The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
SHOW HAS LANDED CAPT, BILL
NE rs THE ENCYCLOPBDIA or
LONG ISLAND SPORTS
The Captain. Who Knows II All Has Great
Tales TO Tell Visitors TO the Garden
Exhibitors Of Motor boats Are Maxi
Ing Sales-Great Fly Cast by Ed. Wills.

Exhibitors Of Motor Boats Are MAX
Ing Sales-Great Fly Cast by Ed. Mills.
Capt. Bin Graham formerly or ireland,
but now Of tho Anchorage. Blue Point, l.. J.,
arrived a. the Motor Boat and Sportsmen's
Show At Madison square Garden Yesterday
afternoon. Capt Bill as he is moro popularity
called, Is the only man on Long Island who
knows about duck shooting and fishing. At
least that ia what all his friends say and
from now on stories Of ducklng fishing and
scooter racing will entertain all Interested
in those sports Capt Bill has been anIiously
inquired for ever since tho show opened.
and he declares that these inquiries are very
complimentary because they were not made
by creditors or duns Capt. Bill was home
less when he arrived Mt the Garden but ". q.
Armstrong Of the Canadian Pacific Railroad
felt lonely himself and wanted company, 81
he asked Hill to get his log out from the
booth OF the railroad
Those who visited the show yesterday
were all lovers Of sport and 1t Is surprising
to all 10 find out what an interest Is taken In
the motor boats Every one men, women
and children seems to know all about them
and talks with an intelligence that surprises
oven those who have made study OF these
| craft The fad still runs TO something fast.
! Although there are many comfortable cruisers
In the show. all want 10 SEQ the fast boats
and to find out all particulars about them
! and Just now theS work.
One interesting exhibit is that OF James
/ Craig. Jr Mr.. Craig built the engine that
1 was Installed In the auto boat Onontio built
/ last season for Harrison q Moore from designs
! by Henry j. Gieow. The boat made mile
I on the Hudson River coursc, which il not an
I approximate one, but one that has been prop
erly surveyed by officers Of the navy. NJ the
rate OF IS 40 miles an hour The engine. big
eight cylinder affair OF $50 horse power.
10 u M ehOr nd fhp vOudarful ptppp
mechanism il the object OF considerable
attention.
Several boats have already been sold. and.
as was expected. the show is getting many
converts 20 the sport Of motor Dos ting The
Electric Launch Company has sold an
auto boat to Charles X. Hoag OF Newark.
: This boat s combination auto and pleasure
craft II il 30 feet long and il driven by a
10 horsepower motor Of American make
which will give II a speed OF IL miles an hour.
II Is single planked with mahogany and
i. to be used on tho 81 Lawrence River.
This firm is building yncht tender for Com
modorc A. G. Bostwick OF the Larchmont
Yacht Club II is to be used on the nuril-
larry yacht Nergemere. n ia 30 feet long
was designed by Crane and VIII have 10
TO 40 horsepower motor in II George b.
Baker has ordered "A so foot cruising launch
Of the hunting cabin type II has a big open
cockpit and ia TO be fitted with two % horse
power Craig motors. This boat is 10 be- built
The Attendance at the show was very urge
all day ysstfrdaay, and 9m9ns those present
Yacht club u j. Titcomb. col. { T. Burke.
who is looking for z fast boat. Commodore
Capt J T. Mott OF the Northport Yacht Club
and many other well known ynChtsmen II
was tFo ilrst OF the Yachting nights. and the
Hartford. Manhasset Bay. Thousand Islands,
Corinthian Of Philadelphia, American. Rhode
spicnousy displayed Many Of the mcuibers
OF these clubs had accepted the invitation h
OF the managers OF the show and were pres
ent Tonight the clubs entertained will oo
the Audubon. JamaicH Bay. East Gloucester.
Casco Bensonhurst. Excelsior. Duxhury. /
Beverly. Bergen Beach, Morlohes and Ken /
The American Power Boat Association has !
n room in the concert hall, and the officers are .
glad to meet any VINO Interested in I
power boat sport 70 talk matters over. The /
annual meeting and election Of officers for
held al the Hotel Astor next Monday nj
az $50 The nominating committee has
nominated the following For president. ].
secretary. Arson b Cole. Manhasset Bay
Yacht Club treasurer. !. \; HUI, Norwalk
Yacht Club executive committee: Harold
Brown. south Boston Yacht club; Alfred
CRANBERRY New Rochelle Yacht Club j II
Mclntosch. Columbia Yacht Club
At the meeting the officers VIII be elected.
races for tho coming season viii be tnlkei
over and tentative schedule Of the coming
clded upon Several OF the yacht clubs have
already asked the association for racing
date. The outlook for power boat racing
this year Is bright indeed
All the water sports are now under full
way and the members OF tho United States
Volunteer Life Saving Corps are enjoying
them immensely. as do the spectators, who
enter thoroughly into the humor and sport
min fna lss
Harold Il Hare and II { Hnck. in from
J j Hatten9run, jr,. and, II l. D4nburg
brun and Danburg turned the tables ylevery
on Hare and lnck and after Considerable
fun tIlt into Hare's face, knocking him back
ward into the canoe When Hare arose to
his feet and before hc could recover himself
Hettcn6run landed him severe Jolt IN the
solar pleXus. and when tho canoe and It's
team went overheard the building rang
with the applause Of the large audience
Robert Adler OF the Bay Ridge division
with hi4 feet tied together and both hands
tied behind his back, swan thirty yards and
The 50 yard pneumatic mattress race was
won BY Neuer. with B9yc a good second
The second race was won by Henry Smolensky
of Harlem. who beat l. Lane OF city Island
by about two yards
lively winning race Vas won by Boye
with Moore close behind he crossed the
finish
A tug OF war for canoe. was won by about
a foot by Boyo from Het2el
The hy casters continued their tournament
with the following rc-ults,
Trout ny casting for distance only. for youths
not over 20 Won hy r II C1ilckshanR. IS feet:
II q. Henderson. Jr.. - feet. second: Albert Bar.
ends 81 feet inches third
Trout ny casting FOR distance only. for those
who had never cnst more than 90 feet IN a single
hand club or tournament conicst-Won by Lody
Smith with ~ feet Charles St"path. % feet 8nrhes
second RI o. Kloiz 80 feet 10 inches. third q Nj
Ia BTeuche z: feet fourth.
After the regular contest Yesterday after
noon + MILL Who although young In wears
is in the cSpeTt class. made n remarkable
cast Of co feet inches with two-ouure rod
s.. feet long Most Of the two-ounce rods
in use are only about feet long and are not
very riEid a. that, and the expert fy casters
who witnc-' ed and applauded this rerrAr kable 1
cast say that the rod was perfectle straight
during the whole OF the cast This is a worlds !
record. but as Il was not made In competi- !
tiou IL cannot be allowed although ali ,he
officials were present
Aitell and Goodman Fight n Draw.
BosroN. Fob 2s.-rhe fifteen round bout
between Kid Goodman Of this city and .be
Attell OF Chicago. at the Douglas A. C.. Chei-
sea last night Twas declared draw by reasou
OF an agreement betV cen the two men that T
II they were both on their feet the referea
should call II al even battle. la reality the
bout was as one sided an AnairJns ever oc-
currcd here. Atteil putting II all over his
hard hitting opponent The Chicago lad