New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
BARBECUE AT THE SHOW
Children Turn Out in Numbers
for a Real Feast.
HELD MAKES A LONG CAST
Wins Free-for-All Fixture with
Bait in Angling Tourney
at the Garden.

To the strains OF "The Reed Bird" from
Maurice Lewis band several hundred chill.
dren sat down TO a barbecue arranged
especially for their benefit at the Sports.
mems Show yesterday afternoon at Madi-
son Square Garden. There have been chill.
dren's days at many shows in the Garden,
but nothing like the entertainment pro-
vlded for them by Van Allen & Poth, tbs
managers Of the present exhibition, yester-
day. Enticed by the announcement that
the day was set aside especially for them,
the youngsters turned out in numbers, and
at 3 o'clock, when the gates Of the huge
stage were thrown open, they took seats
In the inclosure.
The guests were greeted by a whoop from
White Eagle and Long Feather, the Mo-
hawk Indians from the Caughnawauga Res
ervation Canada; White Fawn, a young
girl of the Abenalds. of Pierreville, Ont,
and Red Eagle, OF the st. Regis Reserva-
ton. The Indians descended from the top
Of the mountain, followed by the pack OF
New Mexican burros, laden with the bar
becue. At the foot Of the trail they wers
met by Harry Van Allen. on Jack Frost
and Miss Annie Oakley. The burros were
guided TO the guests and the contents of
their packs distributed by the Indians.
Every one Of the youngsters was deeply i'm
pressed.
j. A. r. Elliott the wing shot, formerly
of Kansas City and now of New York, was
among the visitors yesterday. Mr.. Elliott
gained the pigeon shooting championship
on August 4, 1890 and has held IT ever since
From 1890 until 1898 he held five titles, in
cluding the championship of the world and
of America. Several years ago Mr.. Elliott
and Miss Annie oakley competed in a
twenty-fve-bird match. He made a clean
score and Miss oakley killed twenty-four.
Shooting for the first time, John Philip
sousa, the composer. made score OF o
targets out Of %. Later he broke lS In
this competition Harry c. Kirkwood led
with %. while Neaf Apgar, H. II. Stevens
and J. Speer followed with "a each.
The seventh fixture in the angling tourna-
ment. a free-for-all for distance, with bait
resulted as follows: First, r. c. Held, 70 Is
per cent: second. w. c. Metcalfe. 60; third
A. G. Marsh. 56 Is. The judges were W. II.
Miller and Mr. Henderson, and the referee
J. G. LeVison.
The directors who make up the general
committee Of the Boys Camp enjoyed their
annual dinner on Monday evening al the
Hotel Victoria, at which they planned big
third annual exhibition for the nineteenth
annual sportsmens Show, In March, 1913,
at the Garden. They elected the following
officers: General committee, DR.. Z. G.
Brown chairman: w. ". Thomas. secre-
tary: executive committee, H. G. Bockman.
chairman; II. T.. Schaffer, p. S. Fagans, Dr.
George T. Meelan, Or. +. II. wilson and
Allan S. Williams; entertainment commit
tee. DR.. Paul Kyle. chairman; L l. WOOD
man. ". W. Thomas. DR.. T. II. Wilson ana
II. f. Schaffer.
The retiring chairnen OF the general and
executive committees Charles R Scott and
Irving s. Mccall, were elected members Of
both committees ex officio.
Results In three trap shooting contests
10 qualify for the final rounds were as FOL
lows: Forty-elght out of a possible nty
targets: William Hasslnger, Newark, \. j.;
L. c. Remsen, Mount Kisco. y. y;
p. =. Osborne, West Someryine. Mass
z. r. Stephenson. Brooklyn, and Mike
Harvey. Norwich, y. Y. Forty-seven out oil
ffty targets: John Griggs. Paterson. y. j.
w. Simonson. Mineola. y. Y; h. NJ Higsin-
son. Newburg. y. Y; q. II. PumpeHy'
Owego. n. Y, c. r. James. Brooklyn'
John Gaughan. Brooklyn; ]. s. Speer' 81
Mary's. Penn. r. c. Idrschner, Rochester
and +. II. Schaufiler, Rochester.
The professionals scored as follows: j. T.
Skelly. 40: II. c. Kirkwood. ~; w. b.
Darton As; Neaf Apgar, 4s, and II. H.
stevens A..
The teams from the New York Stock EN-
change showed what they could do IN the
line OF trap shooting in the afternoon ses'
sion. They were led respectively by o. ,
McAlpin and lie Roy Frost. The eompeu-
ton was at fifty targets. The McAlpin
team won. the scores being: y. Herrlek
4s: II. Boulton, As; G. s. McAlpin, a. "
C. Geddes, AZ ; \. Corlies, 40; A. L. MOTIFS
As: ]. ]. Dick, 40; f. J.. Low 81; lie koy
Forest. SO and c.. L. Miller, S2.
Probably the most expensive gun ever on
exhibition is that shown BY J. p. Sauer OF
Germany 1t IS a double barrelled shotgun
mounted I'm gold and inlald with mann
carved ivory birds. II required more tnah
twelve months to manufacture and deco
rate It,