San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-12

es OF sport will be represented, and
contributions in the shape of
stuffed and living animals, collec-
tions Of guns and anything per-
tanning to the chase have been re-
ceived from all over the country.
The exhibit will be divided into
fifteen parts, designated from A..
to o. Under Glass A will be shown
all sorts of firearms, ancient and
modern. The different process of
manufacture OF early and modern
weapons will also be illustrated.
Class B will be devoted to the vari-
GUS kinds of ammunition, from the
old-fashioned black gun powder to
the latest results in smokeless
powder. A feature in this section
will be a 23.foot shot tower, which
will be shown in operation. In
Class G will be grouped exhibits of
the many sundries and appli-
ances necessary to sports
mans outfit, comprising camp
kettles, knives, forks, spoons, bait
boxes, ETC., and all the most recent
inventions for increasing the COM
fort OF hunters and fishermen.
Glass d is made up Of exhibits re-
lating to the anglers art. Appli.
ances for rearing and transporting
fish will be shown, as we'll as the
multitude of rods, reels, hooks,
flies and lines, which make up the
outfit of disciple OF Isaak Walton.
Under class E will be exhibited
every kind Of boat, from the In.
dams birch bark canoe to the lat
est racing shell. Probably the
most picturesque section will be
class F, which is devoted to the
necessaries of camp life. Camping
scenes, with hunters in costume,
will be shown, and practical illus
trations will be given of the
art of being comfortable while
"roughing it," Glass G will be
composed Of exhibits illustrating
every kind of game and athletic
sport. Lawn tennis, football, golf,
cricket, fencing, racing, curling,
skating, etc., will all be represent.
ed. Taxidermy and zoology will
be under Class II, and great efforts
are being made to gather collec-
ton of stuffed animals which shall
represent the entire animal crea-
ton of this continent. All that
relates to dog and kennel supplies
will be found under Glass /. The
different,ways of feeding, transport
ing and caring for mans faith
full friend will be deliberately
set forth. Veterinary surgery
and its latest discoveries will also
be illustrated. Under Class Xviii
be shown cameras and, all the pho
tographic materials and appliances
which relate to field photography.
A very complete exhibition OF pho
tographs Of sporting scenes is prom
ised. Class l. will be made up OF
exhibits covering all that relates
to riding and driving. The differ
emit kinds OF saddles and brides
will be shown, including the va
rious horse equipments in use all
over the country. Class M will be
entirely devoted to literature bear
ing upon sporting matters. An art
gallery composed of pictures rep
resenting sport in all its branches
will be a feature. Glass M
will consist OF trophies OF the
chase, showing typical examples
Of large game, both native and
foreign. This will constitute the
historical and educational feature
OF the exposition. 1t will include
mounted specimens of buffalo, OK,
musk, caribou, reindeer, antelope,
mountain sheep, boars, black,
brown, grizzly and polar bears, etc.,
etc. Each stuffed specimen will
be measured by the committee of
measurements and records, and
the results carefully compiled in
pamphlet form. This Information
when tabulated will be both valu-
able and unique. The loan exhibit
will be classed under o, and will
include the private collections of
many prominent amateurs.
There will also be an exhibition
of live animals, which will inclu de
at least one specimen OF every
animal existing on the continent.
There will be many superb private
collections of beads in the Loan
Exhibit section. The collections
OF Messrs. Austin Corbin, Theo-
dore Roosevelt and William Zieg-
Ter contain some of the finest
specimens of large game in the
country. Mr.. Corbin's collection
includes the head of the famousl
buffalo bull "Grover Cleveland"
which fought so calamity with
another aspirant for the leader
chip of the herd at Mr.. Corbin's
animal preserve in New Hamp-
shire. The fight lasted two
hours and a half. when DOOR Gro