New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-04
CALL BOAT A FREAK.
Garden Exhibitors DO Not Believe
Rider Craft Has Speed.

There is excitement among the boat exhibitors at
the motor boat and sportsman's show In Madison
Square Garden account OF H f. Riders new
type of boat which he says can travel mile a
minute. but which half dozen boat builders and
designers say is absolutely impracticable and not
liable to travel one mile an hour
L. ID. Loane. Henry J. Gielow. E. A. Stevens IT,
~ M Iutte and Charles A. Seabury declared yes
terday that the boat is freak, that it cannot
travel at high speed and that it is doubtful II IL
can travel at all Mr.. Loane offered to wager $500
that the boat could not go once around the lake "a
fast as the little Buster Brown
When the boat offered for exhibition p,ir-
poses captain Dressed, manager of the show was
tolu Oh It's WONDERFUL speed and OF It's preliminary
tests Fearful that the boat might break the
tank and food the Garden or might damage ,ha
boats Of other exhibitors he asked that It be not
placed In the water. Other than that there has
oeen no prohibition and yesterday when Mr.. Rider
was told he could put the boat in the lake he de-
cIned because it did not have a rudder.
The boat makers and yachtsmen are much inter
ested in the statements that have been made about
the speed of the boat and how 1t is going to revolu
tionze the business
All the exhibitors report sales last night
1orty-hve foot cabin motor boat was sold by the
Gas. Engine and Power Company to J. L. Reiss. 70
and VIII six cylinder speedway engine
Mcclellan Of Mount Verno housing iauhoh 10 u l.
Ie5tgbrday MAS sahdrsns day the SHOW and
feTs swarmed through the aisles rode In the
guides. The show will close next Thursday after
an attendance far In excess of last wear and
not expect. N0 N-U
One of the most attractive features is the extern
9 s exhibit OF live game shown by DR.. Cecil
attention is given to this exhibit, and all day
iong ana In the evenings the cages surrounded
ny CROWDS four and five deep
on Inc main floor is large cage containing
n nv Elk deer wild turkeys, rabbits. quail and
peasants, all of which live together In the best
OF harmony The larger part OF the live game
exhibit Is in the upper balcony The feature here
Is a who0plng crane, which has been sold to Fred
SSt tk GalIatn, jr: a member of the New-York
auspices Of the United States Volunteer Life Saw
ing Corps follows:
Canoe single two laps)-won by F. Pendrill New
YORK; F. Hirsch, New-York second.
Mattress race (sxty yards)-Won Pettisrevv CITY
Island; L. Emanuel. second. -
canoe tug-Of -war-Von W F New It
Mcmahon New-York. second, -'' -
Mattress race (sixty yards)-Won by j. Cahiu BeIden
Point; H. Degenhardt. Belden Point second.
Egg ana spoon race (swimmng with spoon holding an
YORK. second; l. Emanuel. Rockaway. third
Man fishing contest-E. Lane, City Island nan-asb
ana ana Bavid T. Aberorombie. fisherman. The FISH was
Canoe fitting contest-F Trede and E stert ~ ~.
!nWood canoe Club defeated J. Mccullough and l. Hoag-
IdHd OF the Wanamassett Boat Club; j. Burgess and 7
DsHis ueIeated j. Mccain and A. Lille.
Il goI-war canoe fours>F Trede. e Steriz r. Rouse
ana d Finn Of the 1nwood Canoe Club defeated 7 No
Wanamassett Boat Club. - '' "a 'A0
Double glnwaIe IIar.bo--
Hnn defeated L. Pettigrew and T Mortimer fr -
Sescue ana resuscitaton exhibition by Relden Point
crew OF le United States Volunteer
commanded by Captain J. Yates. Ups