THE SRORTSMAN'S MAGAZINE FOR NOVEMBER Will contain, among other good things, the following contributions: HORSE SHOWS; PAST AND FUTURE. (Illustrated.) By FRANCIS TREVELYAN. Leading Illustrations by GEAN SMITH. An interesting review of the great horse shows held at Madison Square Garden, and the results achieved thereby. Incidentally, Mr. Trevelyan takes up as subjects for treatment: The Hackney: His use and abuse, and the reasons for the poor results achieved with expensive imported blood. The Thoroughbred: Possibility of encouraging the exhibition of blooded stock as calculated to improve other breeds. The Trotter: As the rival of the hackney and in his natural sphere of action. The American Hunter: Still in process of development but steadily improving year by year. The Saddle Horse: Apparently affected by the enthusiasm over cycling, but likely to return into vogue. The Pony: Classes should be given with great liberality as being calculated to foster a general interest and appreciation of the horse. The Industrial Horse: Worthy of greater encouragement as giving such exhibitions a genuine raison d'etre. DUCK SHOOTING IN SOUTHERN WATERS. (Illustrated.) By MARK DUNPHY. Touching upon the habitat of the canvas back, broad-bill, black and mallard duck in their haunts along the Atlantic coast from Chesapeake Bay southward to the waters of Albemarle and Pimlico Sound. IN THE SHADOW OF THE SPHINX. (Illustrated.) By "REMLAP." Truly no game of baseball was ever given under such strange conditions and amidst such unusual surroundings as that played upon the Desert of Sahara between the Chicago and All America teams. The writer amusingly portrays the incidents of the contest and of the journey to and from the "ball park.' THE BIG TURKEY OF NINE MILE RUN. (Illustrated.) By "DICK SWIVELLER." A pretty story of the old turkey shooting days in South Carolina-not yet entirely gone-of the doin's at Christmas time," of Southern life, Southern character and Southern hospitality. SALMON FISHING IN CANADIAN WATERS. (Illustrated.) By OwEN Gunther. A story of sport with the rod and reel over the famous salmon pools of the Kennebec, which cannot fail to arouse the liveliest memories among all salmon fishermen. WITH THE QUAIL IN MISSOURI. (Illustrated.) By J. G. KNOWLTON. The story of a week's good sport in "Old Missouri," the country of fat birds and big bags for the field shooter. THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF '96. (Illustrated.) By JNo. B. FOSTER. All lovers of the national game will be interested in the clean cut and fearless manner in which the writer has reviewed the baseball championship season just closed; in which he tells of the errors that have been made in team make-up and management, and in which he makes some suggestions for the future which magnate and player alike will do well to heed. CURRENT TOPICS of cycling, golf, yachting, baseball, football, athletics, hunting, fishing and other recognized sports and pastimes, will be cleverly handled by competent writers in these different fields. These and other attractively presented and beautifully illustrated stories will be found between the covers of THE SPORTSMAN'S MAGAZINE for November. For sale at all news stands. THE SPORTSMAN'S MAGAZINE CO., Publishers, POTTER BUILDING, PARK ROW, NEW YORK. $$$ EDITORIAL MENTION AAA INFORMATION FOR SPORTSMEN. WE HATEVER else THE SPORTSMAN'S MAGAZINE will endeavor to become, it proposes to be, primarily, a magazine of practical information for sportsmenthose who hunt game birds and game animals of all kinds, who fish, who travel, who enjoy and indulge in athletics, in tennis, in golf, canoeing, yachting, football and field sports of every character; who own and love the dog and horse; and who are sportsmen for the love of sport itself. There are few countries upon the globe possessing greater attractions for the sportsman, than do the United States and Canada. Even in the most thickly settled States of the Union, game birds, game fishes, and many of the smaller game animals, are found in abundance, while the great mountains and plains of the far West are still the home of almost every species of big game indigenous to this northern half of our continent. The chief obstacle to a full enjoyment of sport with the rod and gun, for those who have the means and leisure to enjoy them, is unquestionably in the lack of information as to where to go for good shooting and fishing, and as to the accommodations that are offered sportsmen in different localities. We know instance after instance in which sportsmen have either deferred until too late, or have abandoned altogether, plans that they would gladly have carried out for a vacation in camp, simply because they were at a loss as to where to go for just what they wanted. On the other hand we know of many instances in which sportsmen who, for a season or longer, had not taken a rod or gun from the case for actual use, have as the result of an invitation to join a party of sportsmen who did know of "a place to go," looked forward to subsequent vacations with more ardor and enthusiasm than they AAA had ever believed themselves capable of. Knowing, as it does, that there is not a State in the Union in which good shooting or good fishing, or both, can not be enjoyed, THE SPORTSMAN's Magazine, through its resident and staff correspondents, proposes, by recording the personal experiences of h ters and fishermen in all sections of the United States and Canada, to acquaint its readers with the characteristics of these sections, the best routes by which to reach them, the game that may be found there, and the accommodations and facilities that are afforded visiting sportsmen by the hotels and guides provided. Even the sportsman who is poorly posted knows, in a general way, that right here in our great State of New York, within a few hours railway ride of the City, are located as fine woodcock, quail and partridge grounds as will be found anywhere; that one does not have to go half a day's journey beyond the Hudson to find squirrel shooting such as one would hardly believe existed in this year 1896; that in a large area of New England fox hunting is as good, if not better, than it was ten years ago; that all along the Atlantic Coast, from Bangor to the Florida Peninsula, water fowl are undiminished in numbers; that certain sections of Pennsylvania are as secure a haunt for bear and deer as though untrodden or unexplored by man; that the Carolinas and Georgia afford some rare upland shooting over thousands and thousands of acres; that Florida is still a sportsman's paradise; that the great region along the Gulf Coast and about the bayous and the waters of the lower Mississippi is to-day practically as good ground for the sportsman as though never shot over; and that scores of other sections beyond the Mississippi, and nearer home, offer rich harvests to the fisherman and the hunter who will visit them. The great drawback, however, is the loss of time that he must encounter in "learning the ropes" in any of these sections, upon a first visit, and it is precisely this loss of time, to a great extent, that THE SPORTSMAN'S MAGAZINE has undertaken to save its readers, by giving them reliable information as to the best points to visit and the most direct routes by which to reach them, and by recording so many and such varied experiences of sportsmen that have gone before, as to render a bound volume of our pages a veritable guide book for all sportsmen who would follow. This is one of the many missions of THE SPORTSMAN'S MAGAZINE, and we can only ask c readers to follow our pages through the coming year, and then judge if we have fulfilled it. THE SPORTSMEN'S EXPOSITION. The Trustees of the Sportsmen's Association announce that, from present indications, the next Annual Sportsmen's Exposition which opens Saturday night, March 13, next, and continues through the ensuing week, will be richer in special features and will result in a display of sportsmen's appliances and equipments far larger and more interesting than was presented at either of the expositions that, have gone before. Before the doors of the Second Annual Exposition closed last March, the exhibitors, with but few exceptions, filed applications with the Secretary for the same spaces at the third display in '97, and in many instances requests for increased space were received. The Loan and Trophy exhibit, which at the last exposition attracted so much atten tory to the public, and will certainly increase the grand total of attendance at the Third Sportsmen's Exposition. Lovers of horse flesh, particularly those possessed of a fondness for highly bred driving and riding stock, will find the November number of THE SPORTSMAN'S MAGAZINE of special interest, in that the leading article will treat of "Horse Shows -Past and Future"-from the pen of Mr. Francis Trevelyan, than whom perhaps no writer upon turf subjects is better and more favorably known. Among the illustrations to appear in connection with the article, will be three reproductions from paintings by Gean Smith; others will show examples of the different types familiar to the average horse show habitue, in a manner that can scarcely fail to interest all lovers of the pony, the hunter and the road horse. After considering a number of designs for the front cover of THE SPORTMAN'S MAGAZINE, we selected that of Mr. E. D. Gibbs, of the designing firm of Gibbs & Wagstaff, of this city, believing that in artistic work, force, and those qualities likely to convey to sportsmen, in the strongest manner, a thorough idea of the scope and character of the magazine, it is in every way adequate. We trust the design will be one which will not only please our readers, but that will enable them to distinguish the magazine "across the street," when it is displayed upon a metropolitan news stand. LIVE QUAIL (Western Birds only), PHEASANTS, Etc. ESTABLISHED 1838. tion, will next year contain more than E. B. WOODWARD, 174 Chambers Street, New York. Above is an extract from our Fall Catalogue, and describes a Breech Loading, Double Gun, made by machinery in the factory of H. Peiper. It is one of the best sellers we have. ORDER ONE. They come in 12 gauge, 7 1-4, 7 1-2 and 8 pounds. If you would like a lower priced gun, then send for Gun No. 11350, price $9.87, which is same as above but with Back Action Steel Rebounding Locks. Winchester Repeating Rifles at $9.50, $10.65, $11.40, $18.00, $14.00. Photographic Goods at low prices. Send for our Fall Catalogue-it will tell you where you can buy Ammunition and Sporting Goods of reliable quality at very low prices. CORNWALL & JESPERSEN, 290 Broadway, New York. LYMAN'S RIFLE SIGHTS. Send for 96 Page Catalogue of Sights and Fine Shooting Rifles. WILLIAM LYMAN, Middlefield, Conn. |