New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
MOTOR BOATS ON SHOW
exhibition in Garden Opens in a
Blaze of Light.
CRAFT ON A BIG PIER
5. n Appears, and They Vary in
size from Tiny Canoes to
Huge Cruisers.

.iohth annual Motor Boat Show
"a last night in Madison Square Gar
m a blaze Of light. The crowd was SO
=. that II was impossible to pay close
.,,on 10 tho many interesting exhibits,
:. ,sese who really want to learn about
Si'r S'.so.or boat and to see the new fashions
"x,o study the improvements Will come
a.,s dering the week.
t,onentng night Is always attractive
s,.st night was no exception to the rule
sp .6on as the doors Of the amphitheatre
. Hs onsned the crowd swarmed through
n,ss and listened TO Maurice Lewis
"a NAV The Star Spangled Banner as
pa Now was placed in commission. 1t
'.s, VIZ almost have been sailing day on one
- ,be big North River piers.
,,hs Garden showed a scene never before
..,.mnted by promoters of big shows, and
:. sras both novel and artistic. The main
49, NJ the building represented the hoor
- ,be pier. About it, standing on green
,..,ro we're the handsome boats and en-
&c which make the show. Overhead
.h.,s is sky of blue which entirely
sas.sns the ugly steel girders which sup
-, che roof At the Fourth avenue end is
y. Hudson River, and the United States
-. salem. the torpedo boat DESTROYER
S,..asyapd the champion speed boat Dixie
=, ars speeding up the river, apparently IN
,see and the Dixie is in the Lead. In the
S,.,apoe is the New Jersey shore iine' ana
-, an are the Jersey hills Castle stevens
- ..silv made out, and to the south bhnKS
,ss light on the torch of Liberty
an ,he right hand side on entering from
Madison avenue is the mammoth Olympic
ana on the north side is the Mauretahld' d.
Tbs ner is not long enough to properly
.,commodate these two big vessels. NO
c,srs are. and only the midship sections
are sheHn, There are the feur big stacks
an each. vessel, the bridges, veh'liatefs
ana masts. while just above the moor are
the grim painted steel sides, in which the
rsrtheles are so realistic that many tried
"a peep through. Gangways lead from the
Mar floor 10 the main decks of these YES
ssls and on these decks in the cabins are
The exhibits. but these exhibits are mostly
devoted to accessories, such as carouretors'
batteries. paints, periodicals devoted 10 the
snort and the hundred and one things
necessary to a we'll equipped motor boat.
In the restaurant are more boats and
IN the concert hall are more accessories
and every iaeh Of space is taken with the
display of things dear to the motor boat
man
AT different points about the pier are
FIRST Aid Stations" which are In charge
Of the members Of the United States Vol
unteer Lifesaving Corps, These men are
properly uniformed and wear the Red
Cross badge. The lifesavers during the
week are to demonstrate just how they
work to save life. They will show how to
throw a life pFeseFver-few understand
thst art-and they will lecture in the lect-
ue room and illustrate the lectures with
many hundred lantern slides.
An information bureau has been cslab-
lshed This is in keeping with the idea
nat the show is an educational one, for the
hotor boat man believes that he has The
Iest sport and enjoyment in the world, and
Ie is not selfish enough TO keep 1t to him
lsn Any novice can learn all about boats
And engines during the week by inqmring
tt nhe Bureau of Information. This is in
thsrge of Leslie Hustable of the Motor
Boat School of the Young Mems Christian
Association and the New York Nautical
College. During the week Captain Patter-
son, head OF the Nautical College, and Mr..
Hustahle and others will lecture OH the
marine engine, on navigation, chart reading,
the compass and many other subjects.
These lectures will be afternoon and even
Ing
There are in all seventy-fye boats shown
In the Garden. These vary in size from
twelve TO sixty-five feet in length. The
smallest is just a canoe fitted with a Tiny
meter and the largest is the Elco de Luxe.
worth $1,000, which is the ideal craft for
dsY outings on lakes or rivers. Then there
are cabin cruisers which will aecommo-
date seven persons and which cost about
$50 One Of these is shown by the Gas
Engine and Power Company and the other
by the Standard Construction Company.
There are dories fitted which are really the
beginning of things in small boats. These
are shown by the Atlantic Company, the
Cape Cod Dory Company and the Teppan
Company, and they are serviceable and
able boats too.
This is the speed age. There are In all
twelve hydrorlanes. which vary In speed
rom thirty to forty-five miles an hour.
One Of these is the Bug. only sixteen feet
loag which defeated the big steam yacht
Heenita, 1sO feet long. in race from
HNtlngtons 20 New London last summer.
Afsslde this boat in a case are the
uftF trophies she has won.
new and interesting boat is exhibited.
eahed the Dixie Junior. 1t is a twenty
icot hydroplane runsbout. with guarsn-
lssd speed of thirty-five miles an hour. and
u confidently expected that this speed
VIZ be considerably exceeded
ms boat has already created good deal
o comment among racing motor boat
enthusiasts. She is built from the designs
u Msssrs Tams Lemoine & Crane. They
nave been particularly prominent in the
eeyelopment Of high speed boats, having
oee9 the designers OF the Challenger, the
NuHt et I'm, and all the DiYies including