The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29
YACHTSMEN LOOK FOR
A BRILLIANT SEASON
Builders Already Busy With a
Few Large Craft and Many
Small Opcs.
SHOW SPACE Is IN DEMAND

Yachtsmen think that next season will
be n brilliant one in these waters and
will more than make UP for the slump
Of this year, which was curta,led because
OF the war. Designers and builders of
yachts. motor boats and engines are all
looking for n good winter. although things
are rather quiet just now. In the yacht
building world. however. things are not as
bad a. they might be and many yards are
quite busy turning out number OF small
craft and few large ones, orders for
which were placed recently. Those who
are Interested in yachts think that while
the war lasts Americans will have to
remain In this country and even should
the war be- over before next summer
the annual exodus to Europe Will be
much smaller than usual.
Henry X. Sutphen of the Elco Com
pany is optimistic about the outlook. lie
thinks that those Americans who Will
stay at home next year Will have TO DO
something for their pleasure and that
Yachting will receive the attention OF "A
large proportion of them. Talking Of
the situation last week MIR. Sutphen said ::
II look for q good season this winter
and lots Of sport next summer. u is
very probable that the Stock Exchange
viii open before very long and that Will
improve things very much. IN my opinion.
Then + tho rail- Dads are granted the
Increase Of rates they have asked for
another boom will be started These two
things undoubtedly will create NOR" CON
fidencc and those who have been tmid
aud have been holding on to their money
will help Ia boom things IN many ways
and We viii have prosperity and con
ud"nc, again
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applications that have been made for
space at tho motor boat shows here and
n Chicago which will b. held tse INST
Of next year The New York show VIII
open in Madison Square Garden on sat
urday. January !. and last until Fen
ruary : The Chicago show viii open
on February -. Secretary Ira Hard
has had TO rearrauge III" ground plan
Of Madison square Garden to get NOR"
space for exhibitors and even with TINS
additional space the cNhbition committee"
has been hl.ged to cut down IN" space
asked FOR by TIL large exhibitors
This wear many novelties a" 10 b"
shown and some most attractive hoats
will he exhibited These are now being
built Tn. largest boat IN the snow Will
be a cruiser shown by the l.uders Com
pany. which is - feet long and II feet
beam. This cruiser Will he SHOWN com
ple,elv fur nished and ready for launching.
II has some new IDEAS IN t'h1l'lllN VI az
range inents and these are naturally being
kept secret until the show opens. George
I.aWlcy from Boston will send one and
perhaps two new craft built IN the usual
Lawley style. The Eico and Gas Engine
companies viii show much OF their
high class work and each Of thesc con-
Germs has under way some boat Of new
type which Will be exhibited. These are
mostly % the small cruiser type and built
10 meet the purse OF the man OF moderate
means.
In tho engine department many now
n tui-s are to b. shown. and some firms
noted FOR their internal eNplosiv" engines
have been d'votiuG much time this year
IN the development OF thc pirs'' engine.
There will be several of these outfits. The
recent trip Of the Ideaiia. which made
trip OF more than 1000 miles at an
average cost OF a fraction over TWO cents
q mile. has caused many owners Of Cru'>-
ing yachts TO pay much attention 20 III"
fuel oil engine. and with this engine IN the
Yacht tho cost + maintaining Il can h"
cut dow to less than one-iifth o' she
cost uf tho gasolere engine and a; the
same time do away with the constant dan
ge- ~ a-- from explosions Of gasol"re.