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RECREATION. 



that it was up to him to either earn this 

 $100 or to apologize to Mr. O'Byrne and 

 me. Up to this writing he has not an- 

 swered that letter. It would seem that the 

 Stevens Arms Co. could scarcely afford to 

 have a man at its head who would deliber- 

 ately insult thousands of readers of Rec- 

 reation who have had occasion to speak 

 well of it. I should not be surprised to hear 

 of a change in the management of that 

 company at an early date-. — Editor. 



HINTS TO PETERS. 



Massillon, Ohio. 

 The Peters Cartridge Co., Cincinnati, O. : 



Dear Sirs — It would seem to me, from 

 what I have read of the difficulty between 

 your concern and Mr. Shields, the editor 

 of Recreation, that there must be some- 

 thing behind your prompt withdrawal 

 of your patronage from *a journal 

 that simply printed an honest criti- 

 cism by a sportsman who wished 

 others to have the benefit of his ex- 

 perience. If what that correspondent 

 said in his note about your shells having 

 too little rim for certain purposes is not 

 true, why did you not simply write a note 

 calling the editor's and the sportsmen's at- 

 tention to the fact? If, on the other hand, 

 it was true, would it not have been better 

 for you to have said nothing? Of course 

 it is no affair of mine, but I can't help feel- 

 ing that your action was small. I have 

 used many of your shells, and I don't say I 

 shall discontinue using them; but I should 

 certainly like you better if you would in- 

 dulge in no more such unjust business. 

 Very truly yours, A. Demgeleisen. 

 Deputy Game Warden. 



Woodstock, Ulster Co., N. Y. 

 Messrs. Peters Cartridge Co., 

 Cincinnati, Ohio. 

 Dear Sirs — I can not help commenting on 

 the attitude you are assuming against Mr. 

 G O. Shields and Recreation. To say 

 your action is childish is putting it mildly. 

 I read the article you are crying over, but 

 did not give it a passing thought, even 

 though I have used a great many of your 

 shells, until I received the May number 

 of Recreation, when my surprise was al- 

 most equal to my disgust at your action. 

 Fortunately you are not the only shirt on 

 the line, and I am inclined to think your 

 competitors will get the benefit of your 

 blunder. Recreation will get the support 

 of all true sportsmen, and that will shake 

 all the plums off your best tree. 



Yours truly, W. S. Mead. 



Recreation that you have withdrawn your 

 ad from that valuable magazine. I am also 

 sorry, as I used many of your goods dur- 

 ing the year, and have always found them 

 satisfactory; but I have my opinion of a 

 company which will stop advertising in a 

 paper because that paper prints a letter 

 which is slightly unfavorable to them. In the 

 first place, Recreation's great success lies 

 chiefly in the letters which go to make up 

 the gun and ammunition department; so 

 I think it unjust to withdraw for the simple 

 reason of one letter being printed unfavor- 

 able to your goods. Hereafter Winchester 

 and Union Metallic goods will fill my bill. 

 Yours, D. S. Titus, Jr. 



Auburn, N. Y. 

 Messrs. Peters Cartridge Co., 

 Cincinnati, Ohio : 

 Dear Sirs — I am surprised to read in 



TELESCOPE SIGHTS. 



In March Recreation I read with in- 

 terest the article entitled "The Mogg Tele- 

 scope Sight," by W. D. Gruet, Hartford, 

 Conn. Being one of those who find pleas- 

 ure in the use of telescope sights, I venture 

 a few comments. 



I wish to compliment Mr. Gruet on his 

 skill as a rifle shot, and to congratulate him 

 on the possession of such a marvelous 

 glass. I sincerely hope nothing may injure 

 it, for where will he find its equal? 



He says : "Hiding in a bit of timber an 

 hour before daybreak I watched for' squir- 

 rels. I thought I detected the motion of a 

 squirrel's tail in a leaf nest in the top of a 

 tall tree, about 85 yards distant. . . . 

 I could see him plainly through the 'scope, 

 and placing the cross-hairs on the middle 

 of his neck, I pulled the trigger and down 

 he came. I found I had hit just where I 

 had held." 



A truly marvelous shot ! 



He continues : "A few moments later I 

 saw an object on a limb about 40 yards dis- 

 tant, which, in the darkness, I took to be a 

 small owl. But, looking through the 'scope, 

 I saw it was a large, fat squirrel." 



That one, also, falls, shot through the 

 head. 



Two other squirrels fall at 75 yards, mak- 

 ing 4 shot through head or neck in the 

 gray, uncertain light of early morning and 

 under conditions most trying to the best 

 rifle 'scope on earth. 



Though not so stated, I assume this was 

 offhand work. If so, compare with Mr. 

 Britt's score on preceding page of same 

 number. 



Mr. G. makes invidious comparison be- 

 tween the Malcolm and Mogg glasses. This 

 is uncalled for. Both makers have been 

 long before the shooting fraternity as 

 manufacturers of fine telescopes, and hun- 

 dreds of their glasses in the hands of 

 shooters tell what a hunting or target 

 scope can do. 



Wm. H. May, M.D., Syracuse, N. Y. 



