New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
VETERAN At THE SHOW
OoIlO Heikes Teaches Young
M Idea How to Shoot.
poys' BANDS HAVE A BIG DAY
n Frazer Wins Fly Casting
Contest with Throw OF
Eighty one Feet.

,..o,esting feature of the trap shoot
o" are Snortsmen's Show at Madison
ms o. Garden yesterday was the exhibl-
s9u"' ono of the oldest and probably best
uOh .,noters in the East in the person
u'r :, polio Heikes. He has been IN the game
soa,lv twoscore years. He lives IN
on i@ Ohio. and is close to the three
ps ord ten mark in years. In spite or
SUI soveyer. he made the remarkable
'ns - % out Of 80 targets. At one time
sCO,e Stbsr Mr.. Heikes has held worlds
U .~ss Some Of the records he estab-
!,Sad have never been beaten.
,ba competition for the elimination
amateur championships draws to a
ID Wy ave position of the leaders shows lit
eloSo ,,arotion A new member was added
~ ' ,hs person of stephen NJ. Van Allen, Of
- Ts.s,sa who broke the necessary 4S tar
~ fhe first try, and thus was eligible
se'' ,.,a,e IN the finals. The following
u OV ~ o,hsr leaders: r. L. SPOTS, n.
e,-,a,, az 40 targets; w. Hassinger, New
-S.'1 r Remsen, Mount Kisco; 7. r.
nas.-fs w. Somerville, Massachusetts,;
,frs Harvey. Norwich; w. Simonson,
Ss,aoo1s 6 b. Adams. Portland, Me; z.
-, foecbn,ann. Rockaway Beach; c. de
,o,i,,fstdt Amityville, and w. Ewing. Mon
,yssl. Canada. IS targets each.
pov musicians had a lot OF the glory
,ssterday. The stars Of the Juvenile musi-
dams were the boys from the New YORK
ro,bollc Protectory. of Westchester, n. y.
Shoy we're led by Michael Lyon, who is
49, ,eador Of the band of Squadron a,
\ q n Y. None of the boys is more
,hon dfteen years old. When the United
s,otes worsbips went around the world
Nd of twenty-eight of these boys went
.,,h tbeun. and one OF these bands trav-
ma with the Giants in the worlds series
To-. fall The band of deaf and dumb boys
t,asa the New York Institute for the Dear
and Dumb also played.
- The anglers tournament began with
Ocn,sst for distance fly casting. The con-
tss,ants used four ounce rods, and only
tbnse who had never cast sixty feet In
tournament were eligible This event was
won By Perry D. Frazer, with a cast Oh
81 feet G. p. Cutler. with a cast Of 81 feet
4 inches. was second, and NJ. c. Fowns,
with a cast Of Of 81 feet inches. was third.
The Judges were 4. j. Marsh and IL. >.
Smith. and r. J. Mills was referee.
The next event was under similar condi-
lions. save that it was open to all eX-
cant those who had cast over 10 feet w.
Which. with a cast of Il feet, was the
winner; J. Doughty With cast Of GO feet,
was second, and David T. Abercrombie'
%itn cast of 6S feet. was third. The
Judges were a. j. Marsh and f. ]. Mills
and Justin II. McClusky was referee.
Visitors to the Sportsmen's Show at Madi-
son Square Garden yesterday included
Archibald c. Hurd, of White River juno
ton. VT Mr. Hurd has acquired an in
reputation through originaion
and organizing corn raising contests. social
and sports designed TO keep
the boys from leaving ''the old man and
the farm" Last year he organized
Farmers Sons Gun Club. This year he
IS consulting David T. Abercrombie about
Organizing an anglers casting tournament
and is interviewing Irving q. Mccall, chair
nan Of the executive committee OF the
Bows. Camp exhibit, about how to run an
deal boys camp in the upper Connecticut
River in the Green Mountains.