New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-23
SP0RTSMEN TURN OUT
Record Breaking Crosod Flocks to
Shoe in the Garden

The ideal weather and the holiday played a
part IN drawing between 5000 and 10 ooo ~
sons TO the Motor Boat and sportsn,en.s sbow
at Madison Square Garden yesterday From, thu
time the exhibition opened in the morning unt,l
the hour OF closing steady stream OF people
filed into the big building It was announced
that all records in the matter of attendance FOR
single day had been broken.
Uncle Jerry, an old negro at the Virginia ex
hibit was the centre OF an exciting incident
yesterday. Ho was bitten on the hand bv a
snake six feet long, and hts croans cou,d hn
heard all over the Garden. After knocking saw
eraI OF the spectators OFF their feet in his hasts
to reach the barroom, Jerry took enough whis-
key to furnish, as he expressed il. 20 sure nun
enicdote."
PROBABLY nothing at the Garden attracted moro
attention than the scooter boat shown by Can
tain Bill Graham, who has been a waterman
and hunter all his life. For the last ten years
he has been boating on the Great South Bav
Long Island, and can tell hunting and fishing
stories galore.
The scooter shown for the first time IN +b.
Gardcn>is u boat OF entirely new design. that
travels as well on the ice as IN the water II
mas been known TO go at the rate Of sixty-flve
miles an hour the ice The boat looks not
unlike a sloop, having the same sort OF rigging
but it has two steel runners that make it Just
as handy on fee as IT is on the water. There IS
no rudder. the steering being done by manipulate
ing the jb
careful study of the motor boats and
launches shows number Of marked changes
from last year in the types popular with the
public The freakish racing craft has almost
disappeared. and in its place is a substantially
built and comfortable boat capable of develop
Ing speed Of from twelve to twenty miles an
hour year ago there was a demand for ex-
cessive speed, 10 attain which it was necessary
TO sacrifice many other desirable features Now
the demand is for stability and comfort to-
gether with fair speed.
The motor boats may be divided into three
classes-the high speed boat, the cruising boat
and the slow speed launch Most of the boats
are driven by gasolene motors. although cleo
trlcity is used in several Of the launches shown
motor in the bow. The reversing and controlling
lever Is now by the steering wheel.
The water sports were a feature Yesterday
and the contests We're keen and exciting In the
afternoon fitting match was unusually ex-
citing. and the crowd lined up along the lake
side 10 watch the contestants at work The par
Elephants We're Finn and Rouse and Green and E.
Henshaw. For thirty-five minutes they Iunped
Nlclous!y at one another with long poles. trying
10 put one another into the water In this con-
test two men are in a canoe. one of whom bat
Ties. while the other has a pole about eight feet
long. With this he tries to push his opponent
out Of the canoe.
The summary Of the water sports follows:
F2Fd aattTss Taes IE heat won by Henry
Second. Second heat won by James Murphy. New-York
College Point; p Hirsch NeT~YoTE. second; James
Exhibition Of rescung and resusctation Of dr9wnng
hitting @ ana e:;satss ana
sterk Finn and Rouse defeated Green and e. Henshaw
Andrew. ana di' Mocabe second O'