The Sportsmen’s Show. 
The fifteenth annual Sportsmen’s Show, 
which was held in Madison Square Garden Feb. 
26-March 6, inclusive, attracted unusually large 
crowds every afternoon and evening, and many 
of those who attended went again and found 
amusement and entertainment. The weather 
conditions, for the greater part of the week 
ending with the 6th were favorable to a large 
attendance, and at times the crush in the main 
aisles and in the gallery 
reminded one of Elec¬ 
tion night crowds in 
Broadway. 
The arrangement of 
the show was different 
from that of other 
years. The first balcony 
was devoted to exhibits 
of sportsmen’s goods, 
and there were similar 
booths around the arena 
wall. The arena itself, 
as one looked down on 
it from the balcony 
over the main entrance, 
showed five divisions. 
In the center was the 
casting tank, 215 feet 
long and 12 feet in 
width. On the left was 
an inclosed space con¬ 
taining a tank for the 
wildfowl. Beyond that 
was a raised tank where 
the swimming, diving 
and water polo events 
took place. Still further 
on were portable houses 
and camps. On the 
right were the boat ex¬ 
hibits, camps, cottages 
and similar features. 
The Fourth avenue end was given up to 
game birds exhibited by C. D. Tilley, who also 
provided the wildfowl. Buffalo Jones held forth 
in the basement with moving pictures and lec¬ 
tures on hunting mountain lions, ranch life and 
the amusements found in Arizona. The rifle 
shooting attracted crowds of youths to another 
part of the basement, and at times there was a 
long line of boys waiting their turn to shoot. 
In the concert hall J. A. Cruickshank lectured 
on hunting, fishing, camp-life and canoeing in 
the Maine woods in the interest of the Boston 
and Maine and the Maine Central railways. 
These talks were illustrated with a large num¬ 
ber of lantern slides, and were given four or 
more times daily. 
The meeting under one roof of Indians, Cana¬ 
dians and hunters, anglers, guides and camp 
owners from the East, North and South, which 
was characteristic of the shows of the mid¬ 
nineties, was noticeable at the recent one, and 
exhibits of real interest to outdoor people were 
again abundant. 
The great number of waterfowl and game 
birds exhibited by Mr. Tilley were a feature 
of the show enjoyed by everyone, while the 
anglers and men interested in trout culture gath¬ 
ered around the tanks of trout shown by the 
Paradise Valley Brook Trout Company of 
Henryville, Pa. Brook trout of all sizes from 
fry to three-year-olds were found there. Indian 
wares were exhibited in two places, the rail¬ 
ways displayed tempting colored photographs 
and mounted specimens that came from the 
regions traversed by their lines, and experienced 
men were on hand to help intending patrons to 
arrange vacation journeys. 
The display of sportsmen’s equipments were 
attractively arranged, and showed how much 
time and effort are devoted to perfecting out¬ 
fits so that one who goes into the woods can 
actually be comfortable with only a few pounds 
of duffle. Prominent among these were the ex¬ 
hibits of the David T. Abercrombie Company, 
the New York Sporting Goods Company and 
William Mills & Sons, all of New York city. 
A novel feature of the show was the auto¬ 
mobile camp of the Abercrombie & Fitch 
Company on the main floor. There was a tent 
and a complete outfit among the evergreens, but 
instead of a boat or a wagon there was a motor 
car and a complete camping outfit to go with 
it, while a very realistic camp-fire helped out 
the scene through an arrangement of streamers 
of red paper kept dancing among the pots and 
pans by a concealed electric fan. 
The anglers congregated around the Asbury 
Park exhibit when they wanted to talk salt 
water fishing, and around the Mills booth when 
fly-rods were under discussion. One of the 
novelties at the Mills booth was a fly-rod weigh¬ 
ing only ounces, but practical for brook fish¬ 
ing. 
Old Uncle Jerry with his ’coon camp from 
Virginia was headquarters for turkey hunters, 
and there the seductive turkey call attracted 
passersby. 
The full list of exhibitors follows: 
William Mills & Son, 21 
Park Place, New 
York City. 
Abercrombie & Fitch 
Company, 57 Reade 
street. New York 
city. 
New York Sporting 
Goods Company, 17 
Warren street. New 
York city. 
Telescope Cot Bed Co., 
514 West 57th street. 
New York city. 
West End Furniture 
Co., Williamsport, 
Pa. 
F. E. Nevin, 225 West 
109th street. New 
York city. 
Palace Folding Tent 
Co., Pittsburg, Pa. 
Fur News, 10 East 14th 
street. New York 
city. 
William Brennan. 
M. Fleischmann, Boston. 
American Thermos Bot¬ 
tle Co., Brooklyn. 
Potter & Wrightington, 
Boston. 
The Clover Leaf Hook 
Co.. Whitehall, N. Y. 
David T. Abercrombie Company, 311 Broad¬ 
way, New York city. 
Detroit Boat Co., Detroit. 
John Cushman, Boston. 
E. F. Hodgson Co., Dover, Mass. 
Eureka Vibrator Co., New York city. 
C. J. Jones. 
Ducker Co., New York city. 
Carl H. Page & Co., 1627 Broadway, New York 
city. 
Ever Float Life Preserver, 304 Hudson street. 
New York city. 
International Correspondence Schools, Scran¬ 
ton, Pa. 
F. E. Bard, Brooklyn. 
D. P. Van Gorden. 84 Cortlandt street. 
Springfield Portable Construction Co., Spring- 
field, Mass. 
Boston & Maine Railroad. 
Maine Central Railroad. 
Public School Athletic League, 500 Park avenue. 
Charles A. Bryan, 85 Cedar street. New York 
city. 
THE sportsmen’s SHOW. 
View of some of the exhibits, the swimming and casting tanks. 
