THE MEMBERS OF THE BROOKLYN SPORTSMANS CLUB, BELIEVE IN THE PRINCIPLES OF SPORTSMANSHIP, PRESERVATION OF LAND, FISH, FOWL, GAME, AND ALL FORMS OF CONSERVATION, AND KNOW THAT WHEN THESE PRINCIPLES ARE FOLLOWED THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AS A WHOLE, PARTICULARLY THE SPORTSMAN, FARMER AND THE LOVER OF NATURE, AND THEREFORE, WE HAVE JOINED TOGETHER IN ASSOCIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF FOSTERING THESE PRINCIPLES.