New-York tribune., 1909-03-07
SWIMMING TANK ALIVE
NEW YORK Il. c. MEN WTN
Big CrozCd Sees Last of Sportsman 3
Shoe an the Garden.

Madison Square Garden was overrun afternoo,
and evening yesterday by those anxious TO get opA
last look at the Sportsmans Show. and outside ~
the many ATTRACTIONS in the way OF exhibits therr
was no lack OF entertainment. The big sv-imr,ln.
pool was fairly alive with teams from HarvarS
Pennsylvania. College Of the City OF New YORK
New York Athletic Club and Bath Beach SWIM
ming Club. hand to take part in the variou.
events. The fly casters were busy winding NJ tbe,-
tournament. which has been OF the best eva
held in this city while the rife ranges in the ba..
ment were crowded all day by the schools ooys ana
their friends in competition for the individual
championship. The show, on the whole. has bean
the most successful ever held in the Garden and
the most profitable withal, judging from the num-
ber of visitors each day.
The New York Athletic Club water polo team,
won the final game, under English rules. IN the
afternoon. by defeating the University OF Penn
syIvania seven by score OF goals to ?. Il was
an exciting struggle. and the coIegians made a
better fight than the score indicates c. D. Traben-
bach scored the first goal for New York, shootin.
the ball past Wright, the Pennsylvania goal keeper
three minutes after play began Terkes then tied
the for Pennsylvania with a clever shot which
brought down the house For time it looked
IL the Quakers had chance TO defeat their more
experienced opponents. but just before the end Of
the first half Ruddy and Trubenbach scored oncs
each for the Mercury Foot team
In the second period the cOIlegaus tired. although
Captain Hopkinson threw pretty goal Just before
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record holder Of the New York team. and Rudy
scored one goal each in the second half
The swimming races proved interesting and hard
fought. and the 40G-yard handicap relay race
not decided until the last stroke was taken Ths
New York Athletic Club team made up OF South
Trubenbach. Ruddy and Manley, and with handi-
cap of six seconds. by touch from the New
York Swimming Association quartet. who startsd
from scratch. The Bath Beach Swimming Club
finished third. hve yards away
c. VI. Daniels was barred from the 1OO-yard
scratch swim. and J. Reilly, his cluhmate. beat
Shyrock. of Pennsylvania, in a spirited finish By
half a length. with Nantell close third Mss
Ethel Darlington defeated Miss Dora Hyatt and
Miss Mabel Hyatt in the 75-yard race for girls.
and Miss Jessie Sutherland earned much appa1ss
in her exhibition of fancy swimming and diving.
The Harvard swimmers overwhelmed the Collegs
of the City OF New york in the evening BY a score
Of % to 5 The Crimson took first place in every
race and won the water polo game by score ot
TO O. c. N. Daniels tried to break mis- own record
at 500 yards, but failed His time was 3E -.
against the record OF 3:33
AspinalI. OF Harvard. showed fine burst ot
speed in the 225yard race. and led Bischon 10 the
finish with His time. S24 IS, vas considered
excellent
The fy casting tournament came to an end with
three events of than ordinary interest. G. I.
NJ. La Branche won the ny casting competition for
accuracy and delcacy. while no less tnan thres
1nen-J I. Kirk, Z. B. Rice and L. s Darling
tied in the event for dry fly casting and accuracy.
Mr.. Kirk was lucky enough TO win the prize On ths
toss of a coin. In the salmon fly casting event
with a i5-foot rod. for distance. indoor record
was established by P D Frasier. with cast %
116 feet inches. Mr. La Branche was second, with
rs feet 4 inches.
Rings were anchored in the pool in the casting
for accuracy and delicacy, and most OF the uins
contestants showed remarkable skill in placing ths
fly close to each mark in turn
J. EhrliCh. the clever marksman Of the Morris
High School. captured the individual rife shooting
championship. He made the remarkable score O
598 out of a possible so. which is the aggregate
in the competitions for the championship cup
Winchester trophy. Hopkins & Allen trophy.
Remington trophy and sub-target individual tro-
ply. He turned in a perfect ticket in all OF the
matches with the exception OF the Winchester. IN
which he scored 19S. Ehrlichs work was easily
the feature OF the sub-target and rife competition.
In the sub-target individual shoot. after trying
to break the tie between J. Ehrch. of Norris High,
S Hubbard. of De Witt Clinton. and W. VOORHEES,.
Of Manual Training by having the trio shoot of
several times. il decided 70 have the boys
draw for the prizes Hubbard this lucky one
J. Byrnes of Morris High: c. Brown, OF De Witt
Clinton and s Austrian, of Stuyvesant. also had
perfect scores of 30, but the shOOt-OR failed to
hold their places.
The summaries follow,
FLY CASTING
FI,- casting for accuracy and deIicacy with i've
ounce rod thve each three 3tinch rings az
distances OF 45 feet from the casting po-nt
for accuracy demerit for each FOOT or fraction
FOO. that III ny the ring. for deii-