New-York tribune., 1905-02-23
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A3E>OR ESr1eN'
HOLIDAY CROWD AT SHOW
Police Arrest Rife Shot for Danger
oUS Feat.

The Sportsmen's Show at Madison Square Garden
presented a holiday aspect yesterday. From an
early hour in the morning until late in the evening
a holiday crowd thronged the Garden. The attend
record breaker
The arrest OF Captain steve" Van Allen who
gives exhibitions Of rifle shooting in the balcony
by Roundsman Gleason, of the S0th-st. precinct
yesterday morning aroused somewhat of a sensa-
ton. a policeman objected to his shooting ball
which revoved rapidly at the end of an electric
fan. At the moment the ball at the end Of the fan
rod gets in range with a similar bail held in the
mouth of Van Aliens assistant Van Allen smashes
both glass balls at the time with the one shot
Although this act has been performed by Van Allen
and his assistant many thousand times without
accident. the police considered it dangerous to life
and limb, and after considerable argument, in which
a police sergeant and the captain of the precinct
involved, Van Allen taken to the Tender
lon police station.
Van Allen was held in $500 ball. given by P ].
Reynolds. of the Garden management, at the police
station. for appearance this morning at the Jefer
son Market court, the courts being closed yester-
day account of the holiday. The arrest did not
prevent Van Allen from going through his perform
in the evening.
One of the motor boats that attract much atten-
ton is the Bison, which last year was sailed
number of times by Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt. jr..
when it was known as the Hard Boiled Egg
Not all the motors at the show are operated by
gasolene; some run by electric motors and storage
battery may be charged from an ordinary alternat-
Use of a mercury rectifer Some other motors are
operated by burning naphtha, converting it into a
faGntches ft as IN the OLD laShlOneo IDEA OF naphtha
Other motors are operated by kerosene The OBJ
lection heretofore to using kerosene for internal
explosion type of motor is the difficulty of prevent
at the Garden shows that this dificuty has been
overcome by spraying jet of into the cylin-
entering the hot cylinder. and the cylinders are
shown when the motor is cool and not in operation
perfectly clean and smooth from carbon deposits.
Last night was the first of the yacht club nights.
In the lobby were displayed, in V shaped FORM
following yacht clubs TO which the night was de
Bay Hartford Portland (Me Atlantic, Rhode Isl
and, Larchmont, Corinthan (Philadelphia). Corin-
Marine and Field and Erie
The opening contest in the anglers casting tour
nament was won by E. ]. Mills. whose cast was 30
f feet 10 inches D; T, Abercrombie. with 80 feet
feet inches. third; In an extra trial. after the
The contest was for grilse or salmon fly casting for
fourteen feet in length. Flies furnished by the
committee.
In single handed bait casting contest for distance
only. open TO all excepting those who had more
than 100 feet in similar contest nine competitors
with a cast of IO4 feet won w. D. Cioyes iOi feet
inches, was second. and c. r. Woodward was the
third with a cast Of 81 feet.
All the exhibitors OF motor boats said last even
ing that they were highly pleased with the business
boats on the island inside the lake at the Msdison
ave entrance of the Garden. are doing a flourish
ing business. On the lake they have 18-foot
which sells for $3.50 and 25-foot cylinder semi
racer Of l6-24 horsepower. which sells for $1SG3
On exhibition they have a H-foot compromise, sell
ing at $575 seating ten people. fitted with 5-horse-
power engine; 16foot craft seating six people Of
horsepower se.-ing at $3.50; 21-foot semi-racer.
htted with 5,horsepower single cylinder, selling
at ST75, and hunting boat of II feet, of 2-horse-
power, single cylinder. selling at 500 tfer1 -
An interested spectator at the show was H w
Fletcher. who made new worlds records for
100 and 90 miles at the recent Ornond- -Daytona
Beach races, and who set q mark for the road
mile in Cuba. Mr.. Fletcher arrived in this city
from Cuba Monday. He spoke in the highest
terms Of his S-horsepower De Dietrich car, and
said that to be successful driver man must
have il born in him. Mr.. Fletcher praised the
agement Of the Cuban races, and said that the
country possessed fine roads automobile
driver could desire to race Next year. he said.
he expected to many well known automobilsts
enter for the meeting. At every hundred yards
so, Mr. Fletcher said, the course was policed. and
not obstacle of any kind got in the road. There
was also water to be had and gasolene ali along
the course owing to the able management
1t rumored in Madison Square Garden that
f. R. Thomas had challenged George Gould to
one-mile automobile race, 10 take place this sum-
mer No one seemed TO be able to verify the rumor.