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All readers who have ever studied the 

 character of the North American Indian, 

 and who know his cunning, his craftiness, 

 his passion for gambling, and his fondness 

 for cheating, will enjoy Capt. F. M. Ber- 

 nard's story of " An Indian Horse Race," to 

 be printed in the October number of Rec- 

 reation. Those who love the October 

 brown of the Minnesota prairies, the whistle 

 of the canvasback's wing, or the roar of a 

 rising covey of grouse, will revel in James 

 K. Boyd's narrative of " Shooting in the 

 Northwest." Those who lean to the pursuit 

 of the larger game and to the adventures 

 incident thereto will read, with deep inter- 

 est, Lieut. Abercrombie's thrilling account 

 of "A Deer Drive with Spokane Indians." 

 Mrs. Frances Webster tells of "A Trapped 

 Sensation" in a way that will delight all 

 who love the strange, the unnatural, the 

 sensational. Ed. H. Trafton, an old Rocky 

 Mountain hunter and guide, tells a weird 

 story of elk-hunting which he designates 

 as "A Mystery of the Tetons." Anglers 

 will be delighted with F. K. Root's "Outing 

 on the Peshtigo," and the poetry of the 

 chase is beautifully represented in Capt. 

 Jack Crawford's "Old Kentucky Rifle," and 

 in Dr. L. E. Holmes' "Sportsman's Song." 



Five of these stories will be richly illus- 

 trated, and the reader will learn from the 

 different departments where to go for all 

 kinds of fish and game, how to make photo- 

 graphs, how to get the greatest satisfac- 

 tion from his wheel, and many other inter- 

 esting things. Altogether, the October num- 

 ber of Recreation will be a notable one. 



The annual meeting of the Vermont Fish 

 and Game League was held at Isle La 

 Motte, in Lake Champlain, August 1, and 

 the large attendance showed the deep inter- 

 est felt by Vermont sportsmen in the subject 

 of fish and game protection. Over 250 

 sportsmen were present, among whom were: 

 Governor Woodbury, Senator Proctor, Gen. 

 J. G. McCullough, Hon. G. G. Benedict, 

 Col. H. W. Allen, Col. H. W. Hall, Gen. T. 

 S. Peck, Ex-Governor J. W. Stewart, Gen. 

 J. J. Estey, Col. R. J. Coffey, Col. E. R. 

 Morse, Capt. H. R. Tutherly, E. C. 

 Smith, Ex-Lieut. -Governor F. S. Stranahan, 

 Col. L. F. Abbott, Gen. W. W. Henry, Hon. 

 M. F. Allen, Hon. H. W. Vail, Col. E. D. 

 Bennett, Dr. H. C. Petty, Hon. N. W. Fisk, 

 Ex-Senator Edmunds, Congressman Pow- 

 ers, Governor Mansur, Ex-Governor Bar- 

 stow, Congressman Grout, C. H. Vander- 

 bilt, Hon. H. G. Root, Rev. W. F. Weeks, 

 Dr. E. A. Smith, J. W. Titcomb, Dr. F. C. 

 Kinney, Dr. C. W. Staples, Hon. H. W. 

 Bailey, and Capt. S. E. Burnham. A dinner 

 was served in a large tent, and some witty 

 speeches were made. Vermont knows the 

 value of her fish and game, and has more 

 of them today than many a larger and young- 

 er state. 



Mr. A. H. Overman, president of the Over- 

 man Wheel Co., Chicopee Falls, Mass., is the 

 proud owner of a beautiful new gun, It was 



made for him by F. Beesley, No. 2 St. James 

 St., London, who was formerly master me- 

 chanic for Purdys. This gun is a 12 guage, 

 with 30 inch barrels, and weighs 6y 2 pounds. 

 It is one of the most exquisite samples of 

 the gun-maker's art I have ever seen. The 

 fitting and finishing are such as might be seen 

 on a piece of fine jewelry. The stock is a 

 handsome piece of French walnut, and the 

 engraving on the lock plates and frame is a 

 dream. I did not inquire as to the price, 

 and I think Mr. Overman would have been 

 afraid to tell me if I had, lest his wife might 

 read this paragraph. 



Mr. Beesley has lately made guns similai 

 to this one for W. W. Astor, A. H. McCor 

 mick, the millionaire reaper man, and for 

 several other Americans. 



With this issue Recreation completes 

 its first year, the initial number having been 

 issued in October, '94. It started with or- 

 ders for less than 1,000 copies, and now has 

 an actual paid circulation of 12,000. The 

 output has doubled in the last five months, 

 and will double again in less than four 

 months. The following letter from the 

 American News Company is of interest in 

 this connection : 



New York, July 30, 1895. 

 Mr. G. O. Shields, 



Editor and Manager Recreation, New York. 



Dear Sir : When may we expect to receive the Au- 

 gust number of Recreation, now past due? 



Permit us to remind you of the importance of ar- 

 ranging for the prompt delivery here of our supply of 

 this magazine each month. It seems to be steadily 

 growing in public favor, as indicated by the fact 

 that our standing orders call for nearly 5.000 copies 

 a month, which is more than double the number dis- 

 tributed by us last fall. 

 Yours truly, 



The American News Company. 



This letter is reproduced in fac simile on 

 page xxi of this issue. The manager of the 

 American News Company is authorized to 

 give full information, to anyone desiring it, 

 as to the number of copies of Recreation 

 bought and returned each month, and my 

 subscription books are open to examination 

 at all times. 



The American Canoe Association held 

 its annual meet at Hotel Champlain, New- 

 York, during the early part of August. 

 The exercises consisted of racing, ball-play- 

 ing, feasting, speechmaking and resting 

 The attendance was about the same, numer- 

 ically, as in former years. 



If you have received a sample c<>|>v of 

 Recreation that you have not ordered, look 

 it over carefully. It is sent by request "I 

 some friend of yours who likes it, and who 

 wants you to know of its good qualil 

 Why not show your appreciation of In- cour- 

 tesy by subscribing for the maga/ii 1 



Eli Whitney died at Sharon, Conn., Aug. 

 17th, aged 74. He was a son of Eli Whitney, 

 the inventor of the cotton rin, and was the 

 inventor and maker of the famous Whitne) 

 rifle. 



