New-York tribune., 1912-01-10
AUTO SHOW STILL DRAWS
Many Well Known Persons In
spect the Cars and Buy, Too.
SOME TROPHIES ON VIEW
silverware, in the Way Of Prizes,
Decorates a Number Of the
Exhibition Spaces.

with all the exhibits in position and
everything running smoothly the automo'
h,le show in Madison Square Garden is nov
IN full swing. Yesterday was the first OF
the two society days set apart by the man
sgement. and the increased admittance fet
had the effect OF abating to a degree the
congestion that haC been so pronounced
since Saturday evening.
One Of the visitors who attracted atten-
ton yesterday was Claude Grahame-W White
the English aviator. who spent an hour OF
two inspecting the exhibits. in company
with Miss Eleanora Sears. of Boston, and
Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt.
Percy Rockefeller, who was present in the
afternoon, gave orders at the Chalmers
booth for a six-cylinder touring car and a
limousine, and Hamilton Cary. who has
spent the greater part of the last year in
Europe waited until his return to this
country 10 buy car. which he did yester-
day Another buyer was Robert Goelet,
who, unlike his cousin. Robert w. Goe!et,
prefers to use only American cars.
An interested spectator was Colonel WILL
fam Jay, one OF the pioneer road coachmen
of New York. and formerly so enthusiastic
a horseman that nothing could induce him
TO have anything TO do with automobiles.
He was accompanied by his daughter, Mrs.
Arthur Iselin.
Another visitor at the show was the Duke
of Newcastle, who is here on his annual
visit, and who delights In going about un-
heralded and unannounced. At the Buick
booth the duke accidentally met General
Horace Porter, and the two then made the
rounds Of the exhibits together
Others noticed during the afternoon and
evening included George Henry Warren,
Theodore shonts. Stanley Mortimer, Magis-
trate Peter Barlow. Captain Henry Rogers
Winthrop. Mr.. and Mrs Henry Whisham,
Bradley Martin, Hugh j. Chisholm and Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Rutherford. Mr. Rutherford
has just purchased a new National racing
car. Mrs. Rutherford is a daughter OF
Winthrop Mortimer. of Tuxedo Park.
Another visitor was William K. Wander
bilt, who also was the purchaser of a car
Still others included Maurice Roche, Muir
~ Guggenheim. Horace Andrews, Isaac
s. Johnson, Havemeyer Butt, Alfred
Bourne, Stephen Peabody, c. Ledyard
Blair, James Parker, Sd. Norman Armour
Robert Hager, Jr., and George B. de Forest
J. Fred Betz, the wealthy amateur racing
driver and sportsman, Of Philadelphia, Wis
tied the Garden yesterday and bought an
other Simplex car for his stable. 1t is the
ffty-horsepower coach limousine now on
exhibition. Judge II. T. Dykeman pur-
chased a ffty-horsepower model of the
same make Both Of these cars will be
permitted to remain at the show FOR tho
balance Of the weak
A unique body feature Is shown by one
exhibitor. Since the beginning OF the manu-
facture Of automobiles the custom has been
70 paint bodies in fat colors. This season
the Knox company has come out with a
novelty in a series of natural wood finishes
or aluminium bodies. These are worked out
so cleverly that II is almost impossible
10 tell them from real grained wood.
Models finished in circassion walnut, light
and dark rosewood and ash are shown.
Visitors frequently tap the body with their
knuckles to determine whether or not they
are being fooled when told the bodies are
metal.
The handsome displays Of famous trophies
at several of the booths attract racing
enthusiasts At the Marmon inclosure are
the trophies won by Harroun and Dawson
in the 5Oo-mile sweepstakes last Memorial
Day for first and fifth places; the famous