New-York tribune., 1907-03-03
THE CALL OF THE WOODS.
NIJIRODS CROWD GARDEN.
This Years Sportsman's Shoe Has
Many Picturesque Features.

The sportsman's Show at Madison Square Garden
was in ine seather-in fact. fur. fin and feather
yesterday. and big crowd attended the sessions
The show IS now complete in all its details except
the New Brunswick exhibit which viii be complete
on Monday morning. the delayed shipment having
arrived.
The Canadian Pacific exhibit an oldtime favorite
in New York. is more interesting than ever. II
viii be found In the northeast of the Garden
Fourth avenue end adjoining the All Long Island
exhibit. The feature Of the Canadian Pacific ex
hibit is a hunters log cabin which has seen five
years Of actual use in the wilds Of the North. II
is covered with cedar shakes. An open kitchen.
with a complete cooking outfit. is installed in
lean-to alongside the cabin.
Among the trophies of the chase is a moose head
which IS remarkable for its size the anters meas
uring 75 inches across. An Ojbway bark canoe,
such as is used by the Indians. lies upturned on
the roof Of the cabin. while an Esq-imau skin kyak
bangs from the balcony front above the cabin.
Two Indian tepees are shown. One is the only
buffalo skin tepee in existence. and probably the
last that viii be made. because buffalo skins
are now too scarce and high priced TO be used for
tepee making. The exhibit is rounded out by views
OF The Canadian Pacific country hundreds Of pelts
OF ali Sizes and as fine collection OF the heads Of
Rocky Mountain sheep was ever gathered to-
gether.
The hy casting contests which are the only feat
ures OF the Sportsmen's Show that have lasted
from its inception, fourteen years ago. and which
were omitted last year. attract great gallery OF
spectators every afternoon and evening. Some OF
the most famous fly casters in the world are
entered in the contests and II is expected some
records will be broken
Picturesque features Of the show not noted here
tofore are the portable wigwams on the island and
at the end of the gallery. and the rustic arbors
built of cedar. Indians. clad in bucksiin. with
bright colored bead trimming and gay feathers, are
kept busy all day padding the little folks around
the lake in their canoes
Outside OF the exhibits the great attraction of the
MT.v- 1,rfee eesava
Association. The water sports canoe races. tlting
contests calisthenics gymnasium work and fencing
all held under its supervision. over thousand
ciation are entered in these contests
Z is Of course 10 be expected that at sports s
are OF all kinds. sizes and prices. One Of the most
na rhs e gun has swo shot fn barrels S and one rife
barrel so that the hunter can use IL for any class
costs from s65 TO $500 The gun breaks in Two, like
Vice on the trigger one trigger operating all three
barrels release lever throwing the rifle barrel into
action separate sights are provided for the shot-
There are ali sorts Of conveniences provided for
~, bgSS h 5oIds 5oIds .sIl sIT 7,1 are sa ~ :. b
2 BY inches only. Such bed might also be handy
sor in a Harlem fat.
There are boats in the show excepting feet
Of canoes and fat bottom rowing skins and the
little Buster Brown" Up in the gallery. however,
boat has. the usual propeller and shaft, connected
by universal Joint 70 ne motor, which consists
circle. backward and forward, operated by means
a n
small reverse lever into action. The whole outfit
complete weighs about seventy pounds costs $40
and be installed I'm any rowhCat.
There number of motorcycles exhibited at
the shoyr both IN the single and tandem style. a
novelty being from Germany that has two
cylinders. one vertical and ether inclined in front
Of IL. Interesting features Of its construction
that its ignition Is by magnetic. and that II has
lett drive. Two brakes are fitted band brake on
the huh and what might be called a rim brake
operating a secondary rim In a single cylinder
model OF the Same type shown tho valves are mo
chanicallv operated.
terest. The summary follows:
Event 90 4 dght rod fly casting; only:
rod weigh than four ounces open all.
ceptng those who than IS feet IN
similar club tournament contest with rod
weighing four essl-FiTst. William H CTuck
shank. "a inches Second J I. KirBs IS feet 8
inches Third. y : Smith. - feet : inches
fsnge handed bait casting: distance only:
all excepting those who have than 100
feet any similar five be made
head. with nah furnished
committee longest cast 70 count each contestant not .
make than three before casting score:
limit weight ~ rod line hut 10 be made from
free running reeb-FIrst. A p Humphrey. Of New York
1852 feet. Second II G. Henderson. of New York 137
feet Third A. J. Marsh. of New Jersey l3o feet o
inches
The semi-f7nal round in the single canoe race was
by F. H Morris of the Harlem branch Of the
Young Mems Christian Association. His opponent,
Andrew ". Vail. Of the Twenty-thrd Street branch.
capsized early in the and not able 10
heats were Frank ". Baldwin (23d street.. Warren
c. Hubert (students) and z. 7. Hargreave C23d
6treet Norris had no competitor in his trial heat