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'RECREATION. 



B lEOE-A^X 



STRAIGHT LINE" RE &DE CAPPER 



is the Only one that will de-cap and re-cap properly, all Shot Gun Shells 

 with a central fire hole, Brass or Paper, Domestic or Foreign make, what- 

 ever the inside shape may be, high or low base. 

 It will seat any and all sizes and shapes of pri- 

 mers, straight in the pocket of the shell, posi- 

 tively all the same depth, without concaving 

 the head, or disturbing the fulminate which causes miss- 

 fires. Send us six cents in stamps for HAND BOOK 

 [^O t |4_ giving full information of New Goods and 

 l^™™ 1 ™ 111 ^^ W mucn new ma -ft er °f interest to shooters. Address, 



' men™^^^ IDEAL MANUF'G CO., New Haven, Conn., U. S. A. 



THE PHIL. B. BEKEART CO. of San Francisco, Calif. Agents for the Pacific Coast. 



When you write please mention Recreation 



For Sale or Exchange : Ithaca ejector 

 hammerless, 12 gauge, nearly new; excel- 

 lent condition ; Silvers recoil rod. Stevens, 

 gallery pistol, 22 caliber, 6 inch barrel; 

 good condition. One new single barrel, 12 

 gauge shot gun, full choke. English pointer 

 dog, one year old; worked on quail one 

 season. Warren Dilsaver, Clinton, Ind. 



Wanted: Bright, active, ingenious young 

 man to learn taxidermy. A good oppor- 

 tunity for the right person ; send stamp for 

 reply. Address, William Cooper, Milo, Me. 



For Sale: Pointer puppies, liver and 

 white, $15, $20 and $25. E. E. Hiatt, Fair- 

 mount, Ind. 



Bargain for March! 



We have just 100 outfits as given below, which 

 we shall sell for $3.50 each, This ridiculously low 

 price is to show our customers how well we treat 

 them. First come, first served. 



No. O. SB Fly Rod, 3 piece, 6 strip Hexagon 

 Bamboo, rimmed ferrules, full nickeled mountings, 

 rings, solid metal reel seat below hand grasp, silk 

 wrappings, cork hand grasp, two tips, all in silicia 

 covered, grooved wood form and cloth sack — or — 

 No. 04 SB Bait Rod, same description as No. OSB but 

 it is a bait rod with solid metal reel seat above the 

 hand grasp. Catalogue price $2.25 



Multiplying reel, Rubber Cap, Raised Pillar, 

 Balance Handle, Back Sliding Click, Front Slid- 

 ing Drag, No. 4904, 80 yds. Catalogue price .90 



Fifty_ yards Martin's Black Braided Water- 

 proof Silk line. Catalogue price .70 



x dozen Best Trout flies, Extra Quality with 

 Gut Helpers, Highly recommended, Standard 

 Names — on Sprout Hooks Nos. 8, 10 and 12. 

 Catalogue price .72 



% dozen No. XX single gut leaders with 

 swinging loops to which to attach Flies. Cata- 

 logue price .43 



Total, $5.00 



SPECIAL PRICE, $3,50 



We call your attention to all other styles of rods 

 and tackle in our catalogue. Everything we handle 

 is the very best quality. We are still agents for the 

 Ithaca guns. When you need a gun or anythig else 

 in the sporting goods line, please call on us. We 

 make a specialty of hand loaded shells as well as 

 machine loaded shells. 



JESPERSEN St HINES 



10 ParK Place, New YorK 



Telephone, 5066 Cortlandt Near Broadway. 



Mention Recreation. Send for Catalogue. 



For Sale or Exchange : Morris canoe, 17 

 feet long ; made of selected cedar, canvas 

 covered; mahogany cross pieces and seat 

 frames; seats upholstered in leather; color 

 indian red; new last May; 2 paddles and 2 

 slat backs; price, $38 or Exchange for dou- 

 ble barrel 12 gauge hammerless gun in good 

 condition, address, A. R. Brown, Box, 3009, 

 Boston, Mass. 



Wanted: Canoe, bear traps, buckskin 

 shirt, horsehair lariat, target revolver, 

 paradox or double express rifle. A. E. 

 Jenkins, 25 Bolton Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. 



For Sale: English setter, broken in North 

 Carolina. Is good watch dog. Dr. J. R. 

 Maxwell, Parkesburg, Pa. 



EIGHTH ANNUAL 



Sportsmen's Show 



To open Wednesday, March 

 5th, a.t Madison Square 

 Garden, New York City 



New features and spectacles in course of prepar- 

 ation for this year's exhibit : 



A Great Wooded Island 



To occupy the amphitheatre, with a trout stream 

 washing its shores. 



Water Falls, cascades, 

 Grand view of the Adirondacks 



To form a realistic and impressive picture. 



Some of the exhibits : 



Sportmen's Camps and Guides from the North 

 Woods. 



The greatest collection of birds' eggs and nests 

 in the world. 



Live game birds, fish,and animals. 



Fly Casting, 



Rifle and Revolver Shooting 



Com petitions 



Pines from the North Woods and palms from 

 Florida will transform the interior of the big Garden 



BE SURE TO SEE THE 

 SPORTSMEN'S SHOW 



