New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-03
WILDCAT BREAKS LOOSE.
ESCAPES AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
AND CAUSES GREAT EXCITEMENT.

There are always exciting Incidents at a Sports
mems Show at Madison Square Garden The chief
episode yesterday afternoon was the escape of a
wildcat and while the animal at large there
were enough cold chills in the amphitheatre
make the atmosphere frigid Some workmen were
engaged IN taking the brute out of his travelling
box and transferring him to wire cage. The cat
ala not seem 10 object particularly. until some
OF the spectators crowded close 10 the cage and
then he showed his sharp teeth and uttered that
peculiar Swishfke sound often heard by hunters
In the forest
just about the time the sleek and graceful look
my animal was expected to leap from the box TO
'he cage he changed his mind, and, seeing slight
opening between the two. took French leave to the
CONSERVATION OF the crowd The animal climbed up
some foliage and the spectators wished that they
were on the roof. Even the Indians hitched up
their ouckskins and thought It about time to crawl
under cover. The cat made It's way along the ball
eony toward the musicians. who were just finishing
selection and who had noticed the disturb
ance on the main floor When the leader saw the
cat coming his baton was waved wildly in the air.
and he started for one of the private boxes the
next tier. The other musicians rose as a man, as
tonlshed at the conduct of their leader. and they
saw something. Every horn player in the band
turned his instrument toward the wildcat and the
oilst that was emitted was enough TO startle any
animal IL was too much for the cat. for the ami
NAL saw that he not wanted. and turning
quickly he made tracks for hiding place. He
found 1t under the stairs, and then the men in the
amphltheatre held a consultation. Some in
favor OF calling out the Fire Department and sew
eral yelled Police Some Garden attendants
told TO go under the staircase and bring out >the
cat, but they said that their salaries did not war
rant any such show of herosm Finally two old
circus men, Donald and Lewis, volunteered to capt
ure the animal A wildcat at bay is a nasty
toner for dog or man. but the old circus men said
that II they were provided with a bicycle lamp and
some rope they would do the trick. They did
H. too. The cat was placed IN his cage. and peace
ana quiet again reigned in the Garden.
Ihere is at least feature at the show that
Will amuse the women and little folks. The little
kangaroos on the Twenty-seventh-st side of the
building are as playful kittens, and show a
docile and fraternal feeling. seemingly almost hui
man. The little fellows enjoy carrots and they sit
up on their launches and eat the vegetables as a
squirrel nbbles at a hickory nut One will calmly
take a carrot from another. but the one which has
lost his food does not resent the theft at all He
waits until the other has taken bites then
his paws shoot out and he gets the carrot back
again.
There was the usual throng about the tank
drama in the afternoon and evening. The tub race
CONFUSED the spectators. The quiet and democratic
man IN the tub generally won while the over
jealous went to the bottom. p. b. G. Keown, who
The game was between the Lone Star and Alta
ers did not arrive at the Garden in time and his
pace was taken ny mem9er OF the hniSker
objected to, and the game was forfeited to them.
An exhibition game was played, which the Lone
Stars also won. F. ]. Sterne made the only goal
after playing one minute and fourteen and four
fifth seconds. Holden did some fancy diving In the
afternoon. He offered TO take headlong leap from
Tae after IN 5he NAY that t t did last
fused 10 allow him do
cros5 3d. E. 3 af9sd b. W Ne i5bns on
r Rike. 50: F. h. Tracy 50: Phil. DAILY. jr. IS; Jack
Tanning SIS; Wood. w Leroy. IS: George Pfercy.
81: E Van Allen. so Charles Budd 20; Charles Bland
ford IS Thomas Keller. -: Edward Lentilhon. -:
W. Park. 20; o ". VAN rs; u. Hegeman. rs; J.
Bruyere, I'll W. Murphy, g. and William Saunders 81
The final score for the day for the continuous
shooting match at clay pigeons was as follows:
Heikes, IS; Blandford IS; Tanning. %: Budd. "a
Leroy. 70; Piercy II. Crosby, II; Fulford. 49, Van
Allen. o: Keller. :. and Knowlton. >
Heikes and Blandford. who tied shot off the tie
Heikes winning. Heikes killed his first bird and
PIandfHri ~isssd his.
Statn 1 ~ revolver scores-Any ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
stem ~ 40 A. l. Piercy. 49, 40 IS
sa Tweny-two Saibre B. Crabtree AZ as ~: DIT
Police revo'ver.AIexsnder s,yr., a. H. ~
r, tffty-yard rub race.won by p: n G. Keown X A
g. D. Reuss X \. C.. second; w. D. Lyon Nev,-York
n g. third. Tfme-O:55as. Record
Fifty yard Pupils Of public schoosl--won by Emil
Wenck jr, School No. 10; F. L. solomon. mixed high
school second; George Siebert School No 81 third
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