New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-03
VINCENT ASTOR AT
MOTOR BOAT SHOW
Goes with Fiancee, Perhaps
Seeking for a New
Honeymoon Craft.
MANY PURCHASERS
AMONG VISITORS
The Tango Just as Popular for
Name of Boat as in the
Ballroom.

Vincent Astor, who achieved prominence
recently by having his yacht reprinted
dropped I'm at the motorboat show at the
Garden yesterday. His fancee, Miss Heller
ID. Huntington, was with him. and it was
whispered about that they we're looking
for a new honeymoon craft.
Folk AT the show expressed general sat
isfacton that among the visitors this
year a substantial number were persons
DESTROYS OF buying boats There were
many, OF course, who looked a the prince
~ craft. gazed critically at the engines,
talked learnedly Of ignition and went
away dreaming of dim. distant day when
they might make their fancies facts.
It was remarked that almost all the
modern dances were used as names for
the various boats The Tango was the
most popular title, and there was at least
one Maxixe, but, strange TO say, no one
has honored the popular modern version
Of the waltz by naming motorboat the
Hesitation.
Several orders for motor craft were re-
ported. Franklin Rudolph, OF Chicago,
gave an order for 32-foot mahogany
runabout.
O. VI. Edwards. Of Syracuse, bought two
fliers, each capable Of making speed Of
30 miles an hour. These two boats are TO
be used by the two sons Of Mr.. Edwards.
while he himself intends TO get a bigger
power craft for cruising purposes. Sew
eral orders for hydroplanes have been re-
ceived.
A big fuel oil engine on exhibition has
attracted much attention from al engine
men and from yachtsmen who are con-
tempatng building cruising craft in
which they want a heavy. reliable motor.
The engine shown is one of a pair.
The initial cost OF these engines is more
than for a gasolene engine of the same
power, but after the installation the saw
ing is enormous, because the fuel oil
varies in price from to cents gallon.
The United States Volunteer Life Saving
Corps, of New York City, is inter-
esting large number OF visitors
at the show Every night the
corps is represented by twenty-five men,
who patrol the Garden and give
demonstrations in the methods Of rescues,
first aid and resuscitation. one Of the
most interesting features in connection
with the lifesaving exhibit is the demon
STATIONS given of the pulmotor and luns
motor.
Among those at the show during the
day were Schuyler Schieffelin, Captain
Lloyd Phoenix, John II. Bucklin, August
Belmont Vice-Commodore George r.
Baker. ir., New York Yacht Club: Naval
Constructor Frank, of the Brooklyn Navy
Yard: Naval Constructor Emery S. Land.
Charles Dana Gibson, A. II. Wise Wood,
A. b. Hunt, Commodore Frederick NJ.
Hoyt: Carlos de Zafra, chairman OF the
Atlantic Yacht Club committee; Eben
Stevens, William Dixon, Commodore
Francis NJ. Wilson, Richard c. Welt, John
Foster, president of the Bowery Bank;
John J. Amory. Henry r. Sutphin'
Charles /. Seabury, 4. Loring Swazey,
Raymond Hitchcock. Theodore ID. Wells;
Hollis Burgess, of Boston: DR.. {. ;.
Street of Philadelphia Adolph Adpel'
designer of high speed boats, James
Craig. Eugene A. Riotte. A. +. Luders'
Charles King: y. G.. Rost, Of Cleveland;
j. II. Wells, Wilbur II. Young, Frederick
Lord. and o. NJ Edwards of Syracuse.