New-York tribune., 1909-01-01

hts fellows IN the world OF the automobile ana
holds his little court when the whole auto world
gathers IN New York each year TO pay homage
ITO the growing mechanical monarch Shey al
serve. Here the satraps and the princeAe1S
the great manufacturers ana the po"ellui
agents greeting their friends and meeting 'heH
nvassals
Here and there gathered groups OF ne"spa-
rer men from all over the country VINO lolo"
,be r,rosress Of the motor in its winding ways
Tales % the tours and the races. Of their expeI-
.snces when the Vanderbilt racers tore aFouiia
their Long Island roads in the cold gray da"h
of that happening when men, Win eoalS oNet
arms piled paimeaf fans in the glarlng hedt oh
q THANKSGIVING Day sun at Savannah Nlee'ilis
@or brief moment here at the centre ana heart
Of the automobile body. they make their ap-
,+-,en4s +o meet again at New Orleans be-
<ore they scatter, TO feel the pulses as they
.t,rob n BOSTON or Chicago, in Philadelphia or
Denver
cpoUD ON HAND TO SEE THE CARS
ry,a s-e- night Of the show is so overwhelm-
tngly the night Of the professional men ana 'iie
recbn;ca, experts that one fingers with their
mint Of view: but that's not the purpose OF the
show and as one looked around last night ana
cot into the general mood of the show. one fell
under the influence Of what German. mere
viii, p racer from the Kaiser's land, called the
sfiromung: one saw that hundreds OF men anu
~vor,en forming in their perfectly gowned pres
ence no small part OF the brilliance OF the "hoie
scene were there just 10 see the cars.
JnseaeibIy the audience divided ltseI lh'o
two great camps. One section hovered as
+-a.+e61,, around the stripped models the
chassis with their cleaning engines bareo ~
tie general view; and these discoursed learIeu
" Of bore and stroke. Of cooling systems Oh
siphons and OF pumps. Of transnisslohs anu
gears and Of all the vast amount or techrlc01
detail that affords such interest and instruction
TO those who bring trained technlcaA ln'e1'-
eence TO the show with them
Then there are the others. so many OF thern'
- -.-ho,, the engines mean little without a gulde
They looked them over. il is true, With the N
-e-est of a child that wants TO see now ti'e
wheels go around. They focked TO the com
pleted cars the handsome bodies. the eHhlolOs
that show how the cars they will buy VIII ap-
near when they ride IN them. They wanted 10
see The new town cars, and the luxuries ana
comforts they offer. II was the completed auto
: mobile that interested them first. Whether their
car be shaft chain driven Is detail 1hey
) know nothing Of ignitions and carburetors ana
the mysteries Of gears and brakes are as
sealed book.
-rhese could not escape the fascination of the
subject however no matter how hard they tried
and ere they left the show their heads were
,--ann,ed with a new knowledge that will do
much TO add 20 their interest They may have
mad only vague ideas Of owning car Wnen
they entered, but long before they escaped their
minds were made up. and then II was only
A5natter Of looking accounts before the order
Is given.
RACING TROPHIES ON VIEW.
: To the general crowd, the that went with
sno particular object in view, nothing was Of
more interest last night than the great racers
that formed the centre of the foreign exhibit
There appeared Louis Wagner's Fiat, the car
that won the Grand Prize at Savannah. and
racers Of Renault and Benz well And, too,
there was to be the golden cup itself, with
the light car race trophy, handsome silver cup,
-Rs well.
Really there were two shows last night, for
the Importers Automobile Salon, which has
usually held its own exhibition. had fourteen ex-
hibitors. who showed all the latest products Of
the famous Continental factories. in addition 70
their huge racers. This exhibit was the centre
Of interest to many, and there a lot Of
pleasure at the opportunity, afforded for the
first time 10 contrast large exhibits Of American
end foreign cars on the same floor.
Refnements OF luxurious construction by the
great body builders were in their full glory
last night, and hundreds fingered to look over
the comforts that surround the owner
of one of those luxur1ously fitted palaces on
acan climate, with fits winter cold and the
treacherous variations of temperature IN New
Tork and other coast cities.
- PLENTY OF SERyICEABLB CARS
But It was not all luxury Hundreds went TO
ahe show to test for themselves the truth Of the
staternents that cars CT serviceable qualities
gan now be bought at a price that puts them
within the reach Of almost any one The start
sing number Of small cars, runabouts and tour
ing cars, with engines that have been tried and
Rested until they far beyond the expert
mental stage surprised many of these visitors
and il was in this class that many demonstra-
kions were arranged for before the show was
seelly in full swing.
There the great class of exhibitors too
shat caters altogether to the man who already
ewns his car These showmen wanted 10 ex-
pose all their latest tricks and novelties for
making the car more comfortable, for adding TO
she ease ef roadside repairs. for eliminating the
possibility of accident still further Down in
she catalogue under the general head Of "acces-
e0ries" these exhibits inevitably constitute one
of the most important parts Of the show and
thousands will visit the Palace this week and
next for re other purpose than to look over the
list Of things they must may buy TO make
their ears more pleasant or mere useful or
simply more up-to-date
f, These who swarmed around the show last
esight were net the first TO Il in its COM
tplete aspect for two thousand more guests
fvere specially invited 10 look over the ground
yesterday afternoon. ard ~ pass judgment on
ahe work Of the show committee. There was
nnly one Judgment for every one who was at
hhe Palace agreed that the committee had ex-