The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-06
MAXIXE And TANGO
BOTH IN SHOW NOW
Name Of Latest Of Fancy Dances
Given to MOtOrbOat by
Robert W. Cummings.
DAUGHTER SUGGESTS IDEA
Name Of Other slight Fantas-
tic" on Nearby Craft Proves
Her Inspiration.

The Maxixe made its appearance at tho
Motor Boat Show at Madison Square Car
den yesterday. This Is not the latest
fancy dance. hut n name given to one Of
the Elco 3o-foot express boats. and II IS
now side by side with the Tango OF the
Gas Engine and Power Company. The
Tango IL Il 5O-foot mahogany runabout
built for Z. ". Rouse and will be used
by his son. Robert ". Cumming pur-
chased the 3o-foot Elco. and his daugh-
ter. noticing the name Tango, suggested
that his new boat should be the Maxine.
The Elco people have sold several othe-
pleased with the success Of the show from
his standpoint The 35-foot cruising
yacht has been sold to W. :. W Edgar
of Dayton. Ohio. and is TO be uaned
Isabella The 35-foot Elco Express has
been purcha sed By Clarence Porter and
will be used on the Shrewsbury River.
In addition to the 30-footer sold to Mr..
Cumming "A similar craft has been sold 70
w. j. Bowman of Now York 3G-foot
mahogany runabout has been sold to
George Marshall Allen for use on Lake
Champlain. and the 80 foot express to
Alexander Backus OF Toledo. for use on
Lake George.
Senator Cypr.an G. Hunt has placed an
order for 30-foot v bottom boat 10
he built by the Howard Cruiser Works
at Westaeld. y. V 1t will be equipped
with a 10 horsepower Fulton motor.
\ .5-foot Special has been sold by
the Fay q Bowen Engine Company OF
Geneva. y. Y. 20 Juan Paris. Jr.. If
Maracaibo. A duplicate of this boat IS
being exhibited at the show. II is built
entirely of mahogany and IL driven 10y
a four cycle four cylinder lois horse
power motor, which will give u speed or
fourteen miles. This boat with full equip
mcnt costs Sl.lOo.
new engine made It's appearance
Yesterday. II IN IN the exhibit OF the
Gasolene Engine and Equipment Company
and is TO All the demand for small -FOUR
cycle motor suitable for small yachts.
II Is called the Alpha.
H. K Bond OF the Nlseco Cornpan!
of New London Is enthusiastic ABOUT the
future of tho heavy oil engine. lso
horsepower heavy oil engine on eNhib',
ton at the show has been purchased
by the Kitsap Transportation Compai!
of Seattle.
The lecture hail was filed twice yes
t.rday. In the afternoon c. +. Chapman
gave Il tall, on types OF motor boats ai't
IN the evening l. L. HOOPER. engineer OF
the New London Shipbuild'ng ana En-
CINE Company. talked about fuel ana
fuel costs.
Among the visitors yesterday were
Commodore Dallas B. Pratt. J. Frederic
Tams. William r. Hearst ex-Cominodor"
F. NJ. Hoyt, Capt. Jacob w. Miller. Com
u,odore August Heckscher. T. +. Ches-
brough. W. j. Emery Of Wollaston Mass
Frank Clark, Thomas Fleming Day, C. r.
Chapman, Former Police COMMISSIONS
Rhinelander Waldo. Commodore +.
Pratt. +. A. Croft John J. Amory. w. j.
Parslow. +. ]. Howard and Charles King
Chief Engineer W. l.. kuchnle' ASSIST
ont Engineer Schumann and Junior En-
pine.r G. T. Jackson navy representa-
tives from Philadelphia, made AN inspec-
ton of engines. and Col linn OF the
United States Engineers Corps did Ike
work FOR his department.