New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14
A HAVEN FOR SPORTSMEN
AuspICIOtys OPENING OF THE GREAT
EXHIBITION AT THE MADISON
SQUARE GARDEN.
SOME OF THE MANY ATTRACTIONS THERE-AR-
RAyGEMENTs FOR THE SHOOTING MATCHES
NEW MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.

NEW MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION
The exhibits at the Sportsmens Exposition
which opened last evening at the Madison square
Garden. seem 10 be more numerous. Vaflen anu
Interesting than ever before. and the many
visitors who entered the Garden last evening ai'er
the doors opened appeared to be vastly IN
terested in what they saw 1t would be Impossible
TO enumerate all the different sorts OF exhibits that
are TO be seen there without doing it in the form
of a catalogue but there Is everything that couid
be brought to delight the heart Of the sportsman
or the lover of outdoor sport of all kinds.
Perhaps the casual visitor. who Is not sports
man in the technical sense of the word, will be
especially interested In the loan and trophy ex-
hibit which Is to be seen in the Assembly Hall or
the Garden. There a large and brilliant collection
Of trophies won In every kind OF field or water
sport known to man Is set forth to view. Many
of the trophies have been lent to the exposition by
men whose regulations worldwide synonymes
for excellence In a given line of sport. BY far the
most imposing collection in the hall is that of
Gus Zimmerman. the champion rife shot OF the
world His medals, cups. etc. occupy a mag
nlicent cabinet. and blaze out. hundreds strong.
with d brillancy that Is dazzling. Princeton Uni
versity has a to itself. and here are to be
seen a string of footballs various gridrons
by the orange and the black. together with Il num-
Der of banners and pennants taken from academic
rivals athletic fields. The Berkeley School col
lection OF athletic and other trophies Is also vol
worth looking at. and Mr.. Francis has a collection
Of firearms OF various sorts that will be interesting
both to the sportsman and the antiquarian.
The taxdermists have done themselves more
than proud Mt the exposition this year Their
work seems to show distinct advance in the art
of taxdermy. The groups of animals which they
present generally in the most natural and char
acterlstc attitudes. and the details OF the figures.
of the veins showing through the skin. are
carefully attended to. W. w. Hart q Co. show
the head of Alaskan moose which Is the larg-
est on record 1t has spread of five feet ten and
a quarter inches from the tip OF antler to the
tip OF the other. There also a tigresS and her
cub in cage that look so natural that the spec
tators stood at Il respectful distance. This feature
OF the show the taxdermy shown there. is really
most interesting and it will doubtless attract much
attention from sportsrnen who love to have re-
mirders of their proves IN the open constantly
before their eyes indoors
LIVE WILD GAME BIRDS.
novel featur. in the show Is an exhibit Of live
Wild game birds. This exhibit OF wild water fowl IN
cludes rare and expensive birds. and some OF them
probably not duplicated anywhere in captivity.
Many Of them are. OF course, well known to the
sportsman. and he. therefore, of all others. best
knows that 1t is with the greatest difficulty and no
little expense that they are procured alive and
domesticated.
ave entrance what he calls the twentieth century
yachts one of which is the well-known Eastern
centreboard Knockabout. which 1t is said cannot
Of twenty-six pictures by the marine painter Coz
zens including those of the international races for
the Americas Cup. from the hrst one down 10
those OF 1885.
THE SHOOTING TOURNAMENT
ono OF the special features Of the exposition will
be the National Shooting Tournament. This began
formally yesterday afternoon, when Gus thinner
nan scored three bulls-eyes forTresident Mckinley
three for Governor Black and three for Mayor
Strong. The prizes In this tournament will be well
worth the winning, and for one special match Gus
Zimmerman will give handsome trophy. The
committee In charge of the tournament il made up
as follows: H. ID. Muller. chairman; Edward
c. G. Zettler. 6 w Plaisted. Il. Busse. X. w
Dewey. II. Mahlenbrock, William Dalton. c. Boag
Martin: referee Committce-Gus Zimmerman
chairman c. G. Zettler. II. Mahenbrock. William
on the opposite side OF the basement from where
the rife shooting goes is held the revolver tour
nament Service charges are USED AND. ana conse-
The prizes will be as follows:
at siS5; frst prize, military cup valued at SIS;
/ FIRST prize Any" cup valued at SIPS. In add.
ton. medal will be presented TO each member OF
Individual msiches.,Police; first, cup valued at at
So: second. cup valued at $50: third cup valued Mt
SIS. Military. first, cup valued at 49, second cup
valued at $780, third cup valued at So; Any" first
cup valued AT SIS: second cup valued at 20; third
The Headquarters OF the Sportsnens Association
at tho exhibition call attention to the character
and strength Of that organization. .
A branch Of the shooting tournament Will be
press match Captain j. $ Conlin. OF the knicker-
hooker Athletic Club is director Of shooting, and
will manage the championship revolver contests
The press match will be for the revolver champion.
ship, and the medals which captain comm asked asked
10 be allowed to give gold (flrst and silver
Isecond) and are mado from the official die of the
association The match is strictly Tor noV'ces and
The medals which will be given by tho sports