New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
CROWD AT AUTO SHOW.
M4NY, CHANGES MADE.
Madison Square Garden Tared EVen
sCSth Increased admission.

Perhaps it desire to get their moneys
worth. or maybe the automobile craze is stin on
the rising wave, for when the price of admission
to Madison Square Garden was doubled yesterday
the crowd began TO arrive early in the forenoon,
and it Kept growing all day. The attendance, morn
ing. afternoon and evening. twice the size OF
what it had been on either of the previous days
The crowd seemed to know all about engines, igni-
ton systems, carburetors, selective gears, cams,
dogs, and even battle plates.
Since ]. B. Herreshoff, Of the yacht building
frm visited the show on Monday. those who have
anything to say about the lack of novelty at the
show put to utter rout by the statement that
there are many improvements and even a blind
find them. Mr.. HerreShoff Is EightlesS
but his supersensitive touch tells him the make Of
car.
A mark of the motor craze that adds to the total
attractiveness of the show is the fondness OF the
young women visitors for climbing into the cars
and surveying the passing crowd in the aises from
an advantageous perch on the cushioned seats.
Some Of the changes in the cars show q marked
drift toward standards of design In nothing is this
noticeable than in regard to the speed chang
ing system. The of sliding gears with
lective control is general that OF the
thirty-one different makes of pleasure cars shown
twenty-nine have sliding gears, and only two have
planetary gears.
One of the most interesting departments OF the
show IS IN the basement Here a variety OF
trucks. among them tractor train with two trail
ers Of seven tons capacity each. built by Alden
Sampson, Of Pittsheld. The tractor truck has
gasolene engine which drives electric motors on
each trailer. 1t is remarkable creation and ex-
cites the imagination Here, too. are odd cars and
cabs. many sundries and the motor cycles.
A story that, whether true not, IS furnishing
amusement concerns man who is said TO have
visited the show yesterday morning and after
trip about, decided how he could get Just the sort
Of n to suit him cheaper than by purchasing
any well known make. He went TO the parts maker
who assemblies cars that are sold under different
names in different places and asked what It would
cost to build car according to specifications which
he furnished
The man had selected the motor of a castings
concern. the springs OF steel maker. the axles
of another and to the last detail He
told that after he had bought all tie parts II would
rTyfr,v
car, for many of the parts would not hitch and
there would be IN immense amount Of building to
be done.
Among those at tho show yesterday were Miss
Gladys Vanderbilt and her future husband. Count
Lazzio YzechenyL The couple came on from New
port IN private yesterday. Other visitors ct
the Garden were Mr.. and Mrs. William Ellis Corey
Another visitor at the show Mrs. John Cuneo.
who has been daily visitor since the opening.
Some OF the other visitors were Mr.. and Mrs T.
Moore Robinson, T. Suffern Taller Mr.. and Mrs
John J. McCook, Miss NcCook. Mrs. Andrew J.
Robinson. Miss Agnes NJ Robinson. Mr.. and Mrs.
George c. Boldt Jr, a. Y. Frost Burr Mcintosh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gage Z. Tarbell, Miss Tarbell. Mr..
and Mrs A. D. Juilllard. John IL Hammond S. o.
Eanderpoo Phoenix Ingraham Mr.. and Mrs. 9. Q.
Moore Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Prosser Mr.. and Mrs.
w. NJ. V. Hoffman. II. +. Smith. William Andrews.
Sidney N. Colgate, William X Vanderbilt Robert
L. Cutting. Mr.. and Mrs. Cortlandt Field Bishop,
Kingdom Gould and Jay Gould. Howard Gould. Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin Gould. Mr.. and Mrs. W. Gould
Brokaw, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock. Jr- Ham
lton w. Cary and A Butler Duncan
Driving rain falling snow makes difficult motor
car driving behind O glass wind shield. but Chi
cago chauffeur has Just invented roller sQueegee.
which cleans of the glass pane when q cord is
pulled. II is fitted 70 n Columbia limousine. owned
in Chicago. and is said to work perfectly.
While the Telharmons music being rendered at
the Garden is decidedly different from what the
people have been accustomed to, yet the exhibitors
and the visitors beginning TO appreciate tho
advantage OF having even distribution OF sound
In all parts OF the Garden.
Alexander Winton Is confident that the six
cylfD i9 ia ultimate
he has shown his faith by limiting the Winton
product to six cylinders exclusively. No other
manufacturer has thus far taken this radical step,
''It may take automobile buyers in general quite as
long TO come to sixes." says Mr.. Winton, "as IL
did for them 10 come from twos TO fours. but
am satisfied that once buyer gets good six he
will never return to having fewer cylinders"