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MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1879.

 

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“All out—door games, athletic sports, Iouiug, ball
games, etc., OI'GIIT TO BE L‘NCOI'IMGEI), for
the sake of the health which they 121mnote."—HENRY
WARD BEECHER.

 

Home Amusements.

As the winter creeps on and the circle of out-
door sports is narrowed to skating and sleigliing.
the question of Home Amusements becomes one
of greater interest to the young generation.
The length of the winter evenings and the pros-
pect of at least three months more when life in-
doors will be the rule and outdoors the excep-
tion, make this subject still more important to
young men who are full of life and physical
vigor, and who have little taste for study. It is
all very well for sober middle age, dull and
prosy from long contact with the world, to say
to the mercurial young man who is fidgeting
nervously about in the home parlor: “ Sit
down. Why don’t you read something? 1 don’t
find it hard to stay at home one evening.”

But the fact is that the young man is very dif-
ferent from the old one, and he cannot be made
to see any fun in reading, except it be a brief
novel or his weekly paper, which are soon de-
voured. He becomes restless and uneasy at
home and wants to go out, somewhere, any-
Where, to get excitement. He does not know
that it is the craving of his physical nature,
calling for employment of mind and body, that
gives him this uneasy feeling, and he too fre—
quently goes out to meet other young men of his
own age and temperament, the whole party
seeking their excitement in questionable paths
and doing themselves more harm than good.

The fact is that young men of an energetic
temperament need, more than any others,
home amusements that will interest as well
as merely instruct and employ them. If
they could find something practical which
would give a result at once for labor em—
ployed, they would be glad to seize on it and
give it a trial at least; but there is no denying
the fact that they hate books and can hardly be
persuaded to learn chess, though cards, billiards
and bowls are their favorites. The question is,
how can these young fellows amuse themselves
at home as well as abroad. If they could, many
would be glad to try.

There are, nowadays, several methods by

 

which these restless spirits can employ them-
selves in a practical manner, which will interest 1
as well as instruct them. The first of these in- 1‘
door sports is telegraphing. Miniature bat- ‘
teries, circuits and sounders are n0w made by i
which messages can be sent and received the l
same as on large machines, the whole costing
less than $5. TVith one of these “ Tom Thumb "
“ Pigniyf” or “ Pony ” batteries many a winter’s
evening may be passed away. while the young
man using it will be acquiring an art that will
help him all his life. Then there is Phonogra—
phy or Short-hand. Any young man of energy
can learn the whole phonographic alphabet in
half an hour, and by a single winter‘s practice
make such progress as almost to be able to report
verbatim, thus adding another string to his
bow. After these, and still more fascinating.
comes the art of scroll-sawing. Scroll-saws,
that formerly cost $25, are now sold for $3, and
with them a young man fond of mechanics can
make all sorts Of useful and beautiful articles
for home use, learning a new trade and amusing
himself meanwhile.

As most of the readers of THE YOUNG NEW
YORKER belong to the class of energetic and
clear-headed young men, we propose soon to
open a set Of articles on the special subjects Of ;
Telegraphy, Phonography, Scroll—sawing, En— I
graving, Mechanical Drawing, Painting and
other Home Amusements that are at the same
time useful employments. If any of our read-
ers have any experience therein we shall be .
glad to hear from them.

 

Skating.

FORTUNATELY for the general health and
pleasure, skating is an exercise to which no one
needs to be urged. and a diversion which may
be freely indulged in without any fears of sub—

uent discomfort and repentance. To school
children, who spend several hours a dav in
study, the frozen lake at the Park isabetter
health Ypreserver than any money can buv in
New ork. NO amount of school calisthénim
or. methodical walks in street or ark can
brighten the eye, quicken the pulse an invigor-
ate the tired young body and mind like skating.
Indeed, if the soli adults of the city—the mer- .
chants and bankers, Bench, Bar and Church— ,

953—.

‘ in 1402.

would be likely to make fewer slips in other
places where the footing is delicate. Thanks to
the elevated roads, skaters can now reach the

Park quickly and comfortably, and can return.

to their homes without first being chilled to the
bone, as thousands have been during their long,
slow. cheerless rides in the horse-cars at late
hours of the night. Like most other first-class
pleasures, skating has the serious fault .of com-
ing too seldom and lasting too short a time, but
the wise, who make the best of every opportun-
ity, will fr uently seek the ice and get as much
as ‘ible o a pleasure which is as inspiritin as
ri 'ng and as breezy as sailing, besides havmg
the timely virtue of being cheaper than either.—
N. Y. Herald.

EVERYBODY supposes he knows how to walk,
but ever 'body put to some simple test involv-
in the tithe of the achievements of a man like
O’Ileary would be soon forced to the admission
that there are few arts with which he is so little
acquainted. People generally with two feet
manage to et about on them in one way or an-
other, and in a way enerally characteristic of
their individuality. ' hey shuffle or strut; they
saunter in the sun: they take short rushes
through the windy weather from the doors of
their offices to a favored restaurant, they go de-
licately on their toes, like dancing-masters: they
roll on their heavy heels goodly and grand, like
Sliadwell before his link; t ey thrust their
heads before them like Indian hunters, with
their eyes intent on the trail of their prey, or
they go with outpushed paunch and thrown-
back shoulders as if the whole human frame
was only an apparatus contrived to carry about
from table to table a capacious stomach. In
men‘s doings there are few that become so thor-
oughly stamped with the characteristics of their
personality as their gait, and not one in a hun-
dred, or perhaps one in a thousand, moves in a
way that won d give any satisfaction whatever
to a trainer of pedestrians. Consequently the
occasional pedestrian matches, which are pre-
sented as athletic contests and which often de-
generate into mere catchpenny shows. are of
some value in the matter of common culture in
so far as they always attract more or less at-
tention to this very important art—the right
use of the legs and feet in ordinary locomo-
tion. Nobody would care to be seen on a
promenade getting himself forward in the
attitudes and style of the apprOved profes—
sional pedestrian, which, after all. are only
the flourishes, the superfluous rhetoric of the
muscles: but everybody on a promenade will
carry himself the more to his satisfaction there
or elsewhere for some acquaintance with the
practices of these professionals. O'Leary, Cam—
paiia and Mme. Anderson are the present ob-
jects of pedestrian interest: but the number of
those who appear from time to time is legion.
It is only recently that women have cut any
conspicuous figure in this sort of activit ', but
Mme. Anderson and Miss Bertha Von illern
have shown themselves not unworthy competi-
tors of their masculine rivals. In the merely

hysical differences of the sexes woman is rather
getter endowed than man for this exercise, but
in a fair competition of champions would per—
haps fail for want of dominant will. But a
match to test the superiority of the sexes in this
point would be of interest—New York Herald.

 

English Athletic Rules.

ELSEWHERE we commence publishing the new
American Athletic Rules for governing matches,
as proposed by the New York Athletic Club.
Next week we shall conclude them. In the
meantime, we offer our readers the few and
simple laws under which athletic contests are
conducted in England, as very useful models
for all new athletic associations.

RULES. _

1. No attendant to accompany a competitor on the
scratch or in the race.

2. Any competitor starting before the word, to be
put bac ' one yard. at the discre'ion of the starter.
On a repetition of the offense, to be disqualified.

3. All races to start by report of pistol.

4. In hurdle-races each competitor to keep his own
hurdles throughout the race.

5. In sprint racing each runner to keep his own
course.

6. Jostling, running across. or willfully obstructing
another. so as to impede his progress, to disqualify
the offender from further competitions.

7. All cases of dispute to be referred to the com-
mittee of management at the time.

8. The decision of the judges in all competitions to
be final.

9. In pole lea ing and high jumping. three tries al-

1 lowed at each iight. The hight at each successive
, elevation to be determined by the majority of the

competitors. Displacing the bar only to count as a
try.

10. In broad jum ing and weight putting. three
tries allowed. In iamnier throwing, two tries al—
lowed. The three best competitors of the first trials
to be allowed three more tries each for the final. The
furthest throw of the five attempts, and put or jump

I of the six attempts. to win.

11. In hammer throwing and weight putting, the
length of the run to be limited to 7ft. The weight to
he delivered from the shoulder.

12. In broad jumping and weight putting. crossing
the scratch—line in the attempt to count as “ no try,"
and in hammer throwing as “ no throw."

13. “ No tries " ant “ no throws " count as tries.

14. The weight of the hammer and weight to be
16le. each.

15. The length from the end of the handle of the
hammer to the bottom of the sphere to be 3ft. 6in.
over all.

16. NO at or throw to count if the weight or ham-
mer be (elivered or followed with any part Of the
body touching the ground over the mark. All puts

‘ and throws to be measured from the edge of the

pitch nearest the scratch—line tothe scratch-line, and
at right angles with the same.

17. In hurdle races. the hight of the hurdles when
fixed to be 3ft. 61n.. measured perpendicularly from
the ground to the top bar. _

 

Coincidences.

WASHINGTON was born in the year 1733.
“'ashington was always “on the square,” and
the square root Of 3 is 1.732—a remarkable co-
incidence. As a further proof we observe that
1732 is the sum of 1.296, 400, and 30. all perfect

were to beam or end the day on the ice they '

 

 

‘ the first time.

s uares. Let us give to each letter of the .

a phabet a number, representing A by 1. B by
‘3, C by 3, and so on to the end. Then the sum
of all the numbers beionging to the letters in
the word ll'ashington is 130. Similarly the
sum of the numbers belonging to the word
Columbus is 106. Columbus discovered America
The most perfect square number is 4.
Now add together 130, 106, 1.492. and 4, and
you will get 1732. the year of “’ashington‘s
birth: and this is another coincidence.

A very curious number. 142.857, which mul-
tiplied by 1. 2. 3, 4. 5 or 6, gives the same figures
in the same order, beginning at a different point,
but if multiplied by 7 gives all nines:

142,857X1=142,857
142,857x2=295,714
142.857>f3=4‘38,571
142.857t;;4=571.4?8
li2.&57‘-i5=714.285
142,R57‘~.6.-.&57,142
142.85? ‘x’ 7=999,999

 

 

  
 
 
 
  

 

 
 

 
 

  

  
     
    
   
 
 
   
   
 
     
  
 
    
     
    
   
   
      
      
   
   
   
   
    
         
    
   
   
    
      
     
   
    
     
      
    
  

 

 

CAPTAIN ADAM H. BOGARDUS,

CHABIPION WING- SHOT OF THE WORLD.

 

CAPTAIN ADAM H. BOGARDUS, the champion
win shot of the world, is one Of the most re-
mar 'able, as he is one of the most worthy, men
of his time. During the long period of twent '-
five years he has been in the constant use of t e
gun, either as a sportsman in the field or as a
professional in pigeon or glass-ball shooting-
matches. As far as science and experience can
go in sportsmanship, he has certainly reached it,
while in all of his career he has never been
known tosell a match. At home and in Eng-
land he has won valuable prizes, and the prou -
est titles of championship, but he estimates even
beyond these the “ good name ” which he
has secured for his unwavering fairness, truth
and honor.

He was born in Albany county, New York.
At the age of fifteen he began shooting under
circumstances favorable to the development of
his skill. “ I was then,” he relates, “ a tall,
strong lad, and have since grown to be a large,
powerful, sinewynand muscular man. I have
always enjoyed e health; had great strength
and endurance, and been ca ble of much exer-
tion and exposure. IVhen I an to shoot there
was a good deal of game in Al any county, and
it chiefly consisted of ruffed grouse and wood-
cock, which are difficult birds for young begin-
ners. I received no instructions from anybody,
but I possessed a quick, true eye and steaLy
nerve, and had, as believe, the natural gifts
which enable a man to become in time, with
proper opportunity, a first—rate field-shot. It
was a long time after that before I ever shot at
a pigeon from a trap, and I confess that I had
for many years a strong prejudice against that
sort of shooting * * Seventeen years ago I moved
to Illinois, and settled on the San mon river,
near Petersburg. It was more abro en, swampy
country, with much cover, than a prairie land
like that to the northward in the State. Game
of all sorts was in vast abundance. There were
vast numbers of quail; the pinnated 'Ouse were
rather numerous, though nothin 1i 'e as much
as upon some of the great prairies; ducks and

eese came in immense flocks ever ' spring and
fall, and deer and turkeys aboun ed. It was,
too, and is to this da , one of the best laces for
snipe that I know 0 . It was a para ‘se for a
sportsman.”

He became greatly skilled in the art of shoot—
ing on the wing, and not only from year to
vcar killed game in vast quantities for market,
but became thoroughly acquainted with the
haunts and habits of all the ame—birds. He
hunted mostly all through the iffereiit seasons,
and sometimes camped out as much as three
months at a time. not sleeping in a house during
that period. In 1872 he was badly shot
through the thigh by the premature discharge
Of his gun. His fame as a sportsman spread
throughout the “'est. In the ear 130%
he began to shoot pigeons, an at that
date he saw a igeon trap for the first
time. His first YKIIBIIC igeon-shooting was in a
series of sweepsta es at t. Louis. Later he shot
against George Stanton in a match of fifty birds
each, in whic he won by killing forty-six to the
forty of his competitor. The next match he
lost, when he went home to practice in the field.
After this he was constantly engaged in shoot-
ing matches, under the most severe stipulations.
and in most of these contests came off victorious.
In one Of these matches at Chicago in the third
hundred igeons he killed seventy-five in con-
secutive s ots, and in the last one iundrcd and
five out of five hundred pi eons he scored one
hundred. In another mate of two hundred
birds a side he shot ainst four of the best shots
of Illinois. and won killing one hundred and
seventy-eight birds, w 'le the four scored one
hundred and seventy-six. On the 21st Of July,
1800, he killed a hundred consecutive birds for
Having won and held the cham—
)lOIl pigeon-shot badge for two years it became
iis property, when he put it up again and won
it.

In 1974 he published one of the most interest-
ing and valuable books for sportsmen ever writ—
ten. entitled " Field. Cover, and Trap Shooting,“
which has been re ublished with an extended
appendix during t e. present year. In 1675 he
went to England. where he imied a challenge
to shoot any man in the world for the cham—

. pionship. He also gave exhibitions Of his skill

and manner of shooting. Going to Ireland to
witness the rent rifle contest between the
American an Irish teams, be challenged all
Ireland, but it was not accepted. He subse-

 

 

quently shot several matches in England and ,‘

won them.
match with George Rimell,
pionship badge of the world.
iondon thus spoke of him: “ He isa wonderful
shot at both ame and pi eons.” The Lanca-
shire men sai of him: “ 'e have seen eno’ o’
thou, Captain. Fare thee well, Captain lad, till
thou, comes t’ little Island again. A London
wunmaker wrote tohim: “Thereare noshooters

e won the cham-

. in England that can compete with you.“

 

Bell’s Life in 1 in%.
‘ aptain Bo rdus is tall and erect, with a

At Hendon, Au ust 7th, 1675. in a ‘

In the fall of 1876 he visited California, where
he hunted extensively and shot some matches.
He also visited Salt ke City. In the winter
of 1870-77 he studied and (olexperliumented for the
purpose of inventing an ma 'n a trap for
glass-ball shooting, which should it! simple in
construction, effective in use, and not expensive
or troublesome to carry about. This method of
shooting was introduced into this country by
Charles Portlock, of Boston, some twelve
years ago. His tra was defective however, and
another, invented in 1876, by Ira Paine, the cele-
brated wing shot, had grave objections. Mr.
Bogardus at length completed the trap now
used by him in his exhibitions. It will throw
balls from twenty-oi ht to thirty—five yards
rise. He also inven a rough glass ball, which
he patented April 10th, 1877. Vhen a person can
break two-thirds of the balls thrown from traps
he can kill birds on the wing. Mr. Bogardus
gives the following reasons for recommending
traps for reparatory ractice for field shoot-
ing: “ IV en you are s ootin in the field and
your dog makes a point and t e birds are flush-
ed, they invariably take flight in the right
or left, quartering off, or go away straight
ahead, while in pigeon-shooting,espec1ally when
the birds are poor, as practice birds nearly al-
ways are, there are many young ones and some
old ones that will hover when thrown up by a
spring trap, and the beginner and ain‘ateur
might just as well shoot at birds Sitting
as at these while they are hovering over
the trap. Shooting at good wild pigeons from
a ground trap is excellent practice, for they al—
most invaria ly fly off swift at the fall of the
trap; but it is not easy to get these in many
places. NOW, in following my rules, you set
three traps, and when a ball is thr0wn out of
one of them it goes more like a quail or a swift
duck—such as teal—than anything else, and it
teachesa man to handle his gun quick, and in
the same manner that a good marksman handles
his in the field. \Vhen you say ‘pull,’ you know
that the ball is going to be thrown, and you
know likewise that your opponent, if you are
shooting a match, will have just as difficult a
shot as you have, and not get off easy with a
young, poor bird.“

The shooting of lass balls became very popu-
lar, and Captain 0 andus from time to time
shot many remarka le matches in different
cities. In a match at Lincoln, Logan county,
111., he shot at 1,027 balls and broke the last 300
without a miss, the highest rim he has ever
made. He broke 1,000 balls in 1 hour 12 min-
utes and 15 seconds, making nearly fourteen
shots a minute without counting misses. His

greatest feat, however, was at Gilmore’s Gar- ,
den. New York, where he broke 5,000 balls in 0 ,

hours 13 minutes and 45 seconds, with onlv 150
misses. The match was to break 5.000 balls in
500 minutes—S hours and ‘20 minutes. Captain
Bogardus was obliged to train for this match
by pulling up the n to his shoulder several
hundred times a ay, and making the mo.
tions of firing, opening the breech, extract-
ing s nt cartridges, and reloading. Seventy
poun s of powder, five hundred pounds of shot,

were required.
fered very much from cramp in the right arm
and hand. He was obliged to put them in a
bucket Qf hot water, and the next morning the
arm was so
geon was cal ed in. He also had a terrible roar-
ing in his ears and pain in his head. It was
some days days before he fully recovered. He
says that he does not want to undertake such a
match again, as the strain upon nature is too

Special Notlce.—Tin Yours)!" Youth is
prepared to answer questions on all the subjects
treated of in the paper. Competent. writers have
been engaged for our departments of spam, pas-
times, athletics, etc., so that our readers may de-
pend on correct information.

We shall be pleased to receive aboounu from
school and college clubs of contests in athletics of
all sorts, of shooting and fishing excursions, whether
of parties or of single persons, and to publish the
same if of interest to our readers.

N. B.—We do not undertake to decide wagers, nor
to deal with anth involving the elements of
gambling and betting in any form.

Address all communications to Emma Yomm NEW
Younn, % William street, New York City.

——-—

W The publishers of Tin Yam an Yonxn.
will always be glad to receive and consider contribu-
tions from authors of well-known reputation on sub-
jects suitable for, and congenial to, boys and young
men. Such contributions will be given early atten-
tion, and early use when found available.

 

Go'rrunn kaosna, Chi o asks: “ In What year
was the first game of base- i played in this coun-
try?" ANSWER. Its origin is lost in the shades of the

ast, but the game first to be popular about

857. Since that date it has become a national insti-
tution.

Ax AiurEL'R, from Brooklyn. asks: “ How is 3 1-2
miles in 38 minutes for a boy of 16 1-2 years that
never tried fast walking in his life before, besides
having on his usual street dress, consisting of an
overcoat, light coat. etc? I accomplished the above
today, and would therefore like to know what you
think of it?” ANSWER. It is excellent, if your dis-
tance is correctlv stated and if you walked a fair
heel and toe all the way.

GEORGE Rona, Valparaiso, Indiana, asks: “ i.
What is the shortest time a man can enlist on U. S.
ship Minnesota? 2. When is the time to enlist and
what time do they leave? 3. What do they do in
winter? 4. Can a man leave any time he wants to?
5. Does a man have to stay all the time?” ANSWERS.
lst. Three years. 2d. At the age or sixteen uflo
seventeen; leave for good at twent -one. 3d. y
up in harbor and work at school an practical sea-
manship. 4th. Not till his term of enlistment ex-
)ires. oth. He does, unless he gets a furlough. For
fuller information, see answer to “Elliott & Math-
ews.

INCOGNITO writes, from Ohio: “lst. I have not

ot No. 8 of vour paper yet. although the news agent
has sent for it a week ago, he says. Was your supply
short? 2d. Would descriptions of rifle match shoot-
ing. such as we have here for turkeys, rifles, etc, be
of an use to you, jigoviding there has been good
shootiiig done? 3d. 0 you intend having a corms.
pondent in a town or eity, or let any one who may
wish to, send you communications? 4th. Why do
you not exclaim ‘Eureka' as well as ‘Excelsiori‘
You have found just what kind of a paper the boys
of this country want, and no mistake. Tn: YOL'NG
NEW YORan just suits the ‘ Ohio Idea.’ Long ma
it lire.“ ANSWERS. lst. We can always supply bac
numbers. If your newsdealer has not enterprise
enough to keep up with the times, write to us either
for numbers as requiged or for a period of subscrip-
tion, which will be cheaper. See terms on this page
above editorial column. 2d. Descriptions of ocal
matches will be welcome at all times and will be
printed in full, if not too 10%, or abbreviated, if our
space forbids full details. . While we have man
regular correspondents, volunteers are always we -

 

come. 4th. Because we are modest.

HOWARD PE'I'I'INGEB, N. Y. city. writes: “Please

tell me if is true about the king-bird thrashin the

eagle?" Answnn. It is perfect y true. The 'ing-
bird, otherwise called the “tyrant flycatcher," lives
upon insects, being 'cularly fond of bees, but has
been named “ king ‘ and “ tyrant " from the author.
itv it assumes over other birds at breeding-time.
His extreme affection for his mate, nest, and young,
makes him suspicious of eve bird that comes near
his residence, so that he at 8 every intruder with-
out discrimination; his life at this season is one con-
tinued scene of broils and battles; in which, however,
be generally comes of! conqueror. Hawks and
crows, the bald eagle, and the great black eagle, all
equally dread a renconter with this merciless cham-
pion, who. as soon as he perceives one of these last
approaching, launches into the air to meet him,
mounts to a considerable hight above him, and darts
down on his back, sometimes fixing there, to the
great annoyance of his sovereign, who, if no conve-
nient retreat be near endeavors, by various evolu~
tions. to rid himself of his merciless adversary; but
the king-bird is not so easily dismounted, He

the eagle incessantly, sweedps upon him and re
mounts, that he may descen on his back wmi'eat.
er violence; all the while keeping up a ' and
rapid twittering. The purple marten, however, is
sometimes more than a match for him; and the red-
headed woodpecker is seen to amuse himself with
the violence of the king-bird, and play bopeep with
him round a rail, while the latter. highly irritated.
makes every attempt to strike him, but in vain.

ELLio-rr 8: MATHEWS, Brownsville. Pa.. ask: “ lst.
How ion and wide is Manhattan Island, and does
New Yor city fill the whole island? 2d. How many
inhabitants is New Yor sup sed to contain at the
present day? 8d. Un or w at conditions could I
join the navy? Please give full particulars. 4th. Is
it su sed that Courtney will row Hanlon again?
5th. ow many uare miles in the United States
and Alaska and t e rest of the missessions? 6th.
\V'hat is the best food for persons in training for row-
ing?“ ANSWERS. 1st. Manhattan Island is fourteen
and a fraction miles long in a line from the Battery
to the furthest point in Spuyten Duyvel Creek, and is
a little over two miles across at the widest point from
Christopher street fe to Corlaer‘s Hook in the
East river. The citv of -‘ew York fills it from shore
to shore about as high as the Central Park. and is

‘ rapidly extending further every year. Twentyyears
' hence. and perhaBs in less time, the whole island
.ty

. will in all
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and an immense quantity of pads and shells 1  Efefitgofllfiiionfwn m'ii
During the shooting he sufo 1‘

robabi be cked with buildings. 2d.
ork city was computed in
robabl reach a mil-
lion and a half bv 18a). 3d. 9 repu lish for your

benefit the conditions as published bv Captain Luce.

‘ commander of the U. S. school shipMinnesota. now

aralyzed and swollen that a sur— ‘

in winter quarters at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
“ She has been cruising durin the summer in Long
Island Sound, exercisin the ys—some 325 in num-
ber-—in seamansbip an target practice. The objecr

3 of this school is to educate boys to become healthy,

at. " I have done it. and that is enough," is ‘

his emphatic remark about it.

Anxious for new contests, he again sailed for
England on the 30th of May. 1878, and during
the last summer gained some of his most bril-
liant victories.

The atcst match of all, however, was that
which e shot on August 6th, on the grounds of
the International Gun and Polo Club, near
Brighton. against Captain Aubrey Coventry.
The match was for £1,000 a side, the conditions
the same as the others. 100 birds, 30 yards. The
betting was very heavy, Bogardus winning by
one bird, the score standing 79 to 76. The ex-
citement was intense durin the last twenty—
five birds, for it was not unti the very last shot.
which was fired by Bogardus, that it was de4

cided whether the latter had won. or whether i

the match was a tie. Captain Bogardus had the
winning bird stuffed, and carries it about with
him. He returned home a second time the ac-

! knowledged master of the world in wing shoot—

lar e head an agreeable face. His complexion
is light, and his eyes have a soft and intelligent
expression. His manners are courteous with
all, and have a modesty rather unusual in a man
who has seen so much of the world. In his na-
ture he is brave, frank and honorable.

reliable and intelligent seamen for the no . or, in
other words, to materially im row the mo physi-
cal and intellectual tone of t ' branch of our na~
tional defense. The boys, who must be between 16
and 17 years of age, are received on board this ship
for instruction, where they are kept until about 1

years of age. and are then transferred to sea—going
ships until they are 21 years of age, the time for
which they must enlist. A candidate. to be accept-
ed. besides being of the above age, must be hySical-
ly perfect. and able to read and write. e must
have the consent Of his father, if hving, otherwise
his mother: and in case of the decrease of both, that
of his lawful guardian, who shall accompany him.
The boys. from the date of enlistment. receive from
the Government $10.50 a month. It must bedistinct—
1y understood that this is not a reform school in any
respect. and furthermore that boys who have been
in reform schools will not be accepted; also that
boys accepted who prove to be thieves, incorriginy
slovenly. or show an utter disregard for regulations,
will be dismissed. There are now about one hun-
dred vacancies which must be filled at once." At
the ages Of 18 and upward there is only one way to
enter the navy. Go to the nearest Navy Yard and
ofi'er yourself as a landsman. If fou p ically
perfect, you will be admitted, unless there is some
well-known moral objection to your character. 4th.
The question is impossible to answer. He may and
may not. 5th. About three and nhalf million square
miles. more or less. The United States proper occu-
pies nearly three millions of this, lea half a mil-
ion for Alaska. 6th. It used to be thong t that rare
beef and mutton were the only proper food, but
nowadays the. best trainers vary the diet, giving
whatever each man digests best. The more lean
beef and mutton consumed. the better the founda-
tion for muscle; but the rule is not invariable.

 

 

 
    
   
   
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
  

 

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