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Mr. Payne informs me he does not deal 

 in dead game. He has studied the habits 

 and needs of live game, in transit, so care- 

 fully that in many instances he has shipped 

 large numbers of quails, rabbits, etc., over 

 long distances, without losing more than 

 one or 2 per cent, of them. 



The Grand Rapids Cycle Co., Grand 

 Rapids, Mich., has issued a most beautiful 

 catalogue of Clipper wheels, for '98, and 

 every man or woman who rides a wheel, of 

 any description, should have a copy of this 

 book. It contains a great deal of detailed 

 information regarding the structural parts 

 of bicycles, in general, that is interesting 

 and useful to any rider. It is necessary 

 that every person who rides a wheel should 

 know what it is made of, and how it is put 

 together. I have never seen a book that 

 gave more valuable pointers on this sub- 

 ject than this Clipper catalogue. 



When you send for it, mention Recrea- 

 tion. 



The Remington Arms Co., desiring to 

 meet the demand for small bore smokeless 

 powder military and sporting rifles, has put 

 on the market a new model military rifle 

 using a 7 mm. cartridge, carrying 37 grains 

 of smokeless powder and 175 grains of lead. 

 The new rifle is equipped with knife bayo- 

 net and is sighted up to 2,300 yards. It 

 weighs, without bayonet, 8^ pounds, and 

 has 30 inch barrel. 



This rifle is also well adapted for hunting 

 and target use, and being built on the lines 

 of the older Remington target and hunting 

 rifles, and with the same action, it is des- 

 tined to prove popular among sportsmen. 



Any one interested in this small bore 

 rifle problem would do well to write for a 

 catalogue, mentioning Recreation. 



I have examined samples of the trout 

 flies made by E. G. Chatfield, Owego, 

 N. Y., and cannot understand how any 

 trOut could fail to be attracted by them. 

 They are as neat, as dainty and as hand- 

 some as any moth that ever flew. In fact, 

 they are much prettier than most insects 

 which they purport to imitate; yet the 

 counterfeits are close enough and good 

 enough to deceive the wariest trout that 

 ever hid under a log. In filling your fly 

 book for next season, it would be well to 

 include a dozen of these Chatfield flies. In 

 ordering them, mention Recreation. 



The 35 foot auxiliary naphtha launch, 

 " Ariel," which was built for Mr. W. L. 

 Moody, of Galveston, Tex., was sold 

 through the downtown office of Seabury & 

 Co., to The Pacific Coast Colonization & 

 Development Co., of which Mr. Fred. L. 



M. Masury, N. Y. Y. C, owner of steam 

 yacht " Punjaub," is the president. The 

 " Ariel " will be shipped via Panama R. R. 

 Co., to Manzanillo, Mexico. 



The Gas Engine & Power Co., and Chas. 

 L. Seabury & Co., Morris Heights, have 

 just signed a contract to build a 50 foot 

 auxiliary sloop yacht, 12 feet beam, and 

 equipped with a 16 h.p. naphtha engine. 

 The boat will have fine lines and be mod- 

 ern throughout. Will have fine cabin ac- 

 commodations for cruising, and in general 

 appearance will be similar to the " Rosalie" 

 just completed by same firm. 



The Peters Cartridge Co.'s goods made 

 some big records in the rifle and revolver 

 tournaments held at the New York Sports- 

 men's Show, in January. These goods were 

 used by a number of crack shots and car- 

 ried off several of the leading prizes. 



Don't forget that the amateur photo 

 competition closes April 30th. Only 2 

 months more in which to make your en- 

 tries. Consult the list of prizes on page 248 

 of this issue and see if it will not pay you 

 to make a strenuous effort to win some of 

 them. 



Tommy — What is the guest of honor, at 

 a dinner? 



Willie — He's the man who gets the giz- 

 zard and liver saved for him. — Cincinnati 

 Enquirer. 



The ad. in Recreation was a " corker." 

 I had 4 cash offers, and about 50 offers to 

 trade, after I had sold the outfit. 



A. L. A. Himmelwright, 

 117 Liberty Street, New York. 



Please send me the names and addresses 

 of all your friends who are sportsmen, in 

 order that I may send them sample copies 

 of Recreation. 



I have just finished reading your " Rust- 

 lings in the Rockies " and think it the best 

 book of the kind I ever read. 



V. H. Bayse, Bowling Green, Mo. 



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. 



Join the L. A. S. at once. Send in 

 your dollar and become a charter mem- 

 ber. 



