The sun., 1907-12-28
WHITE BISES START A REVOLT
SPORTSMEN'S SHOW EXHIBITS
On THE RAMPAGE.
Reer Jumps Hls Pen. BIack Bear Breaks
Hls chain and Beaver Ducks Hls Pool
AZ the Strand central Pnlace-BOys
Fight Hard for shooting Championship.

al the Strand aentral PaIace-BOys
Fight Hard for shooting Championship.
There was trouble AT the Sportsmen 5
Show at the Grand Central Palace early
yesterday afternoon and for time Man
ager Toilette had a very lively time. The
animals and birds got TambuctiOus and
the seven white ibises that have attracted
90 much attention started the trouble.
These long legged birds. which when rest
ing stand on one leg for hours at a time,
suddenly few out of the pool in which 40
many different specimens OF wild fowl
are Just now enjoying themselves. They
lighted in different hooks and corners OF
the building: one, perching near the band
stand. watched Conductor Shannon as he
welded the baton; another went to the
rail Of the top gallery. One landed on the
extreme point Of the large elk = horns that
decorated the side OF the gallery overlook
ing tho lake and another chose the most
inaccessible place Of all. slowing himself
away among a cluster of electric lights
right up in the roof.
The flying of these seven white birds
caused quite a futter Of excitement. and
the rest of the wild fowl grew restive.
While the visitors were watching them
Glenn. a black bear that has been brought
from New Brunswick became excited
and taking a cue from the birds soughr
liberty too He tugg"d at the chain that
was fastened 10 a staple. The staple broke
and Glenn was free lie jumped over the
frail barrier erected 10 keep visitors from
getting too near and strOlled leisurely tow
ard the entrance to the art gallery. There
IL a sign there which cells what is to he
seen. and this sign evidently offended
Glenn. for he punched his paw through
the sign and then strnlled on and gazed
At the pictures of bears shown in their
native state in the woods. u may he that
these pictures riled Glenn and gave him a
longing for the woods again. for il took
some time for those vino know the bear to
get him back and quiet him down.
just at that time. TOO, a deer got the
liberty fever and jumped out Of his pen
and was soon strollirg about among the
cabins and trees of two big railroad ex-
hibits from Canada, whore he was secured
ABOUT I 900 trout arriy cd from Long Island
during the morning ard these were trans
ferred into a pool when the beaver escaped
from his special cool ard div ed down among
the fish, soaring them considerably. ard
then after he lad carsed ;ro, bic there he
got into the pool with the Wild fowl and
caused more. trouble. Ss,er a long hunt
Mr.. Beaver was secured again.
In the meantime some Of The Whine ihi-es
had returned 10 the water, hut one still re-
mained among the electric lights 4 small
b oy sped him there as he entered the show
ana exclaimed, Geo. but they've got birds
everywhere" MaraRcr Folotie said he
was not going TO Lo;hcr aboUt him. as he
thou ght he Would 20 hack when he got
hungr and thirsty. and he thought that
the heat fIom the lights would soon drive
him down. but the ibis stuck il pUt all
through the evening.
IL was a big day at the show. The at
tendance was the largest of tlC week and
the management is very much pleased.
Frida y is never a rood day at shows of this
X ind, but yesterday was an exception to
this rule.
Joe Beaule'l, q scout and traDpcr from
the hunting country H. 'he Province OF
Quebec arrived az the show yesterday
morning with a good axh bit of bis years.
work in the woods. Reaulieu j. probably
one of the hest known scouts in The Cana
dia district For several years Re has
acted as guide TO wealthy sport srnca from
Boston. New York md other cities. During
the summer ne acts "a !ish warden il the
New Brunswick preserves and in he winter
he 10 vested with the authority Of gqmr
warden. In his section at the show h" as
an exhibit of hundreds Of p"lfs oi s,"i",
fox, black cat mink, weasel and muSlSra's
He tells some wonderful stories ~ o,tiOoi
life and as soon as ne has settled down ha
will entertain many in his shack with stories !
Of his experiences in the woods
DIR. Robert Il. Morris gave Ye:v inter-
esting lecture in the afternoon on Hiiis)u
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tIcon views. These pictures were taken
by DIR. Morris on his trip made last summer
into the Ojibway country. They depict the
life OF the Ojibway in his native distric'
and show his method Of fishing and hunting
Several views Of streams where DI Morris
and his party made good catches wore
thrown on the screen. Dr. Morris is =
fluent talker, and his lecture was listened to
with interest
One interesting feature Of the show
Ia the Photographic exhibit Of the Explorers
Club, Of which Commander r. r.. Pearv is
president This is an organization entirely
distinct from the Arctic Club and was formed
in October. 1905. Its objects are to
promote exploration in PRACTICALLY the
with DR.. Cook on his Arctic trip in 1905,
is in charge OF the exhi bit. The photo
graphs include views taken in the Arctic
regions during the last four years which
show something of the hardships that those
'AO - Nh 'N''I l'iuA oNiNhH nave
TO endure.
A very pretty fight has developed in the
rifle ranges in the match for the challenge
cup which represents the individual cham
pionship of Greater New York for school
boys. ]. Ehrlich and }. H. Morgan. both
of Norris High School are tied each having
three perfect scores on their three tick cts.
OF $50 each. This prize goes to the boy
making the highest score on three tickets,
each ticket representing five shots standing
and five shots prone. The next best scores
areI
j. Bryncs, Morris High. ~. ~. 5O-i4g A. Garcia
Curtis High, 40 NJ. fB-iiG Z. Hubbard De Witt
Clinton, ~, ~ lD-tt7: B &. Flnkclstcin. Dr viii
Clinton. 20. ~, as ii5 G. brown. lIr VIII Clinton
g. a., ie.lA }. Martin. Commercial High
a., a.. 46-i40.,
Some good scores were made ON the
ranges before the team matches began,
the best Of which was a possible by G.. Osder
Of the Morris High Five boys made i9s
These we're s. W. Gilberg. Commercial
High; A. Garcia. Curtis High: &. Brown,
De Witt Clinton High; {. Hubbard Of the
same school and G.. r. Himmock Of PingTy
School OF Elizabeth.
The interschool matches were begun on
both the subtarget gun machine and the
rife ranges. The first two teams to shoot
were Stuyvesant High against CONNER
cial High on the subtarget gun. The Com
mercial boys Outshot their rivals at every
stage and finished with a score of 277 20