New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
LURE FOR SP0RTSMEN.
THE ART OF FLY MAKING.
Interest GrOzcing an Shoe at Grand
Central Palace.

There was no indication of falling off in in
terest, but rather an increase at the beginning
of the second week yesterday af the Sportsmen
Show, under the direction OF the Forest Fish and
Game Society of America. at the Grand Central
Palace. This IS not surprising, those who made
visit there not slow to tell their friends
of the many interesting exhibits collected without
thought or care of trouble and expense and to
go back themselves to study in further detail the
particular exhibits which attracted them most. The
show will continue TO the end Of the week. and
those who love nature and the chase cannot AFFORD
to miss this opportunity.
There some ardent fishermen who make their
own flies, but hundreds of those who use the queen
of the waters. the scarlet ibis, the Silver doc
tor" the brown hacke'' more of the
other flies used lure the speckled beauties from
some deep pool ever saw one made or appreciated
the skill required. The art of fymaking is Illus
trated the show. however, and those inclined can
have one of the many varieties made TO order while
they wait.
Glen, the black bear which has been draw
ing card since the show opened, was sleepy
yesterday afternoon but in the evening he
amused the crowd by his antics.
Glenn was about four months old when he was
captured in the New Brunswick woods by Arthur
Robinson, the treasurer of the Forest, Fish ana
Game Society of America. Mr.. Robinson TOOK
the tiny black cub back TO his camp, which is
in the heart of the wilderness. sixty-five miles
from the nearest railway station. That evening
stout hogshead secured and some hay was
stuffed into the far head to form a bed for the
arrival Later in the evening Mr. ftoplh-
son and a party of New Workers who were his
guests at the time heard noise outside the main
building of the camp and going into the open
received their first impression of the indulgence
of the little animal, whose intensely black coat
had won for him the name by which he is now
known
The cub had left the barrel and making
his way toward the outhouse, by the side of
which piled the hay from which his bed
had been obtained. The sportsmen anxious to
see what his purpose was, did not interfere
They saw Glenn approach the hay tear out a
double armfu and carry 1t back to his kennel
Arrived at the open end of the hogshead. Glenn
dropped on all fours and tegan to nose the hay
top of that already provided When
his bed was rlade to his liking he curled him
self up comfortably and not heard from
again that night
There was no difficulty in keeping him around
the camp. He appeared. as he grew older, TO be
quite satisfied with his quarters and in the course
of time a regular kennel provided for him.
The end of this projecting slightly over a slope.
was supported either side by two three
bricks. On occasion one of these bricks be-
came displaced and considerable amusement was
afforded by Clems continuous efforts to- shove it
back in place.
OF big heads and horns known the \. S. Reed
collection. Additional interest surrounds these
trophies from the fact that, with the collection of
DR.. W. T. HOrnaday. they are intended to form
which is to be the most complete in the world.
Mr.. Reed has hunted big game in many countries
few years ago he decided British Co.
lumbia. Alaska and the kena Peninsula for
selection of big heads and horns that should be
worthy of attention by those capable of estimating
the value of such exhibit. Summer and winter
for nearly four years he devoted himself to this
work and the end of that time he housed the
results of his shooting in the leading club at VIC
toria, B. c. Word of this collection reached
rators of geological parks and about year ago
Mr.. Reed received offer of $4,000 for his heads
from one Of the principal European museums He
replied that it his intention either keep the
heads and horns for the adornment of his home in
England or to dispose of them to distinctly
American society.
This reached the ears OF DR.. Hornaday, and he
opened a correspondence with Mr.. Reed. who
nounced that, while money was not by any means
the chief consideration, he prepared to sell
the collection to any responsible person society
in America for half the price that had been offered
by the European society. Shortly afterward Dr.
Hornaday brought the subject TO the attention of
Emerson McMillin, who at expressed his
to purchase the collection and donate
it the Geological Park, with the proviso that it
should be added to the collection already made by
DR.. Hornaday, and should form a part of the pro-
jected national collection of big heads and horns.
one of the most interesting lectures of the series
arranged during the show, will be delivered
morrow at o'clock by Ernest Thompson Seton
The subject will be Two Thousand Miles by Canoe
to the Arctic Plains