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being found in nearly every canyon even before 

 the winter rains. 



This is one of the overlooked corners of the 

 State and is very seldom penetrated by city 

 sportsmen. 



Speaking of rifles, my favorite for big game 

 in California is the .32-40 Marlin. This, with 

 high -power ammunition, is powerful enough 

 for the toughest bear and as accurate for all 

 practical purposes at 400 or 500 yards as the 

 .30-40J, and more easily cleaned and lighter. 



Let us hear more from California sportsmen 

 about deer, bear and cougar shooting. 



M. S. Brown. 



Pacific Grove, Cal. 



International Tournament 



Editor Recreation: 



An international fly and bait-casting tourna- 

 ment wr}l be held in Kalamazoo, Mich., Friday 

 and Saturday, August 3 and 4, 1906, under the 

 auspices of the Kalamazoo Bait and Fly-Casting 

 Club, of Kalamazoo, Mich. Fly and bait- 

 casters are earnestly invited to attend this 

 tournament and compete, as it is intended to 

 make it of as wide a scope as possible, covering 

 all such forms of casting as may be deemed 

 advisable and feasible. 



Contestants from foreign countries will find 

 every effort made to arrange contests in con- 

 formity with those forms of casting with which 

 they are familiar. 



Among the events scheduled will be long 

 distance fly, delicacy fly, and distance and accu- 

 racy fly, together with long distance bait (one- 

 half ounce weight), distance and accuracy bait 

 (one-half ounce weight), and delicacy and 

 accuracy bait (one-quarter ounce weight). Team 

 contests and other interesting features are con- 

 templated and will be carried out if there are 

 entries enough to make it of special interest. 



Beautiful trophies will be provided for all 

 leading events, and a large number of attractive, 

 valuable and appropriate prizes will be awarded. 



Naturally, the rules of the Kalamazoo Bait 

 and Fly. Casting Club will prevail, but excep- 

 tions will be made, where deemed advisable, 

 in behalf of visiting anglers, the desire being to 

 make this tournament as nearly representative 

 as possible of all forms of expert angling at 

 large, and suggestions from anglers contem- 

 plating attendance at the tournament are 

 earnestly requested and will receive careful 

 consideration if received in time. 



The tournament is open to either representa- 

 tives of clubs or unattached individuals. A 

 nominal entrance fee will be charged in each 

 event. Handsome souvenir and illustrated pro- 

 grammes will be provided, and no labor nor 



expense will be spared to make this one of the 

 most successful tournaments in angling annals. 



All anglers contemplating entering the tourna- 

 ment and all clubs proposing to send representa- 

 tives are urged to communicate at the earliest 

 moment with the secretary, Mr. T. L. Fenker, 

 Kalamazoo, Mich., who will also furnish any- 

 one with further information, programmes, etc. 



The following are the tournament committee: 

 B. L. Shutts, president; Dr. N. B. Hall, vice- 

 president; Mr. T. L. Fenker, recording secre- 

 tary; Mr. E. R. Owens, captain; Mr. Wm. E. 

 Kidder. Ben O. Bush. 



Kalamazoo, Mich. 



The Charm of Archery 



Editor Recreation: 



With the return of the robin and the greening 

 of the lawns and fields, one's thoughts turn 

 naturally to outdoor doings, and if one has ever 

 practiced that fascinating sport, that enticing 

 science, that exhilarating pastime called 

 "archery," he finds himself eye-measuring 

 distances along the paths that twine country- 

 ward, and his eye sparkles, his muscles tense, 

 and a firmer, truer step is taken when he thinks 

 of lawns studded with the picturesque target — 

 when he thinks of that chest-developing, nerve- 

 steadying exercise of drawing the bow and 

 launching into space the whizzing feathered 

 shaft. Beyond a doubt archery is in the ascend- 

 ancy once again and I imagine those skilled 

 knights of the bow of some few decades of yes- 

 terdays, look forward with joy and animation 

 to the time when archery is all the rage again. 



Volumes could be penned in favor of archery, 

 but as the space and time is limited nowadays I 

 will, for the sake of the younger folk interested 

 in the making of parabolic curves with the 

 arrow, say that: 



As to cost — the first cost is about the only cost 

 worth considering, as the repair expense is 

 practically nil, and arrows very seldom are lost. 



One does not have to change clothing in order 

 to enjoy the sport, as the exercise is deliberate, 

 studied. For nerve -steadying properties, for 

 chest, shoulder and back there is no sport any 

 better calculated to give excellent results in a 

 short time than archery. 



From a social standpoint it is par excellent, 

 as dozens can participate at the same time. 



Trips into the country with bow and arrow 

 tend to relieve that nervous strain so noticeable 

 in those who do things worth the while. 



It is to be hoped that the coming summer will 

 call out hundreds and thousands who will be 

 bettered in mind and body by the use of the bow 

 and arrow. W. E. Milner, M.D. 



Cincinnati, O. 



