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RECREATION, 



dition to the satisfaction of knowing you 

 arc contributing $i a year to the great 

 cause of game preservation. This offer re- 

 lates to renewals as well as to new sub- 

 scriptions. 



and any violation of game laws made 

 known to me will have my personal and 

 prompt attention. 



A. W. Van Saun, Pompton, N. J. 

 Chief Warden. 



Joseph Doty, of Pompton, N. J., was re- 

 cently convicted by local L. A. S. Warden 

 C. M. Hawkins, of Roselle, N. J., for fish- 

 ing with set lines in the Pompton lake. 

 Doty was taken before Justice Wm. Steele 

 and fined $20 and costs. Not being able 

 to pay the fine he was committed to the 

 Passaic county jail, at Paterson, for 30 

 days. Mr. Hawkins is also a State ward- 

 en. Sportsmen in New Jersey should join 

 the League and aid in the protection bf 

 fish and game. I should like to hear from 

 the New Jersey members more than I do, 



F. H. Drake, Rochester, N. Y., is the 

 first man to ; ay his membership fee 10 

 years in advance, and a gold badge has 

 been sent him. We have a lot of gold* 

 badges on hand. Who will have the next 

 one? 



A prominent gun factory has donated 

 $100 to the L. A. S., to be expended in its 

 work of game protection. There are sev- 

 eral others that could well afford to follow 

 suit. Which of them will be the first to 

 do so? 



EDITOR'S CORNER. 



Recreation dei ires to oe of the greatest possi- 

 ble service to its readers in every way. You are 

 therefore invited to ask this office for any infor- 

 mation you may want, on any subject whatever. 

 If 1 cannot anszver directly, I will endeavor to 

 get the information, and reply at the earliest 

 possible mo?nent. 



More especially if you are planning a hunting 

 or fishii.g trip anywhere in the United States, 

 Canada, or Mexico, let me know and 1 will tell 

 you all that can be learned about the fish or 

 game to be found in any such region, and as to 

 the best means of reaching your objective point. In 

 nearly every case, I can put you in correspond- 

 ence with subscribers who live in the district in 

 question. 



Jf you do not see what you want, ask for it. 



ture from the haunts of game of all kinds 

 to the more quiet repose of the canvas. 

 Here, under the manipulation of brush and 

 pigment, grow easily recognizable present- 

 ments of the tenants of wood and field, 

 and a look at such a picture makes one 

 long for a day behind a good dog and a 

 good gun. 



"A Day's Hunt" will probably be ex- 

 hibited at the New York Sportsmen's 

 Show, and if so you can see whether or 

 not I have spoken truly of it. 



Mr. Ben Austrian, a painter, whose 

 siudio is at 1252 Perkiomen avenue, Read- 

 ing, Pa., is turning his attention to the 

 study of American game birds and mam- 

 mals and is producing some really great 

 pictures. The greatest thus far is entitled 

 "A Day's Hunt," and shows a goodly 

 string of ruffed grouse, quails and rabbits, 

 hung on an old barn door. The fur and 

 feathers, the wood and the old rusty strap 

 hinges are reproduced in so realistic a 

 manner as to deceive any one but an ex- 

 pert. 



In "A Day's Hunt" there is no exag- 

 geration, no weakness. Truth has been 

 sought by the artist, and his brush has 

 given it expression. Mr. Austrian is never 

 afraid of reality. His method of interpre- 

 tation is studious and faithful, closely ob- 

 servant, and without any temptation to 

 display meretricious work at the expense 

 of the really intrinsic value of his subjects. 

 His pictures are always interesting from 

 the amount of earnest work they contain. 

 They are like translations of bits of na- 



A BACK NUMBER GOVERNOR. 



New Jersey is singularly unfortunate in 

 the choice of a Governor. From various 

 sources come reports to the effect that 

 Governor Voorhees has declared himself 

 opposed to all game laws and to all ef- 

 forts for protecting game and fish. He is 

 said to have declared he would pardon 

 any man who 'might be convicted of a vio- 

 lation of a fis" or game law, during his 

 administration. I am informed on what I 

 regard as good authority that only a few 

 weeks ago he said to Assemblyman Mun- 

 gle, of Essex county, that all fish and game 

 laws should have been wiped off the statute 

 books long ago. 



Governor Voorhees demanded of the 

 Fish and Game Commissioners, whom 

 he appointed, the removal of State Fish 

 and Game Protector Shriner, one of the 

 best executive officers any State commis- 

 sion ever held. It seems the Governor 

 had not the power to remove a State game 

 protector, or Voorhees would have dis- 

 posed of Shriner long ago. Voorhees' 

 term expires in January, 1902, and a united 

 and concerted action should at once be 

 inaugurated to elect a man who would 

 properly enforce the game and fish laws. 



It is astonishing that the sportsmen of 



