, by which the cham- 
pions got four unearned ruus. The following is the score: 
MUTUAL. 
R. 
Slnrt, 1st b t 
In. 
PO. 
11 
BOSTON*. 
a . ' r. Id. 
10. Wright, s * . 2 2 
P.O. 
0 
A. 
0 
1 
0 
7 
Harnt s, 1) 
2 2 
2 
0 
1 
5 
i 
O'Rourke. 3d b 
Leonard, 1 f 
1 0 
3 
..0 
0 
3 
1 
I 3 
3 
(•erbardt, 3d b. 
.0 
1 
0 
3 
McVey, 1st h 
Spalding, p 
White, c 
0 I 
9 
a 
Hicks, c 
..1 
1 
1 
1 
. -.0 1 
1 
1 
. .0 
1 
0 
.0 0 
ft 
l 
..I 
8 
* 
0 
Manning, r f 
...0 t 
2 
0 
Matthews, p. 
. 0 
0 
1 
8 
Beals, c f 
1 1 
0 
0 
Mutual . 
Boston . . 
Inning*. 
0 0 10 1 
0 0 0 1 0 
000 I—a 
402 0—7 
First baso by errors— Mutual, 2; Boston, I. Runs earned -Mutual, i; 
Boston, 3. Umpire— Mr. Carey, of tho Hartford club. 
The best games of the above list were those of May 24th, 
20th, and 27th, which we appeud: 
CENTENNIALS. 
i"| • R. In 
2 Radcllffe, e a 0 
O. Wright, s * 
Barnes. 2d b . 
O’Rourke, 3d b. 
lA'onard, If... 
McVcy, c 
Spalding, p 
White, t( 
Manning, 1st b, 
Beals, C f 
la. 
1 
p.o. 
I 
0 
3 
1 
9 
1 
0 
7 
0 
Craver, 2d b 0 
Bechtel, p 0 
Field*, r f 0 
2 McGiuloy, c 0 
II Somerville, 3d b 0 
1 1 Warner, c f 0 
0| Mason, r f 0 
0|Abadie, 1st b 0 
p.o. 
3 
5 
2 
1 
1 
3 
0 
3 
13 
