New-York tribune., 1907-12-11
MOTOR BOATS ATTRACT
CROWDS FLOCK TO SHOW
f. ID. Green Bugs a Cruiser for
Long Mmblehead Race.

The National Motor Boat ana EhSiHe 80 ::
the Grand Central Palace is now coI- lI ,n,,,,
every detail. The big 40-foot cruisihs i"
DELAYED in transit was in its place !es'eiuas
and attracted the attention OF every ViSitoi' a.
- -,.ac a model of elegance and comfort. III 'he
afternoon an opportunity was offered 20 y.
inc this boat and the many other eAiipi'S IN
,,,ora or less comfort, but in the evening the
crowd fairly overran the alsleS, W"'le many
found points of vantage in the saiiet9, ."'e'
of tho manufacturers reported plenty OF oGSi-
ness and from this standpoint, as wen as from
every other the snow has stamped i'Seii d us
tinct success ..,..
,,ae.srday was made by Whittlesey & Whitaker
,ft.r n close study of the model on eXhipltlon
Frank D. Greer ordered a specially desisheu
cruiser which he expects to enter III lie t''ls
distance motor boat race to Marpieheau noA'
sea SON The craft will lie thirty-elSht 1eeh !o'is
and equipped with 24-horsepower motor. =
A Crioui of Buffalo. was another puyei WHO
nassed over the smaller boats for one OF the
big cruisers He ordered a io-foot his" SpeeU
boat with 40-horsepower motor.
The time was when the owner or motor oo
v.as entirely satisfied if his engine wouic run
and keen on running and propel ms pos' &c
gardess of the noise it made III ''iis sI
times have changed however, and a giea' ue
of attention is now being given to the I'M
movement of the devices for supplesSlhS uii
,acassarv noises one of the latest muffers'
used on the Fulton engine. is OF cast iro'i' II
Is a cylindrical chamber of approxihiate'E 'e
same size as the engine cylinder nedR "moh -
s placed water jacket preclSely siiiiiif'I u
the cylinder water jacket surrounds the niuiiiei'
Tho oxbaust gases pass into the top OF the eN~
norsion cha mher of the mdffler and out at Tie
bottom into the outboard exhaust Pipe l
water Jacket Of the muffier Is SuppAeu WIN
wafer which has already passed around the
cylinder water jacket A water pipe eNtehu'He
from the muffler water jacket into the centre o'
tho evanston chamber carries water into the
latter spraying it into the hot gas, which Is
rapidlv and efficiently cooled in this way inc
advantages are practical silence OF operd'ioi
and absence of back pressure
The two smallest power boats Ill the snow
are 4 12-fcot 2-horsepower yacht tender and
a 16-foot power canoe. The yacht te'iuei -
powered with a regular single cylinder --csIie
motor. with make and brake ignition. Inc
motor is placed we'll forward and occupies III
tie space The canoe is fitted with beautituly
made cylinder motor, rated at : horsepower ana
weighing only thirty-six pounds The motor Is
so small as to appear almost ike TOY OUT ~
is capable of giving practical service ana s'ai,u
ing up under hard work. II Will drive the
canoe at speed of from ten TO twelve mics
an hour under favorable conditions
Users of motor boats have been quick to- taks
advantage of the comfort TO be OBTAINED from
folding tops of the automobile type. which have
been ingeniously ada pied for use afoat quite a
number of different styles of tops are shown
beginning of course. with the old familiar stand
ing top supported on stationary stanchions. The
most interesting type however, is that in when
the top folds does automobile top. so as
to be ont of the way when not needed. The
spray hood covers the forward part of the cock
pit sheltering it completely from flying spray,
and when not in use can be folded up sideways,
swinging over and resting on the deck. a brass
arch at the after end and series of curved
braces of light wood support the top when up.
Any man who has substantial IeWooat can
quickly convert II into motor boat by the use
of a complete outfit consisting of a two-horse-
power sasolene motor. gaSolene tank. propeller
shaft bevel gears and propeller mounted on
column which takes the place of the rudder post.