The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-18

tie electrics. If some of the electrics such as women drive themselves, are fitted with enclosed, bodies to protect their drivers during rain or snow cial cars are also fitted with enclos- ures to protect the drivers in bad weather.
 Ihe space on the main floor and elevated platform has been devoted to showing the gasOlene commercial cars and the electric passenger and commercial vehicles. A historical ex- hibit, consisting of all kinds of pedal driven bicycles and veIocipedes and a number of cars that have made American motoring history, is located on the balcony at the north side of the Garden. A very complete exhibit of motorcycles Is shown on the ball. cOny at the south side of the Gar den.
 The evident popularity of the gaso- lene commercial vehicle is proved by the cars shown, as most of them bear the names of various business firms and corporations that have ordered them. As matter of fact, most of the men in charge of the exhibits said last night they would not have been able to show any of their machines if customers had not been willing to wait another week for vehicles they had ordered so the makers could ex- hibit them in the part two period of the Garden show this week.
 The gasolene freight carrying vehi- cles range in size from thes60 lb sim gle cylinder Brush package delivery car to 10 ton Hewitt four cylinder truck for carrying milk cans. The cars shown include police patrols, fur niture vans, coal oil, cement and gravel wagons and even an armored car for use by banks. There are also 1H ,I><x CN<~r~ ef h0 exhibitors have medals and trophies won in truck contests displayed at their spaces. One of the new features of the show Is the Pierce-Arrow truck with a worm drive.
 One of the most complete of the gasolene freight carrying exhibits is that of the Alden Sampson concern. The vehicles at the Alden Sampson space include twO-half ton trucks, a one ton truck and a one ton chassis, the latter being enameled white and striped in gold; a two ton furniture van, 8 three ton truck, a four ton truck, upon which the concerns office is established for the show, and a five ton chassis.
 The historical exhibit drew a lot of attention. Some of the automobile men who were cyclists years ago tried to ride the old machines and some of them took headers off the high wheel ordinary just as they did when they were learning to ride many years ago.
 The bicycle exhibit includes hob by horse of 1842, bone shaker of 1869, two tricycles, one chain driven and another gear driven of 1881, three track tricycle. of 1883, light roadster, high wheel ordinary of 1885, two seated sociable bicycle of 1886, an or dinary made by an Alabama country boy in 1892 who had read of but never seen bicycle, light roadster safety of 18S9 an ordinary with the small wheel in front without date. two diamond frame safeties of 1892 and a couple of modern bicycles.
 The cars in the historical exhibit include the Peerless Green Dragon, the mud and tag covered Regal Plug ger, Pierce motorette, with a single cylinder, 2 3-4 h. p. motor, that aver aged 10:69 miles an hour for the 309:S miles between New York and Roches- ter in September 1901: the Chalmers ''30'' Old Reliable, with 56,560 miles to it's credit, including the trip from Denver to Mexico City; the Chalmers No. 5, that won the 1910 Glidden Tour; the Alec that won the two Vanderbilt cup races; the Locomobile that was the first American car to win the Wander bilt cup; Mrs. Harriet Clark Fishers Locomobile in which she made trip around the world, with her tent pitch ed at the side, and the original four cylinder Locomobile built in 1901.