New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
NEW MOTOR BOAT RECORD
This Time an Attendance Mark
at Show in Garden.
SELF.STARTERS ATTRACT
Much Interest in Systems to
Save Labor in Cranking
the Engines.

All previous records for attendance AT a
motor boat show i'm Madison Square Gar
den were broken yesterday. During the
afternoon and evening the spacious aisles
on the main floor. in the balcony and also
in the basement were so filled with Wis
itors that il was only possible To obtain a
cursory glance OF the exhibits. In the
spaces especially in those where the
hard some cruising boats are shown, 1t
seemed as though every one wished 10 be
a yachtsman for the time being. so anX-
ious were they Ia climb the landing stairs
ana inspect the interiors Of the boats.
For the enthusiast there are many
handsome and well built boats on exhibit
ton The feature Of the Iawiey exhibit,
In charge Of +. -. LaWley. architect Tor
the firm. is 33-foot mahogany runaboui.
equipped With . 900 Loew-Nictor nOto".
with electric self-starter and lighting
system This boat is equipped with tor
and windshield: Is double planked
miles an hour
Electric lighting and starting system.
for motor boat engines are among the
slow novelties The pioneer concern IN
the adoption Of these labor saving devices
IS the Loew Manufacturing Company. OF
cleveland. whose big exhibit IN the Gar
den IS in charge Of Nick Rost. Tor
merly Of New York and now general sales
manager Of tn. trm The exhibit includes
two. three. four and TX cylinder motors.
and they are arousing much attention on
account of the usr Of the self-starter
Commodore !. \ Pueh. Of Chicago. wa'
= visitor Yesterday. He is a speed boat
enthusiast and has owned the Disturber
family He has had more or less success
with these boats. but Is ambitious Tor
higher houors and is now having butt a
hydroplan. which will be fitted with two
high speed Van BlerCk motors.
This boat is To compete IN tn" trial
races and may be- one OF the challenger
sent tu England TO try and win back the
British international trophy. Commodore
Pugh &. anxious that Eastern yachtsmen
and motor boat men should 20 to Chicago
this summer and race there. The 'hl-
cseo carnival will begin on August 10 and
last for eight days.
Among others who visited the snow yes
t,,dsv afternoon wcrr Nice-Commodore
Frederick * Burnham. John B- VrcVOI'
pr Walter y James. Garrett Hobart DR.
Ernest y Stres. J. J. Page. j. Beaver
Webb. George Lawlcy. STANLEY NJ sea
man. Theodore - Wells. l.. Riotte.
W H. Faubcr. Irwin Chase commodore
f. g. Jones and commodore 'linord \.
Williams
Adolph APPEL the speed genius. builder
of the Sandbird the Tech. jr, the cru
sad.r and other high speed boats, Is
building new hydroplane tor Fred J.
Ret I'd. the We'll known Philadelphia
sportsman. She promises TO be a greater
sensation than the Tech, Jr.. was IN lfl2
The power plant will be pair OF siN-
cylinder Loew-Nictors.
II the number of odshore Corinthians
who show sufficient interest in the race
10 Bermuda this year for the Bermuda
challenge trophy and $1,000 In cash pre-
sentcd by prominent member of the
New DIk lb'ul lhbs ~ dTN Nh'HNipi'
and call for entry blanks means anything.
there will be- a large fleet of starters.
The Yachtsmen's club. Of Philadelphia,
which acts rs sponsor for the race. has.
through Commodore Charles l.. l.asen,
arranged To hold Tn" contest month
earlier than usual The start viii br made
on June
In order 10 encourage ocean racing the
Crescent Athletic club. of Brooklyn. has
offered prizes for the boats To race from
Bermuda 10 Bay Ridge on III" return
trip. under the same conditions as they
20 out
At injecting 81 the National Associa-
ton of Engine and Boat Manufacturers
at 40. ~ West 3sth street. Yesterday. the
fOlloNi ms executive committee Was elect
cd Tor term Of three years.
john j. Amory president; George T.
Iavley. William H. Scripps ) j Mat
thews and \. W. Toppan
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