The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-02-04

The lovers of athletics in Cecil county
will be interested to know Baltimore is
preparing for Sportsmen' Exposition,
which, for variety, will eclipse anything
of the kind ever undertaken in the South.
The Exposition is to be held at Prospect
Park, which is located within few hun
bred yards Of picturesque river.
The park is within half hours electric
City. Commodious buildings have been
constructed and Others are in course of
building. The park embraces half-mile
horse race track and large outfelds The
entire race track and buildings are lighted
with electric lights.
The enormity OF the scheme which the
Exposition is undertaking will utilize all
of the buildings and grounds with the
prospect of an overflow on adjoining lands
The term "Sportsmens Exposition" hard
ly covers the program as arranged.
Agents are now visiting the larger cities
of the country arranging for exhibits of all
kinds of paraphernalia used by sportsmen.
AS the Exposition is to be held during
the entire week, beginning April 17.h,
which is nearly two weeks later than the
New York Show, very many of the ex-
hibits at the latter show will be exhibited
at the Baltimore Show. No charge is
made for exhibition spaces, and many have
already been taken.
There will be departments for boats,
from the smallest canoe to the naphtha
and steam yacht; for the bicycle in all
stages of construction; for all specimens of
the taxidermist's art; for sporting rifles,
shot guns of the single, double pump and
all other varieties; for ammunition OF all
kinds; for hunters outfits from the print
tive coon hunter to that used in the Rock
les and other parts of the country for
capturing big game; for golf, tennis,
lacro Sc, foot ball, base ball, and athletic
sports Of all kinds.
A special exhibit will be made of duck
shooters outfit on the celebrated Susque-
L
of shooter who has probably killed more
wild ducks than any other one man in the
world The outfit, which will include sink
box, bu,hwhack boat, big gun skiff, such
as is used unlawfully and from which hun
dreds of ducks are slaughtered in a night;
shore and floating blinds and scientifically
deployed decoys and specimens Of the best
working Chesapeake Bay Dogs collections
Of mounted big game from different parts
OF the country have been promised
A four. day Trap Shooting Tourney will
animate target events in this $500 in cash
has been appropriated for purses for the
amateurs to contest for. There will be
extra sets Of traps at which the profession.
ais are to shoot. In the amateur events
the entrance in each is to be free The
professionals can shoot money sweepstakes
or for price of targets only, as they may
elect.
An Open Dog Show is also to be held
In this as in the Shooting Tourney the
entrance 10 to be free. As the show is to
be held in April, the building in which
the dogs are to be benched will be so con-
structed as to permit the raising of its
sides in case the weather proves warm.
The dogs will be benched according to the
Spratt system and judged according to the
American Kennel Club rules. The classes
will include all OF the breeds usually shown
at the Westminster and other Kennel
Clubs. Especial attention is being paid to
the matter of selection Of capable Judges
for the different breeds.
Several hundred Western Quail have