New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-03
SPORTSMEN'S SHOW OPENS.
SPORTS RULE ON THE MAIN FLOOR AND
TRADE HAS THE GALLERIES.
A TANK HOLDING SEVEN HUNDRED TONS OF
WATER FOR THE AQUATIC cONTEsTs-A

TANK HOLDING SEVEN HUNDRED TONS OF
WATER FOR THE AQUATIC coNTEsTs-A
LARGE GATHERING or ATHLETES.
The fportsmcn's Show at Madison Square Garden
was formally opened last night for the longest run
I'm the history Of the Sportsmens Association. Here
tofore the association has considered n week OK
exhibition sufficient to satisfy the public demand
for such n show, but many changes nave
been made IN the present exhibition that the man.
agement decided 10 keep open untl ana ihcIuu'"s
Saturday. March II.
The show this year differs In many material ways
from it's predecessors. Heretofore the trade had
the exhibition practically 10 itself Last year more
contests were added. but the men OF the sporting
business world practically took up all OF the space
on the main floor Now this is changed. for the
trade IS confined chiefly to the galleries. while the
main floor has been turned over to the sportsman
himself and the effort has been made TO please the
spectators.
There is n game park with trees and tanbark; n
svImming-tank one of the largest seen here
abouts, swimming. water polo and other
sports may be seen cages full OF wild animals
game birds ana tanks of fine specimens OF inc
fnny tribe. There wolves, mountain lions All
OF the deer family. Wildcats. handsome but ueach-
erous looking and everything else dear to the hear1
of the hunter and fisherman. There are the rife
and pistol ranges In the basement. There are the
Indians and their wigwams. and pretty Indian
maidens with raven locks and snappy eyes. IN
the roof there will be trap-shooting every day ana
many Of the expert wing shots of the country Will
take part in the competitions.
H. s Cornish Will be in charge OF the water
snorts in the tank The tank refused TO fulfil its
requirements yesterday, as there was bad break
at the side compelling the management 10 let out
the water and to make repairs. The tank. conse-
quently could rot be used last night IL IS 10 by
40 feet. and holds water eight feet deep. An eN-
pert estimated that when the tank is full the water
Irt sloe
that there would be a pressure OF sixty-hve POUNDS
70 the square foot He considered that the press
ure on the sides of the tank above the flooring
would be about two hundred and forty tons Col.
lows j. J. Haowell, %; o. X Dlckey;o W aid
tain A. W Money. so Isaac TaimaR 49, marS 81;
b. Leroy 81; W. W. Leuthecum 81 r. H. 1v %iaTh
killed aI'5 81 out of possible .. Miss Annie oakley
also made a good score in exhibition shoot
The naInes Of the Two pretty nd IA tbn Maecete
tribe. and speak English and French huentiy oar.
There have been several changes III inc wafer O"'
nival programme. OF the contests which were 10
have been decided yesterday the seventy-hve-yard
novice and the tub race put over untl to-day
The twenty-nve-yard scratch race mas been post
picns will be here In this way this race VIII pc
come "A short distance championship. me v oPrbh t2
lay race has been changed 10 Monday, MAR" 10 10,
There are IFS individual swimmers entered IN the
'T Fonwng is the official arrangement of the water
polo games: ,,.o,,.
March 3-Ione star and Wyanoke
March 4-WyanCke and Union
March G-Ione Star and Union
March 7-Pennsylvania and COLUMBIA ...
ncIo championship for which the entries are Du-
qucsne Country ana Athletic club a Of oitob
mem. New-York Athletic club. Knickerbocker Atm
let. club and University Of Pennsylvania
March i3--Final In championships o,
March 4-Probably Yale and winner or Pennsyl-
vaufa-C Columbia game OF March l. 49, IL,
on March l. and - special races Will De auue,l
Yale will send 4 relay and probably q water polo
team beginning Saturday or Monday ,eyenintg,
paul ! Tustin rho high diver, Will dive from the
roof Of Madison Square Garden into the pool dls-
lance OF So feet. THIS he vii repeat each AFTERNOON
The other Profes9na nssid2rS fns9 SedTt o
Tho Kniskeroocker Athletic Club; Charles Holroyd'
~ Columbia and George Kister. OF Pennsylvania