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RECREATION. 



PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 



The Winchester people are sending out a 

 circular of new goods that is mighty inter- 

 esting to riflemen. It describes the 25-20 

 repeating rifle, which has been a favorite for 

 a year or more, and for which a new cart- 

 ridge has lately been put on the market 

 loaded with smokeless powder. Then there 

 is shown the model '94 repeater, made in 25 

 and 30 calibers, and using long, slender cart- 

 ridges that are pretty enough to wear on your 

 watch-chain. Thirty-live grains of smoke- 

 less powder in a 25-caliber shell will send 

 the long, narrow bullet through almost any- 

 thing that comes along. This 25-35 94 rl ^ e 

 is about as near right for anything this side 

 of an antelope as you can get. There is a cut 

 and a description of a new cartridge made 

 up for the 50-caliber express. It shoots 100 

 grains of powder and a 450-grain bullet, and 

 if I were an elephant I would strike for dark- 

 est Africa if a man should come into my 

 realm armed with one of these bone-smashers. 



There is a lot of information in this new 

 circular that will interest you. Send for it. 

 Mention Recreation. 



The American " E. C." Powder Co., of 

 Oakland, Bergen Co., N. J., has lately been 

 making large additions to its ^already im- 

 mense plant, principally to "manufacture its 

 new smokeless rifle and revolver powder, 

 which is being loaded in large quantities, in 

 nearly every caliber of cartridge, by the 

 U, M. C. Co. and by the Winchester Co. in 

 their 22 cal. short, 32 and 38 S. & W. 



These powders are at present supplied to 

 the cartridge companies only, but will 

 shortly be put on the general market. 



Most excellent results were obtained with 

 the U. M. C. Co.'s 45, 90, smokeless cart- 

 ridges, on bear and elk" last year in the 

 Rockies, by Messrs. Geo. W^ork and Mr. L. 

 Thompson, the well-known pigeon shots of 

 New York. In many shooting galleries 22 

 caliber smokeless cartridges have entirely 

 superseded black powder, the absence of 

 smoke and of fouling being a great advan- 

 tage. 



Elizabeth, N. J , August 7th, 1895. 

 Mr. Alfred Chasseaud, Manager Athletic 

 Dep't Overman Wheel Co., N. Y. 

 Dear Sir — Please send us by express at 

 once two (2) dozen Victor League baseballs. 

 It affords us pleasure to testify to the quality 

 of your ball. We have used 7 dozen up to 

 date, this season, and we are happy to state 

 that we consider your ball the best that we 

 have ever used. In weight, size, material, 

 stitch, etc., it is uniformly correct; keeps its 

 shape, and retains its life better than any 

 ball we have ever been able to obtain. Re- 

 fer to us if you desire. 



Truly yours, 



E. S. Coyne, 

 Manager Elizabeth A. C. B. B. C. 



G. W. Cole & Co. 



Gentlemen — I use your "Three in One" 

 on the finest rifles and pistols made, and can 

 honestly say that it is the best rust preventive 

 I have ever tried. Before I knew of "Three 

 in One" it was my custom to fill the barrels 

 of my rifles with melted vaseline before put- 

 ting away; now I simply shove a rag through 

 the barrel moistened with " Three in One," 

 then wipe off the stock, lock, barrel, and all, 

 which gives my gun a fine appearance and 

 keeps it absolutely free from rusting. 

 Truly yours, 

 Chas. T. Rolf, 10 Piatt St., New York. 



Mr. E. D. Corwin, Lake City, Minn., 

 speaking of the house advertised for sale on 

 another page, says: 



" If a sportsman should purchase this 

 property, he would find, within a radius of 

 12 miles, both in Minnesota and Wis- 

 consin, all the fish and game desired to make 

 him happy; besides owning one of the hand- 

 somest houses in the Northwest, situated in 

 one of the most picturesque spots on Lake 

 Pepin." 



I have often hunted and fished in that re- 

 gion, and can corroborate every word of this 

 from personal experience. 



The finest catcher's glove ever made has 

 just been put on the market by the Over- 

 man Wheel Company. It is on a par with 

 their unequaled Victor ball. This glove, 

 besides being made of the finest material, 

 has a ready-made hollow palm, thus saving 

 the user the labor and time of breaking it 

 in. It also has a strap to hold the thumb 

 and prevent its being knocked back by foul 

 tips and wild pitches. 



The Daimler Motor Co. has ordered six 

 horseless carriages from Paris, and they will 

 soon be spinning up and down the boule- 

 vard. This company is also putting in ma- 

 chinery with which to build these carriages. 

 The bicycle has set the horse away back, and 

 when the new carriage gets fairly on the 

 market the only job he will have left will be 

 that of being made into beef for boarding 

 houses. 



Hermann Boker & Co., 101 Duane 

 street, New York, have secured the Ameri- 

 can agency for the Harnel rifle, which is 

 built on the Mannlicher system. It is of 30 

 caliber, and uses the new smokeless powder 

 cartridge with nickel mantled bullet. Send 

 for a circular. Mention Recreation. 



Mr. A. P. Pentz, a son of Jacob Pentz, is 

 traveling for Spratts, on the territory lately 

 covered by Mr. Ehrmann. Mr. Pentz is a 

 lover of the dog and should find his new field 

 a congenial one. Recreation wishes him 

 a large measure of success. 



