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RECREATION. 



PRIZE AWARDS 



For 1902 Contest Automatic R.eel: 



CLASS I. $25.00 



For heaviest Trout caught with "Y. & E." Automatic Reel during 

 To A. B. BEAN, Pocatello, Idaho. 



CLASS II. $25.00 



For heaviest fish of any other kind caught with "Y. & E." Auto- 

 matic Reel during 1902. To WM. A. TEALL, Eau Claire, W.s. 



For all-'round fishing 



the finest Reel 



in existence. 



"The little 



finger 



does it." 



The 1902 Contest record- 

 ed some interesting battles 

 — stiff fights with gamey 

 fish, under all sorts of diffi- 

 cult conditions. 



"Auto- 

 matic, 

 Combi- 

 nation," 

 Style B., 

 Diameter, 

 3%inches. 

 Weight, 11 

 ounces. 

 Carries 300ft. 

 Winds 90 tt. 

 automatically 

 without re- 

 winding. Price 



$8.00 



"The little 



finger 



does it." 



At your dealer's 

 or mailed pre- 

 paid anywhere 

 in the U. S. and 

 Canada. 4 other 

 styles. 



"Y.&E." 1903 Contest 



FIVE MONEY PRIZES: 



Three for Grown-ups, - $25.00 each 



Two for Young People not 



over 16, ... 1 5. 00 each 



There are no "strings" to these prizes, 

 no "entry" fees of any kind. They will be 

 given for best catches made with "Y & E." 

 Automatic Reels, and anybody, anywhere 

 may compete. Write to-day for free con- 

 test blank R-300. 



Yawman & Erbe Mfg. Go., 



Write for Catalogue 299 R. 



Rochester, N. Y. 





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DINGER 



> > WOODEN TAKE- 

 DOWN DECOYS 



Handy, substantial, light and portable. 

 One dozen pack in smaller space and 

 weigh less than two solid wooden decoys. 

 Move about in lightest 

 breeze; more alluring than 

 stationary decoys. Can- 

 not blow over. Price per 

 doz. complete, $5.00. Write 

 for illustrated circular. 



H. S. DILLS, Patentee, 21 nth St., Auburn, Ind. 



FISHING- — Black Bass and Salmon. 



Illustrated Guide with Maps of the 



RIDEAU, BEVERLEY & CHARLESTON LAKES, free 



Apply to E. A. GEIGER, Sup't 

 Brockville,Westport & S. Ste. M. Ry., Brockville, Ont. 



No Other Reel Will Give 



Satisfaction after you 

 have seen the 



A thing more perfect was never wrought 

 in metal. In tournaments always a victor. 

 Among fishermen's treasures, the chief. 

 Send for Booklet F; 

 W. H. TALBOT, Nevada, Mo. 



