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RECREATION 



THE I900 SPORTSMEN'S SHOW. 



Preparations are being made t» have 

 the sixth annual Sportsmen's Show the 

 grandest of any yet presented to the pub- 

 lic New and attractive features are now 

 being arranged for, and exhibitors are tak- 

 ing space months ahead of the opening 

 date, in order that they may secure desired 

 locations and have ample time to arrange 

 handsome and attractive exhibits. The 

 manufacturers of boats especially require 

 more time than other exhibitors, to 

 build specimen craft. This year the boat 

 exhibit will be made a feature, and some 

 new and handsome designs in canoes, 

 yachts, launches and motors will greet the 

 sportsmen who are always on the alert for 

 the latest invention in this line. 



Attractive features are being arranged 

 for the aquatic sports, which will take 

 place in an immense tank about the same 

 dimensions as that built for the Sports- 

 men's Show last year. There will be con- 

 tests in swimming, canoeing, tub races and 

 water polo, which proved so interesting 

 and attractive. 



A big game park, containing deer, elk, 

 buffalo, caribou and moose will furnish 

 an extensive exhibit of live game ani- 

 mals, besides which there will be exhibited 

 in large cages, made specially for them, 

 mountain lions, cougars, bears and a larger 

 variety of these wild game animals than 

 has ever before been exhibited. There 

 will be a complete exhibit of live game 

 birds, including quails, ducks of every vari- 

 ety, pheasants, swans, geese and other rare 

 specimens. 



The fish exhibit will be the most at- 

 tractive of any yet given, and will be under 

 the direct supervision of our State Fish 

 Commissioners. 



An Indian village will occupy a large 

 portion of the Garden near the lake. The 

 camp will be a faithful representation of 

 an aboriginal village, with birch bark te- 

 pees inhabited bv Indians and their fam- 

 ilies, clothed in picturesque habiliments of 

 savage life, and engaged in canoe building, 

 trap makinp-, etc. The squaws will do 

 basket and bead work. 



The Association championship and other 

 events at inanimate targets will be held on 

 the roof of the Madison Square Garden, 

 same as last year, and under the same 

 management. 



Revolver and rifle ranges will be under 

 expert supervision, and new inventions in 

 powder, revolvers and rifles will be there 

 for inspection. The decorations will be 

 something entirely new and artistic. There 

 will be log cabins, spruce and pine trees, 

 which will add to the forest effect. 



The space in Madison Square Garden is 

 limited, and this year the features which 

 have proved so interesting and attractive 

 to sportsmen and the public generally, will 

 occupy all of the ground floor. Exhibits 

 of sportsmen's goods, guns r ammunition, 



fishing tackle and golf goods will be con- 

 fined strictly t© the gallery. Spaces for 

 exhibits are now being reserved as applica- 

 tions come in, and the management wish 

 to say to new exhibitors that space for 

 trade exhibit? will be limited as compared 

 with former years. Those intending to 

 take space should give notice at the ear- 

 liest possible moment. 



MT. KATAHDIN DEER. 



In October the doctor and I packed our 

 traps and started on a 2 weeks' trip to 

 Maine. 



We reached permanent camp on the 

 second day, going up the Penobscot 

 through lakes and over no less than 5 

 carries. The second of these, Pasmaga- 

 moc carry, interested me the most. It 

 was extremely rocky and picturesque, and 

 the water was swift; a place that would 

 tempt most anglers. 



Game was seen almost every day after 

 arriving in camp. On Friday we started 

 on a hunt over the foothills of Mt. Ka- 

 tahdin. We hunted all the forenoon and 

 saw no game. After dinner we separated. 

 As I was sauntering slowly through the 

 woods I noticed a movement in some 

 thick brush bordering the river. I stopped 

 and soon out walked the handsomest ani- 

 mal I ever saw. He had been down at 

 the river to drink and was returning to 

 higher ground. His head was thrown 

 backward until his antlers lay on his 

 shoulders. I managed to remember my 

 gun, and fired just as he stepped upon a 

 large, flat stone. He fell, and on going 

 up I found him on the rock, shot through 

 the neck. I shouted lustily for my guide, 

 who, on seeing my buck, tossed up his 

 hat, yelled and acted altogether like a 

 schoolboy. As we were miles from camp 

 we dressed the buck and hung him up, to 

 be called for later. 



After that, nearly every day brought us 

 game. On the following Monday the doc- 

 tor and I were hunting in the same direc- 

 tion, about 60 yards apart. I noticed a 

 deer running from us. As he was running 

 through thick woods I had to look for an 

 opening through which to shoot as he 

 passed. Just as the first motion appeared 

 in front of the gun I fired. The buck 

 dropped, shot through the middle of the 

 back. He was about 60 yards distant and 

 running down hill. As I had many times 

 allowed deer to escape me under similar 

 circumstances I felt I had solved an im- 

 portant problem. 



E. C. A. Becker, Worcester, Mass. 



"Fat persons are generally amiable." 

 "Yes; I've often wondered whether they 

 are amiable because they are fat or whether 

 they are fat because they are amiable."— 



Detroit prec Press. 



