New-York tribune., 1909-01-21
ALTO RECORD BROKEN
THAT IS, FOR ALL SHOWS.
Garden Thronged by Motorists
afternoon and EUening.

-, the attendance figures are worked out for
-. .ourth day Of she automobile show in Madison
e.-s Garden 81 is safe TO say that all records
- oe broken. At noon yesterday the attendance
- larger than one OF the big nights several
- ago. and during the afternoon and evening
-. yras hardly room for one more TO walk about
.--far+ even under the conditions Of broader
-, snd more elbow room in the booths. which
a. !. distinct feature of the show this year The
x,bs,ors reported plenty of business, too. and
.-sl tone Of optimism. II not gleefulness, per-
sss she big anphitheatre[ # the attendance keeps
= ,,r+fi Saturday. as there is every reason to be-
- II will the present show will establish the
- water mark in the history of automobile sx-
Colonel John Jacob Astor made his first visit to
-, bovr in the afternoon. After spending an
- IN making a tour Of the main door, Colonel
..+or said: ''our auto shows keep growing
- sn6 larger, It is astonishing how ideas
- .r-,iuS Ir, and every idea means the in
ing Of more business interests in the automobile
,-srs.rv 7 ran across one thing that impressed
= ,o1orably and that the idea found In one
q .bose gentlemens roadsters- The drivers seat
= SET about three inches in front Of the adjotn-
,x.e+ Anv person who has had much experience
:. arriving a car will realize what a convenience
- er7sngsu uaent IS Your companion Is frequently
= o,,r way The outside seat for the chauffeur. IL
.s.car is crowded. is also good idea, preventing
- chauffeur from sitting on the step Of the car
1-,.-e1 Asfor has Just added several new cars
=. hts large private garage His latest was a
,abo-sepo~er touring car, which he bought last
-sek He said that he might ADD another car to
:he list this week
T1-.,,a walking about the Garden Colonel AEtcr
=. I-gishz Over and Steven Ulman- and the trio
.nsnt much time together discussing the latest
merits OF town cars
~ and Mrs George 7 Gould spent an hour at
e. xbovv in the afternoon Mr.. Gould said that
- ,sd mt come to the show to see anything in
s43c,,lsr rs1t everything in general. It was diff
80 with Mrs Gould, who took her time In in
,-ec+,nz the handsome new limousine cars Mr.
1.o,,d smoke OF the show SIS being quite In keeping
15tn the rernarkabie expansion CT the sutomobile
,.i,sss and added that the show demonstrated the
return Of business COdHioeiiOe eHu e
times.
-bs ,.-sounei Of any automobile show would not
81 ,on1plete without the presence OF James Law
-s,cs Rreese. one Of the pioneer sutomonile fan
t.-s Mr. Breese came from his present home in
,E.,1aand for the purpose of attending this show
= +he Garden, and he was in q reminiscent mood
asn he walked into the big briIlisntly lighted au-
6ito-fru L an reminded of the early days, said
M- Breese 'Ibut it seems odd TO refer to sutomo-
bfing in that way, inasmuch as the sport is so
thoroughly modern We have made such wonderful
str,des however in the masking Of automobiles in
this country that one has the impression that II
must have been many decades ago when the auto
mobile first became q part Of our everyday hfe'
When got my first license II numbered among
.bs six hundreds. Now they number among the
st the rate of twenty miles an hour we thought
cur breath was being taken away. and In those
dsrs when went through our city streets at that
rate of speed the police used to make other vehicles
get out OF orI- way In the old days ve had By q
sort Of common consent the right OF way. It's
little different now.
81 am looking for a gasolene buggy" went on
N- Breese 'Dovn at my home in Maryland the
roads are so bad thst1 cannot run an ordinary
automobile with any degree OF safety. need a
machine with high running gear that VIII permit
one 10 negotiate the toughest roads and deepest
-uts"
Among other visitors in the afternoon were the
r.-I ard Countess OF Granard, DR.. snd Mrs. E. T.
x stansaeld, Of London, and MI and Mrs
Grsro-r welinEir,, OF St Petersburg; Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard c. Brokav. George F. Baker, jr, Fred
srck cebhard. Mr.. and Mrs Henry Elias, Morton
= plant. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry g. Lehr. Edward
Van Insen Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Burden. Colonel
William Jay, Mr.. and Mrs W. Watts Sherman.
Nr and Mrs Henry Carnegie Phipps, Arthur
Isslin John Clinton Gray, Jr.. Austen Gray Mr..
k,d Mrs Cortiandt Field Bishop. Commander J. d.
ss-rold Kelley and Mrs. Antonio de Navarro better
trovn sS May Anderson