New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-02
.SPORTSMAN'S SHOW OPEN
ODOR OF FOODS IN AIR.
Many Interesting Erhbits on Hand
from Field and Stream.

3 Madison Square Garden WAS true TO its name
last night and proved a real garden. The occa-
sion WAS the opening Of the fourteenth annual
sportsmans show. ard a big crowd was in at
tendance. The color scheme OF the show is
restful dark green. More than eighteen thou
sand FIR. spruce, hesnlock and pine trees were
used TO decorate the walls and arches. The upper
balcony is hidden by heavy frieze of fir trees
The arches CT the anphitheatre are covered
with them, and the trent of the lower balcony
IS covered with dark green cloth to correspond
The odor Of the woods and its healthy ozone is
almost overpowering
To the right and left Of the main entrance are
located the exhibits from Maine On the left
hand side OF the balcony are mounted on q back
ground Of green with dark blue skyline border
specimens Of taxidernly-noose heads. deer
heads and caribou. on the right is log cabin
from Washington County, Ne. The round spruce
logs, with the bark on. We're cut in January
The cabin is twelve by sixteen feet. and eleven
feet high. having two doors and four windows in
1t, with an upper loft below the peaked roof for
sleeping quarters.
The whole centre Of the Garden IS completely
filled by the largest lake ever constructed in
doors. II is feet deep. 20 feet wide, $50 feet
long. and holds 100000 gallons OF water. In the
centre OF the lake is an island with a pool 200
feet long Tor the ay casting contests The pool,
ike the lake, IS the biggest one ever built in
doors. The rest Of the island viii be used for
the gymnastic sports OF the Young Mems Chris
tan Association branches. in which over one
thousand men VIII compete.
The Fourth avenue end of the Garden shows
q perspective skyline in light blue. fringed with
a forest OF evergreen trees The Long Island
exhibit Is there IN charge Of Captain ''BiI'
Graham. A modest shack which is used on
the sand dunes on the south side OF Long Island
occupies one corner OF the exhibit, and here A.
D. Davis, the well known guide from Wading
River. shows Long Island furs and hundreds Of
I've pickerel. caught by hook and line yester-
day morning through holes chopped in the ice.
The motor scooter. which originated On Long
Island, IS an aEnphibious one and, according to
Captain fBin." is equally at home on land,
water on ice and in the air, and is faster than
the wind. Scooters are usually rough. uncouth
looking things, but the one on exhibit IS painted
white and named Mildred This particular ex-
hibit was secured with great difficulty, because
It IS the champion OF its class among five hun
dred scooters in daily use on Great South Bay.
It is one OF the features Of the exhibit, if not
OF the whole show.
; The oldtime favoTite Of previous shows, the
electric launch, Buster Brown is again IN
commission, ferrying the little folks around the
lake through the feet of canoes and rowboats.
The lake ltself is not bridged this year. adj
mission TO the island being through forest
green tunnel in the basement.
Along the shores OF the lake is a complete
boys camp, with an A-shaped tent. The New
Brunswick exhibit is located alongside Of this.
This exhibit however, is not complete as yet.
having been delayed in transit. The New
Brunswick guides are husky fellows.
An interesting exhibit from New Preston.
Conn, shows a small-mOuth black bass hatchery
in full operation. Alongside Of II is the pictur-
esQue Adirondack camp, and here large party
OF guides have erected q log cabin, a shelter
camp and a summer house in true rustic style
Almost every hunting district IN the country
Ms represented with exhibit, and the Garden
is filed with guides hunters. trappers and fishsz
erInen, all Of whom have stories 10 tell.