New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
NOW FOR MOTOR BOATS
SHOT, READY IN GARDEN.
Enh;5it of Useful and Ornamental
Poper Craft Tomorrow.

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Of spor-. American power boats ana eAel-e e..I
,,-ne6 a well deserved international repuua'4oI
For tspo years IN succession American lacLae rs ~
Hrst with the Dixie and last year Win D
nsv. won the Rritish international motor OOe
s-ophy and Dixie II. with 6 second Ooh~
-,.f-. 500 Horsepower STANDARD. has enlsreu ~
the international races at Monaco heA' -
From, The industrial side The success OF Ine <Ii
"a, ros.s has bean even more pronounced a11hOUeN
not widely known ConrnerclaA 0lI -
boats equipped with marine motors mace IN tLIs
country are in Use in nearly al P Paau Is %
world including the Philippines. the Frl AsiaAOs'
the most northern hebitabe stations OF AlaSAa- ~
S,v.ss. ,d hundreds Of other localities in Europe
Both for commercial and pleasure purposes Ih'
DEVELOPMENT OF the motor boat In al OF lts iuHO
lions has attained vast proportions ouIlls Hi - .
-ro rears The National Motor Boat Snow WHICH
-fu onen 3u Madison Square Garden tomorrow
night 10 continue until February q, VIII DC Dle
most striking and convincing object lesson mat mas
ever been given IN this country OF the great prog
r.s. of the motor boa. and the engine industry
,ha AZ the same tine exeplifying the muit1for1l
uses % which the medium powered motor craft is
adapted
.hev VII include every manufacturer OF proni-
reaoe from al parts of the country. The Paclnc
Coast win be represented. and it will surprise many
+; Fasteners TO know that the demand for power
boats ard engines in that part OF the country ana
! the Far Northwest IS greater than the supply
Detruit famous as the greatest manufacturing CITY
.u the world for automobiles. is taking an e9ual
rank in the motor boat industry. and nine manu-
, facturers Of boats. engines and accessories VIII
Nsve snace IN the Garden There viii also be
: representatives from Oshkosh Indianapolis On
cinnat Toledo. Muskegon. Dayton, Grand Rapids
! St Joseph. Rochester. Buffalo and Philadephia,
while the New York territory and New England
will he represented by their best motor boat ex-
hibdsors-
The increasing popularity of the power boat when
transformed moderately large yacht, with all
the conveniences CT luxurious steam craft, VII
be demonstrated by the many types Of high class
boats Of this character which will be shown A
score of hne motor yachts, from 60 to 100 feet In
length are being built for prominent members OF
J yacht Gibbs in and around New York, and they
viii make notable addition TO those Of similar
tfype put m commission last year, the Astor, the
Rec the ConQueror. the w.staria and Irene IL
while boats of this size cannot be exhibited In the
Garden the designs OF Of the latest creations
viii be on view, with types Of high powered en-
Eines
SOME TYPES TO BE SEEN.
{: Among boats Of this class 70 be shown Will be a
YoupIicate Of z7-foot cabin launch now IN use on
Lake Como, Italy. It is owned by Mrs. Clark
Fisher, Of Trenton. n. J.. and is OF the Elco de
bluxe type. built by the Electric Launch Company,
Sof Bayonne. N. J The boat is lighted and heated
tby electricity the electric dynamo being driven py
1.-THE main engine with storage auxiliary power.
: The new model OF Eco Peerless gasolene ex-
press launches will be shoTn, one 30 feet and the
sothe- Is feet length The Sofoot boat is finished
with white cedar hull and decks. and has cock
spit mahogany The Sfoot Elco Peerless is SINH
lar in respects TO the stock model which made
such q good showing IN the New York-to-Pough- |
keepsts the Hudson last fall.
This type OF boat meets the requirements Of high
speed. with absolute safety under varying condi-
aions. The hull IS Of Honduras mahogany, and
the decks and cockpits finished in the same |
material The six-cyliuder Peerless gasolene engine
installed under q specially designed folding hood
with ell controls the steering wheel and
with double ignition.
For the who desires neither speed boat
mr. q of
speed and generous carrying capacity, the Sofoot
V stern runabout to be shown by the Gas En- |
sine and Power Company and Charles L. Seabury |
& Co. of Morris Heights will create interest 1t |
is 80 feet all, feet beam, and has draft of
ISL inches
A four-cylinder Speedway engine. which develops
Is 20 horsepower about $50 $50 revolutions
minute is installed under hood at the forward
end Of the cockpit. from which 1t IS separated by
g buIkhead- The fuel tank, which is installed un
the after deck. has capacity of fifty gallons
The huli is cedar planked and the stern is Of
hogsny. The same company Will also exhibit 3
handsome motor boat OF the yacht tender type. |
equipped with Eour-cylnder, four-cycle Speedway |
gssolene engine OF 10 to Is horsepower. This |
high freeboard, and will be especially adapted for
rough water service.
SOME HIGH SPEED BOATS
The Standard Motor Construction Company's ex-
hthit viii show its latest 1903 models Of Standard
engines consisting of the high speed 25-horsepower
each OF their s. Is and 25 horsepower type motors
used in q successful boat like the Dol |
phin which is So feet long and equipped with 1s
Horsepower Standard engine A speed Launch sirnf- ]
lar the tender which the President when |
the sylph and the Mayhower. United States |
navy and which is equipped with of the Stand |
ard high speed 25-horsepower engines. capable Of
driving her sixteen TO seventeen miles hour |
viii also &c exhibited.
They viii show engines similar those |
which they successfully built for the Austrian tor
pedo boats In each Of these boats installed /
tuo engines rated S00-horsepower each, but /
capable Of developing 500 brake horsepower /
under full speed. giving these 9ofoot torpedo boats
LOCO Horsepower each and making them the high
powered gasolene driven boats built in the
world
August Metz VIII exhibit a fun line Of kerosene /
engines. which do away with the Of gasolene /
entirely requiring electrical device OF any kind
There about 81. 600 horsepower these engines
sn operation in all parts OF the world.
a full line Of motor boats and yacht fittings will /
Re exhibited by Charles D. Durkee & Co, manu- |
facturers Of launch and yacht hardware. Mr.. Dur |
kee has always had Of the most interesting ex-
hfbits IN the accessory department
The exhibits OF motors will not only be complete !
but surprisingly interesting. Like the finished !
boats they viii be seen in all types and prices
There VIII be seryioesble boats from 500 up, while
highly reliable single and 2-cylinder motors which
be easily Cited 10 auxiliary a catboat |
other small boat be bought for from $50 !
30 N55. Thousands Of light engines of this type
have Installed in New England fishing suacks
In fact for ali commercial purposes. by small /
craft along the the motor equipment is no
longer g IrxUry. bur necessity.
The notable feature of the opening night of the
chow viii be the presence OF many army and navy
cfscers in addition 10 the commodores Of all the
leading yacht clubs in and around New York. In
vitations have also been extended to the consuls
and attaches Of all the foreign governments rem