New-York tribune., 1909-02-17
MOTOR BOATS POPULAR
MAYOR 1T THE SHOW.
Big Crozcd at Garden in Spite Of the
Storm.

Alsvor Mcclellan was visitor at the motor boat
show in Madison Square Garden yesterday ne
spent over hour late in the afternoon IN inspect
ing with great interest the numerous types OF oosts
and engines on exhibition Mr.. Mcclellan said that
he was than surprised at the great improve
nlents made within the last few years. ana was
desirous OF owning high speed motor boat nm
self Tespite the stormy weather the attendance
both IN the afternoon and evening, was eXcep-
tionaIly large Many motor boat owners and Sachts-
men availed themselves OF the opportunity earlier
IN the day Of making careful study OF the engines,
and several sales Of boats and motors were an
nouncei.
The most notable sale Of tho day vas that Of a
six-cylnder engine purchased BY r c. Seymour OF
the Iarchmont Yacht Club. to be fitted in Ao-foot
semi speed open launch, which has just been fin
ished from designs by William Gardner. The motor
which is &c be Of e0-horsepower. IS now being built
for tho boat by the Holmes Motor Company II
VIII be of special construction and viii be arranged
so thar It may be changed from regular gasolene
engine to reversible one TO start and control by
compressed air. 1t is 70 he finished In May. so that
Mr.. Seymour may enter his new boat In the Larcn-
mont race week fixtures
Arnons others particularly interested IN motor
boats who were present yesterday were Commodore
Leonard J. Richards Of the Atlantic Yacht Club,
w. Z Iselin. James L Breese, Sydney l. Breese,
Jefferson De Mont Thompson. r. L PieTpont-
George McKeSson Brown, Garret A. Hobart, Wal
ton Ferguson jr., William A StEawsOn, Antonio
Daz Mirend& y Arrange Of Spain. Jose Vincente
Eernendez. c. II. English w. A Strong. J. II.
Hoadley, W. S Hatfield F. H Lord. George J.
Vestner. ". F. Mannheim J. NJ B. Boss. G. Stewart
Card Charles A Phillips, Frank Meier. r A Rus
SELL j.. c. a starbuck. Edward J. Schroeder. Harry
". Sackett, Frank T. Hines, DR.. S. J. Brooks. Ar
thur Ia Cash and J. Norris Oiphant.
Among the many improvements indicated at
the show in motor construction tending toward
greater ease in management is novel arrangement
in the placing of the rocker lower electrode
on removable hange. permitting 1t TO be taken out
for inspection without disturbing other parts Ex-
perInents have been going to perfect this device
for time, and the engineers nave now sue
ceedei in designing a removable fange which ne
cessitates no more metal between the lower cleo
trode and the water jacket than in former methods
The single cylinder models also show water
tacketed exhaust connection. which has been added
recently. The models having two more cylinders
are also provided with water jacketed connection.
There is hardly engine in the building that does
not demonstrate TO the most casual observer the
great improvements in motor construction in the
last few years.
American motors for small boats are fast out
stretching their rivals throughout the world
the statement made yesterday by F. E. Wads
worth. OF Detroit, at the Madison Square Garden
Motor Boat Show.
Il have Just returned from a trip around the
world" added Mr.. Wadsworth, "and learned more
about the extent of the motor boat Industry in
China, Japan and India than 1 did before.
There thousands of motor boats on the Ganges.
and the majority equipped with eervtceable
single motors. The natives 6erosene. how
ever instead of gasoIene, for gasoiene is exces-
svely dear, but small quantity is always carried
to get the engine started. At Shanghai I a
35-foot American-built boat with a two-cylinder
motor. which has been IN FOR more than
year. running In the interior and collecting rugs
for shipment to America The widespread popu-
larity of the motor for commercial boating pur-
poses in the distant parts OF the globe s something
Of which the average power boat owner here has
adequate conception
One Of the largest motor builders In the Garden
that last year his firm had sold $500 gasolene
engines. the great majority being Of the single
cylinder type. costing less than 800