New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
LURE FOR SPORTSMEN.
THE ART OF FLY MAKING.
Interest Gro7cing IN Shoe at Grand
Central Palace.

There was no Indication OF falling or II IN
terest but rather an increase. at the beginning
of the second week yesterday af the Sporlsrlei e
Show under the direction of the Forest. Fish ana
Game Society of America, at the Grand oeh'ra
Palace. This IS not surprising as those VINO ha'Io
one visit there were slow 70 tell their frlehos
OF the many interesting exhibits coieclen willo4I
,hourbt or care of trouble and expense, ana ~
go back themselves to study in further detdh .nS
partcular exhibits which attracted them most iiis
show will continue TO the end of the week, ana
those who love nature and the chase caIlio' 'iio
10 miss this opportunity
There are some ardent fishermen wh" make tneii
own flies, but hundreds of those VINO use tt'o H
Of the waters. the scarlet Ibis, the SILVER "
for - the brown hackIe" or one or more Oh t''e
other flies used to lure the speckied pesIhtieS I'm
so,,,e dozen nool ever saw made or appreciated
the skill required The art of hynakhs - nus
+rated at the show, however. and those lhcIiieu %
have one of the many varieties mace 10 Vi 'e'
they wait. ,.
Glenn tho black bear which has been draw
,nq- card ever since the show opened was sleepy
YESTERDAY afternoon but IN me eNe'H"s 80
amused the crowd by his antics
Glenn was about four months old "hen ne was
t,,rod :, the New Brunswick woods by Arthur
Robinson the treasurer of the Forest, Fish ana
Game Society Of America Mr. Rohnsoh 'oN
the tiny black cub back 10 his camp "nlcl 10
In the heart of the wilderness, siXty-hV nlsS
from the nearest railway station. Ihat evening d
stout hoeshead secured and some nay """
stuffed into the far head TO form a bed for the
new arrival Later in the evening MT f'op,u
son and r. party of New Workers VINO were i''S
guests at the time heard noise OUTSIDE 'ie ''d'"
building of the camp and going into the open
raoeiyod their first impression of the indulgence
Of the little animal. whose intensely biack coat
had won for him the name by which ne Is no"
known. -,
his way toward the clubhouse, by the size "'
which was piled the hay from which his ned
had been obtained The sportsmen. anxious |"
see what his purpose was. did not anteiters'
They saw elem approach the hay. tear out
double armful and carry # back I" MS Kerne''
Arrived at the open end of the hogshead Clem
4ropped on al! fours and tesan 10 nose the nay
on ton of that already provided "neh
his he'd was made 10 his liking he curled him-
self up comfortably and was not heard ifo''i
again that night
1ha camp He appeared. he grew older TO ne
quite satisfied with his quarters. ana IN 'he COURSE
Of time A regular kennel was PROVIDED TOT MN"
The end OF this, projecting slightly over a sIoPe
was supported on either side by Two OF 'n.ee
bricks ON one occasion one Of these hrlcks nc
ca,na dispIaced and considerable amusement was
afforded hr CIem's continuous efforts 10 shove 1t
back in place.
4 striking feature Of the show Is the colecnoh
NJ big heads ana horns known the 4. : Reed
collection Additional interest surrounds these
tronhies from the fact that. with the collection or
Dr W r Hornaday. they are intended 10 form
the substantial nucleus Tor the natohal 'ol'c'I''
which is 20 be the most complete in the world.
Mr. Reed has hunted big game IN many countries
4 few years ago he decided 70 scour biltish 70
lur,bia Alaska and the k"nai peninsula TOT n
selection of big heads ana horns that shouia DC
worthy of attention by those capable of estimating
-be value Of such an exhibit. Summer and winter
ror uearlv four wears he devoted himself TO TINS
work and AZ the end Of that time he housed the
results of his shooting the leading club at N;:-
,oria g. C. Word OF this collection reached GU
rators Of geological parks. and about year aso
Mr. Reed received offer OF $1,000 Tor ms hcs.IS
from one of the principal European museums lie
repled that il was his intention either 10 ke' the
heads and horns for the adornment OF his home IN
England or to dispose OF them to distinctly
American society
This reached the OF DIR. Hornaday, anu ne
opened correspondence with Mr. Reed who an
nounced that while money vas not by any means
the chief consideration. he was prepared 10 sell
the collection TO any responsible person or society
in America for half the price that had been offered
by the European society. Shortly afterward Dr.
Uornadav brought the subject 20 the attention OF
Emerson McMillin. who at once expressed his
willingness to purchase the collection and donate
i, to the Geological Park with the provso that 1t
should be added the collection already made by
DR. Hornaday. and should form = part OF tho pro-
iect ed national collection of big heads and horns.
One of the most interesting lectures Of the series
arranged during the show. viii be delivered to-
morrow at o'clock by Ernest Thompson Seton
The subject will be Two Thousand Miles oy canoe
TO the Arctic Plains"