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A FRIEND OF SPORTSMEN. 



Mr. Jacob H. Studor is one of the men to 

 whom much of the credit will be due for the 

 success of the great Sportsmen's Exposition. He 

 is a native of Columbus, Ohio. When 11 years 

 of age he entered the printing office and followed 

 that trade in its various branches until he was 17, 

 During part of this time Mr. Studor enjoyed 

 the personal acquaintance of Wm. Dean Howells. 

 who was connected with the Ohio State Journal, 

 and of Hon. Whitelaw Reid, who was local 

 correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette. At 21 

 Studor opened a book store in his native town, 

 and issued his work, entitled "Columbus, 

 Ohio ; Its History, Resources and Progress," in 

 1873. He began the preparation of his grand 

 work, " The Birds of North America," in 1873. 

 It contains portraits of all our birds, colored 

 from nature, with a full descriptive text and is 



issued under the auspices of The Natural 

 Science Association of America, 114 Fifth 

 avenue, New York. 



Mr. Studor has contributed many valuable 

 articles on natural history topics to encyclopaedias, 

 and to standard periodicals. He is a member of 

 the American Ornithological Union, vice-president 

 of the Sportsmen's Association, president of the 

 Natural Science Association, and a member of 

 other societies and clubs. A special Sports- 

 men's Exposition edition of Mr. Studor's ' Birds, " 

 is to be issued in honor of the first Sportsmen's 

 Exhibition. 



His intricate knowledge of ornithology and 

 taxidermy, his artistic taste, his great business 

 capacity, and his untiring energy have been 

 of inestimable value to the promoters of the 

 great show, and all sportsmen will hereafter 

 regard him as a staunch friend of their best 

 interests. 



Springfield, 111. 

 Editor Recreation : I inclose a small photo- 

 graph of two children to show what can be done 

 with the light of a window, without using reflect- 

 ors of any kind. I took this in our office one 

 afternoon without a moment's preparation, and 

 have made many others equally good in the same 

 way. I will gladly give the readers of Recrea- 

 tion any desired information as to how such re- 

 sults can be obtained, in almost any office or 

 residence. Paul a _ Ulrich . 



RIFLE AND PISTOL IN ST. LOUIS. 



Editor Recreation. 



St. Louis, Mo. 



Rifle practice may soon become one of the 

 leading amusements of the day in St. Louis. 

 The recent matches with other cities have resulted 

 in an added impetus to this pastime, and every 

 day witnesses accessions to the membership of 

 the several local clubs. 



Last Thursday evening a joint meeting of the 

 Missouri Rifle and Pistol Club, and the St. Louis 

 Long Range Rifle Association was held. At 

 this meeting it was decided to consolidate the 

 two organizations for the best interest of all con- 

 cerned. This makes it virtually one association, 

 with a membership that runs up into the hundreds. 

 The principal object of the consolidation is to 

 make possible the purchase of a large tract of 

 land. A portion of native forest, several miles 

 west of the city on the line of the Missouri Pacific 

 railroad, has been under consideration for some 

 time, and a committee appointed for the purpose, 

 by the Missouri Rifle and Pistol club, has paid 

 several visits to the spot. It is 40 acres in 

 area and faces on the Meramec river. The 

 property is so situated that there is a beautiful 

 valley running diagonally through it and is 

 sheltered on three sides by large hills. It is ex- 

 pected that the purchase will be made in the 

 very near future. The clubs that are contem- 

 plating the purchase are mapping out elaborate 

 plans, and according lo present calculations they 

 will erect on one corner of the grounds a hand- 

 some club house equipped with all modern con- 

 veniences. 



If all their plans are carried through, it will re- 

 sult in giving to St. Louis one of the finest rifle 

 ranges in the country. i>, \\ Combs. 



