The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-11

SOCIETY SEES AUTO SHOW
Dss Nw Castle among Those Who Attend Madison Square Gorde.
Exhibition Of american Cars


Exhibition of
NEW YORK. Jan. iO.--Wtth all
exhibits In position and everything
running smoothly, the automobile
show in Madison Square Garden 10
now In full swing. Yesterday was the
first Of tho two society days rot apart
blythe management, and ths tncreas-
ed AdmsttAncs Zee had the eject OF
Abating 70 - degree the congestion
that had been 30 pronounced since
Saturday evening.
One Of the ytsieors who attracted
attention yesterday was Claude Ora
hams-White, the English aviator, who
spent an hour or two inspecting the
sex Hfb4ts, company with Mtse
eleanor. Sears o. Boston. and ArA
Reginald Vanderbilt.
In the afternoon. gave orders at the
Chalmers booth for = stx-cydnder
touring car and Limousine and
Hamilton Cary. who has spent the
greater part OF the last year In Eu-
rope. waited until his return to this
country to buy car. which he did
yesterday. Another buyer was Rob-
ert GoeIet. who. unlike his cousin,
Robert W. 6oelct. prefers to use only
American cars.
An interested spectator was Col
onei William Jay. one OF the pioneer
road coachmen OF New York. and
that nothing could induce him to have
anything to DO with automobiles He
was accompanied by his daughter
Mrs Arthur lselin.
Duke Of Newcastle Attends.
Another visitor at the show was
the Duke OF Newcastle, who 10 here
on his annual visit, and who delights
In going about unheraidsd and unan-
nouncsd. At the Buick booth tho
duke accidentally met General Hor-
ace Porter. and the two then made
tho rounds Of the exhibits together.
Others noticed during the after
noon and evening included George
Henry Warren, Theodore Shpnts,
Stanley Mortimer. Magistrate Peter
Barlow, Captain Henry Rogers Win
throp. Mr.. ana MIRA. Henry Wing
ham, Bradley Martin, Hugh J. CHS
holm and Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Ruther-
ford. Mr.. Rutherford has Just pur-
chased q new National racing car
Mrs. Rutherford IL a daughter OF
Winthrop Mortimer, OF Tuxedo Park.
Another visitor was William X.
Vanderbilt, who also was the pur-
chaser Of q car. Btin others in
cluded Maurice Roche. hurry Gug-
genhetm. Horace Andrews, Isaac q.
johnson. Hayemeyer Butt, Alfred
Bourne, Stephen Peabody. C. Ledyard
Blair, James Parker, Ill, Norman
Armour, Robert Hager, Jr., and
George d. dc Forest.
J. Fred Bets, tho wealthy amateur
racing driver and sportsman, Of Phila-
tsiptIta, visited tho Garden yester-
stable. It IL fifty-horsepower coach
Limousine now on exhibition. Judge
II 4. DykemAn purchased nity-
horsepower model.
Racing Trophies shown.
The handsome displays OF famous
trophies at several OF the booths at
tras't racing enthusiasts. Al the
MArmon enclosure are the trophies
won by Harroun and Dawson in the
e0o-mtie sweepstakes last Memorial
Day for flrst ana NTH places: the
fanicus NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. trophy
Ren.y trophy and COBB cup. Won By
rswson at the Speedway: the At
larta h,,ee dway trophy, the Jepe1n
csp cspt,reo by the Marmor in the
light car class at santa Monica. Cal:
numerous prizes won At the Los An
gelee Motordrome and many other
AnG tfODnI4D
colonsI George Pope. chairman Of
tha .how committee celebrated his
c,xtv-s.vh,h birthday YESTERDAY. and
the workinr .taff az the Garden show
presented him with q beautiful basket
=, n,ns ma vhits rcss~ He left
s,r;n- ~. morn,rr Tor Hartford
cann ~. hnms IN order Ia attend
.oy h,r,n .1s dnn.. ~,ifh -. yami,v
Ia vii rs,urn TO-DAY Ia New YORK
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NEW YORK. Jan. 1V.-Tne tniro
and ANAL automobile SHOW OF tho MAD
haitian season opened tonight In the
New Grand Central Palace. This ex-
hibiton - unoer the management Of
the Nsuon1i Aoei4o o W. $1,000
bile Manufacturers. Announcements
make clear o1 that tine :; sno .sa 1 mot
sn %nsn on rather n a.s