Life, 1911-10-19 · page 11 of 48
Life — October 19, 1911 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page announces Life's picture contest, won by Alfred J. Walker of Philadelphia. The winning illustration shows a domestic interior scene with a woman at a desk, a small dog, and a figure on a bed—depicting the caption "Love is not guided by hour or storm—its message will reach in any form." The secondary article "Pot-Sports" critiques the Clove Valley Rod and Gun Club's practice of shooting captive ducks for sport—calling it worse than pigeon-shooting. The author argues such "pot-sport" hunting is unsporting and cruel, contrasting it with traditional field hunting. The piece sarcastically defends the club's members against public criticism while emphasizing that killing tame birds represents poor sportsmanship and questionable taste.
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a The Contest TH winning title to this picture in Lirr’s ¢ ntest was sent in by ALFRED Wacker, 9 French Street, Philadelphia, Pa. The picture was first published in Lire’s issue of September 14, 1911, and the contest closed on October at noon; 16,834 answers were re- f answers, fifty-four were first selected ceived. Out of the total numb among the probabilities, and from these fifty-four the judges agreed upon the title which is printed on this page. LOVE 1S NOT GUIDED BY 1TS MESSAGE WILL REACH IN ANY FORM. THE WINNING TITLE HOUR OR Pot-Sports HE Society for the Prevention of Crucity to Animals has dis- covered and dropped upon the Clove Valley Rod and Gun Club of Dutchess County, New York. It seems that the Clove Valley mem- bers have long had a habit of shoot- ing ducks from traps, as pigco used to be shot only a few years ag before people hereabouts learned be ter. They had a supply of ducks raised for their use. This might be called “ pot-sport.” It is a little worse than pigeon-shooting — now happily superseded by the use of “clay pis because a domestically-reared duck must be clumsier than a pigeon. Nobody has appeared in the public prints in defense of the Clove Valley cons” STORM— persons and their amusement. They are out of date, and should be grate- ful to the S. P. C. A, for calling their attention to themselves. little worse than English sportsmen who preserve nts and grouse, and go out in the fall and bag these tame birds by the hundred. Whether a bird is killed in one way or another probably does not matter much to the bird, but the taste for banging with a shot-gun in- to flocks of tame birds is a curious are very taste, and the accompanying exulta- tion at making a particularly big bag of them is an odd form of pride ‘AME is the feeling that you are the constant subject of admi tion on the part of people who are not thinking of you. comicbooks.com