New-York tribune., 1912-01-08
GARDEN SHOW ATTRACTS
Zero Weather Failed to AHeCl
Popularity of Display.
rnll9 CLAIM FIRST SALE
mechanically Operating Exhibits
a. Feature Of Great Motor
Exhibition.

s,ccessfnl beyond all expectation from
.sctacular as well as an industrial point
,.,ev the Twelfth National Automobile
80, in Madison Square Garden, which
.d on saturday night with throng of
.,,i.llors who. in spite of the zero weather
rl,ded the huge structure almost to ca
is now in full swing. All day sun
s.v workmen labored finishing up minor de-
..ns in the decorations and special con-
,-,o,ion work Several new cars were
Add TO the display and more accessories
earted into the building
ponaAde sales OF cars were made within
,.f an hour after the doors were opened.
rour makers, all holding certified checks fol-
a.,osit claim the first sale made, but
srv was not picked to decide the argument.
The Buick Motor Company sold runabout
"a O. n. Stafford. Of New York; Joseph
poark Of the Brooklyn Haynes agency, sold
HAYNES car TO J. z. Stuart, of Brooklyn
A n Reich. Of Bridgeport, bought Pull
man and John G. Dale sold Simplex
rossster TO George H. Carey, of Little Rock.
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One Of the pronounced features which
.verv visitor cannot help but notice is the
nav manufacturers have arranged mechan-
,eaI)y operating exhibits to call attention
N their products. more so than in former
years. There are numerous car chassis
and motors cut sectionally to demonstrate
ths operation Of the mechanism, so that the
ron.sxpert can readily understand the
rr,nciple and workings Of the various com
,onent parts Some Of them are raised to
nsrmit the wheels 10 revolve
The Overland, Cadillac, Chalmers. Buick
Mstsesen. Courier Moon and couple OF
other companies had chassis in full opera
ton with motors. transmssions and rear
axles revolving. Other concerns show sim
nly the motor sawed seCtionally TO reveal
,he pis;ons. Crankshaft, valves, etc. operat-
ing These include the Stearns. Stoddard-
DAYTON, Columbia. Moline. National and
others. Small electric light bulbs hung In
side cylinders. manifolds and the various
housings, which enable observers to under
stand the workings more clearly.
Exhibits Of the Columbia and the Stod-
dsrs- DAYTON include cylinder units of the
Silent Knight motors. which both NJ these
makes employ. cut away. so that the cycles
of opAration, may he noted and the principle
~ sliding sleeve valves understood. Both
these cylinder units are fitted with handles,
so that the visitors may revolve them as
slowly or as rapidly as they wish and more
clearly gain an idea of the Knight motor
The StAarns company, the only other Ameri-
can maker licensed TO use this invention,
shows complete Stearns-knight motor
partly dissected. In operation.
Charles Y Knight. the inventor Of this
engine, the exploitation Of which forms
on interesting chapter in automobile his
tory. arrived from Europe In time for the
show opening and was present during the
evening at the booths of the companies
who use his patent He will visit the show
during the week
To-day is theatrical matinee day, and
many prominent players have. been invited
as guests Of the show management. A
large number of actors and actresses pos
sess motor cars. and recently at the Lambs
Il was suggested that a party he made up
for certain afternoon. When the auto
mobile show committee learned of this a
Welcome was extended 10 numerous mem
bsrs Of the profession. Tomorrow and
Thursday will be society nights" follow
ing the custom Of former years.