The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
SPORTSMEN'S SHOW ATTRACTS
no FAILING OFF IN INTEREST or
ATTENDANCE.

Fast Motor Boats SIN Hold Pride ~ Place
In the Garden--Pienty OF Nlrds and
Animals to Please the Forest Lover
NY Casting and Aquatic Conn., petitions
There was no falling on in tn Interest
or the attendance at the Motor Boat and
Sportsmen's Show in Madison Square Garden
Yesterday, although the show is now starting
Its second week. Many Of the exhibits were
Frightened up somewhat between the closing
Of the show on Saturday ght and the opening
yesterday morning. and everything looked
rs fresh az when first opened The Garden
bad been well ventilated, too. and the strong
smelliof easoene was not so noticeable.
1t Is hard to find out just which part OF the
show s the most attractive The motor
bonts are a new fad but they are growing in
. popularity all the time. and every part Of The
mechanism OF the motors is carefully inspected
/ by the visitors and the boats that are shown
and the models OF others that are 10 be seen
al many Of the booths are freely criticised
and in a way. too. that show that the critics
Z know what they are talking about,
The Panhaid II is the most out and out
racer in the exhibition. There are other
racers there. but none is so extreme IN
type or so lightly constructed AZ tho Pam
, hard This craft Is e. feet long. feet beam
and ia equipped with a four cylinder co horse
power motor The hull il double planked.
I the combined thickness Of both plankIngs
I being less thaa oue-quarter OF an inch Inc
4 outside planking * selected mahogany and
I the inside plankng cedar. 1t is copper
4 fastened. and more than 1900 rvetS we're
used TO fasten the craft together The
Z trimmings of the boat are mahogany The
{ deck is canvas painted and the hull has been
/ painted eight times and rubbed down after
each coat has been put on. The fl nal coat
is alundBum The helmsman has a cockpit
forward, and when required metal hood
can b. moved over this space The motor
space is next AFT. This boat il equipped
with the most mp TO date inventions and is
expected 10 make more than twenty-five
miles an hour. The hull weighs only 57j
pounds. SO that with the motor she has this
speed ought to be exceeded
The g 900 gold cup held by the Lgrch
mont Yacht Club. and TO be offered for auto
boat races TO be steercd by amateurs IL
shown at the Smith 4 Mabley exhibit, This
trophy was won last year by the Nlngt ct
In in race with the Flat on the Sound
Smith a Mabley are showing Simplex motors
and an ~ 10 date yacht tender equipped
with 80 horse power motor This boat viii
make seventeen miles an hour. II IA 80 feet
over all and weighs 900 pounds when reads
to run The model is good one. and the
type OF boat H. bound TO become popular
because OF its scaWorthiness and speed. /
There is duplicate OF the Yiugt ct I'm !
motor with which this boat last year won |
eleven trophies including the American /
Power Associations challenge cup. Anotte" /
motor which attracts attention IS one OF 1850 |
horse -power similar 10 that in the CHALLENGER. !
which has been moving fast In Florida waters. /
The annual meeting OF the Motor Boat /
Manufacturers Association will be held this !
afternoon III the Garden. and members OF /
the executive committee will be elected
There has been some talk In the Ga rden Of I
there being two shows next year. III pres
ent exhibition is a very large one and II is |
: hought that the motor boat people are biz .
enough TO paddle their own canoe. and the 1
sportsmen will have their own show again
IS they have N former years. The exhibit ors
IN the sportsmep's part Of the show are rather
disgruntlcd at the way thugs are run. They
wanted to have the G0rden nttcd up so that
lovers Of outdoor life could find Quiet there
and almost fancy they were IN The woods,
Now the noise OF the motor boats and tho
en- Rines spoils nll this and the sportsmen
have been relegdted TO the background, ,
They are talking now OF having their own
show again next year and getting things
Just they want tnem
The yachtsmen entertnlned last night were
members OF the Eastern, Newport, Riverton,
Fan River. stevens. Chippewa BAY. Spring,
field. Bristol, Cape May. Baltimore. Newark
and Harlem Yacht clubs and the Sewaren
DR. Cecil French OF Washington occupies
the whole Of the top gallery on the north
side Of the Garden with his exhibit OF birds
~" in Dr. Ffenchs exhibit Of wild animals are
several Of the aibno yariety; including an
nlbno prairie wolf--the only one in ex-
lstence an abino raccoon. albino possun,
albino fnllow deer and albino SQUIRRELS.
ne coleeSio ,h %i iaurgfb,i IS eToIn nf S one
who raises the question OF what kind Of
shadow would be thrown hy a white ground
hOR. There are two pet cub bears One OF
them, black bear. was raised on the bottle,
the other. cinnamon bear cub. comes from
the West,
is the star OF the exhibit. These animals are
very ferocou- and are rarely seen in cap
tivity. being difficult to handle when trapped.
Hunters prefer killing them to catching them
alive and when they are caught they are
generally, huri on the loot Inc berlin
this animal soon the German papers
reported the show, and it Will be shipped
There is q fine collection OF native Wild
birds. including some Chinese quail, Cali
fornla mountain quail. california Valley
quail. bob white Quail and hungarian part
ridges brought over from Europe for the
show they are to be turned out in a little
preserve for propagation. There are pair
of very shy Wild ;urkevs-the real pure
hlooded wild turkeys These are very sell
dom seen IN captivity. as ne yild, blood has
.Rck rabbits from the West and pair
OF talking crows who shout Hello AT every-
a crowd is constantly around the cage Snow
owls from Manitoba, and Wild ducks. wood
ducks. mandarns, blue wing teal, green
wing teal blueblls, gadwals. mallards
black ducks cnnvashacks. redheads, pin
tnils " geon. whi-tling swans Wild geese
and hrant and bald headed American ca giles
complete the exhibit
Fire Chief Croker visited the show in the
afternoon and was very much Interested
in tho auto boats He said he thought he
ought to have one. lie could then jump
into has automobile and get 10 the water
front quickly ard with his fast boat get TO "A
fire much more quickly than he now can,
The nv casters tournament is becoming
more interesting rs II progresses In the 1
switch trout fy casting contest for distance (
only there were four entries. and II became |
a competition of age and experience !
n gainst youth and skill. and the aged dele
cation had tho younger element "OslcriZed ~
Daring and Mile. who represented youth. |
were nervous they could not do their best !
In this contest weight NJ rod and length /
OF leader were unrP-trcied An obstacle |
was placed fifteen feet back OF The contestant
Reuben leonard won with cast Of KS feet I ,
l. s Darling was second with 81 feet o inches
Hiram Hawea third with 81 feet and T. J.
Mills fourth with - feet inches
Nine competed 10 the single banded halt 3
casting contest for distance and accuracy ,
feet with a quarter ounce line. Five casts
were allowed each man NJ each buoy, one
placed sixty feet and ono seventy feet from ,
the casting point l.. :. Darling was the
winner. wth'a percentage Of i72.6. His distance 4
throwing was good. but his accuracy was not
so good. & n. Woodward was second per
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