The sun., 1903-03-08
ENDOFrHE SpORrSMEN'SSH
MOST SUCCESSFUL IN HISTORY
. . or THE ASSOCIATION.

of Hlawstha Musie-Capt. Dressel
and solomon ". johnson Admitted to
Oubway Trtbe-Winners. sf Contests.
The sportsmens Show came to an end
last night II has been the most successful
show In the history OF the association and
the managers were delighted with the way
the show was supported by tn public.
The show ended with q very pleasing in
cident. F. r Burton, who wrote the Hia.
watha music, and who has conducted the
orchestra and chorus during the perform
ances In the Garden, was the recipient OF
Q silver matchsafe. surmounted BY gold
horseshoe, as Q token Of esteem from the
members OF the chorus. Mr.. Burton and
the singers spent q pleasant hour together
before separating. The Hiawatha cantata
will be heard In Boston this week. The
ojibway Indians are also going and will
lend color to the performances.
Gait. j. A. II. Drssnl was admitted af
a member Of the OF bway tribe yesterday
His Indian name Il WashiniDi. which means
The Nan In the Dsser." Solomon W. John.
son. president Of the Nineteen Club, was also
admitted His name Is Kaba"osa. which
means " Ghld Of the West Wind" Yesterday
afternoon the Nineteen Club Of New York,
which was organize in 1880. held its monthly
dinner In the assembly room at Madison
Square Garden. in honor OF tl'ir H. Il ,tion
into the tribe The invitations to the dinner
were on large squares Of ttrch bark, deco
rated In the Indian style. and the menu
was also OF the same type. The tables
were decorated by miniature Indian tepec.
and tripods OF clubs. and the table cloths
were covered with b, uga Of spruce and fir
Delegations from tAo various tribes OF
Indians entertained the guests with speeches
and songs.
The boys Of the junior branch finished
their shooting tourname mt early IN the
day. Three boys had tied with q score u
% out Of a possible 100. These were G.
NJ. Daniels and r, Shelter OF Dwight School,
and ]. A TO iven. Jr., OF Packard's. c.
M. Daniels made another % and won the
loving CUP: j. A. @ iven was second, with
ps, and T. Scheffier third, with 81.
Harry v. Radford, the young writer on
the Adirondack, and who fathered the bill
to restore the moose, elk and beaver in the
Adirondacks, has been at the show this
week comforting with guides and sports
men, with q view Of securing their support
for his bill providing for the prt t,ction
of black bear in the Adirondack and Cat
skill forests. This bill was introduced by
Senator Townsend in January, and passed
the Senate. 1t Ii now In the Assembly
Committee on Fish and Game. The bill
limits sportsmen TO one bear season,
prohibits trapping and makes q close season
from June / to Oct. I. Mr.. Radford II
going to Albany tomorrow to confer with
Gov Odell and members OF the Legislature
regarding the bill.
The Anal bout in the fitting contests was
held in the afternoon. The tilt was between
c. n. Beck Of the Atalanta B. c. I'D P.F
Abcrcrombie of the Deerfoot A. c. against
Eugene Schefller and Frank White Of Camp
Rainbow. The frst-named crew won in
short order, Beck tipping the other canoe
over skilfully with his spear. White then
attempted to climb into the other canoe,
which also capeized, leaving all four In the
water.
The vreeland brothers. and King and
Keller of the Knickerbockcr Canoe Club
tied for first place. hut the tie was not
fought out, al one OF the Vreclands IL III,
The st pd'e GOES e raa sss sna ,bfd
to Dunn and Robinson.
In the challenge bout between West
and Richards and King and Keller. West
upset King several times. hut did not put
him In he water and ~" bout was draw.
Tandem Races-Rchard Iinklater and Andrew
lAnden, onta no ridss. defeated A. j. Lewis and
H. Sharpe, by ? lengths "
PoT,nee Races-Ftrst event won by George Link .
later and George Crawford, ontario; lime
minute Is seconds. Andrew IAnden and Samuel
Tongue. Ontario. second. Time, minute "a
lug OF war-Georsc and Richard 4nklaisr
Ontario defeated y illlam Harris and George Crs1.
Fitting Finsl bout: Z; Beck; AZ, a,sI,n's Boa, o.
feated Eugene Sche!ner and Frank White, Camp
Bslnbov. Challenge bout-G; King and q =:
Keller, Knlckerbocker Canoe Club and francis west
and O. n. Richards drnw.
PIT CASTING.
C1ass w-Black bass fy casting contest: distance
opy omen 10 ALL weight OF rod and length OF leader
unrestr,rted d-Won BY n. W. Hawes OF New York !,
With a cast Of ~ feet inches ID. G. knowton OF
New York second with . cast Of 81 feet and ID. T.
hbsrrrombie third, With cast Of " feet.
Class Y-Sinsie handed trout ~ casting dis
tsnce only: open 70 all; weight q rcdsnd length
forh with q cast OF T feet. W. X. Prior, View York.
second, with . cast OF ~ feet V. ". Gflmwood
BROOKLYN third, With q cast of " feet A. y. Smith
Troy, u feet; n. D. lAwIence. New York, ~ feet.
b. T. q. Knowtton. New York. 70 feet
aIpI.G snOOrIHo.
yun,or Branch Competition By c. n,
DsnIeis. Dwight School. with score Of - out Of
4 possibie leo J. A. Scr en-, Jr Packard. ~ second
q Sche ner. Dwight, o.. third; " Arnold. Bar'
nard fourth, A. H. Tedmon. Dwight, hfth.