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APRIL 190

“AN EVENINGS GATCH
ON THE LINE OF THE
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WINCHESTER

LOOK FOR THE RED——=

TRADE MARK
+ IN U.S, PATFEOF FICE

WHEN BUYING’ GUNS OR AMMUNITION

The red’ W: trade-mark. makes it easy to distinguish Winchester
goods from: other brands, -which equal them neither in quality nor
reputation. It means the same to guns, cartridgéS6rshotgun shells
that the word “Sterling’’ does to silverware. & & & &

For Your Protection “Look for the Red W”’ :

WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CGoO., NEW HAVEN, CONN

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GOOD HEALTH!
DRINK

Bromo Mineral

The well known morning bracer.
Sweetens a sour stomach.

Sold at all Hotels in Canada.

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li you desire to make a reputation
as an expert cocktail mixer, buy the §
“Club” brand, follow directions, and
your friends will wonder where you |
gained the art. Many a cocktail you
have drunk and complimented your : ee

ALSO DEALERS
IN ALL KINDS OF

HOTEL GLASSWARE

8 @--C + SH oar

OO 80+ 0+) 0-0 FOr Or O80 44

host for his art of mixing—the truth
is you had a «Club Cocktail.” it
merely required a little ice to cool it.
You can do it just as well.

G.F. HEUBLEIN & BRO., Sole Proprietors
29 Broapway, NEw York, N. Y.
HARTFORD, CONN. Lonvon §

HOTEL SUPPLIES.

BROMO. MINERAL CO.

86 Church Street, Toronto, Ont.

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2% to9H'P. Normal
Two Cycle Speed
° Engine
40 H. P.
10 to 100 7 P. 4 Cylinders.
Four Cycle 60 H.P.

4 and 6 Cylinders. 6 Cylinders.

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What are you going to do about that new engine you want to buy? Are you considering price or quality
most? Doyou want a cheap engine or a good engine? You can’t expect very much from a cheap engine
because when an engine is made of poor material and poorly designed and constructed something is bound to
happen early and often. Maybe you’ve had experience with the cheap kind and are looking for quality this
time. Well, we’ve got the engine that will give you more for your money and more genuine satisfaction than
you ever dreamed possible.

It’s up to you to get posted on the Real Thing in marine engines. Write to-day for catalog and prices.

Sterling Engine Co., 8uffalo. N.Y.

Member National Association of Engine and Boat Manufacturers.

DEALERS : New York: Edge & Purdie, 136 Liberty St. Boston: Walter J. Forbes, 220 Congress St
Portland, Oregon: Beeman-Spaulding Co., 71 Front St. Kingston, Ont.: Kenneth A. Cameron

N a thing so simple, no one ever thinks of just how a rocking chair adjusts its
points of support to the center of gravity of the rocker taking his ease. Like-
wise, the hunter never thinks how. simply and naturally the rocking motion of
the “cocking hook ” does all the work on the Lefever shot gun. It is elemental.

With one motion it raises both hammers and extracts the shells when the breech is

opened. The complicated actions of other guns (using from 15 to 25 more parts)

are needed to do the same work. That easy rocking of the barrels on the hinge-
joint is also due to this one simply balanced part. There is no strain any where.

With means as simple and positive the self-compensator bolt
takes up the wear in the Lefever shot gun—makes it tight in

every direction. The owner of ; i

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Eci-vce Shot Gun css

HOOK

is at ease with his gun because the action never concems
him; it is too simple to engage his mind.

Any practical man will see enough advantages to settle the question if
he examines the gun ina store. But we tell in a c italogue of distinct
advantages over other high grade guns, which no man can see
taper boring, quality of steel, hand work on parts, etc. Send
for it; these points, too, are vital.

LEFEVER ARMS Co.
20 Maltbie Street, Syracuse, N.Y.

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2 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

For Target and
Sporting Purposes

The best in the world.
303 Calibre, Military and Sporting Patterns.

Special calibres to order.

a LE eT RTE ES

CATALOGUE ON APPLICATION

ROSS RIFLE COMPANY
Quebec

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MARINE MOTORS

yo and your boat deserve a good engine. You have probably seen

enough poor engines to know that such an engine can rob one of all

the pleasure and add much to the expense of motor boating.

In buying a Perfection you have the assur-
H ance that you get positively the simplest,
Pp quietest, most powerful marine engine built--bet-
ter finished and better fitted than any other engine-
COMPLETE REVERSIBLE—NO CRANKING
no valves nor cams—all parts interchangeable, highest grade material

| throughout. Our broad GUARANTEE covers replacement of any

engine that does not give complete satisfaction, and is backed up by

one of the largest and most complete factories in the business. Can you
afford to take chances or buy on any other terms> Write for our hand-
some Catalog of all sizes. -

CAILLE PERFECTION MOTOR CoO.

1322 SECOND AVENUE. DETROIT, MICH.

ZS222 2

Nothing Useful Left Out

This accounts for our success.
Buffalo Marine Motors are designed and

built to give satisfaction azd do it.

Write for 1907 catalogue and get

2 to100 H P posted as to new sizes and styles.

Nothing Useless Put In

Our New Slow Speed Engine fills a long felt want.

1218-30 Niagara St.
SereeA EO N.Y.

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BUFFALO GASOLINE MOTOR CO. |

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Van Horne

10c Cigar

is good—always good. The
Cigar you never tire of.
Don’t take any chances on
uncertain kinds. Quality
brings success and everybody
admits that Van Horne is a
success. ‘Try it.

Harris, Harkness & Co., Makers, Montreal.

KAMP KOOK’S KIT

aif When in 54 Pieces—Komplete—Kompact—20 pounds

Cures Commissary Cares, Captures Campers
Completely, Query Commands Catalog

9 amp Ask your live dealer

Fea inin F. CORTEZ WILSON & CO. M’f’rs.
Established 1869. sof 249 Lake St., Chicago,'Ills.

goes quite so well as
a bit of good fat
bacon. Ifyou have
not been used to fat
bacon — try it — the
doctors say itis good ye =F

and after you have > ,
tried it you will say Catch ’em and Hold ‘em.

so too. Ask your y THE NEWHOUSE TRAP

aaa ~—s grocer to get you
ee, bsolutely reliable. Never
‘Star Brand’ eee
ar rap it fails to hold the game. Positive
English Breakfast | in action, easy to set, will not {
{i get out of order.

HA A co | ‘ \ / Made in all sizestocatchany- (§

thing from a rat to a bear.

Made by } Send for Catalogue
F. W. FEARMAN CoO., Ltd. NY ONEIDA COMMUNITY, Ltd.
Hamilton, Ont. : Ny Niagara Falls, Ontario

GF ISIE ISON,

All Fearman’s goods are Government
inspected.

WY

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STOP ASTHMA ATTACKS

Asthma Cured by a Simple Home Treatment

It will be joyful news to thousands
of Asthma sufferers to learn that
this malady, which causes so much
distress at this season of the year,
can be cured by a simple home treat-
ment.

Written testimony of the wonder-
ful results obtained by this method
reach the Toxico Laboratory, 1123
Broadway, New York UCity, every
day, and in order that every one
may test Toxico’s merits, a demon-
stration of the method, also a treat-
ment, will be mailed free of cost to
any request.

MALARIA CONQUERED
Expert Medical Scientists Announce
Startling Results Obtained by Malaxo

From the latest advices of a co-
terie of medical experts, it is evident
that malaria has at last met its
master. Quinine and its associated
pallatives have been superseded’ by
Malaxo, the new compound, which

Fishing Rods

If you could own butone fishing rod
it would of course be a “‘ Bristol.’”? If
you could own a dozen rods, most of
them would undoubtedly be“Bristols”’
because they are the strongest, the
most reliable, the most adaptable and
the most successful rods in the world.
None genuine without the word
“Bristol”? stamped on the handle.Sold
everywhere, Beautiful illustrated
catalogue mailed free. Every rod
guaranteed for three years.

THE HORTON MFG. CO.
32 Horton St.,
BRISTOL, CONN.

acts quickly and with betver results.

This compound will prove a_ great
boon to sufferers, and in order’ to
hasten its introduction, The Inter-
national Remedy Company, 1123
Broadway, New York City, has of-
fered to send a free trial by mail on
receipt of a written request.

MULLERITE

» THE PERFECT BULK SMOKELESS POWDER.

Testimonial of “The London Field” on MULLERITE Smokeless
Sporting Powder.

We have not made a cbemical analysis, but are informed that this powder is
composed of pure nitro cellulose, and, being thoroughly gelatinised, is practically
unaffected by damp. As this powder contains little or no moisture, long exposure
to moderate heat affects it but slightly,

It is very clean in the barrel, and does not set up corrosion.

MULLERITE gives superior results to any shot gun powders we have
hitherto tried and reported upon, as will be seen by the records herewith published.

It will be noticed that, although the velocities are about ro ft. sec higher
than our standard the recoils are quite moderate, as also is the gas pressure in the
barrel, and the patterns are higher than any we have ever before obtained.

SCHOVERLING BROS., Sole Agents

6 Read Street, New York City.

Your local dealer can supply any !oad you wish; if not let us hear from you. A trial is our best argument.

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There’s twice the pleasure in the
journey, and twice the pleasure
afterward—if you

KODAK

And anybody can make good pic-
tures. It’s simple from start to finish
by the Kodak system. Press the
button—do the rest—or leave it to
another—just as you please. Kodak
means photography with the bother

left out.
Kodaks $5.00 to $112

Canadian Kodak Co, Limited

Catalog free at the

dealer’s or by mail Toronto, Can.

King Edward CollieKennels

Southport Star ‘Sire
C. K. C. (9080) ch Southport Summit

ee it ex Kirkdale Lily
Whit ‘
Hee ee So (iiparted) Born April 5th, 1906

King Edward ‘ire

Pilgrim ch Parkhill Pilgrim
eee Bee a ex Parkhill Rose
(Imported) | Born March 31st, 1906
King Edward = Sire ;
Tytton ch Squire of Tytton

© KC (6070) ex Southport Miss Hope
Sable and White Born March 6th, 1906.
Fee $10. (Imported)

_ These dogs have just been imported, and are
without doubt the highest bred dogs in America.

CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
ALL LETTERS CAREFULLY ANSWERED
TERMS ON APPLICATION

KING EDWARD COLLIE KENNELS

NEW TORONTO

Ontario, Canada

THIS BOAT FOLDS
INTO A PACKAGE.

It’s Solid and Stiff when in use—collapsible
and quickly made portable. Carried by hand
orinabuggy. Tempered, galvanized, light
steel ribs give both strength and lightness.
Is a revelation in boat construction. Non- |
sinkable. Puncture proof. Norepairs. No
cost for storage. Wears longer than a wooden
boat. We make all sizes and styles for every
purpose. Our catalogue—ioo engravings —
sent on receipt of 6 cts.

KING FOLDING CANVAS BOAT CO.

465 Lake St., Muskegon, Mich.,

formerly Kalamazoo.

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a They Make The Round Trip—Buy a Hildreth

What's the use of Going if You can’t get Back—They make the Round Tri

| Every Dollar Counts

When a man buysja
motor for his boat, he
needs to make every
dollar count for the ut-
most possible, as so
much of his safety, pro-
fit and pleasure, depend
on the reliability and
durability of the motive
power.

The Hildreth Motors
are both for business
and pleasure purposes,
ideal motors, as they
fulfil the most exacting
requirements.

The reason Hildreth
Motors invariably make
good and give the ow-
ners satisfaction, lies
in their points of ex-

ae : cellence. A few of
= these points are as fol-
lows:

When You Buy

The parts are accessible. For instance,
the connecting rod and piston can
be easily gotten at for repairs without
taking down the whole engine.

They do not waste gasoline mixture
around the crank and lose the crank
case compression, as means is provided
for packing the main bearings which
prevents such loss. This makes them
more economical to operate.

They are durable, because the bear-
ing surfaces are large and the mater-
ials and workmanship the best. That
the materials are first-class, is proven
by the fact that both wrist pins are
hardened steel, the connecting rod
and pump, and eccentric strap are
bronze and nickel babbit is used. The
timer is located near the top of the
motor where it is easily accessible to
observation and manipulation.
Hildreth Motors deliver more Horse Pow-
er per dollar of selling price than other
motors, because they are scientifically
designed by an expert, are made under skilled supervision, and sold on honor
under a positive guarantee.

The Hildreth Mfg. Co., 127 Lakeview Ave., Lansing, Mich., will gladly send their
handsome catalog of 2 to 25 H. P. Motors, giving full particulars to prospective
purchasers who give size of boat and power desired.

RICE LEWIS & SON, TORONTO, AGENTS FOR ONTARIO.

Hildreth - Marine - Motors

JOKE) JOOSN9YZS JEU) .

J}, punoy ey} oyew Aoy,—yoeg 36H },ueoONO, JI bu

They Make The Round Trip— -Buy a Hildreth 3

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8 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

F Cruising Motor Boat i
astest Cruising Motor boa Made by Gies Bros.
IN THE WORLD Direct con-
of its length and beam, the yacht ‘‘Grayling”’ shown nection from en- Write for
above, is equipped with three 40h p. Gray Motors gine to propellor i pees
(120 h. p.) regular stock motors not in the slightest See Sr aes : Descriptive
degree different or better than any of the forty Gray ’ & Catalogue
Motors turned out of our factory every day, from smoothly an d }
the little 2% h.p, $67.50,up. And yet with these noiselessly. Sim-
same ‘“‘run-of-factory’’ motors, the ‘‘Grayling’? won late i ae GIES BROS.
the Time Prize in the 200-mile race on Lake Erie ple,compact,eas
last August—from Toledo to Detroit River, to Cleve- of adjustment, 516 Wayne
land and back to Toledo. Write for interesting story powerful elutch County. Bank
of this race. ; ee ee
Engine, with complete boat | an d p erfect Building
outfit, [vor Bake] Shaft, Pro- §$ 50 I lubrication. Detroit, Mich.
peller Wheel, Stuffing Box, e | :
Muffler, Batteries, Spark Coil, — | “The Gear for
h p Wire, Switch, etc., all ready Instant Action”
°F * toinstallin your boat . . |
& High Grade
fa | fi inevery feature |||
GRAY
2% to 40 MOTORS |
h. p. : aremadein |||
PoS? the largest |||
aa and most
up-to-date
plantinthe
world de- |
voted ex- |
clusively to
making
2-cycle
engines,

GUARANTEED bya
responsible concern
—ask Dun or Brad-
street.

with Complete Boat Out- |
ih * fit [NoT BaRE], Every-
ve compiete, ready to install |
: in your boat, except gasoline tank and |
piping. This engine is guaranteed to develop 3%
horse power —is as powerful as most 4h. p. motors, |

2

and is as carefully built,—has | —< - = mS
as thorough workmanship as $ 50 | :

one of the Grayling’s 40 h. p. ei | Whether you walk for health, pleasure or
EN IN ES socccccstccccoccostasccccaet seams Si fa business—on city’s streets, in the woods, or on

We built and equipped a fine new
factory in the winter of 1906-07; but
so enormous was the demand for Gray
Motors that we out-grew it, and have
just builtand moved into another new
and larger plant [5 stories]—3 times
as large, where we have installed the
finest and most modern machinery, |
the same machinery used in building E
high-grade automobiles. a

Write today for new 1908 ”
Catalog. a

GRAY MOTOR CO., 64 ‘<i> Detroit, Mich.

GRAYMOTORS

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golf links it is interesting to know exactly how
nuch ground you have covered. The

American Pedometer

(Carried in the Vest Pocket)
fa regulates to your stepand registers infallibly
ial ha the exact distance. It is but 144 inches in diam-
keg eter, handsomely nickled and so simple and
sturdy as to be almost indestructible.
Pd 10 MILE PEDOMETER $1.00
| : LOO 1.50
F At Sporting Goods dealers. If yours hasn’t
it we will send postpaid on receipt of price with
our guarantee. Write for free booklet D.

THE AMERICAN PEDOMETER CO., (=
go2 estes St., New Haven, Conn.

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A GOOD

Marine Engine

One Specially Suitable as Auxil-
iary for a Large Sail Boat or
Fishing Boat

IF SO, I have one I can highly recommend,
Particulars below:

Five Horse Power; Single Cylinder, four cycle; Size
of Bed Plate, 17 x 15 inches: Centre of Shaft to Bot-
tom of Bed 3% of an inch; Diameter of Fly Wheel,
18 inches; Height of engine above bed plate, 26 ins.;
Diameter of Propellor Wheel, 18 inches; Diameter of
Propellor Shaft, 1 inch; Weight of Engine about
600 lbs.

Engine includes Throttle, Vaporizer, Water
Circulating Pump, Case Hardened Wrenches, Eigh-
teen inch Reversible Propellor Wheel, Six feet of
Steel Shaft, Bronze Stern Bearing and Stuffing box,
Brass Shaft Tube, Reverse Lever and Collar, Spark
Coil Muffler. Could not be duplicated anywhere for
less than $250 to »300. For price, etc., apply at once

A. CONNOR

NICHOLLS BROS.,
Lake Street, - Toronto.

Lyman Receiver Sigitt

FOR

Stevens Repeating Gallery Rifle

No. 42 - : Price $2.00
With Cup Disc < - 2.25

SEND FOR CATALOGUE

The Lyman Gun Sight Corporation
MIDDLEFIELD, CONN, U. S. A.

DO YOU WANT A

Stevens’ Crack Shot Rifle?

If so send TEN yearly subscriptions to Rop anp GuN AND

Motor Sports IN CaAnNaDaA,

one of these popular rifles.

and we will send you

Those who have used them say

they are worthy of their name, “CRACK-SHOT.”

For further particulars address:

W. J. TAYLOR, Publisher

Woodstock,

Ontario.

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fe) ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

MR. SPORTSMAN

Weare offering you the only satisfactory Folding Boat.
Steady to shoot orcast from. Safe for wife or children.
Will outlast and outcarry steel or wood boats. Made of
best canvas and galvanized tempered steel frame. Is
boat or canoe Shape, not like punt or box. Folds to
carry by hand, checks as baggage. Safest and best boat
made. Every one warranted as represented.

Life Saving Folding Canvas Boat Co., Kalamazoo, Mich.

Kerosene and Gasoline Marine Engines
WE manufacture two types of engines, one de- A

sigued for gasoline only and one for both ji =
gasoline and kerosene. a |

Our kerosene generator valve is different from
any other type as it forces the charge directly into
the cylinder without drawing it into base of engine,
first heating it with hot air.

Our engines are correct in every detail, and their
successful performance makes good our claim of a
High Grade Engine at Reasonable Price.

WRITE FOR CATALOG. Tensizes. 1,2 and 3 cylinders

DUBRIE MOTOR CO.

430 Guoin St. ~ - Detroit, Mich.

M. E. Mayhew won the Grand
Canadian Handicap of 1907 with
his PARKER GUN. Harry Kirk-
over won second place in this
event. He was also shooting the PARKER GUN. This important
event was also won in 1904, 1905, and 1906 by the PARKER GUN.

A Word to the Wise is Sufficient.

SEND FOR CATALOG

N. Y. Salesrooms PARKER BROS.

32 Warren Street 40 Cherry St., Meriden, Coan.

will be sent FREE to anyone
A Waterproof Matchbox sending us One Subscription to
Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada, -Address,
W. J. TAYLOR, publisher, Woodstock, On

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ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. II

Majestic Has No Superior

Indispensable and unequalled for Automobiles, Motor Boats and
Household Uses.
MANUFACTURED IN CANADA BY

MAJESTIC POLISHES, Limited

575 Yonge Street, TORONTO, CANADA

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ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

The 1907 Edition of
Marble’s Free Catalogue

contains an article by Mr. Marble entitled

“HOW TO USE A COMPASS”

Compasses of all kinds have been used by Mr. Marble. Firstin his boyhood
days asatrapper and a hunter: later in his business as timber estimator and
surveyor. His 25 years experience ‘‘in the silent places’ previous to engaging
in the manufacturing business has enabled him to write an exceedingly simple
yet comprehensive explanation of the various uses of a compass. He also tells
the styles to buy for different uses and how to know a good compass froma poor
one.

The woods life of Mr. Marble made it possible for him to conceive and develop
the accessories shown here and 33 others.

Our catalog shows 90 “‘extra quality’’ Specialties for Sportsmen. Sold by deal-
ers or direct, postpaid. Money back if not satisfied.

Safety Pocket Axe No. 2—Nickle plated steel and hard rubber handle, $2.50.

Safety Hunting Knife—4% inch blade, $3.00 ; 5 inch heavy §4 oo.

Ideal Hunting Knife No. 42—5 inch blade, $2.75, 6 inch $3.00 ; with sheath.

Waterproof Matchbox—Size of 10 guage shell, soc.

Improved Front Sight—1-16, 3-32 or 1-8 inch beads, Ivory or Gold, $1.00.

Reversible Front Sight—Same size beads as Improved, $1,50.

Jointed Rifle Rod—Brass sections with steel joints. Cannot break, $1.00.

Rifle Cleaner—Brass guage washers on spirally bent spring steel wire, soc.

Flexible Rear Sight—Always in position unless locked down. The lower sleeve

locks the elevating sleeve and holds disc stem rigid, $3.00.
Standard Front Sight—P21ds same size and colors as Improved, $1.00.
Handy Compass—Fastensto coat. Always in sight, jewelled needle, $1.25.

Marble Safety Axe Co. 101-129 Delta Ave., Gladstone, Mich.

Are You Looking for a Launch ? If so, get one of ours. It will put you in the

ae : : : satisfied class. They are acknowledged the
most stylish in appearance, most beautiful in design and superior in every way. Our aim has been to build a good
dependable family launch that can be relied upon to give satisfactory service. We have succeeded. An investiga-
tion will prove all our claims. All of our launches are fitted with our famous gasoline motors, which, on account of
their absolute reliability,extreme simplicity and handsome finish,are in great demand from the Atlantic to thePacific

Write for catalogue. McKEOUGH & TROTTER, timiteD, CHATHAM, ONT.

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ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 13

illette:=.

afetyRazor

reze=

UY” Face Insurance.
You insure your life, house,
business holdings, etc., etc.

Why not your face?

The Policy of the “GILLETTE”

is to insure you against further

shaving troubles, dull unhoned

razors, cuts, time lost, money

BUY, ‘thie
Gillette
Triple Silver
Plated Holder
and 12 double
edged flexible
blades — packed in
velvet lined leather
case for $5.00. Sold
by all the leading
Jewelry, Drug, Cutlery,
Hardware, Sporting
Goods and Department
Stores.
If your dealer cannot supply
you with booklets, write us.

spent. ke
A GILLETTE Razor esta- £™
bitsiessa Lome ter m=

insurance policy for

VOUR itace:

GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR CO.
Canadian Factory, MONTREAL.

THE U-B LIVE FROG HARNESS Holds The Frog Without Hooking

And Keeps it ALIVE

PATENT A SENSATIONAL HIT

APPLIED FOR

Never before has there been

offered to the angling frater-

ONE THIRD ACTUA . .
VALSIZE nity an article of such value

CUT SHOWING FROG IN HARNESS

By DEALERS or direct, postpaid 50 Cents UNKEFER G BRADLEY, Mfrs., 91 Dearborn St.. CHICAGO

» PNEUMATIC COLLAP-
SIBLE CANVAS _DE-
COYS and ACME Folding
Canvas Decoys are in re-
ality the only Collapsible
decoys made LIFELIKE
and CONVENIENT., Cir-
culars of each kind mailed
on request.

Complete Outfit $42.50
Engine only $33. 4-cycle Reversible
This high power 4-cycle motor with batteries,
coil, shaft, propeller, tanks and muffler,
tested ready to install in skiff or launch. Weight
100 lbs Bore 33-4in. Stroke 4in. 13-4h. p
actual. lIalso build 2 and 3 cylinder and
stationary motors.

Walter E. Dunn, Ogdensburg, N. Y_

Canvas Decoy Co.,

_Union City, Tenn., U.S.A.

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LAKEor BAYS

HIGHLANDS OF ONTARIO.

lant T/eLAKE OF BAYS
"TRUNK KNOWN AS THE

“KILLARNEY of AMERICA”

OVER tooo FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL
PURE AND EXHILARATING ATMOSPHERE
MAGNIFICENT SCENERY and LOVELY WATER TRIPS
AN IDEAL TERRITORY for CAMPERS and CANOEISTS
MODERN STEAMBOATS Have Bren Priacep on Tuese Lakes
GOOD HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS ar ReasonaBLe Rares.

Write for handsome booklet which tells you all about it. Sent free on
application to J. D. McDonald, Union Station, Toronto, or to J. Quinlan,
Bonaventure Station, Montreal.

W. E. DAVIS G. Tf. BELL
Passenger Traffic Manager Gen. Pass. and Tkt. Agent
MONTREAL MONTREAL

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THE TULLER| {“ Wellington”
Photographic Specialties

Absolutely Fireproof
Cor. Adams Avenue and Park Street

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havea world wide reputation.

WHEN IN DETROIT | HE
é
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WELLINGTON

\

In the centre of the Theatre, Shopping and Busi- Bromide Papers Gaslight Papers

ness District. : Films
A la Carte Cafe. Grille Room.
Service Unexcelled. Ask your dealer or write
Every Room With Bath. European Plan.
Rates $1.50 per day and up WAR,.D & ECO.
2 1 T. JOHN STREET, MONTREAL.
M. A. SHAW , Manager = esas 3

IF YOU WANT A

Canoe, Skiff or Launch

AND WANT THE BEST

Write to the—

Petecboriudh Canoe Co.

PETERBOROUGH, ONT.

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16 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

Brass Launch
Fittings.

We manufacture a full line of Brass Launch Trimmings,

Steering Wheels of several designs, Chocks, Cleats, Bilge Pumps, Rails and
Stanchions, Flag Pole Sockets, Boat Hooks, Stern Bearings, Outboard Con-

nections, etc.

Special attention to large orders, and a stock carried for smaller orders.

WM. COULTER & SONS

155-157 GEORGE ST.,

TORONTO, ONT.

ROSS CANOES

ARE THE ACME OF PERFECTION.

YOU OUGHT TO HAVE ONE AND HAVE THE BEST.

There were more Ross Canoes used in New Ontario

in 1907 for prospecting than any other make.

Send for catalogue, it tells all about them.

The J. H. Ross Canoe Co.

ORILLIA, ONT.

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ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA 17

The Canadian West

IS THE BEST WEST.

Brain, Brawn and Capital can all be Utilized.

HE magnificent development of Western Canada since the opening
of the Twentieth Century has attracted the attention of the world,
and every year since 1900 has been an improvement upon its pre-

decessor, in so far as immigration and general progress are concerned.

The inauguration of the new provinces—Saskatchewan and Alberta—
in 1905, gave an immense impetus to the work of development there, and
a largely increased population is the result. But there is always room for
more in this land of great possibilities, and the Canadian Government still
offers 7

160 ACRES FREE

to every young man over 8 years of age who is able and willing to comply
with the homestead regulations.

The excellent crop of 1905, it is claimed, will put fully $60,000,000
in circulation in Western Canada, and it is freely stated that the great
expenditure in railway construction at present going on will raise that
amount to $100,000,000 during the current year—which will bring added
prospenity to the country that lies between Winnipeg and the foothills.

INFORMATION AND ADVICE
MAY BE FREELY OBTAINED FROM

W. D. SCOTT, SUPERINTENDENT OF IMMIGRATION
OTTAWA, CANADA

THE CANADIAN COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION
11 and 12 CHARING CROSS, LONDON, S.W., ENG.

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S &PR 6 h. p. 2-Cycle 98
° » MARINE ENGINE

The simplest, strongest and most durable
Marine Engine ever put on the market at this price.

Noiseleas—no cranking—easy to start—easy to
operate—nothing to get out of order.

Three port designs.
Jump spark ignition.

Float feed carburetor. Smooth running

Economizes fuel
Fewest moving
parts
Automatic water
icirculation
No “‘back firing”’
Will not “‘skip”’
o packing to
— blow out
7m Highest grade’ac-
ai cessories
Reverse clutch.or
solid propeller
Every engine
tested over and
above rated h. p.
Materials and
workmanship
guaranteed,

Write for our handsome catalog going into the de-
tails of its superior advantages over other engines
of its class.

Smith & Baldridge Machine Co.
75 Amsterdam St., Detroit, Mich, U.S.A.

Territory open to all responsible agents alive to
a quality proposition.

NOBEL’

BALLISTITE and EMPIRE

POWDER—Win High Honors

BALLISTITE won the Grand American Handi-
cap, while the high average for nearly all the events
wascaptured by Empire Shooters.

At the Dominion Trap Shooters Association
Tournament held in Toronto, August 7th, 8th and
gth, EMPIRE won first and third high average on
the third day.

At the Clinton Ont., Tournament, October 30th,

Empire tied for second high average in the live
bird events.

GIVE EMPIRE A TRIAL AND BE CONVINCED

If your dealer won't supply!you ‘write“us

HAMILTON POWDER CO.

4 HOSPITAL St. MONTREAL.

BRANCH OFFICES:

Toronto, Ont. Winnipeg, Man. Victoria, B. C.
Hamilton, Ont. Vancouver, B. C. Kenora, Ont.

23: H.P., $ 70.00
4 oP, 90500
6 H.P., 110.00

Complete Outfits.
Send for Catalogue

GUARANTEE MOTOR CO.

67 Bay N., Hamilton, Can.

-to-date Racing C :
Do You Want to Get 21h Mote Boat or a Cris

ing Canoe or a Family Row-boat? If you do we can supply you with the best

on the market at a reasonable price.

We designed and built the war canoes

used by the Ottawa, Brittania & Carleton Place Canoe Clubs, winners of the

Championship of Canada, '04, ‘06, ‘07.
THE CAPITAL BOAT WORKS

Write for catalogue.
Bank Street, Ottawa.

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ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 19

NO NEED TO WORRY if you send your family outina

CHESTNUT SPONSON CANOE

Is especially fitted with air chambers from bow to stern. Under the worst conditions
of weatherand water there is no danger of the canoe upsetting or sinking.

WILL NOT SINK
if filled with water. Three people sitting in the gunwale will not upset it. Canoe cannot
leak as it covered witha seamless sheet of specially woven canvas which is not affected by
the action of salt or fresh water, or heat or cold.

Write for illustrated catalogue and prices.

THE CHESTNUT CANOE CO., Limited

E YORK STREET,
Fredericton, N. B.

Royal Motors

ARE ROYAL

Unexampled in their simplicity
Unparalleled in their design.
Unsurpassed in their quality.
Unqualifiedly a superior motor.
2 Stroke—one or two cylinder—2 1-2 to 15 horse power

Write for catalogue

4 154 H i
Royal Equipment Co. Briagepore Gonn., USA,

Catalogues of
Launches and
Row Boats?

It willconvince
you that we build
the best and use
an engine that
will give you no
trouble.

Did you get one
of our 1908
JUTTEN’S Boat and Launch Works, Hamilton, Ontario

A Matchless Cigar Lighter

Will be sent FREE to anyone sending us One Subscription to Rod and

Gun and Motor Sports in Canada. Address,
W. J. TAYLOR, publisher, Woodstock, Ont.

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MANUFACTURERS
BY

£ a ROYAL APPOINTMENT

HARDY BROS.

THE GREAT PRACTICAL ENGLISH FISHING
ROD, REEL AND TACKLE MAKERS
produce the best in the world.

If you want the greatest
satisfaction you must have

A “HARDY” Cane Built Rod
A “HARDY” Perfect Reel and Tackle

s@ THE ENGLISH FIELD Says: ‘‘It is to Messrs
Hardy of Alnwick we owe our supremacy as rod
makers.

Hardy Bros. International Tourna-
ment, Crystal Palace, won 16 cham-
pionships.

Hardy Bros. have been awarded
forty-one Gold and other awards.

e@We publish the finest and most extensive
Catalogue which is sent free to any address.

HARDY BROS.

ALNWICK, ENGLAND

GLOVER’S
IMPERIAL

DOG REMEDIES.

The result of twenty-five years’ experience
in the treatment of

SICK DOGS.

FOR SALE BY DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS I8
SPORTING GOODS IN CANADA.

FREE BOOK ON
DOG DISEASHS AND HOW TO FHED
On application to
HW. CLAY GLOVER, V:S., 118 W. 3lst St., New York,
U.S.A.

Never-Lose Key Tag.

Unusually nevoel and practical. Only Key Tag which makes it easy
U . for the finder to return lost keys with-
out cost or inconvenience. Twe parts
hinged together. Name, address and
postage on inside. Finder sim

reverses aad drops in nearest

if box. Avoids necessity of offering re-
if ward fer return. German Silver
Maen temas nade, 26¢

C.E. LOCKE MFG. CO, 159.2750 KENSETT, lOWA.

DROP IN apy
OE nit BOx Ont
A POST OFFICE
~ POSTAGE & ADDRESS
INSIDE

Parn sept 245 90

A Business Education Free

“THE ART AND LITERATURE OF BUSINESS”
By Charles Austin Bates
Complete, in six volumes, will be sent FREE to
anyone sending

Thirty Subscriptions to
Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada.

These volumes enter fully into methods suitable for
all kinds of business and point out methods leading
to success. The books are bound in cloth, will
make a fine addition to any library and to the young
student will furnish an excellent business education.
Address W. J. TAYLOR,
Publisher Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada
Woodstock, Ont.

THE HILDEBRANDT BAITS

For Troutand Bass fishing.
No swivels required ; “they
spin so easy.’’ Madein seven
different size blades, 25
styles, in either Bucktail or
feather fly. For casting and
trolling. Send for circular,

Price for single, 25c; tandem, 35c.

JOHN J. HILDEBRANDT, Drawer 8, LOGANSPORT, IND., U.S.A.

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ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 21

Silk Fish Line.

Made on latest improved machinery. Absolutely
pure, strength guaranteed, the strongest and
lightest line made.

IN 4 COLORS— White with Black. Black with White.
Black with Olive. Black with Brown.

Size 0, 14 cents per yard Size 2, 24 cents per yard
Size }, 1? cents per yard Size 3, 3 cents per yard
Size 1, 2 cents per yard Size 4, 3? cents per yard
Patent Waxed Lines Enamelled Lines.
Guaranteed not to absorb water. Not a union line, but the best silk.
Superior Line for Casting. | ENAMELLED BY HAND.

Size 4, 3? cents per yard
Size 1, 4 cents per yard
Size 2, 44 cents per yard

Size 0, 24 cents per yard
Size 4, 23 cents per yard

Size 1, 3 cents per yard Size 3, 5 cents per yard
Size 2, 3} cents per yard Size 4, 5? cents per yard
Casting Line—Size 00, 1} cents per yard. Size 0, 14 cents per yard.

Put up on cards, 25, 50, 75 and 100 yards, continuous lengths.

St. Lawrence Sporting Goods Co., Ltd.

102 NGTRE DAME ST. WEST, MONTREAL

— —

“The Angler's Friend”

Patented Dec. 5th, 1905

If a wet line is placed on an ‘‘ANGLER’S
FRIEND” where the rays of the sun or the dew
cannot reach it, it will dry quickly and with no
damage whatever to its strength. By drying the
jine thoroughly the Angler will derive much pleas
ure, as Well as profit, and avoid the disagreeable
A Fish Line Preserver experience of getting sand and dirt into the gear-
and Drying Reel ing of his reel.

In Use.

An Angler using good lines cannot af-
ford to be without “THE FRIEND.”

»

Packed in a neat box 91-4, x 3 x 11-8 in.
a : Sent postpaid anywhere in Canada on receipt of
Folded [DAKECicls o Ba catia Gaon eer CO GOOG SU HR eee $2.50

If dealers or jobbers cannot supply send'direct to the manufacturer.

THE SKINNER CO.., Limited

GANANOQUE, ONT.

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22 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

TEMAGAMI

~ | UNEXCELLED | ©
FISHING
SHOOTING

Three beautiful Hotels and Steamboat
Service afford ideal accommodation.

CANOES, GUIDES AND CAMP Does the Picture Look Good to You?

OUTFITS SUPPLIED

Better send for a catalog and learn why
the OPEN BASE feature makes

MOORE MOTORS
The O’Connor Steamboat the bestin the world. Ask for prices, too.

and Hotel Co., Limited P ALMER-MOORE COMPANY

TEMAGAMI, ONT. | Joy Bldg., Syracuse N.Y., U.S.A.

Write for Booklet

The Largest
Manufacturers

in the World

in our Line

Our Goods stand the Test

: »
wer & TACKLE we” iu
OiTcH, ENCY he Patent

Unbreakable Silk Bound Rod “===

TRADE MARK

an

ae Pd nie Pan A Ln pee
CEAe Wag Seo ees

THE GREATEST NOVELTY IN FISHING RODS.

Silk bound, waterproof, Split Cane Rod in Trout and Bass. Strongest rod in the world. Every dealer and fisherman
should see this rod. Price is most reasonable and within the reach of all. Made only by us in our factory at Toronto

The Allcock, Laight G Westwood Go., Limited

78 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA 23

The “Kawartha” Special ees
The R. M. Beal Leather Co., Limited

LINDSAY, ONTARIO

The “NIFTY” LARRIGAN and
Sporting Boot Makers of Canada

the ceepreeea ~~ SONN Bull” Brand
The “Forest King.”

These goods are made —_
with SOLES & HEELS a4
or WHOLE SOLES

and guaranteed to be

superior to anything on
the market.

If your dealer does not keep
them in stock, write us direct.
Zend and get one of our illustrated booklets.

Complete Engines and Launches

Single Cylinder
Two Cycle Engines.

Two Cylinder
Two Cycle Engines.

Three Cylinder
Two Cycle Engines.
Four Cycle Engines.

Hamilton Motor Works, Ltd.
Hamilton, Ont.

e - is the title of a book by Thom:
Practical Dog Education C. Abbott saeoitiy sree

containing some new and thoroughly practical ideas on doo training, or rather dog
education. The methods recommended by Mr. Abbot represent the experience of the
best trainers throug out the country. ‘he man who masters the principles will be able
to train any dog. The book is handsomely bound in cloth and a copy will be sent, post

id ipt of {| i
Rio, $1008 slices = W. J. TAYLOR Seater oo Woodstock, Ont.

ports in Ganada

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24 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

Press Latch

at frontend of magazine and
draw tube forward. Draw
‘s _S— forward action bar to clear
j frame. Unscrew barrel.

That’s al] there is to taking down the

New Model 24 (artim Repeating Shotgun

12 Gauge
Take-down
6 Shots

7 3-4 Ibs.

of this new model.

twigs and sand.

i It has also the Zarda solid-top, side-ejecting construc-
tion, with the closed-in breech-bolt that keeps out rain, snow, dirt,

You can take it
doun anywhere in
10 seconds, even with
cold fingers.

’ The steel-lined, metal-capped fore-
arm, double extractors and
automatic recoil

hangfire safety THE SIGN OFA
device are other
special features

leaves,

Send postal for circular with large illustration and full description of
this gun, or three stamps postage for our complete 136-page catalog.

lhe lllarlin firearms Co

62 Willow St.,

in your Launch is
like gold in your
pocket,
Mighty
Satisfactory
Safe
Simple,
Durable
Reliable
Powerful
The
Strelinger
Always

4 Cyc. _-STRELINGER--1 to 4 Cyl. pa
Goes

“Good as Ever after 10 Years of Service”
Thats the way we build them. GOOD when you
buy them, GOOD ALWAYS. TROUBLE LEAVES
when the STRELINGER comes aboard. We carry
in stock engines from 13-2to50H.P, §25 to $2500.
zand 4 Cycle Marine and Staticnary. Send for
catalogue. Special bargain on a few sample motors.
Write now while the oppartunity lasts.

The Strelinger Marine Engine Co.
Dept. x 46 CONGRESS ST. E. DETROIT, MICH.

New Haven, Conn.

Sia-Rite
PLUGS

Trade Mark Reg. U.S. Pat. Offi®

WERE RIGHTLY
NAMED IN (902

Double Porcelains do not
break because inner heat-
ed PorcelainTube and out-
er PorcelainCap have their
own contraction and ex-
Single Porce-

No. 4 Separable

Double Porcelain

Price ne F.O.B.

N. Y . $1. 25 pansion.

lain Plugs are handicap-

ed because contraction and expansion is not uni-
orm and tube either breaks or leaks.

Sta-Rite Joints do not leak
Tension Springs prevent parts loosening
No Broken Bolt heads; they are turned
from Solid Bessemer Steel Rods
Sta-Rite air spaces and glazed insulating surfaces
permit perfect ignition in oil and soot.

Latest circulars and 25c six inch rule sent free on
request. Sta-Rite Mica Plugs $1.so each.

THE R.E. HARDY CO.
86 WATTS ST. - NEW YORK

John Forman, Montreal
Rice Lewis & Co., Toronto.
A. W. LePage, General Agent for British
Celumbia, Vancouver, B. C.

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ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 25

[HONEST INJUN|

scene ein SE Sa maa pl REET aaa ere

Our 1908 Models Are Winners

Very Simple, Most Durable, Always Reliable.

We can furnish full set of castings of all our engines, complete and
ready to be machined with full blue print working drawings, showing
complete construction. Send for prices stating size requir ed.

Our finished engines have no equal for workmanship, and the
‘*Honest Injun” needs no further comment.

2H. P. piston 3x3} single cylinder $ 60.00, with accessories, $100.00

3 SE {x44 uf 75.00 ce * 125.00
by -Rt oe 5x5 ss ot 100.00 “6 & 160.00
if os se {x43} double ae 150.00 : cs 210.00
tie es 5x5 te és 220.00 se es 280.00
isp EG “ 5x5 three vt 300.00 “¢ me 375.00
Bike aK 5xo four ie L00.00 ou SE 175.00

Special inducements for orders received this month.

Miller Gasoline Engine Co., 4 Gould St.

TORONTO, ONTARIO.

X.

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26 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

“Bulcan Spatker”

MADE IN CANADA, Established 1898

66 ” SPARKING. BATTERIES
PMulcan | YACHT LIGHTING and
SPARKING SYSTEMS
Are standard equipment on all high
grade Automobiles and Motor Boats

Over 300 Outfits in use in Canada.

GUARANTEED FOR TWO YEARS
The CROFTAN STORAGE BATTERY CO. tonénro, Ganapa

Montreal and East, John Forman. Winnipeg, Cooper Engine Oo.
Vancouver, Vancouver Shipyard, Ltd.

No. 305 Six Volt 70 Ampere

The New Coaxer Trout Fly
actually seems to be alive, It rides
the swiftest current. It never mats,
but keeps its shape and color. It
don’t wear out. One man caught
128 trout on one after his other
flies failed. 25c each, 6 assorted
$1.85. Bass size 30c. Postage 2c.

W. J. Jamison, 1388 Lexington St., Chicago |

THE NEW TROUT BAIT

THAT | eee
: “THE ANGLERS FRIEND”
Motor Boat Perfection | A Pocket Take Down Landing Net

AT POPULAR PRICES
has taken hold of the Canadian Boat
Buyers is well demonstrated by the re-
cent orders received.
Orders for Spring delivery should be
mailed immediately ; otherwise we will
not guarantee delivery.

DO IT NOW

and secure the highest grade boat built,
excelling in speed, seaworthiness and fine
finish.

N. R. THOMPSON

BRANTFORD, ONT.
| Anet adjusting to any size, equal to any emergency, ligh
My SPECIALTY: Made to order Launches. in weight yet practically indistructable. Price ay ee
Designs submitted for approval. _ refunded if not satisfactory. For territory rights write us.

' Smith Bros.. 1011 Dorchester Ave., Boston, Mass
(De CO -
< ¢ ILO
Please send

GASOLINE. MOTORS Accent ee
RELIABLE - REVERSIBLE -TWO CYCLE our book enttt-

LIGHT, SIMPLE AND EASY To OPERATE. onLy THREE, €@ /gnzizon,
MOVING PARTS. MAIN BEARINGS BABBITTED.MATERIAL Vaporisation
AND WORKMANSHIP OF THE HIGHEST GRADE AND GUARANTEED a

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and Operat-

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UNITED MANUFACTURING CQ) °°" °°"
DETROIT, MICH. .
171-175 WEST WOODBRIDGE ST.

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28 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

Automatic

Acetylene Marine Generators

A revolutionizing invention in Acetylene Generation by

A.B.C.

utilizing marine surroundings.

Every Boat Owner Interested
GAS

for deck lights, illumination be-
low decks, cooking and heating.

GENERATOR

is compact, simple, economical.
Automatically takes water from
and discharges residue outside
boat. By installing on anchored
float will supply houses,hotels,etc.

Sizes—7 in. diam. x 29 in. height
and upwards.

Send for full particulars, des-
criptive circulars, etc.

20th Gentury Mfg. Co.

Re 2 ,
| No. 1, 20th Century ‘‘Baby Grand’? Combination Head, Port and | 19 Warren St., NEW YORK.

Starboard Light, authorized by marine laws on boats up to 10 tons

(in 1 and 2 lb. cans only)

The ideal of Campers, Hunters
and Fishermen, because it pos-
sesses all the essentials necessary for

a perfect cup of Coffee.

Chase & Sanbora
MONTREAL.

Sullivan Hook & Reel Guard

Keeps the Reel on the Rod and
Holds the Hook.

Atcaches to any size rod, either
| above cr below the reel band.

Absolutely prevents the reel
from shipping. Holds any sort
of hook, single, or one
of a series, and does not
injure the fly or other
artificial lure. Simple,
and always sure and
safe. After a first use
it will be found indis-
pensable. Nickel plated
and polished.

Price 35c.

’ Sold by all

| dealers, or

CHARLES L. SULLIVAN,
617 Railway Exchange Bldg., CHICAGO, ILL.

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ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 29

‘SOVEREIGN’

THE SPORTSMAN’S AND
*PROSPECTOR'S FAVORITE

Made from genuine Chrome Tanned German
Calf Skins and Waterproofed.

Every pair guaranteed genuine Oak Tanned
Soles, Waterproofed.

Full Bellows Tongue to top.

The most Waterproof Boot made and will not
harden when not in use.

Made in Tan or Black, specially to your order.

1-2 Pint Can Waterproof Dressing with every

pair.
9 INCHES HIGH - - § 8.00
12 ss is - - §$ 9.00
15 a *§ - - $10.00

Express fully paid anywhere in the Dominion.
None genuine unless stamped ‘‘Sovereign.”
. Kindly remit cash with order.

Sovereign Shoe Co., Ltd. of Toronto, Ont.

102 ATLANTIC AVE.

Auto Time Saver Repair Kits

No Worry No Expense No Loss of Time

HE AUTO TIME SAVER REPAIR KIT en-

ables you to repair a puncture in a Tire in

5 minutes by the watch, efficiently and perman-

ently. You don’t have to remove the tire, just

pull out a foot of the inner tube, insert the plug,
squeeze it together and there you are,

Price $5.00 each - Extra Plugs $3.00 per doz.
One Dozen Plugs with each Kit

Express or Post Office Money Order or Registered Letter

THE GUNN JEWELRY CO.

CANADIAN SELLING AGENTS - Box 812, Dept. R
, WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO.

| Reference: W. J. Taylor, Publisher Rod & Gun & Motor Sports in Canada,
and H. P. McMahon, Manager Traders Bank.

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ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.

30

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£

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ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

Canadian Pacific

Railway.

For MASKINONGE,
MUSCALONGE or

LUNGE

go anywhere in the FRENCH

RIVER, which our new line from

Toronto to Sudbury crosses.

For Spring Trout Fishing

go North of Montreal, to the points we know, or to the
rivers falling into Lake Superior, between Sault St.
Marie and Port Arthur.

For full particulars write

L. O. Armstrong,

Tourist Agent,

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Fishing Experiences in New Brunswick. C.S. Macdonald... 1046
Dogs in Deer Hunting : A Suggestion. M. Dainard...... 1049
Sailing on the Lake of Bays : How Sam Johnson Sailed Into

Health in a Canadian Catboat. Herbert Shearer..... 1050
How One Settler Helps the Deer... J: H. Bottrell....... ae eos
Guides and Their Patrons : From a Guide’s Point of View.

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A June Day on Lake Joseph, Ont.

BY THE REV. ANDREW MURDOCH, M. A., LL. D.

T requires more than ordinary cour-
age in these days to set out to tell

a fish story. It has been said that
the only really reliable fish story thatwas
ever told was when the Disciples con-
fessed, ‘‘Master, we have toiled all night
and have taken nothing!” Well, after
all, the success of the true fisherman is
not always to be measured by the con-
tents of his creel, ___
as he runs _ his |
canoe ashore in
the purple twi-
light. “What
have youcaught?”’
said a friendtoa
celebratedFrench
dramatist, as he
met him coming
from the river,
where he had
spent the day.
“Caught!” sai d
he, - ‘‘I thia‘ve =
caught a drama | ==
in three acts,
with a denowment |e
that will be the |=
talk of all Paris!”

So we shall not
worry even if we
cannot tempt a fish from the depths of
Lake Joseph; we shall have a_ pleasant
run among beautiful islands, and behold
Nature at her best this June day.

The steam guage on the Midget points
to ninety pounds and the safety valve is

THE MIDGET.

beginning to sing; so let us be off. The
little launch will seat comfortably only
about a dozen; but it is one of the pleas-
ures of the imagination that all the
readers of ‘‘Rod and Gun” can accom-
pany us as we run out from the landing.
The crew consists of four: the Captain-
Engineer-Stoker; the First Mate; a
Young Lady Pilot at the wheel, who,
before the sum-
mer ended,knew
every buoy and
rockand channel
in the lake, and
who steered the
Midget home in
safety throu gh
two bad storms,
| and some very
dark nights; and
a Young Man,
hi the most invet-
erate fishermanl

=| know of, and
who for two sea-
sons holds the
record for the

= biggest pickerel

caught.
We run out
from under the

shadows of the hemlocks, passing a point
where the rocks rise abruptly from the
water’s edge, the pines towering high
above. Just at the point among some
loose stones you see the blackened em
bers of a fire. This had been built a

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night to attract the fishes, probably
pickerel, while the fisherman sat on the
shore with his rod and line.

It is strange that fire has such a fas-
cination for most living creatures. A
deer will invariably approach a lantern
placed on a stump in some old clearing
if he once catches sight of it. Birds of
passage dash themselves against the
beacon lights along theseashore. Fishes,
too, will approach these fires built on’ the
shore, and many are caught that way.

As we pass the point the course is laid
south, down what is called the Long
Channel, be-
tween the main]! |
land and Clark-}|
son’s Island.)
To the right is
a beautif u l)ibee x =
shoal of white [aes 2"
sand, and here}
in the Autumn
the herring
come to spawn.
When the shoal
is passed we|liie
can run in close |}
to the shore. i
The woods
have still all the
freshness of
early summer,
and the choke-
cherry treesand
wild grapevines
are in bloom,and fill the air with their
fragrance. Half a mile and we run out
into a wide expanse. The shore line re-
cedes to the West forming Foote’s Bay.
A mile and a half away you can see the
wharf at Gostick’s, and half a_ mile in-
land is the Medora church, and also the
new station of the C. N.O. Railway.
But we are not going there this time;
though that is where the boats and
launches converge to on Sunday morn-
ings. We keep on to the south to
Staney Brae where we get our mail, and
then run to Hamil’s, passing many pretty
points and islands.

Backing out from Hamil’s Point dock
we turn again north, laying our course
so as to cross this wide stretch of open
water. Wemust run well out before
letting down the line. We run at half

A LIKELY SPOT.
Courtesy Canadian Northern Ontario Railway.

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speed while getting the tackle ready.
And while doing so let me describe it,
and thereby answer innumerable ques-
tions put to us during the summer, as to
how we managed to catch salmon trout
when others could not. (One young
chap at my elbow irreverently remarks,
“Tt’s all in the way you hoid your
mouth!’’)

To begin with the rod is a first-class
bamboo, bought on Holborn Viaduct in
what was the only apology for a Depart-
mental store I saw in London. But the
rod is all right, and has stood the strain
of big fish
where more ex-
pensive rods
failed. Then
there is the
Line. This is
three hundred
feet long, and
made of the
finest annealed
wire,

ir. This
is wound on a
Bis pecial reel
made of nickle,
and supplied
with a_ brake
that will check
the running out
instantly when
So des ireid:
The bait is a chub or shiner about four
inches long attached to an Archer spin-
ner. (A young herring would be the
real thing, but it cannot be obtained. )
Now we are in deep water. The bait is
dropped over the stern and the brake
released. The rapid motion of the
launch through the water causes the line
to run out swiftly. (Be careful not to
let the line kink.) A small bit of red
ribbon indicates when two hundred feet
have run out. Then the brake is ap-
plied. At once the engine is checked
down until the wheel is barely revolving.
This allows the line to sink toward the
bottom until it forms with the surface of
the water an angle of forty-five degrees.
This brings the bait downto a depth of
one hundred and twenty-five feet, which,
experience teaches us, is about right for

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this part of the lake. Then we wait.
Was there ever a more perfect day?
‘‘Sweet.bridal of the Earth and Sky!”
A gentle breeze is blowing from the
southwest, and the waves are imparting
a soothing motion to the launch. Sev-
eral white-sailed yachts are flitting about
and the gay laughter of their happy oc-
cupants comes floating across the waves.
Here comes a large steam launch carry-
ing a crowd of young people towards the
head of the lake, and they goby waving
flags and handkerchiefs, while the whis-
tles exchange the customary salutations.
And then a strange stillness seems to
settle down upon the scene. The intox-

icating, pertume-laden breeze, the gen-
of the launch,

tle rise and fall
rhythmic pulsa-

tions of the en-ff
g ine—well, I]!
think we were]|
all pretty much]|
asleep when a||
shout from thel}
aft deck, where
the young man, |!
sitting tailor
fashion was
holding the
rod, broug ht
us all to atten-
Couns): and:
I’ve got him!
Get hold quick,
he’s a buster!”’
Aun de sSuine
enough the
good English rod is bending in a grace-
ful curve and jerking and dancing in fine
style. The engineer isin such a hurry
to come to the rescue that he forgets to
shut off the steam; but the First Mate
does this, and the Pilot ports the helm,
thus bringing the Midget round sideways
to the direction in which the fish is com-

the

ing in. No dangernow of the line get-
ting foul of the propeller. ‘‘Don’t you
lose him!” ‘Don’t you lose him!”

“My he’ll break that rod sure!’ But
the rod holds though the point dips
sometimes below the surface. But two
hundred feet isa good way down, and it
takes some careful handling before the
trout is seen coming up through the
clear water.

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JUST BEYOND THESE ISLANDS WE GOT THEM.
Courtesy C. N. O. Railway.

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Notice how he comes in on his back.
That is because the center of gravity has
been upset by his sudden transit from
the great pressure of two hundred feet
up to vhe surface. Every fish is supplied
with an air bladder along its back bone.
The fish has the power of increasing or
diminishing the supply of air in this
receptacle at will, to correspond with
the varying depths at which it wishes to
move. But the present trip to the sur-
face is too rapid for the fish to conform.
to its changed environment; the air in
the chamber expands; the center of
gravity is upset; and the fish comes to
the surtace with its white belly upwards.
A skllfuli sweep of the landing net by
the young man, and the fine fish is safe

in the boat.
]} And a beauty
Ihe is as he
|| lies in the box
among the
fresh green
cedar boughs,
just twent y-
four inches by
thre t apie
measure.

““Isn’t it my
turn no w?”
remarks the
First Mate,
and it is car-
ried unani-
mously that it
is: So the
Midget is put
on her course again, and the line run out
to the red ribbon. Then the engine is
again sloweddown. This time there is
no day dreaming. Every eye is fixed on
the rod, for evidently the fish are on the
teed. On the aft deck the young man
is doing considerable crowing.

‘‘No use Mother, you won’t beat mine.
Just look at him! Twenty-four inches!
And then look at the thickness of him!”

‘‘Never mind, you just wait till I get
my fellow in!” And we did not have
long to wait. Wehad gone about two
hundred yards when the bait is again
taken with a rush, and the rod begins to
dance. ‘‘I’ve got him! I’ve got him!
Here, quick, take the rod or he will jerk
it away from me!’’ Again the steam is

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shut off and the boat turned.
“I’m going to weigh him!
I know by the way he
pulled he is a six pounder!”

‘‘How are you going to
weigh him without scales,
I'd like to know?”

‘*O, that’s easy! Doesn’t
every fish bring his scales
aboard with him?”

‘“‘There, look out,” as
the fish makes a _ plunge
taking the tip of the rod
under water. ‘‘Don’t you
dare tolose him! He is a
big fellow.”

“IT don’t catch anything
but big fellows!’ Didn’t I

catcha big fellow when | Courtesy C.
caught you, I’d_ like to
know?”

“Tl don’t believe I was as hard to land
as this fellow,’ as the fish comes in
sight and makes a dash under the
launch! And then another swoop of the
net, and amid banter and cheers and
laughter and boundless enthusiasm, the
fish joins the other among the cedar
branches. And sure enough he casts the
other in the shade,—twenty-six inches!

Amid the excitement the Pilot forsakes
the wheel and comes aft to admire the
salmon trout. ‘‘Say, isn’t this fun!”
“‘O, no fish in Lake Joseph, eh?*” And
then I heard some one say something
like this:

‘‘Kings may be great, but Tam was

glorious,

O’er a’ the ills o’ life victorious!”

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STANEY BRAE.
N, O. Railway.

And surely it was a self-satisfied and
happy little company out there on Lake
Joseph that June day. From father and
mother the years seemed to roll back and
they are young again, entering into the
joy and enthusiasm of their children.
The burdens of life had lifted:

‘‘And the cares that infest the day,

Folded their tents like the Arabs
And silently stole away.”

‘‘Shall we catch another?” ‘‘No, not
to-day.” ‘‘Enough is as good as a
feast.”

So ‘‘full steam ahead” is the word,
and the spray is soon flying from the
bows of the trim little craft as she cuts
her way through the waves kicked up
by the freshening breeze, and we are
soon back at the cottage well pleased
with our afterneon’s ‘run.

*Before I had the pleasure of visiting Muskoka I was assured by friends that there was really no fishing of

any account in Lake Joseph.And for nine out of ten who anuually visit that charming locality this is true.

But

if one is willing to spend a little time in studying the nature and habits of the fishes of this region he can find sat-

isfactory fishing there. It
well supplied from day to day.

is true it is not enough to satisfy the

“game hog;’’ butenough to keep the table

Storm Caught.

BY S. A.

Six feet of manhood ’gainst a tempest’s
might—

What hope—what hope I say!

Two sinewed limbs in snow-bound weary
plight

All day, all shrieking day;

WHITE.

Grim Hope at war with dark and dread
Despair

In sinking pathless trend,

One brave true heart against the hosts
of air

And then—the end!

“(THE WHITE CANVAS LENDS A PRETTY
Courtesy of V. H. Walter

CONTRAST TO THE BACKGROUND OF CREEN.”

The Moredolpthons.

BY ROBBIN B.

| men and women from the city of
—— Pittsburg, formerly Alleghany,
lately consolidated by legislation, who
spend their summer vacations on a beauti-
ful clearing in the Highlands of Ontario.
Pittsburg is far-famed for its great steel
industries, but these same industries
make a continual envelope of smoke, or-
dinances and smoke consumers to the
contrary notwithstanding. Then, too, in
the city of Pittsburg every male citizen
over two years of age smokes a combina-
tion of cabbage and bad tobacco called
stogies. These two sources of smoke
are so prolific that by the time the sum-
mer rolls around, Pittsburghers in gen-
eral and the Moredolphtons in particular,
long for the breath of pure air, a tasteof
atmosphere that has never known ore-
dust or stogie-smoke.
Many flock to Atlantic City and other
seaside resorts, others turn to the moun-
tains, but the Moredolphtons impatiently

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await the day that will take them to that
picturesque country surrounding Glouces-
ter Poolin the Severn River.

There they have a large cabin with
accomodations for sixty and a log hut
which serves as a_ store-house and ice
depository. Ifthe crowd is too large for
these quarters, tents are added and the
white canvas lends a pretty contrast to
the back ground of green. The big cabin
is divided into three apartments, a large
one for the men and two smaller ones for
the ladies. The bunks consist of tightly
stretched canvas, built in pairs, with an
upper and lower section. Over the canvas
is laid a bag of new mown hay to serve
as mattresses and under enough blankets
to keep out the cold night air, the More-
dolphtons enjoy the ‘‘sleep of the just,”
disturbed only by the coming and going
of those who linger late on the moon-lit
lake and those who think that big fish
never bite after half past four in the
morning.

The meals are served on a long piazza
on the lake side of the cabin, and whether
the chef does better than the amateurs
at home, or over jealous ‘appetites make
no distinctions, no one seems to shrink
from the duty of gorging himself three
times a day.

The camping period is divided into
spaces of two weeks’ duration and the
majority stay only for that time but the
dved-in-the-wool campers find four weeks
all too short and are
planning to stay six
weeks in 1908.

The time seems
to fly, whether the
campers engage in
active recreation or
merely seek repose
in the vicinity of
camp. The men
naturally devote the
greater part of their
time to fishing and
manage to supply
enough of the finny
tribe to furnish the
meat course for one
Or two meals each
day. Some of the
women have become
expert anglers and,
at present, one of
them holds the re-
cord for the biggest
fish — a handsome
muscalonge caught
down at Waubaus-
hene.

Rowing,canoeing,
swimming, quoits,
baseball, and other
sports receive due
attention from their
respective devotees, while the feminine
element imitate the arts of their dusky

Sisters in remarkable creations from
birch-bark.

THERE IS A

In the evening many of the games ot
childhood are recalled into service and
each season a special feature is under-
taken to which the neighbors, both nat-
ive and other campers, are invited; mock
trials, minstrel shows and acquatic con-
tests being the more popular.

Each night brings a big camp-fire and

PANORAMA OF BEAUTY.
Courtesy of V. H. Walter.

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seldom does it burn out before improvis-
ed choruses have rendered ‘‘Old Black
Joe,” ‘‘Way down upon the Swanee
River” and ‘‘The Girl I Left Behind.”

Religious services and sacred concerts
are the features of the Sundays in camp
and are enjoyed by those of various creeds
and divers denominations.

But what lends zest to all of the fes-
tives is the invigorating climate and
scenery. The air is cool and
crisp ; it exhilarates
and satisfies. The
scenery beggars de-
scription. The camp
is on a neck of the
mainland but is in
full view of dozens
of islands and of the
sparkling water of
various lakes and
pools.

The Big Chutes
and Little Chutes of
the Severn River are
within rifle shot,
while Honey Har-
bor, Ragged Rap-
ids, Buckskin Lake,
Twin Falls, The
Narrows and a host
of other beautiful
scenic gems are to
be reached’) in 4a
day’s canoe trip.

To minds weary
with the cares of
business, there is a
repose; to eyes
strained over books
and accustomed to
a vista of smoke,
there is a panorama
of beauty; to hearts
sick of routine, there is the rare excite-
ment of the gamey bass, while to the
tired toilers there is perfect rest. What
more could one ask for a perfect outing?

The Moredolphtons have under way
many improvements for their future out-
ings and are apparently going to become
a fixture on Gloucester Pool. If King
Edward finds the same enthusiasm for
Canada andthings Canadian among the
natives that exists among the Moredolph-
tons, the crown should rest lightly on
his Royal Head.

glorious

The Moredolphton’s camp is located at Gloucester Pool on the Severn River and is reached by the Grand

Trunk Railway System via Waubanshene Ontario.

““SUPPLY ENOUGH OF THE FINNY TRISE TO FURNISH THE MEAT COURSE FOR ONE OR
TWO MEALS EACH DAY.”’
Courtesy of V. H. Walter.

‘‘THE SCENERY BEGGARS DESCRIPTION.”

Courtesy of V. H. Walter.

STARTING OUT.

The C. P. R. Wolf Hunt of 1908.

(Pariees)

BY L. O. ARMSTRONG.

BH see that my old and _ respected
friend, Mr. Tinsley, Chief Game
Warden for the Ontario Govern-
ment, says that wolves are not causing
our deer to decrease. I take issue with
him, and will, | suppose, thereby start a
controversy; but it will be a good na-
tured controversy and one that ought to
do good. I maintain that deer are de-
creasing, owing tothe ravages of wolves,
to a very considerable extent. This
cause of decrease is somewhat offset by
the better observance of the game laws.
The increase of the deer in certain parts
is balanced by a decrease in others, the
occasional local increase or decrease
being due to the fact that deer migrate
and are driven about by wolves, who
follow them into their new quarters.

Mr. Tinsley says that deer are now to
be found where they were not seen a few
years ago. lIadmit this, but I also
make the assertion that wolves are to be
found in these same parts where they
were not found a few years ago.

I also maintain that the destruction of
the deer from all causes is infinitely
greater than the destruction of wolves.
Just as in fishing all the game fish are

caught and pike and suckers are left
alone, so in the matter of wild animals
there is no systematic wolf hunting,
poisoning or trapping. It does not pay
professional trappers to hunt wolves.
[f it does not pay on the prairies much
less does it pay in the woods, where they
are much more difficult to kill. That it
does not pay on the prairies is proved
by the fact that the ranchers of Alberta
have themselves been obliged to offer a
bounty of $50 per head, owing to the
terrible destruction that the wolves are
causing to their stock. Another proof
that wolves are increasing is that the
British Columbia Government have just
doubled the bounty on wolves.

I maintain, first, that the bounty
should be increased until wolves decrease,
and, secondly, that professional wolf
hunters should be paid a salary, which
salary should cease when they failed to
destroy a_ sufficient number of wolves.
These are some of the arguments which
I would like Mr. Tinsley and his friends
to refute, for the general good of the
country.

I think that the wolf hunts that have
been started have drawn public attention

DIFFICULT TRACKING IN THE HEAVY TIMBER.

to the wolf in a very wholesome way,
wholesome, that is to everyone but the
wolf. I think that a larger number of
people have been doing a little wolf
hunting than heretofore, with good re-
sults, as shown by the amount in boun-

THE LAST SNARL.

ties paid by the Government. I believe,
however, that the Government is a little
too zealous in getting revenue from the
sportsmen and a little too careful about
paying out a sufficient amount of that
revenue to protect the game from poach-
ers, biped and
Grice dru pied:
When I say this
I am not giving
any unfriendla
criticism to

Government

which, on the
whole, is doing
well. If I point

out its faults it
is in a friendly
way. And here
I would digress
and again re-
mind the Gov-
ernment thatone
fault which stays
alive in my
memory is that
of allowing the
lum berman to
feed his men up-
on deer and fish,
both killed out
of season, when
a stricter sur-

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veillance might have stopped it to a large
extent. Its predecessors did the same,
but that isno excuse. While criticizing
the Government I would digress still
further and ask them to penalize the
lumbermen who compel their men to eat
their meals with-
out one word of
conversation tak-
ing place. © I have
known a full din-
ner to be eaten in
five minutes. By
allowing these
rules to obtain in
lumber camps
they are helping
to destroy the di-
gestion of the
backbone of the
country, viz., the
backwoods farmer
and lumberman.

The lynx hunt
was a most excit-
ing affair during
our wolf hunt of
1908. The fresh
trail of the lynx
was followed for
several miles be-
fore his trackers

came up to him. The lynx is always a
poor climber of precipices, though a
great tree climber, and when a steep
mountain range was met he doubled
back into the valley or followed it.
Hope and his guide, who were leading

THE ARRIVAL

FOLLOWING

in the hunt, knew of this peculiarity of
the animal and made several cuts, short-
ening the road followed by the lynx.
Twice the lynx climbed a tree, either for
security or with the hope of being able
to pounce upon his followers. He evi-

TO CAMP.

THE RETURN

A TRAIL.

dently was not satisfied with his location,
however, and descended again each time.
When at last overtaken he was blown
and standing at bay. The guide, who
was leading, came upon him suddenly
and the animal sprang at his head. The
guide very quickly and
cleverly pulled out his
knife, which all the
wolf hunters carry ina
sheath, and cut the
lynx on the side of the
head. The? lynx did
not like his reception,
and, swerving aside,
sprang at Hope, who
had stood to one side
and was_ holding his
25x36 rifle ready to use
and with unerring aim
(Hope was the best shot
in his regiment of
Mounted Infantry spe-
cially raised for the war
in South Africa) gave
the animal that deadly
little bullet tairly be-
tween his two fiercely-
glaring green eyes. The
lynx fell in a _ heap.
Hope gave him another
as a precaution, for he
knew well the power of

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the lynx’ paws
in letting day-
light into the
hollow parts
of aman.

How dearly
we wished
thatthe wolves
would try
so mething of
tihvet siaumire
game, but
they were too
well fed and
chose stormy
nights to sur-
prise the deer.
Wiese uhkevasrd
them after the
deer when
they were kill-
ing them, but
we never
could see one and we did not shoot a
wolf. The chance, however, is well
worth going to try for. They killed sev-
eral deer within three miles of us—four
in all I believe.

We had only fairly started our hunt
when we realized that time wasup and
we must leave again for the front. We
were reluctant to go, because we felt
that we were only just getting into the
game.

We added to the Wolf Hunters’ Club
the names of J. K. Hackett, Ed. Huffer,

OUR CAMP.

THE WOLF’S WORK.

F. Scully, Byron* Broeks,” and) jj A-
Hope, fine, good fellows, good shots and
keen sportsmen. We commissioned our
guides to come backand look over the line
of traps and baits we had out, and finally
wound up our ten days’ hunt with a hard
tramp of twelve miles to Jones’ stopping
place. This was a hard tramp because
we had a thirty mile head wind to tramp
gainst.

Before closing my simple narrative I
would say that here is one feeling ever
present with us up there, and that isa
desire to come back in summer to those
wonderful island-dotted arms of Great
Kippewa Lake, each ten, fifteen, twenty
and more miles long and running in
every direction and any one of which
will take us into the best of all regions,
namely, the one where we have never
been.

Wehaveheardhere from forest rangers
of the UpperCoulonge river, with its mil-
lions of speckled trout, but we have
never been there. We wantto govery
much. We also want to follow those
waters to their junction with the head
waters of the St. Maurice River, which
would bring us down to Three Rivers,
or to the head waters of the Saguenay
and down to the mouth of the Saguenay
River itself. We would like to do all
this but life is short, and our occupa-~
tions many. Some fortunate beings

PART OF

however, have the time, money and
physique, with the taste added, for such
a trip, than which we know of nothing
better in the way of recreation.

Here on Mackenzie Island, where we
are camped, is a string of four or five
small lakes—lakes within a lake+—and
within easy reach are basslakes. These
could easily be stocked with trout and
preserved. The speckled trout fishing
isnow a little farther away, but it is
here in close enough vicinity.

This is the country for fall hunting.
The summer trippers can take in this
island on the way, but only a few miles
away is a better summer region, owing
to the absence of trout and bass around
this island at present.

How marvellous are the waterways of
this Northern country. We have been
coming here for many years, and yet we
havenot seen the hundredth partof it, not
the thousandth part of it we might say
without exaggeration.
North for ten months of every year!
The only.months we could cut out are
he freezing up month in the fall and the
thawing out month in the spring.

Long live the

OUR BAG.

Without a frost-bite at any time we
concluded the Hunt, and finally reached
the end of that twelve mile tramp at the
stopping place, with its suspicion of civ-
ilization. Here we met sleighs in which
we drove back to Kippewa and the rail-

road. On the return we had a good
lumberman’s’ dinner at Lumsden’s
Mills. Mr. Lumsden drove us behind

some very fine horse flesh to the Belle-
vue Hotel at Temiskaming, which is a
well built summer resort that a_ big fur-
nace keeps warm all the year round.
All our connections we made _ success-
fully. Our invalids of the Wolf Hunters’
Club will be known at the Mattawa Hotel
as the men who ate four beefsteaks each
at their fourth meal that day. Next day
their performance at the Windsor Hotel
in Montreal was quite as remarkable.
Three of our party go home with a pelt
apiece. Not wonderful, you say; per-
haps not, but try next year yourself to
shoot a wolf ina heavily timbered coun-
try; if you succeed (otherwise than by
pure accident) you will find that you
have a story that every true sportsman
will be glad to hear.

Fishing in Alberta.

BY GRASSHOPPER.

Pa QAVING always been an enthusiastic
follower of Isaac Walton, and a

== wielder of the green heart, I now
pluck up courage to write a few of my
experiences since being in Alberta. I
have been fairly fortunate in both pike
and trout fishing. My best day of pike
fishing was thirteen fish from the Bow
River, the two largest being ten and
twelve pounds respectively, the average
about seven pounds. Some of my trips
have been successful, and some other-
wise, but the onesI look back upon
with the greatest pleasure were in Octo-
ber 1907.

I have noticed that during the fall the
fish congregate in the holes of the small-
est rivers, before migrating into the
larger ones, and after carefully watching
for several weeks, the fish began to
bunch up—now was my opportunity.

I kept the secret to myself for a day or
two, to make sure that I was on the
right track, then after carefully overhaul-
ing rod. hooks and lines, I went to bed,
but not to sleep, for I was catching fish
all night. So I got up about foura. m.,
had breakfast, hitched up and started,
arriving at the pool about six o’clack. I
looked carefully through the bushes into
the pool, and there they they were, wait-
ing for their breakfast. I went back a
few yards to fix up the tackle, then went
back very quietly for the first cast. The
bait had scarcely touched the water when
there was a great commotion, they all
wanted the one grasshopper, but a two
pounder got it—and I gothim. He was
a beauty. The others had to wait with
patience while I got their breakfast
ready, which was not long, as I was as
anxious to feed them as they were to
feea. I soon had a few more averaging
one and a half pounds each. Then with
the usual fisherman’s luck I hooked a
beauty, but after playing it for a few
minutes the leader broke. Of course
there was nothing said, but alot thought.
However, it did not take long to fix an-
other leader and commence again, and

the total for the morning was sixty fine
trout. Then hurry back to town in time
for work.

The news soon got around the shop
where Iam employed that Fred had
been fishing, and the fish did not last
long. When the boys had done admir-
ing them I had about a dozen left. Then
I had to promise some of the boys to
take them out one at a time. When I
took the first one we got 54 fish, 47 the
second time and the next time 64. It
was during the next trip that the great-
est excitement occurred. We had been
having some excellent sport when I
hooked a trout about six inches long,
when a large trout took it as 1 was
landing it. I let him take it, thinking
he might swallow it, hook and _ all.
After giving him about two minutes, I
struck him, but it came out of his mouth.
I tried him again, and he took it a sec-
ond time, but after playing him for some
minutes the hook broke. I thought I
would give him one more chance, so I
fixed upa teninch trout ona Jardine
snap pike tackle. As soon as I made
the cast he took it again. I felt sure he
was mine this time, but no—the trace
broke, and this was the last we saw of
him. Moral—soak your traces before
using. But the total for that morning
was 88 fish.

Then came Thanksgiving Day, the
last day of the season. I took two
friends with me, to fulfill the remainder
of the promises, but the trouble was to
get the right bait (grasshoppers), but
we managed to get about a dozen. We
left Calgary about 8a.m., arriving at
the selected spot about 8:55. I might
say that my two friends were novices at
wielding the rod, so I made the first cast
to instruct them in the art of angling.
The bait had scarcely touched the water
when twang went the line, a sound
which is music to the ear of an angler.
A short struggle, and a fine trout lay on
the bank, weighing one and a half
pounds. I thought it was avery good

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start. As the grasshoppers were scarce
we decided to cut each one into three
pieces, to give each one of us a chance,
taking it inturn to have head, tail or
middle. They did not last long, as the
trout were ravenous on the feed, and
each piece of bait meant one or more
fish until our stock was completely ex-
hausted. Then we had to stop fishing
and go hunting grasshoppers. There
had been asharp frost the previous
night which made them scarce, but we
were fortunate enough to find a few.
When we got back to the river the fish
were still there, and still feeding, and for

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about an hour the sport was fast and
furious. In the meantime, our wives had
driven out with our lunch, and they soon
had a fire goingand the kettle boiling, and
the reader can guesshow much we enjoyed
the lunch after such a morning’s sport.
Afterwards we fished again, but the fish
were not feeding so fast. However, we
got afew more, and our total catch
amounted to 150 fish from one to three
pounds, which is not a bad day’s catch
so near a city of 20,000 inhakitants, and
a large number of them anglers.

A considerable number of the fish were
greatly enjoyed at the Calgary Hospital.

BY T. M.

HE small minority of the people of
Ontario who have the preservation

of the deer at heart, owe a debt of
gratitude to Rod and Gun for the open
pages afforded them for the discussion
of their views.

On the strength of a forty-seven years’
residence in the woods I have no hesita-
tion in endorsing the views of your cor-
respondents in February’s number as to
the undoubted decrease in the number of
deer in the country north of the Severn
River and south to Lake Nipissing ; and
would say that if the hounding continues
it is a question of a very few years until
the Red Deer will have followed the
Buffalo.

It is gratifying to read the able articles
in arecent issue from the pens of the
eve | Dr Murdoch 3 “Mr. +A. €y Pratt,
Mote ana) Mr, EB) “EB. ‘Lemieux
showing as they do that at least a small
proportion of the population are interest-
ed in thepreservation of the most beauti-
ful and graceful of the natives of the
Canadian woods, even though only as a

means for the gratification of the desire
for sport.

If the deer are to bé saved from exter-
mation, at least for a few years longer, it
is absolutely necessary that hunting with
dogs should be prohibited at once, and
that more precautions should be taken
against hunting out of season. It is
well known that many deer are killed
before the opening of the season and also
after its close; and reports are frequently
heard of deer being killed through the
whole winter in the lumber camps and
by remote settlers through the summer
also.

I may say in conclusion that in trying
to strengthen the hands of those who are
making a fight for the deer, I am not
doing so from a selfish motive as I have
never killed a deer and take much more
pleasure in seeing the graceful animals
in the woods or as sometimes happens in
my fields than a thousand times the value
of the flesh of the animal dead, and }
think that killing of adefenceless deer
but poor sport at best.

alk The New Redeneeeel

BY? Es

Vancouver in 1904 I had the mis-
fortune to break the tip of my
Chubb combination green heart fly rod,
which I had been using for several years.
The rod was a favorite and had done
much execution amongst the finny tribe.
Being along way from home and in
a country where scarcely any hard wood
is to be found I felt very down-hearted
over my bad luck. Making great com-
plaints to a friend over my misfortune he
advised me to apply to a Mr. Cooper in
my trouble, informing me that he was
not only a worker in wood, having a fac-
tory for making cabinet ware and other
furnishings, but that he was a fisherman
ot no meansort. Mr. Cooper was immed-
iately interviewed and at once, to my
surprise and great satisfaction, produced
a partly finished rod made of wood called
Kaliki, but which he said the Siwash
Indians called ‘‘Scucum” which word I
afterwards found out was a gemeric name
for strength or toughness as a strong
man etc. Mr. Cooper told me some speci-
mens were growing in Stanley Park.

I immediately became interested, but
1 could find nothing about Vancouver
long enough or straight enough for my
purpose. Mr. Cooper was unable to
supply my requirements, but I fortunately
came across another individual
from whom I obtained sufficient to repair
my disabled rod. From that time forth
wherever I went my eye was constantly
scanning all likely places for this valu-
able plant.

After atime I took a run down the
coast to Seattle, Washington, U. S.
making a Stay there for a few weeks. [I
found this shrub growing there in abun-

ance, on vacant lots all over the town, in
he ravines and woods around, on the
islands of Lake Washington, which lies
back of the city, and was specially cul-
tivated in the parks for its beautiful
plume-like blooms.

In its wild state it was of small size,
cultivated in the parks it made a heavier
growth, but of course the stems could

Wie enjoying a Summer outing in

E,

BUCKE.

not be had for love or money. In one of
the parks, which I frequently visited I
became acquainted with the Superintend-
ent and the head gardener. I found they
secured the assistance of an American
botanist to classify and name the various
plants and trees. The tag on this speci-
men was Schizonothus dis color.

On my return to Ottawa I asked my
friend the Dominion botanist, Professor,
John Macoun, what name it went by in
Canada. He said Spirea Discolor, so
that Kaliki, Indian arrow wood, scu-cum
and other names are merely local terms.

On one of my many excursions from
Vancouver I came across a Siwash
Indian sitting on a log near his house
very busily arranging his spear for his
autumn hunt. In Ontario a_ spear is
supposed to be a pole or handle of eight
or ten feet long with two or more prongs
attached to the end ofit. A salmon would
laugh in your face if you attempted to
land him with such a rigging. With one
twist of his tail he would smash your pole
and clear out.

The Siwash spear is quite another breed
of cats so to speak. It consists of a large
sized fish hook about two anda half
inches from point to shank. The hook
is securely whipped toa piece of Kaliki
eighteen inches long nicely fined down
for that purpose. In the other enda
taper hole is drilled with a jack-knife or
other implement. The pith which is
about an eighth of an inch in diameter
is first taken out to the required
depth, the hole is enlarged to one anda
half inches tapering down to nothing,
say three inches deep. Another piece
of Kaliki two feet long is pared down
so that it will fit tight in the hole. This
last piece is spliced to cedar or fir pole
sixteen or eighteen feet long, a piece of
small sash cord or large sized cod twine
is securely whipped to the short piece to
which the hook is attached, and again at
or near the splice to the spear handle,
leaving the cord quite slack. When all>
is ready the pole is shoved home in the
socket, the Indian takes his stand ata

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

suitable place, Mr. Salmon.comes along,
Siwash passes his hook under him,
gives a jerk that drives the hook firmly
home, the short end with the impact
comes off the handle and the salmon
hangs as if it were on the end of the short
piece ofrope. Here he has full play till
the Indian pulls him ashore or into his
boat.

I sat on the log and had quite a chat
with the Siwash.

“‘Where you go fish ?”

‘*Up at Squamish.”

‘“*What you catch ?”

‘‘Hump-back and dog salmon”

‘-How many you take.a day ?”

‘‘Suppose ninety, sometime one hun-
dred and twenty.”

‘“‘How much you get ?”

‘‘Twenty cents for one fish.

‘*What do they do with fish ?”

‘Can and send to Japan, Japs love dog
salmon.”’

Whilst on Vancouver Island I found a
good deal of Kaliki in various places. I
procured a few sticks of it and brought
it east with me. _ I gave enough to your
esteemed contributor, Mr. Walter Greaves,
to make a couple of rods, and certainly
he has made up one, a three jointed
elevenfoot fly rod, with nickel trimmings,

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which is a real beauty. It 1s the most
resilient and best balanced rod I ever
Saw.

This wood is so elastic that if you could
tie it in a knot it would on being released
fly back as straight as ever. At the same
time when thoroughly seasoned it is hard
as apiece of bone. Lance wood and
green heart are notinit with Kaliki for
strength, elasticity, or durability.

It would well repay anyone to makea
specialty of growing this wood by the
acre and selling it to the Rod-makers of
the world.

On my next trip to British Columbia I
hope to get some one interested in its
cultivation there. In the meantime I
am much pleased at the growth the plant
is making which I presented to the
Niagara Park Commission last Spring,
andam in hopes when it is_ sufficiently
far advanced Mr. Roderik Cameron,
Chief Park Ranger at Niagara will be
able to propagate it for useful and or-
namental purposes. I feel sure it would
stand the mild climate of Essex and
Kent.

The plants brought to Ottawa soon
succumbed to the crispness of the climate
at the Experimental Farm.

A Nova Scotian Fishing Lake.

BY T. N. S.

| LOMING home from my work on the
(@ fifteenth of February some years

ago, I met that pesky Indian, John
Paul, and from him caught my first dose
of the fever for that season. He told me
about a small lake which he had stumbled
on when trapping in the Fall. As near as
he could tell the lake was about west of
the Head of Debert River.

While he described the place (and John
can describe) I felt a queer feeling about
my heart. But when he began to talk
about the fish that he had caught there I
knew that it was all over with me, I sure
had the fever ; otherwise I never would
have given John two cigars at parting.

After supper that evening I made
straight for my little room. Rod, net,
reel, fly-hook, basket, all were examined
and found to be in good condition. Then
I started out to find Jim. I found him
reading the evening paper. After a few
remarks on the weather and_ politics |
started to talk fish. Jim slowly put the
paper down and looked at me with a grin
‘‘Holy Moses !” said he, ‘‘you’ve got it
already and this is only February !”’ Then
we started for Jim’s little room and re-
peated the examining performance. The
**Call of the Wild”’ is certainly very catch-
ing.

It was two o’clock that night when

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Jim and I stopped talking. All our old
trips had been gone over and this new
one to the little lake had all arrangements
cut and dried. That night I dreamt of
trout and all the next day as I went about
my work I heard the wind in the trees,
the dip of the paddle, the ring of the axe
cutting firewood, or the lap of the waves
against the raft.

From that time on till the fishing sea-
son opened I visited my little room on an
average twice a week and went through
the untying and tying-up-again process
with all my fishing gear. Once the fever
starts it’s never cured until you strike the
woods.

May twenty-fourth found Jim and I at
an old lumber camp on Debert Mountain.
A boy had brought us in and was coming
for us inthree days. If Heavenon earth
is anywhere, it isin the woods. Fire-
wood piled under the stove, supper
dishes washed and put away, fir beds
made inthe bunks and your pipes well
going. What more can men want ?

Early the next morning we were off for
the little lake. Half an hour on a west
course brought us to Debert River. An-
other half hour north-west up the river
and we wereat the head of it. A good
sized lake was found but it was one in
which John Paul had said there were no
trout.

‘‘Over there,’ said Jim pointing to the
westward, is the lake we want.”

Yes, over there. John Paul had said
about a mile west. The Government
Geological Map said the same, and away
we went to the westward It’s a marvel-
lous thing how much land there is around
a small lake. Butif you have tried to
find one from a friend’s direction ora
Government map you know exactly what
I mean We went what we supposed
was a mile west, then north, then south,
then some more west, north, and south
again, then back east and north and south
again, our feeliegs towards John Paul
and the Government undergoing a grad-
ual but complete change.

At eleven a. m. we decided to return
to the river and try again. Just as we
got started back we found the lake. Jim
said he knew all the time we were too far
west. Jim can always tell you what
was wrong when it is over.

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A raft was soon made and we fished
that lake, most eagerly from end to end,
and from side toside. I used all the flies
I had, Jim tried them with minnows and
finally we came down to the lowly worm
but never a fin did we see. Going out
that evening we blazeda trail tothe
river and our chief subject of conversation
was John Paul.

Next day I could get Jim no further
than the river. I therefore left him fish-
ing there and went on to the lake alone.
I worked hard fishing all over the lake
but without result. At twelve o’clock I
went on shore to eat my lunch. After
dinner I lay under a large tree lazily
watching the lake and thinking many
things. Perhaps John Paul had the
fever and was not responsible for what he
said. Perhaps this was not the right
lake at all. Perhaps Jim was catching
big ones in the lake below.

As I lay there thinking my gaze rested
on a point running out into the lakea
short piece down the shore. The wind
had died away andthe lake lay likea
mirror. Suddenly about two casts off
from the point there was a flash of silver
and as the ripples drifted shoreward the
splash came echoing down the lake. In
two jumps I was on the raft and bending
the raft pole as I drove her down along
the shore. At the point I turned her out
into the deep water, gave hera slight
push and picked up my rod. As the raft
drifted slowly out I pulled out my line,
cast after cast.

A slight breeze came up ahead. The
raft lost her headway. Still I was not
getting out far enough. Standing .on
tip toes I pulled out two or three feet
more of line and cast. Arms and rod
seemed to work as one. The line straight-
ened and fell just where I wanted it.
Holding my breath I slowly drew the
flies toward me. Splash ! Wollup ! tick-

a-tick-a-tick-a-tick ! I had him !
Then the fun commenced. Down he
went to the bottom. Then he came to

the top and I saw him. He looked a
yard long. Then he tried to trip around
the raft and finally came straight for me.
My rod bent double andas_ he turned
away from the raft I gavea sigh of relief.
At last I landed him and as I looked at
him curled up in my basket i felt good,

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real good. I calculated he would go four
pounds at least.» The rest of the after-
noon I spent right there but without any
luck.

Going out I met Joe at the lower lake
with his basket full of what he called
trout. I looked them over ; the best
would not go three-quarters of a pound.
I said nothing.

As we went back to camp Jim told me
why he did not go to the little lake. He said
he knew there was no fish in it by the
look of the bottom and by the look of the
water and for many other reasons. I
said nothing but felt much.

After supper Jim started to divide his
trout. I was sitting back in the bunk
trying hard not to grin. He divided them

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on the table into two piles and then
reached down for my basket to put in my
share. He picked it up then dropped it
back and opened it.

I can see him standing there now, pipe
inone hand, mouth open, eyes staring.
Isaid nothing. Then Jim found his
tongue. ‘‘By the bald-headed ghost of
the great departed Isaac Walton” said
he ‘‘Where’d you get the whale ?”

“‘Oh,’’ I replied, ‘‘just a sample from
the little lake !”

Jim flopped that trout on to the table
and measuring him all over putting down
the figures in his note book.

That was our first but no means our
last trip to that lake. For the rest,—
Some other time

Lines on Lake Okanagan, B. C.

BY THE REV. C. T. EASTON.

Fair Okanagan!

In beauty reposing

Can e’er a lake’s bosom be clearer than thine?
Or prospect more pleasing for mortal to muse on,—
The mountains inclosing, thy wave crystalline.

Grand Okanagan!

How placid thy face is;

When Morning’s calm splendor presides o’er the scene;
’Ere the rippling zephyr of summer expands o’er
Thy mirror like surface, with silvery sheen.

If Okanagan, the full moon resplendent

In all her enchantment, transfiguring shine—

Tis then, Okanagan, with blisssful contentment

Thy prospect we gaze on, and think thee sublime!
\

Oh, Okanagan, Peace is thy Guardian!
Frequenting with freedom thy picturesque shores,
Where denizens wild come, on swift rushing pinions,
When summer thy transient beauty restores.

Farewell Okanagan!

Thy vista so smiling,

Is sweetly idyllic to friendship and love,
Disclosing a beauty which charms whilst beguiling
Our steps to the mountains, high crested above.

Fishing Experiences in New Brunswick.

BY C. S.

| is rather sparsely settled, and about

' five miles inland a dense forest ex-
tends south from the Restigouche River
for many miles. Here and there streams
may be seen flowing now smoothly, and
again rushing swiftly towards the sea.
Speckled trout and salmon are very
abundant in these streams which are not
fished to any great extent, though re-
cently wealthy Americans have secured
exclusive fishing privileges over some of
them. The water isclear and the fish are
very lively—just the place for the sports-
man to spend a profitable holiday in the
month of August.

In the year a party of us decided
to take a trip from Toronto to this sports-
man’s paradise to see what New Bruns-
wick had to offer to enthusiastic anglers.
We completed our plans and after a jour-
ney of two or three days arrived ata
place called Jacquet River ; where we
had secured accommodation. The trip
down was uneventful though by nomeans
devoid of interest. From Toronto we
took one of the boats of the Richelieu
and Ontario Navigation Company as far
as Montreal, passing throughthe Thou-
sand Islands in St. Lawrence River and
later on shooting the series of rapids.
We had beautiful weather and there was
just enough of the spice of danger in
shooting the ‘‘Rapids”’ to make one feel
keenly excited. In going down the
Lachine Rapids, which are the most dan-
gerous, the boat rushed madly through
the waves toward a huge black rock,
whose flat surface is plainly visible above
the waters surging around it. Suddenly
the boat takesa sharp turn and all danger
is over—though more than once it has
been the scene of a wreck. When we
arrived at Montreal we discovered that
the engine room was filled with water,
and on enquiry learned that the boat had
struck a rock and sprung a leak.

From Montreal to Quebec the journey
was made at night on board a beautiful
steamer called the ‘‘Montreal.” Of
course most of us sat out on deck with

Te northern part of New Brunswick

MACDONALD.

the star-lit sky fora covering. Every
here and there a camp fire brightened the
dark shore line, and the soft strains of a
string band, which was playing some-
where on board, were wafted down the
breeze. ‘The next morning we arrived at
Quebec and Point Levis, and from the
latter place took the train for the rest of
the journey. Late the same night we
arrived at our destination after a most
delightful trip.

At Jacquet River we found fair accom-
modation, and several weeks passed very
pleasantly during which we waded the
river and whipped the stream for hours,
always making good catches of trout,
and occasionally hooking a big salmon.

Suddenly a spell of dirty weather over-
took us, and we were forced to keep to
Our hotel where we talked over plans for
the future. I think we all hada great
desire to go toa Jake situated ten miles
inland in the midst of a very thick forest,
for it had a certain air of mystery about
it ; besides it was said to be full of trout.
Finally we decided to investigate on our
own account, anda few days later, fine
weather having set in, we made our ar-
rangements with that end in view.

About three o’clock one bright after-
noon eight of us, including two guides,
started out in two lumber waggons. We
had an ample supply of provisions with
us, as well as fishing rods, two guns and
arifle. The first half of the trip was
over very good roads, and we thought
We were getting on famously, when a
black looking forest loomed up in front
of us, and as we approached it looked
more and more gloomy. The guides
then informed us that the next five miles
of our journey had to be made through
these dense woods along a path used
Only in winter by lumbermen in getting
out logs. We had not been told this be-
fore, but of course would not turn hack.

It was necessary to leave two of our
horses and both waggons at a farm house
while we proceeded on foot the rest of
the way. A sled, called a ‘‘jumper,”’ was
procured on which the guides packed our

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provisions, blankets and rods, and to
this the third horse was hitched. Our
overcoats were thrown over the back of
the fourth horse and the guides then
called for a volunteer to sit on the coats.
Nobody seemed anxious to offer his ser-
vices, and not wishing to be disagreeable
I came forward. Soon everything was
ready and off we started again, one of the
guides leading the way with an axe over
his shoulder.

The forest was exceedingly thick and it
was almost impossible to penetrate more
thana fewtfeet on either side of the
path. The rain of the last few days had
left the ground very soggy and in some
places the water lay afoot deep, while
the mud was quite two or three feet
thick. No doubt the others thought I
had an easy time of it, perhaps I had—
but I was seated on some coats loosely
thrown over the horse’s back and these
would slip first on one side and then on
the other. Frequently my horse’s legs
disappeared inthe mud, and there was an
awful struggle when the poor brute en-
deavored to release himself. I was fear-
ful least I might slip off into one of those
black mud holes) Sometimes my horse
stuck so long and struggled so hard |
felt sure he must have in some way got
one of the counties of New Brunswick
attached to his hoofs and was trying to
pull it out of the mire. However I com-
forted myself watching the others as they
tramped along, covered with mud and
not in the best of humors, though they
all tried to look cheerful. Several times
we had to wait while fallen trees were
cut away from the path, and during
these delays I tried to get someone to
take my place, but they were all very
unselfish and were not willing to deprive
me of it. Perhaps they thought my long
legs were better fitted for tying myself
on.

It soon became so dark that we could
scarcely see ahead of us, and the black
flies were very busy seeking their evening
meal. I had a knitted woollen cap which
I pulled as far as possible over my face,
and smeared the visible portions of my
skin with some disagreeable preparation
which was warranted to kill anything.
It was no use, the little brutes got
through everything. One could hardly

1047

blame them for they seldom had such
an opportunity to get human blood in
that isolated region.

At last we reached a small clearing in
the middle of which was a lumberman’s
shanty. It might have been a palace,
we were so glad to see it, and at once
prepared to spend the night there. One
of the guides got a fire lighted while the
other looked after the horses. I ap-
preciated that supper inthe forest as
much as any meal I had ever eaten.
The green tea was nectar, while the ham
and eggs had a particularly fine flavor.
The older men then told stories, some of
which I daresay may have been true,
after which we crawled through the nar-
row doorway into the shanty, leaving
the guides outside as they preferred
staying up all night.

A broad bench-like arrangement about
three feet above the floor ran along one
side of the shanty, and on these small
cedar boughs were strewn, over which
we spread our blankets and rolled our-
selves up in them. I was soon asleep
but was shortly after awakened by loud
noises on both sides of me. Unfortunat-
ely I had taken my position between two
of the older men who were incurable
snorers. They would not stop, though
I tried hard to get relief. Each seemed
determined to outdo the other, and I
think they both succeeded. Every now
and then I could hear a murmur which |
easily interpreted into a protest from
some other member of the party. At
last I got to sleep again, but not for
long. A slight noise awakened me and
with the aid of the light from the fire out-
side I could see two figures moving
about the shanty. The guides were
looking for the rifle to have a shot at a
moose which they had seen at the edge
of the clearing as it was staring at our
fire. Of course the moose had gone by
the time the rifle was found, so I return-
ed to my blankets again but it was no
use, I could not sleep. The excitement
had been too much for me, sol got up
again and went out tothe fire where I
spent the rest of the night talking to the
guides. Assoon asit was daylight I
went over to the place where the guides
had seen the moose, for I thought they
might have tried to work a bluff on us,

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but the fresh marks of a moose’s hoofs
were there all right.

After breakfast we started for the lake,
which was about a mile away, and it took
just one hour to cover the distance. There
was no attempt at a path, and we had to
break our way through the dense under-
brush. On arriving at the lake we put
our rods together and commenced fishing
at one end, some of us using bait and
some fly. The lake was certainly all
that was said about it, for we caught
trout as fast as we could get our lines
in the water. Atthe end of an hour or
more some of us got rather tired of such
fast work and finding a raft we poled
down the lake to see if the fish were as
plentiful elsewhere.

The lake was about two miles long,
and in some places about half a mile
broad. We went some little distance
but caught nothing, and one enthusiastic
fisherman in his eagerness to fathom the
depths fell off the raft. We got him on
board again without much difficulty, and
started back to where we had left the
others. A little wind had come up and
we found ithard work poling the raft
against it. However, we got back safely
and found that the trout were rising al-
most as fast asthey had done at first.
About noon we had lunch and decided to
fish just one hour more, and then start
for our hotel again. The fish were now
becoming a little shy, and instéad of
using our rods we watched our expert
fisherman land his trout. He had on
high wading boots and was standing in
water above his knees, while one of the
guides stood directly behind him holding
a creel. It was a beautiful sight to
watch the delicate casting line fall gently
on the water and curl up like a gossamer
thread ina light breeze. Then a big
trout would rise to it asit was drawn
slowly back again. Sometimes one
would flap it with his tail, trying to drown
the sham fly. They fought weil, as trout
nsually do, but what chance has a fish
when well hooked ? The guide had to
go ashore twice to empty the creel, and
at the end of the hour our sportsman had
landed fifty-eight trout. Our whole
catch half filled a good sized potato sack,
which was an extraordinary showing for
a few hours fishing.

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We took our rods apart and
started back toward the shanty, passing
a few moose tracks on our way. Our
stuff was soon packed and we were off
once more on our homeward way.

It was again decided that I was to
ride one of the horses, but this time only
part ofthe way, as oneof the others
wished to ride the rest of the distance.
Most of the big mud holes were on the
other half of the forest track, but I did
not feel called upon to draw anyone’s
attention to the fact. The travelling was
much easier going back, as no obstruc-
tions impeded our progress, though pools
of water and mud holes made the pro-
cession go alittle more slowly at times.
The black flies were not so savage as
they had been the evening ,before, but
they again showed their resentment at
our presence in their lonely region. It
may sound impossible but it is a fact
that I bore the marks of their stings over
my temples for nine or ten months after-
wards.

When we had accomplished about half
of the distance through the forest I gave
up the horse I was riding to one of the
others. Now I would again remind my
readers that our overcoats served fora
saddle, and a very uncertain one it was.
I gave my successor a few words
of friendly advice as to how he
should stick on, and I tried to explain
the horse’s action, when struggling to get
out of a mud hole.

We were soon on our way again, and
before long came to the worst mud hole
on the path. I lingered behind to see
how my friend would manage his horse,
and was very glad I did so.

The poor beast sank almost up to his
belly in the soft, sticky mud, and the
rider began to sway from side to side in
his frantic efforts to keep his seat. It
was ludicrous to see how frightened he
was of that mud hole ; but his struggles
were of no avail. The coats began to
slide, and with them my friend, with the
result that before he knew it, he was on
his back in two feet of mud. Truly the
position was not a very comfortable one,
but it afforded a great deal of amuse-
ment to the rest of the party to see him
crawl on to firmer ground. I will confess
that I felt more sorry on account of our

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

coats than I did for the luckless rider. I
thought perhaps he might like to walk
the rest of the way, and suggested it to
him, but he mounted again, determined
not to lose his seat.

We reached the edge of the forest,
where we we had left the waggons and
the other horses, without any further
mishap, and after ashort delay were on
the last stage of the homeward journey.

About six o’clock we sighted the village

1049

and on our arrival at the hotel were im-
mediately surrouned by the other guests,
eager to learn what sort of luck we had
had. One ofthe guides emptied the
trout out on the grass, and a pretty
sight it was to see the fine big speckled
fellows with their deep crimson bellies.
The crowd looked incredulous but they
knew we could not have bought them, so
they were forced to accept our statements
along with the fish.

Dogs in Deer Hunting: A Suggestion.

BY M.

Al an old hunter, one who has hunt-
A ed both with and without dogs, I
eS have been greatly interested in the
controversy that has been so well and
ably carried on in the pages of this
magazine regarding the use of dogs in
deer hunting. I wa born and brought
up in Ontario, in which Province I[ have
hunted both ways, and know something,
therefore, of both sides of the con-
troversy.

Now as a distant spectator, who knows
something of the actual conditions of
things from personal experience, and who
canact impartially because no longer
personally interested, I should like to be
allowed to make a suggestion to my
Ontario friends. Would it not be pos-
sible to appoint a committee of three—
say the Chief Game Warden and a rep-
resentative of the dog hunters and the
still hunters to divide portions of the
hunting territory into zones and
permit only dog hunting in one
portion and still hunting in the other.
Then let the Government legalize this
division and enforce it for a period of
say five years At the end of that time
many lessons would have been learnt, and
probably some quite unexpected develope-
ments have resulted. We should know
with some certainty in which zone the
deer flourished best and the endless dif-
f@rences as to whether dogs drive the
deer from one part of the country to

DAINARD.

&

another could then be settled. [If still
hunting is more destructive of deer life
than dog hunting the conditions of the
zones would supply positive proof of the
fact and the matter could no longer be
left to open controversy.

The fine Province of Ontario is large
enough to accommodate both parties.
While I like still hunting I like the dogs
as well and would be sorry to see them
entirely prohibited. I know that many
men have neither time nor opportunity to
become still hunters and unless allowed
the use of dogs could not hunt at all.

It does seem to me that some agree-
ment could be made on this basis. The
Government by obtaining revenue from
both classes of hunters would gain, and
true sport would profit from the lessons
of experience it would be possible for us
to learn. I hope to see the sportsmen
of Ontario come together and settle their
differences on some such a plan as I have
outlined and 1 hope to see it done soon.
This would be far better than going at
each other hammer and tongs and such
an experiment might doa good deal to
teach the sportsmen of other Provinces.
Although we have no such controversy
outside Ontario and Quebec it may be
that the sportsmen of other Provinces
would learn much from an experiment
tried in Ontario under conditions which
should prove ideal for such a purpose.

A PICNIC PARTY ON THE LAKE OF BAYS.

Sailing on the “Lake of Bays.”

How Sam Johnson Sailed Into Health in a Canadian Catboat.

BY HERBERT SHEARER.

ften have I heard the remark:
© ‘Hard work never killed anyone,”

but I have my own ideas in regard
to that old fraud. At any rate my
friend, Sam Johnson, came down with a
serious nervous trouble that the doctor
said was caused by overwork and lack of
proper rest and I am inclined to give
him credit for knowing his business.

The prescription he gave Sam _ was to
take a two months’ vacation in Muskoka
and to spend twenty-four hours every
day out of doors and more if he could.

Now Sam had never taken a vacation
since the summer school recess and then
he was required to make himself gener-
ally useful about the store, to do the
running here and there, and in the gar-
den where he wrestled with the weeds,
picked fruit and cut grass with an old
scythe for the horse and cow.

I was brought up in the same little in-
land town, a village where the word
vacation was unknown, where work was
considered absolutely mecessary every
day in the year except Sundays, the first

Sam.

5

of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

A creek ran through the village where
Sam and I learned to swim in the old
‘‘swimmin’ hole” along with the other
kids very much against the wishes of our
parents. When our own boys and girls
wanted to swim we went with them and
taught them how. They learned at an
earlier age than we did, but they never
got so much fun out of it because they
hadn’t the privilege of stealing away and
doing it ‘‘unbeknownst” to their parents
and teachers. They never experienced
the difficulty of trying to explain why
their hair looked wet and uncombed, or
how ashirt happened to get on wrong
side out.

But here was aturn in the road for
He was unable to attend to bus-
iness and something must be done, so he
packed up the things that seemed necess-
ary and took his whole family to the
‘‘Lake of Bays” where I agreed to join
him later. For several days Sam’s
whole family fished in the troubled waters
of the Ox Tongue River where the dark

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colored water from the upper reaches
turns to beautiful white foam as it rolls
and tumbles down over and between the
rocks as it starts on its agitated journey
to the Lake of Bays. They caught black
bass in the rapids and in the quiet pools
of the river further down stream, where
it rests for a few moments before making
another plunge. It was all so interest-
ing to be free from care, the long walks
through the forest along the streams
were so fascinating that the invalid im-
proved from the first day.

But the older boys wanted to sail on
the lake so a catboat was rented witha
man hired to run it and to instruct them
in sailing. Fortwo whole weeks every

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ON MARY LAKE.

day they were out sailing on the water,
sailing back and forth through the chan-
nels and among the islands. Some days
the boat would merely drift in the laziest
kind of way, although generally there
was abreeze of some kind and it often
kept two of them busy.

The first day Sam learned that a sheet
is a rope andthat a cleat is a little
wooden or iron affair with two horns
pointing in opposite directions, but that
the sheet must never be made fast to
either one no matter how his arms ached
and fingers stiffened with cramps. There
were two of these cleats, one to port and
the other to starboard, but Sam _ says

LAKE OF BAYS DISTRICT.

SPORTS IN CANADA. 1051
they were just there for ornament. There
was another cleat, however, that was
meant for business. It was bolted fast
to the port side of the center board well
and its mission was to hold the sail hal-
liard. He also learned what a painter is
and how to make it quickly fast to a
snubbing post or wharf hook with two
half hitches properly reversed upon each
other.

Along towards the end of the second
week, the day after myself and family
joined his party, a stiff breeze sprang up
early in the day and increased about
noon to what the skipper called half a
gale. He took in a reef before starting,
then as the breeze freshened he ran in

eu: the lee of an
island and
took in = an-
other which
used up the
canvass all but
the peak and
this projected
abovethe deck
not more than
about eight

feet, but the
boat. jmiavdve
Zoo dab ime

even with this
little pocket
handkerchi e f
sail.

In sailing
elvosve, Wwe
cauyvehty ithe
spray from the
crest of the
white caps as it was picked off the comb
by the strong wind and sprinkled over
us until we were drenched to the skin
and our little point of sail was wet clear
to the peak. Then if we eased her away
a little the big waves rolled after us un-
der the stern as though intending to
climb into the boat but were always just
alittle too late. The motion of the boat
as it struggled with wind and wave,
answering now to sail and now to rudder
conveyed the impression that the craft
possessed something akin to life. It
was human intelligence conveyed through
the rigging and accurately interpreted by
a carefully designed, well built boat.

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GUN AND

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The skipper
had the tiller
and I held the
sheet while the
boys and Sam
acted as bal-
last; the girls
Aun tile teG
mothers p re-
ferred the
shore that day.
There was
plenty of ex-
citement and
action enough
to keep us all awake andbusy. We
were so interested we forgot the flight
of time but the skipper got hungry*and
his remarks reminded the rest of us that
we had our Lake of Bays’ appetites
along with us. However, we went out
again after dinner to finish the day’s
sport and it lasted until the wind dropped
just as the sun went down while the day
faded into twilight decorated with the
gorgeous colors of a splendid Canadian

DWIGHT BAY.

LAKE OF BAYS DISTRICT.

MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA

DEERHURST—PENINSULA LAKE—LAKE OF BAYS.

sunset.

This out door life was better than
medicine for Sam because he slept sound-
ly every night and enjoyed three good
meals every day for two full months.
At the end of that time he bought the
boat and put it in storage for another
year, and he declares that every August
from this time on will find him sailing in
the Lake of Bays.

It is now several months since the
outing, but so
far as I can
make out Sam
is fully as
strong and
able to attend
to business as
he was before
his sickness
and it is due
entirely to his
two month s’
outing in the
beautiful
‘Highlands
of Ontario.”

How One Settler Helps the Deer.

BY J. H. BOTTRELL.

Wesl| NCE my article entitled ‘‘How One
Settler Treats the Deer’’ appeared

in the November number of ‘‘Rod
and Gun,” I have received a number of
letters from gentlemen asking me if I
could write something further upon the

same lines.
Several of my correspondents seem to

appear to doubt very much whether any-
one could see so many deer as_ the num-
bers I mentioned. To these doubting
ones I can only repeat that my article
was true in every respect. Some few
years agoa gentleman went to one of
the crossings on one of the lakes a few
miles from here, taking with him a

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

camera with a view of getting some
photos of deer crossing at that place.
That gentleman has today a photo show-
ing ninety-six deer and doubting ones
may see from that incident that I was
not far wrong. If anything I underes-
timated as I wished to be on the safe
side.

In my former article I tried to show
how some deer lose their lives by break-
ing through the ice; I will now endeavor
to tell how some come to their end out
‘on the ice.

It frequently happens during their mi-
grations, both inthe early winter and
late spring, that heavy rains followed by
sharp frosts, come on rendering the ice
smooth and slippery. Now while deer
are very sure footed on land they are
almost helpless on smooth ice and have
great difficulty in crossing. In one
sense they afford one of the most amus-
ing sights I have ever seen, their frantic
endeavors to maintain their feet causing
such struggling as must be seen to be
realized.

Imagine, if you can, twenty or thirty
deer all scrambling and falling, some of
them on their backs on the ice and oth-
ers falling over them, while all are strug-
gling to retain or regain their feet.
After a good deal of this struggling
some will give it up and lay quiet
until they die, a day or two being passed
in some cases before death ensues.
When I see a deer give up in this way I
get out tohimif at all possible, throw
a rope over his head and pull him across
to a place where he is all right.

Last spring I was watching some deer
crossing when the ice was very slippery
and saw one give up. I went out to him
and getting a rope over his head pulled
him back to the shore he had left a short
time before. As soon as he got on his
feet again he started for me striking at
me with his front feet. He was evi-
dently of the opinion that I should have
taken him in the opposite direction and
gave me apretty strong hint to that
effect.

Another way in which a good many
deer come to their end is by their hind
feet slipping out sideways. Both feet

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will slip out at the same time and the deer
falls on the ice as though in an upright
position. A deer falling in this way can
never get up and cannot stand if lifted
up. I usually find one or both of the
hip joints dislocated and in some casee
the bones of the legs are broken. Of
course in such cases nothing can be done
for them, the only merciful course being
to kill them as soon as possible. Some
years quite anumber lose their lives in
this way.

A further cause of fatal accidents to
deer is the high water in the lakes which
prevail some years. There are occasions
when this water is extremely high, over-
flowing the banks to a_ considerable ex-
tent back from the shore. There is al-
ways a large amount of driftwood, brush
and all kinds of rubbish around the lake
shores and at high water this, although
stationary, is all afloat. The deer try-
ing to swim through it frequently get
their legs fast and die there.

About four years ago on the evening
of the day that the ice went out I took
my canoe and went across the lake about
five hundred yards to one of the cross-
ways and counted thirty-four deer that
had met their death in this way.

Wolves, too, are responsible for the
deaths of a nnmber of deer but not to
the extent some people seem to believe.
In my experience extending over a good
many years [ have not found to the best
of my recollection over a dozen deer
killed by wolves; while I have killed
double that number of wolves.

While I agree with a good deal of
what Mr. Hope has written with regard
to wolves killing deer 1 think at the
same time that a wolf can catch a deer at
any time except when the snow is deep
and loose.

I once saw a single wolf run down a
large buck in a straight race on the ice;
and as there were about two inches of
hard snow on the ice there was no dan-
ger of the deer slipping. On another
occasion I saw twowolves do the same
thing under similar conditions, and al-
most in the same place.

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Guides and Their Patrons:

From a Guide’s Point of View.

BY ADAM MOORE.

FTEN has it occurred to me that a
discussion on the duties of guides

—what they ought to do for the
sportsmen whom they take in the woods,
and what sportsmen ought to expect
from them—would add greatly to the
value of ‘‘Rod and Gun,” and with your
permission I am going to give my views
on the subject from the point of the
guide. Iam certain a discussion would
prove of benefit both to sportsmen and
guides andI trust this paper will be
followed by one from a sportsman who
will give us the benefit of his side of the
case.

For the last ten years guiding has been
the principal source of my income and I
have been fairly successful at the work.
I think I have a fair idea of what is due
to both sides and wish to do what is
right by both.

Now my remarks will apply waoty to
New Brunswick and I will describe the
methods followed by the most successful
guides of the Province. When a man,
who has knowledge of the woods and
some experience with the work, decides
to take up the business for himself he
begins by looking up the the best piece
of game country he can find—a piece in
which no other regular guide makes a
practice of hunting. Having found such
a suitable place he next makes inquiries
as to the ownership of the land—that is
if it is Crown land, Railway land or pri-
vate property. In any case he submits a
request to the owners or agents for per-
mission to build camps and use it as his
hunting territory. If he is a reliable
man his request is generally granted, for
all wild land owners are fully aware of
the fact that in sucha case the guide
takes a keen interest in keeping down
fires. Good camps with stores in them
are far more safe than having all kinds
of people running over the place making
fires just where they please and leaving
them without properly extinguishing

them. It thus comes about that a good
guide should find no great difficulty in
securing his hunting territory.

Having managed so far “his next
thought should be to fix his home camp.
This camp, while fairly easy of access,
should be well situated for the game.
Here will be fixed the main supply depot
and general stores, and here the guide
well kept most of the tools he uses in
his business.

A thorough survey of his hunting
ground, with particular reference to
game possibilities, will follow. Moose
is the game most desired by sportsmen,
and in September and October they are
generally to be found around the ponds
and dead waters. Trails should be cut
from the home camp by the easiest routes
to these haunts of the moose. In cases
where the distances from the home camp
are to be counted in miles it is best to
fix small out camps suitable for a few
nights’ stay should circumstances render
such desirable. Early mornings and
late evenings are the best of times to
find moose in these places. It thus hap-
pens that when a party have remained
out till it is too dark to see to shoot they
can make their way to one of these out
camps and find everything prepared for
their accommodation. A supply of dry
wood will have been cut and stored up
and no noise is necessary to make a fire.
By forethought and preparation the
sportsman and his guide are able to pass
a pleasant evening, to have a comforta-
ble night’s rest and to be on the ground
by daylight prepared to meet Mr. Moose.

Once the territory is filled up in this
fashion no other guide of any repute
will go there to hunt and the guide who
has gone to the trouble and expense of
preparing his ground well may be as-
sured, if he is a good man at his work,
of areturn for the same. That is our
New Brunswick method of hunting an
experience has shown that it is a good one

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One of the first and most important
requisites of a good guide, is a know-
ledge of the game he hunts, their habits,
and the places they frequent.

In the next place he should possess a
thorough acquaintance with his hunting
territory and know just where to work
for his game at different seasons and
under different weather conditions.
When the head guide has this knowledge
any man can do the rest fairly well by
following the leader’s advice.

For most of the moose hunting in New
Brunswick it is necessary for the guide
to be a good canoe man. He should be
able to handle his canoe quietly and
steadily with either pole or paddle. If
he sees his game a long way ahead on
the shores of lake or stream he ought to
be able to manage his canoe in such a
way as to get his sportsman within easy
range of the game, to steady it for the
shot, and to be able by his ready watch-
fulness to tell the sportsman just where
his bullet struck.

It is true there are many sportsmen
who are able to give good accounts of
themselves under any conditions. This
however, is not the case with the major-
ity of them. Many are on their first big
game hunt and have no experience of the
woods. If they are good target shots
that does not necessarily mean they are
good game shots. It is the duty of the
guide to see that the sportsman of little
or no experience has a fair chance at the
game he is after—a fair chance accord-
ing to his ability. It must be remem-
bered that what is a good chance for an
expertis not a fair chance at all tora
man new to the business. Even when
the game is moving slowly through the
trees itis difficult far a man unaccus-
tomed to firing in that way to make a
successful shot. The guide should know
this and not insist upon the sportsman
shooting unless he is a quick shot and
has a fair chance. The guide must not
think that what is an easy shot for him
with his experience, is anything like an
easy shot for the sportsman he may be
guiding.

I well remember several years ago
guiding a sportsman who was a good
target shot, though he was slow, as tar-
get shots usually are. One afternoon

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we came on a big bull moose in ‘a nice
open growth of fir trees and the animal
was only sixty yards away. The bull
was walking slowly and every few steps
he made a slight pause. The chance
seemed to me a most excellent one and
I urgedhim to take a shot. The trees
however bothered him so much that he
allowed the bull to walk away without
firing. I admit that I was provoked and
told him sharply that he should have
taken the chance as it was not likely he
would have a better one. Very quietly
he replied to me that for a man of his
ability at shooting the chance was not a
good one. I was struck at the time
with the justice of this answer and have
never forgotten it. Indeed the more I
have thought it over the more I have
agreed with it and tried to act up to its
spirit.

One of the best pieces of advice I can
give to a guide is to do his best to give ©
the sportsman he may be guiding the
best chance of a shot according to his
ability. Allow him also t% shoot his
game for himself. Don’t carry a rifle
unless requested and then use it only on
wounded game that might otherwise get
away and die in lingering agony. It is
not satisfactory to either party to have
the guide shoot the game and give the
sportsman the credit of the performance.
The sportsman will appreciate the efforts
of the guide to give him a good shot far
more highly, and if successful he will
think far better of that guide than if the
latter took advantage of a more difficult
situation and shot the game for him.

I have heard the assertion made on
several occasions that the sportsman
should do his share of the work with the
guide. Now I think it is wrong to ex-
pect anything of the kind. I have seen
a few who were willing to do this and
who really seemed to enjoy it. They
were however very few indeed. Of
course their object in visiting the woods
is sport and not work. The sportsman
is there for sport and the guide is there
to do the work.

The sportsman should not be required
to carry a pack. Aman with a pack on
has a poor chance of a shot, and when
in a game country, where an animal may
be met any minute, the sportsman

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should be in a position to fire a shot at
any time. Carrying a pack is also too
much like work and the guide is paid to
do the work. If there is more than one
load to carry take another man along to
help, or go over the portages twice,
either way way is better than giving a
pack to the sportsman. It is necessary
for a guide to be able to cook fairly well
evenif there is a regular cook for the
party. Both the sportsman and the
guide are likely to be away from the
main camp on occasion and perhaps for
several days together. At such times
the guide should prepare some tasty
meals. He should know how to take
care of the game when it is killed and
be able to prepare the head for mount-
ing. He ought further to be able to do
three days’ work in one if the occasion
calls for it.- Above all he should go
about his duties cheerfully and then they
will be performed well.

The guide, if he knows his business,
should anticipate most of the wants of
the sportsman and not wait for them to
be made karown before giving his atten-
tion to them. I will not go so far as to
say that for a man to be a good guide it
is necessary for him to have had an ed-
ucation; but I will say he can make a
much better guide if he has had one. A
good guide should be able to answer
questions about game, fish, woods and
waters with intelligence.

A man to bea good guide must be
sober and industrious and if he doesn’t
use tobacco so much the better. I know
that many will not agree with me on this
point but readers would be surprised to
know how many of the best guides in
New Brunswick use neither tobacco nor
alcoholic liquors.

The guide should be on. deck bright
and early in the morning prepared to call
the sportsman and not waiting to be
himself called. He should likewise be
prepared topropose hunts and not wait
for the sportsman to invite him out. He
should always speak the truth and never
exaggerate, particularly with regard to
game. There is no way by whicha
guide can lose a man’s confidence quicker
than by exaggerating over game matters,
and once that confidence is lost it is by
no means easy to regain. Whenever an

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appointment is made be prompt to the
minute, indeed be on handa few min-
utes before if at all possible. Be friendly
but not offensively so: talk when you are
invited but not too much; be courteous
and always willing and you will get along.
Last but by no meanas least learn to keep
your eyes cpen and your mouth shut—
which means see all there is to see and
make no noise—if you would be a suc-
cessful hunter.

Guides who follow these rules can
command good wages and will get work
when they are known. Sportsmen are
good fellows, with very few exceptions,
and I have found little trouble with the
worst I have had. When out on the
hunt if the sportsman wishes you to
carry three or four coats or sweaters—
carry them. That is what he wishes you
to do and as he is paying you for carry-
ing out his wishes there is no reason to
kick.

There are however very great differ-
ences in the sportsmen one has to guide.
Some go purely for sport and enjoyment
and have a real good time, none the less
good if they fail to get game, for game
with them is not the sole object of the
outing. These men are of the right sort
and it is an unalloyed pleasure to be with
them. That however is no reason why
they should be taken to a place where
there is no game. They can be happy
without killing a whole lot but they like
at least to see the game.

Then there is the other kind of sports-
man whom no guide wishes to see.
Fortunately there are not many of his
class but there are a few, and we have
all seen him at least once. He is the
man who doesn’t care to hunt, it is no
pleasure to him; but it isa fadto killa
moose and he wantsto do it. His moose
must be a record breaker or he’s not
satisfied. He isin a desperate hurry
and whatever he does must be done
quickly. Heis the man who gets lost
in the woods with his guide and the lat-
ter might have starved there but for his
cleverness in getting both out. By the
time he has been in the woods a week he
knows more about the game and the
country than any guide can tell him.
‘They have not the intelligence to com-
pare their long years of woodcraft with

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his week’s experience. He tells the
guides what a good time he will have
when he gets back to the city; he gener-
ally has a bottle with which to console
himself and keeps it to himself. He is
glad when the hunt is over and so is the
guide.

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I never take such a man if I recognize
him, but I have got fooled once or twice.
There is only one good thing about him
—he is in a minority and when he disap-
pears he will be ‘‘unwept, unhonored
and unsung.”

ae

A Deer Hunter Kills A Wolf.

[ O much has been written of wolves,
: Ss and their depredations on the deer

: that the success of Mr. John Ander-
son, of Messrs. Chase & Sanborn, Mon-
treal, in his last deer hunt in the Kippe-
wa district is most in-
teresting. Thewolves,
although usually plen-
tiful in that neighbor-
hood, appeared to be
in greater numbers
than ever last Novem-
ber, and while the
hunters were in camp
they found the deer
being chased’ every
day. This camp was
situated half way be-
tween Mattawa and
Lake Temiskamin g
and near the line of
the Canadian Pacific
Railway.

On November fifteenth Mr. Anderson
was out on a still hunt tor deer, and
while picking his way with care observed
a wolf coming along an old timber road
on a fresh deer track. No doubt visions
of a veniseh meal so absorbed his atten-
tion that he did not see the hunter who
continued to give him pretty close no-
tice. When within one hundred yards
the wolf caught the hunter’s scent and

MR ANDERSON’S TROPHY.

immediately took to the woods. Hehad
delayed too long and just as he was pass-
ing an oper space a well directed bullet
caught him behind the shoulder and
brought him down. When the hunter
reached his side the
brute was dead and it
was subsequently as-
certained that the bul-
let had penetrated just
below the heart.

At the time when
Mr. Anderson achieved
his success he was very
intent upon getting
either a deer or a moose
and was not even
dreaming of a_ wolf.

As will be seen from
our illustration the
head is a very fine one,
and Mr. Anderson is,
naturally, quite proud
of his trophy. In his past hunting ex-
periences he has secured several very
good deer heads, but this is his first
wolf.

Traces of the killing of one deer were
discovered a few yards from the place
where this wolf was shot, and it seems
pretty clear that Mr. Anderson did well
in ridding the woods of one very de-
structive marauder.

The question of protecting the game is
one of great importance and from the
interest shown, by the large number of
guides present at their meeting, it will be
seen that the guides in Nova Scotia are
alive to their responsibility in this matter.
The members of this Association under-
take to guide parties on fishing, moose

and all small game hunting trips at rea-
sonable rates, and guarantee satisfaction
If you want to have a successful moose
hunt next fall, try Nova Scotia. Write
the Secretary of the Association, Roy S.
Kelley, Yarmouth, N. S. for full particul-
ars and he will be pleased to freely gives
you all the information desired.

THE RESULT OF MY HUNT.

Ga WaciSDUART,

(THE WRITER.)

A. H. LEARMENT,
(‘‘ANDY.’’)

Moose Hunting in the Calling Season in Beautiful

Nova Scotia.

BY GEO.

HERE were three of us—Andy, Tom
and myself. We had arranged to
start on our outing at the opening

of the season, October first ; but were de-

tained by the machinations of men who
should have no place in any business or

Christian community. So it was not un-

til Saturday, the fifth, that Andy andI

hooked up old Jack in the light express,
in which we had stowed our provisions,
blankets, guns and ammunition, not for-
getting my favorite birch bark call.

And away we went over the Harmony
hills, up the Stewiacke valley, across the

W. STUART.

talcose mountain range and the Musquo-
doboit Valley, and on a couple of miles
toward the coast. Then we turned Jack’s
nose to the east on the Pleasant Valley
road. Four miles farther, and we
are at the last house on this road,—
Tom’s house. Tom is to be our compan-
ion-guide for the next eight days. He
is a lumberman, farmer and guide. He
has a nice little nest-egg in the bank, and
also has a wife and family to be proud
of.

We spent the Sabbath day with Tom
and his family, only transgressing its

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sacredness by digging a few of his sweet
new-land tubers to complete our supplies.
By six the next morning, as the first glim-
mer of day appeared in the east dis-
persing the shades of darkness, we were
onthe portage-road with all our outfit
snugly strapped on Tom’s wooden-shod
sled. The big bay witha nonchalant
air strode cheerfully along over the bare
ground with its projecting roots and
rocks, and splashed through the gurgling
stream.

The morning was a glorious one. A
little frost could be seen glimmering on
the trees with the first rays of the rising
sun. There was not a breath of air
stirring. ‘‘What a morning for calling! ”
was several times remarked, as with
elastic step we bounded along, already
feeling the joys of freedom and the ex-
hilarating effects of our pure and uicon-
taminated surroundings. ‘‘Freedom,”’
did I say ? Why use the word ? Do we
not live in a free country ? Yes, we are
in a free country, as far as its constitution
enjoins us. But have we not, the great
majority of us, brought a bondage upon
ourselves, an involuntary enslavement,
by our habits and business, our habits of
living, our desire for wealth, our desire
to outshine and eclipse our neighbors ?
And thus we are getting away, ever
getting farther away from Nature and the
joys of true and untrammeled freedom.

Twenty years ago I wasa very ill man.
Business trouble and excessive mental
strain had brought on a serious brain
trouble. My home physicians despaired
of my life ; I looked for the best to be
found in the medical world. After three
months’ treatment by one of the world’s
greatest specialists, this wonderful man
told me [ could return to my home, with
this solemn warning and injunction,—
‘Thousands of men die yearly with the
same trouble from which you have been
suffering—Sasalor cerebrial hyperaemta—
and from the same causes—the _ strenuos-
ity of business. Let me now warn you
that on the slightest symptoms of its re-
turn, you must let go of everything. You
may think the success of your financial
future depends upon your staying with
the work in hand. _ I say, let go! And
take your vod or your gun and get to the
bush, the woods, the streams and the

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fields. Get away from the furmozl of
business. Get close to Nature and you
may and probably will, live to a good old
age.”’ This was the advice and remedy
prescribed for me by my distinguished
benefactor ; and I have found it to be
founded absolutely upon wisdom.

But I did not intend this disgression
when I began this little narrative. We
are still on the portage road, and have
sat down for a few minutes by the side of
a sparkling spring of crystal water. We
are well back into the forest now.

‘‘Give us a call, Governor,” said Tom.
And I put the birch to my lips, more for
a little practice than anything else. Hark!
Yes, tis an answer,a mile or more away to
the south,— the answer of a young bul?
And a minute later the long plaintive wail
of the cow is heard. She says ‘‘No, no,
you must not go.”

‘‘Gome, boys,” I said, ‘‘Come. We
do not want a moose today. We must
not spoil our trip ; and that’s but a
youngster, anyway.” And we skipped
merrily along.

We arrived in good time at Tom’s
cabin. Clean and comfortable it is, on
the bank of the ‘‘Ten mile’’ stream.
While Andy and I unpack the outfit and
store everything conveniently away in
the cabin, Tom tied a line to a ‘‘Wattle”
and went down stream. In less than
half an hour he returned with nine beauti-
ful trout. They were soon ready for the
pan, and cooked with corn-cob smoked
bacon,—a la Learment style. How de-
licious ! What a dinner,—this our first
on this glorious outing ! After our re-
past anda good rest, Tom’s good boy,
John, with the bay returned to their
home. We spent the afternoon putting
everything in good order, fresh boughing
the beds and doing other needful things.
My ! the smell of those newly gathered

boughs. How life-giving the aromatic
ozone we _ inhale as we clip them
from the low fir trees, and carefully

weave and lap them at an angle of forty-
five degrees, top toward the head of the
bunks.

How I love to work on these outings.
And how it imbues your guide with con-
fidence, regard and admiration, as he
sees you work. I haveno place fora
lazy man ora selfish manin camp. Let

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each one vie with the other in pleasan-
tries, work and unselfishness. I know
of no place where one can learn so much
of the general character of another in a
short time, as in camp life.

The following day we explored the
surrounding country to determine what
the prospects were for game. We shot
a few partridges and saw numerous
signs of moose. A trip to Governor’s
Lake was planned for the next day, and
we were off early in the morning. Two
miles from camp we noticed the fresh
tracks of three moose, crossing the por-
tage road. One of them must bea good
sized fellow. We concluded to follow
them a short distance, and had not gone
far when we heard the alarm note of a
cow. They had swung around, as_ they
always do when going to lie down, and
had winded us. Weran for the sound,
spreading out as we went, for we wanted
a sight of them at least, if not a shot.
They were fairly safe from us unless a
good set of antlers showed up.

In a minute I caught sight of a three
year old bull with a fairly good head.
He was moving pretty fast from me, at
an angle of twenty-five degrees. It was
too tempting. I threw up the little rifle,
fired, and he came to his knees. But he
was no sooner down than he was up
again. My rifle cracked again, and a
tuft of hair flew from his side; and
again he came to his knees, and was
again up and off like the wind. As |
caught the last glimpse of him I fired
again, and ran over to where he had
disappeared, fully expecting to find him
down. But he wasnot there. As I hes-
itatingly stood for a moment trying to
determine which way to go, the cow,
with the speed of a grey heund, glided
by me so close that I could have touched
her with myrifle. My cheek was fanned
with the waves of the ruffled air, as she
swiftly passed me by.

The sound of my rifle brought my
companions to my side. We took up
the tracks of the bull and fora mile fol-
lowed them until they were lost in a dry
barren. We all felt badly, not so much
for theloss of the buck, as to know that
an animal, wounded and suffering, must
be left to languish and probably die. I
felt too, not a little chagrin and mentally

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vowed that my comrades’ larger bored |
gun would beused at the next oppor- |
tunity.

Tom had a boat at the lake, and after |
a half hour’s row we landed on Fulsom’s |
Island, a beautiful spot, where was a
nice three compartment log cabin where |
we spent a comfortable night. How the |
great rock-maple logs burned in the big
open fire place! In the morning the re-
maining glowing embers could not be
excelled for broiling the plump and _suc-
culent partridges, captured the previous
day. ;

Before the dawn appeared, while the
canopy was still glittering in a galaxy of
celestial bodies, we_ silently slipped
away, in the little skiff, over the glassy
water. After a half hour’s row we
landed on the Bear’ Lake trail, and
twenty minutes later were on proverbial
calling ground. It was still early morn-
ing. While listening intently for a few
minutes before calling, as is my wont,
we filled our lungs to their fullest capac-
ity with the electrifying ozone of the clear
morning air.

As the echo of my first call died, from
far away to the east an answer came back.
W-a-u-g-h, W-a-u-g-h. (I have yet to
see the combination of letters that will
adequately convey to the mind the true
sound of the call of the female, or the
answer of the male moose. )

Againand again he answered. Yes,
he’s coming, he’s coming! And Andy
and Tom were placed to meet him.

Ah ! but what is that,—that low, long,
wild, yet soft seductive sound ? It is re-
peated again and again. Yes, she is with
him. They draw nearer and nearer,
however, until we can hear his antlers
among the limbs of the trees and their
feet breaking the dry twigs beneath them
Now they halt. And now ensues a
struggle between the deceiver and the
true love. With all the knowledge I pos-
sess of the ‘‘Wild”’, with allthe alluring
bewitchment and honeyed sounds of the
bark,I ply my deception.. Bnt I have
met with her that is more than my match.
True love prevails, and between her soft
impeachment of his seeming inconstancy
and her billing and cooing, she has led
him captive, but silently away. Oh,
fickle man, here is a lesson for you! And

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here it comes, too, from the lordliest
brute of the wilderness.

We now return to Mr. Fulsom’s camp,
commenting freely, yet not regretfully on
the morning’s experience. Governor’s
Lake is a beautiful piece of water, with
many islands and varied and delightful
scenery. In May and June it affords
splendid trout fishing.

In the afternoon we returned to our
headquarters, Tom’s cabin. The weather
seemed threatening the following morning.
It was windy too, sothere was no calling.
We took aturn down the stream a few
miles. By noon the wind had increased
to a gale,—a “‘living gale.” Trees were
uprooted and laid flat, while others were
broken off at all lengths and hurled far
from their trunks. At least twenty trees
had blown across one half mile of the
portage road during our absence of five
hours. The roar ofthe gale and the
swishing, crashing and creaking of the
trees caused us to keepa sharp look out
that we were not caught. And yet, gentle
reader, you may think it strange, but
such are the extraordinary effects of this
kind of outdoor life, that one finds him-
self possessed of courage that is surpris-
ing. You find that your nerves and your
mentality, as well as your muscles, grow
stronger every day. Wild as was this
day we enjoyed every minute of it. I
like an element of danger in the game
provided my own hand is at the helm.

We were back at camp just as the rain
began to fall in torrents but we were dry,
warm and comfortable, contented and
happy. A good dinner, refreshed beyond
anything that ever Delmonico served,
anda good Havana after it, and we dis-
cussed the morrow’s movements, but
decided to await the morning weather for
definite plans.

At five o’clock we were up. The great
storm was followed by a deep calm. The
day was Saturday, and on Monday we
will move out. To-day we must capture
a moose, if possible. We determined to
go up Stream a mile, to the foot of the
little ten mile lake, and left camp while,
clear and bright, the stars were yet
sparkling. Thetrail was not bad and
we slipped along comfortably. We ar-
rived at the lake as the first flush of the
early dawn appeared, The morning

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star begins to grow dim in its scintillation
in the heavens, as golden rays was flush-
ing the horizon in the east. What a
morning ! The stillness is profound.
Do you love the outdoor nature beauties
of this earth, reader? Then you must
see them in the early autumn morning.

Everything seemed propitious for the
game we were intent upon. We moved
with cautious step, our voice low and
soft. There seemed to be a premonition
that there would be ‘‘Something doing”
this morning

We decided that Andy should take up
a position by an old road at the foot of
the lake, as the most likely place his
“lordship” would cross in coming to the
call. And I took up my position, to call,
two hundred yards to the southwest of
this point, on a beautiful hard-wood hill.
Tom was with me. I was loath to break
the impressive stillness, where there was
seemingly not a living creature. And,
eager as I was to try my skill, yet reluct-
antly I put the magic bark to my lips.
As the long seductive wail—‘‘The call of
the wild’”’—echoed, and echoed, and re-
peated, and the last lingering sounds died
away in the far distant hills, in a minute
we Seemed to be in another world. There
was life everywhere. From away over
to the east, toward the lake of Otter,
came the wild piercing cry of the loon.
Ten feet away from me a squirrel sprang
out on a projecting dead limb, and began
to chatter and scold. Twenty feet away
a porcupine, out for his early morning
meal offallen beech-nuts, began to hump
himself up a tall spruce that stood kith-
less like and alone, among the more
beautiful trees of ever changing foliage.
At my feet a little brown mouse poked
his head from under a root, and with his
black beady eyes looked up into my face
wonderingly. And within earshot, a
‘twhiskey-jack,” the gossip-monger of
life in the woods, started his tattle-cry of ,
alarm. And now the first rays of the sun
begin to pierce through the spreading
branches of the trees, transforming into
diamonds the still clinging drops of rain,
bringing out too, the glorious autumn
tints, and mirrowing them in the placid
waters of the lake. As my eyes, my very
soul, feasted upon this beautiful spectacle,
far beyond the power of my weak pen to

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describe, I became lost in wonder, ad-
miration and praise of a scene so chaste,
so beautifully enchanting.

‘Hark, sir,” said Tom. ‘‘Did you hear
that away up north inthe direction of
the ‘‘Grassey ?”

One moment, and the transformation
was complete from the sentimentalist to
the nimrod.

Yes, there it comes again, a little
louder, it is heavy and hoarse. W-a-u-
g-h. W-a-u-g-h; and then it dies away,
and is not heard again for some minutes.
He is crossing some low ground now.
Again we near him, louder and louder, as
he rises upon some prominence; he is still
a mile or so away, yet his defiant roar
echoes loudly. It is clearly a challenge
and a warning as well, to all of his kind
to make away, for the conqueror comes.

He is coming on the eastern side of the
lake, where some years since a fire had
swept and killed the timber. Much of it
had since fallen among the now young
and succulent growth. We are on the
western side of the stream that runs out
of the lake at the south end. As he came
along, making rapid headway, when with-
in a half mile of us his roars were grand,
calculated to make the heart of the hunt-
er bound and rebound. We could hear
him now smashing the fallen and decay-
ing timber.

‘“‘Aha, Tom,’’ I said, ‘‘I have caught
the ear of a ‘‘William” or a ‘‘Roosevelt”’
this morning”!

‘‘Well sir,” said Tom, ‘‘If ’tis the
latter, he has the ‘‘Big stick” with him
for sure.”

The sounds have now ceased. He is
silent for a few minutes, evidently listen-
ing for the lure. Once more I raised the
cruel bark and the loud W-a-u-g-h came
quickly in response. On, on he came.
He must be near the old logging road
now, and he is sureto take toit and
come directly toward Andy, we reasoned.
His roars now and the smashing of tim-
ber might have had the same effect to
some as the Red-skins war-cry to the
defenceless settler. But I feared not for
Andy’s nerve; I had seen it tested
before.

But contrary to our expectations, he
crossed the road beyond sight and reach,
and went smashing down on the opposite

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

side of the stream about four hundred
yards distant from Tom and I; he went
some distance past us, when he paused
again and was silent. Again he is listen-
ing, and again I try my skill with the
birch. And the response came quickly,
with a roar and acrash. I saw now that
he would cross the stream below us.

“‘Run; Tom,” 1 said; ““Down tothe
river with that big double gun of yours ;
and when he mounts the bank on this
side you will have a broad side of him.
You are a good shot, make sure of him.”

My suggestion was at once acted upon.
A minute later and I saw the great, noble,
crowned head ascend the bank, in the
clear open hardwood. Momentarily I
expected to hear the big gun roar out its
death knell. But something had gone
wrong, and on came the monarch with
his long elastic stride and those towering
antlers. I could see him now plainly,—
his every movement. What a magnifi-
cent sight as he came straight toward me,
with glistening eyes, expanded nostrils
and steaming breath. Once more he
stopped, tossed his proud head and listen-
ed. But fora moment only, then he
pressed forward again.

He was now within fifty yards of me,
and I realized that after all my efforts to
the contrary, it had fallen to me to try
conclusions with this monster, and with
a little carbine in which I had lost faith.

‘‘But, my noble friend,” I soliloquised,
‘Tf it must be so, it will be a duel to the
finish, as you are clearly no coward. And
let it be at a close quarters. True we are
not very evenly matched, much like the
David and Goliath of old. It is my skill
now against your herculean power and
valour !”

He was within thirty short steps of me,
when his keen olfactory organ caught the
— to him — maladorous odour of our
tracks, made more than an hour before.
His nose went quickly to the ground.
With head and neck turned at a slight
angle trom me, I saw my chance, and
quickly raised the little rifle, took deliber-
ate aim at the neck close to the head and
pressed the trigger. His great body
went down with athud, and the proud
head was never lifted again.

I was beside him in atrice. He was
dead. There was only a slight muscular

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

tremor left ; death had been instantaneous.
The little bullet had penetrated the occz-
prto atlord.

As I stood for a moment, before my
companions appeared on the scene, view-
ing the magnificent animal that had but a
moment before, in all his Samsonian
strength, magnificent grandeur, and
noble name, might well have been called
the king of his kind, the noblest monarch
of the wilds, now an inamimate mass, I
must confess remorse for a moment
Overcame me. I felt that 1 had done an
ignoble deed. But alas, fiickle man, thy
repentance is short ! The exultant
shouts of my comrades soon brought
back allthe savage in my nature, and
the rememberance of the order of Isaac
to Esau, and that mighty begat of Cush,
quickly dispelled the pangs of self con-
demnation.

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‘‘Andy,” I remarked, ‘‘I need not tell
you how much I regret that you did not
have a part, at least in this grand sight
and capture.”

‘‘My good fellow” said he. ‘‘To hear
him answering, and coming to your call
was grand enough for me. You ought
to be the proudest man in Nova Scotia.”

We estimated his weight at twelve
hundred pounds. We measured his
length from nose to hind foot, thirteen
feet four inches. The antlers were sing-
ularly handsome. They do not stand out
in laterral prominence like the wings of a
spread eagle, but curve gracefully up-

ward. Yet there is a spread of fifty two
inches, and they have twenty-seven
points. We dressed him as carefully as

a butcher would a fat beef, and hung the
quarters in the shade of the trees to
cool.

Trout Fishing through British Columbia.

BY G. C. HACKING.

a | bee fishing is a thing of the
rT past” the Easterner will say,
—=— when the glorious sportisbrought

into discussion. That this is true to

some extent in the East cannot be doubt-
ed. The disciple of good old Isaac

Walton, who in days not long gone by,

could fill his basket from almost any

brook, must now go further afield.

While there are still many good trout

waters in the Eastern Provinces of the

Dominion, around the north shore of

Lake Superior, and in the Adirondacks,

nowhere onthe American continent is

such sport to be found as in the Cana-.

dian Rockies.

There is the natural home of the trout,
and the thanks of every sportsman are
due to the Government for affording pro-
tection ina very high degree, insuring
trout for our sons, their sons, and grand
sons and I must not forget to say,
daughters too. In these times of out
door life, wives, sweethearts and sisters
have taken very kindly to the delights of
the rod and reel and many fine fish have
succumbed to their skill in casting.

I had the good fortune to spend the
summer of [907 in the Rocky Mountains,
visiting every town on the line of the
Canadian Pacific Railway. Equipped as
I was for fishing, few streams of any
note were overlooked and it is a pleasure
to relate my experience, hoping that my
fellow sportsmen will profit thereby.

I will premise my story by saying that
all the mountain streams and lakes do
not contain trout but the large majority
most certainly do, and for this reason I
will endeavor to direct the prospective
fishermen. It is also well to consider
the fact that the time for fishing varies,
very considerably, according to the sea-
son; so that it is difficult to say with ac-
curacy when one should go, but, gen-
erally speaking, the early spring before
the snow melts in the mountains, and
from August till the end of the season
will be found most favorable times. It
had been my impression and perhaps
yours, that fishing in the mountains was
a pretty difficult, if not hazardous, prop-
osition, owing to the abrupt fall of the
waters from the higher altitudes, but

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such is not the case. The streams are
rapid and by reason of this compara-
tively free from brush and driftwood.
While many of them can be safely waded
the larger waters are too fast, but are
easily fished from the shores, there being
plenty of room for casting.

It may be thought that it is along
journey to British Columbia to go fish-
ing. Itis, but to the sportsman who
has the leisure, no more enjoyable out-
ing can be conceived on this Continent.
Aside from the sportsman’s view point,
the Canadian Rockies vie with anything
on the globe for grandeur of scenery,
and no one, no matter how blase a trav-
eller, can say that he has seen the world
until this trip is an accomplished fact.

A feature of the country too is the ex-
cellent accommodation everywhere at
moderate rates. When desired. guides
can be secured at nearly every town, but
in most cases they are not required. One
can always get information from the
hotel proprietors or can rely on the good
fellowship that exists among local sports-
men to join them.

A good point to make for is Lundbrek,
one hundred and eighty-two miles west
of Medicine Hat, where team is taken
for a drive of about twenty miles to the
Old Man River (camping outfit will be
supplied by the liveryman if required.)
Though the mountains have not yet been
reached, this stream flowing east from
the divide, must not be overlooked. It
can be truly said that this is one of the
verv best trout waters in all the West.
Both the North and South Forks are first
class, though I would give the preference
to the North Fork. Both can be waded,
and the veriest tyro cannot fail of suc-
cess. It seems to matter little what fly
is used, but, of course, the book should
contain a good assortment of all the

standards, viz: Coachman, Royal
Coachman. Queen of Waters, Professor,
Grizzly King, Black Gnat, Brown

Palmer, Brown Hackle, March Brown,
Cowdung and Montreal. Thus equipped
every trout stream in British Columbia
can be laid under tribute.

The kind of rod to use is a matter of
individual choice. Most fishermen have
their favorite. I used a Bristol to my entire
satisfaction, with a good multiplving reel.

There are plenty of trout in the Crows

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

Nest Lake at the summit near the divid-
ing line between Alberta and British Co-
lumbia where the waters flow east into
the Saskatchewan River and Hudson
Bay, and west to the Pacific Ocean.

Preferring to fish running waters, I
went on to the Elk River, which is a sur-
passingly fine stream. The best fishing
is around Sparwood, twenty miles west
of the summit, working up the river fif-
teen miles to Fording River. From
the mouth of the Fording to Josephine
Falls, another fifteen miles, the fishing is
exceedingly good. There is a good
wagon road from Michel to the best
fishing grounds and fine camping
grounds—camping outfit and supplies
can be procured at Michel. Continuing
east, Elko is the next point where both
the main river and the South Fork afford
fine sport. It may be mentioned that
there are several varieties of trout in the
Elk, the cut throat or spotted trout sim-
ilar to the eastern brook trout, rainbow
Or mountain trout and the char, or bull
trout. The first mentioned run from one
half pound to five pounds, the bull trout
going up to twenty pounds.

Four miles from Elko, over a fine
wagon road leading through a magnifi-
cent natural park of giant pines, is Rock
Creek, which is a capital stream. It is
somewhat rough though by no means
difficult fishing. I fished this stream
about July 5th, with my old friend Jack
Gates of Fernie. An afternoon and
morning yielded eight dozen spotted
trout from half to one pound, which was
a very satisfactory catch.

There is good fishing on the South
Fork of the Elk, four miles from Elko
and on the Kootenay River. In fact,
any tributary of the Elk and Kootenay
Rivers is abundantly supplied with cut-
throat and rainbow trout. This is also
true of all the small creeks in the Crows
Nest Pass, but it is hardly worth while
fishing them, when there is such grand
sport to be had on the Elk. The upper
waters of the Elk especially are perhaps
the best on the continent. Anyway it is
safe to say there are none superior.

After whipping these waters for a
week or two it will be in order now to
get some big fish. The uext stop then
will be at Nelson, in any of the two or
three first-class hotels whence the fish-

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

ing grouuds of the Kootenay Lake and
River are easily reached. There is an
active Fish and Game Association at
Nelson, the permanent secretary of
which will be always glad to render as-
sistance and information to tourists.
His services will be of great value in the
matter of directing the visitor as to the
running of the salmon.

Usually the best time is in June and
September, depending on the state of
the water. There are launches, row-
boats and steamers always available.
The salmon taken here are very similar
to the coast fish, and have recently been
identified by the Government Commis-
sioner of Fisheries as only differing very
slightly in the bone structure of the dor-
sal fin. To distinguish them, they are
now called the Kootenay Great Lake
Trout. The best fishing is at Proctor
and Kaslo in the main lake where they
are taken on the troll. They are truly
magnificent fish, having all the fighting
attributes of the eastern salmon and the
flesh is not excelled by any of the tribe
of salmonidae. They run from twenty
to thirty pounds in weight and in sea-
son one Can scarcely fail to land some.
At Bonnington Falls, a short distance
from Nelson by rail, perhaps the best
rainbow trout fishing in the province is
to be had. Guides and boats can be se-
cured at Slocan Junction, and here
sportsmen are cautioned not to attempt
to fish without a reliable guide as the
water is very dangerous.

If now the fisherman is not satisfied,
we will keep moving and I will tell him
of other good places. At West Robson
take the magnificent Canadian Pacific
steamer up to Arrow Lake, and at
Nakusp there isa stop of an hour or
two, which will be time enough to get
half a dozen rainbow trout from four to
eight pounds; then on the Revelstoke,
where the main line of the railway is
joined. It is worth while spending a
day or two here though I am not in favor
of fishing the Columbia River, as it is a
dangerous and treacherous stream at
best and drowning accidents have been
all too frequent. The same may be
said of the Fraser, and unless a stranger
is in charge of an absolutely reliable
boatman it is better to try other streams
equally good. There are several small

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streams in the neighborhood of Revel-
stoke where there is fairly good fishing.
Shuswap Lake at Sicamous Junction af-
fords tairly good sport at certain sea-
sons, but boats are scarce and it is cer-
tainly the most villainous place for mos-
quitoes and black flies on the map.

Continuing on to Kamloops.a halt
should be made, and a drive out to Fish
Lakes, where there is excellent hotel ac-
commodation, will be well rewarded. A
stop at Ashcroft should be made to wit-
ness the arrival and departure of pack
trains to and from the far north.

What I have outlined would seem a
big trip for a fisherman to undertake and
yet I have only skimmed over the dis-
trict, leaving more untold than recorded.

There is still the beauty spot of Amer-
ica to be visited. I speak of Vancouver
Island, to which my poor words of praise
can do but scant justice. It is simply
an Island of Enchantment. The Island
is reached from Vancouver by either of
the two Canadian Pacific steamers which
provide a double daily service to Vic-
toria. The magnificent new hotel erect-
ed by the Company will be open for the
reception Of guests this season, and will
be made the headquarters for many fish-
ing trips.

The Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway
runs from Victoria to Nanaimo, along
which line fishing can be enjoyed at
Shawnigan Lake, Cowichan Lake and
up to Nanaimo. From this point there
is an excellent road to Englishmen’s
River, twenty-five miles, where there is
fine trout fishing—cut throat and rain-
bow. Little and Big Qualliciem are
both good. For salmon fishing the
Campbell River, about ninety miles from
Nanaimo, is unsurpassed on the coast.
The road is good all the way up but
perhaps a better route is by steamer
from Victoria to Comox.

I fear my space will be exhausted and
in conclusion it is enough to say that all
in all there is nothing like the fishing
anywhere else on this continent, as in
the country I have described. An im-
portant feature too is the climate, ma-
laria being unknown. There are no
venomous reptiles of any description
while the scenery in its stupendous
grandeur is quite beyond my powers of
description.

“SHIHdOUL MIFHL GNV ‘OuNOdNALAd ‘aN 10 ONILYOdS WOOAHOLEY AHL AO SUAAWAW

Veteran Ontario Sportsmen and Their Club.

JHE sport s-
T men of Pe-
Fo 7 te mb.oro,
Ont., are fortu-
nate in being able
to enjoy their
sport not too far
from home. A
drive of forty
miles from their
fine city takes them
to a great chain
of beautiful lakes
where they are in
the wilds of na-
ture and can fish
and shoot asmuch
as the laws allow
them. For thirty
years some of the
best knownsports-
men of the city
have been fishing
and hunting
around the lakes
which are named
Ketchecum, Spen-
cer and Bottle and
these give them
the finest of scen-
ery as well as the
best of fishing.

Almost fifteen
years ago the
sportsmen fre-
quenting the
place formed them-
selves into a Club
ents tled: ithe
Ketchecum Club.
They have built a
Club house, a
large boat house
and a dog house,
and taken other
means to. secure their own comfort
while enjoying the outdoor life to the
full. '

The Club house is open in early Octo-
ber when the members enjoy fine trout
fishing. They can visit the Club as they
please, usually staying a week or two,
the average number at the Camp at one

MR. HARRY WINCH.
President of the Ketchecum Club, Peterboro, and his famous
hunting dogs.

time being a dozen. Success has gen-
erally attended the hunters and last sea-
son they obtained twenty deer.

The President of the Club, Mr. Harry
Winch, is a veteran hunter, and well
known amongst sportsmen as indeed he
should be having hunted big game for
forty-four years. Mr. Winch is as fa-

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HARRY LE BRUN.
Captain of the Ketchecum Club, Peterboro, and his dogs.

mous a fisherman ashe is a hunter.
Horses and dogs are his delight and he
never has less than a dozen of the latter
about him. He is likewise a successful
breeder of fancy poultry. As showing
the benefits to be gained from the open
air life Mr. Winch in appearance has not
aged a day since he was thirty and Time
has apparently passed him by unnoticed.

The Captain of the Club, Mr. H.
Le Brun, has been hunting for thirty

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

years and we
have the
pleasure of
giving his
portrait ac-
c Oo m panied
by his fine
dogs.

Mr. Alec
Simpson has
started the
dogs for the
party for
over th irty
years.

There are
many advan-
tages to be
gained from
a Clubof this
character.
C ircumstan-
ces often for-
bid a long
trip and in
such cases
the —sports-
men can take
a dv antage
of hunting
territory well
within touch
of civiliz a-
tion. Others
can no long-
er venture
tiO> “amie are
h a rdships,
and feel that
though the
day in the
Open may be
s t r e nuous
enough they
are sure of
good food
and shelter
at night. Of course sportsmen in many
centers are not so well situated as those
of Peterboro, andin the course of the
many years they have been visiting this
territory they have things pretty well
fixed up. It must not be inferred from
this that Peterboro sportsmen are in any
sense desirous of obtaining their sport
without the discomforts usually attend-
ant upon the same, but the comfortable
Club house at night is more appreciated.

Our Cover Cut.

In the cover cut which brightens up this month’s number new ground is opened

up.

The picture shows an evening’s catch of speckled beauties, killed with four

rods on Little Lac Claire, in the Sagamore Fishing and Hunting Club’s, territory in
Northern Quebec on the line of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. Amongst other
benefits which will follow in the wake of the newtranscontinentalsome grand fishing and
hunting territories will be opened up and much will be learnt of the beauties and re-
sources of Northern Quebec—up to the present almost an unknown country.

A Quebec Club House With a History.

| NE of the best known Clubs, hold-
O ing a lease over a large territory in
the Province of Quebec, is the St.
Maurice Fish and Game Club, which, as
its name indicates, leases territory on the
St. Maurice River. In our illustration
we show the headquarters’ club house
which was built
under the pres-
idency of the
late Dr. Drum-
mond, who was
Gey or thé
originators of
the Club and
who greatly en-
joyed retiring
into these wilds
where he met
the ‘‘habitant”’
guides and with
them lived
amongst scenes
he loved so
Woe dene. eke
h e adquarters’
house was well
built as will be
seen from the illustration and afforded
accommodation for about twenty guests.
On January thirty-first of the present
year the Club house was burnt down and
the members regretted the loss because
of the associations of the building with
Dr Drummond, even more than the ma-
terial loss caused to the Club. The
members at once decided to rebuild in
order not to lose the benefits of sucha
headquarters for the season of the pres-
ent year. Whatever improvements may
be made inthe new one the associations
of the old building will long be cherished
and the members will continue to tell of
good work done under the genial Pres-
idency of the Doctor.

THE OLD HEADQUARTERS OF THE ST.
AND GAME CLUB, WHICH WAS BURNT DOWN IN
JANUARY LAST.

The Club has now over one huudred
members and holds a lease of the hunting
and fishiug rights over one hundred and
fifty square miles, where hunting and
fishing are both of the best. The pre-
serve is near La Tuque and is reached by
way of La Tuque Junction. It includes
withinits boun-
deries Lake
Wayagamac k
near which the
headquarters
stood for ten
years.

The officers
of the Club are.
P resident--Dr.
F. A. L. Lock-
hart, Montreal ;
First Vice-
Pres ident—
Cphvarllesss.
Haight, New
York; Second
Vice-Presid ent
—C. R. G.
Johnson, Mon-
trea lk: Hon.
Sec.-Treasurer--H. H. V. Koelle Montreal;
Directors—

W. B. Albright, New York.

Walter Cottingham, Cleveland, O.

A. W. Stevenson, Montreal.

J. Alex. Stevenson, Montreal.

Dr. W. G. Throsby, Montreal.

Talk of the old Club house, as well as
the adventures of the chase, will form a
large proportion of the conversation of
those meeting on the preserve next open
season. Both fishermen and _ hunters
alike will regret the end of their old
headquarters, and feel, however much
better the new ones may be, that the as-
sociations clustering round the old one
cannot soon be forgotten.

MAURICE FISH

International Control of International Waters.

The Future of the Lakes and Rivers Joining the United States and the Dominion
of Canada.

BY Cc. H. WILSON.

WWICCEPTING with as good grace as
possible the dictum of the Commit-
== tee on Resolutions which at Que-
bec in 1907, withheld my resolution re-
garding international control of bound-
ary lakes and rivers, which resolution
was practically the same as that indorsed
by the American Fishery Society in 1906,
and having the same intent of certain
bills in Congress presented at an earlier
date by the Hon. George Shiras 3rd, of
Pennsylvania, I, at that time, stated to
this organization that at a later date I
would appear and endeavor to so pre-
sent this question that members of this
organization on both sides of the line
might have no further excuse for delay
in giving it their indorsement.

This question is not one of partisan
politics but a judicial question and com-
mends itself to the statesman and the
diplomat. Concerning this question of
federal control on the American side I
may say that while I am somewhat pre-
pared to discuss it strictly from the
American standpoint, unless driven so
to do to protect my position, I much
prefer to make a few statements and try
at least to show that the master minds
of America either believe in the absolute
sovereignty of the national government
in its exercise of police control in the di-
rection indicated, many of whom are
laboring to bring about federal control
of migratory fish and game birds, or
conceding this authority, register a pro-
test but offer no remedy.

“President Roosevelt has made the fol-
lowing statement:

‘Our federal system of government
is based upon the theory of leaving co
each community, to each state, the con-
trol over those things which affect only
its members, and which the people of the

locality themselves can best grapple
with, while providing for national regu-
lation in those matters which necessarily
affect the nation as a whole. National
sovereignty is to be upheld in so far as
it means the sovereignty of the people
used for the real and ultimate good of
the people; and States’ rights are to be
upheld in so far as they mean the peo-
ples’ rights.”

Mr. Roosevelt has generally been con-
sidered as particularly interested in the
preservation of big game; he has, how-
ever, done more for the practical protec-
tion of bird life than any other executive.
He has set aside government land in the
Gulf, Great Lakes, and elsewhere, as
breeding places for water and sea fowl,
and has secured legislation protecting
these refuges from trespass with penal-
ties attached.

Secretary of State Root, at a recent
dinner of the Pennsylvania Society, said:

“It is plainly to be seen that the people
of the country are coming to the conclu-
sion that in certain important respects
the local laws of the separate states are
inadequate for the due and just control
of the business and activities which ex-
tend throughout all the states, and that
power of regulation and control is grad-
ually passing into the hands of the na-
tional government.”

Again he says that, ‘‘every state is
bound to frame its legislation and its ad-
ministration with reference to its effect
upon all its sister states.”

This is true of measures respecting
uniform game and fish laws. But there
is a limit beyond which no state will go.
States in the north can strive for uniform
laws in a way and those in the south can
do the same thing, each group working
toward a common. end, nevertheless,

*A paper read at the meetings of the North American Fish and Game Protective Association at Albany, N. Y,_

February 12-13.

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local conditions and geographical situa-
tion tend to prevent co-operation between
the states of the north and the south and
only by federal legislation can our mi-
gratory birds and fishes be adequately
protected.”’

Senator Knox, who has played a nota-
ble part in the directioa of federal con-
trol, in his speech to the graduating
classes of the Yale law school, on the
Development of the Federal Power to
Regulate Commerce, says:

“Over this subject of commerce
among the states and foreign nations
and its instrumentalities, the power of
Congress is plenary’—(a complete
power) ‘‘it may be exercised in the most
general or minute way. For this pur-
pose Congress possesses all powers
which existed inthe states before the
adoption of the national constitution and
its power when the subject is national is
or may be made exclusive. The consti-
tution, laws, corporations and citizens of
the states are subject to this paramount
authority. Congress can regulate any-
thing, everything, any and every person,
natural or artificial in the sense that it
can prohibit or prevent any use or act
that will interfere with congressional
control over interstate commerce. Con-
gress has prohibited combinations in re-
straint of interstate or foreign trade and
has prohibited the carriage of diseased
cattle, explosives and lottery tickets.”

Concluding Senator Knox states:

“‘The power isa fixed and definite
fact; no one has pretended to define the
boundaries of the subject upon which it
Operates.”

Justlce Harlan in his recent address
on the Constitution, took the historic
ground of the supreme court, the posi-
tion occupied by the first great interpre-
ter, John Marshall, and by a long line
of distinguished successors. It is that
the framers of the constitution sought to
provide for a growing nation and there-
fore not to keep the government forever
stationary, but rather forever true to its
development to the general principles
laid down by them. That is the theory
on which the supreme court has inter-
preted the constitution, and it is the
only one consistent with the growth and
progress of the country and in harmony

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with the principles of -government as un-
derstood by the framers of the funda-
mental law. It is with this view of the
constitution that Justice Harlan says:

‘Let us hold fast to the broad and
liberal and yet safe rules of constitutional
construction approved by the fathers and
established by judicial decisions.”’

Prominent among these decisions is
that of the Debs case, growing out of
the Pullman strike in 1894. In the sum-
ming up the court says:

‘*We hold that the government of the
United States is one having jurisdiction
over every foot of soil within its terri-
tory, and acting directly upon each cit-
izen, that while it is a government of
enumerated powers, it has within the
limits of those powers all the attributes
of sovereignty.”

Dr. Eliot, of Harvard, in his speech at
the dinnerof the National Civic Federation
at the Waldorf, advocated government
control of commercial associations in-
cluding alike labor union and capital,
Government incorporation of corpora-
tions anda governmental divorce law.
The central power, he contended, was
the only one which could settle the vexed
questions of the day.

‘‘T look forward” he says, ‘‘to an in-
crease of the national power. It goes
against our most cherished fetich of lo-
cal government, local interests, local
representation. But we are desperately
in need of a revision of the term “‘local
interests.” Local interests have become
continental interests.”

Senator Newlands, vice chairman of
the inland waterways commission, makes
the following statement regarding fed-
eral control:

‘The question is not one of partisan
politics. As a Democrat, I believe in
local self government, and in the full and
beneficial exercise of all state powers;
but it is equally good Democratic doc-
trine that the powers granted to the na-
tion should be fully exercised in the in-
terests of all the people. The primary
purpose of the formation of the union
was to promote interstate and foreign
commerce and to give the regulation of
both tothe nation. It should assume
the powers which states like New lersey
has usurped and misused. Itis curious

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how divided public sentiment seems to be
as to the control of railways, and how
united it seems to be as to control of the
waterways; both are useful in interstate
and foreign commerce, and yet the most
ardent advocate of state sovereignty as
to the railways admits the sovereignty of
the nation as to waterways and insists
upon the exercise of its sovereign
powers.”

Justice John Woodward, in the Colum-
bia Law Record, shows how the courts
are progressive and stand for the peo-
ple’s rights, stating that they have con-
firmed the rights of the states and deter-
mined the jurisdiction of the federal gov-
ernment. The supreme court upheld the
Sherman anti-trust law; it has sustained
the attempts to curb the Fertilizer trust,
the Beef trust, the Federal Salt Com-
pany, and the Elevator trust, and the
Northern Securities decision shows that
the courts are one with the people to
control those giant combinations of cap-
ital which threaten the perpetuity of the
Republic.

Governor Hughes in his speech on
February 12, 1907, at the birthday anni-
versary celebration of Lincoln at the
Middlesex Club in Boston, stated as
follows:

‘‘The relation of the states to the Na-
tional government so far as the issue of
states’ rights is concerned, has been set-
tled. If it should appear that the power
of the states is inadequate to deal with
a subject hitherto retained in their keep-
ing, and that the interests of the people
as a whole imperatively demand the as-
sumption of power by the federal gov-
ernment, the whole people will provide
for the assumption of that power.”

It is interesting to note how these ex-
pressions from public and thoughtful
mea multiply.

On January 29, 1908, at the Kansas
dinner in New York, Dr. Lyman Abbott
said:

“I believe that the rights of states
and of individuals must be protected,
but how can we determine those rights?
I believe, and the new federalism holds,
that what concerns the individual the in-
dividual must determine; that the muni-
cipalities should decide matters which
concern themselves; that the states

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should manage all concerns which are
purely state functions. The same prin-
ciple applies equally strongly to the na-
tional government. All things which
concern the nation as a whole, the nation
should control. The new federalism
holds that the government may do for
the people whatever it can do better than
the people themselves in affairs which
concern the whole country.”’

At this point we should not overlook
Hon. George Shiras, 3d., former con-
gressman from Pennsylvania, to whom I
am indebted for much information re-
specting the subject of Federal control,
gathered from his brief furnished the
Forest and Stream on this subject, and
who presented bills in congress regard-
ing federal supervision over migratory
wild fowl with other measures designed
to give the general government effective
jurisdiction over coastal and _ interior
waters of the country, so as to not only
safeguard our great fishery interests but
likewise protect the public health of the
entire country from the indiscriminate
and unnecessary pollution of interior
interstate waters. He is the champion
in this matter, and in his arguments have
met all opponents, having proven con-
clusively the right of the government to
assume police control of at least the
migratory wild fowl and fish of coastal
and interior waters.

A prominent newspaper in the east,
commenting on the criticisms of Judge
Parker regarding these matters, has this
to say:

‘‘Judge Parker says that the attempt
of the federal government to despoil the
states of the powers and functions be-
longing to them will not tend to smooth-
ness in the working of our scheme of
government. The warning would have
been more impressive if the Judge had
furnished a bill of particulars. What
powers and functions of the states has
the national administration sought to
despoil them of? The rate bill does not
prevent the states from fixing and reg-
ulating railroad charges within their
borders, providing these methods do not
violate the supreme law of the land in
being confiscatory, and the determina-
tion of this important question under in-
junction granted by federal judges is

_ known pest.

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sustained by Judge Parker who says:

‘‘We know that by the fourteenth
amendment the power has been conferred
upon the courts of the United States to
set aside statutes and state constitutions
as well, if they deprive any person of
life, liberty or property without the pro-
cess of law.”

Neither is there any despoiling of the
state powers and functions in the pure
food law. Massachusetts inspection is
more rigid than it was before this bill
was passed. It is to be remembered
that none of these extensions of the
federal authority has been made without
the vote of the representatives of the
people, and of the states in congress as-
embled. There has been no ‘“‘usurp-
ation.” Furthermore, the principles and
in most cases, the provisions of these
laws, have been sustainedby the supreme
court, the final arbiter, as Judge Parker
assures us of all these questions. The
whole matter comes to this, you cannot
confine the growth of an acorn forever
in an earthen pot, nor can you binda
great nation for a century within the
iron bands of a rigid constitution.”

The United States government has
police power over moral pestilence as
indicated by the lottery act, held by the
supreme court to be constitutional.
Over the health of its citizens in United
States inspection of dressed meats.
Over riotous demonstration where staie
authorities failed to assist the criminal
laws of state, as in the Debs case. Over
things migratory, such as infectious and
contagious disease, such as yellow fever,
small pox. Over migratory insects;
millions have been appropriated to ex-
terminate these pests. Massachusetts
and New Hampshire are now asking of
Congress an appropriation of $250,000
with which to fight the gypsy and brown
tail moth in New England. Take Mr.
Shiras’ illustration of the mongoose as
an example of animal pests; it ravaged
Australia, also Jamaica and in Hawaii it
became a pest beyond all control. Two
dozen pair started for California from
Homolulu to exterminate the gopher.
No jfederal law existed to stop this
Orders were sent to cus-
toms’ officers to hold the shipment until
California might interfere. California

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had no law upon the subject, and it was
only by moral suasion that they were
destroyed. The Lacey act had attached
to ita section giving authority to De-
partment of Agriculture to exclude all
harmful animals specifically mentioning
the mongoose. Would congress have
no power, no sovereign right to pass an
act prohibiting the breeding and the lib-
eration of those animals within the state?
If not, then what would be the result?
The mongoose would spread rapidly
trom county to county, trom state to
state, throughout the entire country, re-
sulting in the eventual destruction of
much of bird and animal life, andto a
large extent of the domestic poultry in
rural districts, entailing the loss of mil-
lions of dollars, the destruction of our
wild game, and an outlay on the part of
the government hard to approximate.
Upon what rational theory can it be
contended that the harboring within a
state of such an animal plague is purely
a matter of domestic concern, and in
which the national government has no
right to interfere? Can it be possible
that a state given over to the ravages of
smallpox, yellow fever, boll weevil or the
gypsy moth can be permitted to incubate
and spread such plagues because there
is no primary right in the federal govern-
ment under the police power to enter
such a state and there through its strong
arm stay the spread of such diseases
and noxious life from state to state?
Under existing laws the United States
government is exercising such power.
Let us now fora moment consider
federal game laws. The United States
has complete power in Yellowstone
Park, within the State of Wyoming, as
far as fish and game are concerned. In
the Wichita game refuge in Oklahoma
the federal game laws have entirely sup-
planted the game laws of Oklahoma by
making a close season throughout the
year, so at that time congress directly
legislated upon game heretofore under
the legislative jurisdiction of Oklahoma.
Notice a recent act of 1906, entitled an
Act to Protect Birds and theire Eggs in
Game and Bird Preserves, where the
general government assumed custodian-
ship of birds on land within a state
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the local game laws. The bird Act sug-
gested by the President in 1905, which
was passed, will, if sustained by the
courts, transfer the jurisdiction of game
birds from the state to.the federal gov-
ernment. Your attention is called to
the Lacey Bill, which prohibits the trans-
portation by interstate commerce of
game killed in violation of local law; a
federal game law, punishing violators of
vital provisions of state laws within and
without the jurisdiction where the orig-
inal offense occurred. On February 28,
1887, there was approved a bill passed
by Congress entitled An Act relating to
the Importation and Landing of Mackerel
caught during the Spawning Season,
and which was in effect for five years.
The sole purpose of this bill was the
preservation of these fish on the spawn-
ing ground during the close season.
Observe the extensive powers given by
Congress to the Bureau of Fisheries
under the act creating it, wherein it is
prescribed that this Bureau:

‘Is authorized to promote and protect
the fishery interests of the country and
to ascertain what diminution, if any, in
the number of food fishes of the coast
and the lakes of the United States has
taken place, and from what cause the
same is due, and whether any protective
prohibitory or precautionary measures
should be adopted.”

Thus it will be seen that the direct
purpose of this act was to give the
Bureau of Fisheries supervisory power
over the salt water coast of the United
States and upon the Great Lakes, all of
which waters were heretofore supposedly
under exclusive state jurisdiction. , This
particular feature of the act has been
sustained by the federal court.

Now to come to Canada:

Away back in March 1867, the Prov-
inces of Canada, Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick expressed a desire to be fed-
erally united into one Dominion under
the Crown of the United Kingdom of
Great Britian and Ireland with a consti-
tution similar in principle to that of the
United Kingdom. It was declared on
the establishment of the Union by au-
thority of Parliament that it is expedient
not only that the constitution of the

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legislative authority in the Dominion be
provided for, but also that the nature of

the executive government therein
be declared. This executive power
was declared to continue and be

vested in the Queen. A Governor Gen-
eral was to be the direct representative
of the Crown, and in all matters in
which he was required to act it was'to
be by the Queen’s privy council for Can-
ada. The Commander in Chief of Land
and Naval Militia and all naval and mil-
itary forces of and in Canada was de-
clared to continue and be vested in the
Crown. The Governor General in coun-
cil appoints the lieutenant governors of
each province. The lieutenant governor
appoints executive officers of Ontario
and Quebec. This act provided fora
legislature consisting of the lieutenant
governor and of one house, the legisla-
tive assembly of Ontario. In Quebec
the legislature consists of two houses,
with the lieutenant governor, styled the
legislative council and the legislative
assembly of Quebec. These were to be
called together from time to time by the
lieutenant governor in the Queen’s name.
The legislative power of the Dominion
as given by this instrument called ‘‘The
British North American Act” rests with
the Queen, an upper house, styled the
Senate, and the House of Commons, the
seat of Government being Ottawa. In
the distribution of legislative power the
Queen by and with the advice of the
Senate and House of Commons have the
lawful power to make laws in relation to
all matters not coming within the class
of subjects assigned exclusively to the
Legislature of the Provinces. And it is
declared that the exclusive legislative
authority of the Parliament of Canada
extends to all matters coming within the
classes of subjects enumerated, some of
which are as follows:

Public Debt and Property.

Regulation of Trade and Commerce.

The Postal Service.

Navigation and Shipping. fh

Beacons, Buoys and Lighthouses.

Ferries.

Currency and Coinage.

Banking.

Naturalization.

Marriage and Divorce.

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Penitentiaries and

Sea Coast and Inland Fisheries.

The Parliament and Government of
Canada shall have all powers necessary
or proper for performing the obligations
of Canada or of any Province thereof as
part of the British Empire toward for-
eign countries arising under treaty be-
tween the Empire and such foreign
country. The various provinces are
permitted to make laws concerning in-
terests that are particularly in the inter-
est or for the benefit of each individual
province as far as they are not repug-
nant to any act of the Parliament of
Canada.

Quite enough has been said regarding
the articles of confederation of the prov-
inces into the Dominion of Canada.
We are just at present interested in the
question of control of the fisheries and
the right to make treaties or agreements
regarding the same as between foreign
countries and this consolidation of prov-
inces called the Dominion of Canada.
It is evident by careful study that the
control of the fisheries rests with the
Dominion, with possible exceptions.
Not unlike other individual parts of na-
tions the provinces have chafed under
federal control of certain matters, in this
case as applying to inland fisheries, and
this matter was finally settled by the
Court of Last Resort, the final and
highest tribunal stating, that:

‘‘Waters whether vested in the Crown
as represented by the Dominion or as
represented by the province in which
they are situated are equally Crown
property and the rights of the public in
respect of them are precisely the same.”

Professor E. E. Prince of the Depart-
ment of Fisheries of the Dominion, says:

‘‘For this reason” (supposedly because
of the ruling of the highest trubunal)
there has arisen some confusion and not
alittle over-lapping in the management
of the fisheries, but the decision by the
highest tribunal in the Empire that the
enactment of fishery regulation and re-
striction is within the exclusive compe-
tence of the Dominion legislature and is
not within the legislative powers of the
Provincial legislature set finally at rest
all questions as to the authority of the
federal government in enacting fishery

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laws.”

Colonel Gourdeau, Deputy Minister of
Fisheries of the Dominion, has stated
that

“Certain agreements and handing
over of property rights involved in the
issue of licenses have occurred, how-
ever in no way affecting the federal
jurisdiction as to legislative and fishery
regulation which is exclusively vested in
the Dominion government as distinct
from any property interest held by the
Province.”

Mr. A. Kelly Evans at a meeting in
Torouto in 1906, made this statement:

‘‘We have absolute control of our
fisheries in the direction of preventing
people from fishing. The Ontario gov-
ernment has the absolute right of issu-
ing licenses; therefore the Ontario gov-
ernment can prevent all fishing. At
the same time the Dominion gov-
ernment passes the laws as to, for in-
Stance, the number of fish you can
catch, the close season, and everything
pertaining to such; but we have the
right of enforcing these laws.”

Now, what are the facts? Ontario
can do no more than recommend the
passage of regulations along these
lines. Neither has she been able to en-
force the same when favorably passed
upon by the Dominion government.
This condition of affairs is not new for it
will be noticed in the Fourth Annual
Report of Department of Fisheries of
the Province of Ontorio at Page 38,
that: ,

‘“‘The department has _ experienced
some considerable difficulty in enforcing
these provisions of its fishery laws upon
the Great Lakes, chiefly in view of the
fact that United States fishermen are
granted almost unlimited privileges as to
time and manner of fishing. It is,
therefore, suggested that it would be
manifestly in the interests of both coun-
tries if regulation could be agreed upon
which would be just and equitable to the
fisheries, fishermen and fishing industry
alike—regulations establishing close
seasons covering the spawning periods
of fish, as tothe kind and number of
implements to be used in the capture of
fish and as to the kinds of fish to be
taken, and that the most convenient and

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satisfactory means to this end would be
aconference between representatives of
the several jurisdictions surroundiug the
Great Lakes.”

This is part of a letter sent by Mr. S.
T. Bastedo, then Deputy Commissioner
of Fisheries of the Province to the con-
tiguous states and provinces. To this
letter many favorable replies were re-
ceived from the states, and as far as my
information goes that was all that came
from it.

It should be borne in mind that the
power of treaty rests with the Crown
and the United States by and through
the proper representatives of both gov-
ernments. It may be said that individ-
ual states and provinces may agree to do
certain things, such, for instance as the
passage of harmonious laws. We con-
cede that. New York and Ontario en-
tered upon an agreement of that sort
on the St. Lawrence River respecting
bass, but they actually never agreed by
six days. The Dominion itself on Feb-
ruary I6, 1902, passed an order in coun-
cilat the request of direct representa-
tives of New York, Vermont and the
North American Association, stopping
netting in all contiguous ‘waters as_ be-
tween the Dominion and those States.
On April 12, 1902, under pressure
brought to bear by interests in the Prov-
ince of Quebec, that order as far as ap-
plying to Mississquoi bay, an arm of
Lake Champlain in Canada, was re-
scinded.

Here then is the sequel of the oft-told
tale that while states and provinces may
agree, special interests and politics step
in and undo the work that is conceded
to be of the most wholesome and neces-
sary character. This could not occur
under the conditions proposed, namely,
international control.

We are not stating these facts with any
unfriendliness toward Canada, Dominion
or Provincial. We of the states have our
troubles and perhaps as big failures as
can possibly be recorded respecting
agreements. New York fluked on the
bass question on the St. Lawrence,
Pennsylvania has had her troubles trying
to secure harmonious legislation as be-
tween herself, New York and Canada on
Lake Erie. She has also had her diffi-

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culties on the Delaware river as between
herself, Maryland. New Jersey and New
York. In 1794 an agreement was made
between Pennsylvania and Ncw Jersey
regarding uniform laws on the Delaware,
but for several years this uniformity has
not existed. There is a semblance of
uniformity but nothing is said of the
long swede nets in the lower part of the
Delaware bay. Wisconsin and Minne-
sota have also had concurrent legisla-
tion ot aminor sort on the Mississippi.
I am not opposed tothe holding of con-
ferences by state and provincial repre-
sentatives for the purpose of harmoniz-
ing law respecting these questions. I
am not opposed to this organization,
whose members in season and out of
season seek to bring about a mutual
agreement that will protect the food fish
in contiguous waters. We have had a
joint commission appointed by the Crown
and the United States under Mr. Cleve-
land’s administration, created in 1892,
reporting in 1896, relative to the preser-
vation of the fisheries in waters | contig-
uous to Canada and the United States.
The report of thiscommission showed a
great decrease in the food fishes inhabit-
ing these waters. We have had confer-
ences in the South, conferences in Mon-
treal, Ottawa and Quebec; we have held
annual meetings of societies composed
of representative men: we have seen
wholesome legislation and agreements
made only to be later set aside by state
or province to satisfy some demand per-
sonal or political, and during all this
time (about 20 years of conference) there
have been no tangible results. And I
say to younow, affer participation in
this work with you and others, that while
tt has been of benefit in many ways, it
has not, and in my judgment, cannot
bring about a maximum measure of re-
sults. But rather during this time de-
vastation has continued uuhindered and
conditions have been so abhorrent that,
according to Mr. Evans, the Dominion
and Ontario government practically sup-
pressed the sworn reports of its officials
regarding the improvidence and crime of
the fishermen. While during this period
the states have suffered almost irrepara-
ble injury to the fishery interests. In
spite of the enormous planting of fry on

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the part of both governments, supple-
mented by splendidly equipped state de-
partments, the commercial fisheries have
become unprofitable in many places, ex-
tinct in others. Mr. Shiras, speaking
of federal control, says:

“It is, therefore, not a problem of
taking away trom the states prerogatives
capable of efficient exercise, but rather
first supplementing the same by national
co-operation, or, second, by entirely
supplanting state regulations where in-
capable of enforcement. Neither case
entails a loss of powers reserved to the
states, for a power incapable of exercise
is a legal fiction, and a power that can
only be partially exercised is not in-
fringed upon when the same is made
wholly effective by the assistance of the
central government.”’

Upon this basis of reasoning I do not
see how we are asking the state or
province to give up anything; we are not

_asking New York to give up her gov-
ernment of the great lakes on _ her bor-
ders, as far as white fish are concerned,
for she has no law in their interest, hav-
ing refused to pass protective legisla-
tion. Weare not asking the Province
of Quebec to give up anything on Miss-
isquoi bay, for having the power to stop

spring seining of wall eyed pike while
on the spawning bed, she allows it to

continue, even winking at violations,
after having entered into an agreement
with an adjoining state not to permit
spring seining in Missisquoi bay.

How, may | ask, is the Province of
Quebec giving up any rights in the St.
‘Lawrence river, where at Montreal I
have seen hundreds of fish for sale on
the wharves and docks that had never
lived long enough to lay an egg? Many
of these fish being sturgeon of a length
from six to eight inches. It is not ask-
ing the Province of Ontario to give up
anything. What, think you, would be
the result of international control over
such a condition as this? The Governor
General in Council has been pleased at
the request of the Province of Ontario
to abolish the close season for white fish
in waters of Lake St. Clair and Lake
Erie in the counties of Essex and Kent
(opposite Detroit) and counties of Haldi-
mand and Monck (opposite Dunkirk and

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Erie). The report of Guardian of Fish-
eries in Kent county is enough to show
that you of Ontario are to be the gainers
under international control. This re-
port shows an alarming decrease in sup-
ply of fish, the cause being gill nets on
the spawning beds of the white fish. In
waters off these counties named, the de-
crease in some years was about 60 per
cent as compared with previous years.
Since the High Court ruled that the
Province was the owner of the fish in its
waters there has not emanated from the
Department at Toronto a single report
that does not decry the fact that a large
portion of the commercial fisheries are
owned and conducted by American cor-
porations, a condition disastrous to the
interests of the Province.

What think you would be the result
under international control? In 1903
Mr. Bastedo, the acting Deputy, in his
report speaking of the annual decrease
of fisheries in the Great Lakes, says:

‘*We cannot shut our eyes to the fact
that this is the consequent result of the
excessive fishing that has been carried
on for the last half century, and if con-
tinued must result in their complete anni-
hilation, and that the time has come
when the question cannot longer be
flirted with. There must be intervention
on the part of the two great countries
which these waters unite, whose sacred
duty it isto devise means and to take
steps which will preventsucha calamity.”’

The last word to me from the present
head of the Department of Fisheries is:

‘‘T am glad to know that you are stil!
in the fight to obtain concerted and com-
mon sense measures for the protection,
propagation and perpetuation of the val-
uable fishery resources of our respective
countries.”

My Canadian friends, you believe in
federal control of migratory wild fowl,
do you not? You donot think it right
that you should have a few days’ shoot-
ing with those south of you bang-bang-
ing at these fowl both going to and com-
ing from their breeding ground; you do
not believe it is in the interests of these
migratory fowl, or fair to you, to have
such an uneven distribution of this kind
of sport? Well, where is the difference
as between migratory wild fowl and mi-

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gratory fish? Careful and painstaking
investigation has satisfied me that the
wall-eyed pike of Lake Champlain jour-
ney through about sixty miles of water
in the territory of the United States to
spawn in about seven miles of water in
Canadian territory, and it is a_ well
known fact that the white fish go long
distances from the deep water to shoals
and rivers, there to reproduce their kind.

My resolution of last year respecting
international control, met with opposi-
tion on the part of the Secretary of the
Ontario Protective Association and the
President of our organization, the then
Minister of Mines and Fisheries of the
Province of Quebec. I fear the worthy
secretary did not know how earnestly
every head of the fisheries department of
Ontario since 1898, had urged the nec-
essity of practically this same idea re-
garding the protection and propagation
of fish in the Great Lakes. And it may
be he had quite forgotten his own posi-
tion at the first annual meeting of the
Ontario Fish & Game Protective Associ-
ation held in the University of Toronto,
August 31, 1906, the Honorable Chief
Justice Falconbridge, in the chair, and
Mr. A. Kelley Evans, acting secretary,
at which time the following resolution
was unanimously passed.

This resolution
Committee on Reciprocal Arrangements
with the United States:

“First. That in their opinion steps
should be taken at once with a view to
making reciprocal arrangements with
the United States to restrict the ship-
ping of fish and game illegally captured
in the Province into the United States
and vice versa.

Second. That it would further recom-
mend that in the protection and propaga-
tion of fishin the great international
waters, uniform laws should be adopted
in Canada and the United States, and
arrangements made by which the off-
cials of both countries could work to-

gether and assist each other in the com-.

mon object of protecting the fisheries.”

Iam not unmindful otf the splendid
work of this organization, or the great
personal sacrifice of time and ability on
the part of its distinguished Secretary,
and I desire to thank him for his valua-

is the report of the .

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ble additition to the literature of the day
respecting these questions, but I wish to
say in all kindness and sincerity that his .
present idea of informal conference,
coupled with the suggestion that the
States may cede their fishery rights in
the Great Lakes to the United States
government, with the hope that his
Province will then come over to this
idea, spells a word that generally means
failure, and that word is delay.
Gentlemen, we stand in the shadows;
shadows that are giant spectres point-
ing to the land of the almost extinct
buffalo; to the isles of the sea, where
now rests buta remnant of once great
seal herds; shadows that point to the va-
cant roosting places of the extinct wild
pigeon; to the marshes trom which came
the peep-peep of certain snipe, now ex-
tinct; to the empty rivers that once
teemed withfish that furnished food and
recreation to the people; to the great in-
land seas whose commercial fisheries in
the sixties had their headquarters in the
east, now in the west: shadows that ex-
tend down into the homes of the poor,
making of their lives a greater struggle
for food for their little ones. Some day
the question will be asked of these two
great countries respecting these matters
‘*What have you done with your inher-
itance?” I, for one, believe there are
rays of light that cast their beams of
promise upon this discouraging outlook,
not the least of which is this splendid
proposition of international control |
launched and so successfully advocated
by Mr. Shiras of Pennsylvania, support-
ed by the American Fisheries Society;
the Department at Washington and a
multitude of men of both countries who
wish to save something from this wreck
of improvidence and greed. It is grat-
ifying to report that the State of Min-
nesota with its almost unparalleled fish-
ery interests, has by resolution ceded to
the United States Government not
only all fishery rights on international
waters, but all waters of a publicnature
between the different states. Further,
every congressman and the two senators
of that state, are pledged to vote for any
measure that comes up along the line of
international control. _ Wisconsin has
also ceded its fishing rights in interna-,

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tiona: waters to the United States. In-
ternatioual control also has the indorse-
ment of the present governor of Ver-
mont and two of its ex-governors. This
action on the part of the states was no
doubt taken to hasten action and must
prove an incentive to other border states
to bring this matter before their several
legislatures that the United States and
‘the Dominion government may con-
trol, conserve and protect every vital in-
_terest concerned.
IT verily believe under international
control, with the present output of
hatcheries that in five years the markets
will be filled with fish that can be se-
'cured at a reasonable price.

I ask youmen of the states to pass
this resolution, indorsing international
control, and to assist in the fulfillment of
‘its spirit, that the United States at an
'early date may enter upon the perform-
ance of this most necessary obligation
to the people, and I ask the same of you
of the provinces, that this question may
be thoroughly discussed in your own
country, and that your various provinces
may be prepared with your Dominion
government to enter with us upon the
work of restoring to this vast territory
its depleted fisheries.

Why, may I ask, are you of the prov-
inces opposed to international control by
a treaty with the United States? Surely
you do not fear that the Crown in its
designation of its instruments will select
those inimical to the welfare of the
provinces, for as you well know since
the, appointment of Sir Alexander Galt
in 1877, to be the representative of the
| Empire in connection with the fishery
award, continuous progress has been
made in this direction, so that recently
two Canadian ministers negotiated en-
tirely by themselves a commercial treaty
with France, which was most satisfac-
tory and advantageous. And the Hon.
Rodolphe Lemieux, your Postmaster
General, has just returned from Japan
bringing with him an arrangement which
| was honorable to Canada, and which at
the same time preserved the dignity of
the great nation with which Canada was
dealing, and you have the word of Sir
Wilfred Laurier himself, who replying to
_ | the question of the status of Canadian

.

negotiations of imperial treaties with
foreign nations, stated:

‘‘That the rule followed of late years
was that in all matters regarding trea-
ties with foreign countries concerning
subjects not purely Canadian but direct-
ly or indirectly affecting Canada, the
Imperial Government caused a provision
to be inserted that this treaty should not
apply to Canada except and until ratified
by the Canadian Parliament.”

Surely you are safe in your own hands
regarding a treaty with the United
States along the lines indicated. You
would not fear for the outcome with your
own representative assisted by Mr.
Bryce, the Ambassador of the Crown to
the United States, any more tham you
feared the outcome in Japan with the
Postmaster General assisted by Sir
Claude MacDonnell, the British Ambas-
sador at Tokio.

How closely have we of Canada and
the United States been drawn together
in trade and commerce and friendly re-
lationship. In all these years our differ-
ences have been few and our relations
have been those of mutual kindness and
esteem. In the prosecution of business
your people of the north have exhibited
those traits that make for,honesty and
fair dealing, while we of the south have
met you fairly and on a common ground,
you having what we desire and we pos-
sessing plenty from which to supply your
needs. We have together enjoyed the
pleasures and recreations of life, each
has mourned with the other in sorrow or
calamity, rejoicing with one another in
prosperity; you intensely Canadian with
loyalty to your King, we intensely Amer-
ican, each with giant strides moving on
to our destinies. Along the imaginary
line that divides usno sentinel guards
his country’s safety; your flag waves
gracefully over every parapet, while we
dip the Stars and Stripes in honor to you,
a great nation within a nation, a neighbor
and a friend.

In conclusion, the following sentiment
is better expressed by another who has
said: ‘‘We hear so much that desirable
legislation or administration action is
impossible. Opposition to reform move-
ments find it less easy to combat argu-
ments in favor of a new order of things

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than to admit the desirability of the re-
form and then convince the public that it
is impossible.”

We suffer from patch-work and crazy-
quilt legislation because of the cry that
positive restrictive and beneficial legisla-
tion is impossible. How absurd, yet
how effective has this cry proven on both
sides of the line. What a great deal
notwithstanding this cry, has both coun-
tries accomplished. It has been necess-
ary attimes that this cry of impossi-
bility should be turned into the wail of

The Wild Pigeon.

BY W. D. HOBSON.

R. Cameron, I notice, continues to
argue in the March ‘‘Rod and Gun”
in favor of the present existence of
the wild pigeon and quotes statements as
to such pigeons having been seen by
President Roosevelt and John Burroughs.
If Mr. Cameron had tried he could not
have found better authorities in all Amer-
ica—the only weak point being that
neither of these gentlemen has testified
to seeing passenger pigeons in any part
of America within the past year.

The case is one of seeing a man who
said that he saw pigeons. We have
been treated to similar stories every sum-
mer for the last fifteen years. They al-
ways turn out to be stories in the same
class as the sea serpent and the ghosts.

Mr. Cameron considers that I am over
confident in my assertions. I am quite
willing to give reasons for my strong
assurance that there are no passenger
pigeons in America. For the past fif-
teen years we have had numberless re-
ports of passenger pigeons having been
seen in different parts of Canada and the
United States. The whole of them, up-
on inquiry, wold appear to have been
without foundation.

Can any person imagine passenger
pigeons having existed in North America
for the past fifteen years without anyone
having been able to produce a single
specimen? The mere statement itself

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the departed whose places are filled by
their betters.

‘If a measure is right why impossible?
If right, let us not listen to the voices of
the fearful, who continuously declare
that serious affairs cannot be handled |
with wisdom because politics cannotbe |
kept out of their business, or because |
they translate all business into terms of |
politics. Progress is only made by the.
men and nations that achieve the im-
possible!”

that this is so forms a strong ground of)
proof that there are none.
I can, however, give a still stronger:
one. Present conditions are such that
the wild pigeon could no longer exist in
North America.
better than John Burroughs.
most part the home of the passenger,
pigeon was Pennsylvania though they
nested in different parts of North Amer-'
ica. Their strongest colonies consisted
of millions multiplied by millions.
Like everything else the wild pigeon
had their natural enemies but the bird
of prey were little, if any, more plentiful
than at present and consequently did the
pigeons little harm. When the ranks of
the pigeons became thinned out however,

balance.

If it were possible to turn out one
hundred pairs of pigeons this spring
the end would soon come. Pigeons ar¢
naturally gregarious and these would al
build open exposed nests in one place
One pair of goshawks would extermin
ate the whole colony in one summer)
The passenger pigeons could not survive

The mourning dove is responsible fo,9,
most of the pigeon stories. In all bu}.
size they resemble the pigeon so closel)
that they are easily mistaken for th
pigeon, and confusion between the tw
is natural to any but the keenest ob
serve:s

BY ERNEST J.

@) had not intended writing further on
[| this subject, but the short and vig-
orous article in the February num-
‘ber from the pen of the Rev. A. Mur-
doch moves me to again join with him
in the good work. He, at least, is not
disposed to give up the fight, and as one
‘of his Opponents has quoted me against
him, I feel that the least I can do is to
make it clear which side I am on.

It isa pity that personalities .should
Jhave been introduced in this discussion,
but in reviewing the year’s work I am
glad to note that the slave of the dog
has alone been guilty of this. The Rev.
) Mr. Murdoch has naturally beenattacked
more bitterly than others, and I was
igiad to note that he made no reply to
\such articles. I suppose he, like my-
iself, could really find nothing in them to
breply to, as they were certainly devoid of
argument; anda man who cannot ad-

pected to appreciate one. I had this
fact brought home to me some weeks
ago on meeting one of my friends who
has had no experience of the woods, or
hunting, apart from the hounding of
‘deer, and have him to tell me with great
iglee that ‘‘the Rod and Gun” wasa good
dog magazine all right” and on being

'igument that the other fellows were sim-
tiply ‘‘not in it.”’ I didn’t stop to argue

ith him; of what use would it be to
point out to such a man that after the

"no longer a question of his opinion, or
‘my opinion but a clear question of fact,
las proven by the experience of the States
of Maine and Michigan? These States
thad almost exterminated their deer be-
‘fore the more enlightened sportsmen
isucceeded in having proper laws passed,
Mand I fear Ontario may have to learn her
lesson in the same way. The pity of it!

Deer Preservation.

MCVEIGH.

Why must it be so? I expect Mr.
Murdoch has given us the answer to that
question when he quotes from Mr. Tins-
ley’s comments on the last hunting sea-
son. This gentleman isin the position
of an expert—save the mark—adviser of
the Ontario Government on questions of
game protection; and so long as this is
the case I see no hope for improvement,
as his latest utterances prove not only
that he doves not understand, but that he
cannot learn. In fact he seems to know
less each year. His latest remarks re-
mind me of the Irishman and the bridge.
This Son of Erin was asked what he
thought of the new bridge now that it
was completed, and his answer was,
“Well, you know I never did expect
much from that class of a bridge, and it
is a good sight worse than I expected.”

We have the facts and figures of prac-
tically the whole continent to help and
guide us in this matter, and yet it would
seem that we must go ahead and learn
our little lesson by the same bitter meth-
od that others have followed; for not
only will we not learn and take advan-
tage of others’ experience, but even our
own will not teach us. What are the
facts! The Province of Ontario had the
grandest inheritance of natural wealth
in her pine forests that the world has
ever seen, and we have wasted it. It is
true that of late years the Province has
received a penny while the curse of Can-
ada, the lumber king, has made a pound,
but for everv penny received we have
lost many pounds; and for every pound
held by the lumberman the Province has
lost many hundreds, and the leak is not
stopped yet. Must we lose all our nat-
ural wealth in the same way? The great
pine forests gone to pile up fortunes for
afew lumbermen who have wasted a
hundred times what they have saved, and
our deer exterminated for the passing
pleasure of a few men who like to hunt
with dogs!

What is there about a question of this
kind that seems to blind us to the truth?

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As a matter of fact there is no room for
argument here at all, and yet we argue.
The man who wants to hound deer has a
reason, and it is a perfectly simple one;
he likes the sport, he loves to hear the
dogs bring the deer out to him, and he
can kill the maximum number of deer
with the minimum of labor in that way.
That it may be bad for the future of the
deer does not enter into the question at
all. This is the one and only reason on
his side, butis ita good one, and one
others have a right to respect?

It seems impossible to get the dog
man to understand that anyone could
once use the hounds and then give them
up because he thought it in the best in-
terest of the country at large, anda long
step in the direction of deer preserva-
tion. I was much amused by one article
wherein the writer tries to tell us all
about dogs, with special reference to me,
but finally abandons the idea of enlight-
ening my ignorance and says ‘‘but Mr.
McVeigh, being a still hunter, and
knowing nothing about dogs, cannot un-
derstand these things!” Now that, in
my opinion, is real good, for the reason
that I have used hounds for fifteen years,
and would not consider myself entitled
to a hearing on this subject if I had not
a fair knowledge of the question from
both sides. As this discussion proceeded
one was forced to the opinion that the
advocate of the dog is much the less in-
telligent sportsman; his views so far ex-
pressed have been narrow, and while
‘‘dogmatical” in the extreme, are in no
case backed up by reasonable argument,
and he always tells us just how many
deer his party killed when they have
what he calls ‘‘a good hunt’’ and when
he fails to kill so many he writes to re-
port a failure of the hunt. This stamp
of man might make a good clerk in an
abbatoir, but a sportsman never! He
seems to think that we who are anxious
to see the hound prohibited are not capa-
ble of feeling the thrill that he enjoys
when the hounds are coming his way,
and he is waiting on the runway, or be-
side the water, for the deer to dash into
view. He cannot imagine our hearts
knocking against our back teeth, and
our poor watery pulse going dot and
carry one. Don’t make any mistake my

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friend; most of us know just what we
are willing to give up, and we think we
deserve some credit for being willing.
How is it with you? I have failed to
note that you are willing to do anything
but hang on to yourown selfish pleasure,
and howl when wetry to reason with
you.

Mr. Murdoch makes frequent refer-
ence to the Muskoka district, but he
does not cover all the ground. I also
have some slight knowledge of that
country, and I am prepared to say that
take, and keep, the dogs, both hound
and cur, out of that country for a few
years, and even Mr. Tinsley would have
trouble to explain the wonderful increase
in the number of deer.

This district, ora great part of it,
cannot be called an agricultural country.
It never could and never can be so}
called. Some years ago, however, a
wise, and paternal government induced
a large number of credulous people to
go inand take up farms? These people,
or most of them, got out again just be- |
fore they starved to death, and their de-
serted buildings and little clearances dot
the country for many miles. A more
ideal home for deer cannot be imagined,
and in spite of the fact that it is overrun
with dogs of all kinds, you can still find —
a buck with one or two does here and
there. These hang on as best they can,
but take away the dog and how many
years would it take to re-stock the whole
country? Man alone will never drive
deer out of acountry so long as he
leaves them a fair amount of cover in
the shape of woods and swamp, and the
forest, a second’ growth, is gaining in)
Muskoka, giving the deer a chance to
gain also.

Some few years ago I accepted an in-
vitation to joina small party for a deer
hunt in this district, and we made our
choice of one of the many deserted farm
houses for our camp. On any one of,
these so-called farms there is good cover
for deer, and thete will be more instead
ot less, and we founda bunch of four
deer quite close to the house we were in.
We killed one, and the dogs chased the
others away north in the direction of the
big woods. That wound up our hunt at
that camp, and we moved to another a

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few miles away to have our first experi-
ence repeated. I expect we could have
continued this performance all fall, but it
did not look good to me and we quit.

It may be these are the deer Mr. Tins-
ley has heard of so far north, and can-
not find in Muskoka. The Lord forgive
me if I had any hand in driving them
there, but I am afraid that I helped, be it
ever so little! Of one thing I am sure,
had it not been for our and other hunt-
ers’ dogs they would still be in Muskoka.

There is certainly fearful and wonder-
ful things said in connection with our red
deer. I know one farmer in the north,
who always referred to one winter of
deep snow and hard weather, as the win-
ter when the deer were so plentiful that
he saw them in his barnyard nearly every
morning. The wolves were also plenti-
ful that winter, so he argued that if we
had plenty of deep snow, cold weather,
and wolves, the deer would be so numer-
ous that they would overflow the forest
into his barnyard. There were very few
deer indeed in his country the following
year, but you could not convince him
that what he had seen so often were the
remnant of the poor worried, and starv-
ing creatures seeking safety and food in
the yard of one of their enemies, in a last
effort to save themselves from the snow
and wolves; and he will likely go to the
grave with the firm belief that in some
way wolves, deep snow and cold weather
will breed more red deer than all other
elements combined.

However, I fear that until there isa
change in the Department at Toronto
we cannot hope to succcessfully combat
such arguments as the foregoing, so that
the discussion is without profit and a
‘‘vexation of spirit.”” Have we increased
our knowledge of this subject during the
past year? I am afraid not to any great
extent. Let us look for a moment at
what we knew when we began, dealing
only with proven facts.

lst: The Province of Ontario, anda
portion of Quebec alone today permit the
hounding of deer, and year by year we
find the deer decreasing in number, in
their best and most southern feeding
grounds.

2nd: the States of the Union;

In all

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and in all of Canada outside of Ontario
and part of Quebec, where hounding has
been prohibited, the deer are increasing
in number and quality, and are again oc-
cupying ground from which they had
been driven years ago.

3rd: The great majority of the non-
hunting people of Ontario are in favor of
prohibiting the use of hounds or dogs of
any kind, in hunting deer.

4th: Fifty per cent of the sportsmen
of Ontario, (and the more intelligent
half) are willing, and anxious, to cut out
the dog, for the sake of the deer, and
future generations who will likely desire
to engage in the “‘Sport of Kings,” the
hunting of red deer.

Against this we have the other fifty
per cent of the actual hunters who have
always used dogs, and who want to con-
tinue using them for the simple reason,
and to them all sufficient reason, that
they like it, and can kill more deer in
that way than in any other. Do we
know any more than this today?

We often hear peoplespeak of the time
when there will be no more red deer in
Ontario, and all are agreed that this
would be a most undesirable condition,
but if we are willing to be reasonable
and firm enough to do what is necessary
that time will never come so long as
there is waste land in the Province, and
that will be as long as the world lasts.
This is not advanced as an opinion, but
as a fact easily proven. In one or two
New England States they passed very
strict deer preservation laws after their
deer had been practically exterminated,
and yet today although they have really
no waste land to speak of, and little for-
est the deer are becoming so plentiful
that the farmers are asking permission
to kill a few for their own use, and claim
the right on the ground that the deer
feed on their crops and they, the farmers,
have aright to some return, but they
don’t dream of asking permission to dog
them!

Gentlemen: We rest our case here,
so faras Iam _ concerned, for the present
anyway, but without prejudice, in case
we get anew Judge on the bench; in
which case we reserve the right to go to
appeal.

The North American Fish

and Game Protective

Association.

IHE members of this Association,
T, which covers several of the Prov-
inces of Canada and the bordering
States of the Union, met on February
twelfth and thirteenth at Albany, N. Y.
The constitution provides for meetings
in Canada and the States in alternate
years, and as the meeting was in Que-
bec City last year, New York had its
turn this year, and Ontario will have the
place of honor next year. Senator
Jotham P. Allds, the President, was in
the chair throughout the proceedings,
which were, generally speaking, of an
enthusiastic and encouraging character.
On the first day the members hada
pleasant interview with Governor Hughes
at the Executive Chamber, being intro-
duced by Senator Allds.

The Governor expressed his apprecia-
tion of the call made by the visitors and
apologized for the fact that engagements
out of the city prevented him from at-
tending the session of the association.

‘Tam glad to welcome the delegates
from the various States and the people
from the north, who have strongly evi-
denced their desire for justice in the ad-
ministration of law.

‘“‘T am sure all appreciate the efforts
made by this body and I congratulate
you on the prospective success of your
efforts. I hope you will have an enjoy-
able meeting in Albany.”’

The Governor referred to the treaty
which is expected to settle several im-
portant boundary matters now in dis-
pute. Itis believed that this treaty will
shortly be put into effect.

The Mayor of Albany spoke at the
«Opening of the convention. He gave
some of his experiences while on fishing
expeditions on Lake Champlain and
strongly urged his hearers to do all in
their power to secure uniform fish and
game laws between the States and
Canada. He pointed out the abuses of
different laws inthe adjoining States,
with special reference to Lake Cham-
plain.

Mr. A. Kelly Evans, Secretary of the
Ontario Fish and Game Protective Asso-
ciation, gave an interesting address,
containing information regarding On-
tario, New Brunswick Nova Scotia, Al-
berta and Saskatchewan.

Dr. Finnie of Montreal submitted the
report for Quebec; Mr.. George H.
Richards for Massachusetts, and Mr. R.
E. Plumb for Michigan. In these re-
ports progress was shown in several
directions. The report from Ontario in-
cluded a lengthy reference to the Act
passed last Session and placed on record
the amalgamation of the Fish and Game
Departmerts as a distinctstep in advance.

In the evening the members attended
an illustrated lecture given in the As-
sembly Chamber at the Capitol by Pro-
fessor W. T. Hornaday, who is in charge
of the New York Zoological Gardens,

n ‘‘Game Hunting in British Columbia.”

Mr. Barton Everman, United States
Fish Commissioner, also lectured on ‘‘A
Trip tothe Top of the Mountains for |
Golden Trout.” |

On the morning of the second daya
proposal to ask the Governments of the
several Provinces and States to set aside
all available forests and waste lands as_
public preserves for the propagation of
fish and game was withdrawn at the re-
quest of the Quebec representatives, it
being held that the time has not yet ar-
rived for such a policy to be carried out
in that Province.

The members unanimously agreed to
the following: .

Whereas, the North American Fish
and Game Protective Association has ob-
tained reliable information that in a cer-
tain portion of the southeastern British
Columbia, situated between the Elk and
Bull Rivers there exists about 450 square
miles of waste lands which is today
richly stocked with mountain goat, D
mountain sheep, grizzly bear, deer and
other species of valuabie wild animals,
all of which are positively known to
breed in and inhabit that region all

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the year round; and

Whereas, this Association is credibly
informed that the region in question con-
tains neither valuable timber, coal, nor
agricultural lands, and that no claims of
any kind have been entered therein; now
therefore, be it

JOTHAM P. ALLDS, SENATOR

Resolved by the North American Fish
and Game Protective Association, in an-
nual convention assembled, that it is to
the best interest of the sportsmen of all
Canada, and of the world at large, that
the whole of the region referred to be

FOR NEW YORK, EX-PRESIDENT
OF THE ASSOCIATION.

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permanently set aside as a game
and forest preserve, and that action
tending thereto be recommended to the
Government and people of British Co-
lumbia. And be it further

Resolved, that it is the view of this
Association that the permanent preserv-
ation of the wild
animal life and
scenery of the
region, now ten-
tatively known
as Goat Moun-
tain Park, would
redoud to the
credit and also
the practical ben-
efit of the peo-
ple of British
Columbia for
cent wr ies: to
come.”’

A description
of the Park was
given in Profes-
sor Hornaday’s
lecture and has
also been out-
lined in our
pages.

On the pro-
posal of Mr. C.
H. Wilson, of
Glen Falls, N.
Y., the members
agreed to the fol-
lowing resolution
regarding inter-
national control
of waters adjoin-
ing the United
Strat ess “anid
Canada:

‘“Whereas, the
chief object of
the North Amer-
ican Fish and
Game Protective
A s sociation is,
the harmonizing
of the laws of the diff€rent Provinces of
Canada and the contiguous States of the
American Union, the preservation, prop-
agation and protection of fish, game and
bird life, and the maintenance and im-
provement of laws relating thereto, and

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mutual assistance in enforcing the game
and fish laws nn the borders of the var-
ious States and Provinces; and
Whereas, after many years of effort
onthe part of this Association and its
members in so far as it applies to the
protection and propagation of these spe-
cies of fish that inhabit the boundary

lakes and rivers, we are of the opinion

that the only
successful so-
lution of this
problem is by
internatio na |
control ofthese
waters, and
W he reas,
the members
of the North
American Fish ;
and Game As- |
sociation now
as sembled in| —
the City of Al-|_
bany, view}
with alarm the —
threatened de
pletion of the ©
white fish, lake §
trout, wal l-
eyed pike and
other fishes in
the waters
both lake and
river, as indi-
cated by the
reports of both
States and
Provinces, and
W he reas,
we believe that
lack of uniform

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

to the control of the propagation and
protection of the fish in these, waters.
Further,

Resolved, that we urge the various
States to cede to the national govern-
ment their several rights in the fisheries
of these waters, and that congressmen
and U.S. senators of the bordering
States and each member of the Dominion
House of Par-
liament be
asked to sup-
port legislation
in the interest
of international
control of such
boundary lakes
and rivers.
Further,

Reso lved,
that a copy of
this resolution
be furnished
each senator
and represent-
ative directly
interested and
to each mem-
ber of the Do-
minion Parlia-
ment.”

The follow-
ing officers
were elected:

Pres ident,
J. O. Reaume,
Minister of
Public Works
who has charge
of the game
and fisheries
interests of

laws between THE HON. J. 0. REAUME, MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. Ontario; Sec-
Canada and WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE FISH AND GAME IN- retary-Tr ea s-
the several TERESTS OF ONTARIO, PRESIDENT OF THE uret,. (Ee) DD:
States border- ASSOCIATION. Chambers,
ing on these Quebec; Vice-
waters and the lack of concurrent juris- Presidents, L. R. Carlton, Augusta,
diction, without enforcement of existing Maine; F. S. Hodges, Boston, Mass.;

laws, poor protection given during
spawning season, and total disregard of
the size of fish taken by fishermen, are
at the root of this evil. Therefore,
Resolved, that it is the sense of this
Association that Canada and the United
States should enter into a treaty looking

Henry Rnssell, Detroit, Mich.; Hon. J.
F. Sweeney, Moncton, N. B.; W. G.
Witherbee. Port Henry, N. Y.; A. Kelly
Evans, Toronto, Canada; Dr. J. T. Fin-
nie Montreal, Quebec; F. G. Butterfield,
Derby Line, Vt.; S. A. Megeath, Frank-
lin, Penn.; Dr. George E. Porter, Bridge-

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

port, Conn. Executive Committee, J. F.
Sprague, Monson, Maine; G. H. Richards,
Boston, Mass.; R. E. Plumb, Detroit,

Michis J D. Hazen, M. P. P., St. John,
N. B.; Charles F. Burhans, Warrens-
burg, N. Y.; Oliver Adams, Toronto,
Ontario; H. G. Elliott, Montreal, Que-
bec; Nelson W. Fisk, Fisk, Vermont;

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F. A. Phelps, Wilkesbarre, Penn.; J. C.
Chamberlain, Bridgeport, Conn.

Papers were read by L. R. Carleton,
of Augusta, Maine, State Forest, Fish,
and Game Commissioner, and Commis-
sioner Whipple, head of the same de-
partment in New York state.

Toronto was fixed upon as the place
of meeting for next year.

Dogs and their Ailments.

x

BY E. R. LA FLECHE.

Tie query raised by Dr. J. H. Bour-

| don, of Montreal, in the February
a Pamiee) respecting the lumps
troubling his dog is one of much interest
to dog owners and dog lovers. As I
have had experiences with hounds for

_ over thirty-five years, and have had dogs

tryubled with such tumors, my methods
of dealing with them may prove inter-
esting both to Dr. Bourdon and many
others of your readers.

According to my experience the cause

_ of these lumps is due as follows:

A. To the constant wearing of collar,

_ and especially if it is a large one.

B. To hard running accompanied
with sudden change of temperature.

C. To bites of other dogs while fight-
ing, especially if held by the throat, the
result is, that often these lumps will ap-
pear perhaps in three or four months and
sometimes sooner.

D. To bad blood.

E. To blows or kicks received under
the throat.

These tumors are of various sizes and
occur just beneath the skin and contain
athick, glary. and transparent fluid re-
sembling white of egg. They are read-
ily known by their soft yielding feel and
by their evident want of connection with

_ surrounding parts.

The application of iodine is of no use;
nothing but the knife is of the slightest
use, and by cutting through them, the
sac may readily be torn out. Care must
be taken not to leave a particle, as it is

_ sure to grow again into another sac of

the same size as before.

Sometimes these sacs act the same as
a water pillow, when pressure is made
upon them.

I had a hound, that after having made
both the Quebec and Ontario seasons,
had nine lumps at the same time—one
on each side of the throat, another on
the neck behind, the ear, and the bal-
ance on the shoulders and side.

The dog was seven years old, anda
very hard worker. I opened all these
lumps with a sharp knife, and I had to
open some twice and three times; in
about seven weeks they were all gone.
In the meantime I gave a good purge
and I followed it up with ‘‘arsenicolis
liquor,” one drop to each four pounds in
weight of the dog, daily during two
months.

This hound was never again troubled
with them.

The hound standing in the stream at
the right of the gentlemannear the canoe
shown on the cover of the January issue
of ‘‘Rod and Gun” was fifteen years old
when that picture was taken.

At the age of ten, a few months be-
fore the hunt, I discovered he hada
lump the size of a large egg on each
side in the front of the throat which
affected his breathing. They were soft
swelling such as I have above described.

I took a door and with a bit | made a
number of holes, and tied the dog in
such a way that it was impossible for
him to move. I then placed the door
with the dog on a table, and operated
one side anda week later the other.
The dog was ‘‘O. K.” during three

.

1090 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

years, but towards the spring of the greatly diminished in size and a month
fourth year after the operation a tumor later there was only the size of a small
started to grow. When it had reached butternut left, and that fall the old hound
the size of the fist, I decided to make madeseveral long chases. The follow-
another operation. When I opened the ing year the tumor was again as big as
skin, I found the tumor had many roots’ the-first time, and three months before
and seemed connected with the jugular the hunt I again lanced it with the same
vein. Seeing this and knowing that the result as before. After the hunt was
dog would be useless should I let the over and as the doy was now too slow,
tumor alone, I lanced it, instead of cut- a bullet an inch above the eyes dispatched
ting it off, and astream of dark blood him at once to the happy hunting
ran out. After I had about two teacups grounds. I examined the throat and
full of blood, I closed the cut and _ found that the tumor was what is called
wrapped the neck well. Two days after ‘‘goitre’” which also trouble some human
I examined the tumor, and found it had beings.

April. -

BY MAX O. KLOTZ.

Ho! list to the sound of those welcome tears,

That Jupiter Pluvius sheds,
Ho! list to the wind of the south as it shears

The locks of King Frost, and the beard that he wears
As his snowbound kingdom he treads.

Alb thro’ the land from the West to the East,
With mutinous mutterings low,
Young Nature rebels, and in cadences sweet
The buds all are singing with joy as they greet
The loosing their shackles of snow.

Ancient old oaks with trunks time-seared,
And gnarled, knotted arms stretched forth,

Gentle-born violets who long have feared
The sway of that merciless icy beard

That adorns the King of the North.

Now raise their heads as suppliants bold
With the birds raise their paeans of praise
For the Winter is dying, and Spring will unfold
The Life that is new and a Love never old
In the warmth of the April days.

AUTOMOBILES 4X82 AUTOMOSBILING

The Toronto Show.

Just as we are going to press the first
National Automobile, Motor Boat and
Sportsman’s Exhibition is being held at
the St. Lawrence Arena, Toronto, and
everything points to a_ successful inaug-
uration of what will likely prove a long
series of exhibitions of a similar charac-
ter. The Show having become an an-
nual engagement at Montreal will do no
less at Toronto, and as motoring on both
land and water spreads ever wider these
exhibitions will be strengthened, and
may be expected to become as popnlar 4s
any exhibitions in the country. The
decorations and arrangements of the
hall were carefully considered and made
such as experience suggested and such
as interfered least with the exhibitors
while showing up the exhibits to the
greatest advantage. The sportsmen’s
portion of the Show was taken in hand
by the great railway companies of Can-
ada andright well did they discharge
this duty. The autos made a wonderful
display and the country people who were
tempted inside must have been convinced
from what they saw that the auto is no
passing craze and not to be disposed of
by any of the methods they have hitherto
suggested. The motor boats brought up
memories of many delightful outings,
and with their new arrangements prom-
ised even greater pleasures to those us-
ing them in the future. Accessories, by
their ingenuity, effectiveness and variety
provided charms which no motorist could
resist. The examination and testing of
many of these devices provided almost
an education to the motorist who had
not kept himself abreast of all that is
being done in this field. All this means
that the Exhibition as a whole was com-
plete and in each department there was
much to be seen and learnt. The Show
well iliustrated the progress made in

Canada in motoring, and the representa-
tive exhibit of American autos enabled
the visitor to see at the same time what
is being done in both countries.

The Montreal Show.

A week after the Toronto Show closes
the Montreal Exhibition will open.
While a good deal that is seen at Toron-
to will be shown at Montreal there will
be sufficient differences to give the Show
at Canada’s commercial capital distinct
characteristics of its own. At Montreal
the Show has taken on a permanent
character and is one amongst the sea-
son’s engagements that would be much
missed. There is not the same’ spirit in
Quebec as is shown in Ontario for re-
stricting the use of the auto, and though
in the latter Province it is but a passing
phase of public opinion, it is none the

less inconvenient. In Quebec the ad-
vent of the auto is welcomed and its de-
velopements watched with sympathy.

As a consequence there is a reflection of
this feeling in the Show and manufac-
turers naturally do their best to give an
extra touch to an Exhibition in a centre
where they feel they carry with them the
sympathy of the whole people. In addi-
tion the Montreal Show, having achieved
successes in the past, may be expected
to live up toits traditions, and even to
make an effort to improve upon them.
Experience has shown what is required
for an Exhibition of this kind, and noth-
ing will be wanting that either exper-
ience can suggest or enterprise warrant
to make this year’s Show surpass its
predecessors, high as was the standard
each one reached.

The Auto in Surgery.

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gery. A city physician was called toa
farm house fifteen miles away for a case
of suspected appendicitis and was asked
to be prepared to operate if thought ad-
visable. After hearing the history of the
case and making an examination, this
course was decided upon and it was tur-
ther thought best to operate at once.
The doctor had ridden over in an auto
and while the kitchen was made into an
operating room with the family ‘ ‘ironing
board” as an operating table, provision
for light was made as follows: The
automobile was driven as close as prac-
tical to the kitchen window, the large
searchlight lamp detached from the ma-
chine and passed into the kitchen. Rub-
ber tubing ordinarily used for drainage
was spliced by a glass drainage tube and
used to connect the gas tank on the side
of the auto with the lamp in the kitchen
surgery. The gas wasthen turned on,
lighted and the illumination found to be
ideal. In fact, the light was just as
good as in any well-appointed operating
room. The operation was successful but
in view of the conditions found the doc-
tor believed that the loss of time caused

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by removal and the mechanical disturb-
ance of the parts in moving a patient in
such a condition over rougn country
roads would have been fatal. The doc-
tor adds: Next to the early diagnosis of
the family physician and his prompt ac-
tion, I feel that the auto, with its gas
tank and lamp, was a strong factor in
the means of saving the man’s life.

The wonders of electricity are neve!
better illustrated than in the perfection
to which storage batteries for both auto-
mobiles and motor boats have been
brought. Conspicuous among these
batteries is the one knewn as the ‘‘North
western,” manufactured by the North-
western Storage Battery Company, of
Milwaukee, Wis. This Company was
amongst the pioneers in portable electric
lighting outfits at a low voltage and
their success has been so great that they
have decided to devote their entire fac-
tory to the manufacture of the ignition
and other portable batteries
suitable for operating low voltage lamps,
searchlights, etc. In construction, effi-
ciency and capacity these storage bat-

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teries are unsurpassed and no power
boat owner should rest content without
investigating the claims made on their
behalf. Their lamps are likewise noted
for beauty, power and control. They
are convenient, inexpensive and a great
safeguard against collisions.

® The Ontario Agitation.

The Province of Ontario is distinguish-
ing itself for the marked hostility the
people continue to display towards autos
and auto owners. Not content with en-
acting a law described by experts as un-
equalled in any country in the world for
the number and variety of offences to
which the auto owners are subject, quite
a crop of bills were proposed this ses-
sion containing all kinds of extraordi-
nary restrictions. Amongst others were
provisions prohibiting the use of the
highways to autos on three days of the
week, including Sundays. It would ap-
pear as if some people failed altogether
to realize that a new era in locomotion
has dawned, and they imagine they can
stop an industry which has shown greater
progress in a short time than any sim-
ilar movement in the world’s history.
The Toronto Show ought to do much to
educate these people to the realities of
the situation, and the Ontario Motor
League should do much to second such
efforts. The members of the League
are willing to have the present law car-
ried out, strict as it is, and they believe
that where complaints have any real jus-
tification they are due to failures to en-
force the law. The League have lately
been strengthened by the affiliation of
the Hamilton Automobile Club with fifty-
five members, and this Club was pre-
ceded in affiliation by the Oshawa Auto-
mobile Club. The organization promises
to extend throughout the Province and
as autos become more numerous, as they
are bound to do, we shall hear less and
less of this agitation which has found
such foolish expressions that many of
those who are associated with it must be
ashamed of these excesses. One thing
is quite certain—the extended use of the
automobile will not be stayed by any
proposals on the part of the people and
Legislature of Ontario

1093
A Speed Limit.

Most motorists will agree to the prin-
ciple of a speed limit, and all would be
glad to see this principle carried out with
discretion rather than upon hard and
fast rules, The only difficulty is in
trusting the discretion of officers who
are more or less prejudiced against autos
and auto owners and regard them as a
nuisance to be suppressed with all the
rigors of the law. When the speed
limit is made ridiculous by such propo-
sals as hove been serionsly submitted to
the Ontario Legislature it is time to
make a protest. One of these proposals
is to fix the speed limit at ten miles an
hour inthe day time and seven miles an
hour at night. There are hours in the
night when no horse drawn vevicles are
likely to be on the road and yet the seven
miles an heur limit would have to be
maintained. If the better class of mo-
torists were trusted with greater free-
dom, and the small minority who abuse
their privileges were treated with the
severity they deserve, there would soon
be such a healthy state of public opin-
ion as would result in sweeping away all
such specimens of ante-deluvian legisla-
tion as have been submitted in all ser-
iousness to the Ontario House during
the present Session.

The New York to Paris Race

The journey across the American con-
tinent proved ahard test for several of
the autos taking part in the New York
to Paris race. The weather was bad
and the roads in several instances were
not worthy of the name. Notwithstand-
ing all difficulties however only one
breakdown was recorded and most of
the autos went through on their own
power, and without anything more than
the usual difficulties for which ample
preparations had been made. There
was no direct attempt to make records
but some excellent performances resulted.
Snow drifts which appeaed to be impossi-
ble of negotiation were got through
somehow, and frozen roads were passed
over with the minimum of discomfort.

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race in every town and village through
which the competitors passed and decor-
ations and enthusiastic receptions were
the order of the day. The Thomas
Flyer performed wonders and at the time
of writing was five hundred miles ahead
of its nearest competitor. Of course
the greater difficulties have yet to come
and the question of whether the reserve
powers will be sufficient after this severe
testing has yet to be seen. So far the
demonstration has shown conclusively
the almost marvellous powers possessed
by the automobiles which must be used
in many directions for the benefit to
mankind. The progress of this race
must occupy the attention not only of
motorists but also the general public of
an extent which cannot fail to cause
automobiles to come before the people in
a light different to that they have hitherto
occupied. The value of autos as a
means of locomotion ought to be demon-
strated by the race sufficient even to sat-
isfy the rural population of Ontario.

A Fine Run.

The wonderful run of the Studebaker
car, which is built upon a Garford chas-
Sis, in its great run trom New York to
Fort Leavenworth, Kan., has drawn the
attention of the entire world. Driven
night and day without a moment’s rest
this car went through at the rate of one
hundred miles per hour in the dead of
winter. The drivers could only turn the
trick when the car was reliable and at
no time did they have to bother about
the construction. The trip served to
show the real stuff in the Garford and
the returns were so satisfactory that
other trips are to be taken. Manager
William B. Hurlbut of the Garford
Motor Car Company of New York and
Manager A. R. Davis of the Motor Car
Company of Ohio, believe that in such
tests the true car is shown and they are
rather disposed to try again and in other
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Peculiar Coincidence in Names.

There’s a peculiar combination in New
York, a coincidence in names, which is
attracting attention. Mr. George Jack-
son Scott took the New York agency for
the Jackson car which is made in Jack-
son, Mich. Mr. Jackson points to the
fact that he was bornin Jackson, Mich.,
that the name of his grandmother was
Jackson, and that his family is descended
from the renowned General Jackson.
All of these things came out through
Chas. W. Oathout, Eastern Sales Man-
ager of the Jackson, and Mr. Scott
started his season with the new car by
sales of no less than six cars in six days.

The Auto Stops Cock Fights.

Cleveland
multifarious

A funny story comes from
and one which shows the
uses that an automobile can be put to.
One night last week two Pierce Great
Arrow cars drew up alongside the Sher-
iff of Cleveland’s office at the County
Court House. A moment later the four-
teen passengers of the two cars piled out

on the sidewalk, amid the hoarse crying
of a number of game cocks. Then there
was much laughter and shouting. ‘‘You
take the birds, Joe, they are prisoners of
the State,” laughed one of the deputies.
‘“Yes,” said Sheriff McGorray, ‘‘I must
lock up my prisoners,” and, picking up
two big handfuls of flapping feathers, he
entered the jail followed by his deputies.
On this and on several other occasions
the sheriff and his deputies have thus
been able to surprise the frequenters of
the mains held in and about Cleveland,
and have taken them entirely unaware,
owing tothe rapidity with which the
Pierce automobiles have taken them to
their destination.

Russell cars are the pioneer autos in
Canada and well maintain the lead they
have deservedly achieved. A beautiful
catalogue has been issued by the Canada
Cycle and Motor Company, Limited,
Toronto Junction, giving full particulars
of these cars and showing how well
suited they are for rough Canadian

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Royal Hamilton Yacht Club Prospering.

The Royal Hamilton Yacht Club at its
annual meeting marked another step in
the Club’s progress by appointing a paid
Secretary-Treasurer. That the club is
progressing financially is indicated by the
tact that Mr. Geo. Taylor suggested that
the Management Committee this year
consider the question of paying off the
shareholders. When the stock was
originally subscribed he said it was under-
stood that as soon as the club got well on
its feet, a portion of the stock would be
taken up eachyear. Mr. N.D. Galbreaith
concurred with Mr. Taylor. He though the
time had arrived when the club should
make a start at redeeming its promises.

Mr. R. Griffin desired the committee to
do alittle more forthe bowlers this season.
Bowling was quite a source of revenue to
the club, although only $36 was given
in prizes last year; while the dances cost
nearly $1,000. To his mind the committee
should look more after the interest of the
members than the visiting ladies.

Another member suggested that there
be less expended on ‘‘ladies’ day’’ and
more money given for yacht races.

Commodore Judd promised that all the
suggestions which were made in the
most friendly way, would be considered
by the Management Committee. The
meeting was one of the most harmonious
ever held by the club.

There was only one contest for office.
Before the voting for the rear-commodore
took place a letter was read from Mr.
George J. Tuckett, requesting that his
name be struck off the list of those nom-
inated for the Committee of Management.
He and Mr. Samuel Vila were the candi-
dates for rear-commodore and the latter
was elected by acclamation. The full list
yin =

Commodore—Guy R. Judd.

Vice-Commodore—John Lennox

Rear-Commodore—Samuel Vila.

Honorary-Treasurer—Thos. Upton.

Committee of Management—S.S. Battey,
R. A. Milne, Geo. W. Raw, Geo. W.
Robinson, John A. Turner.

There were 30 club races held, in which
120 boats took part. The competition in
the smaller classes, owing to the encour-
agement which has been given by the
Committee for some years past to these
boats, was particularly keen.

Hamilton Rowing Club Meeting.

At the annual meeting of the Hamilton
Rowing Club much interest was shown
in the club’s affairs. The reports presented
showed the organization to be in good
shape. The following officers were
elected :

Honorary President—J.W. Lamoreaux.

Honorary Vice-President—J. R. Hob-
son.

President—R. Tasker Steele.

Vice-President—Don M. Cameron.

Captain—E. Hogg.

Secretary—R. Sloane.

Treasurer F. B. Griffith.

Committee—B. O. Hooper, A. McKen-
zie, Charles Pilgrim, J. Mahony, Norman
J. Boyd, A.J. Taylor and J. Coltson.

After the election a general discussion
took place in regard to acquatic affairs.
It was agreed that the prospects for row-

ing next season are better than they have -

been for many years. The club will have
anew working boat built and the club
house will be at the old street railway
power house at the foot of James Street.

The Single Candidates.
Asmatters stand now the men intraining

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should last a lifetime.
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Catalogues to the trade only.

H. J. FROST & CO.,

Case of aluminum, satin finished, steel bearings,
With ordinary care it
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If your dealer cannot supply you, send his
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“KELSO” brand LINES, REELS, RODS, LEADERS, FLIES and

KELSO PEARL BAIT.

Something New in Artificial Lures.

90 Chambers Street,

This bait is made from pearl and the right shape is
selected to make the pearl spin perfectly. This
is one of the most killing lures ever put on the
market, and there issomething about the glitter
of the pearl in the water that is much more at-
tractive to game fish than any metal. If you have
not seen them send for samples and prices. We have
all sizes from the smallest bass spinner to the 34%

inch Muskalonge size.
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for the honor of representing Canada in
the single sculls atthe Olympic Regatta
are Lou Scholes of the Toronto Rowing
Club, the winner of the Diamond Sculls;
Jimmy Cosgrave, the Argonaut intermed-
iate sculler; Walter Bowler, of the Don
Rowing Club. Toronto, last year’s winner
at the Canadian Henley; Jack Coltson of
Hamilton, and O’Neil, the St. John. N.B.
man. The field is not any too classy.
The feeling is abroad that Scholes cannot
round into shape and O’Neil is not good
enough. Coltson isa vetern. He was
good once, but today—well, people don’t
think he will do. Cosgrave can row some,
but he isa ‘‘don’t care a continental”
sculler. Bowler looks like the class of
the bunch and with good coaching he
should be knocking on the door in the
trials and if he crosses the water there is
one thing he will do—row till he drops
out of the boat while there is a man ahead
of him.

Royal Vancouver Yacht Club.

Formal announcement has been made
ot theappointment of Mr. John W. Morton
of Vancouver as the paid secretary and
business manager of the Royal Vancouver
Yacht club.

As the largest club of its kind on the
Pacific coast, the R.V.Y.C. officials have
found it necessary to have someone to
devote his entire time to the business
management of the club. The newly ap-
pointed management committee decided
at its first session after the annual meet-
ing that such an official was necessary
and Mr. Morton was elected to fill the
position.

With the appointment of Mr. Morton
all the multitudinous details of regattas,
races, cruises and the care of the club-
house and fleet will be properly attended
to.

The Argos Annual.

The annual meeting of the Argonaut
Rowing Club at Toronto, reached tever
heat when the showing of their crack
junior eight and four was referred to.
This crew stroked by Jeffrey Taylor, clean-
ed up everything at St. Catharines and
then went on and won the International
at Philadelphia. Taylor also strokes the
four, the other members being Riddy,
Davidson and Balfour, which is without
doubt, the fastest crew either in the fours
or the eights, that ever represented the
Argonauts, and today is the fastest in
America. The eight and the four will be

1098 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

CRUISING AND RACING

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Hulls furnished, caulked, puttied and painted ready for interior fittings.
Knock Down Frames, Frame and Plank Patterns.
Second Hand Launches.

Send for Catalog

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ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

sent to England this year, where they are
bound to uphold the honor of Canada.
Toms and Jackes will also be sent to rep-
resent the Argonauts in the doubles. The
candidates have been practising hard on
the rowing machines ever since Christ-
mas.

The C.A.A.U. trouble with the Rugby
Club was also brought up, but nothing
was given out for publication.

The following officers were elected :

Hon. president—R. McKay.

President—A. L. Eastmure.

Vice-president— J. P. Murray.

Second Vice-President — Lieut.-Col.
Greville Harstone.

Captain—Joe Wright.

Vice-captain—S. S. M. Smith.

Hon. secretary—H. A. McDougal.

Committee—W. G. Greer, T. E. Boyd,
Walter Harris, A. L. Bigley, F.H. Thomp-
son, W. H. Greer, H. L. Hoyle, W. R.
Watson.

Engines run by ker-
osene oil instead of
gasolene or steam
power have undoubt-
edly a great future be-
fore them. One of the
most successful of
these engines is the
Remington Kerosene
oil engine which is
being placed on the
market by Messrs. Dinning and Ecken-
stein, 503-4 Merchants Bank Building,
Montreal. Many claims of superiority
are made for this engine and while spec-
ial stress is laid upon economy of work-
ing and simplicity of action, realibility is
not forgotten. In the latter point it is
compared to the steam engine, inasmuch
as it can run ten hours a day month in and
month out without repairs or delays.
The consumption of oil is only two-thirds
of an Imperial pint per horse power per
hour, and therefore a ten horse power
engine will consume a total of eight and
one-third imperial gallons per day ata
maximum of fourteen centsper gallonora
total cost of $1.17, figuring a straight
run of ten hours. This cost is about
two-thirds less than gasolene and
about one half less than steam, while
as compared with the latter there are
also considerable savings in space, labour

THE STRELINGER

1099

and wages. Further, as compared with
gasolene there are no ignition troubles.
The engine starts easily, the ignition
being by hot surface, and Once started it
requires no further attention until it is
shut down. The principle upon which the
engine works produces a long continued
low pressure on the piston as in asteam
engine instead of a sharp high explosive
pressure common to the gasolene engine.
The oil is atomized into the compressed
air, when the piston has nearly reached
its highest point, is gassified, and instant-
ly ignited by coming in contact with the
hot plug or firing pin. The oil continues
to flow into the cylinder after the first
particles become ignited, causing a long
slow combustion of the fuel, producing a
long continued pressure on the piston.
The oil is ‘atomized into the combustion
chamber by a pump which is under con-
trol of the governor and at the same
time under complete control of the opera-
tor and can be slowed down wherever
required. All adjustments are made at
the factory and what the operator has to
doisto start the engine according to
directions, leaving it alone until it is
desired to slow down or stop. This
system produces a smooth running en-
gine and does away with carbonizing of
the cylinder. One of the strong features
of the engine is the perfect accessibility
of all parts, which means a great deal in
case of trouble. A power-feed oiler in
which there is a separate pump for each
bearing is furnished with all engines.
The lubricator is automatic and positive
while at the same time it is economical
and easily looked after. With the merits
possessed by the engine its cost by the
end of the year is brought far below the
total cost of the average steam, gas or
gasolene engine. The Standard Oil Com-
pany have purchased two of these engines
for service in one of their seveaty toot
tank boats, preference being given to the
Remington over all other makes due to
its superiority.

The Outlook.

Now is the time of unrest around the
yacht, canoe and rowing club and the
boat builders, especially the motor boat
firms, are not sleeping the sleep of the
just. The sharp reaction in the stock

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market, the stringency in money and the
dullness in all kinds of manufacturing and
business is always first felt by the man
whose business is founded on the avenues
of pleasure. Curtail a man’s revenue and
he immediately lops off his pleasure to
meet the contingency. So the man whose
trade and business depends upon acquatic
sport is the first to feel it. Acquatic sport
demands more outlay and yields less re-
compense in money and other return—if
you except health—than any sport, there-
fore, it isthe first to suffer from a reverse.
However, the men interested have been
studying the situation closely and while
there will be fewer sales of the more ex-
pensive class of boats they say that trade
in the smaller motor boats and sailing
crafts will not be much affected. The
situation applies all over Canada. In
Toronto there will be a number of yachts
of the larger class out of commission this
season because of this financial stringency
but the motor boat builders are turning
out just as many launches of the smaller
size and the same istrue all over the
country. Canoeing and rowing are sports
that will boom this summer. Both are
comparatively cheap sports, and there-
fore, will not feel the effect of the close-
ness in the money market. Rowing 1s
taking a tremendous boom, owing chiefly
to the grand showing of the Canadian
Clubs last season and there is more
rivalry than ever between the paddling

men.

Marine engines are in increasing de-
mand in Canada and naturally every boat
owner wishes to possess a good .one.
Those in search of such an engine may
be confidently recommended to send for
the 1908 catalogue issued by the Smith
and Baldridge Machine Company, of
Detroit Mich., which gives details of their
engines. The success of this firm with
their single cylinder motor was so pro-
nouncedas to necessitate the installation of
further machinery and an increase in the
size of their already large plant for the
purpose of building two, three and four
cylinder engines. In these new motors
Messrs Smith and Baldridge have incor-
porated the same meritorious principles
that have given such wide spread popu-
larity to their six horse power engine.

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

The new models are of the two cycle,
three port design and are constructed
throughout of the best guaranteed mater-
ials. They are simple, strong, positive
and reliable and their efficiency has been
proved by actual experience. Their
extra long bearings, interchangeable
bushings, water jacketed exhaust, and
perfect lubrication are strong features in
their favor. The firm claims that their
production is the simplest, strongest and
most durable marine engine ever put
upon the market at the price.

Everyone who knows anything of
canoeing in Canada is well aware of the
merits of ‘‘Dean” canoes. Hecannot,
evenif he wishes, remain in ignorance
on that head seeing that the ‘‘Dean”’
canoes hold so many championships.
Reginald Blomfield,champion of America,
winner of sixty first prizes in two
seasons, (no seconds) believes the ‘‘Dean”
canoe in which he won these successes to
be the fastest he ever used. While these
canoes are built in all sizes from singles
up to war canoes, each one is made both
light and durable. The finish in some of
the finest and prettiest hard woods make
a fine appearance though no strength is
sacrificed, Camp canoes, Klondike
canoes for surveyors and prospectors,
sectional canoes and shooting punts, and
all their accessories and fittings are
made by Walter Dean, Toronto, whose
name has become a household word
amongst canoeists. Launches, dingheys,
rowboats and cruisers are also included
in the productions of Mr. Dean’s yard.
The ‘‘Sumnyside cruiser,” which is steady,
easy to paddle, seaworthy and very light
is one of the latest of the Dean produc-
tions and is a remarkable boat. So much
good work has been done in the past by

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

IIOI

Mr. Dean, whose boats are in high favor
wherever tried, that it is certain he will
continue to produce boats which shall
carry their crews to victory. It has
become a proverb to be sure of excellence
when one is told that the canoe in which
one may be interested is a ‘‘Dean,” No
better recommendation is needed.

After a long and trying winter, boating
men are full of enthusiasm for the sport
they love so well and which gives them
such full meed of pleasure. The lakes
and rivers of Canada are so extensive
that boating here, large as is the indulg-
ence in this sport, is but in its infancy as
contrasted with its future possibilities and
developements. Very little is required
in many cases to connect long stretches
of waterways and to allow voyages which
will add to the delights of those which
can now be taken. In all these develop-
ments Messrs. Robertson Brothers, Ship-
builders, Hamilton Ont, may be trusted
to keep pace. The variety of this firm’s
work, its general excellence, the deter-
mination to secure strength while main-
taining comfort and seaworthiness,
have all combined to make their reputa-
tion of the highest amongst boating men.
Their preparations for meeting the wishes
of all parties during 1908 will increase
their good name for they make it clear
that all who wish for a fine boat for this
season can obtain it from them. They
design and build their own high speed
and ciuising gasolene launches, sail and
steam yachts while they are equally pre-
pared to supply small boats or big fishing
tugs. A yard with such resources at
command possess great advantages in
supplying all possible wishes of the boat-
ing man. The smallest launch or the
largest yacht afloat on the lakes, whether
propelled by sail or motor or both, will
be estimated upon by Messrs. Robertson;
and the customer can feel complete con-
fidence in placing his order with them,
knowing that they will be keen to main-
tain a reputation that has been ‘hardly
won. Thenumber of Robertson boats
on the lakes and their performances give
the best of evidence that the claims made
by this firm are all substantial. Their new
catalogue for the present year is one every
boatman ought to see and they will agree

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BRASS AND GALVANIZED IRON

Compasses
Flags
Fenders

Lamps
Life Preservers

Oiled Clothing

John Leckie

Limited
75 Wellington St. West, Toronto.

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after studying it that Hamilton is a splen-
did boat-building centre, as it is likewise
a notable place for many other produc-
tions. ——

Prospects at St. John, N, B.

Everything is booming at St. John N.
B. and although the greatest additions
are promised amongst the power boats
there will also be seen new boats amongst
the white winged fleet. Amongst these
additions are a new power boat 32 feet
long, equipped with a 30 horse power
engine for Mr. Fred A. Dykeman ; a
gasolene launch of the latest model for
Harold Allison and Chester Gaudy, and
a gasolene launch for Stanley Emmerson.
There are promises of other additions and

altogether the boating men of St. John
are looking forward to a busy season.

The orders in hand are sufficient to keep
local firms busy for some time and before
they are finished there will certainly be
others to keep things going. The Spring
rush this year appears as though it would
equal, if not surpass, that of previous
years and all St. John seems anxious to
get upon the water.

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Canadian canoes have been brought
up to a high state of perfection and all
who have had experience with the Chest-
nut canoes will not hesitate to accord a
foremost position to the productions of
that firm. Throughout the length and
breadth of Canada, and still further
afield, their well known canvas covered
productions have gone carrying with them
guarantees that have in all cases been
fulfilled. The strength and reliability of
these canoes have to be tested before
they can be realized. Not only are they
light but they are stronger and will stand
harder service than wooden canoes while
they areabsolutely watertight and com-
fortable. The merits of these canoes
have led to a great increase in the output
and consequently in the firm’s facilities
for supplying numerous accessories, add-
ing to the pleasure of the sportsman. The
entire framework of these canoes is Cov-
ered with one seamless sheet of specially
woven canvas, which being specially
prepared, dries out as hard as stone and
will rub off almost any rock without
damage. Many improvements have been
made in these canoes andin addition to
the ordinary models the pleasure and
cruising, the sponson or family canoe,
which gives safety however used ; the
freight canoe, with light weight, tremen-
dousstrengthand great carrying capacity;
and the latest of all, the motor canoe are
now manufactured by them. Speed is
not aimed at in the motor canoe, which
is fitted with air chambers and cannot
sink ; but comfort and safety are the
main considerations. This developement
of the canoe is exceedingly interesting
and on many Canadian waterways such
a canoe can be used for long voyages.
A spray hood, which is waterproof, is

MARINE

Stationary

Gasoline
Engines
Two and Four Cycle

' From 2 to 20 H. P.
Y, Sarnia, Ont.

JOHN DOHERT

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

shown in their latest catalogue and would
enable canoeists to sleep in their canoes
with comfort, let rains descend as they
might. Altogether the latest catalogue
issued by the firm is one which all canoe-
ists ought to see, anda postal containing
arequest for thesame addressedto Messrs.
Chestnut Bros., Fredericton, N. B.,
mentioning »Rod and Gun and Motor
Sports in Canada will bring one by return
mail.

In these days motor is a word of much
meaning. Great skill, ability and enter-
prise have been expended in perfecting
motors and now they appear as though
the stage when further improvements are
no longer possible had almost been reach-
ed. Among the first rank of automobile
and marine engines are those manufactur-
ed by Messrs. Miller Bros., 4039 Prairie
Avenue, Chicago. These are made in
varions horse power, water or air cooled,
but all effective and calculated to do the
finest of service to their possessors. The
firm guarantee both material and work-
manship and offer to replace free any
defective parts, unless repairs are render-
ed necessary through improper use or
neglect. This confidence on the part of
those who know the motors best is calcul-
ated to give confidence to purchasers
and users, and lead to the investigation
of these claims, which is all that Miller
Brothers ask. They have a fine catalogue
which they will send to all interested
readers who wilt forward them a postal
requesting the same and _ mentioning
“Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in
Canada.”

London’s New Club.

London has a new acquatic organiza-
tion, the Thames Boat Club, a motor-
ing, rowing and paddling association and
the officers of 1908 are: ‘

Honorary President—Hon. Adam Beck.

Hon. Vice-President—J. W. Little.

President—John Collison.

Vice-President—P. W. Young.

Secretary-Treasurer—Arthur H. Keene.

Executive—Wm. Thorn, C. H. Jones,
P. J. Watt, Gordon McLaren. —__..,'4 Ul

The club has over two score motor
boats. The river affords a four mile run
of clear water. Regattas will be held
this summer.

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

Invader May be Sold.

There is still a possibility that the old
Invader, the 1901 winner of Canada’s
Cup may go to Chicago as negotiations
are still going on with the Chicago Yacht
Club people.

Troubles with engines are not unknown
to the owners of powerboats and when
one promises them relief from ‘such
troubles in addition to efficiency in other
directions they would indeed be foolish
not to investigate. As one gratified
user calls it the ‘‘trouble-less” engine is
the open crank case two cycle motor made
by the Palmer-Moore Company of Syra-
cuse N. Y. Great stress is laid on the
open base construction which as found in
the Moore motors isvital to the principle.
The makers have from personal exper-
ience designed an engine combining the
simplicity of the two cycle type with the
realibility of the four cycle one, and at the
same time eliminating the drawbacks of
both, claim to have gone a very long
stage in the direction of perfection.
Higher pressures are gained, the Moore
motors showing twelve pounds base pres-
sure against the regular type of from
four to six pounds. Greater power com-
bined with economy is assured and back-
firing is rendered impossible. Quicker
ignition, easy starting with perfect con-
trol and instant accessibility are valuable
features, while with less vibration the
perfect simplicity and realibility of asteam
engine is gained. The best of materials
are used in construction and all parts are
interchangeable. Great attention is paid
to the piston rings and crank shafts and
the connecting rods are made of the best
bearing bronze. The bearings are large
in order to insure long service. The
cylinders and heads are cast separately
in order to give easy access to all parts.
Moore pistons will wear indefinitely as
they must always travel true in the cylind-
ers and all side thrusts from the connect-
ing rods are taken by the crossheads.
The pump is of the rotary type and ab-
solutely dependable and accessible. It

is made entirely of bronze and as the.

piping and check valves are of brass
every Moore motor can be used in salt
water without special fittings. Thorough
water circulation is provided for, while
the ports allow the burnt gasses to escape
without wasting any of the new charge.

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Lubrication is perfect, while for ignition
the ‘‘jump” spark system is used. The
motors are reversible, will show by test
more power than they are rated at, and
are tested for the hardest kind of daily
service. These afe strong claims but
many satisfied users say that every one
can be made good.

There is no doubt but what acetylene
gas will be universally used for illumina-
tion on motor boats. Heretofore the
generators have been such that it has
not been possible or convenient to install
this system of lighting on small craft.
Now however, owing to a recent inven-
tion controlled by the 20th Century Mfg.
Co. it is possible to use a generator
which makes this system ideal in every
respect. The generator occupies very
little space and any water, fresh or salt.
is satisfactory for production. The water
supply is taken automatically from, and
discharges residue to, outside of boat.
The gas can be used for search light,
head, port or starboard lights, for illum-
inating below deck and for cooking and
heating. The gas is absolutely safe
and the light is brilliant and agreeable to
the eye. These generators are made in
all sizes. The smallest is 5 x 23 inches
and weighs 55 pounts, whereas there is
no limit to the size which may be built to
accomodate the largest boats. The 20th
Century Mfg. Co. of WarrenSt., New York
are equipping many boats for the coming
season and will take pleasure in furnish-
ing complete information and data con-
cerning this system. In addition to its

use on boats it can be used for the light-
ing of houses, hotels, streets etc. by in-
Stalling the generator ona float or in
small building on water’s edge.

E GUARANTEE to increase the speed of
your boat 1 to 3 miles per hour.
There are no restrictions nor strings what-

ever on this proposition.

By years of experimenting we have found that a

propellor with blades of a differential pitch and a
concave curve from the hub to the outside of blade
will hold the water the whole length of blade which
lessens the slip more than any other design of

wheels, thereby increasing the speed of any launch.

We also make all kinds of bronze trimmings,
stanchions, etc., and fog bells at lowest prices.

BRYANT & BERRY CO.

34 WEST ATWATER ST. DETROIT, MICH. |

Alpine Club Notes.

The President,(Mr.A.O. Wheeler, F. R.
G.S. has had the misfortune during the
last month to suffer the loss of his
mother. Scarcely had he returned from his
visit to England, and got well into har-
ness again, than he was recalled east to
attend his mother’s sick bed. Before he
could reach Ottawa Mrs. Wheeler had
passed away and he proceeded on to
Collingwood to attend the funeral. In
consequence of this family affliction, in
which Mr. Wheeler will have the sym-
pathy of every member of the Club, the
article, descriptive of the President’s
English visit promised for the present
number, has had to be left over for the
May issue, in which it will occupy a
prominent place. Under the circumstances
we are sure every reader willexcuse the
fulfillment of a promise, the full fruition
of which is only deferred.

Art Competiticn.

The second yearly Art Competition
will be held during the Club’s Annual
Meet, commencing the first weekin July,
1908, at the summit of the Rogers pass
in the Selkirk range.

Terms of Competition,

Class 1. Alpine Scene.

Each Exhibit will consist of three
photographs. While not restricted
as to size, all three must be uniform
as to prints and size of mounts.

Class 2. Botanical. Only mountain
species are eligible.

Each exhibit will consist of four
photographs. While not restricted
as to size, all four must be uniform
as to prints and size of mounts.

Class 3. Oil Paintings. Alpine Scene.
Each exhibit will consist of one
painting, to be returned to the owner

at the close of the exhibit.
Class 4. Water Colors. Alpine scenes.

Each exhibit will consist of two
paintings, to be returned to the
owner at the close of the exhibit.

Class 5. Etchings or Pen and Ink Sket-
ches, Alpine Scenes.

Each exhibit will consist of two
drawings, to be returned to the own-
er at the close of the exhibit.

Photegraphs previously exhibited
are not eligible.

The Competition is open to all mem-
bers of the Club except professional
photographers.

In the case of classes oneand two the ex-
hibits will become the property of the
Club.

One prize will be given in each class.
A list of prizes will be published later in
the club’s organ ‘‘Rod and Gun in
Canada.”

An alpine scene may be defined as fol-
lows: A mountain landscape, which
by containing one or more features, such
as forest, river, lake, waterfall, icefall,
etc., must contain a snow-bearing moun-
tain as a central feature.

All exhibits must be in the hands of
the Committee not later than the 15th of
June 1908.

Exhibits should be sent to the under-
signed.

Arthur O. Wheeler, F.R.G.S.
FE. OF Box, owe
Calgary, Alberta,
Canada.

Ingenious contrivances for the benefit
of sportsmen are constantly being invert-
ed and one which will commend itself to
to fishermen with the strongest force is
the Anticussin hook holder. The great
advantages of this holder include its
non-corroding qualities which absolutely
prevents rusting of hooks, places the
whole collection at once before the eyes
of the fisherman, keeps the snells free

from snarls and emables hooks to be
changed in the shortest possible time
with perfect ease. The holder also per-
mits the fish hooks to be carried in the
waist coat pocket, and being as effective
as it is simple adds much to the efficiency
as well as to the pleasures of the fisher-
man. The Sportsman’s Specialty Com-
pany, 1377 North Clark Street, Chicago,
Ill., are the manufacturers.

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mix brains

with your eating,

you will be ie ested

in the cost and nutritive value of eee

Two Shredded Wheat Biscuits with a pint of milk
(hot milk in winter) will furnish energy for work or
play, for the indoor man or the outdoor man—at a
total cost of five cents. Add to this a little fruit
and cream and you have a wholesome, nourishing
meal, rich in the elements that make muscle, bone
and brain—at a cost of less than ten cents.

Try it for a few mornings (cut out meat and
eggs) and notice how much more physical energy
and mental vigor you can put into the day’s work.

And with it comes good digestion—
stomach comfort and satisfaction.

Shredded Wheat is made of the choicest white
wheat that grows—is cleaned, steam-cooked, shred-
ded and baked in the finest and cleanest food factory
in the world. If you like the BISCUIT for breakfast
you will like toasted TRISCUIT (the Shredded
Wheat Wafer) for luncheon or other meals. It is
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It is reported from Ottawa that an
agreement has been arrived at between
Canada andthe United States respect-
tng the international waters between the
two countries. This agreement is stated
to incude the whole ot such waterways
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. If there
is any truth in this matter some very
vexed questions will have received solu-
tion and the exact wording of the agree-
ment will be awaited with much inter-
est. It has at last come to be recog-
nized that international agreement is in
the interests of both countries and with-
out such agreement any efforts in favor
of more efficient fish protection by either
country are largely thrown away. The
agreement is stated to be the work of
Ambassador Bryce who has had the ad-
vantage of consultations throughout
with the members of the Canadian gov-
ernment. The news will be received
with pleasure on both sides of the line
and it is to be hoped that no trifling ob-
jections may interfere with its ratifica-
tions.

The sportsmen of Hastings county are
organizing a wolf hunt and hope to be
able to obtain some trophies. They
think they have located some places
where the wolves are plentiful and will
do with thinning and mean to make a
strong effort to achieve success. They
are hopeful likewise of making this hunt
an annual affair and would like to hear
from surrounding sportsmen, particu-
larly good shots, who would like to join
them. The Secretary-Treasurer is B. J.
McKerracher, Madoc, Ont.

A case, which has caused widespread
interest, has been tried before Judge
St. Julian at Hull, Que. The firm of
Messrs. Revillon Freres, who have now
many Posts in the north country, were
charged with the illegal possession of

four hundred and four
The furs were seized by
Page at Maniwaki. For the defence it
was argued that under treaties made
with the Indians by the Dominion gov-
ernment they can trap animals and sell
skins throughout the year and the whole
of the beaver skins were purchased from
Indians. The Judge took time to con-
sider his decision and ultimately confis-
cated the skins, valued at $1,800, and
mulcted the defendants in costs amount-
ing to $172. The Company have given
notice of appeal and if successful it
would appear as if all Provincial protec-
tive legislation would be over-ridden.
The importance of such a defence is not
easily exaggerated and if successful it
must reopen the whole Indian question
which has lately caused considerable dis-
cussion throughout Canada.

beaver skins.
Game Warden

In our February number appeared a
paragraph relating to the case of Wil-
liam Overland, of Sault Ste. Marie, who
was charged wlth killing a cow moose
in the township of Pennyfather. Game
Inspector T. A. Hand busied himself
with bringing the offence home to Over-
land and met with such success that he
finally secured him and fined him thirty
dollars and eight dollars costs—a pretty
dear cow moose for the offender. At
the time we wrote the paragraph Over-
land had not been captured and the se-
quel to the story now appears. Itis a
sequel which shows that the Game In-
spector at Sault Ste. Marie is active in
the cause in which he is engaged.

A correspondent, who says he has
hunted in all parts of the Province for
the last fifty-five years and never useda
dog, writes strongly in favor of the abo-
lition of dogs in deer hunting. Such a
long experience surely entitles him to an
opinion on the subject though he admits
he knows only one side. He is probably

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such an expert hunter that he never finds
the slightest difficulty in getting his
quota and it is easy to understand his
impatience with those less skillful than
himself.

It is reported that President Roosevelt
is seriously considering an invitation to
take a hunting trip in the Canadian
woods north of Sault Ste. Marie at the
expiration of his term of office. The ar-
rangements for the trip are in a fair way
for completion and include a ‘long tramp
after moose and bear. At various times
other parts of Canada have been re-
ported as favored by the President and
the reports he has received from British
Columbia have led him to look forward
with high anticipations toa hunt in that
much’ favored Province.

—

“ Experienced anglers, while immune to
vexations of spirit in case of minor mis-
haps of daily occurrence, never fail to
express strong feelings when the reel
drops off the rod after a fish is hooked.
Such an accident means so much to the
angler’s success and even his comfort
that the invention of a hook holder and

reel guard which positively preventsthem,
while locking the reel band beyond all
possibility of slipping, should cause them
to bless the name of the inventor. Like
all effective inventions it is a simple little
device and does its work thoroughly,
whether charged with the safe-keeping
of a single hook of a number and will
notinjure the most delicate or artificial flies.
It consists of a nickle plated spring band

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with stamped bosses one of which car-
ries the pivoted hook cover, and can be
applied to the rod either above or below
the reel as need demands. The ingen-
ious inventor is Mr. Charles L. Sullivan,
617 Railway Exchange, Chicago, from
whom the hook and reel guard can be ob-
tained at the cost of thirty-five cents.
The angler will see the position of the
guard trom the cut illustrating the in-
vention and another will be found in the
advertisement, giving prospective pur-
chasers good views of its position and
possibilities while experience will demon-
strate its effectiveness and reliability.

A correspondent writing from Van-
couver Island, informs 1s that the in-
creased bounty on wolves ard panthers
recently made by the government of
British Columbia is having an excellent
effect throughout the island. One man
in the Alberni district is reported to have
killed ninety wolves and another well
known hunter in the Comox Valley has
done almost as well with panthers.

Ss

The members of the Game Protective
Association of Saskatchewan are _ tak-
ing steps not only to protect the existing
big game of the Province but to add to
their number and interest. They have
suggested to the Minister of the Interior
that some of the buffalo recently pur-
chased by the Canadian Government
from the United States and placed in the
Elk Island Park, near Edmonton, should
be transferred to Moose Mountain tim-
ber reserve in their own Province. This
reserve they contend, would, if fenced
in, make almost an ideal reserve fora
small herd of buffalo, and other big
game animals might also with advantage
be preserved there. The Association is
likewise urging upon the Dominion and
Provincial Governments the advisability
of prohibiting the killing of game or the
carrying of firearms within the forest
reserves, thus making these reserves a
sanctuary and breeding ground for game.
Altogether game preservation isa live
issue in Saskatchewan and we are glad
to recognize that fact. The memorial
addressed to the Hon. Frank Oliver,
Minister of the Interior, is as follows:

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Whereas, There is not now a living
buffalo within this Province.

This Association hereby, in conformity
with a resolution passed, petition the
Dominion Government to locate a por-
tion of the aforesaid herd on such land
or lands within this Province as may be
suitable and to reserve such lands per-
manently for game _ preservation and
park purposes.

Yours Faithfully,
The Saskatchewan Game Protective As-
ciation,
Per W. M. VANVALKENBURG,
Sec.-Treas.”’

When frogs are used for bait the best
method for hooking gives rise to endless
controversy. Like every other work
there is a right and a wrong way about
performing a comparatively simple oper-

ation, although success often depends
upon the course followed. The ‘‘White
City” hook leads one to do the work
right and so many anglers have discov-
ered the efficiency of the new hook that
they have adopted it. By its means the
frog is hooked through the lips by the
small hook, the larger one being in po-
sition, point uppermost between the
frog’s hind legs. The small hook has a
weed guard but there is no need of one
for the other, as its point may be buried
under the skin sufficient to shield it.
The bait is wholly forward of the rear
hook, so that a short striking fish such
as pickerel are seldom missed—a strike
at the frog meaning a strike at the hook.
A glance at the illustration in our adver-
tising pages will make the whole easily
clear. As might have been expected the
inventor is a practical angler of twenty
years’ experience, and knows well the
value of such assistance in fishing.
The inventor of the device, who is also
the sole manufacturer, Mr. F. B. Mc-
Curdy, 4014 State Street, Chicago, guar-
antees the hook, and the testimony of
many pleased users prove its effectiveness.

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The London branch of the Ontario
Fish and Game Protective Association
held a most successful annua! meeting at
the end of February under the presi-
dency of Squire Chittick. The speakers
included Mr. G. B. Harris, Mr. Montagu
Smith, an ex-President of the Game
Commission; Captain Tom Robinson,
Mr. Marshal Graydon, Mr. T. G. Mur-
phy, (who stated that on a visit with the
Bisley team to the old country he shot a
bird, was brought before a court martial
and only escaped on account of ignorance
of English Game Laws); Mr. B. C. Mc-
Canny) Mr. - Jj: W-. ‘Jones, Mr. Oliver
Adams and Mr. A. Kelly Evans. The
various addresses dealt very largely with
fishery matters, and everyone agreed
that there might be good fishing on the
River Thames if nets were kept off. The
excellent fishing that could be had a few
years ago was referred to with regret
and the belief that with care the old
time plenty might be restored was urged
with confidence. The excellent effects
of the work of the branch and the untir-
ing services of Mr. J. O. Weldon, the
energetic honorary secretary, were dwelt
upon and these testimonies received the
hearty approval of the large gathering.
The workingmen of London have joined
the branch and their rights in the fish-
eries were strongly urged. Altogether
the meeting was most successful and
showed that the good cause is a live
issue in the city of London.

An extraordinary story of a bell boy at
the Hotel Tuller, Detroit, is told in the
following paragraph: ‘‘He is the small-
est man in Detroit and he knows what it
is to be cheered by thousands, yet he is
only a bell boy and goes unnoticed

- where once he was a popular hero in the
eyes of lovers of the racing game.
Willie Colman is his name, a name that
resounded from the stands following the
finish of many a close race in the days
when he had more offers as a jockey
than he could take care of, and now he is
barred from occupying a place among the
ranks of the jockeys because of a woman.
It was while riding at New Orleans that
the temptress came to him and he pulled
a horse for the sake of that woman. He
was fined and suspended for 15 years,

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This meant that he could never ride
again, so he proceeded to make the best
of life, and after drifting about for some
time was taken on by Manager Shaw of
the Tuller hotel, Detroit, who saw in
him the making of an expert bellboy.
He has the blood of two nations in his
veins, the French and the Japanese.
When one meets him it is seen at once
that he is a man of the world; his French
blood shows itself in his manners while
the Jap blood gives him alertness and
energy. He has ridden for some famous
racing men, among them Lord Breres-
ford and Baron Mezituny, the Japanese
nobleman, and has been mounted in
France and Japan as well as America.
He has a mania for crap shooting and
was ruled out at Monte Carlo where he
made an attempt to break the bank. He
is 36 years old, weighs but 86 pounds
and to look at him no one would think
him more than a boy. Willie boasts of
a wife who weighs in the neighborhood
of 300 pounds and who lives in the aris-
tocratic section of Beaubien street.
‘He is a good bell hop and always tries
to please,” says the manager. ‘‘He is
certainly a strange type and the good
and the bad qualities of two remarkable
races are in him.”

The careful fisherman always makes
ready early, for he knows full well the
value of having ‘‘first pick” from the
dealer’s stock. One sees here the differ-
ence between a fisherman and a man who
goes a-fishing. The fisherman knows
what he wants and plans the selection of
his tackle equipment with loving care
and all earnestness of purpose. The
man who goes a-fishing is prone to put
off the matter until the last minute,
when he rushes to Mr. Dealer and says:
‘I’m going fishing—give me an outfit!’
The difference is the fisherman who buys
early gets what he wants; whereas, the
man who goes a-fishing gets what the
dealer gives him. Here is, of course, a
situation where much depends upon the
dealer, for he must know what the one is
going to want, and what the other
should have. In either case you will
find it a pleasure to deal with the Aber-
crombie & Fitch Company, of 57 Reade
St., New York. Here you will find the

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The National Association of Scientific
Angling Clubs, with headquarters at
Chicago, has just issued their constitu-
tion, rules and events in an attractive
little booklet. It is a careful compila-
tion and has undoubtedly caused much
anxious work to those members upon

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whom fell the task of preparation. The
N. A. S. A. C. embraces all the casting
clubs inthe States and has a membership
of more than two thousand. The Asso-
ciation takes a wider field than that of
fostering tournament casting, though
that is its immediate concern, for com-
mittees areengaged in such work as
standards of sportsmanship, legislation,
protection and propagation—all matters
of very direct and overwhelming concern
to the angling fraternity. Copies of this
little booklet can be obtained free by any
one interested in fly and bait casting on
application to Mr. H. E. Rice, Secretary,
225 South Peoria St., Chicago, IIl.

A good automatic reel, light but
strong and effective is the desire of all
anglers. Armed with such a reel their
fishing excursions can scarcely fail of
success. A reel combining in itself all
these advantages is the Kelso Auto-
matic Reel manufactured by H. J. Frost
& Co., 90 Chambers Street, New York.
This firm, by a new device, make the
reel to hold all the line required while
still keeping down the weight and size.
The reel is automatic for one hundred
and fifty feet of line, only weighs seven
anda half ounces and if properly handled
cannot get out of order. Friction re-
lief at both ends does away with any
danger of breaking the spring, while if a
fish is hooked and the line run out be-
yond the capacity of the spring the spool
keeps on revolving and the line continues
to play out without injuring the spring.
All springs are tested and guaranteed.
The reel can be used on a rod witha steel
seat above the hand as well as below
and while desirable in brook trout fish-
ing, where the line has to be lengthened

.and shortened for the purpose of fishing

round brush, it is indispensable in fly
fishing. Ifa fish is once hooked by an
angler with a kelso reel he can never get
any slack line if the finger is kept on the
brake controller. The spring of the rod
gives the fish no chance for slack line
and the reel no opportunity of too tight
a line—the latter giving him a chance of
tearing the hook out of his mouth. The
fish is always working against a spring,
either the spring of the rod or the spring
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line by the spring. Fora light tension
the spring must be nearly down; fora
stiff heavy tension keep the reel wound
up tight or nearly so. The price of the
reel is $5 each and every angler who
tries them will consider that amount well
laid out.

The other day William Beach and

wife, who are said to have been the first’

white settlers east of Churchill River,
arrived at Gimli, Man., after travelling
| eleven hundred miles by dog train.
| Beach is a Hudson Bay courier and was
twenty-three days late, owing to delays
caused by apen water on the Nelson
River.

Experienced sportsmen are always
particular as to their outfit knowing well
that oftentimes their lives, and at all
_ times their comfort depend upon its re-
_ liability and excellence. In no depart-
ment is this assertion stronger than in

that concerning footgear. If an army
marches on its stomach, the success of a
sportsman depends often enough upon
comfortable and easy locomotion. A
pair of boots made just to suit the
sportsman’s requirements are articles
whose value it is not easy to over estim-
ate and sportsmen of experience need
not be told of the absolute necessity for
care under this head. The Witchell-
Sheill Company, of Detroit, Mich., de-
vote themselves to making boots of this
character and with their experience and
knowledge of sportsmen’s requirements
they have obtained great success. The
Witchell-Sheill boots are well known
and highly appreciated by sportsmen
who have used them. For a good illus-
tration of this fact we quote from a letter
written by a Nova Scotian sportsman
who received a pair of these boots
through the Magazine. ‘‘The boots

came along by express and were deliv-
ered today. They certainly were a sur-
prise. The Witch Elk ad. read right

and I expected to get a pretty fair pair

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A 71 lb. Catch.

of boots, but honestly I had no anticipa-
tion the goods were of such quality and
workmanship. They are the ‘‘best ever”
all right They sent the natural finish,
almost a cream drab, and I like the
shade well. But its the finish and qual-
ity that takes my eye. My hunting
mate, is greatly taken with the boots
and will not be satisfied till he also has a
pair.”

The members of the Engineering Club,
of Toronto, have discussed re-forestra-
tion with special reference to its effect on
rivers. Mr. Breithaupt, of Berlin, Ont.,
drew special attention to the case of the
Grand River where much valuable water
power has been lost owing to the cutting
down of the forests at the headwaters.
He advocated a re-forestration at the
headwaters of all rivers in Old Ontario
stating that such a course would ensure
an even flow of water throughout the
year and make therivers of a far greater
commercial value Several speakers
advocated a policy of government en-
couragement of forestration. Mr. S.
Dillon Mills urged upon the Government
the sending out of topographical sur-
veyors to trace the basins of rivers and
value the lands most important in rela-
tion to the streams. The required sec-
tions could thus be made public domains

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and reforested.

After spending forty-one years in the
service of the Hudson Bay Company and
reaching the position of Chief Trader
with jurisdiction extending from Fort
Smith to Fort Macpherson, away in the
Arctic Circle, Thomas Anderson was
making his way out in order to retire
when he died at Fort Chippewayan. He
was widely known amongst the older
officials of the Company.

An important appointment of a new
general manager has been made by the
Theodore
D. W. Moore, who has spent almost his
entire active life in the gun and ammu-
nition business, having received this po-
sition. For upwards of a quarter of a
century Mr. Moore has held high ap-
pointments in gun and ammunition
works, having rendered most excellent
service as manager of the Remington
Arms Company plant. The large con-
cern of the Savage Arms Company at
Utica, N. Y., employing over four hun-
dred highly skilled artisans at high
wages renders Mr. Moore’s new position
one of heavy responsibilities. | During
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Arms Company has been running on full
schedule, which speaks very highly for
its productions and for the estimation
in which they are held, far and near. A
new automatic pistol is to be turned out
almost immediately and arrangements
are being perfected for turning out this
new arm in large numbers. During the
time Mr. Moore was manager of the
Remington works three new guns of
improved type were placed upon the
market and owing to his skill and gen-
eral knowledge of the markets success
was achieved in each case. It is be-
lieved that under his management-——Mr.
Moore being not only a gentleman of
technical skill but also a progressive
business man—the Savage Arms Com-
pany will not only maintain its high rep-
utation for manufacturing reliable fire-
arms but also extend still further their
wonderfully successful business. Mr.
W. J. Green while retiring as general
manager in favor of Mr. Moore, will re-
tain the position of Vice-President of
the Company.

Two trappers named Tom and Patrick
Murphy collected $135 in wolf bounties
at Port Arthur last month and tolda
curious tale. They stated that while in
the woods near Silver Mountain visiting
a line of traps they heard the baying of
wolves. This caused them no_ uneasi-
ness until they realized that the wolves
were on their track, and when two shots
failed to scare them off the men suc-

ceeded in mounting a tree just as the

leaders made a snap at them. The two

men were ‘‘treed” all night and with the -

thermometer below zero and no over-
coats or food they passed the long hours

ee

fied with his selection.
decoys to be as natural as they can be

most unpleasantly. With the morning
light the wolves scattered but the men

were desperate and managed to pick off

nine of them. At any rate they pre-
sented sufficient evidence of the slaugh-
ter to enable them to collect the bounties.

Duck decoys give the duck hunter a
good deal of thought before he is satis-
He wishes his

made, knowing full well that the more
tractive they are the greater his

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chances of success. The hunter who
sees Perdew’s hollow white pine decoys
will find that these meet all his require-
ments. They are all hand made, well
balanced and very light. The heads can-
not be broken off and the beaks, made
from straight grained wood, do not split
off as is often the case with machine
made decoys. They will turn right side
up when thrown to a distance of from
thirty to forty feet, which makes them
ideal for setting out. The cord is fas-
tened to the under side of the breast and
the decoys float in the natural position
breast to the wind) The glass eyes are
chosen for their natural colors and sizes.
The decoys are made in mallard, canvas-
back, redhead, teal, bluebill and pintail
and weigh only fourteen pounds to the
dozen. The price per dozen is $12 and
the maker is Mr. C. H. Perdew Sr.,
Henry, II

A local branch of the Ontario Fish and
Game Protective Association has been
formed at SaultSte. Marie following upon
a visit of Mr. A. Kelly Evans, the hon-
Orary secretary at the headquarters at
Toronto. The following gentlemen were
elected as the first officers of the new
branch: Honorary President, Mayor
W. J. Thompson: President, W. H.
Munro; Vice-President, C. A. Leany;
Secretary-Treasurer, C. Fitzsimmons;
Committee, N. McDougall, W. Det-
weller, C. Wallis, G. E. Richardson,
Con. Knapp, R. G. Pratt, J. Hawkshaw,
€; Kocot, RK Ellis:

Maine Woods

is the name of a weekly newspaper
that used to be local, but is now the
fish and game authority for all North
Maine. One whiff 5c, steady breeze
all the year $1.00. Send for a free
sample copy to

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Every sportsman is anxious to know
the particulars of a new gun, and partic-
ularly if it is likely that the new weapon
may suit him. The well known Marlin
Firearms Company, of New Haven,
Conn., have brought out a new model
No. 24, 12 guage, take down, shot gun
in which they have effected such im-
provements as long experience suggest
and now claim it to be superior to any-
thing of its kind upon the market. The
model is certainly a beauty with its
graceful outlines and perfect proportions.
All the characteristic Marlin features are
prominent and the gun is one with which
quick shooting can be accomplished.
In the action this new model has one-
third less parts than any other make of
repeating shot gun and the working
parts engage with one another without
intervening links or other complications,
The makers claim that there is plenty of
strength in every part and not a weak
spot in the entire gun. A great improve-
ment has been effected in the lock and
with the use of the improved automatic
recoil block the trigger can be held back
and the gun fired just as the action can
be worked, whilst the sportsman is fully
protected against premature explosion
and hang fires. The improved take
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worthy, and makes it the simplest,
quickest and most effective take down
yet manufactured. The new model is
also described as the most perfect gun
for all weathers and conditions. Its nu-
merous excellences must commend it to
sportsmen who want to use a gun that
can be relied upon to be always in ser-
vice, and can stand some reugh usage.
If three stamps are forwarded to the
Marlin Company’s headquarters at New
Haven, Conn., a complete illustrated
and descriptive catalogue containing full
particulars of all their rifles and shot-
guns will be forwarded to any of our
readers interested in firearms if they will
add to the above requirement a mention
of ‘‘Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in
Canada.”

An Order in Council has been passed
at Ottawa making the close season for
bass in Ontario from April 15th to June
15th, both days inclusive, except in the
St. Lawrence from Kingston to Prescott,
where the close season shall be from
April 15th to June 9th.

A very conve-
nient device for
anglers, which f~™
has been brought f
out in perfected}
form, is the Jack |
Frost Fly Book;
which appears in}
all its arrange- |
ments to meet the |
requirements of)
the most exacting |
angler. The fly
book is made of .
seal skin with Z
calf skin lining and has four removable
transparent celluloid pockets, bound and
fastened at one end in glove button
style, and possesses a capacity for eight
dozen flies and three dozen leaders.
Attached tothe book is an aluminum
box with moistening pad for flies and
leaders in separate divisions. This

combination folds
up in a space
\of 644x334x1 in.
|deep and _ the
‘weight is light.

jin a
want the trouble
into one pocket

for fly soak pad
and a third for
y ye leaders. With
the Jack Frost Fly Book all are to be
found in a small package.

most effective aid in their fishing
can procure same from their dealers.
A trial will soon convince them of the
merits of this ingenious and useful
device.

| When ina stream |
hurry the |
jangler does not >
jof having to dive ©

or flies, a second ©

Any of our |
fishermen readers desirous of trying this _

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

A peculiar grievance of the fishermen
was brought to the attention of the Hon.
Dr. Reaume recently when a deputation
from Tobermory waited upon him. This
place is situated on the boundary be-
tween Lake Huron proper and the Geor-
gian Bay and the fishermen alleged that
they have to pay two licenses in order to
fish. It was promised that this grievance
should be looked into and, if possible, a
remedy found.

Steam tugs on Canadian lakes are
coming into general use as every boating
man knows. For this demand the Cana-
dian Fairbanks Company are fully pre-
pared. They have recently supplied a 55
foot steam tug to the Brampton Pulp and
Paper Company for use on Lake Weedon
and a 50 ft one, equipped witha 40 horse
power Fairbanks-Morse Gasolene Engine
to Messrs. Prouty & Miller, of Newport,
Vt. for useon Lake Memphremagog.

The decisions of the Nova Scotian
guides at their Yarmouth meeting (given
at length in our last number) in favor of
the protection of cow moose has given
rise to some discussion in the provincial
_ press. ‘‘Guide’”’ advocated a protection
for bulls on the ground that there are in
the Province more cows than bulls, and
argued that if this were done for a few
years future profits would more than
recoup present losses. Then ‘‘Game
~ Warden” broke in claiming that nothing
is needed but for the sporting public to
fall in line with the guides who now
realize the value of fish and game _ pro-
tective legislation. ‘‘If the public will
only help to carry out the existing laws
and not only obey them themselves but
see that the small (though very active)
_ minority who naturally disregard them
“are brought to book our game will in-
not only hold its own but even
crease.” Finally ‘‘Zoologist” wishes
to see the cows protected for ten years
"just to see what will happen, he holding

that this would only apply to the natives
who kill for meat, the genuine sportsman
“never killing a cow or a small bull.”
_ What about the other Provinces one may
_ well ask? There is not much guidance

EELS

in these letters, and the decision of the
guides in favor of protection for the
cows at present holds the field.

All experienced fishermen know that
they cannot be too careful in selecting
and arranging their outfit. The success
of their trip depends upon this care.
When they are far away on the trout
streams, deficiencies cannot easily be
supplied and to return home unsuccess-
ful is humiliating as well as detrimental
to that calm serenity which should al-
ways distinguish the fisherman. If
those who are now preparing their out-
fits will include some of the new
‘‘Coaxer” trout flies, they need not fear
any untoward result to their fishing ex-
pedition. On the contrary, indeed, the
“Coaxer” will bring them success.
This fly has qualities which strongly
recommends it. It is practically inde-
structible (over four hundred trout has
been taken on a_ single fly), making it
very economical; it keeps its shape, size
and color; it floats in any current and
always stays right side up, giving it the
appearance of being alive and swim-
ming. In the air it appears to bea
fluttering insect. But best of all it has
the peculiar qualities that are necessary
to induce the big ones to strike. A truly
remarkable fly, indeed, and one well
worth investigating. A finely illustrated
folder, showing the natural colors and
describing the many advantages offered
by this fly and containing likewise the
experiences of fishermen who have used
it, isissued by Mr. W. J. Jamison, the
sole manufacturer, at 1274 Polk Street,
Chicago, Ill. Particulars of other new
baits and specialties of great service to
fishermen are also given in a sepa-
rate booklet, and the good qualities of
the ‘‘Coaxer” bait and for bait casting
for kass—a combination of artificial bait
and fly and possessing all the good qual-
ities of both are dwelt upon. If the
fisherman goes armed with Mr. Jamison’s
specialties he will never know the word
failure, because if there are any fish in
the lake or stream he visits he will be
able to lure them forth. These lures
having been so_ successful elsewhere
should certainly have a big demand in
Canada. Write for his catalogue and

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Doctors and Physicians the world over endorse Jaeger Pure Wool
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Jaeger Pure Wool is the most valuable safeguard against exposure
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It is essential to every sportsman’s kit.

The Jaeger Sleeping Bag, illustrated below, is the simplest, yet the
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or yachting. It is made of three layers of Camelhair fleece of which
two, or only one, serves as covering according to temperature.

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mention ‘‘Rod and Gun and Motor
Sports in Canada.”

A curious quarrel over the pelt of a
fox is reported from Old Ontario. Two
young men went out fox hunting and
after along trail they finally chased the
animal under a farmer’s barn and consid-
ered that he was as good as theirs.
Just at that time the farmer came along,
ordered them away, as_ trespasses, and
captured the pelt himself. As a sequel
the two hunters sued the farmer for
$2.25, the estimated value of the fox
skin.

In the absence of military drill we all
stoop more or less and a means of mak-
ing us straighten our shoulders is
bound to prove healthful and advan-
tageous. The Gamble Shoulder Brace,
made with non-rustable steels pressing in
upon the shoulder blades, perform this
service admirably, while at the same
time allowing all possible freedom of
action. For fourteen years the inven-
tion has stood the test of actual usage
and proved a fine shoulder brace and at
the same time an excellent suspender.
The brace is sold under a guarantee of a
full return of its value if unsatisfactory
after one week’s wear. In the event of
sending to headquarters, 1073 Millard
Avenue, Chicago, the snug, and not the
tight chest, measurement over the vest
should be forwarded.

The delights of tarpon fishing were
recently dwelt upon in our pages in the
course of a review of Sunshine and
Sport in Florida. In that book consid-
erable advocacy was given to the capture
of fish with lighter tackle. The Arkan-
sas Pass Tarpon Club with headquarters
at Tarpon, Tex., has had considerable
success in this work and anticipate still
season opening
this month and remaining open till No-
vember first. Prizes are given for the
longest and shortest tarpon caught under
club rules and the boatmen are encour-
aged to adopt sportsmanlike methods.
Many Canadians are interested in tarpon
fishing and like to catch at least one of
these monsters if they have the chance.

III7

When your doctor prescribes ‘‘Bovril’’
he does so with areason. He wishes
you to have the benefit of the stimulat-
ing and nutritive properties of beef.
‘‘Bovril” is produced entirely from prime
beef selected specially for that purpose.
It presents the whole of the valuable
properties of beef in a form which is
easily assimilated. Every operation is
carefully supervised and _ scrupulous
cleanliness is exacted. The preparation
is guaranteed not only to be pure but
also to be of an absolutely uniform
quality. That is, the component parts
are always present in a fixed proportion.
Thereis always a certain percentage of
the extractives of beef combined with
another certain percentage of albumen,
fibrin and the other important elements
of beef. This result is obtained by care-
ful analysis at different stages in the
course of manufacture and by a final
analysis of the finished product before it
is filled into bottles. It has been recog-
nized by medical men that beef tea and
extract of meat possess merely stimula-
tive value. ‘‘Bovril’’ is unique in that it
contains the nutritive as well as the
stimulating elements of beef and its uni-
formity of composition is a very strong
recommendation from the medical stand-
point.

The well known J. Stevens Arms and
Tool Company of Chicopee Falls, Mass.,
have added to their many other trophies
a gold medal awarded to their fine ex-
hibit of Stevens rifles, pistols and shot
guns at the Jamestown Exposition. The
award is all the more valuable because
of the national character of the Exposi-
tion and the fact that the exhibits cov-
ered a wide range, the competition
including exhibits from all the best
makers. Everyone interested in firearms
should have a copy of the Stevens cat-
alogue which may be obtained by ad-
dressing the firm and mentioning ‘‘Rod
and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada.”

The success among sportsmen of the
Stevens No. 80 Model Gallery Repeater
is so general that large numbers of them
will be glad to know that the Marble
Safety Axe Company, of Gladstone,

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JN almost all ages and in almost all countries beef has been regarded as

the strength giving food par excellence.

But it is not always possible

to obtain beef just at the moment when nourishment is required and again
it is not always that the system is in a condition to draw the full store of

nutriment from the meat.

Each of these difficulties has been overcome

and the nutriment and stimulus of beef can be obtained at any time with
very little trouble and in a form which admits of immediate assimilation by

even the most delicate invalid.

BOVRIL

is guaranteed to be the pure product of prime beef.

All that is in beef is in Bovril.

A teaspoonful of Bovril alone stirred into a cup of boiling water
makes a strengthening and stimulating bouillon.

Mich., have several sights that will fit
this arm and add greatly to its efficiency.
These are Marble’s Improved Standard
and Reversible, King’s Triple Bead and
Sheard’s Gold Front Sights, the latter
having special as well as regular base.
Marble’s Adjustable Leaf sight No. 958
also fs this rifle. The same firm can
also furnish the Marble Flexible Rear
Sight in both regular and special base
for the No. 80 Model and the Marble Sun-
plex Sight with regular base. They trust
in the very near future, to be able to fur-
nish the Simplex Sight with special base.

In the early part of March a highly
successful meeting was held at North
Bay in the interests of the Ontario Fish
and Game Protective Association anda
branch of the organization called the
North Bay and Lake Nipissing branch
was formed. Mr. William McKenzie
presided over the meeting which was

addressed by Mr. Oliver Adams and Mr.
A. Kelly Evans, of Toronto. The fol-
lowing were elected the first officers of
the new branch: Hon. President, Judge
Valin; Hon. Vice-president, Thos. Dar-
ling. President, W. J. Parsons; Vice-
president] He Black;” Treasurer, je WV:
Richardson; Committee, R. Rankin, Dr.
Dudley, Capt. W.H. Milne, W. R.
Boucher, Thos. Reynolds, W. D. Cum-
syworth, R. Bunyan, George Leach and
Geo. Morrison, Calander. An animated
discussion as to fishing licenses followed
and ultimately a motion thanking the
Government for the firm stand taken in
discontinuing fishing licenses in Lake
Nipissing was carried, though the Stur-
geon Falls delegates objected. North
Bay is a_ splendid point for the new
branch to put in good work ard the
Provincial organization will be much
strengthened if this branch can be main-
tained in full vigor. The first meeting
was a Splendid send-off.

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Vancouver Island, perhaps one of the
most picturesque spots on the face of the
globe, has been brought into further
prominence by a decision arrived at late-
ly, to extend the Esquimault and Nan-
aimo Railway as far as Alberni, and as
this Railway is controlled by the Cana-
dian Pacific Railway Co., it is certain
that the matter will be pushed on ener-
getically. By this move a new district
will be made accessable to the tourist
and sportsman. Alberni lies at the head
of a fiord extending from the west coast
of the island to within fourteen miles of
the east coast, and making this a head-
quarters, numerous streams and lakes
can be reached where the scenery is su-
perb, where wild geese andducks abound,
and where blue and willow grouse are
plentiful. There are great numbers of
black tailed deer, whilst the wapiti, black
bear, and giant timber wolf still roam in
the vast forest recesses to the northwest.
In the rivers speckled trout, running up
to four and five pounds tempt theangler’s
fly, There is good fishing in both Sproat
and Great Central Lakes, in which there
are some exceedingly large trout. Noth-
ing more than ‘‘drawing samples” has
been done in the way of fishing. At the
mouth of the river in the fall, splendid
salmon fishing can be had, of course us-
ing the spoon.

The opening of the new line of the
Canadian Pacific Railway from Toronto
to Sudbury will change the condition of
things in reaching Western Georgian
Bay very materially. To say nothing of
the splendid Parry Sound connections,
the Magnetawan River is navigable for
the largest steamers from where the Can-
adian Pacific crosses that river to Geor-
gian Bay. Gasolene launches can get
quite close to where the line crosses Key
Inlet and Hervey Inlet. There are sta-
tions on the east side of the Pickerel and
the west side of the French River. This
will enable lunge or maskinonge, and
bass fishermen to get into the heart of
the very best fishing. Wanup isa sta-
tion a half mile north of the Wanapitei
River. A canoe trip down the Wana-
pitei River. will bring fishermen to where
it falls into the French river. There is
some splendid fishing there. There is

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very good bass fishing at Sudbury, and
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game hunting all the way to and includ-
ing Sault Ste. Marie. There is a very
comfortable summer hotel near the
mouth of the Desbarats River, reached
from the station of the same name.
This hotel is good enough for anybody.
At the other stations there are good
commercial hotels in some cases and
good country hotels in the others. When
patrons judge of them they must not for-
get to consider the price that they are
paying. —

A Mr. Syverson, a trapper of North-
ern Minnesota secured six fox pelts in

the winter and these pelts netted him
$600. Two were skins of silver gray
foxes, two of cross foxes and two of
reds. The silver grays were the most

valuable and were secured in a curious

manner. One morning Mr. Syverson
found that his trap had been dragged

into a hole and on digging it out discov-
ered the two silver gray foxes at the
bottom of the hole—an_ exceptionally
lucky capture.

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Extra heavy weight, 3 shades of
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ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA is the Official Organ
of the Dominion of Canada Trap-shooting Association. All communications for this
department should be addressed to W. A. Smith, Editor ‘‘The Trap” Kingsville, Ont.

Tournament Dates.

April 17-18—Stanley Gun Club, Toronto.

Yay 12-13—Montpelier, Vermont.
30-31—Clinton, Ontario.

Exeter, Ontario—April 17th.

August 5, 6, and 7—Dominion of Canada.
hooting Association, Sherbrooke, Que.

Trap

Stray Pellets.

The balmy March weather loosened up the
Hamilton Shooters a bit, W. P. Thomson
breaking 34 out of 35 and Dr. Wilson 47 out
of 50 in practice on the home grounds.

* * *

The Riverdales defeated the Stanleys at To-
ronto Feb. 22nd in one of the League matches
with the following scores:

Riverdales—Jennings 24, Bennett 238, Ped-
rick 22, W. Duncan 21, Bredennaz 21, W.
Steele 21, E. Hirons 19, J. Loganl9, Walton

19, W. Best 18, W. Lowe 18, T. Logan 17.
Total 242. Average 20 1-16.
Stanleys—A. Hulme 23, Vivian 21, Dunk

20, Sheppard 20, Mason 20, Parry 20, Buck
20, Sawdon, jr., 19, Farmer 17, Townsend 17,
Fritz 16, Ingham 16, Ely 16, Packham 15, Ir-
vine 14. Total 74. Average 18 4-15.

The late Mr. R. H. Hubbard, of Buffalo, who was a
popular trap shooter.

Count Czernin, an Austrian, won the Grand
Prix de Monte Carlo, killing 15 bitds straight.
He won the sum of 24,000f. and ‘‘objets d’
art,’’ which consisted of a service of Sevres
china. The weather was mzgniflcent when the
proceedings opened. There was not a breath of
wind to aesist the birds, which, however, were
very good indeed. At the end of theseventh
round only fifteen shooters had a clean score.

> * *

At Philadelphia, Pa., fleathcote, with a
string of 25 straight kills, outshot a large
field of live bird naarksmen and won the trot-
ting mare Pension Girl from an eager bunch

of shooters: eb :
In a match at 25 live birds, $25.00 a side,

Louis Youngblood, Sandwich, defeated Frank
Stotts, Missex, at the latter town, witha score
of 24 to 22.

AG te

The shooting of E. G. White, Ottawa, was
the feature of the Paleface shoot at Welling-
ton, Mass., Feb. 26. ‘‘Teddy’’ broke 95 out of
125 in the regular events and 76 out of 100 in
the New Wngland championship. Being a pro-
fessional he was not a competitor for a prize.
In the first series E. C. Griffiths was second
high man with 91 and in the second series
‘‘Buffalo’’ Smith won the New Hngland cham-
pionship with 71, The conditions were bad.

In a live bird shoot near Shenandoah, Pa.,
for a bet of $150 a aside, P. J. Flanner de
feated Harry Kantulo by killing 7 out of 15
to his opponent’s 6, before abig crowd. Con-
siderable money changed hands.

O. N. Ford of Shamokin, Pa., won the Penn-
sylvania State Challenge Trophy at the 21st
annual live bird tournament of the Pennsylvan-
ja Sportsmen’s Association, with 19 kills out
of 20. Ford tied with Geo. Hasnell of Leban-
on, Pa., and in the shoot off Fordkilled nine
and Hansell seven. The conditions were not of
the best. The traps were placed in 12 inches
of snow, while the weather was clear and cold
with a strong wind blowing directly over the
traps. Ford was tendered a great reception by
the Shamokin Gun Club in honor of his victory.

“‘Chief’’? Bender, the Indian pitcher, defeat-
ed Fred Dinger at Lancaster, Pa., at live birds
for $200 a side. He used, a Parker gun.

Charles H. Morton of Topeka, Kas., who

was prominent for many years as a trap
shooter and contributor to the sporting Jour

nals, is dead.
* * *
Owine to improved electric railway facilities
the trap shooters of Essex county. Ontario,

will orgamize themselves into «a league and
hold monthly shoots at some central point.

The Next Time Your Gun
Requires Doctoring

THINK OF

ALEX. JOHNSTON

494 Eastern Ave., TORONTO, ONT.

Who has every facility for choke boring,
restocking, browing and repairing guns.
Youcan make no mistake in bringing or
sending your gun to him.

2 2

George Dunk broke 23 and Dr. Ten Eyck
22 out of 25 at Stanley Club shoot, Toronto,
Feb. 29th.

* + #

The Stanleys held their spoom shoot on
Saturday afternoon, Morch 14th. Messrs.Hulmie
and Stephens were the winners. Scores: == AA:
Hulme 25, Jennings 24, Stephens 24. Vivian
23, Dunk 28, Dr. Ten Eyck 19, Bly 17, Fritz
17, G. Schute 14, Sheppard 13.

* * ®
Geo. Beattie, Hamilton,
Hotel Cup at Brampton shoot,

25.

won the Queen’s
with 23 out of

* 8

A gun club has been organized at Welling-
ton, Ont.

* * *

In a live bird shoot at Pottsville. Pa.. J.
LL. Davis won $50 from Wm. Showers with a
score of four out of five to his opponent.s
two. These Schuvikill County matches seem
to be more remarkable for high stakes than

high scores.
* ¥* *

McCartv. Philadelphia. won the
Handicap at the Sportsmien’s

Molmesbure Junction, Pa.,
witn a score of 82 out of 100. Thomas S.
Dando, President of ‘‘Sportine TLife’’ Publish-
ing Co., won the ‘White Flver’’ handicap, from
the hiowest field on record, carrying with it
the FPestern Amateur Tive Bird Championship
with 24 straioht kills.

Geo. S.
Grand Amateur
Show shoot at

Toronto Traps

The National Gum Club held their annual
dinner match Saturday, Feb. 15th, President
vs. Vice President. the losing side to pay for
the dinner, the Vice-President winning bv 27

birds. Stormy weather made hivh scores im-
possible. Results:—

Presifient—T. Poss 18. G. F. Harrison 15
BE. .€. Coatch 12. TT. EE. Woodburn 11, W-:

Spanner 11. TT. Wahberly 11, H. M. Horston

10, GC. Movieens] 10. O. Spamner 9. R. Gould
9, BR. Waterworth &. ©. Moor 6, H. Carmodv
4. Total 124.

Vice-President—A. Gould 11. C. EB. Wright
18, G. Vivian 16. C. R. Harrison 15, F. Cock-
burn 18, J. Harrison 12, J. Turner 12. Ww.
Fecan 10. A. J. Teveridse 9. W. Erwood 8. F.
Chapelle 7. Hi. Usher 6. Total~161.

The Balmv Reach Gun Clab held their week-
ly shoot Saturday. Meh. 15th. when two useful
prizes were competed for. F. Lyonde won a suit
of clothes: G. Smith captured the 28 boxes of
kindling wood.

The following jare the scores at 25 birds: F.
Lvonde 23, G. Smith 22. Booth 20. Lvon 20.
Davis 19, Joslxm 19. Drader 19. Hunter 18.
Crais 18, C. Ross 18. McGaw 18, Jones 15.
Morse 12, Rawlinson 5.

Hamilton Happenings
The regular shoot of the Hamilton Gun club
was held on Saturday afternoon, ‘Feb. 22nd. In
the first 25-bird event an ‘‘extra target’’ han-
dicap, worked on a percentage basis was used.

J. J. Cline and A. B. Bates captured the
spoons, the latter breaking his first 25 birds
straight. The scores:

Mamretsewr. waco sen Bosnaones 25 25
Hunter's.3 sc eee eee eee 14 16
Biajtes ite) eeceted pee poke 23 25
BEaOble: 5. seh hoeees Ne certiou seca: 21 18
PRASDDOLTYH oitescscs, = opiate. nardes a) 20 18
BOWEOM Aue coches | Werath uu dcciea teeta 21 355
Silat: O25 5 5 ee yeas eek end Bane als 21
Dre Wal Som veers teaeae | ucesetacestecetes 21 20
RRO bos. cc eee eseet hecea ee eenasees aes iB) 16
Bent 0, cel yee cree ae aksree eens ' 14 il'e/
Barnard) wc cision cree 14
Grant. schist ee bee en 14
Fie Die RONG he petrcr dace Bocas oes zene 16 21

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

The regular shoot of the Hamilton Gun
Club for the Robertson, Reardon and Du Pont
trophies was held on Saturday afternoon,
7th March. Dr. Wilson and H. Barnard captur-
ed the spoons given in connection witg the 25
bird events, but they had to ghoot all the

way, as in the first event W. P. Thomson tled
doctor,

with the while in the second several

J. H. Cameron W.R. A. Co. smiling at the good scores of
the Red W. at Hamilton, Ont.

shot in the finals at added birds:
The scores:

SAG EES) Bony. UeN oe kee ance \ 25 25
Wit, Pee Rhomsonaii esses pee 24 22
Courtaehomsonwee se eee 21 22
IBATOSIE ene i sviene secscabeseeeen, Socknaee 22 22
Bieneriaiind Sere eee ee eae ceed eee 13 20
Hunter..... Onno ScAece: ERC totean ieeitc 21 21
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ID rSeAWill Soni ae ash pls, Se eee 24 23
Wig ordimeiniy nessa oes. cs Bt ne eee eee 16 18
Rt Kels\ see carners PREG Oe eee on ena ee 22 20
RUOMa eran are foe sa.5h vee. artene eee eee 19 22

Blind River Not So Blind

The Blind River Trap and Gun Club is
planning for what is expected to he its gcreat-
estseason since its organization. Last season
was unusually successful but the members ex-

pect to hold a greater number of events this
season. The club was started in August, ’06,
bv F. D. Johnson and John A.Kellv but was

reonganized last season and competition began
with many outside clubs. In order to create a
greater interest in the Club, F.Y.W. Braith-
waite, of Blind River, presented the club with
a handsome cup, that was put in competition
on July 24 of that year and wasto be won
for the year by the man whot Imiade the hich-
est percentage from that date to the end of the
season. This cup is to be awarded to the man
who wins it for ‘three full seasons in success-
ion. The cup was contested for thirtv - eioht
times the first season and Wm. Wallace was
declared the winner for 1907. It was discov-
ered very soon after the competition started
that Mr. Wallace would win. but the other
members of the cluh worked faithfully to see
how close to Mr. Wallace thev would be at
end of the season, and the results were as fol-

lows:

Sh. Bk. P.C.
Wi Wallace aaa eee 550 417 -758
eB: SRL. oe Sys, eee 700 Ag7 -687
Bib Rowers iia ee ee 825 519 .629
Ds (Driscollig ee eee 725 448 617
mM. Di .~polhnson!) 520 Sees 675 404 598
Bel WH Wialliaicera. seo tere mira 625 Bal 593
mm: Braithwaite: .4.cc.08 smecsse 750 423 564
Ji Re Sittower wes (lee 475 259 545
Re SB Bidid vit tee Peay ees 700 369 527
AY lemiostheatds s.-..csstne-e es Wate 885 496
O} ES Hewitt) oaks) sss. Saciee 600 261 485
Ge Rian icc mee en recterse ses sans 775 818 410

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» Fox MOTORS

HIGH SPEED- HEAVY DUTY ;

We sell on the bore and stroke of _
our cylinders and their capacity
‘in cubic inches. To realize the import- }
ance of this matter, send for our catalog.

THE FOX REVERSIBLE GASOLINE ENGINE Go.
208 Front St., South Cincinnati, Newport, Ky.

99, Fox MOTORS

HIGH SPEED- HEAVY DUTY I

ALR 18 hy a
Our ‘“‘square deal” policy isasim-
‘som mouere portant to usas it is to the buyer. We
want only satisfied customers, hence we
agree to refund your money if FOX MOTORS fail to
please you after 30 days’ trial. Write for catalog. {

THE FOX REVERSIBLE GASOLINE ENGINE GO.
208 Front St,, South Cincinnati, Newport, Ky.

?Important as
ithe Gun Itself

: the delicate parts. Makes
trigger, lock, every action part work
promptly, properly. Never hardens
or gums, contains no acid.

“3in One”’ removes the residue of
burnt powder. Indispensible with
smokeless powder. Positively prevents @
barrel fromrusting insideorout. Cleans
and polishes che pipes.

sample bottle sent on request.
Biree G. W. Cole Company,

55 New St., New York, N.Y.

(LONDON)

India Pale Ale

Brewed from selected hops, choice
barley, malt and pure spring water,
with the utmost care. 3ottled at
the brewery depots to ensure proper
handling. That is why Labatt’s Ale
is equal to the finest, surpassed by
none, though it costs consumers only

about half as much asimported goods.

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ONE-. TRIGGER)
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AMANINSANGE WN
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McCurdy’s Frog Harness

Hook acknowledged by the

b st anglers in this country to

most human, perfect and

ire killer Fish Hook ever used

Perfectly weedless, keeps the frog alive, avd getsa short biter every

time. Madein al 1 siz es and of very best of material. Price per »0kK
35 cents. Manufactu red by

B. F. McCURDY, 4014 State Street, CHICAGO.

Dealer in Jive undartificial fish, baitand sportsman’s supplies
Calendar, Catalogue and Price List free on application

‘A Greenhart Trout Rod

will be sent FREE to anyone sending 10
subscriptions to

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA
Address
| W. J. TAYLOR,

Publisher, Woodstock, Ont

1124 ROD AND GUN

AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

- Jordan—St. Kitt’s shooters at Jordan Station February 28th, 1908.

Jordan Station Shoot j

The Winchester Gun Club, Jordan Stn., On-
tario held a friendly shoot on their grounds on
Feb. 28th, with the St. Catharines Gun Club,
which club makes this visit an annual event.
Some very good shooting wasdone by the
members of both teams and after a most enjoya
ble afternoon the St. Catharines boys were ten-
dered an excellent supper by the local gun club,
who showed that they are good entertainers

as well as pretty fair shooters. The follow-
ing is a list of the shooters and their scores:
Shot At. Broke
Cre Graham seek) het. nee 100 79
TERE SW Tara Gime fit ro eee te 90 55
IBY Sone tl rN loot er eee eee ae hae 90 61
**Bill Bailey’’ 90 68
James Pringle 90 80
Ww. t 80 59
lave 90 75
J. 90 41
Ji 90 60
Wi Wella i inetcre re Cares oe Paes 80 43
EWE Enns Dery tenrtas tite. eee 90 74
Wisp CASEY ise. cones Ne ee cakes gusts 40 29
A eEheckadonicts olin peed aeons 50 30
ASF eRe cana nay sokcbete Se kes if 35
AS MOMNG sore vga cide ee 50 32
Wa No Thompeon yo ee 70 42
D9, ere te eo Hens oa Merete seen ae 40 25
DD A COTS cic ae eee a ae PCa: Oe 40 22
BS ones Any ci ig) ae 30 20
ol os Migntin’..-.csatc cee Leese 30 it.
DS leche ore. e-sas ete ce ose “ 10 6
AY. (LrOU pine sc ocatseni icine A. bactes : 20 i

. Beam, St. Catharines,
ag ‘‘Chief Smooth Face.’’

The Winchester Gun Club held their weekly
shoot on their grounds, at Jordan Stertion,
Ont., on Feb. 14th, and although the weather
was rainy there was a good attendance of
shooters and some fine scores were made. The
feature event was the Dupont Trophwv handicap
event at 20 birds. In this event the shooters
were handicapped by birds, and Mr. Delos

otherwise known

Price, a promising young shooter, who had 25,
birds won with the good score of 22. The fol-

lowing is a list of the shooters and their
scores:
Shot At. Broke
EW), MEbUn SDErnys secs eae eters 50 43
Wa AtesiCasken jks cei cna ee oe \. 30 23
1 Oars Sree) c=) =) ny Eee eee ee eres 52 37
A. Heckadon 25
W. N. Thompson 33
A. Cline ..2..4.4.: 29
DS VB rice ves ss. -< a+
J. W. Munn 14
J. A. Hlonsberger 18
HH: \Wismer %.22.5.- 15
D. Heckadon 8
Jee OLING Sr einescce se. 7
Three amateurs using Lefever,guns, won

first, second and third averages at the shoot
of the Messenia Gun Club, .on Lincoln’s birth-
day. The system of taper boring used exclus- ©
ively by this Company insures the most even
distribution of the shot with the maximum of
penetration. The Company have compiled a
handsome illustrated catalogue for 1908 and
will mail a copy free upon a request being for-
warded to them and mention made of ‘‘Rod
and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada.’’

Free! Caen Rod

The Greatest Novelty in Fishing Rods

Silk bound waterproof, Split Cane Rod in Trout
or Bass. Strongest rodin the world. For par-
ticulars how to secure one write Premium De-
partment, Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in
Canada, Woodstock, Ont.

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 1125

EXPERIENCE

@ Experience is the great factor." Knowledge unless backed
by practical experience is incomplete. Our experience reaches back to
the primitive days when the Automobile was dubbed “A Horseless
Carriage.” Today the Russell Models are known around the world. Their
praises are sounded in every clime. From Trafalgar Square in London to
the streets of Shanghai; from the Canadian praries to the Australian sheep
trek. By experience our business increases, and the 5 |-2 acre plant
employing six hundred people, is a living monument to the RUSSELL
and RELIABILITY.

RH

@Gaqg@arss

RUSSELL

4 ~Models—4

G. Two Cylinder, Opposed, 18 H. P. $1600.00
I, Four Cylinder, Vertical, 24 H. P. $2000.00
H. Four Cylinder, Vertical, 30 H. P. $2500.00
K, Four Cylinder, Vertical, 50 H, P. $4500.00

Canada Cycle & Motor Co., Ltd.

TORONTO JUNCTION, CANADA.

Ottawa Hamilton Toronto Winnipeg Vancouver Melbourne

The Russel 1908 Catalogue de Luxe is just fresh off the press want one?

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1126 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

THE REMINGTON

KEROSENE OIL ENGINE

AS RELIABLE AS STEAM
FOR INDUSTRIAL OR PLEASURE CRUISING CRAFT

No Valves—No Electricity—_No Carburetor—No Trouble.— Extremely
| Simple. Costs to operate a fraction over 1 cent per h.p. per hour.

WILL NOT CARBONIZE. No attention required after starting.

send for Marine Catalog No. 10 and state H. P. required.

DINNING G ECKENSTEIN

Merchants Bank Building, MONTREAL

LAUNCHES

from 17 ft. to 30 ft. carried in stock.

Speed boats and cabin cruisers
built to order.

We guarantee speed of our own
models.

Order now and have your boat for
the opening of the season.

22 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in. Speed 13 miles Write for cuts and prices.

We will exhibit at the Toronto Show in March.

M. L. BUTLER, Motor Boats and Yachts

BRIGHTON, ONTARIO.

ea eae ey Wk

NOW 1S THE TIM,E

to place your order for a

CANOE or SKIFF|

WRITE FOR CATALOGUE.
The Lakefield Canoe Building and Manufacturing Co., Limited, Lakefield, Ont.

{ You may secure one for 15 subscriptions to
Korona Cameras Free * Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada.
Write for particulars to-day. W.J. TAYLOR, Publisher, Woodstock, Ont.

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ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 1127

The First Canadian Car to reach solid ground
The First Car in advancement on that ground

THE

-OLDSMOBILE.

The successive models show advancement along established
Oldsmobile lines; they do not show, however, the alternating adoption
and rejection of various principles which characterizes the cars of
less surefooted makers.

The 1908 Oldsmobile is a refinement of the 1907 car, just as
the 1907 car was a refinement of the 1906 car, but the Oldsmobile
remains the Oldsmobile. ete Cart

Touring, Limousine and Roadster bodies, 4 and 6 cylinder
chassis.

May we not demonstrate this Canadian car to you?

Oldsmobile Go. of Canada, Ltd.

80 King St. East, FREDERICK SAGER,
TORONTO, ONT. Manager.

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1128 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS.IN CANADA

MODEL “M” TOURING CAR

FIRST COST vs. UPKEEP

In purchasing an automobile, it is well to remember that the cost of upkeep
is just as important as the first cost, if not more so.

This same cost of maintenance has discouraged many who would like to
enjoy the pleasures of motoring, but there is always some good and some bad in
everything and this applies to the motor car. There are some cars which eat up a
sum equal to their first cost to keep them running a season, but there are also cars
where this expenditure is almost nil. ;

To this latter class belongs the Oldsmobile, which claim you will say is made
by every automobile manufacturer, but is he able to back up his assertion and can
he prove this claim to your satisfaction? Wecan. Weclaim that an Oldsmobile
will not cost as much to keepin repair and adjustment as the average man spends
for car faye and to fully convice you of the truth of our statement, we take the
risk—not you.

Our proposition is as follows :—For one year from the date of your purchas-
ing an Oldsmobile we will undertake the entire responsibility and expense of keeping
that car in adjustment and repair for ONE DOLLAR A WEEK. Whether your
spark coil needs adjusting or your engine overhauled this amount covers your
outlay.

Above is only one of the many arguments in favor of the Oldsmobile, if you
would learn more about it visit our salesrooms and we will convince you of its
superiority as an investment over any other car in the Canadian market.

THE OLDSMOBILE COMPANY OF CANADA, Ltd.

Frederick Sager, 80 King St. East,
Manager. Toronto, Ont.

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ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

Catalogue

end for

Highest award at St. Louis World’s Fair. Adopted by governments of

U. S., Canada and England. 15 models to select from. Catalogue Free.

ACME FOLDING BOAT CO.,

A RARE OPPORTUNITY

To Secure a
Powerful, Speedy,
Dependable

2,4 or 6 H. P. Two
Cycle Marine Engine

We have recently purchas-

ed the entire plant of the
: p, St. Clair Motor Co., and off-
- 2 a er a limited number of

Ae~ THE FAMOUS LITTLE SKIPPER
MARINE ENGINES.

at very interesting prices.
They aresellingrapidly. The price will be increas-
ed when the present lot is sold. Ask for Catalog R.G.
GRAY-HAWLEY MFG. CO., DETROIT, MICH.

Manufacturers of Gray Mufflers, Autochimes,
Valves, Foot-Pedals, Steam an@ Air Chime
Whistles, etc., etc.

SKIDOO!

MARINE ENGINE

New 1908 Model, improved and perfected in every detail. A strictly high-
grade 2-cycle engine for use in Canoes, Rowboats, Flatbottom sh River

Skiffs, Yacht Tenders, Hunting and Fishing Boats, and 14
to 20 ft. Pleasure and Speed Launches.

Catalog & ee

rns” Pt D ti. . bare ine

& rahe none with Accessories

\ ear Fresh Water Boat Fittings,
$43.75. Salt Water Boat Fittings, $5 extra.
Swiftest, most powerful, efficient and reliable
engine of its size on earth. Simple, compact,
peal strong, durable, reversible, economical and safe.
Anyone can iustall and run it. Drives boat 5 to 8
milesan hour. Sold from factory to user on 30 day's ap-
proval and 5-year guarantee. Promptshipment. Order now.

be fais Motor Co., Dept.§4 Detroit, Micb

No More Tangled Hooks

The Anticussin Hook Holder keeps hooks and snells in
perfect condition. Absolutely prevents tangling. Holder
with full set of hooks can be carried in the pocket with-
out snagging. Hooks inserted or removed instantly.
Entire assortment of hooks always in plain sight for
quick selection. Eliminates tackle box.

The Anticussin Hook Holder

is made of non-corroding
metal, hig zhly nickled, Size
3 in. by 61-2 in. Will ab
solutely prevent hooks from
rusting. Saves twice its cost
in hooks the first season.
Sent prepaid upon receipt
of 50c and your dcaler's
name. Money b ck if not
entirely satisfied

SPORTSMAN’S SPECIALTY Co.
1377 N. CLARK ST., CHICACO-

Se

Miamisburg, Ohio. a4 . ‘ F | | c iH

SCHULTZE”

The first smokeless powder. For fifty
years in favor with discerning shots in
Europe and America.

TOUTE CO cn AL ADOARADMGALADUOT ALD DPRLOEAELDD ODE U RAAT OO USA 0A poan ean

OFFICES,
28.GRESHAM STREET,
LONDON E.Cc.

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English Schultze is the best and
cheapest bulk smokeless on the
market—exactly 8 oz. being equal to

| lb. of black powder.

Stocked in }, 1 and 5 Ib. tins, also in 25
and 50 Ib. drums.

AGENTS FOR CANADA:

The London & Toronto Trading Co.

14 Front St. East, TORONTO, ONT

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1130 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

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but developing as much
Power as other motors
rated4H.P. Bore 3% in.;
stroke 3% in; turning a
12-in. propellor, 17 pitch,
200 to 800 revolutions a
Minute. Weigit 50 lbs.
Reliability, strength, sim-
plicity, power and dura-
bility. Only four movable
Parts, Exclusive float
feed carburettor.
No valves, springs,
triggers, cams,
gears, gaskets, nor
packing requiring
L attention. All
i pectasee bronze
bushed. Crank
shaft hardened
and ground. Cylin-
, der, piston and
View . 7a rings ground. Spun
oes copper water jack-

et. Pumps from bilge and sea-cock. The one-

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eaver otors

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val

WORK LIKE BEAVERS

_ 28 H.P. four cylinder vertical.
SIZES: 12h.p.and 18h.p.horizontal opposed
Normal speed 1000 revolutions per minute.

HIGH SPEED HIGH GRADE
LOW PRICE

motor complete for installation, $50. Immediate
delivery. Write for price, catalog and address of
nearest’ THRALL-FISHBACK MOTOR CO.

Sent. 39 Fort Street East, Detroit, Mich..U.S.A-

O16 A EWII ES My ay fp NOD tiny gy WEE A ay ty SOON By a AMUN N ty a ATOM AA,

Beaver Mfg. Co. jiiooce wis.

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CLL CLI ITLL Lal

A TIP TO

Travellers

Why Pay $2.00 for a stuffy
room in a second-class hotel, or
$4.00 for a cheerless apartment
in a first-class hotel

In Chicago ;,
|
when you can secure comfort-
able lodging, supplemented by a
Turkish Bath, a scientific rub, a
shower and a plunge in the finest
swimming pool in America for

One Dollar

Moral: Whenin Chicago stop at

The New Northern
Baths and Hotel

SYLVESTER J. SIMON, PRES

Northwestern Storage Battery Co. 14 QUINGY ST., NEAR STATE

448 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS. IN THE VERY HEART OF THE CITY

Northwestern

Ignition Batteries

Absolutely Reliable, Best
and Hottest Spark.

Electric Searchlights

More powerful than acetylene. No bad
smell. Will not blow out. On and off
with the snap of a switch.

Write for Catalogue “R”

RARER GA CRG LL SST RES SS

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ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 1131

oe

"F ORD CARS|

Whenever a
prospective
buyer exam-
inesa Ford car
\\the first ques-
jtion that oc-
| : ition to him is
how we can he so much automobile for
the money.

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standards of value goss

prevailed in the \*
automobile markets ~~~ grstom \S/

a four cylinder car of fifteen horse power, made of
the highest grade materials throughout, machined
with absolute accuracy and perfectly adjusted and
tested, would cost about twice as much as the Ford

$800 Runabout.

p Pee? ee “Models. Roe tet \\

The Ford Motor Co. of Canada, Ltd.

WALKERNVILE E,..ONT.

TORONTO BRANCH, 53-59 Adelaide Sreet West.

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1132

Our 3 to 4 H.P. 2 cycle, 3 port reversible, weight

140 lbs., speed 100 to 750. Best material and

workmanship guaranteed.

Why go Abroad for Your Engine?

When you can get just as good material and better
workmanship at home.

No need to accept our statement for this. Read what this

purchaser says:
Mr. H. Biddell,
Premier Motor Co., Toronto.
Dear Sir—The 8 to 4 h.p. Marine Engine I purchased from

you last June has given me the greatest satisfaction. I ranit |
under all sorts of weather conditions, and it was always |

reliable, never giving the least trouble and always starting
with the greatest ease. I have no hesitation in saying that
there is no more reliable engine on Toronto bay and would
strongly recommend it to anyone requiring such.
Yours truly,
W.G. ROBINSON,
144 Denison Ave., Toronto.

PREMIER MOTOR CO.,

Factory Address, 138 Pearl St., TORONTO, ONT.
H. BIDDELL, Proprietor.

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os

CONVINCING REASONS

Why the WITCH-ELK
Hunting Boots are Best

| For
Sportsmen

Engineers
& Miners

They are the
lightest boot on
the market, quali-
ty and material
considered. They
are made to fit
and wear. They
are practically
water pr oof—if
properly taken care of. There are no nails
or anything to gall the feet. They will not
| | harden.

THEY WILL PLEASE YOU.
Ask your dealer to order you a pair or
write for catalogue O.

Witchell-Seheill Company
DETROIT, MICH.

Manufacturers in Sporting and Athletic Footwear.

Distinctive New

Wall Papers

Never before have we had such an at-
tractive stock of New Wall Papers to
select from. The points of merit are
numerous, but originality of design, great
beauty of coloring and smallness of price
are among the attractive features. They
are the latest productions of the leading
English, French, German and American
manufacturers, and with few exceptions
the patterns and colorings are confined
exclusively to ourselves.

Samples will be forwarded free of
| charge toany address. Please state for
| what room, color and price desired.

The W. J. Bolus Co., Limite

245 Yonge Street, TORONTO.

is the best time to order a canoe for

next season. We can supply you
with the best.

Send for Catalogue.

‘The
William English Canoe Co.,

Peterborough, Ontario.

No

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1133

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

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No. 14 $5.00

No. 12 $4.00

19x19 18X17
26 in. 24 in.
to in. 20 in.

HE distinctive feature about my Willow Furniture is not the price, but the quality—lots of Art Furniture is sold
at less, but you would not want it at any price when placed alongside of YOUNGER'S WILLOW FURNITURE.

I grow my own Willow.

$12.50,

I supervise personally the workmanship.
every article. As to BEAUTY of this furniture, it speaks for itself.
It comprises three comfortable arm chairs, made of Willow.

I guarantee strength and durability of
The handsome set, illustrated above, sells for
That means coolness and comfort. There is

no reason in the world why you should sit in an unventilated and unhealthy upholstered chair when you can buy

these artistic chairs at prices from $3.50 to $19.

We also manufacture a variety of other Rush and Willow Furniture, including Settees,
Chairs, Invalid’s Chairs, Tables, Picnic Baskets, Automobilist’s Bakets, and numerous other articles.
kets of any style made toorder. No extra packing charges for shipping to outside points.

Arm Chairs, Fancy
Special bas-
Send for catalog.

W. YOUNGER, 666 Yonge St., Toronto.

Hen aed tu % 4
¥ 3

Tents of Quality
and Fishing Tackle.

We make Tents that we guarantee in every
particular. Tents that do not leak—Tents
that will not fall to pieces in the woods—
Tents that are well made and finished of
good quality duck, and, quality considered,
are Cheaper than Cheap Tents. We also
supply camping outfits of all kinds including

Guns, Revolvers, Ammunition, Canoes, Waterproof
Sleeping Bags, Dunnage Bags, Pack Sacks, Clothing,
Larrigans, Folding Beds, Tables, Chairs, Stoves,Blankets,
Rubber Sheets, Aluminum Goods, Fishing Tackle, etc.,
Tump Lines. Also Flags, Sails, Boats and Launch
Hardware. ™ sae) ;

Canadian Agents for

Lefever Arms Co. Guns

Send for New Catalogue.

THE D. PIKE CO.

123-125 KING ST. EAST

TORONTO

Ltd.

Would you wear a Shoulder Brace if you could find
one that just suited'you? Place your hands on some one’s
shoulders with the thumbs on the shoulder blades and
pressin. Notice how quickly it straightens the figure

GAMBLE’S shout: BRACE

is made with non-rustable steels that press in upon the
shoulder blades exactly as the thumbs do, and it is the
only brace that actually makes and keeps the figure
straight and at the same time allows all possible free-
dom of action—such materials as elastic, webbing, etc.,
conform to the figure and will not give the desired sup

port. The Gamble isa perfect shoulder brace and an
excellent suspender. Has stood the test for 14 years
Your dealer will sell you a Gamble Brace and guarantee <atisfa

tion. Hewillrefund the purchase price in full should you cure to
return the brace uf wearing itone week. Or, we will fill your order
direct, under same guarantees Prices—for men and women, $1.25, for
boys and misses, $1.00 prepaid Special springs for extreme cases,
Mec extra. Give snug (not tight) chest measure over vest

The Gamble Shoulder Brace Co.,
1061 Millard Avenue, 3 Chicago, Ill.
Globe Suspender Co., Canada Agents, Rock’Island, Que.
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1134 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

Established 1822. Sole Selling Agents for H.L. LEONARD RODS

WILLIAM MILLS & SON
Fishing Tackle Exclusively

25 PARK PLACE NEW YORK

Everything for Fishing

Good Goods—Right Prices—Proper Service. EVERY ORDER receives the PERSONAL
ATTENTION of one of our Mr. Mills. It will pay YOU to send us your trade.

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do not know that we are equally noted for Medium Grade (and price) Goods. To those who

do not know this we mention
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For particulars address

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1114-20 So. 3rd St.,
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., U.S. A.

CLEAR VIEW
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for Yachts, Launches and Pleasure Boats of all kinds. Generates
its own gas. Projects a powerful light. Entirely automatic. Com-
plete in itself. Can be placed on bow or pilot house. _Indispensible
for night boating; making landings; detecting obstructions; locating
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ADAMS

The most efficient, reliable, two-cycle gaso-
line engine made in Canada.

You see them everywhere, and wherever they
are they run.

Have you seen our catalog yet? Write for
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ADAMS engines are not made merely to
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If youintend buying an engine this season be sure
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The above is a true cut of our No. 3, 16 ft. x 31 in. x 12 in. rib and batten
Basswood Canoe.

THE HERALD MODEL (also known as the Rice Lake Canoe) is unique in shape, and
no other builders can duplicate these cuts from canoes of their own manufacture, Where
they have been so used they have been photographed from the cuts in our catalogue.

Fig 1 Fig 2

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The Automobile, Motor Boat and Sportsmen’s
Exhibition at Toronto.

tional Automobile, Motor Boat and

Sportsmen’s Exhibition held at the
St. Lawrence Arena, Toronto, from
March 21st to 28th is indisputable evid-
ence that motoring, both by land and
water, a pastime as yet only inits in-
fancy in Canada, has grown in popularity
more rapidly than any other form of out-
door recreation.

The costly and prettily arranged dis-
play of handsome and luxuriously equip-
ped automobiles, the products of the best
manufacturers of Canada, the United
States and Europe, brought together on
this occasion in friendly competition, has
never before been equalled in this country
and the grand spectacle was one which
could not but enthuse even the most in-
different to this fascinating form of loco-
motion. To Canadians interested in the
welfare of their country, as all true Cana-
dians are, the Exhibition will have a much
more important influence than merely in-
creasing the interest in the sport itself.
The Exhibition served as an object lesson
of the valuable industry which has now
been firmly established at various points
in Canada supplying the growing demand
for products calling for such a large
amount of skilled labor. The display of
automobiles made in Canada compared
most favorably with those shown by
American, French or English makers and
the result of the show will no doubt be
increased demands for both home and
foreign cars.

The showing of motor boats was made
entirely by Canadian firms.

In marine engines the exhibitors were
about equally divided and the friendly
rivalry was productive of sucha fine dis-
play that one found it impossible to award
the palm to any particular engine. Every
one possessed strong merits entitling it
to public favour and the more one ex-
amined them, the greater grew the won-
der that so many fine productions were
upon the market for an industry not yet
old. The great possibilities of the future
could never be better brought home

TE remarkable success of the Na-

to anyone than the sight of such a col-
lection, the effectiveness of which was
apparent even to the most casual ob-
Server.

Accessories formed an important depart-
ment of the Show. These are now so
numerous, so important, and so necessary
for both automobiles and motor boats
that they have become almost as grave
a consideration in selection as the par-
ticular make of car or boat when a choice
has to be made. The accessories have
done much to make motoring the pleas-
ure it now is ; they have added to the
realiability which now distinguishes autos
and made pleasant many tours which
could not formerly be undertaken without
some qualms. The accessories are ever
adding to the effectiveness of both autos
and motor boats and it is small wonder
that this department of the show came
in not only for much careful considera-
tion by outsiders but also keen and
critical inquiry from those who know
from experience what motoring means
and were able to judge as tothe value
for improvements of the various devices
placed on exhibition.

All the arrangements were planned and
carried out in such a way as to allow spec-
tators the greatest freedom and conven-
ience in examining the merits of the dif-
ferent makes of autos, motor boats, en-
gines and accesscries.

Entering the Arena from King Street
the visitor was, through the influence of
the surroundings, immediately transferred
from the street of a busy, blustering city
to the solitude and delights of the back-
woods. On either side of the passage
leading to the spacious Arena containing
the luxurious cars and gracefully modelled
motor boats were the exhibits of two of
Canada’s greatest transportation com-
panies — the Canadian Pacific and the
Grand Trunk. It was a fitting tribute to
the railway progress of Canada that these
two systems should find themselves as-
sociated in filling a place of honor and
precedence at the Show.

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Canadian Pacific

The arrangements made by those in
charge of the Canadian Pacific fitted har-
moniously with the general scheme of
decoration inaugurated by the manage-
ment of the exhibition. Besides their
customary series of beautiful British
Columbia pictures the C. P. R. had on
view a considerable amount of very skil-
fully executed rustic cedar work. Some
of the pictures were very artistically fram-
ed in cedar, which helped materially to
enhance the beauty of the pictures them-
selves. There was also shown, extending
along the whole of the front of the ex-
hibit a collection of smaller pictures
beautifully colored and framed in bark,
of various river and lake scenes on the
line of the system. Besides this purely
artistic and rustic display there were skins
of caribou and moose, bear, and other
small animals. There were also some
very fine trout skins from the Nipigon
District, as well as avery fine moose
head with a record spread. The promin-
ent feature, however, of this exhibit, from
the popular point of view, appeared to be
four g-oups of cedar work ofa very fan-
tastic and weird description. They are
the work of Victor Le Cland of St.Agathe
des Monts, Province of Quebec. He
himself was a great attraction to this ex-
hibit as he was seen pursuing his daily
avocations and possesses a somewhat
striking, if not picturesque appearance.
Monsieur Le Cland has devoted a lifetime
to the collection of the curious twists and
turns which Nature has, ina freakish
mood, adopted in the growth of hill cedar
at St. Agathe des Monts. He has con-
trived to piece together and finish off with
bark some of these collections and the
results are, if not beautiful, at least at-
tractive and interesting. There is some-
thing very distinctive about this exhibit.
There is a breath of the woods, and lakes
and the rivers, which cannot be obtained
from a more conventional construction.
The prevailing impression which one has,
is that the Canadian Pacific is desirous of
presenting nature as truly as it is possible
to portray it and as truthfully as it is to
be seen and reached by means of the
Road, which the Company control. This
exhibit was arranged and erected by Mr.
F. H. Colam with the assistance of
Monsieur Le Cland.

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Grand Trunk.

At the right of the passage, which was
softly illuminated by clusters of frosted
lamps at the top of white columns placed
at equal distances apart on both sides,
was the exhibit of the Grand Trunk
Railway, the famous double track sys-
tem of Canada. Thecollection of hand-
some pictures, tastefully arranged and
classified, carried one, in imagination, to
the many delighttul resorts reached by
that System, to the numerous lakes,
bays and rivers where the gamiest of the
finny tribe abound and to the wooded
districts where the hunter ot both small
and large game can thoroughly satisfy
his longings ic these respects. The
amount of time spent by the visitors in
an examination of these pictures was
evidence of the desire in the hearts of
the residents of the crowded cities to
get back to nature and enjoy the seclu-
sion and peace of the backwoods. Neat-
ly and artistically arranged among the
pictures were some fine mounted speci-
mens of fish and game, abounding in
many of the districts traversed by the
System. Some of the pictures gave
fine representations of the delighttul
summer resorts of the Rideau Lakes,
the Kawartha Lakes region, the far-
famed Georgian Bay, Lake of Bays,
Muskoka, Maganetawan River and the
beautiful ‘‘Highlands of Ontario.”
Canoeing trips in the delightful Tem-
agami district were illustrated in very
interesting scenes. The splendid bass
fishing of the French River district was
alluringly represented and anglers who
delight in taking that gamey tish could
not tail to be interested. The speckled
trout fishing of the Algonquin National
Park wasshown in many beautiful pic-
tures. The seaside resorts of Maine,
and the excellent trout fishing to be
found there, were not overlooked.
Everyone who examined the magnificent
collection was satisfied that the Grand
Trunk has done good work in bringing
many districts abounding in fish and
game within easy reach of all who enjoy
a vacation during the trying summer
months. Mr. R. McC. Smith, special
passenger agent of Detroit, was in
charge and his courteous treatment of
visitors was typical of the conduct of
officials of the Grand Trunk System.

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ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

Canadian Northern.

The exhibit of the Canadian Northern
at the left as one entered the Arena was
one of the most creditable ever made by
a Canadian railway. Over one hundred
specimens of game of various kinds,
mostly from Ontario and the West,
were shown, each being numbered, and
through the courtesy of the advertising
department of the Company, all visitors
were supplied with a directory giving a
minute description of each. It was

- little wonder that this exhibit was the

centre of so much attention. In the
collection were included several magnifi-
cent moose heads, one of which had a
spread of 61 inches with 25 points.
This was obtained near Port Arthur, On-
tario. There was also an elk- head,
49-inch beam, 39-inch spread with
twelve points, taken in Riding Moun-
tains, Western Manitoba. A timber
wolf killed in the Province of Saskatch-
ewan was a very interesting specimen.
Another from the same Province that at-
tracted much attention was a weasel
which turns white in winter. The ex-
hibit was so varied and extensive that
one could spend hours in making only a
superficial examination.

To the student of the animal kingdom
it was a collection of rare interest and
to the sportsman it wasa revelation as
to the pleasures in store for him and
brought within easy reach by this rapidly
expanding railway. A feature of the ex-
hibit worthy of special mention was the
canoe in which Mr. J. B. Tyrrell travelled
from Winnipeg to Fort Churchill by a
1700 mile route, via Lake Winnipeg, the
Saskatchewan River and Reindeer Lake
and explored the Kazaan River up to lat-
itude 62; descended the Ferguson to
Hudson Bay and followed the shore to
Fort Churchill, arriving there on Oct.
16th, 1894. Besides the specimens of
game shown there was also a collection
of beautiful pictures illustrating the
pleasures in store for the sportsman in
the many districts reached by the line.
The arrangement and setting of the ex-
hibit was planned by Mr. C. Price Green,
the genial passenger agent of the Cana-
dian Northern. An appropriate back-
ground of brown and white and a sym-
metrical and well balanced distribution
of the specimens produced an exhibit

114!
that came in tor much praise. In large,
illuminated letters were the words,

‘‘Canadian Northern” whichwere plainly
visible from all parts of the spacious
Arena. The collection was ample evi-
dence that this great railway system has
opened up many districts which will at-
tract thousands of sportsmen for many
years to come.

Intercolonial.

On the right as one entered the Arena,
which was artistically decorated in white
and green with numerous arches of in-
candescent lights, the attention of the
visitor was next drawn to another of
Canada’s’ great rallway systems,
the Intercolonial, a System certain of
mention wherever big game hunting, or
salmon or trout fishing are discussed by
sportsmen. It is along the line of the
‘‘People’s Railway” that sport fit for
Kings may be obtained. It was not
surprising therefore, to find the Inter-
colonial exhibit in a conspicuous posi-
tion. Nor wasit a matter of wonder to
find that the display attracted more than
a passing notice from the thousands of
visitors who daily made the rounds of
the building. The collection of antlered
heads, and mounted specimens of the
finny tribe, as well as the large photo-
graphic view of scenes along the line in
Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Sco-
tia, were artistically arranged in a man-
ner that excited much favorable com-
ment. The display recalled to many the
rivers where lordly salmon await the
angler, the lakes and streams where
gamey trout abound, and the forests
and barrens where roam the moose, car-
ibou, deer and bear.

Many sportsmen gathered around and
recalled past experiences and told of
days gone by spent around the campfire.
The display spoke most eloquently of
Eastern Canada and its sporting attrac-
tions. It demonstrated the splendid
opportunities that exist in the I.C. R.
territory for the hunter and angler and
for those who love summer enjoyment
and a close communion with nature.
The exhibit was artistically arranged
under the supervision of Mr. W. L.
Creighton, advertising agent of the I.
C. R. and was in charge of Mr. A. H.
Lindsay of the advertising department

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who is in very close touch with the ad-
vantages which the line has to offer and
who supplied much valuable information
to interested sportsmen.

Automobiles.

A Parisian car manufactured by Ren-
ault Freres attracted a great deal of at-
tention and there were many features in
connection with it that were much ap-
preciated by those who have had exper-
ience with cars. The particular one
shown was a 14-20 h. p. open touring
car with English built side entrance and
Cape-cart hood. One of the striking
features of this caris the position of the
radiator which is placed behind the bon-
net forming part and parcel of the dash-
board. The water cooling apparatus
is on the thermo-syphon principle, thus
dispensing with a pump and its attend-
ant worries. The water pipes being of
larger bore than usual afford a free flow
to circulation. The engine has a bore
and stroke 3.54 in.x4.72 in. The valves
are mechanically operated and are all
placed on one side of the engine. Igni-
tion is by the Simms-Bosch high tension
magneto. The automatic carburetor is
of the constant leveltype. The control
is operated entirely by one lever under
the steering wheel, forming the hand
throttle. The clutch is of leather to
metal type. The foot brake acts on the
counter shaft behind the gear box. The
side brakes are applied by hand lever
and all are of the internal expanding
type. The gear box gives four speeds
forwardand reverse. A feature of this
machine that is especially appreciated is
the easy accessibility of all parts of the
engine. Over one thousand cabs made
by Renault Freres are in use on the
streets of London, Eng. This car won
the Grand Prix in 1906. The Canadian
‘representative of the firm is Mr. Jas.
Pyman from whom further particulars
may be obtained. Communications to
him should be addressed in care of Bank
of Toronto, Toronto. Mr. Pyman is
also handling the Hutchinson tires and
a complete line of rubber goods manu-
factured by this firm, as well as Lucas
lamps with generators separate or at-
tached. These lamps are the acme of
skill in workmanship and quality of
material.

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

A highly finished chassis with a four
cylinder 10-14 horse power motor was
also exhibited. It was beautifully bur-
nished and polished throughout being
constructed specially for exhibition pur-
poses.

The premier motor car manufacturers
of Canada, to wit. The Canada Cycle
and Motor Co. Limited, Toronto Junction,
makers of the celebrated Russell,had the
largest exhibit at the Show and were the
recipients of many flattering compliments.
Their display occupied a space of eight
hundred square feet and featured eight
complete cars and two chasses, the latter
being exposed to show the design and
construction more readily. The value
of the Russell display was between $25,-
000.00 and $30,000.00 and was highly
creditable to this enterprising Canadian
firm and thoroughly demonstrates the
fact that the home product is ona par
with the important article. ‘‘The Russel
Fifty,” the high powered car of this firm
was the magnet of the Exhibition and
attracted the general public not to men-
tion the enthusiasts. A twenty-four horse
power Cab and a thirty horse-power
Landaulet finished in Russell blue and
brewster green respectively, were per-
haps the two first cars of this type ever
before shown in Canada. A thirty horse-
power Gentlemen’s Roadster of strictly
originial design was also an exceedingy
popular model.

The Oldsmobile Company .of Canada,
Ltd. Toronto, Ont., manufacturers of
the Canadian Oldsmobile, showed a com-
plete new line for the season of 1908, in-
cluding touring cars and _ runabouts,
limousines, landaulets and towncars at
prices ranging from $625 for their twelve
horse-power runabout to their Model ‘‘Z”’
Six Cylinder Touring Car selling for
$4750.

While these cars embody many new
features, yet they show the same general
lines of their previous models and this
company is to be congratulated on having
manufactured a car fully three years ago
which has Set the pace both in artistic
and mechanical design ; thus allowing
them to extend their efforts towards the
refinement of old ideas and the weeding

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ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

out of objectionable features, instead of
having to work up an entirely new car
from year to year.

This work of refinement and elimina-
tion has brought the Canadian Oldsmo-
bile up to a high standard both in appear-
ance, comfort and durability and they
well deserve the success which has crown-
their efforts.

The exhibit of Cadillac and Darracq
cars made by Hyslop Bros., was one that
was worthy of the attention it received.
In the manufacture of the Cadillac accur-
acy is the watchword throughout. These
cars have had a record of which any
manufacturer might well feel proud. The
exhibit consisted of their model T. car
and Model S. runabout and Model G.
touring car and Model G. runabout.
Two handsome‘Darracq cars were shown,
one four cylinder and one six.

It was generally conceded that the
McLaughlin Motor Car Company’s ex-
hibit at the Auto Show was not excelled
by that of any other firm in so far as
range of models was concerned. Their
adaptability to Canadian roads and con-
ditions form one of their strong points.
This company claim to be offering spec-
ially attractive machines at a reasonable
range of prices and an examination of
their models fully substantiated their
contention. The exhibit consisted of
six models and judging by the many
favorable comments ofthe critics the
Companyat least succeeded in placing be-
fore the Canadian public a serviceable
and extremely practical line at prices
within the range of purchasers. Having
associated with them in their enterprise
the Buick Motor Company of Flint,
Michigan, (one of the leading American
Motor Cor Companies whose output for
1908 will exceed seven thousand ma-
chines) they are not offering an experi-
mentalcarbut one that hasbeen thorough-
ly tried and tested inall points. Their
exhibit consisted of one large touring car
forty horse power, handsomely painted
and upholstered in royal blue $2750;
one teuring car twenty-four horse power
in dark green, $2150. One touring car,
five passengers, at $1400 which by the
way is considered by experts to be the
greatest value for the money, all things

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considered, atthe show or in Canada.
This car has a ninety-two inch wheel
base, twenty-two horse power, four inch
tires, and also has the distinction of
having an adjustable steering column,
the only one of the Show. In runabouts
the sensation of the show was the little
eighteen horse power, four cycle, French
gray car. This car has undoubtedly a
great future, price $1050. Another road-
ster with a full leather Victoria top, with
rumble seat painted in a very attractive
dark green with black mouldings, twenty-
four horse power, one hundred and two
inch wheel base, came in for much favor-
able comment. The sixth machine was
a strong serviceable runabout with box
behind, $1350. The McLaughlin Motor
Car Company have branches and carry
stocks at St. John, Montreal, Toronto and
Winnipeg and appear to be going into
the auto business in a business way, and
with very attractive and_ serviceable
cars suited to the Canadian roads.

The six-cylinder model of the famous
Iris car, exhibited by the Canadian
agent, Mr. W. H. Gooderham, 49 Well-
ington St. E., Toronto, created a great
deal of favorable comment, especially
among those who appreciate sound me-
chanical construction and epgineering
principles. The car on exhibition was
selected by Mr. Gooderham’s represent-
ative for his personal use after a three
months’ inspection and trial of all the
cars on the British market. A _ test of
some five thousand miles during the past
season over all kinds and conditions of
roads has fully justified the wisdom of
the choice and it was next to im-
possible for those who examined
the car to believe that it had been used
to such anextent. Not a dollar has
been expended on the car for repairs.
During the month of November last a
trip of 725 miles was made over rough
and muddy roads in four days. Relia-
bility is the leading attribute of Iris
cars as evidenced by the result of official
trials in which they have taken part.
Every item in the construction is British,
and made by British labor. These cars
are made in the four cylinder type, both |
25 and 35 hp and six cylinder 40 hp.
They are equipped with both types of
ignition, magneto and accumulator.

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The throttle valve is combined with the

carburetor and is operated by the control .

handle placed over the steering wheel,
which gives complete control of the car.
The four cylinder cars are sold in Can-
ada for $4,400 and $5,000 and the six
cylinder at $6,200. The complete acces-
sibility of all parts is a feature much ap-
preciated. The gasoline tank is in the
rear, and fed by pressure from the ex-
haust. The brakes are fully compens-
ated so that the braking effort on each
wheel is always equal. While nothing
necessary to the strength and durability
of the car has been sacrificed for thesake
of lightness these cars are much lighter
than one would expect considering their
horse power.
signed so that it may be fitted with any
type of carriage body. Iris cars are
noted for quality of material and excel-
lence of workmanship. Mr. Gooderham
is also agent for the Lacre vans one of
which was on exhibition.

One of the finest exhibits of American
cars made by one firm was that of the
Studebaker Automobile Co. of South
Bend, Ind. The striking feature of this
exhibit was the varied styles shown, each
being specially and most suitably design-
ed for the purpose for which it was built.
In all of these cars the Garford chassis,
which has won a favorable reputation, is
used. The excellent finish of all the
Studebaker cars and their luxurious
equipment is the result of years of exper-
ience in the building of high grade car-
riages before the auto came into vogue.

A single car represented the Chatham
Motor Car Company and represented it
well. The car was not merely strongly
built of the best materials, but its finish
was likewise equal to the finest shown
and caused many people to look with
interest upon the beginning of what pro-
mises to prove a great Canadian industry.
The people of Chatham have taken hold
of this business in the right way and
they mean to carry it to a successful
issue. The car was named the ‘‘Chatham”’
and their claim that it was the most hand-
some and up to date car ever built in
Canada, was one which appeared to have
substantial grounds. The car certainly

The chassis has been de-

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

excited great interest and was _ worth the
whole of it.

As agents for some of the best Amer-
ican cars the Automobile and Supply Co.
of Toronto made a splendid showing.
Included in the exhibit were the Stod-
dard-Dayton, Pierce-Arrow, Kessel Kar,
Mitchell, Reoand Royal Tourist. The
Pierce-Arrow was a much admired car
and was most luxurieus in all its equip-
ment. The Baby Reo, the smallest
complete automobile ever built, was in-
cluded in this exhibit.

More than passing interest was shown
in the exhibit of the Ford Motor Com-
pany of Canada, Limited The Canadian
Factory of this company is located at
Walkerville, Ontario, and the Toronto
Branch at 53-59 Adelaide Street, west,
the Head Office and Factory being in
Detroit, Michigan. The Ford Company
of Detroit are now the dargest producers
in the world turning out over 10,000
machines in 1907.

Their exhibit included a Model ‘‘S”
Roadster with rumble seat, thirty-inch
wheels and finished red. This is a very
natty little job and sells at eight hundred
and seventy-five dollars. Also the Doctor’s
Favorite Model ‘‘S’” complete’ with
storage battery, lamp equipment, running
boards, twenty-eight inch wheels and
finished ina dark green eight hundred
dollars. Model ‘‘N” finished in dark
green, also fitted with twenty-eight inch
wheels, same style as last vear seven
hundred and fifty dollars. Leather tops
are also shown with full enclosed sides at
fifty dollars. The chassis for any of the
above jobs is the same and includes a
number of improvements on last year’s
car including a mechanical oiler anda
number of minor changes in mechanism.
The radiator is also increased in capacity
over the 1907 Model. This firm also
exhibited one of their famous six cylinder
forty horse power touring cars whichis
sold at three thousand, five hundred
dollars.

The great claim upon all would be pur-
chasers of the Comet Car manufactured
by the Comet Motor Company, Limited,
of Montreal, is that it has been specially
designed for the Canadian climate and

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for use on Canadian roads. The car is
built of the same material as the best
European cars and the same care and
precision is used in its manufacture. In
addition, great attention has been paid
to Canadian requirements and while no
effortshave been made todevelope ‘‘freak”’
ideas or originate new principles, the
experiences gained from upwards of one
hundred thousand miles of motoring over
Canadian roads has been made full use
of to the great advantage of users of the
Comet. The manufacturers claim this
car to be more suitable for rough and un-
even roads than any other car. Owing to
freedom from the burden of import duty
the car can be sold to the user at twenty
percent less than a similar imported
machine. The company issue a finely
illustrated booklet containing a full
description of the car which they will be
pleased to send to all interested motorists.

The Dominion Automobile Company,
of Toronto, had a fine exhibit consisting
of a number of representative cars, con-
spicuous amongst which appeared a
Maxwell. This car is manufactured in
Glasgow, Scotland, and has proved
quite a favorite in Canada, several hav-
ing been purchased for use here and
proving most suitable for Canadian con-
ditions, The variety afforded in this
exhibit proved particularly attractive and
in consequence gained much attention
from the crowds of motorists who were
intent upon seeing and learning all they
could.

Tires,

There is probably no better known tire

in Canada than the Dunlop which estab-

lished a reputation during the early stages
of the bicycle craze and which has through
constant improvements maintained an
enviable position ever since. The per-
fected Dunlop Quick Detachable does not
require any lugs or bolts to hold it in
place on the rim and will not come off
evenif ridden deflated. The extra large
air chamber makes it most resilient. The
Dunlop exhibit included protectors, re-
pair kits and many other useful accessor-
es for the motorist.

Tires have always been a matter of the
utmost importance to motorists. ‘‘Tire
troubles” are older than the auto itself.

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Consequently the man who purchases a
car is particular about his tires. The
Canadian Rubber Company of Montreal,
the makers of the well known Canadian
Clincher Tire, assert that there is no
other way to know a good tire than by
testing it and in this they are right.
They go further and ask for a test of
their tires. It is a modest request but
all the more effective for that reason.
Great advances have been made in
tires and the Company claim to have
kept abreast with the best of them.
The booklet issued by the Company gives
many hints as to the proper use of the
tire. The careful motorist can do much
to extend the life of his tire by proper use,
and he may also with a little trouble make
temporary repairs and thus add to his
confidence in himself and enjoyment of
his tour by feeling the impossibility of
getting ‘‘stalled.”

The same Company issue a second
booklet giving particulars of the ‘*‘Key
stone”’ side wire carriagetire, of both solid
and cushion tires, the ‘‘Canadian’’ auto-
mobile tire, cycling tires and many other
things in rubber. The Company’s offi-
cers are experts in rubber goods and in
addition to large stocks kept at their
various branches, by means of which
prompt delivery is assured, they have
also experts competent to give advice
and assistance to those who experience
any difficulty in connection either with
tires or any rubber goods. The advan-
tages offered by the Company are there-
fore considerable and as they cover the
whole of Canada they mark the pro-
gress of the Dominion in the increased
sale of their goods.

A solid tire for which the manufactur-
ers claim as great resiliency as any pneu-
matic tire was exhibited by the Internat-
tioual Carriage Co. of Brighton, Ont.
who are the Canadian selling agents for
the Motz Clincher Tire and Rubber Co.
of Akron, Ohio. Punctures, blow-outs,
leaky valves and many other troubles of
pneumatic tires are an absolute impos-
sibility with the Motz Clincher. Tire skid-
ding and rocking difficulties are also
eliminated. It is claimed that these tires
outwear from four to five sets of pneu-
matic.

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Owners of automobiles were intensely
interested in the display made by the
Rubber Tire Wheel Company of Toronto
and Montreal who are the Canadian sell-
ing agents for the famous Fisk tires made
in Canada by the Gutta Percha and
Rubber Mfg. Co of Toronto. The essen-
tial qualifications of these tires area
positive looking device, the air all above
the rim and excellence of quality and
construction. Safety, riding comfort and
economy are the results from the use of
these tires. Simplicity is also a promin-
ent feature, a wrench being the only tool
necessary to attach or removea tire. As
all parts are interchangeable it is impos-
sible to wrongly assemble a tire. The
construction of the rim case and tube is
such that it is absolutely impossible to
strain, pinch or wrinkle the inner tube
when applying. These tires cannot roll or
creep on the rim, whether inflated or not,
the liability of ruining cover when run
flat is reduced toa minimum and they
can be permanently repaired in case of
puncture by the owner on the road. The
Rubber Tire Wheel Co. are also agents
for the well-known Kelly-Springfield tires
for vehicles of all kinds and Weed’s patent
chain tire grips for snow, ice, mud or
sand.

A Puncture Proof Tire.

Of the many devices adopted by tire
manufacturers to alleviate the troubles of
automobile drivers none come in for more
favorable consideration than those which
are being carried out by the Canadian
Puncture Proof Tire Company of Toronto
in the construction of their popular pro-
tector. Three layers of copper plated
crucible steel disks are vulcanized in
cushions of pure rubber in such a manner
as to present an invulnerable armor to
all penetrating objects. The materials of
construction are of such unique composi-
tion that not only is there no additional
heat generated but the heat due to road
friction is prevented from reaching and
causing damages tothe inner tube. It
does not impair the resiliency or other
qualities of the tire. It is easily placed
in position, being simply inserted between
the inner tube and outer case, and can
be removed with equal facility and used
in any other tire of the same size without

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cementing or vulcanizing. The experience
of those who have used these protectors
fully justifies the claims made by the
manufacturers.

The Diamond Rubber Company of
Akron, Ohio, made a creditable showing of
Quick Detachable Wrapped Tread Tires,
resiliency and wearing qualities being the
chief claims made by the manufacturers.
In the Glidden tour forty-six per cent of
the cars participating were equipped
with this tire.

Motor Boats

Automobiles, although occupying pro-
bably three-fourths of the floor space of
the Arena, were not by any means the
sole attraction for the thousands of visi-
tors to the Exhibition. The splendid
display of gracefully designed and well
equipped motor boats, which come within
the reach of many who cannot afford the
luxury of an auto, was very much admir-
ed and the exhibitors report numerous
sales and many promising prospects.
One of the largest exhibits was that of
H. E. Gidley & Co. of Penetanguishene,
who have won an enviable reputation as
builders of launches, row boats and
canoes. A twenty-five foot launch with
standing top, fitted with an 8 h.p. Ferro
marine engine was much admired.
They also had on exhibition a twenty-
one foot boat fitted with a five and a half
horse power engine of the same make
anda sixteen foot power fishing boat
with a two horse power engine. The
material and workmanship of these boats
are of the very best and their reputation
for perfect satisfaction has been the
means of building up for the firm a very
extensive business. They also had on
exhibition several well finished row boats
and canoes.

Prospective purchasers of motor boats
were very much interested in the exhibit
made by McKeough & Trotter of Chat-
ham. The eighteen foot motor shown
was greatly admired for its graceful de-
sign. This boat had a beam of five feet
two inches, was equipped with a 3 hp
motor and is guaranteed to run ata
speed ot seven anda half miles per
hour. All the boats of this firm are
built of the best material, the ribs being

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continuous and the frame of solid white
oak. They are made frcm 15 to 50 feet
in length either open or with cabin and
in vafious styles. This firm also had an
exhibit of engines which they make from
11-2to 22 hp of the three port, two
cycle type. A special feature of these
engines is the ease with which they are
started, no handle or cranking being re-
quired. One of those exhibited had a
quarter section cut out soas to show
the complete construction. The crank
shaft is of one piece steel forging, the
connecting rods are of bronze and all
bearings are of liberal dimensions giv-
ing the engine extra long life. The
bearings are interchangeable and can be
replaced at very small cost. The crank-
shaft on all of these engines is counter-
balanced and the engine runs free from
vibration. A complete set of accessories
is included with every engine. Reliance
spark plugs only are used by this firm.
This plug sparks under water and _ will
therefore spark under any conditions
found in a gasoline engine.

Aside from any difference in price
mans motor enthusiasts prefer small
craftyto large and for such the’ power
cano e Shown by the Waterman Marine
Motor Co. of Detroit was the center of
much attraction. The canoe itself while
of graceful design was strongly and sub-
stantially built and had every appearance
of being suited for the very neat five-
horse power, two cylinder, two cycle en-
gine that was installed therein. This
engine weighed only sixty pounds but
was capable of driving the canoe at a
speed of fourteen miles. The same mo-
tor was shown in one, two, three and
four cylinder types of 2, 5, 7 and 10h p
respectively. The lightness of the Wa-
terman engines is one of their special
features, those mentioned above weigh-
ing from 36 to 90 pounds. This firm had
on exhibition one of their eutboard mo-
tors which can be attached to any square
sterned boat in five minutes. Owners of
rowboats will undoubtedly find this a
great boon. Heavy duty motors from
four to twelve horse power were also
shown in this exhibit.

To the motor boat enthusiast the ex-
hibit of the Schofield-Holden Machine

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1147

Company of Torento was one of intense
interest. A twenty-five foot semi-speed
launch with a beam of four feet six
inches was much admired. It was
equipped with one of their 15 hp engines
and guaranteed tohave a speed of tour-
teen miles per hour. The splendid rua-
ning qualities of ‘‘Miss Fidgety,” a well
known boat made by this firm has es-
tablished for them a very favorable repu-

tation. The most striking feature of all
Schofield-Holden engines is the fine
quality of workmanship throughout.

The muffler or exhaust chamber of most
gasoline engines is replaced by a special
form of condenser, made in two sizes,
through which all the circulating and
bilge water passes, effectually condens-
ing the exhaust gases so that not the
slightest vibration from the engine is
felt Asaresult of this condenser the
power of the engine is increased by at
least ten per cent. The carburetor has
an adjustable throttle and air valve so
arranged that adjustments may be made
for slow speed and for high speed with-
out one in any way interfering with the
other, making the control of these mo-
tors equal to that of the steam engine.
All their engines are of the two-cycle
three-port type one, two, three or four
cylinder ranging from seven and a half
to thirty horse power. By placing their
engines near the front of the boat the
man in charge has control of the steer-
ing wheel, throttle valve, timer and re-
verse gear without change of-position,
thus making it one man control. In the
installation of their engines every possi-
ble precaution is taken to prevent disas-
ter in case of accident.

Mr. M.L. Butler, of Brighton, Ontario,
who has had an extensive experience in
launch building with some of the largest
American firms, had on exhibition a
gracefully designed twenty-seven foot
runabout, five foot beam fitted with a
twelve horse power Fairbanks motor.
This boat has a speed of twelve miles
per hour and sells for $1050. He also
showed a twenty-two foot runabout, four
foot ten inches beam, equipped with a
five horse power Fairbanks motor which
has a speed of nine miles per hour and
sells at $525 Launches ranging in size
up to 45 feet may be secured from Mr.

1148 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

WATERMAN
MARINE MOTORS

Unexcelled for sim- ri oe
plicity, reliability,
durability. Few parts.
Easily understood.
Reasonable in cost.

Here is Model X

(the improved ‘‘Kow-
alsky.’ formerly made
in Verona, Pa) Two-¢
cylinder, two-cycle.™
Equipped with rotary
timer and multiple
sight feed oiler. Built ;
with the cylinders and head in one piece—no joints to
leak. Will run in either direction with equal power.

6H.P., 150 pounds. 10 H. P., 200 pounds.

WATERMAN
CANOE MOTORS

In1, 2, 3 and 4 Cylinders

Small, neat and complete. Standard
type,2H.P. Weigh 35 pounds. Drive
acanoe 10 to12milesan hour. Grayiron
cylinder. Spuncopper jacket. Alumin-
umcrank case. Float-feed carburetor.
Shipped complete, including foundation :
Ready to put in canoe. Immediate delivery. Send for
catalog. Let us send you descriptive catalog. You
don’t buy a motor every day. Beonthe safe side. In-
vestigate Waterman Marine Motors.

Waterman Marine Motor
1514 West Fort Street. Detroit, Mich., U.S.A.

HIGH-GRADE

GASOLINE
LAUNCHES

With or Without Engines

Rowboats and Canoes

H. E. GIDLEY @ CO.
DEPT. R

PENETANGUISHENE, ONT., CANADA
Se oo ie i tte fol tn finite ttn ted tetntntn)

OU do not want doped Batteries with

high amperage and SHORT LIFE—
BUT you want RIGHT AMPERAGE with
LONG LIFE, How about NINE LIVES ?

“" XCELLS

will show. They are made to give LASTING
satisfaction. No Battery Troubles with
X Cells. No better spark by any other cells.

Years of experience in Europe and in
the States, ample capital, LIBERAL BUSI-
NESS POLICY are back of us.

Don’t ask your dealer for imported shelf
worn dry batteries, get THE Battery made
in Canada.

If your dealer does not handle XCELLSj write us, you
will get them from us at factory prices.

ELECTRIGAL SPECIALTIES, Ltd.,

12-14-16 Shuter St., Toronto.

ESPECIALLY FOR

IGNITION

PROMPT SHIPMENTS. UP-TO-DATE EQUIPPED FACTORY.

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

Butler and first class work is guaranteed.
He also builds power yacht tenders,
dinghies, family launches and cabin
cruisers. His specifications for the latter
are most complete and every convenience
is provided.

The Brantford launches, which have
made such a good name for themselves,
were not represented at the Show, owing
to the fact that they have been so largely
in demand, the whole stock was cleaned
out, leaving not a solitary exception for
show purposes. While this speaks well
for the Brantford launch it may be stated
that many visitors would have liked to
have seen one and inquiries were made
as to this omission. The Brantford launch,
automobile controlled, withits high grade
finish, is so much desired by the power
boat man that it isno wonder sucha
clearance should have been effected.
Satisfied customers tell others and those
who have had experience with this launch
do not rest satisfied until they have one
of their own. The builderis Mr. N. R.
Thompson, Brantford, Ont. whose cata-
logue should be seen by every one who
contemplates the purchase of a power
boat—boats which are coming daily into
more general use in Canada.

There is probably no place in Canada
where so many high-speed motor boats
can be seen as on the St. Lawrence
River and it was therefore not surprising
to find that the St. Lawrence Engine
Co., of Brockville, was on hand with a
beautifully designed speed hull. This
hull, which was twenty-five feet long
with a four-foot beam, was equipped
with a 3-cylinder 9 h p Brockville engine
and a speed of fifteen miles per hour
was guaranteed. A fine display of en-
gines ranging in horse power from 2 to
25 was also made by this firm.

A fine 22 foot boat, equipped with one
of the firm’s double cylinder five horse-
power engines was exhibited by the
Canadian Fairbanks Company and at-
tracted much attention.

Marine Engines.
The Beaudry Gasoline Engine Co. of
Montreal, had on exhibition one of their
24 hp four cylinder motors which was

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conspicuous for its lightness and the ac-
cessibility of its parts. Special attention
was directed to the mechanical oiler in
connection with this engine—an oiler
which will force oil against a pressure of
2,500 lbs. to the square inch. The meth-
od of oiling the crank pins economizes
largely in the amount of oil and yet en-
sures positively that they will run _per-
fectly cool. It consists of a ring oiler
attached to the side of the cheek of the
crank shaft. The reverse gear used is
of their own design specially gotten up
to obviate some of the difficulties en-
countered with other gears, the main
feature being the absence of tightening
bands of any description, these being re-
placed by cones which will keep all parts
of the gear perfectly concentric. The
gear is kept in position by the thrust of
the propeller both forward and reverse.
The range of engines made by this well
known firm consists of 4 and 6 hp single
cylinder, 8 and 12 hp double cylinder and
16, 24 and 32 hp four cylinder.

Those who know anything about ma-
rine engines must be aware of the posi-
tion taken by the Ferro, an engine man-
factured by the Ferro Machine & Foun-
dry Company, Cleveland, O. The ex-
hibit made by the Company secured in-
terest from the known efficiency of these
engines and the examinations made by
visitors only confirmed the previous good
impressions created by the records made.
The engines are madein various sizes
from the single cylinder 1 1-2 h p which
will give a speed of eleven miles per
hour in acanoe, or six to seven anda
half miles per hour in a sixteen ft. power
boat to the three cylinder 25h p, a very
powerful and efficient engine. The
many satisfied customers who have ex-
pressed the greatest satisfaction with
their bargains prove how well every
claim of the Company has been made
good. Simplicity and efficiency are two
of the strongest claims made on its be-
half and both have been proved to dem-
onstration. The Ferro motor is more
easily managed than the general run of
motors and at the same time in efficiency
is equal to the best. The power boat
owner can speedily become an expert if
he possesses a Ferro and such posses-
sion will inspire him with a confidence

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which will more than double his pleasure
in his boat. The moral is a very easy
one.

The 3 h p Refined Motor manufactured
by the Thrall-Fishback Motor Co. of
Detroit, was especially admired for its
lightness and simplicity. The total
weight does not exceed 50 lbs. Each
of these motors is provided with a Float
Feed Carburetor designed and manufac-
tured expressly for this motor. Owing
to the absence of angles or turns there
is an unobstructed passage of air direct-
ly over the gasoline and into the motor,
giving the motor much more power and
at the same time reducing the consump-
tien of gasoline. This motor is splen-
didly adapted for canoesand small boats.

Notwithstanding the excellence and
variety of the marine engines made in
Canada, American engines are very popu-
lar among Canadian motorists. This was
quite evident from the close examination
of the different exhibits made by Ameri-
can firms, not the least interesting of
which was that of the Sterling Engine
Co. of Buffalo. For substantial con-
struction and beauty of design, combined
with reliability and ease of operation
these engines occupy a position of which
any maker might well feel proud. The
Normal Speed Engine made by this firm
in forty horse power four-cylinder ora
sixty horse power six-cylinder meets all
requirements for fast cruisers or working
boats. Its many excellent qualities were
much appreciated by those capable of
judging the merits of engines.

Another exhibit of American engines
popular in Canada was that made by the
Roberts Motor Co. of Clyde, Ohio.
These motors are designed with special
reference to accessibility and ease of ad-
_ justment. The numerous nuts, bolts,
and studs seen on many marine engines,
are absent in the Roberts design. The
carburetor is of the float-feed type and is
well adapted to the two-cycle motor.
Once adjusted, it will compensate per-
fectly, giving an even mixture at all
speeds and atall loads. The lubricating
system isnotonlysimple but effective. One
oiler feeds to the inlet manifold and car-
ries oil to every part of the interior of

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the motor. The crank-pin is oiled by
means of a wick which wipes oil from the
side of the case and carries it to the pin
acting asa filter at the same time. All
the different models made by this firm
ranging in horse-power from one anda
half to sixty have many points that com-
mend them not only to users but to oth-
ers engagd in the manufacture of high
grade engines.

No exhibit of marine engines in Can-
ada could possibly partake of a repre-
sentative character unless some of the
manufactures of the Canadian Fair-
banks Company were shown. Visitors
were much interested in the display made
by this firm. The ‘‘Fairbanks. Morse”
1908 model two cycle marine engines in
sizes from 2 1-2 hp to 12 hp were worth
all the attention they received and the
firm reported, asa result of the wide
field of inquiries openedup by this ex-
hibit, considerable shipments of engines
to the maritime provinces and west to
Vancouver. The ‘‘Fairbanks-Morse’”’
standard is a high one and every engine
turned out by this firm is of recent design
made of the best materials and with
workmanship guaranteed. Every engine
is equipped with elevated timers, and the
1908 type of universal carburetor, pro-
viding for a remarkably wide range of
speed in the engine. All the electric
accessories furnished are of the highest
class available. The engines shown
were built complete in the Campany’s
new factory at Toronto. A ‘‘Fairbanks-
Morse” 15 hp three cylinder heavy duty
marine engine was conspicuous in this
display.

Among the exhibits of American ma-
rine engines which are rapidly growing
in popularity throughout Canada was
that of the Buffalo Gasoline Motor Co.
Included in this exhibit was the first en-
gine made by this firm ten years ago, the
comparison bringing out in a forcible
manner the improvements made in gaso-~
line engine construction during that
time. Two classes of engines are being
made by this firm, the high speed motors
from two to one hundred horse power
and the slow speed heavy duty engines
for deep sea cruisers, fishing boats, small
tugs and working boats of all kinds

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

where ability to stand up under the most
severe conditions is the prime requisite.
The latter class is made from six to
thirty-six horse power. It is claimed
that the Buffalo engine will run on one-
third less gasoline than any other en-
gine. The 10 hp four cylinder engine
included in this exhibit was much ad-
mired. This engine was sold for a 22-
foot launch with a guarantee of fourteen
miles an hour. The slow speed Buffalo
motors have been adopted ty the Cana-
dian Government for service on the Pa-
cific coast.

Accessories.

A most interesting display of motor
accessories was made by the Dominion
Automobile Company. The beautifully
polished searchlights and headlights of

several makes were conspicuous in this:

display, which also included horns of
various designs, spark coils and plugs
and the hundred and one other necess-
ities for the motor enthusiasts. Many
of these accessories excited considerable
interest amongst the crowds thronging
round the exhibit and it was evident from
the comments made that many of them
were enthusiastic motorists. Gas gen-
erators, tire tanks, jacks and rests, with
motometers and speedometers gave
abundance of reasons for examinations
and remarks, while shock absorbers re-
tained the interest thus aroused.

The Compahy has a fine automobile
repair kit entitled the Champion, and ex-
perience has enabled them to make this
collection so complete that while it con-
tains every tool needed on the road it
does not include one uselese article. As
an illustration of the wonderful range of
accessories shown by the Company
the electric cigar lighter may be men-
tioned. Auto clocks, auto goggles and
numerous other articles, all calculated to
add to the convenience and comfort, and
consequently to the pleasure, of the
automobilist were to be seen in the ex-
hibit which was certainly one of the
most complete that could possibly be
made, and enabled every visitor to form
an idea of the many requirements devel-
oped by the use of the automobile. The
accessories have become most important
in the motorists’ outfit and the fine ex-
hibit of the Dominion Automobile Com-

ES

pany showed them in their true position.

The beneficial influence of the grow-
ing demand for both autos and motor
boats upon many industries firmly estab-
lished before this fascinating means of
locomotion came in vogue was well illus-
trated in the exhibit of automobile tops,
launch tops and wind shields made by
the Conboy Carriage Company, of To-
ronto. Forty-eight years’ experience in
the manufacture of carriage tops and
seat trimmings has qualified this firm for
the high grade work now required for
the automobile trade. Owing to the
enormous strain upon auto tops every
item in their construction has to be se-
lected with the greatest care and the ex-
hibit made by this firm proved them to
be competent judges of the quality of
materials. Proper proportion, style and
finish, which contribute much to the
general appearance of an automobile,
were prominent featnres of this exhibit.
This firm also manufactures complete
automobile bodies in wood or aluminum
in the white or painted and trimmed
ready to fit on the chassis.

Practically all owners of automobiles
and motor boats were interested in the
Bowser System for storing and handling
gasoline. Owing to the many disastrous
accidents which have occurred through
the careless handling of the hquid any
device which tends to make a repetition
of such accidents impossible is well worthy
of consideration. Safety, economy and
convenience were the prominent features
of the different outfits exhibited. The
pumps are equipped witha self-locking
device locking them when notin use, a
discharge register which tells the gallons
pumped ateach operation and an anti-
drip nozele cutting off the flow the
moment pumping ceases. Outfits con-
structed on similar principles for the
storage of lubricating oils were also
shown. These devices are made in Canada
by S. F. Bowser & Co. of Toronto and
there will no doubt be a growing demand
for them among owners of autos and
motor boats.

Owing to the extreme importance of
lubrication in the operation of automo-
biles and motor boats there was little

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wonder that the exhibit of Panhard oils
attracted so much attention. These oils
are made in four grades and are highly
recommended. ‘The exhibit also includ-
ed a Transmission Gear Case Compound
Anti Fluid Grease, Cup Grease and
Graphite Grease, allof which are made
hy George A. Haws, New York.

The display of the Canadian Fair-
banks Company was of an inclusive and
representative character. Amongst the
many excellent accessories were the Uni-
versal Carburetor, the Goodwin sub-
merged exhaust, the Orswell system of
ignition, the J. A. G. steering device,
and the Hercules Magneto, every one of
which engaged the attention of inter-
ested people and were fully explained.

A notable exhibit—the only one of its
kind in the Show—was the ‘‘Fairbanks-
Morse” Railroad Motor Car which as
one of the pioneers of a movement likely
to have wide ramifications in the future
proved of the greatest interest and at-
tracted the attention of every visitor.

An interesting display of English
windshields was made by the Canadian
Show Case Co. These were made up in
walnut, mahogany, bird’s-eye maple and
in brass. Only the best British plate
glass is used and the finished product
was of such a character as to be suitable
for the most luxurious cars.

Although from a theoretical standpoint
the mechanical oiling devices in automo-
biles take care oflubrication an emergency
oil gun is absolutely indispensable. The
Randall-Faichney Company of Boston
made an interesting display of ‘‘B” line
oil and grease guns which are so con-
structed that they handle equally well
the lightest oils and the heaviest greases.
The convenience of these oilers in the
reaching of the various oil cups, in the
packing of gear boxes and the periodic
overhaulings and cleanings of the motor
will be much appreciated by those who
take care o° their own machines.

Any device which decreases the opera-
ting expenses of an automobile or motor
boat or which makes the working of the
engine simpler is always of interest. The
Gillett-Lehmann Economizer shown at the

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

Exhibition possesses both qualities. Im-
perfect carburation is rendered impossible
by the invention which varies the pres-
sure in the float chamber of the carbure-
tor in proportion to the speed or load of
the engine and thus produces a constant
mixture of air and gasoline in the cylin-
ders. Itisclaimed that a saving of fifty
per cent in gasoline has beer obtained
by the use of the G. L. Economizer and
at the same time a more flexible engine
is the result.

Motor enthusiasts in Canada _ will
unite in endorsing the use of dry bat-
teries made in Canada provided such can
be found to give as good satisfaction as
the imported ones. The X Cell Dry
Batteries made in Toronto by Electrical
Specialties Limited promise to fill a long
felt want. The simple test to which
one of these cells was subjected at the
Show was ample evidence of their long
life. A single cell was connected witha
bell at 2:15 p.m. on March 23rd and
when the Show closed at 10.30 p. m. on
March 28th, the bell was still ringing.
The strength of these cells is greatly
increased by the amalgamation of the
One of the secrets of their success

zinc.
is the absorbent paper which re-
tains the necessary moisture and

keeps them alive. They have many
other strong points to commend them
to all users of dry batteries and the fact
that they have been found to be high-
class both in the United States and
Europe proves that they have success-
fully passed the experimental stage.
Owing to the fact that the raw materials
are imported direct from Europe a very
considerable saving in duty is_ effected
and the low price of the finished product
is an inducement to the consumer.

The Croftan Storage Battery Com-
pany claim the distinction of being the
only storage battery manufacturers in
Canada and their goods, which have
been on the market for the past ten
years, have been universally satisfac-
tory. The important features kept con-
stantly in mind in designing this bat-
tery was the production of one having
the highest durability, combined with
large mileage, and the large number in
successful operation is satisfactory evi-
dence of their success. This firm

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

IF WE SAY

Goods Wholesaled
At Retail Prices

WE WILL CATCH YOUR EYE

BUT! get our catalogue and you will find

Goods Retailed

Wholesale Prices

BECAUSE, WE MANUFACTURE

all kinds of Boat Trimmings, Railings, Stanchions, Chocks, Cleats,
Deckrings and Oarlocks, etc.

We also have complete facilities for

Repairing, Renewing or Refinishing

anything made of metal

20th Century Brass Assn.

223, 5th Avenue, South, Minneapolis.

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showed also a complete line of lighting
and sparking equipments for autos and
moter boats as well asa _ splendid ex-
hibit of French accessories.

Wherever accesseries are mentioned
no motorist can fail to think of ‘‘syntic”’
the mame given to acoil and appearing
on other accessories that have often de-
monstrated their efficiency. The Cana-
dian General Electric Company of
Toronto had a fine showing of accessories
conspicuous amongst which were many
‘‘syntic” representatives. There were
numerous coils, each possessing strong
commendatory features of its own, the
timers were all excellent while the dis-
tributers, had qualities every motorist
could appreciate. The firm make a
specialty of ignition appliances and their
magnetos, apple ignition and lighting
system, dry batteries, accumulators ig-
nition cables, portable lights, spark plugs
were all worth the careful examinations
they received. The many other acces-
sories of all kinds testified to the com-
plete arrangements made by this com-
pany for supplying every want of the
motorist and their very complete and
interesting exhibit was well surrounded
the whole time. Reversing gears, univer-
sal joints, propeller wheels, gear pumps
all came in for attention; while the search
and other lights made a most interesting
show. The whole exhibit was one of the
most complete in the show and certainly
testified to the complete way in which the
Company caters to the motorist’s every
possible requirement.

Motor enthusiasts frequently bring
upon themselves many unpleasant ex-
periences through thoughtlessness in not
examining the gasolene tank to ascertain
if they have sufficient fuel for the journey
ahead of them and some very serious ac-
cidents have resulted from carelessness
intheuse ofsticks, rules, etc. for measuring.
A very simple mechanical deviee known
as the Webster Guage tells at a glance
the amount of gasoline in the tank and
motor enthusiasts cannot afford to be
without one. While simplicity is one
of its features reliability and accuracy are
positively guaranteed. The device is
manufactured by the Webster Mfg. Co.
of Boston.

ROD AND GUN AND.MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

The Ernst Automobile turn-table was
of interest to many visitors and especially
to those connected with garages, factor-
ies and exhibition rooms. Ball-bearings
are used throughout and the operation is
so easy that amere child can turn the
heaviest machine. As all bearings are
water-tight the turn-table is a great con-
venience in washing or cleaning the auto.
The manufacturers of this very useful
device are Reid & Brown, Toronto,
specialists in architectural and machinery
castings.

Miscellaneous.

The D. Pike Co. Ltd., of Toronto,
one of the most reliable manufacturers
in Canada of tents, awnings, flags, sails,
life preservers, boat hardware, etc., had
an exhibit in the motor boat section that
proved of interest to most visitors.
Sportsmen of all classes will find this
firm well prepared to fill their require-
ments for any kind of an outing.

The attendance kept up well through-
out the week. In the morning a con-
siderable amount of business was tran-
sacted by the select number in attend-
ance but in the afternoons and evenings
thegeneral visitors streamed through and
matters became lively. The great strides
in the automobile business was patent to
every visitor and it was notable how
many showed an intelligent appreciation
of the points in favor of the various
makes of autos, tires, motor boats, mar-
ine engines and the numerous accessor-
ies. An orchestra played both afternoons
and evenings and the visitors found ample
to interest them with the beautiful dis-
plays inviting attention on every hand.
Many gave some notice to Lowney’s fine
chocolate stall. Looked at which ever
way one pleases the Toronto Show was
a success, and it is more than probable
with such an initial success to its credit
the Exhibition will become an annual one.

Army Auction Bargains

= Tents - $1.90 up; Old Pistols - - $ .50 uP

Rifles - 1.95 ** | Officers’ Swords, new $1.75 *

fm ARMY SADDLES 3.00 “ | Cavalry Sabres “* 1.50 ‘6
“Bridles - 1.00 “| UNIFORMS CIPS IE

“¢ Leggins, pr. .15 “|7 Shot Carbine “ + 3.50

t 1907 MILITARY ENCYCLOPEDIC CAT-

my ALOGUE, 260 large pages, containing thousands of

beautiful illustrations—with wholesale and_retail prices

of lo acres GOVT. AUCTION SALE GOODS,
mailed for 15 cents (stamps).

RANCIS BANNERMAN, 501 Broadwav. NEW YORK

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

isi 30 h.p. Engine that drove ‘‘Miss Fidgety”’
Rites Souter the BoM We build them in all sizes

, the Champion of Canada, to victory.

For Reliability, Simplicity, Compactness and Finish, get a Schofield-Holden.

D: This engine ran over 5000 miles last season and didn't co
pee ee engine to-day. No, she wasn’t built specially, she is j

WRITE FOR CATALOG.

st one cent for repairs. You couldn’t tell
ust one of our ordinary engines.

SCGHOFIELD-HOLDEN MACHINE GO., Limited

14 Court Street, Toronto, Canada,

Auto Insurance.

Automobile insurance is a _ matter
which no owner should neglect. The
loss of a moderately priced car may
mean more to its owner, as he is prob-
ably a man of moderate means, than the
higher priced car to its owner, a man of
more extensive means. In either case
however insurance is a matter of plain
duty and no excuse can be founded on
want of opportunity. The Columbia
Insurance Company, for whom Messrs.
Geo. McMurrich & Sons, 4 Leader Lane,
Toronto, are the Canadian managers,
issue a policy of the most liberal charac-
ter which should appeal with effect to
every automobile owner. A __ policy
which is wide enough to protect against
collision, theft, navigation, fire, lightning,
explosion, self ignition and salvage
ought not to meet criticism from any
one in search of a liberal policy. The
Columbia Company, however, goes _fur-
ther. To save all possibility of dispute
the value of the car is established for
twelve months, and no charge is made
for reinstatement after partial loss.
Again there is no restriction in the use or
storage of gasoline. With all. this lib-

erality the rates are

reasonable, and
therefore no owner should fail to avail

himself of such complete protection.
this is the pioneer company in the field
and has adopted the right policy for es-
tablishing, maintaining and extending
its position—giving its clients the ut-

most value for what they pay. A special
cash deposit is made with the Ontario
Government and there is not the slight-
est fear that the Company will not live

up to its own conditions. See advt on

page 1137. bi dd big ne
Empire
Cocker
Kennels

Puppies and Grown Dogs of
Prize Winning strains for sale

E. J. DDORSAY, - Proprietor

435 Spadina Ave., Toronto.

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34 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

SPORTSMEN—Send one dollar to W. J.
Taylor, Woodstock, Ontario, for a Perdew
Crow Call, made from red cedar, with Ger-
man silver reed and band, handsomely polish-
ed. Each one guaranteed to be perfect and
give satisfaction.

SAEs hee eee eo ek

ANYPERSON wanting Mounted Moose or
Oaribou Heads, or a Live White Coon, com-
municate with Chas. Bee Aylmer, Ont.
oe eS

FOR SALE—E. grade Lefever gun, automatic
ejector, new, special price, Box P, Rodand Gun,
Toronto, Ont,

Dees see SS

FOR SALE— MOTOR BOAT — twenty -one
footer, with three horse power engine, both new
—for particulars, apply Box 125, Rod and Gun
and Motor Sports in Canada, 117 Mail Build-

ing, Toronto.

Paine ei eS ee Se
FOR SALE—GREENER GUN—1io gauge, for $75

Box P. Rod and Gun, Toronto, Ont.

FOR SALE—A complete fyle of Rod and Gun
in Canada, | ning with first issue June,
1899, eight volumes, all in good condition,
$5.00 will buy the lot. Address Box C., ‘‘Rod
and Gun in Canada,’’ Woodstock, Ont.
ee eS ee

FOR SALE—A Three Horse Power Gasoline Engine
absolutely new, complete with boat equipment readv to
install, reversible propeller, American manufacture. For
particulars apply Box E. Rod and Gun and Motor
Sports in Canada, 117 Mail Building, Toronto. Ont,

st

foot, cedar, canvas
canoe—specially suitable for cruising
and hunting purposes. Absolutely new. Color
green. For price, _ etc., address D. Pike Co.,
123 King Street Bast, Toronto.
re ——————
FOR SAI.E—Canoe, sixteen footer, cedar canvas
covered, new, suitable for cruising purposes. Address
Box C, Rod and Gun Motor Sports in Canada, 117
Mail Building, Toronto, Ont. otf

CHESAPEAKE RETRIEVER PUPS for
Sale, out of registered dogs.—H. Knight, Pin-
cher Creek, Alta. 8—4t

FOR SALE —Sixteen

covered

FOR SALE—Collie Dog. puppie, aged two
months, pedigreed. Apply Box C.D., Rod and
Gun and Motor Sports in Canada, 117 Mail
Building, Toronto.

FOR SALE—Mounted Buffalo Head in per-
fect condition. Photos on application. Address,
Box B., Rod and Gun, Woodstock. Ont. 11-3t

- ENGLISH BEAGLE HOUNDS—‘‘The _ best
ever’ as regards breeding, type and hunting
qualities. Any age, Sex, size or color — Debon-

air Beagle Kennels, Gloversville, N.Y. 11—2t

FOR SALE —Five Horse Power, four cycle.
Gasolene Engine, complete. Specially suitable
for large slow speed boat. In excellent condi-

tion—never been used. A bargain. Apply at
omee to A. Connor, Nicholls Bros., Lake St.,
Toronto.

ai ths ah MNS Se Se ee

FOR SALE—A two horse power, two cycte,
single cylinder engine, complete. ready to in-
stall in boat, imcluding reversible propeller and
electrical outfit. American make. Apply R
@. Mcleod, 181 King Street, West, Toronto.

For Sale, Want, and
Exchange Depts.

Advertisements will be in-
serted in this Department at
2c. a word. Send Stamps with

order. Copy should not be later
than the 15th of the month.
FOR SALE—MARINE ENGINE with tim-

er and float feed carburetor, seven h. p., dou-
ble cylinder, opposed, new engine complete with
exception of boat equipment. American make.
new. For further particulars apply Box ‘Ma-
rine Engine’? Rod and Gun and Motor Sports
in Canada.’’ Woodstock, Ontario.
_ FOR SALE —Iefever hammerless, putomatic
ejectors, ivory sights, new. Sell at wholesale
price.—W. S. Mitchell, Kenora, Ont. 11-1t
FOR EXCHANGE —Winchester Rifle, model
94, Octagon barrel, 38—55 calibre, nearly new;
for 38 Colts or Smith & Wesson revolver. —
Box 928, Soo, Ont. 11—1t
WANTED—To buy Cottage Site, where
there is good fishing. About 100 acres timber
land on some lake between Huntsville and
North Bay, or Central Ontario. Box A., Rod
and Gun, Woodstock, Ont. 11—3t

FOR SALE—Fishing Reel, Automatic, aluminum,
new. Apply Box R. 117 Mail Building, Toronto,
Ontario. stf

eae ee Se

FOR SALE—A No. 3A (3%x5%) Eastman Folding
Pocket Koiak, with Glass Plate Adapter, Double
Plate Folders, and Tripod. Cost $30. Apply Box O,
“Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada,’ Wood-
stock, Ont.

FOR SALE—Marine
zontal opposed
oiler, bore and
132 inches, diameter
weight, including f' wheel, 325 pounds. A
high grade engine. American make; new. Ap-
ply at once to Box ‘‘Twelve Horse’ Rod and
Gun and Motor Sports in Canada Woodstock,
Ontario.

\ Engine, 12 h.p., hori-
cylinder, with timer,

FOR SALE—Fishing Rod, steel, telescope bait cast-
ing Apply Box F. Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in
Canada, 117 Mail Building, Toronto, Ont. otf

FOR SALE—Launch Hull, twenty-one footer, com-
plete ready for engine, including brass railings, com-
pr mise stern; a bargain. Box L. Rod and Gun and
Motor Sports in Canada, 117 Mail Building, Toronto,
Ontario. ; stf.

FOR SALE—Canoe, sixteen foot cedar with

two paddles, new. Apply H. V. Kahle, 169
Walmer Road, Toronto.

FOR SALE—Gasoline engine, two horse
power, complete with accessories, in A. 1. con-

dition. Apply Box 1, Rod and Gun and Motor
phone in Canada, 117 Mail Building, Toron-
oO.

FOR SALE—Three Horse Power, three port,
two cycle, marine engine, new, complete, rea-
dy to install in boat. Apply A. H. Byrne, 414
Huron Street, Toronto.

FOR SALE—Speckled Trout Fry at Dr.
Robinson’s private hatchery, Silver Creek, Cal-
edon township. Address O. J. Walker, superin-
tendent, Caldwell, Ontario. 9 3t |

WANTED—Motor Boat, 18 to 25 feet.—C.
F. Jones, 310 pues ee London, Ont.

11—1t.

= Bee es PS

FOR SALE—Canoe, sixteen foot cedar ca-
noe, never been used. Apply Walter G. Beddoe,
Bank of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.

. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 35

FOR SALE—Square stern row boat — ced-
ar 17 footer — including two pairs oars and
rudder. For full particulars apply Box R. B.
Bod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada,
117 Mail Building, Toronto

FOR SALE—Sixteen Foot, cedar canoe, in-
cluding two paddles, new—also a Steel Hunt-
ing Boat. For particulars apply Warren Sport-
ing Goods Co., King Street, West, Toronto.

PHEASANT INDUSTRY—The money maker
—twenty cents for full information, with color
cuts of Phemsants, all varieties.—Durand Phea-
santry, Durand, Mich., Dept. J. 7tf

FOR SALE—Five Horse Power, Single Cyl-
inder Marine Engine, complete with Float Feed
Carburetor, boat equipment—cost $150.00. Will
sell at a bargain. Apply to Francis U. Kahle,
299 Washington Street, Buffalo, N.Y.

WANTED—A representative in every city and
town in Canada and the United States to so-
Mecit subscriptions for ‘“Rod and Gun in Cana-
da.’’ We will pay a liberal commission to
those whom we feel warranted placing the ag-
ency with. This is an opportunity that should
be taken advantage of by any person desiring
to make good money. For further particulars
please address W. J. Taylor, Publisher Rod
and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada, Wood-
stock, Ontario.

Pe OSE EP rN BEDS oP RR 2 ol ra es

FOR SALE—Canoe, sixteen footer, with
two paddles. Apply R. H. Pringle, Trusts and
Guarantee Co., King Street West, Toronto.

FOR SALE—Canoe, cedar canvas’ covered,
sixteen footer, new. Apply Francis V. Kaahle,
299 Washi-eton street, Buffalo, N.Y.

FOR SALE OR RENT—Eleven acres ot an
Island on Lake MHuron, one mile from _ shore,
with two cottages; good fishing amd boating.
Fine Summer Resort. Apply Box 25, Wiar-
ton, Ont. 9—2t

WILD BLACK DUCKS. Eogs $3.00 per 12.
—Geo. K. Thompson, Box 67, Whitby, Ont.
1—1t

FOR SALE—234 H. P. $70.00, 4 H. P. $90,
6 H.P.$110.00. Also castings,complete launch
engines, jump spark, or make and break. None
better. Send for catalogue 1908.—Guarantee
Motor Co., 67 Bay N., Hamilton, Canada.

FOR SALE—Beagle puppies, apply J. Landreth, jr.
Tavistock, Ont. II-It

ENLARGEMENTS of Amateurs’ Snap Shots of
Hunting, Shooting, Boating and Automobiling Trips.
Charges reasonable and first-class work guaranteed.
Largest enlargement house in Canada.

W. G. ROUNDS, Woodstock, Ont.
10-It

FOR SALE—Several Foldimg Canvas Fold-
ing Boats, at a bargain, write for particulars
to Box “Folding’’, Rod and Gun and Motor
Sports in Canada, 117 Mail Building, Toron-

to.

FOR SALE—Crossbred Bloodhonnd and Foxhound

puppies. Beagles, Bloodhounds and Foxhounds.
Trained dogs and puppies usually on hand, W. A.
Brodie, Taxidermist, Unionville, Ont. I1-1t.

WANTED to purchase amateur photographs _illus-
trating sport and country life in Ontario, Address
Bellasis, Young's Point, Ont. 11-1t

FOR SALE—CAMERA—3% x5%,new double plate
hold, excellent lens, Apply to C. M. Horner
32 Prospect St. Toronto, Ont

FOR SALE—CANOE-—sixteen footer, baswood,
including two paddles, painted red,new, a dandy,apply
at once to A. H. Byrne, 414 Huron St., Toronto, Ont
Also a motor boat, eighteen footer, with two horse
power engine.

FOR SALE—MARLIN RIFLE—twenty six inch
barrel, Octagon model 93, calibre 32, never been used;
a dandy, Apply toC. M. Horner, 32 Prospect St.,
Toronto, Ont, at once.

/

FOR SALE—12 gauge Remington gun with Solid
leather case, $40.00; asnap. Box P. Rod and Gun,
Toronto, Ont.

FOR SALE—A three horse power dowbie
cylinder, gasolene engine, complete, ready to
install, absolutely new. A leading make. Ge.
Particulars now. Apply A. Connor, Nicholls
Bros., Lake Street, Toronto.

FOR SALE—Marine Gasoline Engine—three to
four horse power—three port—two cycle—complete—
including Schebler Carburetor—ready to install-in
in boat—guaranteed—new motor. Certain to give
excellent satisfaciion to purchaser. Apply at once to
R. G. McLeod, 181 King Street West, Toronto. for
further particulars and price. Canbe seen at this ad-
dress.

FOR SALE—Twenty One Foot Motor Boat Hull—
compromise stern—brass railings fore and aft—all
ready for engine—can be seen at warehouse Trunk &
Leather Goods Co., 97 King Street East, Toronto.
Apply for particulars and price.

FOR SALE—Three horse power marine engine—
make and break spark—complete with reversible pro-
peller and bronze shafting—American made motor—
cheap if taken atonce. Can be seen at warehouse
R. G. McLeod, 181 King Street, West Toronto. Ap-
ply for particulars and price.

FOR SALE—Marine engine, three to four horse
power—complete ready to install in launch—well
known make—apply at once to A. Fenn & Co., ror
King Street West, Toronto, where engine can be seen
at any time. A bargain to immediate purchaser.

YACHTS AND LAUNCHES FOR SALE—Fastest
30 footer on Great Lakes. 9 firsts in g starts 1907.
Championship 1906 and 1907. Good cruising accom-
modation. First-class condition.

Very fine racing and cruising cutter. Has also yawl
rig. Entirely re-built and re-furnished 1907. Very
complete inventory. Splendid opportunity.

Will exchange for larger boat or sell 30-foot water-
line finkeel sloop. Good condition. Well equipped.

Fine fast cruising cutter, Fife designed. Fully
equipped. Good condition.

Very fast and roomy 20 footer.
spars. Good condition.

Very fast Owen designed 20 footer.
Splendid condition.

Silk sails, hollow

Two suit sails.

Very fast and able Herrcshoff 30 footer. Well
equipped. Good condition.

Famous ocean racer, Little Rhody I. Splendid
condition. Two suit sails.

Very fast class ‘‘Q"” racing yacht, ‘‘Little Rhody II."
Two suits sails. Excellent condition.

386 open launch, especially well built. 15 H. P. en-
gine. Good condition, (heap.

31 foot launch, standing roof. 20 H. P. Buffalo,
electric light. Completely fitted. Guaranteed.

21x5 open launch McClennan spray hood. 4 1-2 H.P.

26x6 open launch. 10 H. P. Buffalo engine.

18xq4 1-2 mahogany yacht tender. Fife
31-2 HP.

30x6, standing roof, 5 glass windows in front; 10 Faekes

20x 4 I-2 semi-speed launch; 5 1-2or7 H. P Ferro
engine brand new outfit.

Full particulars and prices of any of the above from
T. B. F. Benson, Yacht Designer and broker, Port
Hope, Ont. 10-1

built;

36 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA ; A

The Motor You Ought to Own
at the price you ought to pay

Order to-day. Motor shipped
day order is received.

Our Twin Cylinder, 5 to 6 H.P., com-

plete, ready to install - - - - $115.00
With upright timer and Schebler Car-
buretor - - - - - $130.00

Guaranteed for oneyear. You don’t buy|trouble
with aL. & A. Motor.

Our 2to 3 H.P. Single Cylinder Coupler, ready to
install, at - : - = 2 - $60.00

More Speed. Better Finish. Longer Wear
than any motor on the market.

Get our 1908 Catalogue. Free for the asking.
Don’t overlook the fact that our Motors are better for
less money.

Good Live Agents Wanted in Canada.

LOCKWOOD ASH MOTOR CO.

LANSING, MICH., U.S.A.

A Straight Talk
on Pleasure Launch Engines

f am the original builder of a successful MHorizontal Opposed Four
Cycle Marine Gasoline Engine. The only perfect type of two cylinder
Marine Engine built. I have proven it by four years’ of successful oper-
ation.

With my father, I helped to build the first Gasoline Marine Engine of
American design—a four cycle Engine; also the first three port, two
cycle, and two port, two cycle Engines; and probably no one now in the
Gasoline Engine business has had more experience.

Perfect Carburation

In the Horizontal Opposed Engine the parts are more easily access-
ible than in the vertical type. The torque on the propeller shaft is much
more uniform, while the draft of air through the carburetor is regular,
insuring more perfect carburation of the gas than with the vertical type.

“‘Leader’’ Engines are perfectly constructed, and every detail has
been worked out with reference to accessibility, perfect oiling of every
bearing, extreme economy in the consumption of fuel, symmetry of de-
sign, beauty of finish, and perfect control. All operating levers are plac-
ed in a convenient position for the operator. ‘‘Leader’’ Engines are easy
to understand and operate. :

All valve mechanism is of hardened steel, enclosed in crank case of the
Engine, runs in a bath of oil, and will wear indefinitely.

All accessories are the best the market affords; ‘‘Leader’’ engine will
cost you less after 12 months’ use than any Engine built.

Investigate thorourh'~ into the merits of the ‘‘Leader.’’ Our catalog

explains in detail every piece of ourEngine.

CLAUDE SINTZ, General Manager & Treasurer
Sintz-Wallin Company, Grand Rapids, Mich.

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Premiums For Sportsmen

To all our subscribers, young and old, these premium offers are open. Our
premiums, comprising practically everything in thesporting goods line, from a fish
hook to an automobile, can be obtained FREE by securing subscriptions to the

magazine.

There are thousands of sportsmen who have never seen ROD AND

GUN who would willingly subscribe if they were shown a copy.
If you see what you want in the following list, write and we will tell you how

many subscriptions it will be necessary to secure in order to earn it.

We will fur-

nish sample copies for canvassing purposes and do all in our power to assist in mak-

ing your canvassing campaign a success.

Write to-day for particulars to Premium Dept, ROD AND GUN AND
MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA, Woodstock, Ont.

For One Subscription
We will send :

A Sullivan Hook and Reel Guard
manufactured by Chas. L. Sullivan, 617
Railway Exchange Bldg., Chicago.

A Crow Call, manufactured by Chas.
H. Perdew, Sr., Henry, Il., made from
Red Cedar, with German Silver Reed and
Band, handsomely polished. Guaranteed
to give satisfaction.

A 60 yard Fishing Reel, burnished ;

A quart tin of ‘‘Standard” Dog Wash
manufactured by the West Chemical
Co:5,17 “Queen St:,..East, Toronto.
(Sent to any address in Canada)

A bass bait manufactured by Hartung
Bros. & Co., Jersey City, N J. ;or aset
of Ten Beautiful Pictures, 7x9, just the
thing for a sportsman’s den.

A Matchless Cigar Lighter. Lights
cigar, cigarette and pipe anywhere at
any time—in wind, rain or snow;

or a Waterproof Matchbox.

For Two Subscriptions

We will send: A Marble’s Safety Saw,
(Folds like a carver) ; a Sta-Rite Spark
Plug manufactured by the R. E. Hardy
Co., New York. Every Motor Boat
owner is interested in these plugs. We
have only a limited number to distribute)

An Elite Single Minnow Pail, (8
quart) ;

A copy of the complete Sportsman’s
Guide by Buzzacott;

A copy of Deadfalls and Snares; a
book of instruction for Trappers about
these and other home-made Traps;

A copy of Canadian Wilds; tells about |

the Hudson’s Bay Company. Northern
Indians and their modes of Hunting,
Trapping, etc.

A copy of Steel Traps; describes the
curious makes and tells how to use them,
also chapters on care of pelts;

A copy of the Amateur Trainer, by
Ed. F. Haberlein;

A copy of Practical Dog Education by
Abbott;

or A copy of Fox Trapping, a book of
instruction, telling how to trap, snare
poison, shoot, a valuable book for trap
pers: Acopy of Mink Trapping, a book
instruction giving many methods of trap-
ping, a valuable book for trappers.
(We will send acopy of each of these
books for four subscriptions.) These
books are edited by A. R. Harding,
nicely illustrated and contain 200 pages.

For Three Subscriptions.

We will send :

Three Crow Decoys, manufactured by
Chas. H. Perdew, Sr., Henry, Ill.

A Vest Pocket Light, (Every Hunter,
Angler and Yachtsman should own one);

A King Air Rifle, manufactured by
the Markham Air Rifle Co., of Plymouth,
Mich. ;

An Ever Ready Safety Razor and 12
blades, manufactured by the American
Safety Razor Co., 299 Broadway, New
York. This razor is valued at $1.25 and
is guaranteed as good a shaver as any
$5.00 razor made. Only a limited num-
ber are being offered. See advertisement
of American Safety Razor Co. for full
description of the razor we are offering ;

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For Four Subscriptions.
We will send :

A pair of ‘‘Bracketed’’ Hockey Skates
warranted to give satisfaction.

A copy of Modern Sporting Gunnery.
One of the most able books ever pro-
duced on technical gunnery.

A box containing 25 Van Horne
Cigars ; a very superior brand manufac-
tured by Harris, Harkness Co., of
Montreal ;

A Marble Safety Spring and Lock
Knife ;

Fer Five Subscriptions,
We will send :

A ‘‘Napanoch” Tool Kit, consisting of
knife, reamer, file, saw, chisel and screw
driver, contained in a leather pocket
book 44%x3% inches ; manufactured by
U. J. Ulery Co., of New York ;

A Marble ‘‘Expert’’ Hunting Knife ;

Or a Marble Special Hunting Knife.

For Six Subscriptions
We will send a Conklin Fountain Pen.
For Seven Subscriptions.

We willsend: -

A Bristol (No. 1, 2 cr 10) Steel Rod,
with polished maple handle.

A Collapsible Minnow Trap.This trap
is aproven success, made of celluloid,
unbreakable and invisible in water.

A Younger Willow Chair, manufac-
tured by W.W. Younger, Toronto, suit-
able for verandah or parlor.

For Eight Subscriptions.

We will send :

The same rod with celluloid wound
handle ;

A No. 2 Brownie Camera, size 2144x44%
picture ;

A box of Murad cigarettes, containing
27 packages ;

A box containing 50 Van Horne Cigars

An acetylene lantern, mannfactured
by American Acetylene Stove Co.,
Minneapolis, Minn. This lantern is
adapted for all purposes and runs the
Y% foot burner t2 hours full charge.

For Ten Subscriptions.

We will send :
A Frost Improved Kelso Automatic
Reel—capacity 100 yards ;

A Hunter E-Z Apart Reel, full Ger-
man Silver phospor bronze bearings ;

A Stevens No. 16 Crackshot Rifle ;

A Savage Junior 22 calibre single shot
rifle ;

A Younger Willow Chair, large size;

Or a box of Sweet Caporal Cigarettes,
containing 50 packages.

For Eleven Subscriptions
We will send:

A No. 2 Flexo Kodak, taking pic-
ture 3% x 3% sold by Lee & Sargent, —
Montreal.

For Twelve Subscriptions
We will send:

A pair of famous Dunne Diamond -
Tube Skates.

A Steven’s Favorite No. 17 Rifle.

For Thirteen Subscriptions
We will send:

A Bait Casting Rod manufactured byl

the Fischer & Tesch Mfg. Co. of Chicago,
Ill.

Ora Bristol Steel Bait Rod No. 23, A
feet 3 inches long with celluloid wound

handle.
For Fifteen Subscriptions

We will send:
A pair of

“Witch Elk’’ Hunting

Boots, manufactured by Messrs. Witchell- |

Sheill Co., Detroit, Mich.
A Korona Camera, famous for lens
equipment and sound principles of con-

struction;manufactured by the Gundlach- |

Manhattan Optical Co. of Rochesterg
N. Y. Size 34%x«X.

For Sixteen Subscriptions

We will send:

A pair of signal Acetylene Lightel
manufactured by American Acetylene
Stove Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Acetylene
gas for signal lights on boats is much
superior to oil. They can be seen at a
much greater distance than oil lamps.

For Twenty Subscriptions
We will send:

A Hunting Coat manufactured by
Bleauvelt Knitting Co., Newark, N. J.
Parties interested are requested to write

to the Bleauvelt Knitting Company, 9

Campbell St., Newark, N. J. for cata-
logue describing this jacket.

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

An Aluminum Camping Outfit suit-
| able for six persons, sold by Sonne Tent
| & Awning Co., Montreal.

| 500 Sovereign Loaded Shells, manu-
| factured by the Dominion Cartridge Co.
| Or a Century Camera, 4x5, including

| carrying case.
For Thirty Subscriptions

| of Business” by Charles Austin Bates.
Complete in six volumes bound in cloth.
A fine addition to any library.

| For Fifty Subscriptions
We will send: .
A Savage Featherweight Rifle, manu-
factured bySavageArms Co.,Utica,N.Y.
| A White Wall, ten by twelve, best ten
ounce duck tent, three foot wall, com-
| plete with pegs and poles, manufactured
by Sonne Tent & Awning Co., Montreal.

For Sixty Subscriptions

| We will send:

| A Ross 16 ft. basswood canoe with two
paddles, manufactured by Ross Canoe
Co., Orillia, Ont.

| A 16 foot basswood canoe, with two
| paddles,manufactured by the Wm. Eng-
| lish Canoe Co., of Peterborough.

For Eighty Subscribers

basswood canoe with two paddles. Send

to Peterboro Canoe Co., Peterboro for |

catalogue.

A1r-foot ‘‘Regular’’ Folding Boat,
manufactured by the Life Saving Fold-
ing Canvas Boat Co., Kalamazoo, Mich.
| This boat is 34 in. beam, 11 in. deep,
| 18 in. at ends; with jointed oars or

double paddles,
seat and spreaders, air chambers and
camp chair. Capacity, 500lbs. Weight,
45 lbs. Package is 4 ft.x 8 in.x1o in.
. for catalogue.

For Ninety Subscriptions

_ We will send:

f A 1% Horse Power Perfection Marine
"Engine, complete with all accessories.
_ Made by Caille Perfection Motor Co.,
' Detroit, Mich. This 1% H. P. Engine

| a double plate holder and sole leather |

| We will send ‘‘The Art and Literatnre |

| with two paddles.
Dean, Toronto, for catalogue.

| back and spreaders; weight 55

A Peterboro Canoe, 16 ft. varnished !

carrying case, thwart |

is considered one of the finest engines of
its size on the market.

Or a sixteen foot Cedar Canvas cover-
ed canoe manufactured by R. Chesnut
& Sons, Fredericton, N. B. Send for
catalogue describing this canoe.

A 2 h.p. ‘‘Skidoo’’ Marine Engine,
manufactured by Belle Isle Motor Co.,
Detroit, with full boat equipmen'.

A 2 hp. ‘‘Little Skipper’’ Motor with
boat equipment, manufactured by Gray-
Hawley Mfg. Co., Detroit, Mich.

A Dean 16 ft. cedar varnished canoe
Send to Walter

For One Hundred Subscribers
We will send :
An 11-foot ‘‘Special’’ King Folding
Canvas Boat, manufactured by the King

| Folding Canvas Boat Company, Muske-

gon, Mich. This boat is 40-inch beam,
13 inches deep, 20 inches at ends, in-
cludes jointed oars, carry case, bottom
lining, thwart seat and folding seat with
Ibs.
Capaciiy 700 lbs. Package is 4 ft.x
8x12 inches.

A Waterman Out-Board Motor; makes
a motor boat of any boat in five minu-
tes. Write to Waterman Marine Motor
Co., Detroit for catalogue.

For Two Hundred Subscriptions

We will send a 24% h.p. 1908 model
engine, complete with propellor outfit,
batteries, coil, switch, etc., manufactured

| by the Canadian Fairbanks Co., Montreal

For Two Hundred and Twenty-Five
Subscriptions

| We will send:

A Palmer Marine Engine, including
Bronze shaft, propellor, (reversing)

| Stuffing Box, full electrical equipment.

For full particulars of engine send to

Palmer Bros., Cos. Cob, Connecticut for

catalogue mentioning this magazine.

For Two Hundred and Fifty Subscriptions

We will send:
A Parker D. H. Gun with automatic

ejector. For full description of same

| send to Parker Bros., Meriden, Conn. for

catalogue.

When writing advertisers kindly mention ROD & GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.
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The Best Tribute to the Sporting Quality om
of the territory traversed by the CANADIZ
SIX RAILWAYS &

Canadian Northern System

Was the description applied to the Canadian Northern display
at the Toronto Automobile and Sportsmen’s Show, by the Lieutenant
Governor of Ontario, in his speech declaring the Exhibition open.
He said it was “A Very Great Exhibit.”

By common consent, the Canadian Northern Exhibit was the
best collection of new trophies ever assembled in Canada. It was
the first time the Canadian Northern Railway System was re-
presented in any Exhibition. Sportsmen are just learning of the
extraordinary natural wealth which Canadian Northern Railways @
make accessible to the fisherman and hunter. }

Here is a bare summary of the choice that is offered you:

IN ONTARIO: There are (1) the re- woods of the watershed that
gion round about Muskoka Lakes; abound with fish, moose and all
(2) the rivers, lakes and inlets of kinds of game. The West Coast of
Georgian Bay, between Parry Cape Breton Island, and the sal- |
Sound and the French River; (3) mon and trout streams that flow
the country surrounding the Moose into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. :
ountain Iron Mines, north of
Sudbury; and (4) the unequalled IN MANITOBA : The Riding and
lakes, rivers and woods, along the Duck Mountains; the Porcupine
old Dawson Water Route to the Forest Reserves; and the resorts# of
West, from Port Arthur to the game around Lakes Winnipeg,
Lake of the Woods. Manitoba, and Dauphin.
IN QUEBEC: Five hundred miles of IN SASKATCHEWAN: The wood-
line from Hawkesbury, on the Ot- lands, rivers and lakes, north of
tawa River, to Chicoutimi on the the towns in the Saskatchewan
Saguenay; traversing the Valleys of Valley, such as Prince Albert and
the Ottawa, the St. Maurice, and the Battlefords; and the district
the Batiscan; the Laurentian through which the _ railways to
Mountains, and the remarkable Hudson Bay as far as the Pas, is
Lake St. John region. The new built.
line to La Tuque reaches a pre- .
serve belonging to the Qucten - IN ALBERTA: — The whole country
Lake St. John Railway. which makes Edmonton the largest |
fur trade centre in Canada; in- )
IN NOVA SCOTIA : The incompar- cluding the Valley of the Athabas- |
able Ocean Shore, with salt and ca; and the streams that come
fresh water fishing; the lakes and down from the Rocky Mountains.

The Information Bureau, Canadian Northern Head Offices, Toronto, will supply informa-
tion, train services, licenses, guides, hotels and sporting goods.

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ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

ROD AND GUN’S ADVERTISERS.

Readers who fail to consult our advertising pages miss a large proportion of
the most interesting matter in the Magazine.

much from these announcements.

Every advertisement in ROD AND GUN comes from a responsible firm,
and our readers may be assured of courteous answers to all inquiries and good
value from all purchases made through these pages.

They will find that they may learn

Automobiles.
@anadaGycle and Motor) Comms: eoane see aoe. 1125
Herd) Motor: Corof Canada Ltd .n.ce0 nan oe I131
MeMinnrichiGees and SonSarc cme ele eerie 1137
Oldsmobile'@osof Canada td iene cierto 1127-8
Animal Traps
Oneida Community: Cox. iyo oe slob ebioseion 4
évillonsBrOs:A ern) or. csv engi ote eiaksl tele oleae oieeiehera= Ili2
Ales and Beers
abatt< Johns ssc sine Beine pileate eee = 1123
Automobile Accessories
Auto mime Saver Repair Kates a aaa eels shee © 29
Dry Cells’ Electrical Specialties Ltd............ 1148
Iehricks Novelty: Ceti acionanccts emi eis 38
INever Miss Spark) Blips! aoe. arenas bie eee ate te 37
Sta-Rite Plugs—R. E.' Hardy Co.............. 24
Vulcan Sparking Batteries—Vulcan Combination

Sparking and Lighting System, Spark Plugs,

Elbridge Ignition Dynamos, Spark Coils and

French Accessories—Croftan Storage

Battery; Cotes. Ie AEP ens PELs Tai taecarette 26

Ammunition
Dominion Cartridge CO get ele tacrs tetas eis yetNs Iog2
“English Schultze’ ‘London and Toronto Trad-

MAYS | Glos Nets Pal ON eee. Sy AO ae PSA Be 1129
Mullerite—Schoverling Bros iso hen) ee ete: 5
Pikey Coste ee erect poe aa peloe eer biatch 1133
Reyillione Brosh e sevtar net sporinieine an erect I1I2
Shot—Montreal Rolling Mills Co.............. 1119
Snap-Shot and Carbon Powder—Hamilton Pow-

GES G Ase e Eat. toe cpacis mie tabiereaabtieitar etn 18

Winchester Repeating Arms Co...

Books for Sportsmen

BusinessseducationyFrees aoe etree tics eisai 20
Practical Dog Biducationy ye i-chso oleic: 23
SportsmanisiGuide tases cee ns eelsic cistern oterolay’ 27
Bicycles
Iver Johnston Arms and Cycle Works.......... IIIl
Batteries
Northwestern Storage Battery Co ... .... .... 1130

Vulcan Sparkers— Croftan Storage Battery Co. 26

Boots For Sportsmen

Beal; Ro Mi cWeatheriCo wy seer nance ei beninionio a 23
Hopkins’ and'Co ne eae assis seek neni crtnecete 1136
Pikem ly Co. Tot dete casa tee eine aby crete cates 1133
Sovereign shoe}Go,. ose ey aes sees ae 29
Witch-Elk- Witchell—Scheill Co Ltd...... 1132
Cameras and Kodaks
CanadiansKiodak Co: etdimeecive scene 6
Camp Supplies
Ales and Porters—John Labatt ...... ESM oiaretckens 1123
ORT 2s Nariel osha cele 2 ete i Ree 1118
Chase Sanborn 22.r hen a aie ir aciet ce asin ONO 28

Club Cocktails—G. F. " Heublein 8 & Bro. Inside front cover

.Inside front cover

Ghiclets—EranksE wileemé& Coc §.\. aoe eee 1138
Dr aesensiGOrwn. te tees) ae ce eee Ir16
Frog Harness—Unkefer & Bradley............ 13
Fearman’s English Breakfast Bacon — Sugar
Cured Hams, Cooked Meats—W. F.
Bearman (Goer. teu. atic oes ee 4
GilletteSatety; RazonCon ee sek eee 13
Kiffe, EL TEL Co inte yas tee tS yrs weaee eet 37
TovettiCo we FAs jae ols os onl eo oe eee 1136
Michieré&iCol. Ltdze 5-5-2 h WAS Ace Rane 48
Manble'Safety Axe (Cov sic). 5. see ae ee eee 12
MeCurdys Bi bi arte eae Ae Ne eer ere 1123
Pike Ds Coy Nutdiyird ea hey ete oe ore PP eT 1133
Revillon Bross ie ce eerie ee esta eee I1i2
Shredded Wheat Biscuits and Triscuits—Can-
adian Shredded Wheat Co., Ltd.... ...... 1105
Van Horne Cigars, Harris Harkness & Co...... 4
Wilson jF Cortez) & (Com a).. as gates 4
Canoes
Capital, BoatiWorksc a8: = 450 sack cee ace 18
“‘Chestnut’’—R. Chestnut & Sons ..,.......... 19
Dean Walter cue eo csheok eee tie Inside back cover
Gidley, Esty & Come ee aca eee a 1148
KiffesH Ein Gos. Samer 2 sence aero 37
Lakefield—Lakefield Building & Mfg.Co...... 1126
‘‘Peterborough’ tee ee Canoe Co., Ltd 15
Pike Dy CoMltdy tar ce aise ake tele eee ee 1133
Ross; Jj. Canoe Corea sneer koe 16
Rice'ake Canoe Co sh-easec eee eee eee ine 1135
Revillont! Bios: be 527 sstite sea tet ton dt cectar a eon ae age 1112
William yBnplish\Canoe| Conia a =. oan 1132
Cooked Meats.
Fearman’s English Breakfast Bacon, Sugar
cured Hams, Cooked Meats—W _ F. Fear-
TODAY Ao 9e oie ase ecole tas aha ces AVE te 4
Camp Furniture
Kaffe PEt i Conm.teiis fare hava ae eee 37
Michie '&'Co ryan) Ho Sn ctacs eels eet a es 48
Pike D: ColDitd) ei nit ee eee 1133
RevillonjBrosscetios aces hak eekiae tener tak Meee I1li2
Willow (Chair—W,-svounger..:2)/...0emos eerie 1133
Clothing
Dracser's pont cca eet se eke eo se nee Ir16
Kinit-to-fity Mio. | Goce cic tere act eee I120
Pike Co. Notas. eins wyscen ie: ee eee 1133
Sonney OHS: ASI mars ci heats oars hy aience ee Pierrot 1136
Cigars and Cigarettes
Van Horne Cigars—Harris Harkness &Co.... 4
Decoys.

Cativas' Decoy), Goa? fi ascites wats ae eae 13
Perdew © has ahs Siac. i). use cee enone 37
Duck Boats
Acme Folding Boat Covi aee.oaseee es eet 112g
King Folding Canvas Boat Co................ 10
Life Saving Folding Canvas Boat Co.......... 10)
Revillon.:Bros). 5.1100 cr-j< ental «3 en eee T1129

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 45

Thompson, N. R........ 2, RES ane ie Oma 26
Dogs
OOS AV BE aml) ebeeeere reliant ekeec- sacl ehere ota eee! Sea trace 33
Glover's Dog Remedies—H. Clay Glover ...... 20
je CANS CBee aon One CIOS Seen IOI7
King Edward Collie Kennels—N..Gordon .... 6
WestiChemicalComeneretecit es cq itn: s- -ih II1LO
Furs
Rawslars-— iy, b. Carter & Come gente... ee. IIIO
FRE VAN GIS DOS. <a fete eee oie euciahote sais eYena)s'+ =: cco» III2
Flags.
eckiew GHnVICtd—e i. ce ee eee et che oe austell > 1101
SSyOhe SUL MAYS Sy ea neo nals on ae eee 1136
Fisheries Supplies.
eckta [On Ethos. Aa Sey cisieielé ticles IIoL
Fishing and Hunting
@anaciangNorinern Ry. Seo ye )oc), Neteetes ss 2 42
Temagami—O’Connor Steamboat and Hotel
CO se 55 VEE Se BR Ae pine eat oe tir iene ae 22
Fishing Tackle
Muaeler st Baltiea Wife. CO piss 22 ioisielesete es ops aie 1136
Angle worms—Muskoka Fish and Bait Co..... 1136
ApLcrom bie’ SoBitCh COn fers. ot Reka elnjele ec =\- cos» 1108
Allcock, Laight and Westwood Co ...... - 22
Bristol Steel Fishing Rod—Horton Mfg. ors: 5
MEGS UKEP ISHII DES: eK peers ay tes Pots s,s 21
IFn@cti,, 15 0b g Gal Cro Sis en Pann Gn ern aeceenie 1097
Hardy’ s Rods, Reels & Tackle—Hardy Bros. 20
Rimcenrandt. OOM cet aes) eles sehen sees 20
PSG SE tot cite eth sale etek «aise 26
PONS VAM ANC SOM Sh neva ct ets: alge dace baie ss 1134
LET o 1D exo jeed iy ve ye Pe a es a 1133

Rods, Flies, and Lines—H. H. Kiffe & Co.... 37

FeEINONGESTOS 50 Sanat ects ecko oi Flegetna,” I112
ISAM LOS! Weer) penta eiee stat ercbs a bela esvoresve> 26
SUCRE (GO Die ee a tee te arse 28
MEINE TA ONY Ue ta tot cher asc fererclm <fevers cle siexcoaicce 2
SPOnSHIAn'S) Specialty Gow. eed nee ee els as 1129
Fountain Pens.
Cemklin Self bulling Pen). wc scree 0% br seinle « 1094
Gun Cabinets.
CTE Top 918 LSS (el OC eis eh ete aS oot a Lise 37
Gun Smith
|| DRESDEN eA ed Seo bIU reasid oe eicely eaeeieeae I121
Gun Sights
Lyman Combination Rear Sight — Lyman Gun
Sight Corporationianenisas ota ee ea, c.s,-\5> 9
Guns and Rifles
Eiumntenorms: COL Hew pha cite nicele aca Nicle hes 1123
Iver Johnson Arms and Cycle Works.,...... IIL
Ithaca Guns—Ithaca Gun Co........... ..... 1095
Liye 2 OO as Sees 5 2 Sense Rec ae een a7
Weancasterm Chas) OndOniewe on c.cyccce maciue 43
Lefever Guns—Lefever Arms Co. ...... ......5 I
Marlin Rifles—Marlin Firearms Co .... ...... 24
Parker Guns—Parker Bros ........... Sat aats 10
IESE O OP MIS: pean a rciiccita esis meio wee cls e'ss 1133
Oss RitlessROSS IRIfle(Co, ooo. cae ee ve kn 2
PSV MOUE ESTOS teehie tes ce a Asics Side ieise.ca es IIi2
Stevens’ Rifles, Pistols, Shotguns, Rifle Tele-
scopes, Guns, etc. ........ gOutside back cover

Winchester —Winchester Repeating Arms Co...
Inside front cover

Hotels
INewatvorthern,;Gbhicag@ts ov. . se c2s oss sige

WUGeNnS— LOrOMtey i eiieeite solo wiese eens oe eee 37
The Tuller, Detroit, W, A. Shaw, Manager .... IS

Immigration
CAN ACIB NAVIES tec) tines ahs ek oe nicle a svete aele ws 17

Liquors.

Club Cocktails—G. F. Heublein & Bro. Inside

Se SIDES Peete lor hte aca toar Se ate eet eae front cover.
abattalohngy fey ienso le Sa ROE eae 1123
Michiel&) Cove tdie si. o-ee oe oe 48

Launches

Adams Launch & Engine Mfg. Co ............ 1135
Butleny Mn Tish 2. 0S Se Ae ae ape 1126
Capital Boats Works).cc saa epee ee 18
Gidley; EV. sE-.&COsc ys ach, been aoecapeaed 10

Hamilton’ Motor Works!) .522 25> oe ones 23
Jutten Boat & Launch Works ..

: Ca Launen WOrKS .. .... ....2eee 19
kngehol ding Canvas Boat (Cob s--55 = eerie 6
Mekcough) de irotter,, etd... see 12

Eikes iGo pitts 3.0. at ae nis tee ee tie
Peterborough) CanoeiGoyy, ose see T5

Robertson Bros. 0 st cass secteea aae eas 1098
(Ehomipsony ‘No cRis vcs se cine ae Sees ore ee 26
Mineral Waters

Bromo Mineral Water—Bromo Mineral Co.....
OUR AEE aT in Ee aoe Inside front cover
Marine Motors
Adams Launch & Engine Mfg. Co.... .. -..... 1135
Belle isle; Motor’ Coy 3c ee eee ae Sek 1129
BeifsssMotor.Comesit. i biex ci. cone etc ae ere 38
Beaudry Gasoline Engine Co...............-.- 1137
BeaveriMis iGopsy cleo) Muaiciiys sewers otaeehaonelons 1130
Buffalo—Buffalo Gasoline Motor Co. .......... 3
‘Connon Ara soc hr See le sete Sisk ic tae 9
Canadian Fairbanks Co.. ....,. ....Imside back cover
Dinning and Eckenstein........-....:.. 1126
DuBriesMoton Come oct ne eon oe eee 10
Doherty JOH cae eee ewcietclaie) ee ial eerie 1102
DM n Walters Ts. ssirs oe cot ee one hess oem 13
Enterprise’ Machine Com snes cnee esate 1134
Fox Reversible Gasoline Engine Co.... ..... 1123
GrayyMotor Copier seis nie cietoigttnl ar eet ee 8
GidleyoEt a. GAC Ome var ot 20 ae gieoe te ne ietolare 1148
Graymrlawleys Gone iy tee ore ieis te etsieyetes stelele, Datei reas 112g
Guarantee, Motor: Coli. sc 5 en oon eee oeieieciae 18
Hildreth Mites Comp ins = via a niele <rele aie abel) yelmtopeta= 7
Hamilton Motor VWOrLKS: tsp ise) lelale loft uaicieraiars 23
“Little Giant’—United Mfg. Co.... ......... - 26
Lockwood: Ash CO. a 08 es intake ie eae oie on 36
McKeough and Trotter, Lids.) at pee {2
Marine Power Co. PAR PO, ids Sd OR gras anette tats 1136
Miller Gaseline Engine Co ie avcie Ghats beater ert na 25
Paliier MOOKE( CO). ie 5, c.sicis) ajo sacs e eptayoveteiaiste! orwia Ti
Palmer Motors—Palmer Bros.... ...... «+--+: 22
Premier Motor Co.—H. Biddell.....:.......... 1132
Perfection Marine Motors—Caiile Perfection
Motor Cot atasosc. tieiack + eect tei euee ts 3
Royal:Equipment, Cos. ae oa. lees sty <p Iaiel 19
Smith and Balbridge Machine Co.............- 18
Schofield-Holden Machine Co ...............- 33
Sterling Engine Gores. sce RUraraNA batik ret aT etas I
Sint? Claudeu yee al sani Pht Meat ac ee eae 36
Strelinger Marine Engine Co .........-.-.++++ 24
FMhompsonuNy Rinse yee acs atcate nib ae hed bolas 26
Thrall Fishback Motor Co. sccccs ance ewes ss 1130
Waterman—Waterman Marine Motor Co ..... 6
Wolverine Motor Works...... .... .e+-+e--ee- 32
Miscellaneous
American Pedometer Co...... ...-.-.+-0+ Sides 8
Gamble Shoulder Brace Co,....... «2... -+++-- 1133
Key Tags-—C. E. Locke Mfg. Co.......... «+++ 20
Metal Polish
Majestic Polishes Ltd.......... ssssesseeeee It
Motor Boats
Adams Launch & Engine Mfg. Co.... .... .... 113
Butler MuALABA cocee a epaap ehanct ses wen chit s,s 1126
Canadian Fairbanks Co............- Inside back cove
Gray Motor Co... 2... cise uen cece ce ew en cee cee
Gidley! H. EB. SCO, 25 hess cine oe tle a aiarwine sine 114

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Hamilton Motor Works 222%). .sitetc eis os sieies 23
MeKeoughié: 7) Trotter Iota eee e-fociee> cletee clo 12
Never Miss Spark Plug Co..............: ane 37
Premier Motor! Co s.02 Jaco gs eae este ee 1132
Robertson Bros 23.2525. c ee cet ie sie s con Bieta’ 1098
Ross; i) /H-—Canoe.Co ee yr caceitis ree icpeeiere 16
Smith and Baldridge Machine Co ........... 18
‘Phompson Nt Rei, Soy iaehs me. ataveys ace 3.8 ohio uieeons 26
Waterman Marine Motor Co.... .... ........ 1148
Motor Boat Accessories
American Acetylene Stove Co.,..............- 1134
Bryant and Berrys/@ obra. < fs oe tal oa Sedo I103
CoulterssWimsSiSonSteonceenass a aaeciice Tote 16
Croftan Storage Battery Co.—Complete range of
ACCESSORIES Hare pitat dt eetel Weve dis ralee te Stoke tees 26
Dry Cells—Electrical Specialties etd 1148
GiessBrosy ta raMei aia sate cameos cae see 8
Henricks: Noveltry Gores cea es eee en: 38
Peckies [nosy a=. oe eke teense eo IIOL
Michigan Wheel Coney, setae token ee ele 1138
Sta-Rite Plugs—R. E Hardy Co ... .......... 52
hwentieth CenturyNite: Cou. sa renee neae 28
Twentieth Century Brass"Assn............-..--- 1153
Oils. Varnishes, Paints, etc.
ColenG. WACO Des Wig SOC en a eer a 1123
Office Appliances
Conklin Fountain Pens—Conklin Pen Co ..... 1094
Smith Premier Typewriters — National Type-
Writer Coma Mata eae ae Sel teenie aa toe 47
Outfitters
Katie? Fights Coe pe it oat A ee Pea eee 37
Revillon= Brose 0832 os, oot. .ik sete or ome tee 1112
IMichiete&: Comes eee ete Cee ea Mae ove 48
Bike DiGo: tdi the tet Ao a ep eee 1133
Teinagami—O’Connor Steamboat and Hotel
Coslhidie Fo Nearer ace ey aa ee 22
Oil Paintinga!
+ Matgaritanekeproductions.yiaepaee ote eee 5I
Premiums.
Premiums Sy colder: nt aoe eo se ee tee 39—41
Photo Supplies
Canadian; Wodak7Go plata fag ane ean pes 6
Wardic (Coie ir ute CRW Grp Tecan tel pian 15
Rifle Sights and Gun Implements
Marble’Satety, Axe Coren eeescicsian serineernes 12
Revolvers
Iver Johnsons Arms & Cycle Works .......... IIll

Resorts for Fishermen.
Maskinonge and Spring Trout Fishing C. P. R. 30-31

ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA.

Revilloh Brosmepere- 32 Se ee eee ee

Row Boats
Capital:Boath Works 2)". see ate
Jutten el WER Set wee Ss ne a abe
King Folding Canvas Boat Co.........2++--+
Life Saving Folding Canvas Boat Co.....
Lakefield Canoe Bldg and Mfg Co
Peterborouphi Canoe Coe, -.2e.. ie i Ap
Thom psonyiNeihs essere here ert a

Rust Preventative

32.mi@One) Oil Ga Wey Eole Com o-. 5-1 - <i eee

Safety Razors.
Gillette Safety Razor Co

Summer Resorts.
Lake of Bays G. T. Ry.>..

SimMeErs}) [eyA: Hee Seen ote eee nee Cara

Bannerman, Frances.......-.
Beckie; John’ [ntdt ere. sence ee ees anes
Sonne> Thos (Sr scar se ee oe eee cies

Thompson, (Nui Ru Passe A ees cet cesacoeae fer
Trap~Shooter’s Supplies

Kiffe, H. H. Co.
Paken Dir ComLetd, Acct some neh ee itr eae ee

Bannernten, Hrancess: tiex fajanie eye cee Oates
Kaffe Fiestas Gora). saevataeeer
Leckie, John. td Sie sae week Ceasets
Michie’ &(Gos; Jat: nyataee selec an ee Sooo ieee
Revillon Bros.........

Trunks and Traveling Bags.
Trunk-and, Leather \Goods*@opy == . eo. eae
Wall Paper
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Exclusive makers and dealers in High-
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