New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
SPORTSMAN'S SHOW ON
MANY NEW ATTRACTIONS.
Scene of Beauty attracts Thousands
Daniels Wins S1Uimming Contest.

zen Torkers were offered an opportunity 10 get
,oser to nature when the doors Of Madison Square
r-s-sea opened Iast night for the annual Sports
-.sr's SHOW The background OF the whole color
sobere is green. and when everything is in place
hundreds q trees-spruce- hr. pine and hemlock-
.-1 lend color to the scene and help made the
,,lusion complete Last night the humping Of
,arpenters' hammers blended oddly with the cry
If the water fowl
These were only minor details, however. The
attractions were there. and the thousands OF spec
fsrors within the inciosure seemed to know just
where 10 go and what to look at.
The swimming tank this year is larger and more
IN the centre OF the Garden, though nearer the
9Th street side. In length IT is exactly the same
as the at the New York Athletic Clubs feet.
The chief attraction last night IN the swimming
line the 1eo yards Metropolitan championship.
which, usual, proved the easiest kind Of a
victory for Charles NJ. Daniels, the worlds cham
pion.
Daniels won his heat easily in one minute and
FIVE seconds while J. B. Mantell, Of the West
Side Young Mems Christian Association. got the
place. beating out g B. Trubenbach of the New
York Athletic Club The final heat proved easy
for the champion that he only had to loaf along
the last length Of the tank. being content to win
BY q couple Of yards Mante. after hard race
succeeded in beating c. Tiff of the West Side
Young Mems Christian Association for second
place.
This year the fly casting pool, ESQ feet long and
Is feet wide. occupies the centre of the main floor
ana from Madison clear back 70
sdjoins the swimming pool At the Madison
n1e end and at the Fourth avenue end is a big
aviary. which is filed with five hundred land and
water fowl loaned by George b. Tilly, Darien,
Conn. There fifty-ve different varieties in the
big cage comprising ducks. geese swans pheasants,
and the experts say that II is the greatest and
best collection ever shown anywhere A big.
broad circular aisle surrounds the main floor. along
side Of which. against the balcony front
grouped the various camps and lodges while
c-1a- hroa ei he nj AL
the fy casting pool, while up in the first balcony
ere the exhibits of sporting goods OF all kinds. All
the Of the huge building is usual arranged
with seats for spectators. that they can see
comfortably the aquatic sports and the 1y casting
tournament Down in the basement is the rife
range for the schoolboys' shoot and here Hiram
Percy Maxim is publicly demonstrating for the
first time his rife silencer-
stroll around the show through the big crowd
-ezes led a Katahdin Lake camp built OF spruce
slabs with the bark off: the roof is built Of red
cedar splits or shakes-really the old-fashoned
hand shingles, such as used by the habitants
IN the Proinve Of Quebec Alongside of II on both
SIDES Of the aisle fine lot OF motor boats. the
orly ones in the show.
Uncle Jerry. from Virginia is the job again
with trick 'possuul which he calls Billy Taft jr,
and he has a happy family in one cage. which in
cludss = squirrel rabbit and white rat Be-
sides that he has s big cage Of 'coons and any
number Of lucky rabbit feet as usual Canoes are
plentiful all the show. and there were num-
ber Of upsets last night in the big swimming pool
while practising for the canoe tits
New York State is represented by the guides
from the Adirondack region
One of the many spectacular features OF the show
= an automobile camp, reproduced by the man
sEenent. A large space the centre of the Gar
den almost duplicates opening in forest glade
The automobile tents are made of Tanalite, new
material. absolutely waterproof and windproof and
made famous by President Roosevelts selection or
II for the tents which he is to use in his forth
coming African hunting expedition While the tent
and the camping outfit wil-ch goes with It cover a
tremendous spread Of floor space when laid out Tor
1se il IS condensed for travelling purposes into an
ares so small as be almost unbelievable a
duplicate this outfit. packed and ready Tor tour
inE is shown strapped 20 the Tenders and running
boards Of the Chalmers car, and with sucn equip
rent 4 marty OF FIVE seven persons can tour
from New York 10 San Francisco or from Texas 10
Montreal, being absolutely independent OF hoUeis
ef route and carrying with them II they SO oesiIe
The entire food supply for this trip
Today is school boys and school girls oaS @I
the show ard the wafer sports in the AFTERNOON
viii be devoted their uses