New-York tribune., 1909-02-19
GOVERNOR TO SEE SHOW
WILL VISIT THE GARDEN
Motor Boats ProUe a Magnet for
Hundreds Of Visitors.

Governor Hughes is interested in motor boats
He will visit the show in Madison Square GARDEN
tomorrow afternoon. and great preparations are
being made by the show COMMITTEES TO escort MIN
around the exhibit and point out the many i'm
provements that have been made IN boat designing
and engine construction. Governor Hughes was
invited early In the week by President John J.
Arnory on behalf of the national association, ana
a repIy was received yesterday from his military
secretary stating that the Governor will be In the
city Saturday and will be glad to accept the IN
vitation He will be accompanied by several mem
bers OF his staff and the committee to receive him
consists Of H. r Sutphen. E. A Riots, James
CrafR, w J. REYNOLDS and J. NJ. TrIlscott-
Popular interest in the show is increasing every
day. Last night closed the first haIt OF the e1-
hibft and at a conservative estimate fully forty
thousand persons have inspected the boats ana
engines during the four nights and days that the
show has been in progress. The feeling appears
to be general that the coming year viii be the
biggest and most successful in motor boating ever
seen in this country. This IS strongly exenplihed
by the many inquiries and numerous orders for
launches of the pleasure and long distance cruls-
ing type.
Captain Jacob W. Miller, chairman Of the
aquatic sports committee OF the Hudson-Fulton
celebration visited the Garden yesterday and e1-
tended an invitation to all OF the makers Of motor
boats and representatives OF all the well known
clubs 10 enter the series Of motor boat events to
be held on September n, % and q on the Hudson
River during the celebration exercises. Among the
event. already arranged for are q long distance
race from New York to Troy, series OF mixed
races on Yonkers and a general regatta for ali
types In the North River opposite Riverside Drive
Two boats designed IN New York VIII De COM
nAtitors IN the big long distance the Pacific
Coast this summer This will be the Seattle to
Vancouver race OF 100 miles. which Will be held
on July as one of tho big features In connection
with the Alaska Yukon Exposition. at Seattle
Isyl,Ittelsev & whitaker who recently designed
45foot cabin cruiser for Seattle man. received a
second order yesterday for similar boat. to hs
equipped with two u-horsepower engines
There are several types OF high powered engines
at the show, similar to those used IN the Aiisa~
Craig twice the winner of the New York TO Ber-
muda motor boat race. and other high powered
craft. A large oil painting shows the Allsa-Crals
breastnz the waves the Atlantic during her VIC
toriouS run last year. Beside this picture two
large silver trophies, won in 1901 and 1893. are
shown
Mr.. Craig is now building a four-cylnder 125-
horsepower motor for the gasolene auxiliary Car
negte which, under the auspices OF the Carnegie
Institution. OF Washington. will undertake THIS
summer to obtain a systematic survey Of magnetic
conditions IN the deep seas The boat VIII have no
magnetic material in its construction and the en-
Eines will contain many novel features 1t is TO oe
b,,t entIrelv Of bronze and will operated by gas
generated in gas producer plant The Carnegie
was designed by II ]. Gielow, the naval architect
OF this city. and IS now being built In Brooklyn
and Ia to be finished early IN June
The large demand that has been made FOR motors
has brought prominently into view the great num-
Der Of boats under construction for the com
,,z season One concern showing 3 new high speed
engine has sold three six-cylinder 75-horsepower
engines for speed launches Ono is to be fitted IN
25-foot racing boat. being built in Boston while
Of the others is going TO Texas ana one TO
San Francisco.
The demand for medium powered engines Is over
no uer cent greater than the corresponding un1e
last year This especially true for engines from
8 to Il horsepower, according to one manufactureI'
o,. ~ +ba most interesting features OF the show
"a the series OF practically continuous band con-
certs all day and evening. Hundreds OF spectators
sfter walking through ths asles on the main noor'
adjourn 10 the galleries to enjoy the View Of the
.wbths+. and the thousands OF moving pedestrians
below. and also TO listen 70 the music