f 
C. M. Williams. .. 
K. V. Verrier. 
J. P. Card 
W. A , Albright . . 
J. D JohllNOIl 
Jeff K Clark . 
C. .ltd. Clark 
Johnson, vice president ; John W. Munson, secretary and treasurer; E. 
V. Verrier and II. P. Wilson, executive committee, tooct in conjunction 
with ilio officers of the club The flrst match of this club took place 
at Rinkel’s Six Mile House, May 3911), 1875; 1 '. single birds, 31 yards, 
with the following score:— 
ft Taylor IJienell 10 
10 John W. Munson . .. s 
7 H. C Pierce s 
I David Itnnken . ... ... 7 
... o John M Vlmonc g 
. (t|J. A. Wherry. . 2 
4| 
Ties, 5 single birds, 28 yard-. 
E. V. Vendor . 1 1 It ! 1-i-Taylor Jiisscll 1 | oo 1-3 
Championsliip medal lo E. V. Verrier. to be worn till July r.th 
Tlie second club shoot occurred at the same place, June 5lli; to single 
birds , 21 yards ri»e. 
J. M Vincent 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1- RIO. A Cnstlomuii 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 l u n 
J. P Card .111111111 1-10 (Jen. Itinkle ... 1 1 1 1 0 l 1 I 1 l - It 
*\ \ Albright dlOI 1 1 1 1 1 I- M il. <t Pierce .. .111111111 i _ jo 
11 Johnson. 1 11 1 0 t I 1 I 1 9 W. Wadsworth.. 1 1 1 0 1 1 I 1 l | - u 
C. M Williams. 1 • 1 I 0 I I 1 t it- 7| K. V. Verrier. I I I 0 I l n 1 I l h 
£ V, 1 11110 111 l-IOilI. I*. Wilson 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 U- » 
F. U. Thomas 100 1 00 I 1 on- .l| 
Ties, 5 single lords, 20 yards. 
Jp - Card 0 1 1 I 1— l-II. C. Pierce 10 11 1—1 
Ties, 3 single birds, 31 yards 
J. P. Card 0 0 1-I-H. C. Pierce... .1 l i_ 3 
^ J. W. M. 
Wasiiinuton, D.C , June 25th, 1875. 
“ Editor Kotibst and Stream:— 
Yesterday, at Hie Invitation of Mr. Charles 1C. Coffln, a party of gen- 
tlemen, mining whom was the writer, assembled lit Mnirkirk the reri- 
I dunce of the former, to haven trial ..f skill „ t pigeon shotting Mnir- 
kirk in certainly a lovely place The house, which fuces west, is sitna 
ted ..u a lull in the midst of a grove of trees, and has in it all the con- 
veniences which wealth can furnish The grounds are laid out in an nr- 
tlslic manner, and the beds tilled with elegant flowers. Mr. Collin is a 
thorough .-port-man, and lias all the. appliances for good work We also 
met there Mr Clark, of the firm of Clark & Snout, r. of Ilullimore. who 
hod with him one of his tlnc-st make of breech loaders, which, through 
his courtesy . your correspondent was allowed to use throughout the 
shooting Mr. Clark is about introducing to the sportsmen of the 
I'nit. d Males a new gun, which will compare with any in point or work- 
manship now in (lie market for the price. Price $'() 
After a short rest wo adjourned (« the lawn, where, in the shade of n 
couple of .urge trees, a scut hud been or. cted, and the trap was -et IWi 
lions were then drawn, and the first fell to the lot of Mr Clark who 
came to the score ready for work. The word was given, the trap sprang, 
but the birds seemed to have business engagements elsewhere, and did 
not tarry I be shooting continued with varied success until the birds 
were exhausted. I give below the score:— 
Score. Total. iName. Score Tot- 1 
C urk . ... 0110 10 10 4|Morelieail I 1 0 J 0 ] 1 l “h 
J? rn-irle . 1111111 0 7 1 Mnrr U0t 11 11(11 4 
SK :: °i\iVo}U I 
After the shooting, Mr. Collin invited the party to view hi, kennol. and 
we found there a lurge collection of setters and pointers. Ilcarin- the 
whistle of the approaching truin which was to hour us homeward, we 
reluctantly hade adieu to our genial host, promising to meet him addn 
on tueruh of July, and again try our skill. Jas. N. Dams. Jr. 
[Wu have bail Hie pleasure of examining the gun re- 
ferred to, which seems to meet every requirement that 
could be expected of a low-priced nrm.— E d ] 
The I* ield Gun Tidal. — T he following is the result ftf 
Field trial, as applied lo guns of 20 gauge and under, of 
auy kind of boring; weight not lo exceed G pounds:— 
FOREST AN D STREAM. 
fnct Is, Sir. that all ballots now u»cd for h.rm 
should do; If not. the l.nllou will lo . y r , ,cclWfnry 1,10 
has p r.fcT ir^rsi^vraVv;; 
^to r n ,8 . U8Cdf ."‘lurfoldoS 
use them' In^min* Mini* “ ,,r - «' *»»cl. so that the person, who 
lb. m In guns that admit of gas from the pnwdor burning their eves 
totuZ Jfii" 2 "•«*•* leather. JSfJE'&Z 
to t ie back sight «.r these rifles to protect their eyes. There are shells 
m.ii o in England Hint will resist any powder, and one linn in the United 
Stales make .! cartridge equally as good us the English, but have not 
fssssr: , l,ackc “ h> c,,i,Ubi ,o w tt 
15. BURTON. 
$$ntionnl $ ;i4f imes. 
DARK BALL— TIIE PROFESSIONAL AltlCNA 
—The following is Hie record of games played in the pro- 
fessional arena since our lost issue:— po 
l!!n^t'a?, S 1 , "'" i, 5 ? v ": Phbudclphln, forfeited. 
June 21 -Muslim vs Atlantic, at Ilo.-ion 
T!!m.oi“oi f'° U i\ V “ Pinladelpliiii, at Sr. Louis!”' 
■I 11,10 '“hmelplna vs. Chicago, at Chicago 
Um W .ZT~n ar ! fori1 **■ Stocking, at st/Louis 
J" n ‘- " Boston vs. Atlantic, nt Providence 
June '-- -St Loui. vs. Hartford, at Si Lotus' 
9 toO 
8 to 7 
2 to 0 
8 lo 2 
a t.. : 
II to 0 
to I 
Penetra- 
tion multi- 
plied by fi. 
_ Fame. Pattern. 
Greener. W . V ., SO gunge, 5 lb. R 
oz , 29 in., laminated at eel. 1 uz 
chilled shot, 2J dr, No 1 Pigo'a 
powder ~ 145 3 
Ditto, 00 yards 501 
Holland, J , 20 gunge, fill).. 30 in. 
Damascus, 51 oz. soft shot, .■’] 
dr. C & H. No 0 powder... 135 5 
Ditto, till yards 535 
Tisdull, W. II., 20 gauge, 5 1b. 8 
oz. 28 in. Damuseiia, 1 oz. 
chilled shot, 2| dr. Law No. 4 
powder joy o 
Ditto, 60 j arils jjg'y 
Gates, T , iOgnug?, choked, 6 ID , 
28 In. Damascus, j oz. chilled 
allot, 4 .’i dr. C. & II. No. 3 T 
S. powder 
Ditto, GO yards 
Tisdull. if. \V., 20 gauge, 5 ill 8 
oz. 28 In. Damascus, 1 oz. chilled 
shot, 2j dr. C. &. II. No. 5 pow- 
der I-St I, 
Ditto, Oil yards .... 44’ 
Malebam, C. U., 20 gauge, 5 ilj. 1* 
oz , as in. Damascus, 1 oz. 
chilled shot, .4 1-8 dr. C & 11 
No. 3 powder 105 7 
Ditto. 60 yards yi 9 
lleilly, Messrs. , 20 gauge, 5 ||> 9 
oz.,28 inch, J oz. .soli shot, 21 
dr. No. 4 powder 71 
'i ho lulusl result of the wear and tear trial It< as follows:— 
(At 10 yards, with central group of 30-iiicb circle.) 
JUNE 8. 
Fig. Final 
of Fig. of 
Merit. Merit 
99 2 
45 5 
141 
54 
129 
58.5 
120.2 
01.5 
1 fili. 5 
50 
131.5 
53 
137 5 
127 
288.3 / 
140 1 I 
195.2 
264.5 , 
255-7 . 
123.2 
265.7 1 
92.5 1 
2G0. I t 
96 f 
M3 2 I 
1 8 9 f 
190.7 
189 4 
170.1 
178.2 
176 
C ' 8 -f I V wllavt,,, -“ Nilliidrlplim... Is ' 
June .4- tos on vs Allanlie, nl Uostnu. .. 15 T 
June M_ hiiadid.il.ia vs. Chicago, at Clueago 5 ' 
June .. I llm if. Mil vs Herl Stockings, at M Imii'is n 1 . r 
June 21 — At h jet le vs New Haven, at liover. Pa )l " ‘ 
'! 1 ' _ D, t, ii C i c , V' ,!,,Mlo "J lt PWladoliihia. ... m 1 
"J ‘".'"F'.l'bia vs « •liicngo. at Chicago. . . 4 {“ » 
' e.'a U • v “- ‘Vaslilnginn, at St. Unis.... y [„ ■{ 
J'"' Hartford vs. Red Slot king, at St Louis . " ! ' 8 t„ () 
-lire Chicago papers thus laud with rulsome pmisc Hie 
"ri'’° j'' St “ 8 so, " ,tl| y "'C next lime they 
.11 ikU, tied :— 1 lie Unciigos cneounlcred the Hartford 
club or the lust tune Ibis season yesterday afternoon, and 
Hr. game played was Ibe finest ever seen in America The 
score was I lo 0 it. favor of the borne club. At Ibe end of 
fbe intilb inning neither side bad made a run . A lentb 
inning was played, wbtcli but added another cipher to each 
2;'^ r? T1,e cIub * l * K ‘ n entered upon nnoVhcr 
inning, each bent upon squeezing out the winning run, and 
it wiis not until eleven bad been played that Hie White 
blockings, by reason of a bail error at second by Burdock 
were allowed lo score the decisive tally, and could claim 
the victory by a single run. The game is wholly unprece- 
- l,ls 0f y of ball; such playing and such 
nrcsu 11 after so bing a struggle, btive never before been 
leaid of. Jt was the most wonderful, and in every respect 
the most remarkable, game ever played, and it will prob- 
ably be a long lime before the honor of Hie brilliant per- 
formance can be wrested from the participating clubs.” 
THE AMATEUR ARENA. 
The Queens County Fa.r Tournament at Mineola last 
week was not a very pleasant meeting of ball tosscra. First 
llieto was a row about the composition of one of the nines 
and then about the umpire. On the Startle nine there was 
p of ‘ lH i ke i'f l0,u:s ; ,m tht - Allantics, Carr of some 
Biookljn club, and on the Enterprise, Pinkbam, an old 
professional. 'I be Enterprise, ol Hempstead, however 
played the Centennials, of Flushing, and .von by the an’ 
pended score: — 1 
Innings. 
Botecpriae . ..If' f f ^ »j‘- “■ »■ To,... 
CoDltUnial 100 00 0 I 20 4 
The test game, however, was the following, it being the 
best amateur game of the week past:— 
May n. 
« too 
21 toO 
.21 toO 
8 lo 0 
10 to 0 
.10 toO 
. 13 to 0 
5 to 0 
. 1 toO 
5 to 0 
12 ton 
Jam- ft -aVm".'." ” 111 Chicago .. 
Jane 
June 26— Hanford T ■ ; 
4Jnv ftiibliiiilious. 
toO 
23 to 0 
12 to 0 
1 toO 
10 too 
4 toO 
1 to 0 
2 too 
It to 0 
5 to 0 
euphonious t'itlPzTv"' "° ok w " ,c '‘ l ««™ tlm.hovo 
Wii, > «" 
mrnmm 
ssisgti mism 
n^Z^S^T 110 '' a,,d »' y 
AND RrvE,ls op America. 
ntJ« oh-'inr.in 8 ?“ p,c ? g " Ido 10 lbc Cavelier through .ome of tho 
?" r '; ,n,,lt, - v ' a,,a bo found Invaluable to 
nrivn in' contains, besides an immense mns» of Inforinntlon rcl- 
«*•«*- »“ •I'l.Sqnp 
KNTEIIB1USE. 
198 
Milker ami description of gun, 
Willi kind of I'aitern, rliut and 
powder. 
Greener, \V W” 12 gauge, him. steel 
J0 , •.,'{1 dr ■ 1‘igou No. I powder, Ji 
oz. chilled shot 
JUNE 0. 
Greener, W. W., ns above 
JUNE 8. 
Baker, F. T , 12 gauge, Damascus, 30 
In., 3t ilr. I' A II. No. i powder. 
•i oz. CDlllcd shot 
JUNE 9. 
Raker, P. T., as above 
JUNE 8. 
Malelmm. C. II , 12gntigo, Damascus, 30 
la , JHur. C. &. 11. No. 6 powder, 1J 
oz. shot 
JUNE 9. 
Malehnm, us nhovo. 19 
Pattern. 
reac- 
tion mull j- 
pliell by 6. 
-Average 
Fig of 
Merit. 
191.6 
133.2 
115.5 
130 
200 
12.3 
134 
133 
130 
817.0 
347.0 
209.2 
311 5 
333 
322 2 
Rnshmore, c 
I'nmpbcll, 3d b 
Snedeker, r f 
Matthews, 1st h 
Plnkliam, p 
Cards, 2d 
Hayden, s 
Pettit, 2d b 
Weekes, c. s 
1b. 
1 
0 
o 
r.o 
ATLANTIC. 
In, 
0 
0 
1 
1 
0 
0 
tl 
0 
0 
B Ash mead p o 
4 P. Carr, c 0 
0 Abrams, 1 f o 
Smith, r f i 
1 II. Ashmend, c f o 
1 SJ.Curr, 2d b .0 
0 1 Gillen. 3d b i) 
0 8| Hicks, s. s fo 
0 2 1 Floury, 1st b 0 
„ Innings. 
Enterprise .. 0 1 0 1 0 0 
Atlaniu 0 o 0 o o l „ 
—The following is the record of amateur games played 
in and around Ibe metropolis since our lust; — 
June 21— Reliance vs Keystones, at Brooklyn 
June 21— Liiiiou vs. Newark of Pavonia, at Irvington 
j'" 10 21 — Mystic vs. Tuttle «t Bailey, at Brooklyn 
.nine 22— Chatham vs Keystone, nt Brooklyn 
June 22— Aslor vs. Expel t, nt Jersey City 
June 21— Union of Newark vs. Hobokeu, at Hoboken 
June — Hv Away vs. Jasper, nt Mauliattanvl le ... 
Jane 24— Arlington vs Fly Away, at Brooklyn ... 
June 24 -Olympic vs. Union or Newark, at Paterson 
.June 21— Athletic vs. Montague, at Brooklyn 
June 21— Mohawk vs. Engle, at Hobokeu.... 
June 25 -Chelsea vs Mystic, at Brooklyn . 
0 0 1-3 
0 0 0-1 
- 8 to 0 
. II to 7 
magazi nes. 
. . 10 to 
fi lo 5 
. to to 1 
5 to 3 
19 to Jt 
5 to 8 
16 lo 13 
II to 6 
llilo 2 
. 5 lo 
-.12 to 
LETTER FROM MR. B. BURTON. 
„ Juno, 1375. 
iSDiTon Forest and Stream: — 
1 request that you w ill correct an error in my letter under tho head of 
1 owdor Tests,” which appeared in your ln<t issue. In the twenty-third 
line H should have rend, "How quick," not "now quick ” Again, in tho 
enty-sixth line, the words "higher trajectory" should have been 
written "strutter trajectory." 
While on tho subject I will make an allusion to a prevailing impression 
trenlod ni the minds of many of our rifle shooters in this country, that 
f , <Ur °'* c,,Ual ror «"o shooting, as It docs not upset the hul- 
and so staled iu your comment on my powder test June 3d. Tho 
I 1 1 t It l|\ I ) || 
Juno 25— Helm ncc vs S.or, at lirooklyu 
June 25— Hoboken vs. Pavouni, nt Ilohoken , 
—Outside the metropolis we note the following 
games: — 
June 21— Mutual vs. Engle, nt Louisville 
Juno «1 -Lowell vs*. Cliol»cU, at Lowell 
June 21— Yule vs. New Haven, at New Haven 
Juno 22— National vs. Peabody at Washington. 
June .2— Boston, Junior, vs. Mystic, at Boston ’ 
June 22— Mutual vs. Buckeye, at Columbus 
June 23-Muimd vs. Eagle, at Louisville 
June 21— Ed Yau vs. Taunton, nt Taunton 
June 24— Beacon vs. Harvard Freshmen, at Boston 
June 21— Taunton vs Atlantic, at Taunton uio v 
June 25— Grufton vs. Atlantic, at Worcester r, tolj 
June 25- Slur vs. Washington, ul Covington ..12 to 7 
June SO — Yale vs. Amherst, at Amherst 5 to 3 
Juno 25— Yale vs. Harvard Freshmen, at Springfli Id 
4 
good 
. . 11 to •» 
.6 lo S 
0 l o 1 
9 to 0 
... 9 to 2 
9 to 3 
11) to 4 
...10 to* 
12 to It 
II to 
June 26— Yale vs. Harvard, at Boston 
Jnue 26— Fly Away vs Star, at Irvington 
... 7 to 4 
. . 9 lo 4 
. . . 13 to 6 
—On June 25th, Ibe Tccumseli Base Ball club, uf Lon- 
don, Ontario, beat Ibe .Etnas, of Detriot— the champions 
of Michigan— Loudon, Ontario. Score,. 15 lo 6. 
CRICKET. 
—A tournament will be held at Ottawa, commencing to- 
day and ending on the ?th. Teams from Montreal, Ottawa, 
Toronto, Hamilton, and East and West of Cobourg will 
take pari. A silver cup. value and one worth $13 will 
be given for the best butting nutl bowling averages. Prize 
bills and balls will also be presented to those worthy of 
them. 
.vJfl (M{t Wj nr My has made its appearance In new 
type and paper. The two serials, "Dour Lady DM .in. •• and -Leah a 
Woman of Fashion," l.y Justin .McCarthy and Mr. Annie F'wnrds 
[heS y / * re [ C0,,,in "i‘, d - a,,d "■< ° ,d Of familiar names'S 
rmfu nn ^ A,bert ^nls of Dtimu. and Mr. RlohlS 
Grant W Idle still wars with nnabuted vigor npou the ungrammatical u.e 
of Inngaage. Mr. Grenville Murray, of the London World, Is also a 
contributor to the present number. 
Hie current issue of Scribner's contains its usual 
number of capitally diversified and excellent articles Perhaps the most 
L ‘ ' Mr WIIHsma’, "The City of the Golden Gate," an illu*- 
Irntui sketch of ban Francl-co as It was and Is, Including the Cblneae 
r; :;, a ' ld "; a " y U1 " J . "> familar point, nud characters. 
I ha rcmurknh.y intelligent farmer, Mr. Georgo K. Waring, Jr., in con- 
tinuing his Vacation Abroad," describes most graphically bis experi- 
ences in agricultural Franco, as represented by those portions of Nor- 
mandy and Bt tunny fronting on the Bight of La Mnnclie. The Ulu.tru- 
1,01,8 t0 th0i * u nr *icles ouhnneo ereally their Interest and value 
Wc l,avc co«ne to look for St. Nicholas as eagerly as llio 
boys .....1 girts and must express our thank, and apprccln.lon to Me.«ra 
Scribner & Co. fur the pleasure their really admirable magazine 
iilturds us. In the present number Miss Alcott still dlscouracaof 
the bight ConnliiA.” and the adventures of little Rose and the hoys uro 
read with a "abated interest. Oar friend Fred Mather instructs young 
/l.-lu rmoii how to build their boat, with little oxpur.so besides tho labor 
and Mr Trowbridge’s "Young STirveyor" rescues Snowfoot from old 
1 euk.low to ourg.eat satisfaction. In both quantity anrlqnaUly.sy 
XicMoa provides for both boys unrl girls, and while amusing, serve, nl-o 
to convey mack useful Information. 
Mr. E. J. Hooper, editor of Hie California [horticulturist 
has long been a contributor of interesting articles to our paper In his 
own magazine lie possescs a Held as unlimited lu extent as Is th# rich 
flora of the Puciflc slope Itsolf. ami of which ho has both the ability and 
will lo take due advantage. To those proposing a trip lo California the 
perusal of this msgnzlno will convoy to them much valuable information 
us to the soil mid mode of cultivating and propagating the flowers and 
fruits for which the State is so justly celebrated. 
The Maritime Monthly corues lo us from Si. Johns, N. B. 
with its usual varied table of contents, which, though not numerically 
large, comprises papers, such for instance as tho "Origin of the Ac-tdl- 
nns" and "Memoirs of an Extinct Race," that are of great Interest. "A 
Visit lo Longfellow" Is graphically described, and the other articles 
which comprise the number well selected. 
The American Rowing Almanac and Oarsman's Pocket 
Companion. Mr. Fred J. Eogclburdt is so woll known ns the Boat- 
ing Editor of tho 7 'urf. Field and Farm, thnt his work needs no further 
recommendation. Tho oarsman will find It full of valuable iufurmullou 
and hints, as well as a record of time and Important events. 
Manning’s Yachting Annual for 1873. Published by Jno. 
Kilmer, 293 Bruudwny, New York. Mr. Manning has apparently spared 
neither time or expense in the preparation of bis work In nddltiou to 
the lists of yacht clubs and their fleets, it contains a list of yachts not 
belonging to any club, also complete tlmo and weather tables and tho 
Ads of Congress and Treasury Regulations relating to yarhts. To give 
an idea of the scope of the work we would say thnt the private signala 
of All the yachts belonging to thirty-six different yacht club- arc given, 
inch being beautifully drawn and colored. The book will be found by 
yachtsmen to be of great value and convenience to them. 
