The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-07
A NEE SHOOTING RECORD.
VAN ALLEN BREAKS $50 GLASS
BALLS OUT OF 1909.
Feat Takes I Hour 10 Minutes Of Actual
ShOOtlnK-A. G.. Vanderbilt. W. ID.
Duncan, Jr.. George A.. CoFmack
and Other Yachtsmen Visit the SHOW.

khOOtinR-A. G.. Vanderbilt, W. ID.
Duncan, Jr.. George A. COFmack
and Other Yaehtsmen Visit the show.
Steve Van Allen Of Jamaica, who has been
doing oil sorts of stunts with a small calibre
rife at the Motor Boat and Sportsmen X Show
in Madison Square Garden. set to work yes
terday afternoon TO make a new record Mt
1000 glass balls. Last year Van Allen beat
the record OF DR.. Carver. which was $40 broken
out OF 1000. by breaking OPS. He used a
smaller ball than DR.. Carver. Yesterday he
thought he might not be successful. but after
he had smashed a few hundred he warmed
up to his work and made the new record. $50.
As the was going for a recor judges were
selected to watch the performance and
George II. Price, vice president of the Tam
pioo Tarpon Club, was the chief of he judges.
Van Allen began soon after 3 o'clock. His
assistant stood twenty-five feet away from
him and threw two inch balls in the air az
fast as they were broken. In the first hun
dred Van Allen missed nine and it took him
Just six minute s to fire the 100 SHOTS. He
missed eight In the next hundred in 9 minutes
10 seconds, and eight in the third hundred in
Q minutes 45 seconds. The fourth hundred
took him Z minutes 40 seconds, and In this he
missed six. and In the ffth hundred he missed
Ave in eight minutes. With the match half
over he had broken 44 balls in 80 minutes
35 seconds. This put him even with the old
record if he could keep up the work. and to
beat it he had to do better.
on the second five hundred he slowed Town
somewhat in his shooting until tho eighth
hundred was. reached and then he did the
best work OF the day. He broke 90 balls
out Of the hundred in s minutes, and he In
ished the thousand with 8S6 broken and "a
missed 1t took him Just I, hour 10 minutes
ing the time lost in changing guns. was l
hour Il minutes.
Allen went on splitting cards and doing other
tricks, lust as though record breaking was
a part Of his eyeryday perlormaloe since
10000 cartridges in his exhibitions. and vii
finish Tomorrow with nearly 10000 for the
Among the visito at the show Yesterday
We're Alfred G. Vanderbilt, Amelia Bingham,
senS,Sr a adYi 1ba r. o Bfssl1sy. BRO bToo,6 6fGm f s%[Io IL
Vanderbilt went to look at the boats. The
Senator Bailey says he Is the man who elected
Mayor Mcclellan; lie introduced the bill
in the Senate which empowered the city to
that Richmond county gave the votes which
elected the Mayor through the passage of
Islanders. and although born in this country
have a brogue, that can be shovelled on.
They visised the Indian camp. where one
What shall l grab?" asked one OF The
-Anythins." was the reply and the bgrly
around The neck. She vas scared out OF her
It was only fun. The O'Berry has no use for
W. Butler Duncan. Jr., Edward Mcclellan
and George A. Cornack We're rail birds in
the afternoon. Mr.. Duncan had goneGo take
another lesson IN theluse Of the motor he has
purchased for his launch. and the Others
accompanied him. They say 1t is not true
that Mr.. Duncan is going in for motor boat
racing.
The adjourned meeting OF the National
Association Of Boat and Engine Builders was
held in the afternoon. This executive com
phen, ElbeTt /. EidTidSe ana il, i; Brantisan.
This committee will elect the officers of the
association for the year.
Anovel exhibit placed in the Garden .yester-
day is a rotary steam engine suitable for pro-
polling boats. automobiles and furnishing
power for electric lighting plants. 1t is of the
G e. t . fGli expansion type OF OF ebn ai steam
burner. using either kerosene or crude oil,
This new rotary engine. which promises 10
partially revolutiontze the engineering world,
ia the invention OF A. d.. Wright OF Corona,
John Wilson. a consulting engineer and
formerly ens d 2 Mr in w The Int d states 80 N9eyy,
model OF, which was only completed on Sun
day evening, saws:
Mr.. Wright has invented the only PRACTICAL
rotary engine TO date. II etnbodies all the
admirable advantages OF. the pest known
the many, excellent features brought out
arc, the following: The, cost OF construction
will be about one-half less than the present
machines: the economy of steam by his
system of %cut-of and expansion Is in every
fuel saver. and its speed can be varied from
so TO $500 revolutions per minute: its power |
Ia, multiplied by the system of leverage. |
which no other engine posseSsA; il is reversi-
will III q long felt want, as it can be con
nected direct TO the propeller shaft, and for
generating electricity it will be adopted for
the same reason. Its construction is simple
and powerful; owing to its direct connection
i can be readily adapted to run by gas, so
tionary engines: it avoids gearing up and
belts and its floor space will not exceed
one-third of the present engines, A new
feature OF this engine is that II can be made in
any size necessary, from one-eiRhth to many
thousands of horsepower"
the various crews OF the United States volun-
teer Life Saving Corps follow:
Mattress Race-One lap-Won by l.. Pettigrew,
New York; E, .Hlrsch, New York, second.
Canoe Tug OF War-Doubles- Won by X, Braeun-
Itch and F. Pendrlll. United States Volunteer Life
Saving Corps: a. Lilly and R, o'Hara. InRood
swimming Match-eo yards-won by p, Tewes,
Mcmahon. New York. third.
den Point crew OF the United States Volunteer
Yates, assisted by, Capt, f, Otto, Lieut.. Degenhart.
Weller, w. Weller, a, Reiss. and ". Res,
Swimming Matcheo yards-Won by +, Straubc.
College Point: F. Linenkohl. New York, second;
spieibcrser. Rockaway; R, RileT, New YORK second:
T. Tewcs, College Point, third.