XXVI 



RECREATION. 



Please accept my sincere thanks for the 

 Shattuck hammerless shot gun received 

 as premium. It is entirely satisfactory, 

 being a close, hard shooter. I put 65 No. 

 4 shot inside of a 10-inch circle with left 

 barrel, and 23 with right, at 8 rods, which 

 is good enough for anyone. I recommend 

 this gun to any one wishing a first class 

 gun at a low figure. I congratulate you 

 on your success with Recreation, and on 

 the stand you are taking for the protec- 

 tion of our game. C. D. Morris, 

 East Windsor, N. Y. 



I have just tried the 2 pound can of 

 Laflin & Rand smokeless powder you sent 

 me for subscriptions to Recreation. Am 

 much pleased with this powder. It is very 

 strong, requiring but half as much in meas- 

 ure as other smokeless powders to make 

 a strong load. It is perfectly dense, gives 

 slight recoil, great penetration, and leaves 

 little residue in barrels. Please accept my 

 thanks. Recreation is the best sports- 

 men's periodical I have ever read. 



W. D. Simonton, Columbus, O. 



The Wizard B camera you sent me for 

 15 subscriptions to Recreation is beauti- 

 ful and I have done some exceptionally 

 fine work with it; as good as could be 

 done with a $25 lens. I do not see how 

 you can give so good an article for the 

 amount of work done. It is easy to get 

 subscriptions to Recreation. 



Herbert G. Bissell, Hartford, Conn. 



I have had several chances to test the 

 Marble waterproof match box you sent 

 me as premium and am pleased to say I 

 have seen nothing of its kind to equal it. 

 It is not affected by rain or dampness. 

 I use it in hunting and fishing and often 

 get wet through, but my matches are al- 

 ways dry. 



E. E. Bon, Riverside, Cal. 



Please pardon my delay in acknowledg- 

 ing receipt of the Forehand revolver sent 

 me as a premium. The weapon is all that 

 it is claimed. On a trip in the mountains 

 last summer I used a 30-30. My partner 

 used a 38-55. No one would choose the 

 latter gun after seeing the 2 tested side by 

 side. 



H. D. Mapes, Ogden, Utah. 



I received the revolution bait from 

 William Shakespeare, Jr., also the Stevens 

 Ideal rifle, and like both. The bait is 

 the best I ever saw for trolling, as it seems 

 to catch when other baits fail. The rifle 

 shoots just where I hold it and holds up 

 remarkably well for a 22 caliber. 



A. Boothby, Hamburg, Ark, 



I received the tent you sent me for 9 

 subscriptions to Recreation, and I thank 

 you for it. I have just returned from a 

 week's outing with it. The tent was out 

 in 2 Nebraska rain storms, and it stood 

 all that Abercrombie claims it will. I am 

 much pleased with it. 



E. J. Brewer, Omaha, Neb. 



The West End gun cabinet you sent me 

 as premium came all right and in perfect 

 condition. It certainly is beautiful, and the 

 material and workmanship are both of the 

 finest quality. The cabinet far surpasses 

 my expectation, and is as ornamental as it 

 is useful. 



Arthur B. Gleason, Rockville, Md. 



I take pleasure in acknowledging receipt 

 of the Syracuse shot gun you kindly sent 

 me as a premium for subscriptions to 

 Recreation. I have tried it and found it 

 perfect in every respect. I am more than 

 pleased with it. Please accept my sincere 

 thanks. 



M. W. McCoy, Pittsburg, Pa. 



The rifle received as premium for sub- 

 scriptions to Recreation is a perfect arm, 

 and like all Stevens rifles, a perfect shoot- 

 ing gun. I am more than pleased with it 

 and can not see how you can give so much 

 for so little. 



C. C. Hart, Williamsport, Pa. 



The cut glass salad bowl from Higgins 

 & Seiter arrived safe. It is an elegant 

 piece of glassware, and is certainly good 

 pay for the short time it took to get 10 

 subscribers to Recreation. Please accept 

 thanks. 



J. H. Tascher, Prophetstown, 111. 



My sister received her premium gold 

 watch O. K. and was more than pleased 

 with it. It is much better than I had ex- 

 pected to get for so small a club of sub- 

 scribers, and was about the kind she 

 wanted. 



G. B. Lamm, Williamsport, Pa. 



The Savage rifle you sent me as a pre- 

 mium is the most powerful and accurate 

 arm I ever used. I consider it far ahead 

 of other repeaters for safety and beauty. 

 J. C. Hulett, St. Peter, Minn. 



Have received the automatic reel in 

 good condition. Am much pleased with 

 it and thank you for your prompt atten- 

 tion. 



C. H. Gaskin, Shamokin, Pa. 



Kindly accept my thanks for the Shake- 

 speare reel sent me as premium. It is just 

 the thing for which it is intended. 



C. D. Grimes, Dayton, Ohio. 



