New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
END OF THE SHOW NEAR.
INTEREST IN WATER SPORTS AT GAR
DEN-ANECDOTES OF THE DAY.

Sincere regret will be expressed in many quar-
ters that the annual Sportsmans Show at Madi-
son Square Garden will be brought a close to-
night The exhibition has been clean and whole
some. and while the competitive features have
been almost entirely upon the exhibition order
they have been amusing. and the thousands Of
spectators who have focked to the garden every
day and night for weeks certainly testify to
the fact that the show has been Of the most
popular ever held in the immense amphltheatre.
BY midnight the waterway will have disappeared.
and what has been attractive stream for
canoes and Indians will have disappeared into
adjacent sewer, the little island and its animals
viii have gone, and except for the mud the
Will present its usual appearance.
Bargain hunters were out in force last night,
and business was particularly brisk Of the
more attractive booths. Many handsome souve-
Mrs were carried away at prices which indicated
that the booth owners would prefer sacrifice
some OF the goods rather than move them back
possibly To some distant city. This feature OF the
exhibit Will probably be interesting to-day.
The volunteer life saving corps gave the most
realistic performance last night yet the
show. Two men. of them with painted cheeks
and dressed like a woman, carrying parasol fan
and a lap fog, embarked in a light and
started 10 make the circuit of the waterway. The
/ man. in extreme summer outing attire, handled the
paddle clumslIy, and when the canoe had reached
the Madison Square end Of the Garden the supposed
swain tried 10 steal kiss from his companion
! The resistance, prompted by assumed maidenly
/ HI'H'SNN WIS just enough 10 upset the canoe ana
leave the two hounderiug about in the water. Then
a brave rcscuer djved into the water and dragged
/ first the woman to the island and then swan out
and returned with the apparently half drowned
/ swain The fox terrier took an important part in
I the proceedings. He insisted upon climbing upon
/ the back Of the supposed half drowned man. and
the animal cheered heartily when all three
We're pulled UP on the island. Then the was
rolled upon barrel and other resuscitatiug meth
/ obs used. The swain recovered consciousness
] rtf- +4,1.4r
/ the spectators cheered some more-an appropriate
thing TO do at all tank dramas.
Sandy the SCotchmau. who has made so much
discordaut noise upon a bagpipe at the show. had
/ his troubles yesterday Among many OF the Wis
/ tors were people still wearing green ribbons
/ in their coats and shamrocks In their hats. A
/ dozen Of them corralcd SANDY" near the Scotch
! castle and insisted upon his playing Irish airs,
/ Sandy blew until his wind exhausted and
/ then escaped i'm the crowd. Then the St Patrick
I "hoIdovers' went away.
A Phmister Proctor sculptor visited the
Garden and took plaster cast of one OF the live
moose. This will be used in making bronze for
/ William G.. Whitney. Charles Daniels the youth
. who won the Juvenile rife tournament. was sur
. rounded by friends who insisted upon his trying
his hand again at the rifle butts. Daniels succeed
. cd I'm duplicating his record. making score OF
/ tgyenty-uuc out of possible thirty. This ST
Rh ss @ sod piece % Bahe De GapturSs S the Ann
Oakley cup. Frederick Housemann finishes seconC
gets hunting hatchet
some excitement caused in the Afternoon
/ when young women climbed into canoes Will,
the Indian paddlers were not watching. The canoe.
dritod out lu the stream, and then the younl
women began 20 scream. Just when each cano'
seemed about to cap-iZ, the Indians secured Othe
canoes and rescued the two women. Two Of tn,
Indian girls We're not fortunate. Juanita.
/ Heron. and White FaWn an Abanoca. began {,
/ skylark while out iu canoe and the little Graf
was upset. The madenS of the forest were dragged
I of the water 10y a PcupbScOt brave. and th'
TWO ahaShod ana dishevclled Indian maiden.
! sHeahed away to secure dry clothing.
Fly casting for accuracy decacy distance 20 lee
T.. 5. OFgHud Lowell FIRST. with 20 points r. Hewitt
New York second. WITH 20 points Harold Henderson
New York. D. IT, Ah'rrr ubie. New York. William
New York.. Albert Erauwui'". Philadelphia. Saufor
Holly. Sew York. Were among the other competitors
In the contest for accuracy and deiiC1Cy. semi
/ circular buoy. at which the casts made Is
disk six feet I'm diameter II is level with the sur
face uf the water and marked by cOncentric circles
six inches apart. y fly landing in the centre counts
/ ten. i'm the next space nine, in the next SpaC,
| eight. and down to five. The buoy PLACED
| against the bank of the stream. under over
| hanging bush. which extends three feet above tn
| water.