New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-18
ORDERS POURING IN
At MOTOR BOAT SHOW
MiIe.a-Minute Craft Looms Up,
One Being Guaranteed at
That Speed.
CROWDS FLOCK TO GARDEN
Interest in Marine Engines
Growing to a Point That
Indicates Big Business
This Year.

business opened with rush at the
motor boat show IN Madison Square Gar
den. Yesterday. where big crowds were on
hand. Saturday was given over largely
10 a general inspection Of the many craft
and engines on view. but further interest
was Indicated yesterday afternoon and
evening. when orders began 10 pour in.
II is plain that officials of marine
transportation companies are beginning TO
take the power boat more seriously than
in the past II has been cause for sur
mise that ship builders and ship owners
have neglected to some extent the small
motor boat in the Improvements instituted
in practically every other direction on
shipboard
All modern battleships are equipped
with large number of motor boats. ana
they are invaluable to these vessels. The
seaman OF to-day on passenger steamers
is little better than the ordinary long
>horeman This fact was proved at the
time Of the Titanic inquest Seldom are
they trained in the use of oars, and their
experience as boatmen is limited. on the
other hand one man can operate marine
engine. and he with one or two seamen,
is far more valuable i'm case of emer-
cency or in time of disaster than many
inexperienced oarsmen.
Suced enthusiasts had opportunities yes
terdav to compare the models OF many
boats that have won fame and OF others
that will be racing this year. The Speed
Demon Reliance attracted much attention
because owned by Commodore Blackton.
II is deliberately decorated with brass
exhaust pipes and Other fittings. IT Is
announced that it will develop speed Of
sixty-fvc miles an hour but Just at
present many yachtsmen are skepucal'
although the builders have guaranteed
speed Of one mile a minute.
Near this boat is the Peter Pan V.
which won a carload Of prizes last sum
mer. but. unfortunately. was not i'm the
international race The little craft looks
odd. with her side Sponsors but she can
travel at forty-siX miles an hour and has
done it, She carries Van Blerck motor.
CAPTAIN Van Blerck is in charge Of this
exhibit which forms a part of the Gen
ersl Engine Equipment Company.
In another part of the Garden is The
Baby Reliance III. but fearing her under
body might be copied by builders of
speed boats il is carefully screened from
tho public gaze The boat looks well
but shows that she has had some severe
battering during the last season.
I'm the front OF the Garden is new
boat built on new principle which has
been tried and proved fast. II is called
the Big Bug and is shown BY the Elco
company. When tried on Newark Bay
lately. equipped with 150-horsepoweT en-
CINE she developed a speed Of IS Is miles
an hour. She can carry more power and
= prominent speed boat man j. counting
on having the boat equipped with 300
horsepower engine and entering her in
the trial races 10 be held for the purpose
Of selecting chalengers for the British
International trophy. With this power
il is thought that the Big Bug will make
Dettcr than So miles an hour, and some
enthusiasts who have seen her run de-
clare she will make even 60 miles an
hour. She has a corrugated undersscty,
being an improved model of the famous
Bug that did so well two years ar She
mas five planes and on each siss OF the
1odv above these planes are air valves.
When running she raises easily. runs
smoothly and lifts about two-thirds out
OF the water
Carburetors are always serious ques-
ton with motorboat men. There are sew
eial I'm use some of which are more
economical thar others. and at the pres
ont. when the price Of fuel seems to be
on the upgrade an economical carbu-
rotor is something that everybody is
looking for. A new carburetor. OF COM
peratively new one. because il has
already been used on boats and tested
thoroughly. is called the Panhard. II
vas used on the Dream which won the
race from Philadelphia to Bermuda and