New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-09
THE SPORTSMEN'S
SHOW.
AN INTERESTING EXHIBITION PROM
IsED AT THE GARDEN.

MANY CONTESTS ARRANGED FOR THE WEEK
BILLIARDS BOWLING. FLYCAsrING AND
OTHER coNTEsTs-THE SHOW TO OPEN ON
JANUARY - AND EXTEND 10 THE 23p.
The managers OF the Sportsmen's Show. which
will be held at Madison Square Garden from Janu-
airy 70 to o. inclusive. promise to make 1t one OF
the most interesting exhibitions OF the sort ever
held in that immense amphitheatre. There will be
something OF every sort to interest the sportsmen.
with the usual picturesque features representative
Of the wilderness and camp life. Frank ". Sanger
has organized a hycastng tournament Tor the
adept anglers a billiard tourney for the experts OF
the cue a bowling contest for the knights Of the
sphere and a shooting match for the short range
rfemen.
The marked innovation OF this years show IL that.
while II has hitherto represented outing sports ex-
cusivcly, it has now added two popular National
indoor sports. bowling and billiards. as principal
features. The billiard tournament. from the In
terest manifested in II. seems destined 10 give a
impetus to this indoor sport among amateurs
II ia the first billiard contest ever sanctioned by the
Amateur Athletic Union and will be held In the
Concert Hall. beginning January l3 and lasting Tor
nine DAYS 1t will decide the amateur billiard
championship Of the metropolitan division, which
covers New York and the State Of New-Jersey east
OF Trenton.
The Amateur Athletic Union appointed a COM
mittee composed OF Barlow S. Weeks. chairman;
r c. Hughes James F. Sullivan and T. L. Arnold
to look after the unions interest and confer with
Alfred Chasseaud who has been appointed py the
association to manage the contest
Entries have been received from the leading ath-
!eic clubs in the district and 1t Is the desire or the
managers to limit the contest to one representative
OF each OF the leading clubs.
There is reason to believe that the bowling de-
partment Of the exposition will prove A success
Several Of the best bowlers from Cincinnati. Buff
falo Columbus Chicago and Philadelphia have
promised to come during the nine days OF the
show and try for tho 800 trophy. which VIII De
emblematc Of the headpin championship OF the
United States Nearly fifty OF the most prominent
boUIers in the city have sicnifed their intention
OF taking part In the contest. Each contestant VIII
roll seven games, strikes and spares, ana the
player making the greatest number OF pins VIII he
declared the first champion OF the new CITY ana
will receive the trophy offered by the association
In order 10 give every bowler In the country an
opportunity 10 enter the tournament for the indi-
vidua headpn championship Of America no formal
entry need be made. neither will an entrance zee
be asked
The enthusiastic devotees Of the sport or which
Izaak Walton Is the patron saint arc keenly alive
to the opportunities afforded for achieving emf
nence through nine days competition in bait cast
ing. The contest. which will In the thro" OF tlteS
from back 10 front cover the whole length OF ,IIe
Madison SQUARE Garden amphithcatre, VIII com
prise eighteen contests Many OF these. as arranged
By an expert committee. afford as good opportuni
lies to the neophyte as to the practical hand
Among them will he black bass nycastng, nycast-
ing for accuracy only. also distance ana obstacle
casting. There will be women's nycasting con
test for which entrance fee Will be charged
There will be a switch. or Pritchard style contest
open to all The prizes to be awarded Will be Tor
accuracy long distance and obstacle casting and
consist OF gold silver and bronze medals donated
by the Sportsnens Association as first. second ana
third prizes respectively. For bait casting the
committee will provide onehalf ounce rubber frogs
The rihemen who shoot with small cai!ore r!ne!
at short range joicing in new range erccted
for their benefit the Twenty sixthst sids OF the
basement or the Garden.
There will be in the programme an individual
championship match open TO all one hundred yards
orhand at a twenty -Ave-rng target. distance one
hundred feet Entrance fee for this test Is s. which
will include q season ticket OF admission to the
show First prize. championship trophy and &2O
The other twelve prizes will amount to $40 There
Will also be A continuous match. open to ALL dls-
lance one hundred feet ofYhand at twenty-five
ring target A committee OF sharpshooters VIII pc
in charge OF the tournament, and Is now al work
with the assistance of J. A Dressed The commit
tee consists OF n. J. Miller. vicepresident OF the
Zettler Rife Club. chairman; Edward Banks secre-
tary: Gus Zimmerman representing haf dozen
different shooting organizations. and the veteran
Tho thrones at the show will be enlivened with
music from D'Aquins Military Band OF twenty-five
pieces.
There will be chalnless wheels and many things
pertaining the bicycle OF 1898 There VIII be ex-
tensIve and picturesque exhibits lustrai I've OF var
ors regions Of Maine. the Rockies and other IA
vorite hunting and fishing regions.