Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-25
SPORThEN'S SHOW.
Madison Square Garden Popular
 Place These Days.

New York. Feb. 25.-The Sports mems Show in Madison Square Gar den grows more popular each day. Yesterday there was 8 steady string of visitors passing through the turn stiles from early morning, and in the evening the attendance was very large. The chief attraction seems to be the exhibit of auto boats, and those who are in charge are busy telling about the peculiarities of the models and the good points of the motors. Several orders for boats have been taken and some of the boats in the Garden have been sold. Few seem to want flyers. The popular boat is one that can be sued as comforta ble cruiser and have a fair turn of speed. One builder explains that it is not everyone that can afford fast boat. A fast boat, like fast horse, costs lots of money, but a boat that looks almost as good as the fast one can be had at a comparatively small cost. An interesting exhibition is given every afternoon of pack saddling a horse. The Wyoming guides give this show. They break camp and pack all the utensils on the horse, fastening the pack with the diamond hitch. The pack weighs 15O pounds. The work of these guides has caused some rivalry among others ,and com petitions will be arranged before the show is over.
 This will be theatrical day at the show. The managers have extended invitations to the different shows in town, and a lively afternoon is ex- pected. The Thespians are to have all the privileges of the Garden.
 Nhn 1a% %nSf 0Ysrsiry y1I in fhn sc, q baby bear. 1t is at the Maine ex- hibit The rest of the Maine exhibit is still lost somewhere on the railroad. The infant bear is from Hunts Camp, Sourdandkunk., Norcross, Me-, and is named Mooselemaguntick. The name is bigger than the bear, which was captured in a Nnovel way. Two months ago $. E. Longley, farmer, cut down a tree having a hollow trunk. Three weeks later he saw a bears foot near one end of the log, and small bear was pulled out Later a female bear was taken out and killed, and then the cub now at the show was secured.
 s. $. M. Van Allen is attracting lots of attention with his shooting. He can shoot anything while holding his ri- he in any position, and the spectators are spellbound when he shoots balls off mans head and out of his mouth. Captain Jock Smith is doing wonders. Yesterday with a magazine rife that will shoot 1SO times, he played Be- della" and ''The Goor Old Summer Time" on xylophone. He also fired at the edge of a sword, cutting the bullet in two.
 The first of series of home trainer bicycle races was held in the Concert hall last night. These races will be given thre hereafter nightly at S.3O o'clock, the entries being free for all who appear in bicycle costume. Last nights races were close and were open only to members of the Tiger Wheelmen, for the championship of the club at mile. The final heat was won by w. Schwefski in 1 minute 33 seconds.
 The fycasters' work resulted as fol- lows:
 Class G-Switch trout fly casting, distance only; open to all; weight of rod and length of leader unrestricted Won by R. c. Leonard, Central Valley, N. r., with cast of 90 feet; H. W. Haines, Pleasant Valley, sec ond. with a cast of 90 feet; L.. s. Dar- ling. New York, third, with cast of 60 feet 6 inches; D. T. Abercombie, 54 feet. -..
 Glass H-Light trout fly casting; distance only; rod not to weight more than five ounces; open only to those who have never made cast Of more than 75 feet in any similar contest won by c. G. Levison, New York, with a cast of "A feet; J. H. Cruik- shank. New York, second, with cast of n feet 4 inches; HI. G. Henderson, New York, third, with a cast of 69 feet: W. H. Hemmett, 66 feet inch A~. 1r DC 4+i., kz feet. n ! Ken