New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-06
LATE EXHIBIT ON HAND.
Many NoUelties at Ne5c Bruns7cick
Booth at SpOrtSmaR'S Shoe.

The snowbound exhibit from the Royal Crown
Land Office of New Brunswick was installed at
the Sportsmans Show in Madison Square Gar
den yesterday, and proved most attractive. A
big log cabin. built OF spruce. occupies one cor
ner of the space. The game exhibits do not
consist of heads only. but full bodies of the
specimens, stuffed and mounted gigantic
bull moose is shown. a tiny moose calf. all
legs like young colt, only much smaller; a
caribou, a spotted deer, a red deer. a large
black bear, fine specimen of a Canadian lynx,
a wildcat. a cross fox and an otter. Among the
novelties is specimen of q moose horn
that has been shed and partly nibbled by porcu-
pines A stump of tree is also shown which
has been almost cut in TWO by industrious
beavers TO make a dam.
Among the visitors yesterday was DR.. Alfred
H. Durham, of Nome, Alaska, who has never
missed a Sportsman's Show. He his ia
nous fur lined overcoat. the lining of which is
made of undyed and unplucked baby seal. 1t
shades off in different coors, and the gray tnts
make it look as if it was covered with light
fall Of snow. What makes this coat so rare and
valuable is that the government does not allow
the baby seal TO be killed. but does allow the
natives TO kill a few for food
There are lots of interesting exhibits at the
Virginia and North Carolina booths. among
them fine specimens of turkeys. quail and deer
tell and to prove them he shows the heads Of
cOppeThead snakes, big moccasin snakes and the
dangerous cottonmouth snake. The back of the
booth is lined with hundred of skins of musk
rats rabbits. squirrels and mink.
The fly casting tournament is getting more
interesting every day. the particular attraction
10 the casters being the chance of winning one
of the forty gold medals the Sportsmans Asso-
citation has donated to the tournament.
The boys and men from various branches of
the Young Mems Christian Association are also
working hard for medals, and rivalry runs high
The roofing and cheering is infectious. and dur
ing the afternoon sessions the boys who are
competitors make noise than the specta-
tors
Thursday afternoon. usual. Will be actors
day. and cordial notice from the management
has been posted in every theatre green room in
the city, inviting the entire cast of every show
TO visit the Garden
The fly casting fixtures yesterday resulted as
follows:
Even; Single handed trout fly casting contest.
distance only; opn to all except those who have cast
- feet in similar o. either club
tournament: weight of rod length Of leader
s'rcted-Won - G. W Ftepath. with Of 81 Il.
In J. L Kirk. with a cast Of II H. in second r. J.
Held. with cast of Is feet. third
Event No .: Light rod trout ny casting contest; dis
tfnce only open 10 all rod must not weigh more than
Mills a Of - feet: / Darling, with n
Of 81 feet second; ~ S Smith with cast u 90 f.
In. third.
Event 10: Single handed bait handling contest;
distance only; open all; overhead
for distance with halfounce tournament lure Furnished
by the committee. longest cast CounWon by Louis
Darling. with 40 feet. Charles L. Stepath
with of 10 feet secrd Milton II. Smith. with
Of 100 feet. third.
Darling STepath tied, a Of i7O feet
the hour late. the contestants decided
10 toss penny 10 settle the contest