New-York tribune., 1903-01-25
FINISHES IN GLORY.
-'-fnto- .Sh07r Breaks Al Records
for Receipts and Sales.
sSvENTY-FIvE THOUSAND ATTEND.

With the footing automatic horns. the ring
ing Of bells cheers from the booth owners and their
friends the automobile show at Madison Square
Garden was brought TO end at II o'clock last
night The results have ecpsed those OF any
previous mechanical exhibit in this or probably In
any other country The attendance has been over
seventy thousand for the six days and one night
averaging over ten thousand day. a refnarka
record for purely mechanical exhibit OF inanlnate
life
At previous shows there have been machines
under power which carried people about a TRACK
but at the show just ended not machine was
under power moved inch Thousahus
OF people visited the show who knew moth
ing about automobiles, and who are en-
tirely ignorant OF the mechanical sciences
who listened carefully the technical descriptions
Of the attendants the various booths, and trleo
seriously to understand what was told them The
rubIic showed that il wanted TO know about the
renarkable vehicle of the present century Such a
fever for information existed several years ago
regarding a bicycle in the years OF the early ol-
cycle shows But. then. the bicycle in mechanics
was q kfndergarten. while the automobile might De
likened a university merely for purposes OF COM
parison.
A man not unknown at Princeton University was
a visitor at the show last night While learned III
some of the sciences, his book Of knowledge oid
not contain mechanics lie made trip after trip
through the various asleS, and then sat down per
picked. To q friend ne said: Sorry that alu
not visit the show earlier in the week might
have learned something. The statesmen and manu-
facturers were courteous and tried hard 10 ex-
ain the mysteries Of the hcrseless vehicle, with
the result that 1 in a complete muddle can
of course. say nothing regarding the merits OF the
foreign as compared with the American machines'
but an willing to bet that foreign country
ever showed cars well finished attractive ana
f-e-e-s v symmetrical as to lines and furnishings
We always regret some time in late life that We
neglected in our youth some special line OF STUDY
] would be willing forget some Of the classics
Il by doing so I could become factor in me-
chanical arts The automobile is a wonderful ma
chine and its possibilities tremendous
One character of the show favorably commented
upon last night the fact that the various ek-
hibits were kept intact right up to the 1orrnal
closing OF the exhibition With the stroke Of IL or
as soon after as the spectators could be persuaded
10 leave the arena. an army OF men was put TO
work preparing for the immediate removal
of the machines and the accessories. Special
trains have been secured and most Of the exhibits
Will be taken direct to Chicago. where the secono
national show will be held. beginning on February
Is If Chicago evinces the same enthusiasm IN the
horseless vehicle. then it truthfully be said
that the West as well the East has gone auto
mobile mad.
As the Garden show was conducted under the
yoint susnices Of the Automobile Club Of America
and the National Association Of Automobile Manu-
facturers. il may be few days before the actuai
receipts will be made known. According TO the
Garden officials seventy-ve thousand people visited
the show during the week, and the prohts
viii be much larger than the case
last year. when the club is said to have cleared
between $4,000 and $4,000 the exhibit. Accord
ing to one maker about S25Oo.Oo0 has been ex-
pended for vehicles during the show. while another
manufacturer, possibly not as conservative esti-
mates that the orders received from the pubic ahu
the agents viii aggregate between SOo9VV ana
sioG0est The actual amount Of business cone was
. surprise Il everybody connected with the e1h-
me show not only demonstrated the fact that
i,nrle1lse strides have been made in the industry
during the wear but that The American made ma
chine to-day superior 10 anything turned out at
the price. iu The world II has also demonstrated
the fact that the homemade cars have speed ana
.nduIinE qualities. and that On graceful hIeS
and finish they ahead of the foreign
made machines. There is positive trend to
WOO der wheels and vertical motors The i'm
proVeulenIs show decided move looking toward
more perfect ignition in gaSoene cars and toward
simplifying the machinery OF the steam cars Inc
prediction is made that the American rlnabolt;
which - small aud neat. and retalls for from S5v
viii De the machine in most demand IN the
future The horsepower is generally from TO >
Touring with higher horsepower retali al
from 81 2nl to S4Rr. One dealer when asked the
he had been paid for foreign macnine.
smiled he replied: J am almost ashamed TO tell.
Articles Of agreement were drawn UP and signed
Yesterday for the international races between Win
ton and Fournier. The first race will take place "a
the Empire City track on July =. me second at
Cleveland and the third. If third race IS neces-
sary. al the track where the fastest time has been
made c 3 --ianls signed the articles for Mr.
V-irtor Henry Fournier for himself Alfred Reeves
the Ernpre City track and W IL Pollock lor
the Cleveland Driving Park ,
show will amount 10 S4e,oeo OF this amount Sloo9o
IS in the Garden. In ADDITION TO TINS
the Garden management receives ~ Per cent OF the
profits which viii leave net proht OF aoouL Ss.o'o
facrurers' Association