The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-29
CROWD AT SPORHSMEN'S SHOW
WILD SCENES ATTRACT MANY 10
GRAND CENTRAL PALACE.


All doubt about the S~portsmen's Show
being a success was removed yesterday
afternoon. A steady string Of visitors wen
through the doors up TO the box oiice win
4, dow and then on through the gates and up
to the woods and forest scenes on the second
door. The big building was crowded and
. unit, The afternoon session ended and all
went 70 dinner this stream OF visitors did
cot stop. As soon as the evening show
began IL was the SAM again. The box
ONCE gave out a statement that at 2 O'Clock
yesterday the number Of admissions had
paused the number for the whole Of Friday,
and that day was a good one. according to
Manager Toilette
Al every exhibition of the moving pic
lures he main floor and the galleries and
every nom. ~hAe the ,an be seen TO adj
vantage was. crowded and the pictures
we're very much appreciated. After the
accne showing the bull moose swimming
and finally running on into the wood
scared one who was watching remarked
Those pictures were not taken in Central
Park and there is 10 fake about them."
These pictures nave made one OF the hits
OF the show an they show what life in the
woods really is without any exagReratiOn.
AhDED 1NChNDts III AAtN AAASCo oAAN
dec are features, were taken in the New
Brunswick forests. There are also fishing
scenes from OF the Florida and California
coasts. wher fishermen are shown fight
ing for tarpon and tuna.
II was announced yesterday that Ernest
Thomson Seton would lecture tomorrow
or TUESDAY. On Wednesday DR.. william
T. HOrnaday, director of the Geological
Dali rr;M - IL aI,,,f aNtVVa . On Thur@dau
Charles II. Townsend, director of the New
York Aquarium and formerly Government
INSPECTOR of Fur Seal Islands in Boring
Sea. will tell about Fur Seals and Their
Migration" This lecture will be illustrated
with about sixty views taken in the Arctics.
There was more troubls among the birds
and animals yesterday. The white ihises
that few to the electric Fights on Friday
seem to like that section OF tbs hall and
early yesterday morning went back to the
ceiling and took with them the wood ibis.
One white ibis remained there nearly all
day, but returned to the pool about sunset.
The wood ibis went to sleep standing on
an electric light and seemed to be very
happy and contented.
A small bay lynx and a fine Canada lynx
were among the animals received on Friday
AAbCAAlOphs Aucy W0IS pu1ONA NoSO
g. occupied by the Ocelot, and the three ap-
peared to be good friends during the even
ing. After the lights we're turned out
there was evidently trouble among the
trio. and there must have been a terrific
fight. as the bay lynx was found dead early
in the moving. II is thought by some
that the Canada lynx was +he victor in the
fight, but naturalists say that the two
lynx would he friendly and that the Ocelot
was the trouble maker.
More birds were received yesterday
afternoon. and among these were two dozen
plume quail RON Silverton. Ore: This
quail is generally known in the West as
the mountain quail and ia found on the
Pacific Slope and in the Sierras. Richard
y. Follett. the manager, says that the col
lection of quail a. this show II the finest
that he has ever handled. To NAM h
visited the show the difficulty Of
raising quail in captivity has appeared TO
be so extreme that on many sides there
have been expressions of doubt as to
whether the birds would survive their
period Of enforced secluSion. William
rare quail, says that from ms own experience
and from a report made by Or IT. =. Palmer
Of the United States Bureau Of Biological
Survey there Ia no reason why quail and
without any remarkable difficulty IL the
breeder IL willing to Civ his constant care
10 his chart ee.
Considerable curiosity has been aroused
among visitors TO the show by the exhibit
made by the Arctic Club Of the first model
Of a polar automobile boat. This ingenious
combination of land and water craft Ia che
invention Of Lee X. Craft. When he was n
young boy. his father secured for him the
position Of assistant superintendent OF the
Yellowstone National Park. Later he ran
a stage line, and In the winter when the
n was six feet deep 1t was impossible
for the horses TO travel. Mr.. Craft carried
the mail on snowshoes and then he con-
ceixed the idea OF the horselesS wagon
and then developed his wagon to n COM
hination one tha would be good on land
and water. The model was sent to the
Arctic Clnb, and Capt. JosAph +. Bernier.
In command Of the Canadian polar expedi-
ton, has received permission to carry one
Of these autos on the steamer Arctic. DIR.
Frederick A. Cook. too, has had two built
for the dash 20 the pole he expects to make
next wear.
The more the ~schoolboys shoot the more
proficient they become and there is no
doubt that before the show ends next
saturday night there will be at least six
ties for the schoolboy indoor championship
which will have 10 be shot on. Four are
tied now. each with a possible score OF $50,
and the others are knocking at the door
with only a point or two behind.
This shoot 10 for the three best tickets
Of five shots on each range Each ticket
cau REPRESENT ~ pOulUe. anu Wnile SfveEht
nave made possibies once only four have
repeated three times. +. q. Dimmock Of
Ptngry school has made ftvesperfect scores.
He stands in the lead. H.. Byrnes, J. Ehr-
Itch and J.. n. Morgan Of the Morris High
School each have Three possibles TO their
credit, representing $50. S. A. Garcia OF
Curtis High School has two SOS and a 20
and when he makes another possible he
VIII join the ties.
w. Dubois Of Public School, LeOnia. NJ
has made one 80. c. Oeder OF MOHris High
school has made a so and q. Hubbard Of
Dewitt Clinton school has three 40s to his
credit. The best scores turned in yester-
day were ~ follows:
Name and School. Standing. Prone. Total. |
y. Rrlncf. High. ,.... - - 90
n, H.lsham. Pingry School. ,,.... ~ Is 50
JsE. Enrich, Morris High. 25 70, SOD
~. BSrnes, Morris Hgh....n..,.. 20 ~ ~
w.. Byrnes. Morris High.......... rs - so
Q. Denner. Morris High. ......... ~ "a 20
a. MarerhAVSey. StuX VegantHlRh "a ~ 40