
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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were engaged in a match, in another part of the city. St. 
George’s club were again victorious in their first innings. 
The best scores made were: W. Smith’s 22—including 
one 6, one 8, four 2s, and singles, Cashman’s 27—one 6, 
(lost ball), 3s, four Qs, one 8, and a single; Lemman’s—41 
two 4s, one 3, seven 2s, and singles. The bowling was 
very good. Jones’s average in the first inning being 45 balls, 
13 runs, 2 maidens, and 5 wickets. Smith, in the second 
inning, made 77 balls, 18 runs, 5 maidens, and six wickets. 
The following is the score: 
8T,. GEORGE. 
W. Smith c. Eastwood, b. Gorse 
Cashman c. McCullagh, b. Gorse Date 
Marcombp co swluvan, D> GOMse. 3c. crass cence wus csestacetecbosten vce 
Satterthwaite c. GarseShe Robinsons ew, ad atin ft ciae. seo nee 
Jones c. Howarjh, b b. Eastwood . 
Lemman I, b. w., b. AC UIR aaah ar Cb eNO EM Gin Ser ei ai 
Bowman stumped Howarth, b. Robinson 
Talbot b. Eastwood 
Green b. Eastwood....... 
M. Eyre not out.......... 
RMetric Sos wars cisjolegieis’y > 

WEIS «he an Ego AUR a Gb SRE Sin tie GORI OSI RRC RSE TT Scie eto aii ipa 
EU OE ease che cela Posnde en ae etc Tso eas Toned azo orev ayes ]ovage Seat asst nia gle Meo ee = 107 
WALTHAM 
First Thning Second Inning. 
Wemysb. Smiths: oes. ccc « 2 ¢. Cashman bh. Smith? c0. ons 5 
Sullivan c. Talbot, b. Smith..... 3 “i MARELE o  Beeehe setae vaio aes 2 

Howarth by SORES 5. 6s0)s «Sates Talbot b. Jones.. 1 
Gorsebe Smithetes  s. a0. sent sone TOM ODL sates cs overeat e se 3 
Eastwood run out.. De Smithereens vost. a6 0 
Roblnson b. Jones 0 ¢. Lemman, b. Smith........... 14 
McCullough, hit wicket b. Jones 0 c. Talbot, b. Jones........ ..... 3 
Stone: smithereens ee Rig UM OUTS Frye tiesto at aseeeeialys 12 
Tinker b. Toe Seerie sutersikos teres OMe Smitha ne erae =. asec se dae 0 
Goodnought not out............. 3 Harcomb b. Smith..........°... 0 
Hadly b-(Oashman 5.0 8.5.0. Ay NOG OUD. = wssoninecine Gate salen 2 
IBY Clyne caves acre rata tek scsaeh voe 2 byes, 2; leg byes, 1; wides,1.... 4 
TOU cea eet ee eee ee 37 46 
Total of both innings.......... 83 
—Weare glad that the Commissioners of Prospect Park 
have set apart a large enclosed space for the benefit of those 
who delight in athletic pastimes; the only condition being 
that the different clubs will keep their grounds in proper 
order. Any Saturday afternoon hundreds of young 
men may be seen enjoying the open air exercise at 
their favorite pastimes. A new cricket club is about to be 
organized, to be called the ‘‘ Zingari,” and are, we under- 
stand, to play their first match at an early date with the 
second eleven of the St. George’s of this city. 
—A splendid game of base ball was played between the 
Atlantics of Brooklyn and the*Athletics of Philadelphia, on 
the Union grounds, Brooklyn, September ist. The playing 
of Burdock, Ferguson, and Barlow was particularly notice- 
able for its superiority over anything these gentlemen had 
done in the field this season. The fielding of the Athletics 
was generally sharp and of high order, though they do not 
seem to play together as they ought, towin. Atlantics were 
victorious, making five; Athletics three; time of game, one 
hour and forty-five minutes. 
—The Brooklyn Caledonian Club held their seventh an- 
nual festival on Friday August 29th. Six thousand persons 
witneessd these interesting pastimes. The competitors inclu- 
ded members of the Brooklyn, New York, Newark, Hudson 
county and New Haven clubs, among whom was Geo. Gol- 
die, teacher of Athletics at Princeton College. Among the 
contestants, too, was Wm. Barnie, the noted base ball 
player of this city. 
The Arlington Base Ball Club, of New York, have added 
fresh laurels to their victories by defeating the Eureka 
Club at the Scranton Driving Park, by a score of 25 against ~ 
14, The game lasted three honrs. The Arlingtons left on 
the afternoon train for New York covered with bat glory, 
after having defeated the three crack clubs of Scranton. 
At Newington Park, Baltimore, a race took place between 
Lapman Pike, of Baltimore Base Ball Club, and the trot- 
ting horse Clarence; distance one hundred yards, the horse 
receivingstwenty-five yards start. The race was won easily 
by Pike. 
—At Hughe’s Franklin Billiard room, Fulton Avenue, 
Brooklyn, Mr. Nathan Minot pocketed the entire fifteen 
balls insuccession, at a game of fifteen-ball pool last Satur- 
day. ; 
We are quite pleased to have received the following. letter, 
suggested by an article in the second number of our paper. 
Should any clubs of a similar character exist in New York 
or elsewhere, we shall be glad to be put in communication 
with them. 
New York, August 26, 1873. 
Eprror ForREST AND STREAM! 
As secretary and treasurer of a little club [have the honor of serving, I 
was quite struck by an article in your paper of the 21st of August, entitled 
‘* Recreation for Busy Workers,’ in which you proposed that the heads 
of establishments employing young men ought to occupy themselves 
somewhat in regard to the amusements of their employees, and if possible 
to develope in that way a hearty taste for athletic exercises. Iam pleased 
to state that your article exactly suited ourcase. Hight years ago, five 
striplings entered a large hardware house as errand boys. To-day some 
of us are salesmen, forwarding clerks, others are bookkeepers. Six years 
ago we five started a base ball club of our own, and gradually the store 
took an interest in our doings. Ithink the senior partner first gave us a 
bat and ball as a prize. This simple little incident brought us under the 
notice of that very dignified class, the bookkeepers in the establishment. 
By degrees from the liitle nucleus of five boys who played a game of base 
ball, we haye got to include fully forty-three active members, all belong_ 
ing to the house. When our respected senior partner died two years ago_ 
we were afraid that any further encouragemeut likely to be given to us by 
the heads of the firm would cease, but strange to say it didnot. The 
. other partners, who respected the memory of the oldest member of the 
firm, followed out his ideas, and have done all they could for us. Last 
year we wanted a boat, and in a most liberak manner they contributed to 
the funds freely one half the money necessary to bny her. I am there- 
fore pleased to say that ir. New York just such a case as you hope to see 
does exist; but I am afraid that in the main you are right, as I know of no 
other club like our own, where the heads of the establishment take an in- 
terest in the sports of their employees. I may state that we play base- 
ball, and also cricket, thanks to a leaven of Canadians in our ranks. To 
testthe matter in question, we should be glad to knowif there is ary 
other club similar to our own in New York, and if so, whether we might 
not arrange a match of some kind. Rifle shooting we know something 
about, though none of us have been yet to Sryedeen: 
Very truly, H. B.S. 


Pachting and Boating. 



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HIGH WATER, FOR THE WEEK. 
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—The International Regatta now in progress at Toronto 
includes the 3d, 4th and 6th days of September. It is 
under the patronage of the Governor General of Canada 
and the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and in charge of 
an executive committee comprising the Mayor and other 
leading citizens of Toronto, Over $4,000 are to be given 
in prizes. The following is the programme :— 
Sailing Races—Hirst Day.—First Prize—Champion Flag 
for Lake Ontario, given by the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, 
to be sailed for annually, at Toronto, open to all yachts, 
with $300 added ; second, $100 ; third, $50. 
Second Day.—Centre Board Yachts—First prize, $200 ; 
ssecond $100 ; third, $50. Five to start, or only first prize 
riven. Standing-keel Yachts—First prize, $200 ; second, 
$75. Four to start, or only first prize given. Second Class— 
Open to all Yachts and Sailing Craft under ten tons—First 
prize, $80; second, $50; third, $40; fourth, $20; fifth, 
$10. Ten to start, or only three prizes given. 
Third Day. —Prince of Wales, Cup and $100 added, open 
to Royal Canadian Yacht Club Yachts only. Cup presented 
by J. E. Ellis, with $100 added. Consolation Stakes, $100. 
Rowing Races.—Four-oared Race for Professional Oars- 
men—Distance, four miles. First .prize, $700; second 
prize, $150. 
A Four-oared Race for Amateurs—Distance, four miles. 
First prize, four cups, value $75, and a piece of plate, value 
$75 ; second prize, four cups, value $50. 
Sculling Race for«Professionals—Distance, 
First prize, $200 ; second prize, $50. 
Sculling Race for Amateurs—Distance, two miles. 
prize, cup, value $75 ; second prize, cup, value $25 
Pair-oared Race for Professionals—Distance, three miles. 
First prize, $150 ; second prize, ‘50. 
Pair-oared Race for ‘Amateurs—Distance, three miles. 
First prize, two cups, value $75 ; second prize, value $25 
Double-scull Race for Professionals—Distance, two miles. 
First prize, $150 ; second prize, $50. 
Double-scull Race for Amateurs—Distance, two miles. 
First prize, two cups, value $75 ; second prize, value $25. 
Race for Skiffs—Sixteen feet in length and under—Dis- 
tance, one mile. First prize, $30; second prize, $10; third 
prize, $5. 
Double-scull Skiff Race—Amateurs—Distance, two miles. 
First prize, two cups, value $60; second prize, value $20. 
Three boats to start or no second prize will be given. 

two miles, 
First 
—The Toronto Regatta Committee have decided that any 
man who shall; after the 2d of September, 1873, row for 
money at any regatta, or who may be matched to row for 
money, shall be considered a professional oarsman. 
—The New Hamburg regatta took place on August 30th 
over a sixteen mile course on the Hudson river. Six. sail- 
boats entered. The champion flag was won by Mr. Irving 
Grinnell’s yacht Fidget, and the’ second prize by the Thetis. 
-—The regular monthly meeting of the Brooklyn Yacht 
Club took place last week. Eight new members were ad- 
mitted. Mr. Thomas T. Barker, of Detroit, was elected 
an honorary member. Mr. Barker has had a yacht built 
by McGiehan, of Pamrapo, which is now finished, and has, 
we understand, started for his western home. 
—The Philadelphia regatta takes place on Tuesday, Oc- 
tober 7th, over the Schuylkill course, one mile and a half 
straight away. The races will be for single sculls, pair- 
oars, and four-oars, and the prizes will be individual pre- 
sentation medals anda stand of colors for the four-oared 
championship, as well as the regular challenge association 
prizes of silver plate. in the pair-oar race contestants may 
enter pair-sculls in lieu of oars, at option. On the evening 
prior to the regatta a second convention will be held for 
the purpose of establishing a permanent organization of 
a National Rowing Association, and the adoption of such 
standard rules and regulations as may be deemed expedient. 
-—-The Grammercy boat club, of this city, will enter one 
or more of their boats at the forthcoming Saratoga regatta. 
—The Friendship boat club’s annual regatta takes place 
on Monday, September 29th, over the Pleasant Valley 
course. The races include Junior and Senior sculls, a four- 
oared race, and an open single scull race. 
—A meeting of model yacht owners, of Brooklyn was 
held on Wenesday evening, 27ult., at the house of one of 
the fraternity, which resulted in the organization of a new 
club which was named the Ocean Model Yacht Club. The 
following named gentlemen were elected officers: Samuel 
Avila, Commodore; John H. Fisher, Vice Commodore; 
Lewis G. Wells, Secretary; Garrett Braisted, Treasurer; 
and Frederick Du Bourg, Steward. Measuring and sailing 
Committees were also elected, and rules for classfication of 
boats, and government of races, &c., were adopted. 
The Ocean’ 8 propose to be represented i in all races of the 
miniature craft, and ask only a clear field (or sea), a good 
breeze and no favor. 
The fleet rendezvous on the waters of Gowans Bay, 
Brooklyn, L. I. 
—An Indian canoe race last week at Savin Rock, near 
New Haven, attracted the largest concourse of people ever 
known in that vicinity. The spectators came by horse car, 
wagon, and sail boat from all the neighboring towns until 
they numbered many thousands, The race was a mile 
course and return, best two in three. First prize, $300 ; 
second, $200 ; third, $150 ; fourth, $50 ; total, #700. There 
‘Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola.) 
were four entmes, the paddlers being chiefly Indians from 
the vicinity of Oldtown, Maine. The following is, the 
summary :— 
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Matiowam keagW; sc.ir st uecems oa Meher 44 3 
ISCHIA GUIS cose on he tnt cme S81 ane eee Ble 
PassadumKeag say sincere kate teres eee 2 1 4 
Time—23:30 ; 21:55 ; 24:5. 
The quickest time was made by the Piscataquis in the 
third heat—twenty-one minutes, fifty-five seconds—which 
is fair for salt water work. As the race was not decided, a 
second trial was advertised to come off the next Tuesday. 
The affair was considered quite a novelty in aquatics, 
—Any fine Saturday afternoon may be seen on the Harlem 
river ; Elysian Fields, Hoboken ; Gowanus Bay, Brooklyn ; 
Passaic river, New Jersey, hundredsof amateurs practicing 
in their shells, four oars, &c., dressed in appropriate boat- 
ing costume, trying a spurt in friendly rivalry. A stranger 
visiting these places would imagine that we are the greatest 
boating people in the world, and if we continue to progress 
at the same ratio in the next six years that we have in the 
previous ones we shall undoubtedly lay claim to that title. 
But in order to carry out this we must bear and forbear— 
do away with all bickerings and unpleasantness—make a 
universal rule, and abide by it, which would be recognized 
throughout the United States as to what an amateur is, then 
take ‘‘a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether.” 
—The Brown-Biglin scull race, which was to have come 
off in Halifax last Thursday, has been knocked in the head 
by the American champion declining to row. George 
Brown is expected at Toronto with the prize crew, of which 
he is stroke oar, to row in the regatta now in progress there 
Shot Gun and Rifle 
GAME IN SEASON FOR SEPTEMBER. 
Elk or Wapiti, Cervus Canadensis.) Red Deer, Caricus Virginianus.) 
Rabbits, common Brown and Grey.) Squirels, Red Black and Gr 'ay.) 
Pinnated Grouse, Tetrao Cupido.) 
Curlew, Numenius pee ) 

Ruffed Grouse, Tetrao umbellus,} 
Esquimaux Curlew, Numenius bo- Sandpipers, Tringine.) 
redlis. Willets, ; 
Plover, Charadraius.) Reed or Rice Birds, Dolichonyx: oviz- 
Godwit, Limosine.) won. 
Rails, Rallus Virginianus.) : 
Wild fowl generally after 15th September, and Ruffed Grouse also in 
many States. 43 
aE Ea ome F 
[Under the head of “Game, and Fish in Season” we can only specify in 
general terms the several varieties, because the laws of States vary so much 
that were we to attempt to particularize we could do no less than publish 
those entire sections that relate to the kinds of game im question. This 
would require a great amount of our space. In designating game we are 
guided by the laws of nature, upon which all legisiation is founded, and 
our readers would do well to provide themselves with the laws of their re- 
spective States for constant reference. Otherwise, our attempts to assist them 
will only create confusion. | 
oes Sch tess 
LL the species of Waders found on our coast from 
Florida to Labrador are recognized by most of those 
who shoot them as Bay Birds. These include the Godwit, 
Willet, Plover, Marlin, English Snipe and the numerous tribe 
of Sand-pipers. We have noticed the habits of the first 
named in the second number of this journal. Of the Sand- 
pipers the following are best known: 
The ‘‘ Ring Necks,” Aegialitis Semipalmatus, abound every- 
where in great numbers, and are found upon sandy beaches 
and muddy flats, in loose straggling parties of from five or 
six to a dozen or more, and frequently with the Semipal- 
mated and Bonaparte’s Sand-pipers. They scatter widely 
apart while searching for food, running swiftly and grace- 
fully over the sand with head lowered. They are at 
such times usually silent except when disturbed, when they 
utter aloud mellow whistle on taking flight. They are 
tame, and whensurprised, run but a few yards and then stand 
perfectly still. The young run about as soon as hatched. 
Birds of the year may at all times be distinguished from 
the adults by the black of the bands being replaced by dull 
dirty ash. 
.The Turnstone, or ‘‘Chickling” Sfrepsilus interpres—is not 
a—very abundant variety, and more shy than ordinary Sand- 
pipers. Their name is derived from the habit they have 
of dexterously inserting the bill under small stones and 
pebbles, and with a quick jerk turning them over, when 
they seize upon their prey lurking beneath. 
The Red Phalarope, or Bay Bird proper, Phalaropers fuli- 
carius, are noted for their beauty and elegance of form and 
their grace and activity of movement. Their lobed feet 
make them perfectly at home on the water, and they are of- 
ten seen at a considerable distance from land. 
“Pectoral Sand-piper,” or ‘‘ Grass Snipe,” 
maculata. The species is seldom if ever seen on open sandy 
beaches, as it prefers at all times the low muddy flats laid 
bare by the tide, the pools and ditches which intersect them, 
and the salt marshes by which they are bordered. They are 
not restricted to salt water, but frequent low wet meadows 
and fields at a great distance from any large body of water. 
When they rise from the grass to alight again at a short 
distance, they fly slowly and eVenly with the wings deeply 
incurved. When, however, they are frightened, by being 
repeatedly forced up by the sportsman, or when they are 
suddenly startled, they spring up vigorously, emitting loud 
rapidly repeated notes, and fly in a quick zigzag manner, 
like the common snipe. They are then equally difficult to 
shoot. Sometimes they mount with aloud ery very high 
into the air and circle overhead for several minutes, flying 
with great rapidity and in perfect silence. When abott to 
alight, which they often do at the very spot from which 
they rose, they barely close the wings and dart suddenly 
down in an almost perpendicular direction. This species is 
found in pairs or singly, and never in flocks of any great 
extent. They are excessively fat in the month of October 
Actodromas 
