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Show THOIS LiPTGM j IS CRACK SHOT Famous Sportsman Mixes With Members of Old Guard for Shooting Honors Yachting may be Thomas Lipton's one and biggest game, but the famous fam-ous English sportsman proved to tho 1 rifle (shooters of Now York City that he was a pretty fair shot, and above all a regular fellow. Sir Thomas met up With some of the members of "The Old Guard." a rifle shooting organization while In New York awaiting Ihe big races. After a litHe conversation Llpton expressed a desire de-sire to do some shooting and he was taken to a ringc. Rs BUrpTised hi.? hosu with his marksmanship After I his visit he presented the organ izn-'tion izn-'tion with B beautiful loving cup 'which w;;s Immediately put up for competition al ihe Sea Gin matches Sir Thomas Llpton has been tagged "good sporl" by every writer in the country, but few of them realize what a versatile sportsman he really Is. During his stay in N. w York be Witnessed Wit-nessed a number of baseball gann -attended chess matches witnessed two bench shows and took- in sv eral golf matches and some horse shoe pitching contests, and in each of them he proved himself considerable consid-erable of an adept. DEEPLY INTERESTED At (he bench shows the famous Englishman was deeply interested in the display of the Boston Terriers. His inleiest became intense when he was informed that the Boston Terrier represented the only real American jdog He declared the specimens to be typically American in appearand' and manner judging the latter after one of tb- sprightly youngsters had bren unleashed and chased after a I jball thrown by Sir Thomas He also 'displayed keen interest in the dis-I dis-I play of Alredaler, and Scotch Colin i thep representing English breeds v. nli which ho is very familiar The sobriquet "good sportsman ' seems to be unusually well deserved by the owner of the various Sham-l Sham-l rocks, for he w.i3 anxious whenever j opportunity presented, to get out to' witness some athletic or sporting eyent In one of his informal talks! j to some sportsman he declared he always enjoyed his visits to America j because they provided him with sol much interest in the way of sport-Ing sport-Ing activities he was sorry he could i not remain in Uncle Sam's domain for an indefinite time just to go about as a sightseer. Sir Thomas expects ; lo return to England early in September, Sep-tember, although It is said he is ' planning a later stay if business at tract ions at home can be arranged "to permit of a longer visit. i |