New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-09
THE SPORTSMEN'S SHOW.
ADIRONDACK EXHIBIT ONE OF TIL
BEST FEATURES.

Avn MANY INTERESTING TALES TO TELL OF
HILLS DALES. LAKES AND GAME
LARGE ATTENDANCE THE
USUAL SHOOTING AND
SWIMMING CONTESTS
ran this season a dav or n night was deemed
suscient "a see all there 10 be seen OF inc
average sportsmens Show. but that IS ho, ~
Of this show. and the management VI ~"
exhibition is congratulating itself that il afIase"
a have n two-weeks show this year. While the
show Is now week old. there is no failhe o." u,
tho attendance-ln fact the Garden was so cro"deo
las, night that It difficult for late CoineiS !"
see much ~ the exhibition. There was 'He usual
throng about the swimming-pool. whefe "e ~
oorea "tank drama" is enacted by expert SWIM
mers and divers ,
pr, tho drama Yesterday afternoon was turheu
into almost a tragedy, for Donaldson the aver
was for the sec nd time carre ed from 'he poo' -"
conscious and this time he Is serlousi! i"IuI
DonaIdson went straight through the water ." UO
his head the bottom OF Inv '"'N W
a fractured skull 49,, uo,,o,
Tho visitors took deep interest in the specla
xhb,, NJ the interesting folks from the ADIRONDACK
region The Adirondack exhibit Is one oi INV 80
arranged features Of the show. II taxes up nan
be rorth side Of the Garden and those fond OF ne
n the woods and on the lake can ma plenty '''i1
90 rnor thero interested The guides and hotel men
and their representatives arc willing ana ooul
snd af,er>llstening TO one Of the guides Tor IL"
moments one IS impressed with the idea 'ha' lie
loves and reverenCes his part or the county
The exhibit is on the Twenty seVen'h-S'' S''e VI
enc Garden near the FourthaVe end leHNi"H
~ Nfod,son-ave side Of the building. one htS'
Gees the Administration Building. and II Is 'he'e
that The Adironda cks Hotel League members man
,heir headquarters Experts who nave eA'li''""
the structure say that ct is one OF the pest
% log work ever seen in this city The puln'hE
Us made from srruce logs and slabs. several
-.rrptine offers have been made for the DuldlhE
.es Z, stands hut whether the hotel men Io" w
the State will part with u or rot remains 10 "o
seen In the building found many elo 'dIh-
ers. who explain fully the beauties o. the county,
the excellent obstetrics AID the beautiful scenery
To tboso VINO smile and seem increduous photo
graphs and drawings are shown
Nc>t 70 the Administration Building IS what may
b called the art gallery. After looking over the
collection the hunter. angler and summer tourist
nisHes up his mind that he has found me place
where no will spend at part Of his vacation
or on,ne the coming season. rnere are phpto-
crarbs and paintings OF hotels lakes. mountains
and picturesque scenery Of the KIND 10 SUI any
mind There are some Of the handsomest spc''
~o,e ~ the taxidermist's skill There are two
white deer and immense bear and s,une"
mountain Hon. much larger than either or 'ne
1.,. snecir,ers in a cage the other side OF 'he
burli,r There are not many mountain lions III
tho Adirondacks at present. The guides say mat
they are practically extinct. but there are SIM "
fav hears there for those fond Of hunting Drum III
his lair -
rhoso ,vho have camped ont in the woods pause
q, admiration when they come 10 tho little door
loss structure which shows tent life AT us "es'.
This exhibit Will carry the true sportsman "''oi'
tho limits Of the city quicker thah aIl!''iInh VIZ
"a To- seen i1 the immense amphitheatre. The nut
&c made in true Adirondack style. with only thIee
sses the front being open. The front IS LETT open
for the log h:c. which IS kept blazing with pine
knots and logs and furnishes r!caty of warmth
for the interior The guides call this house
"Lanto' or open shack. while VISITORS 10 INV
mountains for the first time are fond Of calling 1t
"the smoke"
Rifles. shot guns and revolvers are swung from
the walls and the spaces between the logs are
filled with moss The bed is made Of spruce ana
nine with blankets for covering. There is "A
gentle aroma Of the woods about II all. which Is
good for the nhabitant of this crowded town to
inhale Tho scene IS 50 real within. with the
guides in their picturesque attire standing amid
the rusty tnware. that II only neeus the plainly"
Visitor U' think Of grabbing one Of the guns and
scurrying odt for the monarch OF the nor'helh
The last exhib, is that Of Paul Smith where
aiklng spring water IS kept on tap a come.y
hands the visitor a drink of nectar palatable as
the famous mountain dew Of Virginia. but pos
bids the visitor goodby With CHEEKY nvitation to
call again. Among some Of the well-knoTn hotel
Krumbholz The Ruisseaumont, Lake. Placid, Or
lando Beede and W. II. Tracy. 81. Hubert's Inn.
Saranac Lake; Paul Smith jr., Paul Smitas Hotel
Upper 81. Regis Lake; John Harding. The Aeon
Quin Saranac Lake: George 4. Stevens. Stevens
House Lake Placid; c. E. Leland. The Leland
House Schroon Lake; Orlando Kellogg. The Wind
sor, Elizabethtown; d. w. Riddle Saranac Inn:
saranac Lake, and G. W. Cushman. Lake Placid
House. Lake Placid.
Among the members Of the saranac branch Of
ent last night were the following II. S Moody.
o. A Covll. Frederick Sheldon. b. r Moody
Frank Xosburgh. John J.. Benham Lowell W
Ring Thomas Healey Ransom Manning. CALVIN
Brown Marshall Brown. Jason Vosburgh. j. Leslie
Smith Edward Hayes. W +. Slater. L. Henry
iamoy Levi T. Lamoy. Arlo Fagg, Eugene Allen
kins Henry Kingman A w Dudley. VIII Vos-
burgh Edward eagle. James Moody James MAJ
Among the Guides Association from Meachau
Lake were these: Lucian Trim, r. a. Ladd. C. NJ
Hsskins Holcy r. Sprasue' George SeikTk and
z. p. Perkins.
The intercollegiate relay race was between teams
from the University Of Pennsylvania, Yale and
Columbia and that is the way they finished
The time for the winner was 223 The water
teams The Lone Star team by to 2 Union
will protest the game. the ground that the ref
cree stopped the contest BEFORE the ume VAS up
Summaries:
sebsener Charles Gpnsr. second Trne-0:5S7s. second
heat Won by William heuss r. Asaero, second ~,
so, % l2% hsa W Keus. KncFerboce
A.hs,; club , sS30nd 'hard' University Of
one hundred ard lhandcap)-First heat won BY
/ c sehaener. l. b Hsndley seooad Tine %
Tine % third heat won by p. J. Daily. c. ". Var
.5 c ifnq KnekdpsocicT Ath5,ie club d@ eeonasj c
" DALEY. Duquesne Athletic Club (s secondsl second
= G schsener University Of Pennsylvania third Time