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representing live game animals and birds, 

 shooting, fishing, canoeing, camp scenes, 

 etc., are being industriously sought, and 

 there seems every indication that there will 

 be a great exhibition in this line. 



Many of the largest manufacturers and 

 dealers in sporting goods in the U. S. have 

 secured spaces and will make attractive ex- 

 hibits. Many others, who have not yet 

 contracted for space, will do so as time 

 progresses, and as they learn of the grand 

 scale on which this show will be conducted. 



Recreation's exhibit will be in spaces 1 

 and 2. This combination will be easy to 

 remember and I trust no person who at- 

 tends the Boston show will fail to visit me 

 there. 



THE ZOO PARK. 



The annual meeting of the New York 

 Zoological Society was held at the Waldorf 

 Hotel, on Tuesday evening, January nth. 

 Vice-President Henry F. Osborn in the 

 chair. 



The reports of the executive committee, 

 the treasurer and the director were read, 

 all of which showed the society to be in a 

 remarkably prosperous condition. A year 

 ago the society had less than 100 members, 

 while to-day it has nearly 600. Of the 

 $100,000 necessary to start work on the 

 Zoological Park $75,000 have been sub- 

 scribed, and the officers feel confident they 

 will secure the remaining $25,000. within a 

 few weeks. So it is reasonably certain 

 work will begin, in earnest, on the South 

 end of the Bronx Park, by April 1st. 



A resolution was passed, committing the 

 Zoological Society to vigorous work in 

 favor of the protection of the wild animals 

 and birds of North America. 



After the transaction of the regular busi- 

 ness of the meeting, Mr. Hornaday, the 

 Director, gave an exhibition of stereop- 

 ticon views of Bronx Park, as it is, and of 

 the prominent features of a number of the 

 leading Zoological gardens of Europe. 

 These views, with the accompanying re- 

 marks of Director Hornaday, were greatly 

 enjoyed by the members of the Zoological 

 Society and their friends who were present. 



I have received several letters recently, 

 from subscribers to Recreation, ordering 

 me in the most positive, and some of them 

 in_ vehement terms, to stop sending them 

 this magazine. These men are, of course, 

 game hogs or fish hogs whom I have 

 roasted: and they naturally do not wish to 

 renew their subscriptions. I do not expect 

 them to, and it affords me great pleasure 

 to drop their names from my subscription 

 list. Such men do not deserve to move in 

 the ranks of Recreation readers, and they 

 naturally would not feel at home among 

 gentlemen. The game hogs may, however, 



console themselves with the reflection that 

 while they do not wish to continue as sub- 

 scribers, I get hundreds of new ones, every 

 month, who say they take the magazine and 

 read it because I denounce the hogs and 

 the butchers. I get thousands of letters, 

 commending me for the radical course I 

 am pursuing in this matter, and it is safe to 

 say I get 100 subscriptions for every one I 

 lose, on account of it. 



The April number of Recreation will 

 contain an interesting nautical story by ex- 

 Commodore Charles Pryer, of the Corin- 

 thian Fleet, entitled "Dreams Over a Drift- 

 wood Fire." Other prominent features of 

 that issue will be " My First Coon Hunt," 

 by H. L. Krueder; "Two Peas," H. W. 

 Dresser; "The Great Northern Diver," 

 J. A. McKinzie; "Two Moose near Mt. 

 Katahdin," Elfir; " A Big Rainbow 

 Trout," W. H. Hollis, etc. 



There will be the usual attractive features 

 in the way of photographic reproductions 

 and drawings, and a vast fund of informa- 

 tion in the various departments. 



The Limited Gun Club, Indianapolis, 

 Ind., announces a sparrow tournament, to 

 be held on its grounds February 10th and 

 nth. This is a laudable action on the part 

 of the officers of this club, and I trust they 

 may have no trouble in getting plenty of 

 sparrows to supply the demand. I wish 

 all these birds could be filled so full of shot 

 that they could not get off the ground. 



A baby grizzly was born in Central Park 

 January 18th, which, at last accounts, was 

 alive, though the keepers were in doubt as 

 to his being able to pull through. The lit- 

 tle fellow is but 8 inches long and weighs 

 about 2 pounds. This is a small beginning 

 for a king of American beasts. 



I am astonished at the returns I am re- 

 ceiving from my ad. in January Recrea- 

 tion. As a direct result of this, I have al- 

 ready sold 5 St. Bernard puppies and a 

 number of pairs of Belgian homing 

 pigeons. 



I would advise anyone who contemplates 

 advertising in Recreation to first provide 

 a large supply of stationery and postage, 

 for answering inquiries. I find Recrea- 

 tion reaches a class of people who mean 

 business. I advertise in a number of other 

 journals, but at least 4-5 of my customers 

 say " I saw your ad. in Recreation." 



Geo. K. Vincent, Rochester, N. Y. 



There are still some unfortunate sports- 

 men who are not readers of Recreation. 

 If you know any such send in their names, 

 and greatly oblige them and 



The Editor. 



