The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-23
GREAT AUTO PARADE.
10000 PEOPLE WITNESS FITTH
 CARS IN LINE.

Brilliant Decorations on Cottages and
 Along Beach Street--TrOlley Cars
 Packed--PeOpIe From All Over the
 state--The Judges and the Prize
 Winners-The Comic Auto-Big in
 Every Way.
 It would be putting it very mildly tc say that the auto parade at savin Rock was a success. There was a crowd of SOOOo people, the largest which has ever greeted the annual pa rade. They came from all over the state, including many enthusiasts who do or do not own machines They packed the trolley cars all of the after noon and more than packed them in the evening.
 The decoration at the Rock were very brilliant, Along Beach street the trolley company had strung over 5,OOO Japanese lanterns of every sort. Prac- tically all of the cottages were deco rated in a way which showed the iI1- genuity and skill of their owners.
 The parade itself included over fifty machines-mostly very good ones, and decorated in every conceivable way. It was as much a treat for the connois- seur In the bizarre and in colors as it was for the fancier who can tell 8 car by It's hood a mile away. Under the various lights from the quaint Ian terms, the great crowd surging back and forth was impressive.
 From gentlemen of the old school in stiff collars, to jovial young vaga- bonds, with shirts open to the coo breeze from the sound; from the firm spinster who fears that the huge crowd may not be respectable, to the plumI Irish woman, with myriad babies tug ging at her skirts, every one was there watching the long line of automobiles.
 The officials stand was erected ir front of the theater The judges were Alexander Troup of the Union, Charles w. Pickett of the 'Leader, J and Assistant Business Manager Lyor of the Palladium" Manager Blake $ careful preparations were everywhere in evidence.
 The first prize was won by Otto Gra- ger of the White Steamer garage. The general effect was symphony in write' The car was decorated with white bunting, with white electric bulbs in each corner of the car. In the car were girls-pretty girls, be fl noted-costumed in white.
 The second prize was won by Mir. Reichert of the Reichert garage. Min gled with pink bunting were boughs of ping apple blossoms A huge white butterfly was perched at the head of the machine. The ladies were gowned in pink.
 The third prize fell to W. c. Decker, whose car was draped in blue bunting, and bedecked with imitation red, white and blue roses over electric light bulbs.
 The fourth prize was won by w. s. Woodruff of Orange. His car, decked with oranges and orange blossoms. was named the Orange fair" to herald that coming event.
 The fifth prize was awarded to Will liam Matthews, whose machine, hung with Japanese lanterns, was decked tc give a rustic effect.
 The prizes were mostly of fine silver ware. The parade, lasting about hall an hour, began somewhat after 9.
 Had there been a prize for comic eff fects 1t would surely have gone to the ludicrous auto prepared by Manager Speck It was pushed by a mule, label ed ''castor oil,' because of his superior speed. In this mighty touring car were the two pretty children of Manager lSpeck with their maid. They wore lilies of the valley and orange blos- sons.
 The award of prize for decoration of cottages was as follows:
 Harry Hynan received the firsi prize. His cottage was prettily deco. rated with Japanese lanterns and bunting, On the porch was drapet staute of liberty. Among the trees on the lawn gleamed colored electric lights.
 The second prize fell to Frank VIII cox. The cottage was strung with lan- terms; the first and second balconies strung with green lights
 The third was for Adolph Mendel of Mendel & Freedman Flags, bunting and lanterns were the decorations.