RECREATION* S ADVERTISER 



With one 

 Position of 

 the Hands 





5 Years 

 In Advance 



The new control of Type XI Autocar places 

 this machine 5 years in advance of modern 

 automobile construction. Without moving 

 the position of the hands on the direct- 

 ing wheel, the spark and throttle are reg- 

 ulated as automatically as a man thinks. 

 This device, which belongs exclusively 

 to the Autocar, increases beyond measure 

 the efficiency, the surety, the comfort of 

 the Autocar. It Sells tlie Car to 

 every thinking man who sees it, and yet it 

 is but one of a thousand important details 

 that make Type XI Autocar the marvel of 

 the present motor age. 



Type 

 XI 



Thia car has four cylinder vertical motor of 

 16-20 horse-power, double side-entrance ton- 

 neau, and the smartest lines of any car. Ex- 

 tremely quiet and vibrationless. Great power 

 in proportion to its weight. The ideal car for 

 the man who wants an up-to-date, powerful, 

 four passenger car without excessive weight. 

 The price of Type XI is $2000. Catalogue giv-! 

 ing full description of It and also of Type X 

 Runabout $900, and Type VIII Tonneau $1400, 

 together with name of dealer nearest you, 

 sent free upon request. 



THE AUTOCAR COMPANY, Ardmore, Pa. 



Member Association Licensed Automobile Manufacturers, 



BUILD YOUR 

 OWN BOAT 



I BROOKS SYSTEM 



If you can drive a nail and 

 -J* cut out a piece of material 

 ;*y from a full-sized pattern, you 

 ./ can build a canoe, rowboat, 

 /sailboat, or launch, in your leis- 

 ^ ,^v' ure time, at home, and the build- 

 ing will be a source of profit and 

 ^.^-ii "' pleasure. 



W^ All you need is the patterns, costing from $2.50 



up, and materials, from $5.00 up. The tools are common in 

 every household. Patterns of over forty styles and sizes — all 

 lengths from 12 to 55 feet. 



The Brooks System consists of exact size printed paper pat- 

 terns of every part of the boat — with detailed instructions and 

 working illustrations, showing each step of the work — an item- 

 ized bill of material required, and how to secure it.. 



Over six thousand Amateurs successfully built boats by the 

 Brooks System last year. Fifty per cent, of them have built 

 their second boat. Many have established themselves in the 

 boat manufacturing business. 



Catalogue and particulars free. For 25,cents 100-page cata- 

 logue containing valuable information for the ama- 

 teur yachtsman, showing several working illustra- 

 tions of each boat, and a full set for one boat. 

 Full line in knock-down and completed b 

 When so ordered, patterns are expre: 

 charges prepaid, C.O.D., to allow 

 examination. |j 



BROOKS BOAT ' 



MANUFACTURING CO. 



Originators of the Pattern ,-•'■' 

 System of Boat Building f 



S08 Ship Street 

 Bay City, Mich., U.S.A. 



r~— TTTTn r mi mill , 



The Fay &Bowen Motor 



Won in three events in the Palm Beach Races in Feb- 

 ruary. It was a winner in the Marblehead races last 

 July. No crank required to start it. Speed regulation 

 perfect. A reliable, simple, powerful engine. Send 

 for catalogue of Motors and complete Motor Boats. 



Fay & Bowen Engine Co. 



74 Lake Street, Geneva, N. Y., U. S. A. 



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