The sun., 1906-02-25
DAY'AT The SHOW

GUIDES ENTERTAIN EMBRYO
l. SPORTSMEN WITH TALES.
More Fun for the Boys Than for tho Captive
Animals Brisk Sales In Motor Boats
-Results OF Volunteer Life Sa, ,ers'
Compeitionsin Madison Square Garden
It might have been called chlldren's day
at the Motor .oat and portmen's Show
! In Madison Square Garden yesterday. Mem
bers OF the risinH generation al no school
and they swsrmed into the Garden and had a
| fine time. ster Brown. the boat that runs
on the lagoon. did big business and was kept
, running all day long. Dr. French's animals
and birds on the top gallery had hard time
The boys made the little bear mad. they
teased the ow ls and In their way had as much
fun as possible with each occupant Of cage.
Then they visited the guides and listened
to blood curdlng stories OF wood life. The
guides always have these on tap and when
the boys wanted stories they got them. The
| children OF course did not eglect the Indians.
but these are too industrious at the show to
amuse them very much.
When the Indian girls padded around the
lake In the afternoon the boys shouted. and
later on when they gave exhibitions OF shoot
ing the youngsters voted them the biggest
attraction in the show.
Steve Van Allen did a new trick yesterday
In showing his skill with the rife. He hung
a $500 bill against a cardboard background.
He borrowed the bill from friend and then
punched holes with bullets all around the
bill without clipping its edge once and the
framework he made was so close to the bill
that It was hard work to replace the bill with
out covering some OF the holes.
Capt. Bill Graham's shack on the island is
not large enough for the visitors who swarm
there, and the book put there in which they are
to register is rapidly getting filled. Capt,
Bill is always ready " ith a story Of sport. and
they are mostly OF his own personal expert
encee. A. 3. Davis Of Wading River is help
ing Capt. Billths year. He has an exhibit Of
live fox and skins of foxes. mink. raccoon
and musk rat. His son Charles, who lost q
hand some time ago, is with him, and he with
only one hand Is one OF the best quail hunters
on Long Island. Some years ago there
was a Belgian hare fad an every one who had
a place near the city started In to raise Bel
gian hares for market and expected to get
wealthy. Now the fad Is to raise foxes and
musk rats. The skins Of these animals are
valuable. There is quite demand for them
and this demand Is attributed to automo-
biiists who want fur coats. The skin OF q
musk rat Is worth about dollar and it will
take about 100 to l2o for coat, Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr.. has lately been shooting
musk rats He wanted to get enough skins
to make q coat for his father. A foxskin is
worth from SO to SIS. A live fox is worth
Is or SO.
Capt. Bill says that any one who wants
! good sport can get plenty hunting foxes on
Long Island. Within a radius Of about SIX
miles Of Blue Point. where Capt. Bill has his
anchorage. a. well known fox hunter says
I 1Anr fnv
are unable to hunt them. without, getting
Ss Vicinity nSFsdh %hch p1ekhs ss9HH frsni
now fox hunters are putting leather boots
.he dHssb to protect the Mf
K fox will do more damage to the quails in
one season than fifteen gunners sn,.S WI br a9 =.
Bill which Is bound te become popular, It Il. Is
fishing BY Of s.e ses An be %ina
~ Il Is let out SO
this kite tnrou ueh a pulley block the fishing
ns Is a. TR Reae aed is de0Rsa S at Bays the
Ssh H' just as he would il using line, and some
nnsd fss sse h kite / beofs d It G1 e he water
of long Island is to anchor buoy some ,f1, dis:
run line out to the anchor baited with seven
or eight hooks Cod are caught M In In; thls s WAY a,
and the GaGdSps nj . tRe he Re Ta get all
'"s Several Of the exhibitors of boats az. n:
9onced that they had made fss tns
% aaf'AfNs ,. R. soSSyier Hhs yndeTS: ths issssst
boat on the lagoon will probably % De S se'd ort e.
sn srdsred s 700. hsf esSn s5;;i,sins SSs.; s;
three e y years ago. has ordered 80 foot spec
e Ss usnsa VIII arsd 's fHynsssr Henssr
msa Toof ne rom 11afsso Mton ot Pent cempsny
sT1 to q e sss ssupp.d sS =
fhs viadSIa % feet al all Nth ~
iisHied inside and out. and Is propellsd BY four
ssadeF SoMsl fSsps Is ssoon spRc
two passengers; AT The o, saloon is,t y a com
friserator and china locker and panel berth
WITH tp3s mstes The motor
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ana sSysssd VIII bTss. ss,sd 5rsSsS EsS
sSSpsas scSppers and i self.b.iIlns. The vindora
vi! bs ' ps Ta h esme e e e. SSsG: sS
| Pettitt had the plans OF a houseboat which
is being built BY Baylss Tor cruising this
and b asSut e9a usfs 0das d4ss ss Sc
is TO be equipped witha 10 horee e:power motor
and Will cruise on Long Island Sound, Fifty
| boye will be accommodated on this boat
and they will have lots Of fun.
The members OF the Volunteer Life Saving
Corps continued their sports ,gEesterdsy
and resuscitating. those they rescued from
drowning in the lake. The results Of their
| games follow
Rosk.way; William beatty, New YoTk second:
F. "A. Lane c!y leland n third Tine . i,s seconds;
F. Gnfnihs, Now York, second, -.
Canoe R@sos.TTq, @ iaHPs; H;. tandem a. ,snsiss. C