with coarser grain, and, I suppose, slower combustion, but I have not 
tried it yet- Now, I may hava bsen more fortunate in the trials I have 
cl ven It than hnvo some others. I must confess I felt a rather unpleas- 
ant sensation oonie over me on reading how two guns had been torn 
asunder from end to end, thinking how near I came to nsing some 
Charges of six drachms, which 1 had loaded to shoot at ducks, but by 
some chance did not use them. I trust that the light of eciuucs may soon 
shine on this matter, and double be put at rest before- yon are called upon 
to record the death of some good fellow who sacrificed Ids life to his in- 
quisitiveness. When I can master up courage enough I Intend to give 
the lust can received a trial at the target, and, us I have somo Pettit puds 
for penetration, hope to live to give you the results. Before I close I 
wish to say a good word for I lie Ilart metallic shell, which I have Imd in 
ase for some time. I think them nil the sportsman can ask for. 
* UEItllERT. 
East Orange, Juno 21st, 1875. 
Editor Forest and Stream: — 
A month ago 1 bought a can of Dilttnar powder f made a trial of It 
at the time, hut as the experiment was not successful I concluded to say 
nothing about it. Having heard nothing hot good reports, I did not 
wish to Are the first shot at its fust-growing reputation. But now, as 
others have doubts ns to its good qualities, and two have declared ns to 
positive danger in Its nse, I feel inclined to give your readers the benefit 
of my experience. My trial was with an English breech loader, 12 gauge, 
80-Inch barrels, 7J pounds weight. I used Ely brown paper shells. My 
charge was with black powder (Hazard’s dock shooting) 3 drachms, with 
wood powder 81 drachms, well shaken down, measured with a Dixon 
charger;! oz No. 8 Tntham’s shot, two wads over powder, one over 
shot. I fired four chnrges with each at 25 and 40 yards. Six of the eight 
charges of wood powder bulled, and after tearing through a book of over 
250 pages, with a pasteboard cover, entered into the solid wood of a 
chestnut tree over an inch. The two chnrges that did not hall mndc a 
slightly better target than 3 drachms black, but hardly equaled it in pen- 
etration. Now. as to effects on the gun. My first charge of wood pow- 
der was fired from a rest against a tree trunk, and I was rather in the 
shade at tho time of discharge; nor could I swear that both eyes were 
open when I pulled. The result astonished me. A quick report, with 
scarcely any recoil, it seemed to me os though I was rhooling very fine 
black powder. I looked at my gun with a critical eye, and although 
everything looked right, something gave me to understand that wood 
powder was too quick for It. I lipped up the barrel, withdrew the shell, 
and looked through. The barrel was nearly ns clean as its fellow which 
had not been shot. I fired black and wood alternately, and found the 
wood cleaned the barrels after they were fouled by black. I noticed the 
smoke from the wood was scarcely perceptible. The more ( tired, the 
more I became sntiilled thut wood powder was not the thing for breech 
loaders, but had tho same bad effect as very quick black powder, if n- t 
a worse one With Its short distributing qualities I was thoroughly dis- 
gusted, for three-quarters of the charges fired balled. Another thing no- 
ticed was the drawing out of shape of tile paper shell*; all had n crease 
drawn lengthwise, ns though the instantaneous explosion of the powder 
drew a vacuum in the barrel, and the air passing in at the breech to fill 
this vacuum, creased tlie shell in its passage. I also fancied that the 
wood heated the banels more than Ihe black, especially at the breech. 
In short, I find its good qualities to be little smoke and cleanliness; its 
bad qualities, heating of barrels, quickness of burning, balling of shot, 
and lastly, danger in nee, which I think more than balance the good 
Respectfully yours, Magua. 
[We refer our correspondent to Mr. Dittmar’s card in 
our last issue, June 24th.— Ed.] 

BORED GUNS FOR FIELD USE. 
New York, Jone l?tb, 1873. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
In looking over the columns of the London Field It is snrprlsiug to see 
the number of gunmnkers advertising gune bored on the so-called new 
system, some guaranteeing to put 230 pellets inside the 30 inch circle at 
forty yards. I suppose after awhile some one will be able to make a 
grin that will place tho whole charge or shot inside of the thirty Inches. 
If I wanted a gun for target shooting only I would order one of these 
gun*. As shot guns arc not supposed to be made for target practice 
only, but for use in the field, I think sportsmen should hesitate before 
ordering a ghti that will tear his game so as to make it unfit for use if 
shot inside lire forty yards, a- it is well known that American sportsmen 
kill most of their game at thirty yards and under. Mr. W It. Pape of 
New ca«ile-on -Tyne, winner of the gun Helds of 1858-59 66, claims’ to 
have bored gans on tills system fifteen years ago, and discontinued it on 
account of it- proving a failure in the field. In the late trial Mr. Pape's 
guns were second and third in each class. The guns entered by Mr. It. 
Davidson were of his make; he claims to have won this trial also, hot 
was cheated out of it. and has challenged the editor of the Field to show 
the targets, lie liasalso challenged Messrs. Greener, Green, and Dougnl 
In Bell's Life to shoot six guns against them for £1(JU each. He has con- 
fidence that he can beat any gun that may lie brought against him. Still, 
if the judges had awarded him first place, ns he claims he was entiiled 
to, I doubt whether lie would advise any one to have guns bored on Ibis 
system I think the gun trials as now conducted arc entirely wroug. 
All guns that will target from 130 to 180 pellets should be considered 
first class as to pattern; then tho gun that has the best penetration, tak- 
ing In consideration simplicity, beauty of workmanship, &c., should bo 
awaidcd fliet place. E j, 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Syracuse, N. V., June 26th, 1875. 
I notice In your last issue an Inquiry from D. F. E , Saratoga. In regard 
to the Bcmington doublo barrel shot gun. Having hud considerable ex- 
perience with the Remington, I will state the same for bis benefit. I 
own a 12 gauge. 815 gun, Remington, which I have used over a year, 
principally for duck shooting, and It is as sound to-day ns when 1 bought 
it. I use 3J druchms American Sporting (No. 3, usuully), and 4 ounces 
siot, and 1 experience no iiuplensmit recoil, no more than from any gun 
I ever shot, mid I believe It to lie tho best gun in the market to-day for 
bo price, ($45.) W. II. Laiirauee. 
Muikkihk Furnace, June 24th, 1873. 
editor Forest and Stream.— 
For the benefit of your renders who use brass shell", I would say Hi 
huve tried the preparation of sulphuric acid nnd bichromate point 
recommended in your paper for cleaning them. While It Is good, still 
donotfiud Unit I is any better than good strong elder vinegar. T 
vinegar is much more plea-ant to tiso, us you can put your hands into 
without danger. I find that neither of them will make sliolU look ne 
but they will take the dirt out, and that is all that is wanted. The vln 
gar la also much the cheapest . Maryland. 
—We have received from Mr. C. A. Zimmerman, of St. 
l’aul, Minn., acnpitul photograph of Mr. G. W. Baldwin, 
the best shot, and holder of the State Champion Badge of 
Minnesota. The photo, which is a capital work of art, 
" ns taken by Mr. Zimmerman, who is himself a sportsman 
of no small repute. 
—Our correspondent “Guyon” refers in his letter to-day 
to u gun recently made for him by Tolley Brothers, which 
for superior finish, general workmanship, and shooting 
qualities may challenge any gun rnude. Tho tool is in able 
and appreciative hands, and both Tolley and he ought to 
be congratulated. 
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duri„, the Winter months, are'not"a S' MriS'ffS 
bummer amusements. The Central Hudson Yacht Club 
celebrated its second annual regatta at New Hamburg on 
lliursday last. Many of the yachts have more than local 
reputation, and tho names of many of their owners are of 
historic interest carrying us back to the earlier days of 
New York : and llic stirring sbenes enacted on the banks of 
the beautiful river. There were thirteen entries, as follows 
Emily, A. I. Rogers; Lorelei, C. F. Brown; Lc Roy Le 
Boy Brothers; Ida May, Miller Brolflers; Fidget, Irving 
Grinncll; Ltltih, J. Van Wyck, Jr. ; Eloise, F. Newbold 
Poughkeepsie; Geo. W. Dicks, J. Kohcri Roosevelt; Mollie.’ 
JVr kenuchard; Thetis, W. E. Vcrplanck; Osprey, J, II. 
Weddle; Lulu, W. G. Ferris, and Mary Emma. The prize 
for the hrst-class boats was a set of silver dinner forks and 
spoons; for the second class a silver ice pitcher, and for the 
third class a handsome card stand. 
The course over which the race took place was from an 
imaginary line drawn from a ling boat to the New Ham- 
burg dock, north, to and around a flag boat olf Low Point 
and back to Hie marling point, goiug over the course twice! 
Lite course for ihe third-class yachts was once over the 
said course, and the allowance of time only one minute to 
the foot. The Regatta Committee consisted of Philip 
Schuyler. James Roosevelt, nnd B, Hymur Sands. 
At 12:08 the boats were given a flying start, and a very 
interesting race ensued. On the run back, and when oil 
the New Hamburg dock. Ihe Lorelei capsized ; her crew 
were rescued by the yacht Bessie. The Le Hoy won the 
first prize, the Mary Emma the second, and the Lulu the 
third. 
Regatta at Bayside, L. I. — An exciting regatta was 
sailed on Tuesday last at the above place. The course was 
from a stakeboul off Miller’s Hotel, Little Bayside, to the 
Steppiug Stone' buoy, passing the same to the eastward - 
thence to anti around a stakehoat off McClellan’s dock, at 
City Island, rounding the same front leeward to windward 
thence to Tlirogg’s Neck buoy, passing to westward of the 
same, and thence to the home stakehoat, crossing the line 
as at starling. The course was sailed over twice. Three 
prizes were offered for the winners of the first, second, and 
third class sloops respectively. The following table gives 
the time of start and return: — 
i-ynchting 
rtRST CLASS. 
Name. 
Carrie .... 
Octoplexera 
Ilm’ry Hill 
Three Bro's, 
P. IIuIbc 
Brush 
Fidget 
Rosa 
Ella 
Nellie 
Grade 
Start. 
Stakehoat. 
Home. 
Time t 
race. 
11 . M . S 
It M -- 
1:55:30 
3:36:31 
4: 43:. >3 
. .1:58:09 
3:1510 
4:24:10 
3:18:00 
4:27:23 
2:30:03 
. . 1 :57:50 
3:18:13 
4:31:48 
2:33:58 
.. 1 51:30 
SECOND-Ct^Si8. 
withd’n 
.1:51:30 
wiihd’n 
.. .1:51:95 
3:13:10 
4:30:05 
2 :)S:10 
. .1:56:05 
TI1IRD-CLA83 
3:26:25 
SLOOPS. 
4:33:54 
2:47:89 
wiilm’n 
...1:51 :30 
3:17:10 
4:35:15 
.1:56:05 
3.09.0J 
4:20:30 
2:24:23 
Time 
by al- 
lowance. 
ti n 5. 
2: 12:IM 
2:26:01 
2:26:18 
•2:23:28 
2:38:10 
2:37:04 
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in their respective dosses. 
2:31 15 
2:24:23 
won the prizes 
ton eh i ha ,»,.T ,mr «' cs or i lie vx'awaiilinka ami A r li., K . 
m?n eventnin 1 “ rgcs pot ^ we " «»e single 
me , • , y w,DD,n K- Time, 13m. 30s.. the married 
ho “ e ,n Tim. The fourth race was a 
be ^ I n ° en t 7 , > paired. oared gig,. ,|.o crew of one 
*9 sz i Zijrsn 
«*• •» "$»' b-L 
N - P i!!iO penman, of Brooklyn, and James Harder, of 
Off F.V, I • e « ; l ll, , ree J ml ° race on tho Hudson 
The race ^ 
althC 0,030 K,e 8 nmanU^ 
— 
Saratoga . On Tuesday and Wednesday next the 
intercollegiate regatta of 1873 will he contested at Sara- 
toga Speculation as to which crew will win can he gov- 
ert.etl only by such form os the men have displayed in their 
training, aided a little, perhaps, by college prestige. We 
should he induced to place Yale, Harvard, and Columbia 
as the most likely trio from which to select the winner but 
each college and crew has its advocates and supporters (o 
whom defeat seems impossible. That our readers may 
form some idea for themselves as to the personel of the con- 
testants we give below the names, weights, Ac., of the men 
comprising each crew:— 
Yai.k — Bow, George Loomis Brownell, ’75 S S N 
East Hnddam Conn.; No 2, Arthur Dickenson (.’handler’ 
/8, Woodstock, Conn, ; No. 3, David Hyde Kelloir- 7ti' 
Spuyteu Duyvil, N. Y.,No. 4, Charles Newall pSwler’ 
Hi, Lena, III.; No. 5, Julian Kennedy, '7"i. S S ’ 
.SI rut hers, Ohio; stroke and Captain, Hubert John', 
son Cf-okc, HI, Fayette City, Pa. Averages— A»e ■>> i j 
height, 5.10 1-3; weight, 160. B ' ’ 
Harvard.— B ow, Francis Randall Appleton, ’75 Now 
J ork; No. 2 Montgomery .Ia.nes, S. S. S. , Cambridge, 
Moss^; No. William K. Taylor. '77, Jefferson, N. Y 
No. 4 (Captain,) D. C. Bacon, '7(5, Jamaica Plain, Muss. ’ 
No. 5, C. W. Wetmore, '75, Marquette, Mich.; stroke W* 
} ' ° ,,s > S : S.S-. Chicago, 111. Avcrages-Age, 20*; height,’ 
0. 10$; weight, Id!). 
Colombia —Bow, Irving Sprague, '7(i, New York, No. 
Edward h. Sage, '77, S. of M , Spuyten Duyvil N Y 
No. 3, T. G. Murphy, '77, S. of M , Middletown, Conn!’ 
No. 4, G. M. Hammond, S. of M , New York- No. 5* 
Clios. S. Boyd, '77, S. of ill., Brooklyn, N Y. ; stroke and 
Captain, Jasper T. Goodwin, '7d, New York. Averages— 
Age. 21 1 0; height, 5.11; weight. 100 2 3. 
Wksi.f.yan. — Bow and Cnplnin, Waller II. Downs '75 
South Berwick, Me., No. 2, J. W. Whitney, ’7d. Sprague's 
Corner, N. Y.: No. 3, F. W. Fori, '75, Franklin N~ ,j • 
No. 4, II. W. Rogers, '78, Hammond, N. Y , No. 5, D. li 
Jack, ’78, Butler, Pa.; stroke, Cyrus P. Mat It, ’?7 West 
Newton, Pa. Averages— Age, 25; height, 5.091; weight, 
158 1 6. 
Williams.— Bow, Stuart ITanckell Heed, '78, Coxsackie 
N. Y ; No. 2, Harry A. Barker, '70, Burlington, Vt. No' 
3, William Ivennon Jewett, '78, Columbus, Ohio; No. 4 
Charles Gilbert, ’70, Wilton, Conn ; No. 5, .) oliu Ileurv 
Haynes, '70, Howe, Mass.; stroke, Marshall P. Wushhurn 
’77, Boston, Mass. Averages— Age, 20 5-6; height 5 Id’ 
weight, 159 I d. 
Cornell — Bow, John Suyles Waierman, ’77 M a 
C umherlanil Hill, H. I.; No. 2, Daniel Otis Barto’ ’77 f, ’ 
Jacksonville, N. Y., No. 3, Albert Rufus Gillis, ’,'5. M { ' 
Kinsman, Ohio; No. 4, James Lorenzo Jarvis, ,S. !s, 
astota, N. Y. ; No. 5, Charles Cyrus King, 75, A.’ Bel- 
mont, N Y.; stroke and captain, John Nelson Ostrom 
'75, E., East Randolph, N. Y. Averages— Age 2* 
height, 5.9 2-3; weight, 150 13. 
—The Cape May regatta is to he sailed on the 12lli and 
14th insts. The prizes, reaching in value $1,000 each ate 
worthy of an excellent entry and spirited contest. The 
New York Yacht dub has accepted an invitation to partic- 
ipate. Garner’s yacht Mohawk will go with the rest. 
—On Thursday morning last the steam yachts Ideal, be- 
longing to Mr. Havemycr, and the Lookout, owned by 
Mr. Jacob Lorillard, started from Fort Schuyler for a race 
around Long Island, the stake being $1,000, and ihe dis- 
tance about 222 nautical miles. The Ideal is double the 
size of the Lookout, but no time allowance was made. 
The former won the race iu 18 hours and 22 minutes, heat 
ing her antagonist 2 hours and 18 minutes. The Ideal av- 
eraged about 124 knots throughout the match, and the 
Lookout about 11 knots. 
—The Newburgh Bay regatta will he sailed on August 
4th. Entries may he addressed to Thomas P. Hamsdel), 
Newburgh, N. Y ., on or before August 2d. 
The Alcyone Boat Club.— This Brooklyn organization 
held its annual regatta on the 29tli tilt, at Iona Island, forty 
miles up the Hudson. The prizes weie gold slurs, with 
the monogram of the Alcyone Boat club and the inscrip- 
tion, “June Regatta, 1875,” in blue euamol, for the victors 
in the four-oared race, and gold compasses for the six oared 
race. There was also a gold compass for the winner of the 
single scull race, and a small gold tub us a prize iu the tub 
race. Iu the four-oared race the Coquette, rowed by W 
C- Howard, stroke; W. J. Oliver, T. G. Wells, and \Y. J 
Lawrence, with A. II Tapper, coxswain, were victorious, 
time, 11m. 23s.; distance, two miles. The race for six- 
oared gigs took place over the same course, 'l’lie Blonde, 
colors blue, Abram Allen, Jr., stroke; A. N. Waterhouse, 
G. E. Suuhiicr, W. T. Sharpe, James Kirkoy, Charles W. 
Davis, and E. C. Lockwood, coxswain, took the lend, and 
maintained it throughout the race, winning the race by six 
seconds, making the distance in 12m. and 32s. Both races 
were very closely contested. 
Arlington Boat Club — This club having completed 
their new boat house, celebrated the event, on Wednesday 
of lust week by a regatta on the waters of Newtown Greek, 
the course for each race being two miles. In. the double 
scull working boat race J. Wheaton and J. Hutchinson 
reached the home stakehoat in 14m. 15s.; the llavemeyer, 
manned by K. Young and J. Rogers, in 16m. 15s. Messrs. 
Richard White and Charles Havemeyer started for the siu- 
gle scull race, but Mr. White’s boat upsettiug, Mr. Ilave- 
meyer withdrew to give his opponent another opportunity. 
The third race was between two eight-oared barges, the 
AMIIEH8T . — Bow and captain, Wm. Ornc Wcedcn ’77 
Providence, R. I.; No. 2, Samuel R. Johnson, '7(5 . b l .|] ( .’ 
fontaino, Ohio; No. 3. Larry G. Beck, '76. Delphi. In-I ; 
4, George II. Heed, ’78, Moriah Centre. N. Y ; No. 5 *f Jiul- 
lai A. Hull, ’7S, Griswold. Conn ; stroke, Miami A. Good, 
now, ’70, Wilmington, Vl. Averages— Ago, 22 heiirhi 
5.10 2 3; weight, 158 1-0. ■ - . 
Dartmouth. —Bow, Willis G. Eaton, Jr., ’75, Lowell 
Mass.; No. 2. Sumner Wallace, ’77, Rochester, N.' 11., No’ 
3, and captain, Benjamin F. Robinson, ’77, Manchester 
N. H. ; No. 4, Walter C. Frost, ’76, Dublin, N H . - 
5, Frank W. Mitchell, ’76, G. S. I), Manchester, N. H • 
stroke, Charles W. Eager, ’77, Manchester, N II.’ Aver 
ages— Age, 224 years; height, 6 feel; weight, 166 1-6. 
Union.— Bow, George Curtis Bender, ’77, S., Albany N 
Y ; No. 2, Henry Corbett .1 agger, ’76, 8., Alimov, .V. Y 
No. 3, Franklin Hastings, ’76, S , Cohoes, N. Y ; No. 4’ 
Clarence Page Townsley, ’76, S, DeKalh, N. Y ;’ No 5’ 
Tlieo. Dubois Frear, ’76, S., New Paltz, N. Y.; stroke anti 
captain, Frank Tweedy, ’75, G. lv, Plainfield, N ,1. Aver- 
ages — Age, 19 2-3; height, 5.07 2 3; weight, 156 1-0. 
Brown.— B ow and Captain, Samuel Johnson Bradbury 
’77, Providence, R. I.; No. 2, William Cary Joslin ’ 71 } 
Webster, Mass.; No. 3, Solon Stuart Roper. 76, Spring- 
field, Mass. ; No. 4, Walter Asa Peck, ’77, Barrington, R, 
I.; No. 5, Christopher Marble Lee, ’77, Newport, R.’ i 
stroke, Franklin Henry Brown, ’75, Niantie, Conn.’ Aver! 
ages — Age, 214; height, 5.11 ; weight, 150. 
Princeton.— Bow, John Ely, ’77, Grand Rapids, Mich • 
No. 2, Richard .1 . Hall, ’75, New York: No. 3, William li’ 
Van Lcnnep, '76, Great Barrington, Mass. ; No. 1, George 
I). Parmley, ’70, New York; No. 5. Frank Biddle, *75 
Philadelphia; stroke and Captain, Benjamin N’icnli. ’77' 
New York. Averages— Age, 20j; height, 5.11-}; weight’ 
171 1-3. 
Hamilton —Bow, A. L. Love. '76, Saginaw, Mich. - No 
2, E. M. Brown, '75, Eldridgc, N. Y ; No. 3, E. js'troncr*. 
er, '76, Auburn, N. Y., No. 4, E. S Youvehoff, '77, 
van, Bulgaria; No. 5, N. W. Caldwell, '76, Meridan N 
Y. ; stroke and captain, G. R Butler, '77, Brooklyn N Y 
Averages— Ago, 22; height, 5.10; weight, 157. 
Bowdoin.— B ow and Captain, F. If. Hall, ’75, Wind- 
ham, Me.; No. 2, Charles Sargent, ’70. Maehios, Me.; No. 
3, F. H. Crocker, ’77, Maehios, Me.; No. 4, . 1 . F. Hall *751 
Disflehl, Me. ; No. 5, F. C. Payson, ’76, Portland, Me - 
stroke. J. M Burleigh, ’78, South Berwick, Me. Averages 
—Age, 21 1-3; height, 5.10 1-6; weight, 165 2-8. 
