New-York tribune., 1907-12-26
LIRE FOR SPORTSMEN.
SHOW HAS ITS DEVOTEES.
Remarkable Shooting by Schoolboy
at the Rife Range.


,-so attractions Of Christmas Day had the erect
of keeping down the attendance the SPORTS
mems Show in the Grand Central Palace yesfer-
day, but there were many whose love of aIl out
soors led them find their pleasure on the hoIi-
aav in wandering around among the many inter-
esfing exhibits gathered together from the woods
ana streams of all parts OF this continent by the
Forest Fish and Game Society of America The
crowd both afternoon and evening made up in
enthusiasm and apQreciativeness what 1t lacked
In numbers, and those who attended went home
The better for n taste of nature. although 1t led
TO covetous desires on the part of to get out
IN the open with rod and reel.
The exhibition Of game birds includes the COL
lection of ruffed grouse and quail raised in cap
tivity by Professor C F. Hodge. of Clark Uni
versity. Worcester. Mass. and the big loan ex-
hbit OF Frederick Gallatin. jr., which is made I'D
r part Of Chilian pintails. redheads buebis blue
wing teals, eanvasbacks European widgeons.
American widgeons shovellers. rosy-billed
pochards. nallards, black ducks. Canada geese
cackiing geese. snow geese, beauty swans. quail
and pheasants
The live animals include red deer sitka deer
fsllow deer, back-taei deer, black tail (Columbia)
deer, mule deer, beaver, mink, antelope elk. sill
yer foxes, black foxes and Canada lynxes
The nsn are compete, as they include the IA
nous Lake Erie collection shown at jamestown
md many specimens secured specially for the
show. Among them are six male salmon, weighing
from four TO eight pounds each; four male brown
trout. from eight TO pounds each; seven Range
ley trout, from three to six pounds each; fifteen
brook trout, from to three pounds each; ten
lake trout, three Loeb Lever trout and thirty
five large-mouth black bass.
est, Fish and Game Society of America are also
members OF the Camp Fire Club OF America that
has picturesque headquarters In the bark covered
shack which is a prominent feature on the main
floor of the Palace
The Camp Fire Club is composed Of big game
hunters, animal painters, expert fishermen and
Others interested in outdoor life It was incorpo-
rated seven years ago, and since that time has
been responsible for much increased interest In
wise forestry legislation, and has assisted In many
movements for the protection of game. fish and
tnsectiverous birds
artist; William e Coffin is vice president, A. F.
Rice secretary and Edmund Seymour treasurer
President Roosevelt is one OF three honorary men,
bers. Among the regular members a number
OF prominent authors whose works familiar TO
all nature lovers. including Irving Bachelor. Ern-
est Thompson Seton, w. II. Boardman, Dan Beard
and Professor William T. Hornaday, director of
the Geological Park. Artists the membership roll
include Carl Rungius E. w Deming. Charles Lv
ingston Bull and F. NJ. Spiegle-
Each year the club offers a medal to some mem
Der who has performed distinguished service in
connection with out-of-door work in the line of
the clubs activities Last year this medal went
10 Professor Hornaday, in appreciation of his
book Camping in the Canadian Rockies
The skins Of wolves, bears and buffalo which
adorn the bark cabin used by the club at the show
and the heads OF deer, Rocky Mountain sheep. car
fbou, etc, trophies loaned by the members A
small pet deer has the freedom of the camp.
INTEREST IN THE RIFLE RANGE
The interest of schoolboys generally and their
fathers in particular continued in the Nationa
Rife Association range the gallery floor. Seven
practising for the matches to be shot during the
show. who Were trying for Junior narksman
qualifications. also attempted TO gain the coveted
decoration. One OF them managed TO get q at
the 20O-yard range, standing, but did not have
such good fortune in the prone position at 5Co
yards so that the much desired score of Y was
made She said she was coming back again and
was sure she could get through the next time
An interesting incident occurred late Christmas
afternoon, when youngster of about eleven years.
accompanied by a grayhaired. red checked man,
whom he called Gran daddy asked if ne could
shoot You bet you can. son." was the answer
While the chubby little lad pegging away try
ing TO get the target, that looked SO easy, the
old mans eye was caught by the collection of
exhibited by the United States government
and, upon seeing a Spencer magazine carbine. the
first Of its kind used in the United States during
the Civil War. asked permission to take ii from its
rack and fondled il as he would child He had
been lieutenant of cavalry in Sheridans division
and had fired many shot from such gun during
the
remarkable score was made by G. E. Din1nnick.
Of Pingry School. He made two full scores of 80
each, then two 49 scores a a and a 46-
Many persons visited the range during the after
noon among then, being Pierre Iorrilard, william
Astor Chanler. Harry Payne Whitney. donor of the
tablet that is annually competed for the sub
target rifle machine by Of the high schools
In greater New York Edwin Gould, General George
w. Wingate and General James A. Drain
rived in the city during the day and Immediately
reported at the Rifle Association rooms ihey
were assigned TO two Of the shooting ports, Where
the hovs got in several hours of good practice.
The schedule OF matches follows
Friday December gun m, @ -o g p inFeT Ta,
echool team D. Commercial filgii schoo'
Etuyvesant School - - -.... 20 , >,
Saturday, December gun Tnatch 20 Z p H.
81 Johu's Military school. New York Military aSdoeils.
interscbool team match q mJ ST. John MlIl4[y
ecsoo3 New York Military Academy
Harvard core Columbia. Massachusetts institute OF
MondsS December 3oSubtarget gun match @ P m };
.rrrrie High School, bryant High Scaool
team rife match a nD. Paterson Hgn SCHOOL, hoi 10
High School, Stamford Comm High School. . -
31-Sub-target gun nafch % p nll'
Manual training school. -oe Wit High school Inter
seEo~T rife D. Manual
ieyyttt High School. Pngry school, Elizabeth n }.
2-Suh-target match ID p.
r,rtis High School High School Of Commerce inter
eobeoI team rife match "a p. m). Curtis tlgn sciooi
60 cNool0 q
January 3-Sub-tarGet match % p. h1'p
o.. IzUS school Erasmus Hall High School Inter
.rfooi tesm rifle match a p ND Boys High School,
saturday,. January s-shoot OF ties. afternoon ana