New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23
VIEW YORK MOTOR MAD
-pourDS THRONG G1RDEN.
-. Jacob lfstOr 4dds another Car
10 His Garage.

-, shov- Of the Association Of Licensed
,b,s Manufacturers viii come 20 an end in
-, souare Garden tonight. and it is safe To
b., me crowd win have 20 be driven out when
~ - rrsvs '.Ho1ne. Sweet Home" Judging
rs - attendance yesterday. the show could
fsD - zre-k 10 crowded houses and the
- yesterday has been the story Of every
sH- the exhibition opened. last Saturday
o. r. u-ss hard TO find elbow room on the
g. Yesterday afternoon. sno in the evening
SiA srrnbJtheatre Yves literally packed from
.asr5 70 basement
p .-rendanoe figures were officially complied
lH7 =. 1or the FRS four days, and Il was no
Fe..-s v-hen TIE announcement came that the
Hf-. rare % per cent larger than during the
H. .-ios Of the last show, In November, 1876,
sh ,.a 7sN exhibition wss held in advance or
- -. The increase. according TO the snow
,,--ee Is due partly 10 the growing popularity
Motor car and partly to the fact that jan
O. NV better month for exhibiting than No
usry Is z 0e'-'
ysrber H.. ,,,.s,ess xesterdav
~ avan more cheerful and optimistic con-
- she outlook than they were Garner IN the
g s,tbouEh il seemed at that time as II tileir
Fs7A ss-n;nezs xas fun. The dealers. makers
- snts IN the various booths are urea Out pul
~ III acknowledge IL in their enthusiasm 0'e'
iSN - NJ tbe snow from every STANDPOINT
1e -, To,r Jacob Aston returned 10 the snow
.-as- afternoon and bought the SteaTns car
80 re odd arrangement OF front seats that ~
,k his fancy OF MS first visit on " eoiieSC 80
So he could not resist the fascinatlons Of 'na'
nc - added It 10 his large private garage uh-
o. "a, the largest owned by any American MS
-. TWO cars Colonel Aston has bought III
nls'- 1ba new steaIns car has the front passenger
y Get a few inches back from the drivers seat
=. lssvipE the chauffeur plenty OF emo" fooili-
- 55smrerstein was hand for the hTst
-. N the afternoon He said he sEoul0 nav
- m sooner but certain questions d INC
.-.rb,ttsa Opera House demanded his unolVloeo
t,s,tion What In automobile can possibly II
80, Al operatio impresa-io2" he was asked
.'V-sn ne answered II viii tell you I am think
- II having salome make her entry on the stage
,szt week IN one OF these new sporty racing Gu
-s.fs the secret Nine. Emma Eames' Nine.
Trsns,sd, signor Enrico Caruso and MI bohc'
we're also seen inspecting the cars
Elisha Dyer made his fourth WISH 10 lhe sho"
ed lay Gould his third visit They were not only
tsnciers. but buyers The same may be said OF
Es.-v 3 Redmond. Among other visitors yesler-
s,z were Sir Edward snd Lady Richardson, the
Princess Marie u Ysenburg Of Berlin, who Is
rpen5ine several weeks in New York; Nj ana
Ms Percy Chubb, Alfonso de Navarro, Mr.. and
Ms clifford Devens, Of Boston: Clarence Mackay,
N- and Mrs = Sargent Cram. jerome Stegel, Mr.
and Mrs Columbus Cd. Iselin, Mr. and Mrs
-hernss Hughes Kelly, Mr-and Mrs Charles Aston
Bris,s6 william J. ScheffeliE. Nj and Mrs Alfred
Graham Niles. A Murray Young, M and Mrs
Harry II. Bernhard. ". Edgar Shepherd. Courtlandt
Fisli Bishop. Robert Goelet Kingdom Gould, J.
Tader Swan, I. Townsend Burden and z. L.
Winthrop.
To tie dyed in the wool motorists the follow
ng figures. compiled yesterday, should prove in
tsresting. showing how comprehensive the
chow IS and the leading features:
Complete gasolene cars. ~; gasolene chassis,
5: motor business wagons, IS: motor business
,hasss 5. taxilabs, ,; steam cars, 6; steam
sAssss !; electric carriages, 81, and electric
.hsssis :. There are 20 seven-passenger touring
ssTs, % fve-passenger touring cars, twO-pas-
SINGER rUnabouts. 5 Jhree-passenger runabouts,
Il fDul-passenger runa bouts. q toy tonneaus, i
imOuEines, 5 lan5aUieItes, tow cars and
Hsmed types.
Taking up tie question Of motors there are
"a water cooled. air cooled, 40 Of the four
rscle type and Of the two-cycle type.
The Jump spark SIN leads in ignition. there
beilg Ia Of this system shown. 20 cars using the
Eake-and-break ignition. Dividing the ignition
systems up stili further, there are 4e cars using
ils double jump spark system, DC the dual and
: the Single system Seveuty-hve Of the
have high tension uagnetos, L use low tension
hagnetos. Is storage batteries and 90 dry cells.
In clutches il is stIH tie between the cone and
multiple disk, each ispe being used hfty-six DIFF
iereHt cars. The expanding clutch Is used
'Ne1'y-two cars, and the contracting on ten.
The selective gear IS the most popular in trans
MISSION devices, o., more properly speaking.
taange speed devices one hundred and thirty-one
eas use the seleclive type compared 70 thirteen
f the progressive The planetary system is used on
eli Gle car. The location OF the gear sets varies
Mie, although on rs Of the cars il Is a sepa-
lae uht, I've cars have the gear set combined with
ut crank case, and fourteen Of them show the gear
Ssss mounted on the rear axle
All the latest and newest types in motor cycles
Sao accessories are shown in motor cycle alley,
4 me centre Of the basement. There are single
eAaoer machines. twin cylinder machines. one
1le cylinder and few 4-cyIinder ones. Some Of
le show machines are nickel plated. A few OF
-sm are shaft driven. but the majority have belt
i've There are tT1cars, and fore carriages. and
sA cars and motorcycle delivery vans. one or
80 o. the motor cycles have variable speed pull
N ana one has a change speed gear and clutch
1s Ian for the motor, Just like automobile.