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RECREATION. 



SHORE 



Ticket 



A railway ticket purchased 

 to-day should carry with it a 

 promise of something more than 

 the right to a trip over the line 

 represented therein. 



It should assure : 



As great a degree of safety as 

 modern methods in train opera- 

 tion and improved equipment 

 have made possible. 



Comfort, through a careful 

 regard as to the character of its 

 trains, roadway, track adjust- 

 ment, car cleanliness, heat, 

 light and sanitation. v 



Modern conveniences; punct- 

 uality in time of trains; reliable 

 connections. 



These conditions the Lake 

 Shore & Michigan Southern Ry. 

 endeavors to fill to the fullest 

 possible extent. Its large and 

 increasing patronage, and its 

 regular use by experienced 

 travelers bear witness of appre- 

 ciation. 



It is unequalled for travel 

 between Chicago, Cleveland, 

 Buffalo, New York and Boston. 



"Book of Trains' ' tells about 

 it; sent free anywhere. 



A. J. SMITH, 



G. P. <Sc T. A., Cleveland, l 



THE SPORTSMEN'S SHOW. 



The next sportsmen's show, which opens 

 at Madison Square Garden March ist and 

 runs to March 17th, is rapidly assuming 

 shape. Captain Dressel writes me: 



We have practically all the exhibitors 

 we had last year.- When the contracts now 

 pending are all signed all the space in the 

 gallery will be covered. We have all the 

 powder companies, Schoverling, Daly & 

 Gales, Pantasote, Abercrombie, Reming- 

 ton, Peters, U. M. C, and the shot com- 

 panies. On the floor, in the spaces re- 

 served for boat exhibits, we have practi- 

 cally no room left, and are satisfied that 

 every square foot will be occupied when 

 the show opens. We have in this line the 

 Standard Motor Co., Pennsylvania Iron 

 Works, Truscott Boat Co., N. Y. Kero- 

 sene Oil Engine Co., Sintz Mfg. Co., and 

 others. 



The stage, same as last year, will be 

 backed up by a curtain representing the 

 Yosemite valley, which will be carried out 

 to the front, to show off the picture to the 

 very best advantage. At the other end of 

 the artificial lake will be an elevation, on 

 which will be a canoeists' camp, where 

 you will find canoes and canoeist camp 

 equipments, all of which have seen ser- 

 vice, and which are loaned so as to make 

 the best possible representation. 



The game park will be directly at the 

 front of the Garden, same as last year, 

 only it will be shaped differently, to ac- 

 commodate itself to the space at that end. 

 The N. Y. State Fish and Game Commis- 

 sioners have decided to make a fish ex- 

 hibit, and Commissioner Edward Thomp- 

 son will give this his personal attention. 

 Birds and water fowl will be in charge of 

 V. de Guise, same as in former years. We 

 shall have trap shooting events on the 

 roof, and revolver and rifle ranges under 

 the management of Zettler Bros. 



We have been very strict in making 

 conditions with exhibitors, both from 

 hunting sections and in the trade, and we 

 believe the quality of the show will be 

 thereby greatly improved. 



Water sports are this year under the 

 management of Mr. William B. Curtis, of 

 the New York Athletic Club, than whom 

 there is none better in his line. 



We shall have with us this year a num- 

 ber of new interests representing sections 

 that have not heretofore made a show or 

 been represented in any way, among which 

 are New York State, the New York Cen- 

 tral R. R. Co., and the D. L. & W. The 

 Canadian Pacific and Plant systems will 

 do their share toward making the show 

 interesting and mutually beneficial. 



IN ANSWERING ADS, IF YOU 

 WILL KINDLY MENTION REC- 

 REATION YOU WILL GREATLY 

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