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AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY. 



" For sport the lens is better than the gun. " 

 / wish to make this departmetit of the utmost 

 use to amateurs. I shall, therefore, be glad to 

 answer any questions and to print any items sent 

 me by practical amateurs relating to their experi- 

 ence in photography. 



PRIZE WINNERS IN THE ANNUAL 



CONTEST. 

 Recreation's 6th annual photo compe- 

 tition closed November 20, 1901. Mr. H. 

 M. Shrady, the sculptor, Mr. Louis Akin, 

 one of Recreation's staff artists, and Mr. 

 James Cruikshank, a well known mechani- 

 cal engineer and inventor, were chosen as 

 judges. They devoted several hours to a 

 careful and conscientious examination of 

 the pictures, and awarded prizes as fol- 

 lows: 



1st — Upper Sacramento River, W. H. Bartlett. 



2nd— In Full Sail, D. W. Flint. 



3rd — Fly Fishing, Ff. G. Higbee. 



4th — A Howling Coyote, E. N. Good. 



5th — Besieged, J. E. Tyler. 



6th— All in a Row, R. H. Beebe. 



7th — Willow Ptarmigan on Nest, Evan Lewis. 



8th — Resting, Mrs. P. B. Kirschner. 



9th — Homers, H. H. Hess. 



10th — A Hunter's Solace, C. W. Long. 



nth — Wild Goose on Nest, Mrs. E. E. Law- 

 rence. 



1 2th — Bird and Eggs, H. P. Gosney. 



13th— In the Rush of Waters, D. G. Tolles. 



14th — A Natural Pose, W. H. Fisher. 



15th — His Best Day, W. L. Wilcox. 



1 6th — Meddling with Danger, H. G. Higbee. 



17th — Nest of Ruffed Grouse, W. H. Fisher. 



1 8th— A Good One, E. D. Hess. 



19th — Muskrat, W. Stark. 



20th — A Prairie Gopher, Clinton A. Smith. 



21st — Hen Hawk, J. Bauer. 



22nd— Bugling, O. H. Hill. 



23rd — Wild Geese, Mrs. E. E. Lawrence. 



24th— Live Wild Rabbit, Dr. J. B. Pardoe. 



25th— Up a Tree, J. H. Miller. 



26th — Taking a Sun Bath, F. N. Wood. 



27th— Six O'clock P. M., H. E. Loftie. 



28th— A Morning Nip, R. C. W. Lett. 



29th — I'm Busy, J. R. Peterson. 



30th — A Good Retriever, J. E. Stanley. 



31st— Rosy Gulls, H. K. Job. 



32nd — Dash at Close Quarters, B. L. Nichols. 



33rd — A Lodge in the Wilderness, Mrs. P. B. 

 Kirschner. 



34th— Thank You, C. M. Hay. 



35th — Hairy Woodpecker, C. C. Speight. 



36th — Owlets, Clinton A. Smith. 



37th— Thinking It Over, Dr. J. B. Pardoe. 



38th— Quails in the Stubble, E. C. Thatcher. 



The Special Prize offered for the best 

 photograph of a live wild animal was 

 awarded to Mr. H. S. Walker, Jr., for his 

 picture of Virginia Deer. 



The following were highly commended : 



Moonlight on Lake Erie, E. S. Wilson. 

 A Resort of the Rainbow, F. M. Hodges. 

 Jip, J. E. Stanley. 

 An Unfair Deal, J. E. Tyler. 

 Old Diamond, a Grouse Dog, H. M. Beck. 

 Fishing, Dr. H. Gibbes. 

 Jammed Again! Chas. Drechsel. 

 Lone Fisherman, H. M. Beck. 

 Old Woodsman, H. C. Robinson. 

 Woodsman, H. C. Robinson. 



Fox Squirrel Panel, Andrew Emerine. 

 In the Long Grass, E. C. Congdon. 

 Logging, D. G. Tolles. 

 The Swan, T. H. Wade. 



We Shall Have Fish for Dinner, A. Emerine. 

 Curiosity, E. E. C. Gibbs. 

 Live Rabbit, W. R. Smith. 

 Pigeons, H. H. Hess. 

 'Possum, W. R. Smith. 

 Pole Cat, L. D. Lindsley. 

 Mending the Nets, E. S. Wilson. 

 A Real Fish Story, A. Emerine. 

 Willie Bodkin's Trout, A. Emerine. 

 They Wouldn't Bag Alive, J. E. Tyler. 

 Farewell to Summer, H. P. Morton. 

 A Bunch of Cottontails, G. W. Batten. 

 An Intruder Discovered, J. E. Tyler. 

 An Irish Stew, A. Emerine. 

 Called, T. L. Edden. 

 Young Golden-winged Woodpeckers, J. H. 



Miller. 

 Sand Swallows, C. C. Speight. 

 Chipmunk To-morrow, H. G. Higbee. 

 The Real Thing, E. L. Cobb. 

 Sailing Home, T. J. Curren. 

 Sailing, L. F. Newcomb. 

 A Favorite Resting Spot, Donn Day. 

 Hard Work, A. B. Richmond. 

 Chicken Thief, H. C. Robinson. 

 A Bad Point of View, Dr. J. B. Pardoe. 

 Nesting, C. C. Speight. 

 Snake, J. H. Miller. 



I'll Throw That One Back, Dr. J. B. Pardoe. 

 A Feathered Pair, I. N. Cross. 

 Bird's Nest, Evan Lewis. 



A Frog He Would a Wooing Go. C. L. Garrett. 

 Live Frog, C. E. Clark. 

 Bluebird at Nest Hole, C. A. Reed. 

 Well, Well, I Like This! L. D. Lindsley. 

 Lizard, J. W. Jones, Jr. 

 Bob Cat, W. M. Horsley. 

 Green Heron, H. K. Job. 

 The Champion, Miss Ollie Wallace. 

 Out from the House, L. D. Lindsley. 

 Rabbit, W. R. Smith. 

 Three of a Kind, H. T. Whitmore. 

 A Full House, H. T. Whitmore. 

 Listeningj Homer Smith. 

 Young Kingbirds, G. E. Embody. 

 Muskrat, W. Stark. 

 Wild Duck, C. A. Smith. 

 Homeward, E. A. Reed. 

 Young Owl, H. K. Job. 

 In Full Sail, L. F. Newcomb. 

 Buzzards, F. C. Steele. 

 Cedar Birds, E. T. Wood. 

 Ring-billed Gulls, H. K. Job. 

 Waiting for a Bite, H. B. Wentworth. 

 Nest Under the Apple Leaves, Homer Smith. 

 Cedar Bird, Dr. J. B. Pardoe. 

 Trout Fishing, H. Marsch. 

 Nest, Evan Lewis. 

 Jaws of the Spider, W. Stark. 

 Feeding, Mrs. B. H. Morgan. 

 Baby Owl, Clinton A. Smith. 

 Owlets, Clinton A. Smith. 

 After the Hunt, M. Maurin. 

 Nest, G. E. Embody. 

 Magpie, T. H. Wade. 

 Deer Mouse, C. C. Speight. 

 Thrush, C. C. Speight. 

 Mink, W. Stark. 

 Gopher, H. K. Job. 

 His Black Majesty, W. H. Fisher. 

 Two of a Kind, C. C. Speight. 

 Spider Web, Mrs. F. W. Tilden. 

 Garter Snake, W. Stark. 

 Chipping Sparrow Feeding Young, Dr. J. B. 



Pardoe. 

 Bluebird, R. H. Beebe. 

 Plenty for One, Mrs. W. Dunlap. 

 Over the Fence, G. E. Embody. 

 An Earnest Point, W. H. Gorham. 

 Jack and Bill, Dr. J. B. Pardoe. 

 Wild Geese and Young, Mrs. E. E. Lawrence. 

 Feeding Wild Geese, Mrs. E. E. Lawrence. 

 Standing a Bevy, F. A. Bovee. 

 Setter, H. C. Tobey. 



