New-York tribune., 1908-12-28
WORK HARD AT PALACE
NO REST FOR SUNDAY.
Taco-day Run for Women A~tomo-
bilistS Postponed.

b2lSIS POStpOned.
The fart that Yesterday was the Sabbath did not
check the work of preparing the Grand Central
Palace for the ninth annual show to be held under
the auspices OF the American Motor Car Manu-
facturers' Association, which opens New Years
Eve, bit When Acting Mayor MCGOWAN makes
MS address Of welcome and declares the show Of
hcialy open every Of the 5m exhibits will be in
place. Already the ring of resounding hammers and
buzzing saws be heard in the streets as the
scores Of carpenters busy removing partitions
and walls and erecting the offices and exhibition
spaces The electricians well under way with
the installation Of miles Of electric wiring which
Will carry the electric current to The ten thousand
electric incandescents and the mammoth search
lights which will be erected both inside and outside
the Palace
Heretofore the decorators at this show have had
difficulty in getting possession of the Palace IN
time to decorate the building. This year. however
all this has been changed and instead OF the usual
thirty-six hours the 8. R. Ball Company has nearly
four full days to install the decorations The work
Of decorating the main hall and court Of honor VIII
begin this morning. and from the exhibitors
will have oportunty 20 install their
Many Of the Western manufacturers already have
their show cars here and will transfer them from
their Broadway salesrooms but the majority OF the
exhibits their way from all parts of the
country
The work of decorating two galleries is al
most complete and the wooden lattice and most of
the draperes have been installed by score OF
skilled workmen who labored late Saturday night,
while to-day the large force OF men viii ooncen-
trate their efforts the elaborate decorations
which will form a conspicuous feature Of the en-
trance and court of honor.
Scores of artists, scuptors. carpenters, eiectri-
clans and decorators, who are working under the
skilled direction Of the S. H Ball COMPANY. who
have the general decorating contract, Will in an
ether fortyesht hours transform the Palace into
picturesque English village. with all its accompa-
nytng effects while the architectural work Ia going
blISv into ef-
feCts, including the colossal oil paintings which will
turn the lobby into art gallery and the galleries
into miniature reproductions of the Glidden tour,
the Vanderbilt Cup race and the Grand Prize race
Thousands of yards of denim has already been
laid and systematically has every detail of the
stupendous exhibition been worked out that Alfred
Reeves. the general manager. says that, far as
his force and details concerned. the show could
be opened to-day.
The tvo-day run of the women's Motoring Club
of New York to Philadelphia and return, scheduled
for tomorrow and Wednesday, has been postponed
until Monday and Tuesday, January II and z, on
account of the bad condition Of the roads. Advtcss
from Northern New Jersey and Pennsylvania state
that a number Of cars have become stalled in the
deep snowdrifts and soft bitches, and that the trip
is almost impossible under the present con-
ditions. A number of big cars became stranded
the and required the OF farm teams to
pull them out
The new dates for the run come most opportune-
Iy. between the Palace and Garden automobile
shows, and larger entry is expected then, as the
list ts reopened and all the previous entrants
have stgned their intention to start at the latter
date
Among the latest entries is that OF Miss Msude
johnson, of Brooklyn, who Will drive Maxwell.
and Mrs, Evelyn N. Buckman. who Will drive a
RenauIt car Mrs Buckman is to drive the Fsenault
car that made the record of twentysx seconds for
one lap over the Grand Prize course at Savannah.
The car is Of the runabout type, and will carry
three passengers besides Mrs BuckInan.
Fred J. Wagner the official starter Of the Amer
ican Automobile Association. who has occupied this
position in al the big In this country has on-
sented to act in a like capacity at the three-day
automobile racing contests be held in connection
with the New Orleans Nardi Gras carnival on
February 20 u and q. He has also consented TO
look after the New York entries for the various
races the principal Of which will be twenry-four
hour struggle.
II is announced that absolute assurances have
been received that besides America Italy and
France will well represented in ths long contest
Special trains for those caring to attend the races
will be run from the West and New York to New
Orleans. such as were operated for the big road
races at Savannah last month, it is said
Plans we're announced on Saturday for the sec
ond annual automobile show to be held in New
ark N J. at the Essex Troop armory. Estimates
show that there will be 1000 square feet OF floor
space available for exhibits The show was held
Electric Park last year, which Enordsd only
5000 square feet.
The general layout of ths main floor OF rhe ar
rnory contemplates spaces along each of the side
walls and in the centre double row of spaces
for booths, extending the long Of the building
There will be in the neighborhood OF sixty spaces
exclusively for the of automobile exhibitors.
These will be uniform in size, measuring 10 by
22Lz feet each each side of the building. along
the greatest dimension there will De fifteen spaces
the centre parallel TO those at the side, viii be
two rows of fifteen each, back TO back.
The Tili
mentary booths at the end OF the hall As now
arranged there will be group of sixteen, with
smaller number at the side, arranged syrnmetri-
caIlv- In order make the exhibits accessible
as rnszfble each booth will front on two Sides
short alsles which will be parallel to tie side
walls II the demand proves sufficient. the gal
leries can easily be opened additional for
the accessories and parts