New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-11-03
THE AUTOMOBILE SHOW
ANNUAL EXHIBIT BEGINS AT MADISON
SQUARE GARDEN-MANY NEW
FEATURES.

The second annual show OF automobiles began at
Madison Square Garden last night and with the
ception Of to-day will continue up to and including
next Saturday. The exhibit last night differs ma
terially from the show of year ago. when the
automobile industry in this country in its in
fancy. Then the bicycle and the motor bicycle
played important part in the exhibit, while they
play part at all to-day. In fact If there were
any bicycles in the exhibit last night the casual
visitor did not them. and the motor bicycles and
trcycles shown more TO display the motors
than the completed machines.
The exhibit this year is under the auspices Of
the Automobile Company of America. with Frank
w. Sanger as manager. There is said TO have been
a slight friction in the manage ment before the
show opened but this is said to have been settled
before the doors opened and all were happy
family when the throng found its way into the
s o'clock last night. The artistic display
in colors and the lighting effects more marked
than the the original exhibit. and IT
does not take the visitor long to understand that
gigantic strides have teen made in the automobile
industry in the time between the exhibits. Among
the visitors leaders in the business and social
and mechanical worlds, all intent upon digging
out the latest inventions in the horseless carriage
industry.
GASOLINE MACHINES IN LEAD.
The experts found quickly that the majority of
the machines Of the gasoene sort and that
the steam variety came next with electrics in the
minority. The experts. in addition. that many
style of machine. which has the weight in front
rather than under the seat. The machines have
semf-racing appearance, which seems to be popular
Just now. more so, according to the veteran me-
chanics than will be the in another year
There Is track inside the building, as was the
case last year the managers and manufacturers
agreeing that better results would be accomplished
by giving the entire floor space booths Those
who found pleasure in riding about the little track
will be able to get a better understanding OF the
nv through
streets Most of the booth owners have arranged
to have their road machines ready outside that
those who wish to take a ride about the city can
make arrangements the trip the different
booths Large the garden is. the management
found that the space not adequate to the de-
mand and the statement made that the garden
could have been filled had the interior been twice
as large The loan exhibit of the members of
the Automobile Club OF America is one of the most
interesting features of the show. This exhibit can
be seen in the of the garden just OF the
main entrance coming in from Madison-ave. Most
of these machines have been in use by their re-
specsive owners, and yet all seem TO De IN excel
lent condition.
While a year ago the majority of the automoplcs
had wheels with steel or wire spokes many OF the
new models have wheels with tubular steel or
wooden smokes There is which attracted
much attention last night. II is on the principle
of a wheel within a wheel the pneumatic tire
being inside wheel, instead OF coming IN direct
contact with the ground. The contrivance dlf1ers
Theoretically and mechanically from other designs
MANY virtues are claimed for the new wheel III
addition to the fact that II Is ordinarily puictule
nroof II is a sort combination OF two distinct
Wheels working collectively with each other