New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
ruITG-CHUG. TOOT-TOOT.
,,oTOR SHOW OPENED.
c.,-,os Canoe and Cruising Yacht
Extremes of Craft Represented.

~. who was led blindfolded into the Grand
Als palace Lexington avenLe and 4Sd street.
oelus srt- might easily have imagined that he was
lasi ilS island ferry boat in fog. The tootS
On 1ans and thrilling siren calls rang all about,
snd 80 vas besides. insistent thud and thump
sno ootors tIs with the chug-chug OF snippy, small
erai'' matter Of fact. the big building was the
As +5e fourth annual National Motor Boat and
sine show 1t was lar from me battery: ana
furthei -raversn ng these waterways were provided
fsa.s i;r,i+ From the canvas canoe 10 the +O-foot
20 y --achr all kinds of craft were represented.
cTus4iSS -,are fitted with engines II was eXem-
an .ion =. OF the evolution from oar and paddle TO
PinoI-c- and carburetor.
pTole4i. -ba 7,roper nautical touch 10 the show
10 g.. .'ere attendants in white and blue sailor
thele - t,e doors Of the big building, while the
SUE -ions throughout were sea green. arranged
oee White in avelike folds And as for the crowd,
VIII : cord breaker. Even the press agent
4 H3s 70 ind words fitting TO the patronage.
:. = .ere representatives of the navy and army.
lnele ss of about every yacht club and boat
e long the North Atlantic and Its tributary
o3o a. r5 besides these distinguished visitors
S-1e-al public out IN force II seemed as II
e the GEN. of : F,1riranicai Sunday had an m
me .ic EL effect on the Saturday night amusement
feo.@ fe 6f The hundreds who thronged every aisle
r. So TOOK catalogues and souvenirs from every
anu et-s-o- no one cared whether. personally he
49, e,-sr have the TemoteSt chance OF becoming
Z "ouIe s- n = real motor boat The cleaning. ef-
s:, sas hooking machinery and the graceful craft
H. ~ as attractive 10 the man IN the last year
w. as 10 him Of the topper
oeFn! a+t IN eyerv corner Of the halls there was
A...-s Of interest the vortex Of the slrEinE
s95e Was the exhibit Of TWO big yachts one the
1s.,,a was fhiTty-siX feet long, ana the other
fs's, 49, - forty feet over all They were TO
M -sirarv motor boat such as one sees on Pei
- ~. ~ Jamaica bay what runabout Is 10 q bur
--s1 limousine motor car They SNere motor
49, -. ss Il1e and the visitors were allowed TO
p" .,~5 stand on the polished decks and peer into
:. =. roholstered and mahogany inlaid cabins The
-,1es - were tucked away so that they could not
s@s-e x-jth The passengers hut for the purpose
= .ho ehour rh@ covers for these necessary parts
. ~ - ,-ass.ls were removed So great was the
e-.he- q n those who wished TO mount the decks
= .lese yachts that long line circled about each
= -se-n and the sishtscers were taken on a cor
-nraIs guard ~ a time
- rhe canoes With Easolene tank hardly lager
.ser . uocker flask tucked under the stern and an
e-vi,e the size Of stenographer s lunch box un-
= -hs al sas- the mechanism seemed like a toy.
r., rhe hard working demonstrators pointed oCt
,bgt The wee propeller could drive a canoe faster
srs longer than could the sturdiest man. even
though that man strength Were fortifed bE
mir Of bright eyes up forward
And between these extreme types there ranged
.vs-v kind Of pleasure craft, engine driven. There
,s,e bunting boats specially adapted for search
ivr out fhe elusive and sucCulent duck There
were ordinary open boats suggestive Of lunchlng
and fishing trips There were boats suggestive Of
co-rrllenr Measure seekers. for these-the boats
were equipped with refrigerators and bottle hold
srs II ali seemed 10 bear out the prose poem Of
me demerstrator. who exclaimed, as he paited the
tise nf ais launch The pleasure Of owning
Motor boat is II being able travel independently
nj snv other means Of Cransportation-out where
inc ripples gIisteu and the water fowl cry; out
and away from the noise and the dust and the
traffic cops Of land.
IN the SIDE halls were working motors, hum
-Y-e or coughing along briskly with q register Of
The number Of revolutions and its equivalent in
Knots Also its equivalent in miles for the benefit
ef land lubbers Besides. there was music by
.asTe Rira Na-ia's Ladies Orchestra 10 help
along the exhibition
The snow is 10 continue all this week from Mon
nay 10 ssru-dav inclusive and Il last nights at
sndanoe IS an index will mean that motor boat
i7g viii receive a lot OF recruits Among those
she attended the opening were:
Charles W Cooper. commodore Of the Erie Basin
Yacht Club: William s. Hil, secretary OF the SLel-
tr Island ysc51t Club. Captain z b Barry L ;.
X; E z Malcolm. rear commodore OF the Atiantlc
TscH1 Club: William J. Blur. vice-coInnoaore OF
The Jsu1aica Bay Yacht Club; Rear Admiral
Charles " Rae. Rear Admiral Casper r 6ood-
rcb William Covie. treasurer OF the Fort Wash
ng7o- Yacht Club. John c Coyle, vfce-cornTfodoI+
q -be Fort Washington Yacht Club: James r
Proctor secretary Of the Harlem Yacht Clubs "
! Batcaeio- commodore OF the New YORK 1aCLl
lSub Lieutenant Fricker. L s N captain " >
Baxter L : y Na-aI Constructor W = fsou-
erts I s Y Commodore Harrison B. Moore r
tt Banks treasurer Of the Newbufy ours
Cub William J. Moran, rear coflIAoooIe OI
the Jamaica Bay Yacht Club; Genera Jdlhe9
6 Carlson: Frank Z. Elliott, commodore o. lL1e
Fsuuznnock Yacht Club. and Commander II -
P0unds1one, L S. X.