Watch This Space For Further Suecimens of the REMINGTON Best Shots! 
i xJNCH TO THK i’OOl'. 
S:.ZE X E TARGET 15£ tEET WIGE xiY 0 FtET HiGxi. 
JixirMl/rom ''Army and Xary Journal" Official Report, dated Oct.Z, 18T4. 
th disputed points, as near as they can be decided: First, that there is no perceptible difference in accuracy between breech-loaders and muzzle-loaders, but that if anything 
ine rormer are the best, as they are certainly the quickest; second, that in our clear climate we may look for even belter shooting in the future; third, that 
THE REMINGTON RIFLE Stands ahead of all others for Accurac}'. 
thesanm t^am'”**'*'^'^^ mechanism. The Remington rifles in the match scored thirteen points ahead of the same number of muzzle-loaders, and twenty-two points ahead of the Sharps’ [breech-loaders in 
In the InteniationalMatch, six muzzle-loaders, three Remington, and three other breech-loaders we'e used. Capt. Fulton, Col. Bodine, and L. L. Hepburn used the three Remingtons. 
X or full official report, see Army and Nary Journal, Oct. 3, 1874. Fulton's score 171 out ofl80— highest score ever made. 
military match rifles, just out. Price $35 or S55, with Vernier and Wind-gauge Sights; also Pocket Vernier Guages for sighting military rifles, $2.50. 
Send for Treatise on Rifle Shooting (free) to J jy Q jy g Q jy g 
Maxufactdrers of breech-loading GUNS, RIFLES, PISTOLS, AMMUNITION, ETC. 
1 CHICAGO OFFICE 237 State St. 
P. O.- Box 3994. 
2S3 BROADWAY, N Y Armory, IHon. N Y 
■^WASHINGTON OFFICE 521 Seventh St. 
I PITTSBURG OFFICE 10 Sixth St. 
Tlie 
Sportsman^s SfOute. 
Chicago and North-Western Railway. 
This great corporation now owns and operates over two thonsand 
miles of road, radiating from Ch cago Lke tht finders in a man's 
hand, its lines rt ach in all directions and cover anout all of the 
country noi th, north-west and west of Chicago. With one brunt h 
it reaches Kacine, Kenosha, Milwaukee, ana the country north 
thereof; with another hue it pushes through Janesville, W atertown. 
Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Green Bay, EsCLnaba, to Is gaunee and 
Marquette, with another line it passes through Madison, Elroy, ai.d 
for bt. Paul and Minneapolis; branching westward from Elroy, it 
runs to and through Winona, Owatonnu, St. Peter, Mankato, New 
Ulm, and stops not until Lake Kameska, Dakota, is reached; an- 
other line starts from Chicago and runs through Elgin and Kockfoid 
to Freeport, and, via the Illinois Central, reache^ Warren, Galena 
and Dubuque, and the country beyond. St 11 another bne runs al- 
most due westward, and passes ihrou"h Dixon, Sterling, Pulton, 
Clinton, (Iowa,) Cedar Bapids, Ma^^baf)tow n. Giand Junction. Mis* 
souri Valley Junction, to Council Bluffs and Omaha. This last 
named is the “Cheat Trans-Con tixental Kovte.'’ and the 
\Aomt.r overland line for Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, 
Montana, Nevada, California, and the Pacific Coast. Ii runs 
through the Garden of Illinois and Iowa, and is the best, saK'st, 
shortest and best route to Omaha^ Lincoln^ and other points in 
Nebraska, and for Chetennk, Denver. Salt Lake City, \’ir- 
GiNiA City, Carson, Sacramento, San Francisco and all other 
points west of the Missouri river. 
See, then, what one company can do. If you w ant to go to M 
waukee. Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Sheboygan. Janesville. Wat 
town, Oshkosh, De Pere, Green Bay, Kipoii, Madison, Barab 
Eau Claire, Hudson, Stillwater, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, 
Breckeii ridge, Morehead, Fort Garry, Winona, Owatoni.a, New 
Ulm, Freeport, Warren, Plattsville, Galena. Dubuque. Waterloo, 
Fort Dodge, Sioux City, Yankton, Council Blufls, Omaha. Lincoln, 
Denver. Salt Lake City, Sacremento, San Francisco, or a hundred 
other northern, norih-weaiem, or western points, tliis great line is 
the one you should take. The track is of the best steel rail, and is 
well ballasted and as free from dust as a i oacl can be made. The bridges 
are strong and duDtble, and all the appointments are first-class in 
every re^pect. The trains that run ov^r «his route arc made up of 
elegant new Pullman Paiacc Drawing Boom and Sleeping Coaches, 
built ta-presMy Jor thu luxurious, well-lighted and well venti- 
lated Day Coaches, and pleasant lounging and smoking cars— all 
built by this campany in their own shops. The cars are all equipped 
with the celebrated Mil er Safety Platform, and patent Bufiers and 
couplings. Wesiinghouse Safely Air Braki s, and every other appli- 
ance that has be» n devised for tlie saMy of | ussenger trains. All 
trains are run by telegraph. In a word this GKLAI LINE has the 
best and smoothest track, and the most elegant and €• mfortable 
equipment of any road in the West, and has no compeiit<»r in the 
country. It is eminently the favoriie route with the Chicagoans 
travelling west, north, or north-west, and Is acknowlcdg<d by the 
travelling ]mblic to be the popular line for all points in Northern 
Illinois, Wisconsin, Miniies<ita, Northern Michigan, Dakota, West- 
ern Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming', <. olorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho, 
Nevada, California, and the Pacific Slope. 
TO ST01iTS?li:2i: 
This line presents peculiar advantages. For 
Pi’airic Cliiekoiis. Dtieks, Geese and Braut Shooing, 
our Iowa Line to-day offers 
M o r e T a v or ah I e P o i n t s 
than any other road in the country, while for 
Deer and Bear lliinliiig and for Brook Trout, Lake Sal - 
moil. Pike, Piekerel and Bass Fisiilng 
a hundred points on the Northern and North-western lines of thi 
company will he found unsurpassed by any thing in the M eet. 
MARTIN HUGHITT, Gen. Sup’t., Chicago. 
"W. II. STJENNRTT, Gen. Pass. Agt., Chicago, 
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JOHIff P. DOWBR, 
SPORTSMEN’S DEPOT, 381 BLAKE ST., 
I^EIsTVEPL, COL. 
A full assortment of various kinds of 
GtlN.S, RIFLES, PISTOLS, AM51UNITION, SPORTING RODS, 
FISHING TACKLE. CUTLERY. ETC. 
Colt’s, Smith & Wesson’s, and other cartridge revolvers. Stiarps, 
Wesson's, M'incheeter and .Maynard rifles. Breech-loading, donlile 
and single guns. Ely’s shells, wads, caps, powder, shot, etc. In 
dian beads, omaroeins and curiosities, at lowest markst prices' 
THE GREAT LONDON GUN TRIAL. 
1^5. 
■W. W. GREENER begs to inform his numerous clients in the 
United States that he has been very successful in the above trial, 
having secured the first prize, 
A SILVER CUP, VALUE 40 GLTNKAS. 
(Class 2 for pi bore), also winner in class 1 for 8 and 10 bores, and 
class 4 for 20 bore, he has won in ail the classes for improved bor- 
ing. which is on a different plan to any other maker, and is far supe- 
rior in the three most essential points, viz.: pattern, penetration, 
and regularity of shooting. 
Messrs. McLaren, Williams & Co., of St. Louis, are now import- 
ing those Double Close Shooting Giiiie to order A full report of 
this great trial will be shortly published, to be had from Messrs. 
McLaran, Williams & Co. 
W. W. GREENER, 
Champion Gun Maker, 
St. Mary’s Works, 
Birmingham, England. 
N ewTrolling Spoon 
In offering 
this Trolling 
Bait tot he 
p bHi c t h c 
maiinfacturer 
feels ctinfident 
he has brought 
this artificial 
bait to such perfection that it needs but a trial to establish its su- 
e iority over all others for catching Bass, Pike, Pickerel, Trout, 
almon Trout, Muskaumge, etc. Three sizes made — No. 20 for fish 
nnder 3 pounds weight; No, 21 for fish under 10 pounds; No 22 
for very large fish . If not to be found at your fishing tackle stores, 
these spoons will be forw ided by the manufacturer by mail. 
Price $1.(0 each. JOHN H. MANN, Syracuse, New York. 
OsLULt-ion I 
Gentlemen purchasing Shooting Coa's are warned against an in- 
ferior article bearingmy name. Be sure to get the "enuinc Hola- 
bird Waterproof Coat. W. H. UOLABIRD, 
Vaiparalao.liid. 
MIGHIGAI? 
Central Railroad. 
Detroit to Chicago 284 Miles 
An important link in the 
G-reat Through Line of Travel 
between the East and West. 
Parties desiring to visit any part of the West will find this road 
first-class in all respects. 
Connections are made at Chicago with all the Western Roads. 
KENrUST C. WENTWORTH, 
General Passenger Agt. , Chicago, III. 
We make no charge for Guns, or other ordinary traps for Sports 
men. Dogs carried at reasonable figures. 
Chicago & Alton Railroad. 
THE ONLY DIRECT RAILROAD from Chicago to 
St. Louis, and Chicago to Kansas City 
"WitTAOULt ClaatiYKe of Ca.z-s. 
First-class accommodations in everything 
SPORTSMEN v.\\\ find splendid shooting on the line of this 
road; prairie chicken, geese, ducks, brant, qnail, etc. Connects 
dir ect at Kansas City with the Kansas Pacific Railroad for the great 
Buffalo and Antelope range of Kansas and Colorado. 
Liberal arrangements for transport of Dogs, for sportsmen. 
J/rTf rnsi.LTOK. f.rr.l ass. Agt.. Chicago 111 , 
HENRY C. SQUIRES. 
KO. 1 CORTLAND ST., N. _Y. 
Agent for 
W .11. Ilolabird’s Sliootiu? and Fisliin? Suits. 
WATERPROOF AND CONVENIENT. 
Coat, $10; Vest, $4; Pants, S:1.50; Hat, $2.50. 
All sizesin stock. Send m-jasiire. Di-iconut to the trade . 
BARION, ALEKAiER aod Wil[L[R, 
101 cfc 103 Duane Street, (ncar'Broadwayy, New A'ork. 
Manufacturers tnd Importers of 
P"ISK[I]SrO T^GKILE, 
Rods, Reels, Lines, Artificial Flies, Nets, Bails, Fish 
Hooks, etc. 
Split Bamboo Fly Hods and Keels. 
OF THE FINEST WORKMANSHIP. 
Tackle suitable for Maine, Adirondack, Canadian, and other fishing, j 
AimFICIAL FLIES DKES.SED TO ORDER. 
Breech and JTazxlc-Toadiuf/ Gnus. 
Sportsmens’ goods of rll kinds. 
