New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-25
TOTS STORM THE SHOW.
rayY BUYERS ON HAND.
The Water Sports Proue Popular
18th the Casual Visitors


.,or,inent figures at the Motor Boat and Sports
ans show. Some OF the youngsters were still
,,.,oring in the building late last night when the
.-aiori,y Of lads of their size were supposed to
:, N bed All the afternoon they swarmed
.A-ough the aisles gathering souvenirs. riding
=, motor boats and partaking freely of sample
ms and other eatables that were offered free
-tose Who came TO the Garden with their
.,rsnts not long in getting lost, and at
,sr half dozen small boys were brought 10
;. main entrance Of the Garden and restored
heir fond parents by Mr. Dressed, the gem
manager The children shouted with de-
~ al the water sports. and those OF pug
-s.ors nature enjoyed the canoe fitting contests
rsrticuary.
The first week OF the show came to a close last
-iebt The attendance exceeded by many thou
s,rds the first five days of any previous show.
The exhibition has been success beyond ex-
Tsctation-
csles have been numerous during the last few
ssvs and will OF course. be greatly increased
airing the coming week as those who have been
evamining boats are now ready to place their
orders.
Among the buyers yesterday were Colonel NJ.
pp-hour. who placed an order for a forty-two
.oo, cabin motorboat 10 be fitted with 2S-32
torsenoyyer motor; Albert F. Braniff who
toueft a twenty-five foot launch, and P. H.
SCHUYLER who purchased a boat of the same
,vpe F. y Work also ordered launch; II is to
have p four cylinder motor of three horsepower
The boat VIII be built OF cedar and mahogany
The Vindora. one of the handsomest launches
m the lake Will probably be sold on Monday,
an optiou having been given which expires that
nav. Paul Jones Of Toledo. bought 3o-foot
haff cabin cruising boat, while Walter c. Baker,
she automohilist who built the famous electric
cigar shaped racer that met with an accident
on Staten Island three years ago, bought So
foot speed launch equipped with a six-cylinder
engine OF 60-horsepower. NJ. Martin. OF Rye
y. Y, ordered a 54-foot cruising boat, 10 be
equipped with a Lozier motor of 40-horsepower.
Among other buyers were Joseph Arunbach, Of
the clew-York Yacht Club. and F. NJ. Smith,
who bought a 5-horsepower tender for his
steam yacht. the Haouh
There was big crowd around Steven Aliens
shooting range yesterday. and TO increase the
interest, the marksman put up a $500 bill and
shot holes all around il without damaging the
valuable piece Of paper in the least. There was
much speculation whether the bin was
stage money or not. II happened to be one of
Uncle Sans best specimens
The rules are being strictly enforced regard
Eng anything infiammable I'm the Garden. The
Bureau Of Combustibles yesterday, through In
spector George L. Murray and J. A Horn or
dered one Of the exhibitors to take out an acety-
lene sas tank that had been used 70 supply
light il was claimed that the rubber tube
running from the tank TO the searchlight was in
violation of the law
As the show continues. the visitors are I'm
pressed with the fact that the sportsmen OF to-
day are entirely different from the sportsmen Of
years ago. Instead Of wading rivers. the mod
ern sportsman now uses a motor boat; instead
OF going into the woods and living on hard tack
ana pork. he takes a camp outfit that supplies
hot food with the use of fire or matches.
Eankscraft IS the odd name OF new type OF
the 30-foot motor boat. which is making daily
trips around the miniature island The %
horsepower, four-cycle motor, which is said
10 give speed Of y TO 10 miles an hour.
is not only conc -aied, but IL is started and
stopped by movement OF the steering wheel In
the hands Of the pilot The boat has many
other rev features that are attracting the at
hl-lon OF yaChJsTnen and others.
An Interesting feature OF the wate sports
NAlch are held twice daily. is the man-hshing
contest This is an innovation in the field Of
sports ana attracts unusual attention. A SWIM
heT wears a harness on his head. TO which is at
tched the end Of a heavy tarpon fishing line
me fisherman stands on the shore with rod and
rec! ana attempts 10 land the man-fish, employ
ing tne same tactics used in catching the big
iaip0n found IN Southern waters One Of the
avs eACll-'-S contests was mat between Edward
Lane captain Of one OF the City Island crews of
Ue United states Volunteer Life Saving Corps,
SLa DAVID ADerCrombie, playing the role OF
As!tiIlaH- Lane, who Is a powerfully built man
eAu d strong swimmer, had everything his own
way. IN the first trial he snapped the line after
sA minutes Of strenuous fighting. The line was
We guaranteed 10 hold six hundred pound tar
Pn and Lanes success in breaking IL demon
sualed ihe power Of a strong swimmer In a
steceAa Jlal the head harness became unfastened
wig before Lane began 10 tire.
4Ae Water sports held under the ausDices
ule United states Volunteer Life Saving Corps
yesterday resulted follows:
F4ty-yaFs swimming nlatch-won by f. spielberEer.
c1@SEa3 william Beatty, NeWrYork second z Lane.
IT. To raoeWon by l. Pettigrsw. City Isand e. Gr1f-
'Shoe race tandem singIes)-won by D J. Finn and
IrhsS -"yel canoe Cub; e Pendriu and A OFT.
elalss No.unteer Life Saving Corps. second
r-% sall swimming match-WOn by H Scott
Crssf d a., II EInolHskyg New-YoTk second Harry T.
S----l tSle BaEin third. Time o.35 >s.
isr f--e canoe match lsinsle paddles1 VIII
-ts, albany United States Volunteer Life Saving
ss-t against =. sterk. lnwood Canoe Cub--VVon by
s SaEss canoe match a. Pettgrew City
c. states volunteer IAfe Saving Corps against G.
' eh. l1Vo1d Canoe cuh)--Won 10y PetsiErew.
Ser e5 5s canoe race CAMDEN sinslesl-Won by I.
~ aaq Waterman, Tnwood Canoe club H Srnolin-
M S a l. lettsre". United States Volunteer Life Saw
N.SSeiliess I4oe-von BY z Ford. Port Richmond: J.
,.tng contest-G. Henshaw and mccullough defeated
& Henshav. ~ ~ - " 0i'N
,a.i he standing OF the teams IL the round robin
loSs contests al the end of the first week fol-
Ma. Won Lost
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