EXHIBIT 23.1
 
              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
Connecticut Valley Sports, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Stevensville, Montana
 
We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this
Registration Statement of our report dated February 15, 1997, except for Note 1
which is September 17, 1997 relating to the financial statements of Connecticut
Valley Sports, Inc. and Subsidiaries, which is contained in that Prospectus. Our
report contains an explanatory paragraph regarding uncertainties as to the
ability of the Company to continue as a going concern.
 
We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus.
 
                                          /s/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
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                                          BDO Seidman, LLP
 
   
New York, New York
January 2, 1998