The sun., 1910-01-12
BUYING FOLKS SEE THE CARS
sfSUCTETY DAY" AT THE GAR
DEN NO BAR To CROWDS.

Yesterday was the arst of the society
days. at the annual show of the Associa-
ton OF licensed Automobile Manufactur-
ers in Madison square Garden. and in
accordance with the custom the admis-
sion fee was raised to 81. The doubling
OF the admission kept the attendance
down slightly in tho morning and after
npon. but it seemed to result in swelling
the number of visitors in the evening.
1t was the testimony of the exhibitors
and their statesmen that the attendance
Yesterday and last night was very good.
both as regards quantity and quality,
Rhd that "a great many sales would be
made to those men and women who Wis
tied the Garden yesterday. The men
in charge Of the exhibits Of tho higher
pficed cars, including the statesmen at
the Peerless, Pierce, Packard, Locomo-
bile, Stearns. Lozier. Alec. Stevens
DuTyea and Winton spaces declared they
had seen more OF their customers in the
building last night than during all the
previous hours of the show.
As has been the case since the show
committee of the Association of Licensed
Automobile Manufacturers inaugurated
the Society Day" plan with its raised
admission. the visitors last night
were made up OF those who went to
s$e the cars with the intention OF
buying and of those whose financial
circumstances prevent them from be-
coming owners of cars, but who wished
ID look at the more fortunate-vnes1 1hem
they expected would visit the Garden.
During the afternoon it was snoticed that
occasionally intending visitors backed
aFay from the ticket sellers window
when informed that the admission was
ST. As a rule the men and women who
were surprised at the doubled admis-
slon were persons from out Of town.
who had not heard of the Society Days
that the show committee arranges for
the Tuesday and Thursday of each show
week 81
The display of trophies down in the base
ment has drawn greater numbers of visi-
tars to that morton of the building than
has over been noticed at any of the former
shows in,the Garden. There are nearly
40 prizes shown, ranging from gold
medals 70 cups and statues. all displayed
In glass cases ranged against the wall.
Each urize is numbered and a printed list
giving tie history of each trophy is pre-
sentedso show visitors.
While the trophy show is down stairs
there are two trophies that are too large
to be shown with the others and these are
displayedpT the main floor. One is the
Vanderbih cup won last fall by Harry F.
Grant in a six cylinder Alco. The massive
silver cup stand4 on the mechanics seat
OF Grants carl which is shown in the Alco
space. One of the men at the space re-
marked that the cup made very good
substitute for Lee. who was Grant
mccha6ie, as the big silver trophy is just
about asstatkatiye as Lee. Grant is at the
show yAsSd is kept busy telling how he
won Nieyraoe on Long Island.
ThSHthe prize that is too large 10 be
shown downstairs is the mas sive New
Yorkto Paris trophy which is displayed
at the space Of the Thomas concern. 1t
was presented TO +. K Thomas last sat
prdHY night at the Automobile Club of
AfneEiCa by representatives of the French
aett sApQerican newspapers that con-
dtttsed theFSew y ork 10 Paris endurance
Contest i1s 1909. George Schuster, who
%rfs With sthe winning Thomas car from
the time it left this city and who drove
the car for the latter part of its journey
is one Of the men in attendance at the
ThoInas space
The visitors yesterday aud last night
were greatly Interested in the various
town car models shown in the Garden,
the Packard, Peerless and Stearns little
cars receiving much attention. The
Packard and Stearns models have been on
the market for some time. but the Peer
less town car is making its public debut
this week. 1t has left hand drive and is
fitted with new type OF 20 horse power
engine. The horn bulb is placed in the
middle of the front seat at the right side
Of the driver. ~.
* Ebere is o new type OF speed indicating
tustisfnenta on the elevated platform that
ls causfng some worry to ID. }. Post, its
tponsor. Mr.. Post, represented the
NOtptsF and sAccessory Manufacturers,
Grand Central Palace show and has a
very wide acquaintance. Most OF his
friends have been trying to help him out
of his dilemma. which is that Of fixing
on good name for the new device.
= The instrument is a novelty in this
country. as it can be set so that a bell
will ring constantly as long as the car
Arwhich il is fitted is driven faster than
Size speed at which the owner wishes
fos travel and al which he has set the
As yesterday was designated as the
first society day" there was an enthusi- !
astic Response from the fashiona bles |
Robert Russell. the court tennis player
who was hurt in the Southern railroad
wreck IN South Carolina "a month ago, |
was present with Herbert NJ Hartman
William A. Iarned, the national lawn
tennis Champion. was another visitor. |
An Interested couple present were Mr.
and Mrs. John Louis de Grenon de Mil |
han, who were married recently,
Others present included Francis l.. V. |
Hoppin and Miss Mary Gurnee and |
Leonard M. Thomas of Philadelphia, who !
is To marry Miss Blanche Oelrichs in two |
weeks. During the afternoon the visitors |
Included MIR. and Mrs. Tyler Morse. w !
Barklie Henry OF Philadelphia. Prince |
Giovanni del Drago, Mrs. Clermont |
Livingston Best j. Stevens Ulman, Henry |
w Shoemaker. Benjamin Thaw, Mrs |
Edward Lauterbach. Mrs. Roosevelt Hitch |
cook, Ira Kip, Charles Sands, Frederick |
C. Havemeyer. Mrs. Oliver Hartman. DR.. |
Albert Keenan,, John Ellis Roosevelt. Mr. |
and Mrs. James Laurens Van Allen. Schuyler |
Warren, Judge William +. Wyatt. Mer- |
ritt Wyatt. Miss Dorothy King, James M |
Waterbury, Harry Black. Ashton Clarkson !
James de Wolfe Cutting. Mr. and Mrs |
Harry. Knapp. Winthrop Burr, Miss. |
R0sarnond Burr, Mrs. John Porter Shann-
non, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ferris Simmons
Mrs. Wilbur A. Bloodgood, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Lewis Morris
: Mrs. James X. Mckee, Miss Mary Lodge
Mckee. Mrs. F. Leopold Schmidt, Mrs.