New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-06
THE SPORTSMEN'S SHOW
THE SMALLEST DEER IN THE WORLD
FIGHTING JACKRABBITS.

There are some real curiosities at the Sports
mems Show If one has the patience to get around
ask questions and find them. A novelty VIII De
shown at the Garden to-day and it is sure TO be
Interesting 10 the women and children visitors. 1t
IS the smallest deer in this country. and
81 arrived the Garden last night. The midget is
called the musk deer and comes from India. The
animal is two years old and full grown. and yet 1t
weighs only three pounds. As might be expected
IL is a delicate creature, and the chances are that
1t will be placed in little covered box well pro-
tected from the draughts in the Garden. Measure
nents taken last night show that the deer is just
six inches in height and a foot in length. Two
tiny gszeIles also arrived last night, and will be
placed on exhibition to-day
Nearly everybody knows what a harmless and
cowardly creature the jackrabbit is He will run
away from a mouse. and fair sized cat Will keep
him running for mile. But, while they fear all
other animals, these rabbits fight another like
fury. Two of the rabbits became troublesome
that they were removed to the basement and placed
in solitary confinement Before they were exied
they had ripped of the fur off several Of
their comrades and had succeeded in killing three
of them. The attendance again large yester-
day afternoon, and the amphitheatre thronged
in the evening. Ali Garden records were broken on
Saturday night, when more than thirty-fve hun
d-ed admission tickets sold in one hour.
Those who are fond OF game birds show great in
terest in collection of ruffed grouse said TO be
the only specimens of this game bird ever bred and
raised successfully in captivity in this country.
Another exhibit which reached the Garden yester-
day coyote, or wild dog of the plains This
beast which is cowardly In its native haunts, be-
comes savage and nasty of temper when confined,
and those who tried TO pet the pretty looking
dog" night fortunate if they got all their
fingers out of the cage. The brute cannot look
person the eye. and stares in his face per-
zstently he will fairly tremble in his excitement
and fear The little Indian girl had adopted the
top OF the cage the tank her special resting
place. but since the coyote was placed in the box
she CiV n
TRAP SHOOTING.
Association champonship0owy. r. Crosby &c. r. S, o
SIS: J. Rogers, Sc; F. G Wright So: Captain a. W
50: 8 He:se 50; G z Dudley. Il; F. B. Tracy. Is: p
SagRdeET Is Dukes r. R Rssdsfaw 7s s.
McCahill. 81; NJ Wright IS; a. Bett, IS; H C. Daily
90: r. W. GorhaIn 81; J. A. H. White. AZ 90
W. r. Crosby. IS E D. Rhe. - J. Hailowell. IA; J
lie Roy. II: F. c. Wright Il; Charles Bndd 10 r
Zangerberg. NJ DorTler. L c. Eanensten and E. RaSle
Championships. P. OHare, 2377; G. Schlicht, 1851
Continuous Tnatcl-M Dorrier. IA "a II. 20. 20; j. G
j. Smith four prizes in the point target contes
for revolver trophies Policeman Rosenbaum made tn
high score. with a. 40 and So in the police revolve
A. made the high OF 49, Al and 4
in the military revolver match
In the any, revolver contest Stein again came GU
-Four hundred yard champ,Onship-won by F. A
WePek Nsw6YOTk A G. FsedsF kneEeTs0oS c
third. T1me-7:16 .
Twenfyave yard swimming baek back. BY p
A c. second; F. A wenck New-York A: C.. third
w c. Miller Knickerbocker A c., fourth. T1me-o:l1 Y
Water poo--Knickerbocker A G. s; Pastime A c. Z
Gosls-By Van Cleef. s: by Handley. i: by King l. b
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