New-York tribune., 1908-01-04
SPORTSMEN'S LAST CA1L.
Mule Deer Tries to Murder Has
Family at Palace Shoe.

The first annual sportsmens show, under the
direction Of the Forest, Fish and Game Society
of America, at the Grand Central Palace. will
come to an end tonight Encouraged by the way
In which real sportsmen's show. arranged for
sportsmen by sportsmen, has been appreciated by
the public, the society is almost sure to give
similar exhibition next year. The attendance yes
terday was again excellent One of the signs that
has compelled the attention of all those concerned
in the present show has been the number Of vis-
itors who have returned second and third time
Some excitement caused for short time
yesterday afternoon by the actions Of mule deer.
which occupies a cage with his mate and tiny
fawn. The little family had lived in harmony
until yesterday when the buck suddenly charged
both the doe and the fawn, and had already gored
them slightly when a couple of attendants broke
through the wire screening and dragged him out
bodily. He gave some little trouble in the aisle.
but was finally pacifed and held in one Of the log
cabins until partition had been built In his quar-
ters
Glenn the big black bear was made happy by the
arrival of employe Of his owner, Arthur Robin
SON. with whom ne has practically lived since baby
hood. The crawled into the pen, and i'm
medately Clem raised himself his hind legs
put his front paws on the shoulders of his
friend and licked his face over and over again.
When the man left the bear inclosure in order to
examine of the other exhibits the animal
evidently annoyed. and showed his disapproval
by tearing out couple Of the planks that separate
his pen from the next attraction. He would have
effected the demolition of all the boarding that
side of his compartment II he had not been driven
off and the boards replaced by stouter planking.
The tiny quail raised in captivity by Professor
c. H. Hodge. of Clark University, Worcester,
Mass. have surprised many visitors by the manner
in which they have stood their two wesks at the
palace Those who did not understand how care
fully these birds had been raised by Professor
Hodge skeptical to the powers Of endur-
ance OF the Bob White under such conditions. In
stead of showing any signs OF lasstude at the end
Of the two weeks the pretty little birds are in
better condition than when first placed in the
strange surroundings. They have become the spe-
cial pets Of r. E Follett, the general manager of
the show, and small crowds gather several times
day while Mr.. Follett feeds them from his hand.
The concert room was again well filled yesterday
afternoon when Charles H. Townsend director of
the New York Aquarium, and formerly government
inspector of the fur seal islands in Berng Sea,
lectured Fur Seals and Their Migration" The
talk illustrated by sixty excellent views of the
seals at home
Mr.. Townsend said In part:
The history OF the worlds seal fisheries is large
ly one Of wasted resources Very few sealing in
dustries have been conducted ted according to methods
mercal point of view, seals are the most important
tas s moa the wd
% ,so at the m e nd o It rs 9ge IN fes
ever exceeded them In point of numbers They are OF
carried in the Antarctic well in the Arctic.
! but the sealing grounds of the Antarctic regions
the fur seal fisheries of the North Pseifc have re-
years, they not the only seal fisheries OF
Importance.
The only important stronghoids Of the diminish
ing northern fur seals remaining to-day the
PribylOv and Commander islands, In Bering Sea.
The United States and Russian governments. to
which these islands belong respectively, have for
many years endeavored 10 save from ruin the
fur seal fisheries connected with them. The spe
cies established the Commander Islands is Cal
iorhinus ursinils, while that breeding the Prby-
lows is Ca1orhinus alascanus. Although these two
species breed upon islands lying in the lati
tude and less than thousand miles apart, there
is commingling. The former migrates south
westwar rd in winter along the Asiatic Coast, while
the latter migsates southeastward along the Ameri-
coast.
Upon the discovery of the fur seal islands Of
Bering Sea, than century ago, seals
found in great multrudes. For many years they
were killed Unfortunately. but the Russian gov
eminent finally took charge of them and directed
the fisheries in such a way that they were regu
larly productive. The Pribylov Islands for twenty
years after the accession of Alaska yielded to
the United States government in the taxes
sealskins alone than million dollars
the price paid for the entire territory of Alaska.
About twenty ago the practice of pelagic
sealing-the killing of seals In the open sea-de-
-eloped into extensive industry since which
time the supply Of seals has steadily decreased.
The pelagic catch OF 1907 resulted In $500 seals
compared with 100000 twenty years ago.