New-York tribune., 1909-05-04
PARADE ENDS CARNIVAL
cpOWDS LINE ROUTE TO
SEE THE CARS.
neooroted and GrOtesque Sections
Prorc -AttractiCe-HO5o the
Puccs We're WOn.

- had even seen q fremen's parade like the
= +ser used TO have in Buffalo and Boston and
t5,,ore when those towns had "old home
IS thus providing an opportunity for outsiders
. oo-,e and look about al reduced railroad fares.
: yro,ld have pretty good idea Of what the
-..r7obHe carnival parade looked like yesterday
--ss paraie was scheduled for Saturday, but II
- so II held over until yesterday. to the
s,s-fa- Of some OF the floral decorations that
tgs been prepared on Friday Aside from thai II
-ss 5ust as good new in all its features
Tbsre we're SO cars in line, and they took about
,,!arters Of an hour. more or less. 10 pass
r5,a- point. Good the display was It was nor
: ;-7r-essive as the one last year In the first
-Is,e daylight failed to lend enchantInent 10 the
- r isn't so easy II evolve striking displays
=, RE rla-e Of the il is 10 invent striking
1e-,es with electric bulbs and storage battery.
More than that. there were fewer cars in line, the
ss,o-gted section. especially, falling short in the
,ber. Of rart3cipants. But there was plenty 10
t-te-est the thousands who lined the route and
tss, the police. who did their work in a smooth
,n5 Efficient manner. busy Particularly capable
-s the handling Of the delicate traffic problem at
,-o1rnltus Circle where Captain Post, OF the West
.-tb street station. was IN charge
The parade started with brass band, OF course
q. q hig track Then came the Buick float. sup
-o-+fng the throne Of the queen of the carnival
Mss Annette Keernann- Miss heller1nann looked
= home among dolphins and imitation waves, in
,Inrins sea green costume that became her IN
distinct contrast In that respect to her consorL
.1yf,r,. guy Vaughn. who looked nervous and IN
happy in his powdered wig and knee breeehes-
EerFgrs the reason the popular Stearns. driver
1coked so woebesone was because General CUTTING
when he crowned the sovereigns at Breton Hall
hefore the parade began, told him that heavy
.rrorsffsitv rested on his shoulders. inasmuch ss
Il vas his regal duty guard all who took part IN
tbs procession against punctures. History fails as
YET TO record the number Of tires that failed to
recognize the regal authority.
After the crowuing the king and queen came from
F-s-toD Hall into Broadway where a big crowd
gathered 10 DO them honor cheered roundly as
tbev went TO the starting point in front Of the
hotel Thence the parade took its course up Broad
way 10 1sth street past the reviewing stand al SD
street down Broadway again past Columbus Circle
where five Thousand persons were nassed. TO +Sth
street and I'D Fifth avenue along the park 10 loth
street where the parade disbanded. The cars were
more than an hour il starting, but aside from
this delay everything was well managed, and re-
feced great credit on the grand marshal. Brigadier
General George Moore Smith. Of the Automobile
Club Of America, and his aids
After the royal floats came the historical and
racing cars Archibald Haynes little runabout'
built in 1895, came putting along under Its own
power, followed by the little Columbia car that
Won IN 1856. the first American road race, towed
bv ore Of its Erown-up brothers. The racing sec
ton was not numerically strong, its most interest
zig exhibit being the big Benz racer driven by
Henery at Savannah Thanksgiving Day. This
car was also towed by touring car
Cars entered by dealers and the buyers OF their
product came next there being big delegations from
most OF the agencies IN The entrants in this
class confined teir decorations TO flags and pretty
girls the latter winning continuous encomiurns al
along the line
Then came the really attractive part Of the
parade the decorated and grotesque sections First
prize Of $50 II the decorated division went 10 a
gorgeous float from the LoZier concern. bower
Of red containing bevy Of Colonial spinning
danes. The Oldsmobne company took second prize
Of SO with Egyptian float bearing the throne OF
Cleopatra, with q pretty girl made UP 10 resemble
the dusky Queen OF Antony's love. = Matheson
Car, strikingiy decorated 10 resemble white boat
took third prize Of S0O.
The commercial division literally cast its shadow
before il when il still a coming event, for
first prize went 10 tire concern that adorned its
fOat with two gigantic rubber figures that swayed
and tossed their arms in the breeze in ludicrOus
fashion Nothing funnIer than the sight they pre-
sented when they sank against each other. Rs IL
kissing each other. has eOnvulsed Broadway in
long tins.
First prize IN the grotesque division went TO
Frank Schumacher for q float called Teddy in
Atship' representing the Roosevelt party IN the
jungle Of Africa Second prize went 10 the REQ
company for z float representing battleship, with
crew Of pickaninules. A tig Thermos bottle on
= float earned second prize in the commercial sec
NS4is anu d 1AalLesJn Gar dSdlA tOOA tAliN pElAo
for float bearing cups by the cars Of the
company in recent events.
Interesting cars were scattered ali through the
procession There was a white machine with
glass bonnet. and another with driver in fun
srHor, who locked as hot as some of the lightly
cad girls did cold.
Cars that were conspicuous for their numbers in
me parade were SJearns. Bucks. Pope-dartfords,
AsxTells Mitehells. Chalmers-D Detroits. Mathesons
Ehd Nationals