Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
SPORTSMAN'S Snow IS NEXT
Opens This Week in Madison Square
Garden for Two Weeks.
SPORTS OF ALL CHARACTERS
water sports. Hndtsns. swfmmfnE,
Tennis. Astemobfles- Races,
and sports of All
Kinds IN Evfdenee.

NEW YORK. Feb. m-The Sportsman .
show In Madison Square garden which is
scheduled Tor an eight days run. opens on
Friday evening. February q. and closes on
Saturday night. March 6 Ever since las,
years show closed elaborate preparations
have been under way for this year, and
among the features uin be q hunting camp
from the Adirondacks. a caribou hunters
camp from the province Of New Bruins
wick. a fine display OF trophies OF the
chase from Africa. a fisheries display from
The coast Of New Jersey. zII-Cansda ex-
hibits. embracing wolf hunting. trout fish
inr. 6es- and caribou hunting. scenes frorn
camps along the line Of the Grand Trunk
railway and the Richelieu and Ontario
Navigation company-s lines OLD virginia
always popular at the show. has promised
10 make a better display than ever. md
The state Of Maine. in addition to the Erea;
exhibit Of FUR. fin and feather on the main
fleor. viii have what might he termed ar
art exhibit of sccnes along the line of the
Maine Genital railroad in the concert hall
There Of COURSE. viii Be Indians. squsws
and pspooscs In their bright coktumcH and
canoes on the big lake. and lots Of Indian
curios Long Island win have 4 bee ez-
hihit. At the entrance TO the big amphi-
lheater win BE located a pool. % by 40 feet,
for wafer fowl. embracing every known
speeies, while az the Fourth avenue end
OF ihe garden vIn be = great cage. 15o by
e. filled with live game birds.
Fly Ca-tinE a Feature.
Water sports viii, as usual, be one Of the
big features OF the show. and fy casting
one OF the original features Of the Sports
-
It's inception. viii be under the auspices
Of the Anglers ciuD Of New York. and a
Erest pool. 80 feet long. extending from
one end OF the garden TO the other. VII
be for the tournament Last year a great
selnming carnival was introduced for the
first time In many years. and proved q
great sucoesR and 80. Of course. for this
years show the swimming events viii
again be featured.
A fine program has been arranged FOR
the swimming events. which are open to Al
Amateur Athletic union amateurs, and
these events wam incluce short handicap
clashes. distance swims. fancy diving. canos
tiuinE. club relay races, hurdling in sacks
water polo. under both English and Amer
icsn rules and ON the opening night Cham
pion Charles NJ. Daniels OF the New YORK
Athletic club VIII 70 out for some new
worlds records, besides which a fine pro-
gram has been arranged for the intercol-
legiste swimming teams OF the county.
Although the official sanction OF The
American Automobile association has not
as yet been granted 10 the Chicago Auto
nobile club Tor the national stock chassis
race. the club Is taking II for granted thai
such q contest can be held IN June. Tbs
preliminary work is rapidly nsaring com.
pietion, and the contest committee OF tbs
club hopes soon 30 be In q position TO Of
acizlly announce. the event.
The recent donation OF a perpetual trophy
Tor the race By President Ira NJ he o,
me club has greatly augmented interest IL
ths proposed race, and. as a matter OF fact
three entries have already BEEN received