New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-08
N|MRODS STORM GARDEN
Even Police Reserves Hear Cal'
of the Great Outdoors.
SHOW OPENS WITH A RUSH
So Many Sportsmen Try to Get
In That Reserves Are Needed
to Keep Order.

The call OF the great outdoors was SC
loud and far reaching At the opening o
,bo, Sportsmen's Show and trap shooting
tournament in Madison Square Garden
Yesterday. that even the police reserves
heard and responded OF the run.
So many persons tried 10 crowd and Jan
their way into tho big ampitheatre' con-
verted for the time into woodland scene
with all the accessories. that the reserves
were needed 10 preserve order and TO keeT
tho amateur nimrods from storming the
doors. For once the Garden was not hali
big enough to satisfy the lust of those who
love the woods and fields and streams
even IN artificial form.
Asa matter Of fact. the exhibits arc ga
plentiful and there is 50 much 20 attract
that room for the onlookers and seekers
for information on projected vacations Is
lacking. Still the show is here for time
and all who would go will find time ana
place before il comes 10 an end
one Of the things which materially as
sisted William Poth. the business manager,
in his efforts 10 make this crowd entirely
cvershadow those which attended other
shows. although II may not have enlarged
his Golfers porportionately. was the advent
NJ a flock Of youthful spectators On the
scene.
The tickets which admitted the kids
looked Just exactly like those which let The
erown-ups through the gates but they cost
only half as much---to Wit. Is cents some
Of the Youngsters got wise 10 this i'm
portant fact. purchased a handful Of the
81 ut each and
disnosed Of them 10 their elders In the sur
rounding streets at prices which were from
30 70 % per cent less than that established
AT the box office
The trap shooting tournament began, the
Nv and bait casters warmed M. Annie
oakley did some marvellous shooting while
real hunters rode down a miniature noun
tain trail and pitched their camp. 70 the
delight nj old and young. So II went from
the time the doors were opened I'm the
afternoon.
Rustic and natural woods. pine trees and
natural evergreen boughs predominant In
the decorations. one Of tho finest exhibits
is a garden, with a background OF tail
evergreen hedge. 4 rustic summer house.
covered with vines and flowers, In front
of which IL an electric fountain, with col
ored changing lights tnting the water. can
opv settees are distributed about the gar
den: also. chairs, = dog kennel, bird houses.
flower vases and scttees and tables made OF
red cedar bark.
The expansion of territory now open and
appealing to the American sportsman IS
well presented The hunter who has here
tofore been content 60 trail the nimble
rabbit. the small boy who has potted city
cats with the assistance Of "a bean shooter
or putty blower, or even the New York
or whose idea OF sport has been the shoot
ing Of peanuts tfthe squirrels In central
Park. can obtain guide books, maps, Jun
gle tips, complete equipments and first aid
courses. either practical or correspondence
system. in hunting big game in Africa,
grizzly bears in the Rocky Mountains,
moose in Canada or less fearsome animals
I'm many parts Of this country.
African hunting guides are also repre-
sented. and agents Of the Colonel Roosevelt
expedition can he engaged by any person
desiring to penetrate the same territory
or to duplicate the exploits Of the former
President
David Abercromie. the father of sports
men. is showing and explaining a compre-
hensive exhibition of every essential for
housing. clothing, feeding and protecting
the out-of-door camper. This exhibit IN
eludes guns and tackle for every purpose,
and the collection OF African native weap-
ons of Leslie Tarlton. who was member
of the Roosevelt expedition
A number Of guides are on hand with
pIentv of stories TO tell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles T.. Mcdonald. of Sherman. Ne
represent the territory in the vicinity Of
the East Branch of the Penooscot River
and Mount katahdin. They show their
method of transporting sportsmen and lug
gage with six packhorse train, and also
tote teams. Charles J. Henderson repre-
souts the Katahdin district noted for its
front and salmon, as well as game. j. Vi.
Packard comes from the Seebec Lake terri
tory where salmon abound. T.. /. Fowler
Is a guide for the Patten and Shinn Pond
A. G.. Leeman shouts the praises
Of the Monsoon hunting and fishing section,
while W. r. Libbey tells about the deer
and moose at tho head waters OF the Aroo-
stock River.
The biggest moose heads killed I'm New
during the last season are
shown. with the largest deer head Killed
I'm the state of Maine. These interesting
exhibits are part OF tho collection shown
by Walter ID. Kinds. of Portland. Nc.
The angler found much Of interest. In
addition TO the daily programme OF the fly
and bait casting tournament mounted
specimens Of fish are shown IN abundance,
the trout and salmon that have
made Newfoundland and Maine famous.
To educate the fisherman and make him
conversant with the tools OF MS
trade three machines arc IN operation,
silk fishing lines and dis
iributing the finished products as souvenirs