New-York tribune., 1900-03-14
HUNGRY GOAT AT THE GARDEN.
CHEws THE TAILS OFF A SPECTATORS
DRESS COAT.

The swimming contests at the sportsmen's Show
at Madison Square Garden were unusually exciting
last night. and the spectators were packed half
dozen deep around the artificial lake
An ordinary every day billy goat of the sort
seen in Harlem and whose appetite is proverbial,
has been allowed to roam at large in the Garden
for the last two days. Nobody seems to know just
why the goat IS there. After chewing up collar
of of the athletes bathrobes last night he was
banished in disgrace from the woodland scene at
the Fourth-ave. end of the Garden
young man in dress suit a spectator of
the swimming The goat happened to notice
the two spike tails hanging down the young
mans back and calmly proceeded to bite off a few
pieces. He seemed TO enjoy his dessert. The coat
was ruined the goat kicked. and the young
will probably wear his Tuxedo when he goes
to the show again.
The immense elk. which has shed one of its ant
lers, has attracted considerable attention The
animal has peculiar appearance with four feet of
the other side Old hunters say that the reason
Found In b woods ar sheq be 9nGf ey T ] are not
the ground The antlers left exposed would be eaten
was sent to taxdeTmis yesferdaT snd Ieq i w 6
on exhibition to-day.
SUMMARIES
Continuous matGh-W R Crosby. =; E G Griffith, 81;
i Rog s g. g Fsgensbs E sis7 IS IS n ht9Ds 4 SDf 2? = E. E.
J. Beoa . A. Courtney N9G"0H 3: f Ii z Eastman. M M
P9dssn Hudson 30 t20 L L e euss Ill ,J Is tel 500 NJ
*. {.
2574 s PIaTd 500 schichs. 5$G7 " M H ePaa Ray
" Buron $si; lyon 1927 E c }tii 5ioddard ss26.
v Association 27 champonshipW. r. Crosby, Oe s. NJ.
gglf9rd 5tS 9o F. N Eastman, 81 R Q. Heikes So f 9
gascr @as 49, 81 2 c56Ia Bsnks M5e 81 PM DAILY r % J. Won
ns9 Bss' II aesaSs Koi''t & f 6an 5 6
Koch. y K; J. Facklamm. 20; G. Schcht 80
Continuous ring match c. Buss 10 -; NJ Dowier.
Ksrsener % ~ 8 V Burton. p i7ie II: Dr. G. + X Men h
Iig p Il; G: Grenzer 73, 70 W. Rosenbaum, IL II:
Pistol C'any' revolver)-AIexander Stein. 4S 80 A.:
l. Piercy i3 +3. 43; J. A. Dez. 40 80 as J. A. Smith.
geant PETTY ie IS d. J. 9 Talbot a. a. ~ 81 ser
Military revolver. A Deitz AZ, IS Of; A Stein.
o. 9 81 Or. sayre, 81 IS SO; A. l. A Hummelwright.
49, as 81 ~ T. D. S0D'e' - 3d. A M c0"PeF'h"al'e'
Pistol.Dr, sayre. 4s 90; J. Crabtree. a. a.; l.
Christiansen. 46. 46; II. NJ. Olney so 43
Police revoly4r-A stein a. a - Wilson, 46,
g. 80 So - d. - -1'O'''
J. 6, DhlIn i2 - a. 80 81. 40 A. 80 80
Revolver Championship. A Detz. ~. 43. 40,
43, ~, - II. a.; A. Stein. Al. 81.
Swimming hundred fifty apple
by II. D Holm B. A c. C II. Daily. d. {. A.
second c A Stein; D. c. and A. G.. third. Tme-2:11h.
Relay 1.-TWO hundred yardsI-Won KnickerbOcker
4. 9. D. Reeder. L. b. Handley. H. H Reeder W.
G Miller; BrookIine CMass.). second Duquesne G and
A. c, third. Tme-2:06@5.
Fifty yard National championsrip-won by W C. NIL
st ie n a q 3 r AVery Boston A. A. second; p 9
foot; between third.
schaefer, New-York A g Fred wenck New-York A. G..
New record Schaefer by twenty yards; ten Yards
between second and third
Match hundred yards)-Fred Wenck New
Reeder won by yard Time-l:i4Hs