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RECREATION. 



that is a boon to sportsmen. It is light 

 and rolls up into a small package, but can 

 be made to cover the biggest man in the 

 business, from head to foot, and will pro- 

 tect him from an all-day rain. It is one of 

 the most welcome and useful articles I 

 have ever taken with me to the woods. 

 Every sportsman should have one. Write 

 Abercrombie and he will tell you how to 

 measure yourself. Please say you saw it 

 in Recreation. 



I 'have recently received from the Derby 

 Homing Office Lofts, Arlington, Md., 10 

 pairs of homing pigeons which were liber- 

 ated at the Mashipacong Club. They were 

 carefully crated and came through in fine 

 condition. Judging from my experience 

 with Mr. Bell, the manager of the com- 

 pany, I can cheerfully commend him to any 

 reader of Recreation who ma- be inter- 

 ested in the breeding or handling of pig- 

 eons. 



I have lately received from the Standard 

 Belgian Hare Co., Richmond, Me., 4 Bel- 

 gian hares, which are among the best of a 

 large number we now have at the Mashipa- 

 cong Club. Dr. C. W. Price, the president 

 of the Standard Company, is an expert in 

 the matter of breeding and handling hares, 

 and judging from my experience with him 

 I can cheerfully commend him and his 

 hares to any one interested in this indus- 

 try. 



Sept. 4, 1 901. 

 Messrs. Hemm & Woodward, 

 Sidney, Ohio. 

 Gentlemen: I received the Wick Plugs 

 sent me some time since, and find they are 

 just the thing to prevent gun barrels from 

 rusting. My barrels keep perfectly bright 

 and free from rust after adjusting the 

 well oiled plugs. Respectfully yours, 



J. G. Hall, Wagon, I. Ter. 



Folmer & Schwing Mfg. Co., 404 Broad- 

 way, N. Y., have recently issued a cata- 

 logue of Graphic cameras and other nhoto 

 goods, which contains a great deal of in- 

 formation and advice of material value to 

 amateur photographers. It would be well 

 for every reader of Recreation who uses 

 a camera to write these people tor a copy 

 of the catalogue. Please say you saw it 

 mentioned in Recreation. 



At the Sea Girt national shoot Union 

 Metallic Cartridge Company ammunition 

 was again in evidence. The Massachusetts 



revolver team, which made a record score; 

 Thomas Anderton in the Re-entry Revolver 

 Match, also Re-entry Pistol matches ; and 

 R. S. Hale, in the Novice Revolver match, 

 all used Union Metallic Cartridge Com- 

 pany factory loaded ammunition in winning 

 their events. 



A. M. Dunham, Norway, Me., builds web 

 snow shoes to order, and does it right. 

 I have a pair of them in the office, and 

 while I have not had an opportunity of 

 testing them on the snow, I have exam- 

 ined them carefully, and see they are built 

 to stand active use and abuse. If any read- 

 er of Recreation wants a pair of snow 

 shoes he should write Mr. Dunham for 

 them. 



The Savage Arms Co., Utica, N. Y., is 

 planning to put up a new building, 300 feet 

 long by 50 feet wide, and 3 stories high. 

 This will be of brick, and will be fitted with 

 the latest and best machinery known to the 

 world for the manufacture of guns. The 

 Savage people hope when they get tnis new 

 plant equipped to be able to keep up with 

 their orders. 



The Union Metallic Cartridge Company 

 has issued its annual "Game Laws of the 

 United States and Canada" for 1901. This 

 complete little book is too well known to 

 require comment. It will be sent to sports- 

 men who write to the Union Metallic Car- 

 tridge Company, Bridgeport, Ct., and en- 

 close stamp for postage. 



A SUGGESTION FOR CHRISTMAS. 



Have you commenced to think of Christ- 

 mas presents? If so, here is a suggestion: 



A yearly subscription to Recreation 

 furnishes one of the most delightful, in- 

 structive, entertaining Christmas presents 

 you can possibly give a man or boy who is 

 interested in nature, in fishing, shooting, 

 amateur photography; or, who is fond of 

 the woods, the fields, the mountains, the 

 lakes or the rivers. 



Many of the presents which people give 

 their friends afford pleasure only for a few 

 days or weeks. A subscription to Recrea- 

 tion means solid comfort a whole year. 

 It reminds your friend 12 times during the 

 year of your kindness and generosity. 

 There are many men and women who for 5 

 years past have annually sent in long lists 

 of names of friends, accompanied with a 

 check, in order that these friends might be 

 made happy a whole year. Would it not 

 be well for you to adopt this plan? 



Try it and see how grateful the recipient 

 will be. 



