The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-06
VANDERBILT TELLS
OF STIRRING TIME
His Yacht Tarantula Weathers
Gale and He Lands Safely
at Motor Boat show.
COCHRAN VISITS LAWLEY

" K Vanderbilt Jr.. landed in the
Motto. Roat Show at Madison Square
Garden Yesterday afternoon. He came
,,rt way up from Miami on his yacht
r,r,u.ult and encountered seventy
mia ra'c. II was not what he was
cooking Tor. hut the yacht weathered
I'VE storm well. N. engines did beauti-
nils. ard looking backward Mr.. Van
d,-al, is pleased that he had the ex-
ner,e0cc
Alexander Smith Cochran. who re-
emily returned to this country from the
war zone. visited the show to consult
with George Lawiey about finishing and
r.t'ng mt the auxiliary schooner Sea
car. which VIII start on a cruise in the
.rr.rg John r. DreNel went 10 the
chow rs did A. L. Judson, George $.
Ru-t and j. Beaver webb, the veteran
sinner who drew the plans for the cup
rhaleneers Geuesta and Galatea. John
. Eaton one OF the big merchants OF
Toronto, VINO always visits the Motor
Bot show, purchased yesterday after
noon the jh.rty-nve foot mahogany
T,, ENpress, which can mako twenty
eght n. 49, am hour. THIS v ~ make tie
mind boat built hy ,uc Tlco Company
for Nlr Eaton. all OF winch he uses oh
ire NusKoka Lakes in CaIada.
II might have been called veterans
day at tho show. there were so many of
the old time boat builders in the Garden.
There was Tom webber Of New Rochelle,
who has got to the point whore he thinks
An electric starter ts desirable for his
motor John Mumm, who built many
racing boats at his well known yard AT
Bay Ridge; Wade Hixon OF College
Point and W. f. (Redtop) Hughey. one
of the best known OF the Western build
orS Among others noticed In the Gar
den we're Commodore $. O. Richardson
Jr OF the Toledo Yacht Club, who for
four consecutive years has won the Pres.
ident Taft cup George II. ketcham, the
well known horse racing man, who
oxned Cresceus: former Commodore j
q Simpson ~ the Lake George Yacht
Club. Edward Browning, Graham Smyth
secretary OF the Indian Harbor Yacht
club: X. y Slavin. owner OF the motor
boats Tartar and Alfredlne James Han.
lay. A. .. Hail of Charleston, n. L
Strahan Of Savannah, who is going e
nurchase a Speedway boat Commodore
4. Y. Gowan Of Cleveland. Capt J. w
Mum NJ Galveston, S Il. Macy anc
Henry r. Sutphen.
Fred Stone was visitor durins
the afternoon. and when he left he wa
the proud poSsessor Of Speedway
-unabout, in which he expects to hav,
OTIS ~ FUN during the summer
Nicholas g. Rost chartered the Il
foot Elco Cruiser yesterday afternoon
FOR two hours and, assisted by m,
members Of the Winter Garden Com
rany, entertained all his friends at tea
Miss GLADYS Smith poured tea and TO
Two hours there was quite a GROVE
on the yacht.
J. p. Gillespie, who has been activ'
for many wears in some of the hes
Known racing boats, including tn.
Dixie ", Intruder and L. u. @, ha
purchased the Watertown engine an,
organized tho firm OF Gillespie 4
B1ynton. F.. A. Boynton Is the de
signer Of the Watertown engine, whic!
has long been recognized as one OF tn
leading two cycle motors factor,
q being erected Al Paterson, y. J
end the plant will be moved from
Watertown as soon as possible. Tn
Watertown engines shown In the Gar
den are Of three sizes. $40 horse
Dower with two cylinders. 1915 horse
anwcr with three cylinders and 1872
hors power with four cylinders The
sell complete with magnetic. clutch an
an fittings for 5000. $500 and $40
respectively. The firm Is showing ais
farmers engine which can be use
FOR running cream separator, a
electric light plant and other thing
and also what It calls a fishermen
engine. the smallest Of which Is on
cylinder horsepower. During IN
week this Arm has sold nifty OF II
- horse power stationary engines {
one Of the largest manufacturing cor
Germs In the country, and Six OF IL
$40 marine motors have been pun
chased by w, g. Curran, n boat build
er Of Elmhurst.
g. =. Spencer, who for five years ha
been manager OF the Holmes Mote
Company and previous 10 that wa
manager for ten years at the Greer
wich Yacht Yard. has purchased ha
interest In the Milton Point boat work
He will be the manager In the var
and expects 20 build up large bus
ness in making various craft and
general repair work.
II was ii big day in the Garden, III
attendance was very large and a
he exhibitors are enthusiastic abol
the amount Of business they are d.
ing Many sales are being made an
each concern has had number
Inquiries for boats or engines while
1t will follow up after the show clos'
today