The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-10
SHOW OPENS MONDAY
Everything for SpOrtsmen to
Be on Exhibition
AT LIGHT INFANTRY HALL
Space Taken by Racine Motor Boat
Company for Large Display-MO-
tOrcycles, bicycles, Automobiles,
Firearms, Cameras, and Fishing
Tackle 10 be shown.

Everything new IN articles used by REQ
reation seekers viii be introduced TO the
pastime devotees at the sportsmen's show
which opens tomorrow at Washington
Light Infantry ArmoTy.
The exhibits consist Of motor and speed
boats. power canoes and canoes for hand
propulsion, marine engines and Access
series, motorcycles and bicycles, automo-
biles, cameras, camping outfits and tents.
firearms Of every description, In fact
everything for She fisherman and athlete.
Space has been taken by the Racine
Boat Manufacturing Company for three
different types Of power boats, one for
family parties, one for ordinary uses
and one which is for speed purposes in
contests or because the purchaser wants
greater power equipment.
The Emerson Engine Company, now
recognized as a leader in building en-
gines designed for great speed. has taken
space for their line and for one or more
boats equipped with Emerson engines.
The Hemmeter Company. Of Baltimore.
will exhibit "AIlss Simplicity engines,
and viii show fifteen in order to cover
their extensive line OF two and four cycle
types.
Familiar TO CanOefsts.
The famous Old Town canoe will be
exhibited. and Is familiar to all those
who enjoy boating on the Potomac.
Many motor-boat users buy or build
the boat hull and put In the fittings and
power plant on their own time. There
will be a display of all those parts.
Motorcycles have rapidly come into
everyday use not only for pleasure, but
FOR business. Like the automobile they
have opened up the suburbs to many who
demand sure and rapid transit There
are numerous instances where they are
owned by large business concerns and
kept stored at various points along rail-
roads for statesmen to use in making
towns of the railroad.
Among the automobiles 10 he shown
viii be the Ford, Hupmobne and Max
Well Sportsman.
Firearms VIII take up much space ct
the show. The continued advance in &C
curacy, rapidity of fire, and range has
elso been maintained by manufacturers
OF firearms for sport and target practice.
While the double-barTel breech-loader has
long held the field. there are now repeat
ing shotguns that allow six shots in az
many seconds, so. that game that used
TO escape from two shots is stopped with
the third, and so on.
Interest in rifle shooting is now fos-
tered in the National Guard by the al
lOwance Of almost unlimited free am
munition. supplied by the government
The high school cadets, who only used
guns at drills. are rapidly becoming
crack shots. Interest IN shooting IS grow
ing by leaps and bounds. Clubs are be-
ing formed all over the country. intercol-
legiate matches are being shot daily. and
some really surprising scores are being
made. Gun clubs are being formed IN
der the National Rifle Association, and
such are to be provided with guns and
ammunition If bills now before Congress
containing these provisions are passed.
Attractive 10 Fishermen.
There IS something distinctly attrac-
tive in all those exhibits pertaining to
fishermen. Each separate article has
been classified and the separate classes
mounted on special show boards. Some
idea Of the importance Of this trade may
be gathered from the fact that one manu-
facturer requires fifteen Of these show
boards to display the different styles Of
flies, minnows, insects. trolls. floats.
hooks. &c. Rods are shown in almost
endless variety in racks. and the costly
specialties are under glass.
The Racine and Whitley exerciser COM
panies have sent experts to demonstrate
their exercisers and punching bags and
teach those who already have these
health restorers how 10 get the best re-
suits. These exhibits have always been
centers Of attraction at other sports
mems shows.
Cameras have come into almost uni
versal use and few can afford to be
without them They I'LL place In a class
by themselves when it comes to preserv-
ing the records OF sports Developed to
the high state of perfection that they
catch the bullet in its flight, there IS
nothing that can escape a properly oper-
ated camera. The exhibits OF cameras
VIII not only contain all that is new and
up to the minute in new ideas, but prac-
teal work with them will be- fully ex-
planned by the exhibitors.