The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31
GARDEN is CROWDED
BY MOTOR BOAT SHOW
First Day of Annual Exhibit At
tests Popularity Of
Power Craft. 60
ATMOSPHERE Is NAUTICAL

The bursec OF tn, National Associates
o. ErCinn ard Holt Manufacturers We,
mdstheaded at Madison square Garia.
90 o'clock yesterday afternoon ana
Eleventh. Annual Motor Boat Snow vas IL
commission The Garden was crowdsd
when tho show bcgah and at once every
one begon to inspect the boats and en-
gines tat have been built especially for
this exhibition.
witt - hrirf Inspection 1t was declared
by all that this yeaY's snow is the beet
IN tho history OF the national association
bc"aufe go many improvements have been
made N the types OF boats shown aud
IN the marine engine - well. Some
years ago all sorts Of freak craft wers
exhibited at the national exhibition and
builders Of alfe and sane craft objected
to the tvprs OF boats that were sold by
some builders. These models were really
80 crude that ~ one time IL was argued
by members If the association that some
action should be taken to bar freaks
from the exhibition, but the conservative
members declared that these boats quickly
would md their own levi with the public
ana that III short time those builders
who were selling boats ~ freakish type
would soon go to the wall or have 60
mend their ways Now there is not n
freak boat In the show The builders
and designers have worked hard on the
models with the result that scawUrthy
craft are exhibited and the boats instead
Of claiming attention because of high
speed are now attractive because they
are good cruising craft, well built and
have engines that can he run at moderate
cost ..
The engines too have shown wonderful
change In eleven years There is never
any question about their reliability. They
do what to builders say they will do and
they hnva long since passed the expert
mental stage. They are OF all sizes and
all types and novice who wishes to
procure the best motor for his boat Mas
problem thrt is hard 10 solve for the
names of the best" are legion.
John J. Amory is the president OF the
National Association OF Engine and Boat
Manufactures, Henry r.. Sutphen As
chairman VI the show committee ana
Ira HAND Is secretary, To arrange o
show Ike that which viii occupy the at
tentior " the public 'his week is no slight
undertaking and the committee has come
In for plenty OF well deserved praise for
| It's work. The other members OF the COM
mttee are James Craig. George r. Lax-
ley, Scott J. Matthews and Crispin Ogle7,
BAY.
The Garden presents pleasing as-
| pcarance, II has been transformed aud
| the picture shown is Venice. the home OF
/ the gondu'a. VITA Is canals and lapooug
! Palaces and churches ,tand In the baciCs'
| ground. maknS a pretty setting for the
n'nsi"rr motor boats. "hi"h c..-.1" .sa
| greater part OF the main 1ppr. The foyer
! has been tas,eGully decorated with fSas
/ and lanterns and on enteiiuC III. Garden
! ther" is a display ~ Graf; that takes tho
/ enthusiast back To- d1vs Of summer ami
he can almo I fancy ne smells the SAT-
| air and cen feel ho heave Of the sciS
| undc~ his boat. ~
] Ipl az l1a Qua "a "a Ht.H 10 I'D.
! Of the E.lco Company ~ Rayouue, and THIS
| includes "a foot cruise. a az foot Ejct'
| cTu'settc, an Elco eNpr ~ VIII III will
| make 80 miles an hour and an Eco runs
shout which Is somewhat slower The
| 40 foot cruiser Is well known t. al motor
boat men and Il has oeen the leading
boat turned out by this company for three
| years II has fine accommodations as
| well as plenty OF room on deck and can
! be handled easily by one man, The at
traction OF this exhibit this year IL the
| cruisette, which has more accommodating
for its size than any boat yet built "
can sleep eight persons giving each R
berth. The engine. a Lamb three cylin-
der. il placed aft and drives the boat ten
miles an hour. This craft costs $3.50.
| and it will make FIVE miles on one gallon
| of gasolene. SO IL is economical TO run as
| well as moderate in price.
Next ON the port side OF the Garden "
the exhibit of the Gas Engine and Power
Company and as usual the boats sent by
this concern are beautifully finished IN
every way. There Is a smaller copy or
the Speejacks. owned by Albert Y, Gowen
which is one of the fastest day boats in
the country There Is n 25 foot open boat
which is called a Speedabout and which
| can make 90 miles an hour, and In addition
to runabouts and launches there Is new
type Of ifeboat which VIII carry twenty
four persons safely. THIS boat has becn
| ,,,,I bpt ha afe pnsh "A ma VI n
be turned out to comply with the new laws
which requires that all steamboats, oarry
, motor fifeboats. . '
Close by the gas engine exhibit is that
, OF Fay 4 Bowen which consists OF most
attractive runHbouts and launches as well
, as a fine lot OF marine engines. just aft
OF this exhibit Is the - foot cruiser sent
down by the Luders Company from STAN
ford This Ia the largest yacht In thu
Garden, and Il was quite difficult TOD TO
get the boat through the doorway on the
| Twenty seventh street side. II II a black
hulied boat with mahogany fittings ana
trim and mas remarkably good accor1nno-
datuns 1t Is driven by Sterling motor
The Baby Speed Demon H., owned py
hrs Paula Blackton, is the ia steSt motor
boat in this country, and some think In
: ! the world. This boat won the gold chal-
=, lenge cup last year. the trophy for tho
. American mile trials, and this year r~'
peated lis victories at the Miami regattAs.
r. Il on exhibition at the Sterling Eugire
Compauys space because it ia driven az
Sterling motors. n has made a niio IN
! minute 20 seconds. which IN ~ the rate
Of ~ nautical or 5l7j statute MI, an
hour. Another boat I'm the Sterling eN-
hbi. - - runabUut 81 the Cinderella typ
built hy the Reliance Boat Company Ant
equipped with sterling motor TIA. IIV-
dereiia II known TO all lovers OF the spof,
as fine boat for afternoon outings be-
cause she has speed and also l. drE, \