New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-08
.SHOW GIRLS AT GARDEN
Take The Guides By Storm and Get
Taste of Hoods.

Actresses and show girls fairly owned the Sports
mems Show ut Madison Square Garden yesterday
afternoon. 1t was theatrical day" and the the
atrcal clan gathered from all the theatres in
town in response TO the invitation posted on the
theatre call boards. Besides the show girls. there
Q 1t OF mere men in the theatrical world,
and Standing Bear and his sixty Indian braves, in
a their war paint. and squaws from the Hippo
drore
The theatrical people were. without question the
feature of the afternoon session. and they turned
the place topsy turvy. Guides who have met all
kinds OF strange persons in tho woods acknowl-
edged that when the excite ncnt Of tho afternoon
was over they had never met anything so terri
flying to them as the pretty girls who raided their
camps rode in the canoes and the electric launch
did their best TO butt in to the athletic games
fell into the lake ana cheerfully and smiling
~ rescued.
Captain Bill Graham delighted. Although
Amelia Bingham was unable to visit the show,
she sent the versatile captain portrait of herself
which now occupies the place of honor in the cap
tain's duck hunting shack
Nearly all tho competitors in the fly casting con-
tests are members of the Anglers club OF New
York. which was organized in January, 1896 The
club has seventy-fve members. Robert 3.
Lawrence is president It the idea Of the
founders of the clue TO make 1t an American coun-
terPart Of the Fly Fishers Club, Of London, and
with that idea the initiation fee and the annual
dues made low. The first tournament Of the
club was held October 70 and 13. 1905. at Harlem
Mere, when new worlds record with two-hand
salmon rod was made Ey John Enrisht, with q
cast of 1852 feet
A large delegation OF the Middle Island Game
Protective Association. Of Ions Island. visited the
show YESTERDAY, and was the guest or captain
Bill Graham, Of the Long isiand eNhlDiI' ,, hos
The success OF the present Sportsm STOW, mas
been pronounced that date has already been
secured FOR next year. when tie show VIII run TOT
three weeks, opening on Tuesday. February IS
ana closing on Tuesday, March / Lots OF ne"
The Young Mems Christian Association athletic
to-day. In the afternoon the boys viii give CANS
THEME drill and maze run i9il9wed o Py gp0G
finals, apparatus work and tumbinE 10y members
OF the East Side branch. horizontal bar work . 10y
members Of the Young Mems Institute ana t'ie
finals OF the canoe relay race. -,
In the canoe relay trial heats yesterday the t3I-
lowing won: Z. +. HarGrave II. T. De LolseIe,
W. g. Herbert and R. c. Swain mixed teams from
lem branch and \. a. Vail f. w. Baldwin. c. ":
Culhert ana Charles W. Robertson. All OF the %"
The canoe fitting trials caused much amusement
last night. and We're the lie of the snow: anu anu
laughter as the different losers We're pushed over
The first heat in the trials was won by Fred
Bduman and Frank Nichols. az the Union branch;
The winners OF the second heat We're William and
g. H. tleglh Of me liar'en ofahcl' =, ne ti'I ~,
heat vas Won by Arthur stone and nd, Il; ~ 2S
". tioberd. OF the Vest side branch. The htth
heat was won by 4. Vollman aud John iIazelton,
Of the Union branch, while Alfred Drum ana Louis
u. Schroeder of the institute branch were AWARDED
the sixth by default.
h9it casting competition Tor csufac5 al a moving
target with total Of = points while Milton II
Lucky third place with score OF Is points.
This is said 10 bee the first time that the moving
target has over oe@u used. and was the suggestion
ment and tre vice president OF the Anglers club.
T. j. Mu!s Won The single handed troat fly cast
ing contest with east of O. leet liz inches. l.. =.
Darling was second and Is. Smith third