New-York tribune., 1909-02-21
CROWD FL0CKS TO SHOW
GOVERNOR UNABLE TO
VISIT GARDEN.
Ed5cin Ha1cIey Pays Big Price for
Iaunch-Interest an Motor
Boats GrOzcs.

The blgges, crowd Of the week in attend
-.a a the motor boat show Madison Square
Garden yesterday. many persons going to see Gov
e-,o- Hughes who had accepted invitation to
=, TIE exhibition. Tn &c who went 10 catch a
,r,,ss of the Governor were disappointed how
svsr as word came 10 the shcw committee at the
,ssf rnirute that his numerous engagements made
:, f-,nosshle for him 70 be present
Edwin Hawley visitor yesterday, and be-
fore he went out purchased the 47-foot mahogany
-obn launch which has attracted so much atten-
,,on AZ the Elco booth for sl05e0.
Nesrly seventy thousand persons it was estirnat-
s last night. visited the show during the last
ureek Besides being the biggest and most diversi-
aed In the variety of boats and serviceable
81 exhibition 81 has been the most successful and
,,,,a- exhibit Of the kind ever held in this coun-
~ The growth OF the industry has been Hlustrat-
"A nv TIE presence Of scores Of motor boat owners
and agents from al parts Of the country. For the
s-s time n q New York show Of this character the
7srisc Coast has been represented. and visitors
bsve also been drawn from Texas. New Orleans
s. Louis Denver. Milwaukee. Chicago. Detroit and
scores Of other places.
TWO MORE DAYS OF SHOW
The show will remain open for two more days.
closing on Tuesday night. That the coming year
ziu be the largest not only for the trade. but
also in the use OF motor boats. has been verified
bv the taernents OF of the exhibitors that
shei- orders for boats and engines all the way
from 75 10 80 per cent greater than at the corre
A
uas ordered during the week by the Texas agent
M me concern, the engines in this shipment rang
ing from 5 TO 100 horsepower
Texas is rapidly becoming yeritable paradise for
motor boats. r. J Still vice-commodore of the
14o,ston Launch Club. visited the exhibit yester
- and he made the statement. calculated to
eIls-he heart Of every motor boat enthusiast with
,ov that the Houston club IS exclusively de
,,o,a5 10 the development and sport OF motor craft
.-ssilhaa;s are literally barred he said The
mon hers e--n-y- one pf VII
. boat owner There are only two sail boats in the
eeer and they are allowed because their owners
also possess motor boats Plans have already been
-,e5a for weeks carnival Among the events VIII
ba : 1Rlrnile race in the Gulf Of Mexico, and the
commodore Of the club George R Glass. is now
having built for the 65-foot cruising launch
from designs bv WhitIlesey & Whitaker. OF New
York The boat VIII be fitted with 54-horsepower
engine The first long distance race for motor
hoars IA Texas held last year for cup pre-
sented by Thomas Fleming Day. which was won by
the se-foot Margaret. modelled after the SIS
The winner Of the Kew Observation-Disclosures race
two years ago.
nov living at Lake George IS exhibiting Of the
most novel and useful inventions in the show II
is virtually improved propeller shaft. contain
ing flexible shaft bearings, enabling the smart 10
maintain its correct position with every moveroent
OF The boat. By means Of the flexible couplings
the full horsepower always be developed with
out binding
The value Of the shaft bearing device will. per
hans be better appreciated by the layman when II
is stated that the United States government engi-
neers have adopted for their boats and although
invented only q year ago il is now in use IN New
Zealand many localities on the Pacific Coast Eng
land. Spain and many other foreign countries
EASY TO OWN a BOAT
With the increasing popularity Of motor boats
e tendency IS TO make everything as easy as pos
sbe for the prospective owner. The man who Is
somewhat restricted in funds may still enjoy all
the pleasures OF owning and operating a pleasure
boat at az exceedingly reasonable cost For
small boat II IS not necessary for him 20 pay q
naval architect for special designs. is IL any
longer necessary have the complete boat shipped
10 him from distant places
The tine has arrived when boats)of all sizes
are now made TO order and may be purchased &C
cording 10 q specified pattern and built by the
owner himself simply by following the plans OF
construction and putting the different parts OF the
boat together correctly One or the interesting eA
hIslts is shown by a Michigan firm. which displays
several models Of these made-to-order boats Illus
tratsng the method Of putting them together All
the wou!d-be purchaser has TO do is to select
the type OF boat he wishes from a list OF over
thirty-lve different styles and upon receiving the
material any novice with an ordinary knowledge
Of carpentry can virtually build his own boat in
his oEn house.
AS an illustration Of how cheaply and conven-
iently one Of these boats may be acquired II may
be interesting TO state that 1sfoot dory can be
purchased for sss and a 23-foot dory for $49 30.
The material for the hull and all OF the frames
Is Of the best oak
II is well WITHIN the truth to that the ex-
hihit Of dories al the show has been one Of the
interesting features to persons anxious TO OBJ
tain moderately priced. strongly built and rough
weather working boat.
The LIMOUSINE OF MOTOR BOATING
One OF the most luxurious boats in the Garden
Is the s-foot gasolene cabin launch. known as the
Elco-De Luxe. which exemplihes the highest stand
ard Of boat construction by the Electric Launch
Company, of Bayonne, N J. Nothing IKE II mas
ever beer seen in a motor boat show BEFORE anu
when one considers that ST costs $1,000 to own
Of these luxurious boats some conception n1ay
be had Of its quality. Aside from being the most
Injurious Il is the longest power boat in the sho"
The hul IS constructed Of oak and the plankng OF
cedar, while the comunodious ebn Is nrlshed WIN
;he best African mahogany. The cabin Will &C
connodate from fifteen TO twenty persons, and the
75-horsepoHer engine will drive the Boat at the
rate of eighteen miles an hour
The motor is placed we'll forward, and IN the
engine cockpit there is room for two men, All