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RECREA TION. 



Sands, and an interesting and instructive paper 

 on "Fishing with the Fly," by Dr. M. G. 

 Ellzey. 



With this issue Major Schieffelin's story 

 "Crossing the Rockies in '61," is concluded. 

 Dr. E. J. Tucker's story carries the reader 

 toward the land of the Aztecs, and there will be 

 a great fund of good reading in the various 

 departments. 



The Scheutzenfest at Glendale Park, Long 

 Island, which closed July ioth, was in every way 

 successful. It was more a festival — a merry- 

 making — than an effort at careful, scientific rifle 

 shooting, yet some good scores were made. F. 

 C. Ross made the best record and was crowned 

 King of the Sharpshooters. About 500 prizes 

 were distributed, partly in cash, but including 

 many valuable articles of jewelry, plate, firearms, 

 etc. There was one prize of $500 in gold ; one 

 of $300 ; one a silver dinner set worth $1,200 ; 

 a silver tankard valued at $500, etc. 



Rev. E. L. Tiffany, Guilford Centre, N. Y., 

 is certainly an all round practical, sensible, 

 brainy man. He has lately been assigned to the 

 pastorate of the Fitst Congregational church, of 

 that place, and as a part of the good work which 

 he found it necessary to do, has organized a 

 gun club. He is a physician as well and knows 

 the value of outdoor sports to those who would 

 be good Christians Dr. Tiffany has contributed 

 several delightful poems to Recreation, one of 

 which will be published in the September number. 



Send Recreation a brief, terse, boiled-down 

 account of your hunting, fishing, cycling, yacht- 

 ing or canoeing trip. If you carried a camera 

 send in photographs for illustrating your sketch. 

 If you have not time or inclination to write the 

 story in 'full, rend at least some notes of the 

 prominent features or incidents of it. 



The Columbia College crew won an easy 

 victory in the boat race against those of Cornell 

 and the University of Pennsylvania, at Pough- 

 keepsie, June 24th, making the course in 21 

 minutes, 46 2-5 seconds. Cornell was second, 

 but lost by six lengths. Pennsylvania's shell 

 swamped at the two mile post. 



Mr. V. B. Buck and family are spending their 

 fifth season at their beautiful summer home on 

 Spectacle Island, in the Georgian Bay, Ontario. 

 Mr. Buck is a prominent sportsman of Kansas 

 City, Mo., and a most generous friend to Rec- 

 reation. 



If you have received a sample copy of Recre- 

 ation that you have not ordered, look it over 

 carefully. It is sent by request of some friend of 

 yours who likes it, and who wants you to know 

 of its good qualities. Why not show your ap- 

 preciation of his courtesy by subscribing for the 

 magazine. 



POSSIBLE SMILES. 



Maud (to her brother's chum, at the boat 

 race.) — I know you college boys are awfuily 

 wild, and we were almost afraid to have brother 

 Charlie come here ; but there's one thing that 

 comforts us, and that is, he never goes into a 

 saloon. 



Fred — No, Charlie don't go in; he stays out- 

 side and we go in and throw him out a hose. 



Had a fortune 



From his dad; 

 Craze for writin', 



Had it bad. 

 Thought he wuz a 



Genius sure; 

 Fooled too much 'ith 



Literatoor. 

 Published poems, 



Costly group; 

 Now he's poor an' 



In th' soup. 



— Boston Courier. 



A curious thing I've observed — 



Our language was made to perplex — 



A man of letters ofttimes 

 Has neither a V nor an X. 



— Washington Post. 



Query. — Was a woman ever known to object 

 to the breeches buoy as a means of escape from 

 a shipwreck? 



A man may guy, 



And a man may lie, 



And a man may bluff and blow 



But he can't get rich 



Sitting in the shade 



Waiting for business to grow. 



Digby — I hear that George Gould thinks his 

 recently married sister, Anna, spends her money 

 too freely. 



Gagley — That's all right as long as she keeps a 

 count. 



Rameses — I'm all broken out with hives. 

 Cyclops — So, my lord ? What kind ? 

 Rameses — I was stung by a lot of bees to-day 

 and I do suspect they're bee hives. 



Watts — 1 see Spacer's story has caught on in 

 great shape. 



Rotts — Yes, its a prehensile tale — so to speak. 



Angler — What's the best way to kill a gar, 

 when you get one on your hook ? 



Spangler — Well, I should say the quickest 

 way would be to give him a garlic. 



A Wyoming kid said: 



" If I had Laramie sights on my Mallard rifle 

 I'd go down to the river and kill some of them 

 Ballard ducks for breakfast." 



