New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-03
SAILBOAT DAY PAST.
Enthusiasm at Motor Boat ShO1C
Leads to This Statement.

The National Motor Boat and Sportsman's
Show I'm Madison Square Garden continues to
attract. and there falling off yesterday In
the matter OF attendance According to the man
agement the figures far ahead of last year
by many thousands. The power boats continue
to be the centre of interest. and the average
visitor is not satisfied until he has had every
detail of their working and expense fully eN-
planned. John ]. Armory. president of the Ma
tional Association of Engine and Boat Manu-
facturers. was so carried away yesterday with
enthusiasm the general interest displayed
that he said
No one can look over the boats shown in the
Garden without admitting that the day of the
saiboat is past. Now and again get some
sailing enthusiasts who CON- er 1t sacrilege to
put motor in boat, but they are In the MINOR
ity. / firmly believe that gasolene engines VIII
be put into boats Of all kinds in the future from
the simplest boat tender to the average coast
steamer.
Yachtsmen are likely to take exception to MIR.
Armory's remarks, in so far as ntimating that
the day of the saboat is past. 1t Is true
however. that yachtsmen as a rule welcome the
development of the power boat and gasolene en-
CINE providing a means to get even more
pleasure in yachting. it is possible now TO
fall back the kicker when the wind plays
false In place of the white ash breeze or the
anchor.
was not far distant when even the lumber YES
sells will follow the lead of the fishing smacks
and put in gasole-e engines. He said further:
Gasolene engfres are being built larger and
larger, and will be installed in the ocean
liners. / building a 500 horsepower
gasolene engine for a 3.000-ton coast schooner.
and the Gregory. which crossed the ocean, was
fitted with two gascene engines, each OF 300
horsepower Ter torpedo boats built for Russia
had gasoene engines of 600-horsepower. and l
have just delivered two boats to the United
States government for ferry service at Norfolk
of 00-horsepower.
The national association has received chal-
lenge from Walter Ferguson jr., the owner Of
the White Fox in the name of the Motor Boat
Club of America, for the interstate champion
ship trophy.
There continues to be plenty of sales at the
show, and many of the makers are booking de-
liveries far into the summer. The Beat-it was
sold yesterday to William NJ. F1eitmann, for use
at Bar Harbor. 1t has speed OF twenty miles
an hour. and is equipped like an automobile,
having the regulation control, divided seats, cap
hood and glass wind shield An order for a
duplicate of this boat was given by John G.
Eaton, and will be used this summer at Muskako
Lake. in Canada.
The water sports were more than usually en-
Pertaining last night. as most OF the contests
We're hard fought In the man fishing contest
honors were even as the angler landed MS
quarry in one contest while the fish broke away
in another. The summary of the sports follows;
sixty-yard swimming raco-won by H. smolensky New
York; b'nsnkTq Io es5i se'OH'' '"
Observation-Disclosures mattress race-won by E.
Canoe tug Of war-A Kopf. Roekaway. won from e
Man-hshing contcst-Edward LAne. City Island. man
fish: George Price Tampico. Mexico fisherman Price
Point ma nf barring n y fisherman. Brown
broke away after eight minutes - - w. - NJ
spangler New-York; F. Ldnnen. New-York second.