New-York tribune., 1908-02-25
WATER SPORTS PLEASE
BIG CROWD IN GARDEN
Touch of Realism IN the Lifesa1ang
Exhibition.

Sportsman's Show at Madison Square Garden
began yesterday and for Monday attracted
| larger crowds at ali three sessions than had
been expected. The geological part of the
| show had an addition in three bears, two roll
| licking, froicking black cubs and big black
bear.
The lifesaving exhibition by the United states
Lifesaving Corps had touch of realism IN the
afternoon. A sailor who took the part Oh ule
drowning man resisted and lodged the rescuers
until he became exhausted When they finally
pulled him out of the water and placed hln on
the platform it required the efforts of the entre
Red Cross corps TO bring him to his feet again
William f. Cody ("Buffalo BillD mas Vlsiteo
the show each day and is now practising for an
exhibition at rife shooting later in the week at
the Garden, which he has consented to DO 1or
the edifcation of the little folk
A feature of the aquatic sports IN the evening
was a 40-yard swimming race, open TO girls OF
the Bath Beach Swimming Club. Ethel Bying-
ton sf Bath Beach touched the finishing mark
first by small margin, with Sadie Machet, OF
Borough Park. second. and Daisy Wynne, OF
Brooklyn. third The time of the winner was
A I-5 seconds.
A 4O-yard exhibition by Miss Elaine Goldfng'
the champion woman swimmer. aroused much
interest. She covered the distance in the fast
time of 36 1-5 seconds. The final heat of the
in 441-5 seconds G. Kelly was second and
Jerome Mulvey third. r. Berk, of the 23d street
branch of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, defeated Ray Mulvey, of the Bath Beach
Swimming Club. in a 10o-yard match race, in
/ minute ID seconds.
Four heats were decided in the canoe fitting
contest, the final of which will be decided
Monday evening. The first heat won by
NJ. Joyce and Metrick from Boyle and Martin
in "a seconds. The second went to King and
Curry. who defeated McCuskey and Stllwell in
s seconds while the third by Kelly
and Rigby, who had opponents Currier and
Graham, in 40 seconds. The fourth heat
won by Kelly and White, who defeated Hut
iinger and Holsinger.
John McAvoy, of Camp Champlain made a
fine showing in the summer camp shooting con-
test open to boys attending summer camps in
the United States. That McAvoy is a marksman
shown from the fact that he made the
highest score possibe-a total of 20 L. Neff
of Forest Park Camp, was second with "a, while
f. B. Grier, jr., of Camp Idlewild, and w. E
Refs jr. of Camp Rainbow, came next with %
each
The water and fly casting contests in the
afternoon aroused much interest Two heats
We're decided in the 6o-yard swim, open to
members of the United States Volunteer Life
saving Corps. The first was won by Joe Lamb,
of the Bronx division, in 81 seconds, while the
second went to Z. MacLaughlin, OF the Yonkers
division, in A. seconds. Three heats were con-
tested in the mattress race the first going to
L. Pettigrew, OF City Island; the second to F. j.
Mitchell. of the YOnkers division, and the third
TO Z. Spielberg, OF Hammers Station, Rock
away.
The tug-Of-war canoe contest furnished des-
| perate struggle. The first and second heats
We're won by the Fort Washington team made
up of Spalding. Finn. Tired and Storey. in 2i
and % seconds respectively Arthur Bennett
| gave 20-yard exhibition with his feet tied in
1 % seconds.
In the single-handed fly casting for accuracy
target placed thirty feet from the plat
/ form of the casters and under an overhanginsr
bush, which extended three feet over the target
and three feet above the water DR. r. J. Held
of New York and r. Leonard, of Central Val
: ley, tied for first konors with % points In the
/ cast-off Leonard won with - points A. J.
| Marsh, Of Newark, with 10 points. was third.
Albert s. Jones. secretary of the National
! Rife Association of America. visited the rife
range yesterday and said, 4 delighted with
! the great popularity Of the shoot. | wish it
every success and Will do ali in my power. TO
aid it" The executive committee of the asso-
a set of United States War Department medals
will be awarded to the meet for competition
I among the Schooboys