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[March ii, 1911- 
is the best paying trade exhibition of the year. 
One reason for this is that it costs very little 
to fit up the Garden for the show. 1 he boats 
show themselves. Much of the profit of the 
Automobile Show is spent in decorations. Last 
year the interest of the Manufacturers’ Associa¬ 
tion in the Motor Boat Show amounted to 
$22,000, which was divided proportionately 
among the members who exhibited, thus cutting 
down their expenses. This year’s show will re¬ 
turn the association about $5,000 more than last 
year. During the twelve days the show was 
open to the public there were more than 125,- 
000 visitors. 
Of course there were many visitors of the 
know-it-all type who criticized freely. One of 
these carefully looked over the Elco de Luxe, 
one of the best built and best finished boats in 
the show, and then turning to Charles Cramp, 
the veteran shipbuilder, remarked, “That’s an 
awful looking thing, isn’t it; it would look well 
on the rocks.” 
“The Mauretania would look just as well,” 
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replied Mr. Cramp; “but you should know that 
boats are built to float in the water and not to 
run on rocks.” 
Former Commodore Lewis Cass Ledyard 
was much interested in the Atlantic Company’s 
exhibit and announced that he would get a 30- 
foot semi-speed Clipper launch fitted with a 
15 to 18 horsepower motor for his daughter’s 
use at Newport. This is a remarkably well 
finished boat and will make about 15 miles an 
hour. The Gurnet dories and the 30-foot raised 
deck cruiser attracted well and several were 
sold. 
The Manufacturers’ Association of Boat and 
Engine Builders held its annual meeting during 
the show. There were present about 125 mem¬ 
bers, and the reports showed that the motor 
boat industry had made great strides in the past 
year. It was decided to hold the annual motor 
boat carnival this year off Huntington during 
the week beginning Sept. 4. This carnival has 
formerly been held on the Hudson, but last 
year so much damage was done to the boats 
through floating logs in the river it was de¬ 
cided to make a change. Courses will be laid 
off for the long distance events and for the 
several challenge cup races. In 1913 the carni¬ 
val will be held at Put-in-Bay and form part 
of the celebration being arranged on Lake Erie 
to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Com¬ 
modore Perry’s memorable victory. 
The exhibitors were all delighted with the 
amount of business done at the show. Some 
who were timid because of business conditions 
had not prepared for much business. It is 
argued that dulness in trade in some quarters 
has boomed motor boating because a motor 
boat is not a costly luxury and a small craft 
will furnish lots of good healthy outdoor 
amusement for a comparatively small outlay. 
The Electric Launch Company, through Henry 
R. Sutphen, its manager, sold the 54-foot Elco 
de Luxe to T. N. McCarter, of the Public 
Service Corporation of New Jersey, who will 
use the boat off Seabright. Other boats sold 
were a 28-foot runabout to King C. Gillette, a 
20-foot Elco Express tender to Commodore H. 
H. Melville; twenty runabouts to members of 
the Rumson Country Club; the raised deck 
cabin cruiser to Dr. H. H. Tinker for use at 
New London; a 35-foot express to W. T. 
Sampson for use on the Canadian Lakes; a 40- 
foot hydroplane to A. E. Smith; an express 
tender to Harold S. Vanderbilt; a 32-foot semi¬ 
hydroplane fitted with two 7 o-h° rse P ower 
motors to David Dows and a 60-70 horsepower 
motor for the yacht Perhaps, owned by Jules 
S. Bache. 
The Gas Engine & Power Company reported 
sales: Forty-two foot raised deck cruiser to 
Herbert W. Warden, of Paris, for use on Lake 
Geneva; 21-foot tender to Peter W. Rouss, for 
steamer Winchester; 40-foot racer fitted with a 
6-cylinder motor, to make 34 miles, to Carl G. 
Fisher, of Indianapolis; 34-foot runabout to 
Mrs. E. V. Z. Lane, for use on Lake George; 
30-foot runabout to Edward S. Woodward, of 
Ardsley-on-Hudson; 32-foot runabout to John 
C. Eaton, of Toronto, for use on the Muskoka 
Lakes. 
George P. Spencer, of the Homes Motor 
Company, reported these sales: Thirty-five foot 
runabout, 25-25 horsepower motor, to Adolph 
Lewisohn, for use on Lake Saranac; 30-foot 
Lake Placid runabout, 20-25 horsepower motor, 
to F. R. Redpath; two 55-foot raised deck cabin 
cruisers fitted with 75-90 horsepower motors, 
boats designed by H. J. Gielow; a 35-foot cabin 
cruiser, 55-60 horsepower motor, boat designed 
by William Gardner; a 35-foot, 5.5-foot beam, 
runabout designed by M. M. Whitaker, to 
Stephen G. Powell for use on Lake Saranac; 
a similar boat built of mahogany with 17 miles’ 
speed guaranteed to M. F. Bird; a 35-foot run¬ 
about, 20-25 horsepower motor to W. R. J. 
Planten; a 45-foot day cruiser designed by 
William Gardner fitted with a 55-60 horsepower 
motor for Charles Lane Poor; a 35-foot ma¬ 
hogany runabout fitted with a 20-25 horsepower 
motor for C. E. Proctor,, and a 55-60 horse¬ 
power motor to a yachtsman of Montreal. All 
these motors are of the Holmes design. 
James Simpson, of the Reliance Company re¬ 
ported these sales: Forty-foot cruiser for the 
Bermuda race fitted with a 6o-horsepower 
Scripps motor for S. A. French; a 21-foot auto 
runabout fitted with a 20-horsepower motor to 
Lyon de Camp; a duplicate of the de Camp boat 
to Clarence A. Pittman for use on Lake Maho- 
pac; a 40-foot mahogany speed boat fitted with 
a ioo-horsepower motor to Edwin Trowbridge 
Hall, of Riverside, and runabouts to Albert 
Stern and Charles Hanson, of Brooklyn. 
Cup Challenger Maple Leaf. 
In view of the many conflicting reports which 
have appeared in reference to the new 40-foot 
Thornycroft hydroplane, which is being con¬ 
structed for Mr. Mackay Edgar, the following 
can be taken as official, says the Yachtsman: 
The lines of the boat were supplied by Sir 
John Thornycroft after numerous tank experi¬ 
ments. They are similar to those of his famous 
Miranda IV., and are in accordance with the 
various patents which have been granted to him. 
The boat is being built at Woolston by Messrs. 
Dixon Bros. & Hutchinson, and the construc¬ 
tion of the hull and details have been worked 
out by Mr. Hutchinson. 
One of the motors which will be used was 
constructed for last year’s Maple Leaf, but has 
been considerably altered by Messrs. Dixon 
Bros. & Hutchinson under Mr. Astell’s instruc¬ 
tions, and another similar one, which is now 
being finished at the above firm’s works, will be 
installed. 
From power which the engine has been giv¬ 
ing under test and from data gained with 
Miranda, a phenomenal speed is confidently an¬ 
ticipated. The building of the boat and engines 
and their installation has been under the super¬ 
vision of Mr. Astell, on behalf of Mr. Mackay 
Edgar. The boat will make its debut at the 
forthcoming meeting at Monaco. 
An American consul in England reports that 
a ferry company in his district is in the market 
for ten passenger motor launches of the follow¬ 
ing dimensions: Length, 45 feet; beam, 10 feet; 
draft 3 feet, with all appliances. For further 
particulars correspondence should be addressed 
to a person whose name is given in the report. 
OF A 28-FOOT CRUISER SHOWING CABIN, ENGINE SPACE AND GALLEY. 
