New-York tribune., 1911-02-22
MOTOR BOATS HOLD SWAY
Luxurious Craft Attract CroWus
to Garden Show.
ALL KINDS ON EXHIBlllUN
Display Of Engines and Accss'
sories Remarkable for Com
pleteness and Diversity.

The seventh annual show of tho Nationa
Association OF Engine and Boat Mauufac'
urers' opened in Madison Square Garuen
at noon yesterday. There seems TO he II
lack OF opportunity for the conilrIneo
landsman to join the ranks Of the motor
boat devotees. for every type OF crd't ra"s
ing In price from s15 up 10 So.WV II rep
resented. The former price is asked lo'
dory. which has become popular with tn'
masses while the latter IS the amouh
placed on a high powered, luxurious
cruiser.
Apparently tho public became aware OF
II early in the day, for record break
ing attendance marked the opening oi lh'
show. From u o'clock to the dinner houi
there wa- Il steady stream howius past th'
doors. and after o'clock the snow tooB
on the crowded appearance which Is
usually associated only with the auto
mobiles.
In no other exhibition in the history ol
tho association has tho display Of boats
engines and accessories been as remark
able for its diversity and completeness. II
presents an excellent opportunity 10 note
tho tremendous forward strides taken by
the industry since the last show. More
than sixty boats Of all sizes aud prices rep
resented IN tho aggregate vaiJe Of a.
most $4,000 giving the manufacturers a
chance 10 show their ability and clcFerness
and tho public the finest lines Of samples
from which TO mako selections that have
ever been soon at tho Garden
The decorations in the Garden arc very
simple. and OF A line well calculated and
devised To show of 30 tho best tho beaui-
ful lines Of the exhibit. Burlap covers the
walls above which hang turquoise blue
and white trimmings. with huge festoons
Of United States flags. together with tho
colors and pcnnants of all the recognized
Eastern motor boat clubs But the best
decorations arc the exhibits themselves.
II there is r typo of carburetor. magnetic.
oil lamp. paint. battery. motor. boat. OF
any accessory that j. not shown. one won
ders how it manages to exist
Several exhibits Of prominence greet the
visitors IS thev enter the building from the
Madison avenue entrance. and these in
clude Alcc- Rayonne and the Detroit Boat
Companv. The former is magnificent and
contains the fastest and Costliest boat IN
the Garden There Is little speed marvel,
a tventy-foot Alco-Express yacht tender
II the sen,-hydropsno type that will reel
off tventy-three miles an hour. With a
beam of but feet inches and drawing less
than j. inches Of water. her four-cylinder
50-horsepower motor viii propel the ma
hoEsny hull a. a speed cXcelled only by
special racers and express trains.
The AIco-de-Luxe motor Yacht, which is
the largest boat in the Garden. is Just aft
Of tho tender. She Is - feet over all
length and has a beam of feet. and a
draft Of feet inches. Her six-cylinder
eo-horsepower engine will drive her at a
steady speed or fifteen miles an hour.
Around the balcony We're distributed ac-
cessories of an kinds. which formed IT
ting and interesting background for the
boats, which occupied the main floor and
the assembly hall near the entrance to the
building This is the first time that it has
been found necessary 10 use the assembly
hall for exhibition purposes in connection
with the motor boat show. and it was due
to tho extraordinary number OF Applica-
tions for places made to Captain j. h.
Dressed. the manager Of the show.
The concert hall has been set apart for
general exhibition purposes. 1ne 'ur'iSs
aeroplanc. which arrived yesterday on one
Of tho Ward Line steamers from cuba. VIII
not bo placed in position until tomorrow.
Many army and navy officers OF promi-
nence and officials of the yacht and motor
boat clubs within fifty miles OF New York
were in evidence during yesterdays ses-
sion. These visitors devoted considerable
attention to tho United States government
lifesavng power boat. which IS on eNn!6:-
tion in the assembly hall, and which IS ole
of the most attractive features of the
show.
sixteen rife ranges have beon erected IN
the basement Of tho building, and these
will be used during the SHOW by sixteen
hundred school boys, VINO will cOmp2te for
the championship Of the Pubic Schools
Athletic League, both tor individual and
team prizes. The tournament Will begin this
afternoon and continue for ten days.