New-York tribune., 1912-02-25
BROOKLYN AUTO SHOW ON
Beautiful Setting Arranged for
Elaborate Display.
BIG CROWD SEES CARS
IN Addition to Passenger Vehi.
cles Many Makes of Motor
Trucks Are Exhibited,

u-., q blast Of bugles, followed by
- overture, the second annual Brooklyn
'.o-,objle show opened in the 23d Regi-
.nt Arnory last night for run of one
ansar Seventy makes of automobiles and
...or trucks and three exhibits OF motor
in all about two hundred and fifty
,,.biclss--are on display. II is one OF the
lost striking motor car exhibitions ever
a.ar IN greater New York. Last years
.,tempt was a good one. but this seasons
f..nt eclipses II by a wide margin The
.hou Is under the auspices of the Brooklyn
,,rotor Vehicle Dealers Association. and is
,rdsr the management of Charles II, Green.
nrettler setting for tho cars scarcely
,ouId have been devised. The work was
,,trusted 10 NJ. A. Singer. and the result
:. extremely artistic The interior of the
hylding represents Spanish garden. the
co,or scheme being worked out In crimson
and ivory. From the dome of the building
hangs a great canopy containing sixty
,housand Yards of bunting. Thousands OF
el,tric lights provide a ficod Of light which
mumlnstes the highly polished cars and
chassis 20 advantage.
Numerous massive lamps. entwined with
vines and foliage. hang from the roof. The
exhibition spaces are garnished with bay
trees, and are not rallied off. Down the
main sisles is a series Of Doric columns,
surmounted with ornate lamps. Along the
outer edge of the balcony is balustrade
having lampposts arranged at intervals
These shed a soft glow and produce
pleasing effect
The opening night crowd was large and
enthusiastic II was not merely Jam or
curiosity seekers, but motorists and pros
pective owners of cars really interested in
automobiles There was a surprisingly
large proportion OF women present In
BROOKLYN and Long Island there are many
Of the, faJr sex who drive their own auto
.mobiles and thousands of others VINO nope
10 learn the intricacies of motor car
sooner or later.
There are twenty-five concerns among
the seventy exhibitors showing commercial
vehicles as we'll as pleasure cars. Hence
the display is not only interesting to the
passenger car buyer, but also TO the busi-
ness man and merchant Many Of the
visitors last night had attended one Of
both OF the New York shows. and visited
the Brooklyn affair 20 study the 1872 modes
more closely.
A novel plan has been adopted by the
management to make the show especially
attractive to women. Beginning Monday.
tho first 1--WE hundred women who pass
through the gates, both afternoon and
evening, will receive, with the compliments
OF the management one-pound box of
chocolates and bonbons OF a high grade
brand. This plan will be kept UP all week
The following makes Of pleasure cars and
motor trucks are on view; Alec, Locomo-
bile, Stevens Duryea. Columbia, Maxwell,
studebaker, Garford, Mitchell Winton, Peer
less, Packard, Cadillac. Paige-Detroit War
ren. Knox. Autocar. Kissel-Kar, Hupmobile,
Buick, White, Hudson, Cole, Ford, Chal-
mers, REQ. Premier STANDARDIZATION,
Case Fiat, Pathfinder, Parry, Herreshoff,
Oakland, Overland, Pope Hartford, Haynes
Carterear Mercury Truck, Marion, Berg
doll, American, Otto, r. c. H., Detroit
Electric, Yelie. Speedwell. Lppert-
.NoEUalk, Eimore. Brooks Wagon, Uni
versaI Truck. White Star Truck, Firestone-
Columbus Knickerbocker Truck, Poss De-
livery, Crawford, Penn 60 Jackson
Regal Cass Truck. Apperson, Rambler
wishart- Dayton Truck, Stearns, Gramm
Truck, CONNER Truck, Franklin and De-
catur- Hoosier The motorcycles shown are
Pierce, New Era and Indian.