New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-09
SPORTSMEN HEAR CALL
Turn Out in Numbers for The Big
Show in the Garden.

While the police reserves were not calico
on Yesterday TO prevent the amateur
hunters from storming the doors 81 NadI-
son SQUARE Garden, as was the case on the
OPENING night. q big crowd was In attend
anco ~ the Sportsmens Show. morning
afternoon and evening, 10 revel ~ the
touch of the wild and 80 bridge the gap
Of one camping or hunting trip 10 anotnel-
There was much 10 interest ana enter
tain. The guns Of tie trap shooters barker
constantly. while the anglers we're pusF
every minute in the f1y and bait castihs
competitions. The guides from the various
hunting centres also proved an attIactloh'
and fairly talked themselves hoarse IN
spinning yarns about catches of trout or
bags OF game that made their listeners
green with envy.
Many q mental reservation was made Oh
leaving the Garden 10 change vacation
plans and journey next summer 10 Maine
10 the Adirondacks. - Carada. 10 Nova
scotia or 10 some other ont Of the way
place 20 enjoy for themselves tho fruitful
streams and woods
The boys camp is one Of TIC most inter-
osting exhibits at the show. and repre-
santatives are present from camps all over
this country and Canada. Charles X.
Scott is chairman OF the general committee,
AMI he has plenty of aids IN preaching the
gospel Of life in the open 10 boys and their
parents.
Among the big clubs represented are the
/ Camp Fire. club OF America, the Anglers
/ club OF New York and the Megantic Fish
/ and Game club.
/ l.. G. Saunders. Of HoboNen. y. j.. won
] the trout fly casting competition for dis
/ lance, using a five-ounce rod, with east OF
/ 20 feet \. =. Bradley Of TINS city. pressed
/ him closely hut had to be content with
second place, his best cast being So feet
/ inches. A. II. Higbic. Of this city was
! third. with 81 feet inches.
steel barrier has been erected for the
! trap shooters with wings TO break tie
revcrberation. \ glass screen is between
! the shooters and the onlookers. Annie
Oaklcy's work with the shotgun caused
! wonder while many birds" fell during the
| day before the uncrring aim OF the sun
ucrs.
/ Sixty-oieht individual scores were made
/ last night in the prolimnares for tho trap
( shooting championship.
r. y. Kelsey. Of Buffalo. won The special
prize for the highest score Of u" day.
I breaking forty-,ight ont Of fifty targets.
The scores Of the professionals. all shooting
at fifty targets, were: Neal Apsar. Is; L. 5.
| German 70; j. r. Skely. A.; J. :. flaming
/ ~: r. II. Kd.1r, ST.. 81; 6. Il. Schneider,
! y: J. \. r Elliott. -; II. H. stevens. 4.
ana G. l.. LYON 80.
/ The amateurs also shooting at hrty tar
! gets. made the following scores: i. y. kci-
scy. Is: W. r Smith. 4j: W. L. Clark, 80;
! W. j. Kinds. A.. 6. T.. steele. 10; L, L. II.
! Sheldon 40 II. Il. Cook, 70; j. ). Speer, A.;
Nat Elcsscr, 30; II. \. Gunthcr %; W.
/ Gcieer. IS; A. Bctti. IS; J. VI. Carr, -; &.
! ". stevens, 81; J. II. Chidester -; +. II.
/ Thobcu, 50: \ J.. Ives. @j; :. II LOOMS.
/ aJ: g. Won Lcuccrkc. 81; !. NJ Carr. %; z.
\. Gillespie. 90: W. ]. Burlington. 81 : l..
/ warren. 20. G. Hcarn 81: !. Z. Eulblcy, 20:
+. +. Slcar. 81; +. J.. Hatch. 81; W. Il.
BALDWIN 81; /. A. Lands 81 and W.
Ileycr 60