New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-18
MOTOR BOAT SHOW.
Many Neso Features In annual
.Sportsman's Exhibition.

With more exhibitors than ever before with
lake containing more than 100000 gallons OF
water. and measuring ten laps to the mile. and
dozen new attractions besides the old ones
that have proved SO popular, the National Motor
Boat and Sportsmans Show. which opens IN
Madison Square Garden next Tuesday night.
should be the most interesting that has ever
been held
For twelve years the sportsman's show has
been feature OF New-York amusement The
show this year will for two weeks. and the
exhibits will include motor boats. water sports.
shooting matches. birds. animals and fish, Cap
tain j. A H. Dressed is. as usual. the manager
of the show.
There are more exhibitors Of boats, of sports
mems goods and Of canoes and fishing tackle
than ever before. while the guides and Indians
will be in evidence as in past years The lake
In the Garden this year will be half foot
deeper than usual. and will contain e25. 600 gall
Ions Of water. 1t will be the largest lake ever
seen indoors. and viii be confined in canvas
lined box. the whole Weighing 300 TONS The
water sports will include races in canoes and
tubs, with canoe fitting matches well
swimming contests and races for women.
8. III. Van Allan. Of Jamaica. who last year
broke the record for 1000 shots at glass balls.
will give exhibitions during the two weeks Of
the show.
The exhibit Of Indians this year will be made
more attractive by the addition of Indian
village and by bow and arrow shooting for
prizes. The men and women and the children
will make baskets. canoes. moccasns and snow
shoes
To the Virginia exhibit has been added lot
of antique fowling pieces. while the exhibits
Of Maine. the Grand Trunk, the Canadian Pa
ciho and the Richsleu and ontario Railroad
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dian Pacific is sending on ten guides. whose
fund OF stories is said TO be fnexhaustible. The
Ward Steamship Company. the Mexican Central
Railroad Company and the city OF Tampico will
have joint exhibit that will include fourteen
tarpon none of them less than six feet long.
Among the sportsmen interested in this exhibit
are NJ A Rice John W. Gates and Charles G.
Gates.
Adjoining the Maine exhibit will be small
park. showing pheasants. grouse and other
birds, together with half a dozen deer. DIR.
Cecil French. OF Washington. who has Just
turned from Abyssinla. will show the finest
collection of wild animals that has ever been
brought to the Garden There will also be ex-
hibitions showing silkworm culture and bee
culture. The latter will include glass hives with
lights in the that the making OF honey
can be readily seen.
On the island this year will be shown porta-
Bile houses Of every imaginable style and shape.
and part of the island is laid out as a garden
Long Island will have exhibit OF boats used
by sportsmen and baymen. under the direction
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
In the basement Buffalo Jones' ex-chief game
warden or Yosemite Valley. will hold forth with
four thousand pictures for on a biograph
showing wild animals in America The camp
exhibits, always interesting 10 sportsmen will
be more numerous than In previous years. The
motor boats to be exhibited include everything
from yacht tender TO a cruiser.
Special nights have been set aside for the
yacht clubs. The decorations of the garden
aside from the forest effect will be strictly nau-
teal and will include the flags OF some 24T yacht
clubs. The show will continue from Tuesday
February 20 TO March g.
This year the main floor will be taken I'D bv
motor boats, including those on the lake while
In the basement will be motors and engines in
opera ion The gallery will be taken up with
sportsmen's goods of every kind. The concert
hall will be given over 10 the Indians