New-York tribune., 1911-02-24
MOTOR BOATS HOLD SWAY
Biu Lake Power Craft "SalIS"
Into Place at Garden.
NUMBER OF SALES REPORTED
Herbert W. Warden Buys Cruiser
for Use on Lake Geneva,
in Switzerland.

The arrival Of many of the most I'M
portant exhibits which had been dela!eh
I'm transit. gave an impetus 10 the DIE
motor boat show at Madison Square Gar
der Yesterday. The handling and placing
of the big lake power boats interested thou
sands OF SPECTATORS who thronged inc nig
amphitbeatre during the afternoon and
evening. They marvelled al the number
and variety OF the boats devoted TO aqua'lc
recreation and IN many cases the interest
resulted in purchases. which sra''lien the
exhibitors. The representatives Of the lead
ing manufacturers reported many sales our
ing the day. and the demonstrators were
elated with the success OF their endeaVors.
The space occupied by the pressed steel
boats was surrounded by crowd OF eager
sichtseers looking over the display OF these
non-puncturable, non-sinkable craft 81
adantabIe IN the uses of the huntsman and
fisherman as well rs those on recreation
bert All of tho models shown were designed
nv naval architects The boats var! III SIZE
fror,, ono ot fourteen feet long, with a
beam of four and half inches, adaptaole
10 family and pleasure resort uses 10 Tue
hunting and fishing boat, which Is roofhs
and steady to shoot or cast from
The freak aoropaue motor boat heid the
attention OF many visitors during the day,
and Fred Wadsworth, who Is III charse VI
,ho exhibit. reported the sale OF six repilcas
of the FIying Fish to the Detroit and CleNe'
land Navigation Company for dispatch ser
vice on the lakes between Detroit, Cleve'
land and Buffalo.
An unusual exhibit is shown by one con
cerr. which specializes in boat frame build
ing, delivering 10 the purchasers the pare
frame of any size boat ready for planking
This affords the amateur artisan chance
TO indulge I'm the enjoyment OF boat huIo'
ing. for nothing is left in the way Of pre-
lninary construction. The size ot INC
frames run through the list Of family cruls
crs. cruising houseboats, speed. sen1i-Fpeed
vavls. tenders. TUGS. observation, eEchr
zion. cargo and passenger boats. IheS'
f,an1es can re set M end made ready IN
few hours by simply driving IN the perma
nent fasteninEs for which the holes arr
bored
Arsrt from the motor boats themselves
the appointments. equipments ana aces
sories shown on the balcony ana IN me
arneY are aivavs attrs ctiye. 70 the visitors
( There NAV be found every concelVeple hnt
! OF Ia Dor saving appliance available tor, th'
who indulge in the fascinating sport :"
motor boating. -
| The subject of motor ignition is one o.
vast interest 70 boat owners. and practi
csIlv every device ~ the way ot spdrr
J pIucs. coils storage batteries. SWITCH
boards. registering standards, etc, is as
plaved in manner - show us pracuca
biitv. s
rnn NJ a i2-foct raised deck cruising motol
| IN Herbert " Warden, of Parls, trsn'e
This hoat is for service on Lake IeneNf
Snitzerland, and will he edupped WIN
| Acvlinder $40 horsepower motor, t'..
] W. Rouss ordered H-foot motor boat ,t
he used a s a tender for the schooner yaCn
| Winchester carl c. Fisher, OF lnhlanapo
I Iiq ordered 4o-foot MAHOGANY r4Crt
nr,Iipned with q s-cylinder engine Whic'
must have o guaranteed speed OF thiiy
( four miles an hour -. .,,,,, ,,..
An attractive 20-foot runabout, WHICH h.as M
attracted considerable attention ny Ieaso,
NJ its fine lines and general equipment Wa
/ sold 10 Mrs. L. V. Il. Lane, for use on LdA'
Among the many visitors a the show yes
/ terdav we're stuart Duncan. le Granu =,
! Cran,er. r. McDonough Russell ;u-i,
/ ChesebrouCh James 9. stewart, r. NJ Wy
/ son a T. WarinC. John IS. Simpson; -, - -
/ Richards. William Mitchell: Rhinelandei
/ Waldo y. J. Steiner. I.orillard SperpStIII
/ Peter W. Rouss, ]. c. Eaton ana J." D. De''