RECREATION. 



XXXI 



GET ONE. 



If there is a reader of Recreation any- 

 where who has not a copy of Laflin & 

 Rand's desk calendar, he should lose no 

 time in sending for one. It costs nothing, 

 and beside being made in convenient form 

 for daily or hourly reference, it contains 

 a reproduction of Carl Rungius' great 

 painting of a bull elk. This is one of our 

 typical American wild animals, and no bet- 

 ter picture of him has ever been made than 

 the one which Laflin & Rand have placed on 

 their calendar. In fact Landseer never 

 painted a greater picture than this. 



Laflin & Rand have put out many valu- 

 able works of art within the past 2 years, 

 several of which are still in print and 

 which are furnished on request. It is al- 

 ways a pleasure to any sportsman to show 

 a picture to his friends, that, in addition to 

 having artistic merit of its own, reminds 

 one of the excellent smokeless powders 

 manufactured by this old reliable house. 



THREE GREAT VICTORIES WON 

 WITH L. & R. SHOTGUN SMOKE- 

 LESS, BY MR. J. S. FANNING. 



NEW YORK STATE SHOOT, Utica, N. 

 Y., June 5-8, 1900. Mr. Fanning was 

 high gun, with an average of 98 per 

 cent.; also broke the world's records 

 with a run of 231 straight in open com- 

 petition for money. 



PENNSYLVANIA STATE SHOOT, 

 Chambersburg, Pa., May 15-18, 1900. 

 Mr. Fanning was high gun, with an 

 average of 95 per cent. Championship 

 of the State was won by Mr. H. S. Smith, 

 of Osterburg, Pa. 



WEST VIRGINIA STATE SHOOT, 

 Charlestown, W. Va., June 19-21, 1900. 

 Mr. Fanning was high gun, with an 

 average of 96 per cent., making a run 

 of 122 straight. Championship of the 

 the State was won by Mr. Harvey Al- 

 len, of Sisterville, W. Va. 



DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE. 



Only 30 days more remain in which to 

 enter Recreation's photo competition. 

 It closes September 30th, and there are 

 thousands of good pictures in existence 

 that should be entered. Read the condi- 

 tions on first page of photo department. 

 If you have not a picture on hand that is 

 available, go out and make one. 



The first prize is a long focus camera, 

 valued at $85. 



Second, a Reflex camera, valued at $75. 



Third, an Al Vista listed at $40. 



Fourth, a Wizard, listed at $33. 



I Fifth, a wall tent, listed at $32. 

 Sixth, a gold watch, listed at $30. 

 Seventh, a Hawk Eye camera, listed at 

 $15. 

 Eighth, a fishing rod, listed at $6, and 

 so on. 

 Do you not need some of these things 

 in your business? If so, send in some pic- 



THE PALLACHUCOLA CLUB, 

 GARNETT, S. C. 



120 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 

 March 24, 1900. 

 Mr. Charles Payne, 



Wichita, Kan. 

 Dear Sir: — I enclose herewith check for 

 $200 in payment for the quails you shipped 

 me. 



I congratulate you on the excellent 

 showing made in this shipment. Of 52 l / 2 

 dozen birds shipped from Wichita, Kan., 

 to Garnett, S. C, near Savannah, but 

 3 birds died. The others arrived in 

 splendid shape. This shipment is the 

 most remarkable I have ever known, in 

 my extensive experience in buying quails, 

 and I am more than pleased with your 

 success in furnishing birds of a superior 

 quality. Sidney Dillon Ripley, 



Treasurer. 



THE MODERN METHOD. 



The - International .- Correspondence 

 School, Scranton, Pa., has issued a book 

 entitled "Home Endorsements," which 

 should be in the hands of every young 

 man who seeks to better his condition in 

 life. It consists of a series of letters from 

 officers of the various banks, judges of the 

 courts, members of Congress, clergymen, 

 editors, the Postmaster, the Mayor and 

 other prominent business and professional 

 men of Scranton, endorsing in unqualified 

 terms the International Schools, and com- 

 mending them to the confidence and pat- 

 ronage of the public. No man after read- 

 ing these letters can doubt for a moment 

 that the International Correspondence 

 Schools are thoroughly reliable and trust- 

 worthy in every respect. 



A SPORTSMEN'S MAP. 



Colonel E. C. Farrington, Secretary of 

 the Maine Sportsmen's Association, and 

 clerk of the State Board of Railway Com- 

 missioners, has prepared and issued a map 

 of the State which is by all odds the best 

 I have seen. The map, indexes and other 

 data therewith have been prepared with 

 special reference to the wants of sports- 

 men, though everything a business man 

 could desire in the way of a map is also 

 to be found on this one. I cannot give 

 space here to even a brief synopsis of all 

 the good points in this map, so I can sim- 

 ply advise any reader who intends to go 

 to Maine at any time to buy a copy of it. 

 You can obtain circular giving further 

 information by addressing Col. Farring- 

 ton, at Augusta, Me. 



IN ANSWERING ADS, IF YOU 

 WILL KINDLY MENTION REC- 

 REATION YOU WILL GREATLY 

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