New-York tribune., 1908-02-16
4 PEEK INTO THE WILDO.
,SDortsman's Shozv VIII Usher IN the
Welcome Spring.


the Motor Boat and Sportsman's Show IN Madison
S,,,.re Garden. in fact it opens Thursday
night February 20. two days before the MONDAY.
Like its predecessors, the fourteenth renewal OF
the show is one of the earliest signs Of spring ana
marks the passing of winter. for it Is possible
=, sto, ont of the md-wtnter cold of February into
a realm of yernaI green and forest freshness for-
eign at this time to the native atmosphere Oh 'ie
city.
Natural reproductions of forest and camp life
more numerous than before have been gath-
cred from, the forests and the prairies, from the
great lakes of the North land from the land OF the
Oibways from the land of the Dacotahs from the
mountains moors and fenlands. 1heS cdii5
with them "the legends and traditions the odors OF
the forest with the dew and damp of meaoo"s-
From New York State come the guides from tne
Adirondacks and the Saranae Lake section, the
Lake Placid forestry exhibit from Lake Placio anu
a magnificent representation from the Aoiro
Lake Placid section. From Long Island the oppo-
site end of the state, come the all Long lsaho eA-
hibit and Captain VIII Graham. the pilot ana pup
lished of THE Log" that peculiar magazine preu
on brown paper, which is likely 10 De pophsheu p
daily by the month annually, ana prouo-
ly boasts of its eleven years OF age anu Spe''0i
Sportsman's Show edition.
A big Maine section, arranged by the Bangor q
Aroostook Railroad, will be the most conipieee eN
hibition of the Maine fish and game region ever
shown in one place, the leading feature OF "hich
will be complete collection or anliilaiS' pioo anu
game fish of the state
When Gustave d Aaun's band plays the opening
bars of the late DR.. William II. Drummond hrst
famous poem, THE Wreck Of the June Fianle'
which has been set to music by Herbert Spencer
of Montreal, the little ballad will be sure OIL
great welcome from the Canadian hunters at the
show. Johnny Courteau, Habitant ana inc
Voyageur' will also be recalled to MIND oy the
Indian tepees, skin canoes, wolf hunters tophles
and outfit, camp huts and shaeks from tne me oI
the Canadian Pacific Railroad, the Richeileu g
Ontario Navigation Companys routes and the
Grand Trunk Railway system
From the land of Arcadia and Evangeline and
1.-THE forest primevaT' along the line of the Inter
colonial Railroad Company will come a great rep
resentation of guides from the St. John IN b.
Tourists Association, the Fredericton Tourists
Association and the New Brunswick Guides AS
sociation, under the patronage of the provincial
government.
From "Ole Virgnny" A. B. Moncure. of Peters
burg says that Uncle Jerry. of the Virginia ex-
hibit has been in correspondence with Uncle Re
mus way down In Old Georgia and gathered
collection of animals made famous by Uncle Re-
mus and so entertanngly told Of by Joel Chandler
Harris.
New England, the land of steady habits. will have
an exhibit Of small mouthed from the Wara-
maug black bass hatcheries in New Preston,
Conn., and. coming closer to the metropolis Will
be at exhibit from the Board Of Trade of Asbury
Park N J.. representing salt water fisheries Of the
New Jersey coast. One exhibitor comes from
Africa showing collection of lion, tiger.
leopard and other skins, besides magnificent col
lection of horned heads
The decorations will be all in green. and thou
sands of native fir spruce, pine and hemlock trees
from the woods of New York Maine and Canada
will be used to decorate the great amphitheatre Of
the Garden.
With view of teaching the young idea how TO
shoot a 22-calibre rife shoot has been planned.
and the bows will find lots to interest them in the
bows shooting contests for elementary schools,
military schools and high schools which will take
place in the basement, under the auspices of the
ton.
Every sportsmans requisite will be found at the
show. Camp outfits, tents guns. rods, reels flies,
snowshoes creels pack bags golf baseball. cricket,
tennis football. basketball, canoes and paddles,
skiffs and rowboats, hockey outfits. besides the
inuumerable little things SO useful for outdoor
sports Will be exhibited. To those who do not
to bother with constructing a log camp bark
shack the display of portable houses will appeal