New-York tribune., 1906-12-05
AUTO SHOW CROW DED.
MaNT SALES BEING Made.
Short Runasray Which Docs No
Damage ia the Palace.

--,e seventh annual show Of the Automoble
Club Of America in the Grand Central Palace
contlnued 10 be a drawing card yesterday anu
TIE aisles were crowded with sighiseers anu
prospective BUYERS afternoon and evening be
tween Q anE 20 O'Clock last night walking was
e;fl-,,lt and almost every CIR was surTouho'N
twin an Interested group Of persons studying
:he machine or listening II the talk "A INC
demonstrators
Among the prominent persons vi '"e -
v-era Commodore FInridge T. Gerry ana ms
two sons Roherr L. and Peter q Gerry WHO
hav. been constant visitors since the opening
on SATURDAY., afternoon. The commodore con-
ten,rla+es making several purchases OF ma
chimes fo- himself ard members Of his family
Csptain ard Mrs Philip NJ Lydig. accompanied
by Miss ADA &c Costa. spent the afternoon
looking oyer the new models other visitors
were Mr.. and Mrs oliver Hartman. J. Borden
Hartman. T PearsaH Field Alphonso d. Na-
varro Perry Tiffany. John u Crimmins, H.
Rogers winthrop. Hugo and Lady EveiYn =.
Ring. LADY Norah McCsreI- HoEE. Lispenard
Stewart. Franklin a Plunmer Commodore
Frederick Bourne. Miss Bourne, John r
O'Rourke a r. Shaltuck. Samuel Brill ana
Frank J. Gubelman
eo,re amusement vas caused last night when
q demonstration Of The French Nors car. one Of
the machines equipped with automatic start
tu- device Was showing the mechanism 10
guest lie threw in the clutch and advanced
the spark when. 20 his amazemcnt. tho engine
turned over and lhe car started away. running
several feet and ,ausing CONSERVATION 70 per
sons in the crowded aislevay. No damage was
done and the Mors people were rather proud OF
the happening saying. If the device turns
over the engine without any gasolene in the
tank one may imagine what il viii 90 when
,,r11r-
vanced was that some gas must have remained
in the carburetter when the gasolere was drawn
OF
Many sales We're reported Yesterday. and ,n"rt
O. the manufacturers are doing thriving bust
ness A s,I-horsepoweI Rainier road racer was
purchased by John G. Tdall. and II Orme VII
son selected a Rainier landau.et similar 10 The
one recently secured by Mrs. StuyTeSant Flsn-
United States Senator John kean, of New Jer-
ssy. also Rainier purchaser. His car has
limousine body. and VIII be sent 10 Nasnlng-
ton al the close Cf the SHOW John T Windrim
of Philadelphia. bought i PaDhard touring car
with = limousine body
Cup race are reproduced half dozen times a
cay by the vitagraph for the amusement Of Wis
ttors. These pictures are remarkably clear. ana
depict scenes al a number of points on the Long
Island course where the crowds cGngregated at
dangerous turns. Both The start and the finish
~ what VIII in all likelihood be the last race or
the kind held public highway in Amer
ica are shown with all tie exciting details.
0F great importance 10 every one interested
fr the problem Of aerial navigation. we'll
n the general public are the recently invented
euulfances on exhibition in the aeronautical
9nueN. Numerous demonstrators are on hand
n explain the contTivauces and Jetrahedral kites.
iuveuted by Dr. Alexander Graham Bell which
he claims can be grouped in sufficient quantities
TO raise the heaviest building in New York,
heiUg manufactured on the spot.
Exhibits that attract particular attention
dia grams Of all The asCeuts Of the Aero Club for
the lasT wear. Thirfy-fVe in number. well "A
charts showing The courses taken by all he con-
restants I'm The last international balloon race IN
FrsCre. and. what win ue Of moment starters
in the r-X- race al =. Louis, complete charts
90 all asceusions made during The Worlds Fair
a. 81. Louis as compiled boy A I. RoIch.