New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-16
CARS IN NEW SETTING
Brooklyn Dealers Armory Show
Opens Next Saturday.
DISPLAY A STRIKING ONE
Elaborate Background Pre-.
pared for Display of Sixty.
five Makes of Vehicles.

Next Saturday night. when the doors OF
the ed Regiment Armory swing open TO
admit visitors 10 tho third annual automo-
bile show held In Brooklyn the Brooklyn
Motor Vehicle Dealers Association ex-
poets to see its efforts pronounced the
best display of automobiles ever seen in
the East. outside Of the national show IN
New York. Success has crowned both OF
the previous efforts of this association.
and there is every indication that the
Forthcoming exposition will eclipse its
predecessors in every way
The show committee has worked most
industriously to insure the success Of this
third effort. Chairman Carpenter has
worked tirelessly with Manager Harry y.
Cochrane, while the others Of the COM
mittee, including T.. NJ. Hasbrouck. W.
II. y. Bruins. A. y. Corwin, |. 6. kirk-
ham and the two advisory MEMBER
Merle L. Downs and Charles a. Stewart
have devoted much time and energy to the
enterprise. In organizing this the as
SlStdnft III MI. DONllSs WIN 'i"''
so mary national shows In Madiso'
Square Garden. and the cooperation o.
Mr. Stewart, who is the general man
aver OF the Automobile Dealers Assoc'a-
ton. Incorporated. has been most valua-
BILE
sixtv-fve different makes of cars are
TO be shown at the armory. MI told there
will be nearly one hundred concerns "a
hibiting. Many of these VIII sho" III
mercial vehicles as we'll as pleasure cars
while others offer accessories ih7
Measure car display will show every pos
siblc type Of vehicle whose motive power
&c either gasolene or electric. Tiny run
abouts TO six-cylindcr limousines may oe
,.,o,.od IN, the automobile enthusiast.
To- sne.d enthusiasts there will be
number cf famous racing cars eNn'oi'en
among them the Simplex ZIP whic''
has broken so many worlds recoroS
ubon guided by De Palma. Robertson
and more recently by DisbroW. hnor's
a.o beinr made to find room for the
"r,v-rVe-Sce" racer with when D's-
t,-ot, camnaigned last season. while MS
CO .pirate" also will be exhibited. Inc
Nerce~ which scored second place IN the
Vanderbilt Cup race and which won hu-
,porous events and broke the world : ="
milo track record. the famous FIAT racer
and some others are 10 be shown. In al
d,,io, IN these there will be two cars
which are world famous on account OF inc
long tours they have taken. \ hummer
- ,ronbios won IN classic races also VIII
be exhibited.
The exhibition is made up chiehy OF
,,,,or;con made cars. Two foreigners
however are on the list-the Benz ana
tho Fiat The former car Is made ohi!
a, the Benz factory in Mannheim. Ger
many. whereas the Flats are mahufact-
ured both in this country. at Poushkeep-
sio Y Y. and Turin. Italy. as well.
The armory is to bc completely trans
formed. From the high roof VIII iai'
a huge silk canopy in dozens OF waN>
folds. presenting dainty erect ana
forming a highly desirable setting Tor the
cars Natural flowers and growing plants
will make the exhibition floor alurins'
while illumination will be supphed py
thousands of tungsten lamps. In al
probability 1t will be pronounced the most
beautiful show Of an Industrial charac'
Ter ever held in Brooklyn.