New-York tribune., 1907-02-27
WEIGH ANCHOR.
SHOW COMES TO IN END.
Gro5cth Of Interest in the Sport
.Uade II Success.

The motor boat show came TO an end at Mad
ison Square Garden last night and judging by
the number q sales made and the average at
tendance in can be ranked cne Of the most
successful exhibitions Of The season This can be
accounted for IN tno ways-the growth Of inter
est in the sport and the appreciation on the
part of The public OF its benefits Unlike the au-
tomobiie The motor beat is within the reach Of
a far larger number. and the Anglo Saxon takes
10 the water naturally for health and recreation.
With the increase Of interest the industry has
naturally expanded. and is now well beyond the
experimental stage. This We'll illustrated i'm
the beats and motors exhibited.
4 fe.y years ago the manufacturers were ca
tering to a supposed fad. for the misnamed auto
boat. ard The more expensive boats We're light
fusy affairs Th4 SHOW just closed was full
flment and development from these useless
toys. The high speed boat is now useful as well
as speedy. ard while the speed promises Of a few
years ago have not been fully realized, the boats
of this class exhibited are practical and reliable
Not every visitor could afford to indulge IN
boats Of this class. but there were plenty OF
types to suit all requirements.
In former shows the stock launch occupied
considerable attention. and il was ais" repre-
sented in this show. but much improved in com
fort, seaworthiness and speed, because # the
influence Of The more expensive and higher class
a
increasingly popular. was the cabin cruiser. for
with a boat of this kind an owner cau spend
summer a1oat with as many comforts and con
,vsniences as could he obtained at any summer
hotel. The high speed boat. stock launch and
the cruiser are becoming well defined types, al
though each nerges into the other.
The forms Of The huIls are settling into we'll
defined lines. The graceful clipper stem and the
overhang stern have practically disappeared
end in their places the overhang bow, sweeping
out in graceful curves. and the canoe, or French
type Of stern, almost universal
The motors also are settling into we'll defined
types. although the details Of design show great
originality and a breaking away from both the
precedents OF the marine steam engine and the
automobile. In fact, the motor boat is develop
ing a type Of motor especially suited 10 its re-
qurements. The other branches Of the in
dustry. such accessories for boats ana
motors. are keeping well apaoe, and the motor
boat as diversion and as a commercial propo-
Eition has arrived and viii take greater and
greater place in the public estimation
As a business getter the show has been sue
cessful-far beyond the expect lions Of its pro-
moters. Nj Sutphcn. chairman Of the show
committee, said yesterday:
The attendance a this show. which is the
first separate motor boat show held in New
York. has heen greater than n the second auto
mobile show. and ] feel safe i'm predicting that
within year or So the annual motor boat snow
win he = greater attraction than tho automobile
show The quality Of the attendance has been
extremely high. and nearly every one has shown
great interest in the exhibits and an unexpected
knowledge of boats ana motors. Another stTik-
ing feature of the show has been the number "f
If town visitors should Judge that AZ
least 80 per cent Of The persons who have
entered our booth have hecu from outside the
limits Of greater New York. many coming from
Washington"
All the exhibitors reported large number Of
orders and many prospects which win be closed
at an early date.