New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
ROD AND GUN PARADISE
Scenic Wonders in New Sports
mans Show at Garden.
MOUNTAINS TO BE BUILT
Running Streams, Rustic Bridges
and Snowclad Peaks Part
of Decorations.

The new Sportsmen's Show VIII open III
Madison Square Garden at O'Clock on
Tuesday afternoon. The prime novelty ana
leading feature is a first international uap
shooting tournament. The gunners expect
that the new Sportsmen's Show or an!
way, the indoor trap shoot, viii be carried
70 other cities. probably Philadelphia Bos-
ton. Chicago and, maybe, Pittsburg
Tho credit for the conception Of an IN
door scope for the ambitions and activIues
OF the world S wing shots is due to steve
Van Allen, Of Jamaica, Long Island. VINO IS
ore. The programme and management OF
the trap shooting contests is in the hahos
of Luther J. Squier The professional phase
NJ tho indoor trap shoot is minor, and the
amateurs will do most of the shooting
Cold. silver and bronze medals Will reward
the winners.
This initial indoor trap shooters conYen-
,io,, will breed more new competitions for
shooters honors and prizes than any past
occasion Here tho young will literally nc
taught how to shoot From 10 IL q. ny.
famous professors Of the gentle act Of
smashing the eccentrcally moving clay
disks will patiently teach rank noViceS'
ANYBODY over fourteen who wants TO try
his ewes and nerves With shotguns. There
will he schoolboys and school misses of the
high school ages who MAY prove TO be
Waiter Winances and Annie Oaklcys OF
tbo future. BOY scouts, boy campers.
| prep" and high school boys are looking
forward cxpectantly to the opening of the
shotgun kindergarten at a. m. next
wednesday.
The science of placing a. lure for fsh
lust where the fisherman thinks II VIII at
tract a customer will have worthy ex-
position In this new and real Sportsman
Show. Both hy and bait casting events are
presented with an elaborate programme.
The scientific anglers, who will compete
for gold, silver and bronze medals. viii
manipulate their rods Upon rustic bridge
/ spanning a stream OF living water. In this
A., and bait casting tournament amateurs
arc preferred.
The programme and direction Of the en-
fire competition Is in tho hands Of the
tournament committee Of the Anglers Club
Of New York Of which pr. Il. j. Held, no.
SIC Madison avenue, is the chairman. The
Anglers Club. With its affiliated organizs-
/ tions. represents five thousand scientific
anglers; by these devotees Of Izaak wal
TONS cult this tournament is regarded as
! the grand event OF the year l9ll.
| The trap shooters and f1y casters VIII
have an inspiring theatre for their opera
tions. as tho eastern half Of Madison
SQUARE Garden will be transformed b. the
/ scenic artists of the Lee Lash studios into
tho semblsnce of Rocky Mountain park
/ or basin. With its far view of snoWclad
reaks forests below the timber lines
cataracts and steep cliff side Winolns
! trail upon this vast stage. its extent SUI 70
passing tho combined areas of the stages
of tho Hippodrome and tho Metropolitan
! Opera House. there will he other action
supplied by hunters, Indians, cowboys poy
campers and trained horses. The eastern
boundary is tho wall of a mesa. or tapic-
land. and will in reality be steel shoot
ing barrier against which the shot Of the
trap shooters will merrly spatter.
In the centre Of the gardens arena VIII
be an octagonal rustic bandstand wherein
tho only Maurice Levi with his inimitaoio
| personality, grimaces and gestures, VIII
lead his Manhattan Beach Band.
While the eastern end OF the amphithe'
atre will be a mountain view, the western
half viii be a forest. The visitor TO the
show will view "A scene of roads ana Blaoes
in a pine woods. The commercial exhio-
itorg have no care or expense for the dec
oration Of their booths, as the partitions
posts and ratings will all be OF cedar
trees and bOughs.
The triumph OF cowboy skill and daring
lUin be shown IN the concert hall by COL
Charles J. Jones-"Buffalo Jones" VINO
with motion pictures and platform talks
will show and tell his experiences in las
soing wild beasts in British East Africa
ambrose Means. one Of the cowboys WHO
was with him, will oe a picturesque per-
sonality about the show.
In the assembly room will be boys
camp exhibit representing, by photo
graphs, transparencies and flags nearly al
Of the important boys camps In North
America. There will be illustrated lectures
on every phase Of boy camp life by the
raen who know most about IL. There VIII
also be a conference OF camp directors