The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-03
CANOEISTS GO ON STRIKE.
AMATEUR QUESTION CAUSES
TROUBLE AT THE SHOW.
Objection Made to West and Tom shawanee,
the Indiana New Tournament Ar.
rsnged-Tail.End Races . New Feat.
ure at the Madison Square Garden.


ranged-Tail.End Races q New Feat.
ure n the Madison suusre Garden.
Several OF the canoeists who have been
fitting at the Sportsmen's Show at Madi son
Square Garden caused considerable trouble
to the management yesterday Some very
valuable prizes we're Offered for these con-
tests and several bouts have already been
decided Francis West, who won the inter
national ,Ii,ing cha mnionsbin held under IN
auspices OF the American canoe ASSOCIATION
at the an-American falr at bunalo last
year. and Tom shawanoe. the Ojibwsy Indian.
contest are both az the adsn ano nave o per
member. V Of the ' canoe ' t association und =
Commodore Keyser have objected. but the
management OF the snow aitsr nesilns oo,n
Eligible. both being amateurs in good stand.
annsaranoa !, ,hs oon,cs, ,o.n,eh,
'T Tho.s Who have been eompetinr heard Of
went on strike last night just when they
should have been taking their positions on
the lake One Of these amateurs said that BY
management to stand by them and bar West
ana snawanoe from an contests az, 20 .ns u , u,
Inc manasement. however. orc NO. ZOO a.
he %e.a and .n @ they decided to bar
ali the strikers and 20 declare void all con-
tests that have been held. The amateur. who
kicked olare that West is professional. but
they only base this charge. they admit. on
h"srssy evidence. ~ ,,. Rot, ~, N.
,.o,.S 49, Ill say. that rr,nc,, West
protes'eu nen wen. eaSs no ,.,aan
Canoe Association IN good standiAf and an
amateur. shawanoe. be says. IS S'so an
ST The Other contestants asked West to 40,
bu, is.. sba ss n1s
TIthdrsSsi would look IKE an acaSaiesSsEISs;
h% or Sa%s tns ana. md exercised their
.isht in insisting that their entries De &C.
Only a part Of the contestants have with
drawn Abere,o%Sis Of " sbs sa htia,ts
bow bow say aug that they ar. silins % meet Wet
SsIi sf,srnoon and eyepins. and = 7, best
the show
the sSs gallery : Jsttls.SaEe fpps e Sofss hall
w' s., sde and Tn1 1s Rts
i itis Is feet long and X OF an inch thick Ills
stated tnat ~ IL pTotcctioh ekohhst ios.v-
snakes. Many Of the Indians e1ami "ea It
am se's fronhies have been added TO the
,oiioctioo 0ne il the Belmont olp. which
conee Az, cd }or in issa This Was lent by
, ~ paimont Another CUP was lent
August, br!"inu9nsS, T. IL cailad The rden
~ W. NJ ": "a no u n,as Won bv Mr. HofYman's
Farms o ~ ana ~ Sas WI " "a, non,
mare May X, Tor Deine the oest rosus'er III
Orange county. .
Tomorrow evening after the performance
OF Hiawatha two Y i,ite men will be adopted
- the Oiibvay Indians This ceremony Is
a'vo,v interestinr one n will include two
or tbt,. tribal or sacred dances In which the
inoiaunSs VII ~ Re new bpothers. after which
ever. man and woman OF the tribe Will sh ,Ss
hands with the new meInoeie, Mno WI I'LL
receive their indian Names ne wnts meh
u be INITIATED rre " nIls n aiis 81. pn.an
list OF ~. MAILS wv ~, enu = ~ 49, ~ liz
memDer OF the oi'he''" P'"Ss " ~
watha music . a NM f.,,,re
Tai-end canoe races were noV ielWe
yesterday In the sporting line IN tneee
Who sits In the bow so that the stern u rnised
The races or u ,ed lots OF fun. WsubahD osa,
the Oiibyay Indian, showed the best work
in this kind OF a race.
,,,si,aS me show are Lieut. Peary. q & n,
.Ls"sn Al. III .nnio,cr. Finest Thomnson seton
IN N.Y. 1919 .tiI n n Roherts PAYNE
uhinnn "ai l r,.y., NJ n Enowiton
NmIhty. N" T,S 'Sbeiton "a T.
Commodore Intord, sheNon, i,
beeck.r' a,ian{;c Iarcbmont Sea.
members OF me Axan.eS ~ o I,is '
wanaka ann New f"rs iHc" 'I~
Tug OF war-Andrev Sandon And RlchaId Inh-
liam Hanson, Maine.
Single .nlade Itace-Francis West defeated O.