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generally answers, andthe animals resume their labors with 
renewed cheerfulness and energy. The sacrifice of these 
dogs is considered by the natives as the surest method of 
appeasing the anger of the evil spirits, and sometimes 
twenty or thirty of them may be seen suspended by the 
hind legs on long poles over a single encampment. The 
Siberian dogs exhibit many of the characteristics of the 
dingo and other wild types; they have the sharp tapering 
muzzle, pricked ears and bushy tail of these latter, but are 
not so ferocious. Their bodies are long, feet large, limbs 
well formed and exceedingly muscular. The coat is rather 
coarse, but has an undergrowth of a thick, soft, and woolly 
nature, ‘The color varies from greyish-red to dark dun, 
sometimes brindle, and usually with black muzzle. The 
bark, or rather semi-howl, of these animals much resembles 
the long, faint, wailing cry of a human being in the last 
extremity of suffering, and whena hundred or more dogs 
join inthe chorus, the effect in the stillness of an Arctic 
midnight is described as wild and unearthly, and sends the 
startling blood of the listener bounding through his veins, 
and fora time heaven and earth seem filled with yelling, 
shrieking fiends.—Land and Water. 
Athletic Pastimes. 
—Tne New York Athletic Club held their annual fall 
meeting on October 4th, at the club grounds, 180th and 
13ist streets, Harlem. The track was in éxcellent condi- 
tion. There were about 500 persons present, and a degree 
of enthusiasm and interest prevailed which has seldom been 
equaled in a private club. The arrangements and details of 
the exercises were carried out with proficiency. First race, 
100 yard heats. First heat—Burris, Reid, and Burlingson. 

Burris won with great ease. Time, 114 seconds. Second 
heat—Carmichael and Wallace. Wallace won. Time, 
114 seconds. Final heat—Burris and Wallace. Wallace 
being too*anxious to get off, his anxiety resulted in three 
false starts. The pistol fired, they both left the scratch 
at a clipping pace, but Burris was too much for Wallace, 
and crossed the line with head well up, the beau-ideal of 
an athlete in 102 seconds. Second race 880 yards. En- 
tered: Brown, Sinclair, Maloney and Van Deventer. They 
all got off well together Sinclair leading nearly all the way 
round, when Brown dashed through the runners, and won 
easily in 2 miuutes 7? seconds. Third race, one sixth of a 
mile handicap, open to members of the club only. There 
were four entries: Curtis and Strasburger receiving twenty 
feet from Sprague and Curtis. Strasburger led, which he 
maintained to the end, running clean by and with great 
dash. Time 36} seconds. Fourth race, was a three mile 
walk. Entries: Stafford, Watts, Coyle, Little and Mullen. 
This race created a great deal of merriment and excitement, 
Mullen walking under protest, as he is said to be a profes- 
‘sional, having walked for money in the New England all 
comers race on the 4th of July. It was necessary to walk 
eighteen times round the track in order to complete the 
three miles. They all started at a good pace, too fast to last. 
Watts and Mullen nearly shoulder and shoulder for the first 
five caps, when Mullen, with beautiful toe and heel 
walking shot ahead, and it became apparent to all, that he 
wae only playing with his competitors. Watts, however, 
is an excellent, dctermined walker, and kept up a fast gait 
until the last. Mullen won with great ease. Time, 23 
minutes 45 seconds. Watts 25 minutes 22 seconds. Staf- 
ford, 26 minutes 33 seconds. If Mullen should be proved a 
professional, the prize will be given to Watts, as the first 
amateur winning the race. Fifthrace, 440 yards. The en- 
tries were: Burris, Carmichael, Killeen and Wallace. Bur- 
ris again won easily in 564 seconds, by twenty yards Last 
race, one mile run. This resulted ina match betwenn Cox 
and Van Deventer. Cox of Newark, New Jersey, ran the 
race ail through in good style in five minutes two seconds. 
His opponent nowhere. Ona stand set apart for the press. 
the prizes were uniquely arranged. For each race there was 
a gold medal. On the outside was the foot and ankle of an 
athlete beautifully embossed on the surfacc, and on the back 
of the medal was engraved the name and record of the 
winner. 
—The eighth game of the championship series between 
_the White Stockings of Philadelphia, and the Mutuals of 
this city, was played on the Union grounds, Williamsburg, 
on October 4th. The attendance was very large. The mu- 
tuals held their lead which they had obtained in the fourth 
inning and won a very exciting contest. The mutuals 
scored five. The Philadelphias four. 
- —The Athletics of Philadelpia, played the Bostons on 
the grounds of the latter, on October 4th, which resulted 
in a victory for the Bostons, by a score of eight. Athletics 
even. 
—The ninth game of the championship series between 
the Boston and Philadelphia clubs, took place at the Ath- 
letic Grounds in Philadelphia, on October 2d. The large 
score was mainly from errors, there being only two runs 
earned by the Philadelphias and one by the Bostons, 
when darkness came on and the game was called—Bostons, 
17; Philadelphias, 7. 
—The seventh game of the championship series between 
the Athletics of Philadelphia, and the Mutuals of this city, 
was played on the Union Grounds, Williamsburg, on Octo- 
ber 2d. The game resulted in favor of the Mutuals. Mu- 
-tuals, 10; Athletics, 4. 
—The Prospect Park and Manhattan clubs will play their 
return match on Saturday, October 11th. After the match 
the Manhattans will entertain the Prospect Park club with 
a dinner. 
—The St. George’s cricket club of this city and the Ger- 
mantown club, of Philadelphia, played an exciting one in- 
nings match on the grounds of the former at Hoboken, on 
October 4th. The St. George’s won the toss and sent Cush- 
man and Smith to the bat. Cushman was caught by Fisher 
in the slips. His place was filled by Ewing, who soon re- 
tired. Smith played well for 20 runs, Soutter for 29, and 
Bowman 29 not out. _Harcombe and Sleigh made 15 and 5, 
respectively. The Germantown club did not field or bat 
up to their usual average, the only double figures were 
made by Brewster. 
The day was very pleasant, and the visitors were well 
pleased with their favorite pastime. We missed the familiar 
faces of the great cricketing families of the Newlalls, 
Wistars, Carpenter, and others, who were among the first 
to install cricket in Philadelphia and neighborhood, and 
bring it to the state of perfection which it has attained. 
Don’t let it fall off. The following is the score: 
8ST. GEORGE’S. 
Cushman, c. Fisher, b. Caldwell..... 




both sides. Saturday, October 11th, the fall regatta of the 
Cornell Navy takes place at the corner of Cayuga lake. 
Every arrangement has been made to make it a success. 
There will be three races. First, a club race for the ‘Tom. 
Hughes Challenge Cup,” given by the Hon. Thomas Hughes, 
of England, to the ‘‘ Tom. Hughes Boat Club;” two entries. 
Second, single scull race, for prize of a silver goblet; four 
entries, two from the ‘‘ Union Spring Amateur Rowing As- 
sociation,” of Springfield, Cayuga lake. Third class race 
for the ‘ Cluck Challenge Cup,” giyen by James Fraser 
Cluck, of the University, to be rowed for annually by 
the class crews; value, $350; four entries. All the crew 
and scullers are hard at work preparing for the contest, and 
great sport is expected, provided the weather is pleasant 
and water smooth. J. 
THE PRoFrEssIoONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.—The record of games 














Smith, Gr0a LATPKeR Ves she Oald wells sce tone acteh cieve-acrn ates 20 = E 5 
Ewing, c. T. Hargreaves, b. Rrewste 1 | played in the championship arena up to Tuesday, October 
Jones, b. Caldwell... 5 "th. is as follows: : 
Moran, b. Caldwell... . 1. 0 FE Os 
Sontter, b. T Hargreaves 29 . / 
Lemmon, ¢. Murgitroyde, b. Hargreaves 4 : Be eI a 
Ese se ee ee a a eee 29 y ey 7H = 2 
Steish dao wwi buiC aldwoll.rrsy «20 vhee deen 4 ase tho. dee eeniaceee 5 Jame } 3 Suk . pay irs) a ea 
Harcombe, c. Brewster, b. Caldwell... Seg ee acs in acl A a i fa os | al pei oe 
Talbot, c. J. Hargreaves, b. Caldwell 0 I 3s 2, 7 3 c= 2 | 
By eRy Sem DYeS May WIGS, Ae. wmercais |. cee sath edt ec miteo sce 9 3 Ei 3 Ss Ss za = & 
BRE END, ont Ae d 2.5%. REE OE IN ato ae Oe eet a a ae 114 | Athletic............ csi ivlgtson Nast Ghee oz 6 |e 
GERMANTOWN A Glan tice a sesen os 4 1 sty Meee ele MIE IS 
ELOM NAAT, D. ol ONCH aa ae corniancroeomeet aaa eceaneane Nae aeoats eaalns ations 2 F 7 ‘ - _ 
i. Mucesenve mnt Oni. 4: ikl)... cides dinackseu.. btdes atte, 1 | Baltimore.......... 2.) 46 2 So lena sie ae 
Ue HATerEAVCS. Di gOMeR ae se pase ks (ek ce eee acc in reer 3 es 
bape ldate intial av ced on any eis ae manent eee decrease ace ee g3 | Boston............. 4 c 4 6 5 ° 31 
Caldwell tht iJ Onesie, 10... oblate. reels hes g , 
a ohn Harsreayse, b. Cashman g | Mutual............. 3 W cd 3 4 Daa 
CUTY, De SMG yess eerie eas ie ae biwer es 0 : c Pe 
I. Haretea ves) by Cashman s5. .sesec fasts ced -namikacsisaen). 1 | Philadelphia........ Y i 5 4 4 8 80 
Brion, Waeas cM TT CRT Nun ob: Wikinatinessesidtood fork ote Ws hes Ocha IB ‘ 
Leg byes, &wides, 1) totahe IIE 2 | Gamestost........[ 7 [er fe [as [ee [ae [26 [a 
LE yi ap tirted  ee  le oS WR ara Binge. ai 42 A summary of games played, won, lost, and yet to play 
The following is the score of a pigeon match which took 
place at Lumber’s farm, just east of Toronto, Canada, on 
October 1st, and was participated in by several of the ‘‘Tor- 
onto Gun Club,” and their friends. Conditions, 21 yards 
rise, 80 yards boundary, H. and T. traps— 
No. 1.—Wingfield, 1101101001-6. 
J. Raylor, tet 1150) tel 1 1) 19: 
W. Bugg, 101111111 1-49. 
G. P. Shears‘' 011101011 1-7 
J. Way, 011000100 1-4. 
J. Waughan, 111011011 1-8. 
Total 43. 
No. 2.—C. Pickering, 111101111 1-9. 
W. Chapman, 1111191110-8. 
J. Morrison, 111111001 1—8. 
J. Ross, M.D., 100010101 1-5 
A. McGegor, 011111110 1—8 
R. Morrison, 011000100 0—3. 
Total 41. - 
Mr. T. Helliwell, refused. 
—Charles L. Burgess of Lockport, N. Y. and G. Rog- 
ers of St. Catherines, Canada, shot a match last week at 
pigeons; twenty-five birds each. Hand G. plunge trap, 
one ounce shot, twenty-one yards rise and eighty boundary. 
The following is the score: 
CrLebursesse. qn tO lOetrie dT ett 7 
1011271171 .0* 1—21. 
Ga Rogers. vest beth ele ded It 0) toades 
110 0*0 111 0*—19. 
*Fell dead outside of boundary. 
Another match will be shot by the same parties for $250 
a side to take place in Buffalo, October 16th. Also a match 
betwen M. J. Close, of Pontiac, Michigan, and A. M. Mil- 
ler, of Markham, Ontario, to come off on the some day. 
Mr. Burgess of Lockport. in a match for $200 a side 
killed forty-nine birds out of fifty. 
—The twelfth game of billiards for the championship of 
America, the diamond cue, and $1,000 a side, was played 
on the night of the 2d inst., at Tammany Hall, betwcen 
Maurice Daly and Albert Garnier, the latter winning an 
easy victory by a string of 1,500 to 1,224. This makes Gar- 
nier champion of both the French carom and American four 
ball game. 
—The Halifax (N. 8.) Reporter says there 1s every possi- 
bility of eleven of the best cricketers from Halifax going 
to Canada and the States, to play two matches next year, 
and in the height of the season have a cricket week in Hal- 
ifax; one match to be Halifax against the best eleven in 
the new world. 
CorRNELL University, IrHaca, N. Y., Oct. 6th, 1873. 
Epitor Forest AND STREAM :— 
Everything concerning athletics is looking very favorable 
here at present. The students are working together finely, 
not merely to fill up idle time, for they have little of that, 
but systematically and supplementary to college duties. 
Foot-ball is at its height. Saturday, the 20th of September, 
the first match took place between the Juniors and Fresh- 
men. The Juniors winning in three straight goals. Time, 
one hour thirty minutes; This game was played by the 
» kind-hearted Juniors in order to initiate the Freshmen for 
their game with their natural enemies the Sophomores. 
The second game took place, Saturdvy, September 27th, 
between the Sophomores and Freshman, forty-five men per 
side. Each side played well, but the Sophomores won in 
three straight heats. Time, 7 minutes 4} seconds and 
three minutes respectively. -Third game, Saturday, Octo- 
ber 7th, between Juniors and Sophomores, forty men per 
side; result drawn game, on account of rain during the 
fifth goal, each side having won two goals. Time, three 
hours. Wednesday, October 1st, the University nine played 
a game of base ball with a picked nine trom the village of 
Ithaca, on the new grounds of the University campus; re. 
sult; a victory for the University nine. Score, 42 and 22. 
Time, two hours thirty minutes, Some very fine playing on 
by the four leading clubs shows.the appended results:— 
Clubs. Games played. Won, Lost. Yet to play. 
BOStOn Merce tence tae 44 31 18 11 
Philadelphia ......... 46 30 16 8 
Baltimorety.gsxi0-% - 41: - a9 24 15 15 
Athletic Fe orci. saci nce 42 22 20 2 

eduswers Co Carrespondents. 
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[We shail endeavor in this department to impart and hope to receive 
such information as- may be of service to amateur and professional sports- 
mén. We will cheerfully answer all reasonable questions that fall within 
the scope of this paper, designating localities for good hunting, fish- 
ing, and trapping, and giving advice and instructions as to outfits, im- 
plements, routes, distances, seasons, expenses, remedies, traits, species, 
governing rules, etc. All branches of the sportsman’s craft will receivy 
attention. Anonymous communications not noticed.) 
pee ees 
A. S.—Black-bass were sent to England sometime in 1872, but they al 
died. 
G. W. L.—See Forest AND STREAM, Vo, 5. page seventy-five for bassin 
Potomac. Use a large gaudy fly, scarlet and white. 
W. T. S.—No better time for canvas back ducks on Currituck sound 
and vicinity than December. 
Lrepyarp.—Address President of Phoenix Sportsman Club, Seneca 
Falls, N. Y. ; 
L. U., Mrippierown, Connecticut.—The setter is not an original breed 
of dog. Cross between pointer and the spaniel. 
Carr. WineAtE.—1. To cut down your gun five inches will not injure 
it. 2. Certainly. 3. From $75. Call on Smith & Squires 523 Broadway. 
Bancor.—The Fall-fish is little known to anglers north of the Ptoomac. 
Itis abundant in West Virginia and the Cumberland and Alleghany 
ranges. It is a species of Tenciscus, or dace. 
AuBERT & Co., Hoboken.—We can get Reeve’s Felt and Schultze’s 
powder for you. Of course it will be at your risk, There is no doubt 
but they are both excellent. 
Joun, Brooklyn.—A light kit is proper. Two pairs woollen socks, Bed- 
ford cord suit and leggings, two flannel shirts, two extra heavy undershirte, 
and drawers, slouch hat. Mocassins to be bought in the country by all 
means. 
Amity, Peekskill.—We do not know of any one who has a practical know- 
jedge of falconry in this country. We think the thick cover which 
abounds in the United States would present much sport in this way. 
Would be glad to get any information on this subject. 
CHARLES L.—Have shot white foxes in New Brunswick; A good white 
fox dog skin is worth fuly $50. We never have seen a black fox killed in 
New Brunswick of late years. To show how scarce they are, the total 
product of the Hudson’s Bay Company, last year, only showed eight 
black fox skins. Worth $500, apiece. 
PreTerR L.—You may commence making preparations for duck shoot- 
ing. Clean and repaint stools, and train your live {tame ducks. Always 
get them of a dark color. 
Apvis#, Brooklyn.—Six inch terrapins on the ground worth $20.to $22 
a dozen—considerably more here. Four inch terrapins ten to twelve dol- 
dolars. The measure is taken of the width. 
J. R. B. dk.—Ptarmigan is a very easy bird to kill, farup North. Will 
not lay well to a dog, as the snow and cold kills the scent. About the 
same size as the pinnated grouse. * 
L., St. Louis.—Last year, W. G. Guillemard made the highest cricket 
innings, scoring 260 runs, E. M. Grace was next, with 246. Questions of 
time as to runs are more diflicult to answer. Mr. Thornton made sixty- 
three runs in a few minutes less than an hour; we think it was in fifty-five 
minutes. 
ComMRADE.—Refer to Pritchard Bros., 94 Fulton St. 
you with full information as to lines, hooks, &c., for Florida. 
five dollars would be more than enough fora splendid outfit. 
means take some shark hooks, as big as a gaff hook. 
T.J.M. anv Orners.—i1—Ulster county, N. Y., Pike county, Pa., 
Smyth county, Va., and the Adirondacks. 2—Last two weeks of July. 3. 
Beer’s Map of Pike county, 36 Vesey St. and Colton’s Map of the Wilder- 
ness, 176 William. 4—Shot guns, only woodcock in season. Get your out- 
fits at point of departure. 5—Four dollars a day per head, on an average, 
from time of leaving home—a universal standard to govern. 
“Want TO Know,’ Philadelphia.—Sizes of target are designated as fol- 
lows: First class target for from 650 to 1000 yards, 6x12 feet, buli’s eye, 
3 ft. square, center 6 ft. Second class target, 400 to 600, 6 ft. square, 
bull’s eye 2 ft. square, centre 4 ft. Third class target, 150 to 300 yards, 6 
ft by 4, bull’s eye 8 inches, centre 2 ft. Count is as follows: four fora 
bull’s eye 3 for an outer. If then in five shots it is stated that there isa 
possible twenty, it means that by hitting the bull’s eye five times in suc- 
cession, twenty would have heen made. Send to Brainard & Co., 26 
John street for a card target. Apply to Capt. Wingate for membership. 
Dongs Frrry.—We would willingly send you receipt for bronzing gun 
barrels, but unless you are accustomed to it, it would be useless. Send 
your gun to E. H. Madison 456 Fulton St. Brooklyn, His charges are very 
moderate, and he does the work himself ; : 
They will furnish 
Twenty- 
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