New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-26
Sports
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DpORTSr1eN'
THEATRE FOLK AT SHOW
To ViSit Garden TO-ddy-MarcOni
System at Their Disposal.

Many new features will be added to the Sports
mems Show to-day. IL will be theatrical day.
Invitations have been sent out to tho members OK
the companies now playing here. and a large
number are expected to be present. One feature
that will be particularly attractive to the visitors
has been made possible through the Hberality Of
the New-York managers OF the Marconi Wireless
Company. which has two stations in the Garden.
They have offered 10 send messages anywhere IN
the country or to outgoing incoming steamers.
free of cost There are few theatrical people who
not have friends on the road. and the number OF
these friends who will be agreeably surprised to-
morrow viii be legion.
The head and tusks Of a gigantic gray Wild boar
now occupy the centre OF the wall space OF the
Adirondack camp. He was shot late last fall by
H. E Hall one of the Adirondack guides at the
camp at Newcomb Essex County. This arrival
is not Indigenous to the Adirondack region. and
where he came from Is not known. When killed
he was in poor flesh. weighing only 800 pounds
W. X Vanderbilt. jr., visited the show last night
T. was 10 be expected that after his recent record
automobile trumphs in Florida he would naturally
he interested the twin fad Of motor boat racing
lie spent considerable time at the various DOCKS
where motor racing boats were Idly floating asking
pIen,v OF questions. No definite Information as 10
what make OF marine speed prOIectile Mr.. Wander
bit preferred was elected but that he will be in the
game IS undoubted: hence his name will probably
figure as an entry in many OF the open auto boat
races held under the auspices Of the big yacht
clubs and associations
Ii may be said. however. that he Is having 20
foot hull butt by Frank Woods of city Island. in
which he viii place a NINETY horsepower motor
which he recently took out 81 hts French automo-
bile This motor Is the biggest automobile motor
vet placed IN "A hull. Tho Daimler company. OF
Darmstadt. Germany which built Is. Nanderbilts
ninety horsepower racing automobile. with which
he broke tho worlds records on the Ormond
beach course I'm Florida recently. are makers OF
auto racnG boats. ard II would therefore no; be
surprising to see him use a boa; % their make
The litter OF four mountain lion cubs from Jack
son Hole Wyo. are only eight months old. and are
from the ranch Of : y Leek. the guide and
hunter lie shows also pair Of elk heads with
locked horns. valued 500. They have a curious
history when found one ok was dead with its
neck broken. the other one ali"e and dragging It's
deal enemy around IN a vain effort 10 find drink
ing pool
Uncle Jerry" the old negro IN the Virginia
Guides Camp. received telegram over the Mar
cont wireless last night When he came north he
received some coonskins 10 sell for another Old
Virginia negro. Yesterday he got the following
message;
Jerry Stevens. sportsn-n's show. New York:
''''i WI PETER HARwELL.
THE impudeneion Of dat hyaway rigger.,r' said
Uncle Jerry Indignantly. You tole him ain 2
'I 1,no Dahs all his Vet on dat wall IL he amt
a sassy Niger wiahin' 20 me like dat"
The afternoon 1y casting contest tried the ca
under overhauEinC limbs. Each caster was obliged
to send his lure under an obstacle placed thirty
feet I'm front % him and six feet above the water.
The hest cast was made by \. y. Douglas a Maine
guide who made. 81 feet. 9. g. LeviSon. Of New
York was second. with cast OF CO feet inches.
and T r Ba:ten. Of New-York- third. with 81 feet
3 inches -, s.,
In class l. fy casting. for light trout rods.
weight not TO exceed four ounces. W. p Cloves:
81 Cortland y Y with cast OF ~ feet 8
inches. ! II Cruikshank was second with % feet
6 inches and W II. Hamuett. OF Newport. = l.
third with g feet s inches
distance vac won bv T. $ Darling. with cast OF
81 feet 10 inches D. +. AberCrombi". with = feet
4 inches was second and W. n. Hammett, OF New
nor r. with Il feet inches. third.