New-York tribune., 1910-01-15
ALTOS STILL DRAW
ur-NDREDS FACE THE
DRTTTNG STORM.
Motorists Turn Ont IN Force.
uffh Shoe Only One
Day to Run.


,f anything II served TO strengthen the
s,ow as II brought cut more emphatically
shan ever the efforts that have been taken
hv fhe makers TO produce motor vehicles
,,6 bodies serviceable in all sorts and con-
di.ions of weather The Enclosed cars, as If
by preconcerted action. we're placed to the
fore N the booths and If might be said that
they aroused more interest than on any pre-
cedng day OF The exhibition. Touring cars
equipped with tops likewise came In for III
spection. and it was noticed that the cars
,sed for demonstration outside the building
had their tops raised and wind shields in
position. and we're quite as busy as usual
Nauv persons were keener for demon
stration Of the power and ability OF a mo-
tor vehicle under the conditions yesterday
Khan Oh a pleasant sunsliny day. The con-
feution was made that any motor which
would perform credilabiy and efilclently IN
binding srowstor1n was 1T for any and
al travel Certain il Is that the perform
ances Of a car on snowy days leave more
lasting impression upon the mind of the
prospective customer. Hence the dealers
were not averse to sending out their cars
and making good
At this season Of the wear the attention
Of motorists Is directed more than ever TO
the question OF anti-skid devices, which are
displayed al the show in many forms The
well known tire with beads moulded on It's
tread. the armored tread, the leather and,
in fact Almost every known antl-sk1d de-
vice. are in evidence. almost ali the car ex-
hf5itors featuring this line. The most popu-
lar seems TO be raised projections moulded
in the rubber tread. These take many and
varied forms. Some makers have resoTted
n the practice OF moulding their name in
raised letters. while others utilize designs
and marks thereby securing distinctive
ness
steel studded tires are seen IN many
stands. while makers of detachable anti
skid devices are present In force. These
comprise the well known chain device, run
ming around the tire itself the separate
links running once around the shoe and
securing anchorage on the spokes; while
others resemble the well known rubber
patch device which is studded with steel
and can be affixed 10 the wheel
In wind shields great many styles and
makes are shown. These run from the
l7w priced simple contrivance TO the one of
extra refinement and finish mounted IN
brass and costing. comparativeiy sueak king
4 high price. In wind shields alone there Is
much u satisfy the individual desires and
demands
burlng the early morning hours yester-
daT The Garden was flied with dealers from
al sections OF the country, whose main idea
vas not so much 10 inspect the different
exhibits Is il was TO sign and close I'D their
contacts for the wear. In the main these
rnen had spent the greater portion of the
Teek IN inspecting and determining what
"a taev most desired TO handle in their
home cries. Once this decision was reached
they became keen TO close the minor details
ara secure early deliveries
The dealers were not the only ones. how
ever. who talked delivery. Hundreds Of in
dtvtdual buyers who have been trying TO
pick and choose from the many models
placed their orders for cars, 10 the salts
faction OF The statesmen.
In point Of attendance. Friday was the
big Gay al the show last year. and the rec
erd Of 1909 might have been broken yester-
ca Il the weather had been less boisterous
However. the snow held no terrors for hun
dreds Of motorists. who turned out in sur
DrisiEg numbers
Preston Gibson. OF Washington the play
wright dropped in for an hour in the after
noon, accompanied by Anthony ]. Drexel.
jr. of Philadelphia. and by Mrs Gibson,
Tho is granddaughter OF the late Senator
Mcmillan. Of Michigan.
Another prominent visitor was John
Ridgeley Carter. the newly appointed
for several years secretary of embassy in
London. Il was Mr.. Carter's first trip 20
the Garden since the horse show Of
1895 and he expressed great surprise not
alone al the crowds present but al the de-
Fflopneut Of the motor car industry IN
Arnenca- He Is taking an American car
with him abroad.
Grervine Kane, Of Tuxedo was present
-or me second or third time, which lent an
clement Of truth 10 the rurnor that the
Tuxedo Club. Of which Mr.. Kane is a gov
e-aor. contempIates replacing the old horse
oraTn station wagons in the park with
mooern motor busses.
Enrlco Caruso was another visitor and
tHcetiously said ne ought 70 be interested
ir motor cars. because his taxicab bill for
one month vas over $500
Others present included willing Spencer
and Joseph Widener. OF Philadelphia;
n alter phelps Warren. OF Troy; Charles
4. Sargent and Andrew Robeson, Of Bos-
Ton; Mrs. Adolf Ladenburg Miss Emily
LadenbUrg, Richard Stevens. of Castle
Point Hcboken; Jackson Gouraud. Theo-
core Douglas Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs
Townsend Horner. Mrs Robert Dula,
Keith Donaldson, Thomas Whaling. DR..
enTy Barton Jacobs. OF Baltimore; Mrs.
= Warren Goddard, Charles Bukeley Hub
5ell, NJ Taylor Pyne, Mrs. Foxhali Keene
anc her niece, Miss Hortense Howland :;
9ir and Mrs. Robert McKim, Mr.. and Mrs.
5ohn Henry Hammond, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
munc p Shattuck. Casimir de Rham. Mr..
ard Mrs. Martin LttlefieId. Charles Dana
Gibson, lar. and Mrs. James H Kidder.
Miss Caroline King Duer. Miss Maria de
haTril. Miss Maud Shepherd, J. Harry
Alexandra. James V Parker Bourke
COCHRAN. Mrs. Francis Dana Winslow, Misc
Margaret WinsiOw. Miss F. Way, Monson
norris Louis L. Lorillard. jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Z. LOunsbery. the Rev. Ernest NJ.
otires or 81. Thomas's Church; Ottomer
: an Norcen, Devereux Milburn, J. Howard
wainwright. Philip Van Ingen and Scott
hacLanahan.
One OF the most enthusiastic visitors was
: ihlaTn NJ. Let's, Of London, a pioneer OF
ne automobile business of England. Mr..
-~etS attended the first automobile show
Lslo IN this country IN Madison Square
'ahoen, He was amazed at the immensity
" me present show. which. he said. was
'"olcatiFe OF the wonderful progress of the
'hoIor car industry In this country.
-44t snow Wsal IN