New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-22
ONE OF THE NEW FERRYBo4Ts or

opened on Friday night e the latest TO be doing
fourishing business. The show this year outdoes
that OF last year far as the "sportsmen's show"
part OF u IS concerned. Last year the performance
Of "Hawatha' was the principal feature OF tho
show. This Is not 10 be this year but there
are numerous Indians there Just the same IN tho
various booths where Indian articles are sold
There are two little Indian girls who have at
tracted considerable attention. The smaller IS
called Bright Eyes. while the elder is named
Fftlile F-owe-. They are Intelligent little girls.
cre1 who visit the Garden 20 talk 20 them. on the
I-llla tlre lake the gasolene. steam and electric
launches In which the spectators can take cruise
are wei worth going miles 10 see The lake has been
enlarged mis- year 50 mat IL takes up most ~ he
main floor 81 Tire garden. The shooting sxHiGitirn
J.. allen s. another exhibit that is marvellous
for there were a few booths that we're not com
az The show from many 81 the principal resorts.
and are always willing 20 give all Information de-
The College OF the city Z rev-Yorl held Its an
nuaI games iu the Sth Regiment Arrnory on Sat
ur5ay evening. The management deserves congrat-
uIafiore for tho success Of the affair but one thing
10 Doe criticised IS that there were not proper on
Gals % take charge Of the floor Spectators were
allowed 90 get Cu the track. and, result. the
w.. unable good part Of the time to see The
entry Ii-t extremely large. and the finishes IN
most OF ths contests were exciting.
Troops ~ tho Wei, WoHr' men the veterans n
che bleaching benches. are printing their rem
irfsiGsrs and the outfelders Of the oldtime 'dia-
mrnFs' s pleasant barking back 10 ancient and
delightful eZTeriences But the world does not
as rae lI,y the equals - Of the best Of the poP,i
lar fayorites II twenty years ago.
The St Bartholomew Athletic Club Will hold
games in its gymnasium on February q. at p. m.
Among the contests open 10 the Church Athletic
League are potato race. handicap; three-quarter
mile run. obstacle race running high jump. scratch.
ana a short distance race for the leagues cham
uionshfD.
At tho annual convention OF tho New England In
tercouegiate Athletic Association the following
officers were elected: President. ". J. Hamilton.
Amherst: vice-prcsident. r. T. Hail. Bowdoin;
secretary II. J. Mann. Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology. and treasurer. {; J; Goodwilhe. Will
of contests and the contract for the management
Of the annual meet, 20 be held at Worcester on
The sudden death OF J. Malcolm Forbes at Bos-
ton on Friday comes a shock to yachtsmen all
over the country for his name for the last decade
had been closely identified with yacht racing. espe-
ciauv with the Americas Cup contests. In 1885.
when Sir Richard Sutton challenged for the Cup
with his cutter Genesta. J. Malcolm Forbes the
chief member Of the syndicate that volunteered to
build the soop Puritan. which selected to de-
f=nd the Cup lie furnished the greater part Of
the money for the construction OF the yacht, and
sgeees was the designers When the soop VoIan
ter was Put on the market after she had sue
Malcolm Forbes bought her. and he owned her
81 the time of his death. He was also the owner
a member OF the New-York Yacht Club on March
IS 1Ss5. lie also a member OF the Eastern
Yacht Club OF Marblehead. and was at one time
one OF its officers. In lsOl he replaced August Bel
mont as one OF the members Of the Americas Cup
committee.
Power boat racing is going to occupy a large
share OF the attention Of yachtsmen the coming
season for the development OF motor boats has
been almost as rapid and astonishing autOmo-
limit OF will he no one
ventures 20 predict II has already reached figures
not only improbable but impossible. The Ados
las. summer covered ten and one-half mile course
IN s4l7 Her length Is $50 feet and her horse
rower Jos I6 The Standard. $50 feet waterne and
T-he owners OF the auto boats Vingt-et-Un and
T l. A T. which are now on exhibition at the
On Gravesend Bay in June under special rules
mat they expect viii be satisfactory TO both The
American Power Boat Association has come 10 the
conclusion that no matter now SPEEDY the motor
~ engine is IL VIII not make a boat win unless
her model is good one
r terms OF an amendment 10 the articles OF agree
,,e1t between Vignaux and Sutton for their mateh
cana Al ls-inch balk line Billiards shot IN Ior
tie worlds championship. to be played in Paris on
March l. the winner is debarred from denanalns o.
ne stockholders the emblem stiH retaIRea ~
Scbaefer although claimed by sutton on lotIslt
case the French courts permit ScnaeIer 70
srnbrer which the Brunswick BAKE a.
49, agsin be placed in competition. ScnaeIsE
- eoTfefted by refusing 20 accept AZ leAst -
chsllerCes. the donors VIII dupIicate the uOF"'-
Recent reports from Paris are that Cure anu
soaaefer will not meet Uncertainty also eAS@ -