The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-04

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9S1 would have thought
t.I4tS4sVT ~.T that an infantry
lcfl>A @Sees drill was In progress
~ inside. But 1t was
merely number OF officials of the Amer
lean Automobile Association. trying to
decide whether the Vanderbilt, cup race.
scheduled for October 14th, should be
run with left turns or with right turns.
III spite OF all the discussion and argu-
ment, the question isn't definitely decided
yet
French drivers booked for the contest
have declared that left turns would be
Der OF the other entrants, and why the
point Is not settled once for all when the
racers are the ones chiefly concerned, it
is hard to understand. Some things i'm
portant to the race were decided upon.
The distance OF the eliminatory trials
and of the cup race will be the same
ten circuits Of the course, which will
make 1t about 300 miles Cars in the cup
race will be started one minute apart.
Racing cars will be permitted to practice
on the course between - noon and 2
o'clock. Five hundred policemen, depu-
tiGo ttlIu lHlSllcH IN 1Allol kllC Spul 80 VIZ
the day OF the race.
NJ Brasicr has announced that his two
machines, which were to be driven by
Thery and Callois, will not participate.
This leaves the following French drivers:
Duray (De Dictrch), Szlz (Rcnallt),
Wagner (Darmcq), Heath Panhard- Le-
vassor) and lie Blon GIotchkiss). Tho
I'anhard- I.evassor and the Hotchkiss are
entered in place of the two Richard Bra
sler racers.
Newspapers In some parts Of the coun-
try We're busy last week reporting nccl-
dents to children from collision with mo-
tor cars while playing in the street. OF
course, the motorist received fun meas
IRE of censure and blame In each and
every case. The careless and really
criminal practice of allowing children to
play and roam unattended upon the tho
roughfares is being brought closely home
to tho minds of cOroners and coroners'
jurics at large We have had in our own
city within tho week a deplorable In
stance of tho danger which comes from
It, 1t Is not merely that the lives of the
children themselves are endangered.
though that In itself Is serious enough.
but there Is also the danger to the per-
sons who use the streets for lawful pur-
poses,
A New York coroner the other day made
some very strong observations on the
necessity for preserving the thorough
fares for their legitimate uses and pro-
tecting passengers from the risks they
run In avoiding children who ought not
to be allowed to play there lle con,
demned the carelessness of parents, ana
said he knew from his own experience
that children deliberately tried to cross
as near AZ they could In front Of blcy-
clsts and motor cars.
Legislation seems to be all IN the dlrec-
ton of protecting people IN parks and
similar places from blcycllsts and motor
lists, but no steps are taken to protect
drivers and riders from the children play
ing in the streets and roads,
A report comes from Buffalo that Webb
Jay has taken q turn for the better and
MAT his recovery Is hoped for.
1t is said thatjall the show space ON
the main floor of Madison Square Garden,
New York, has already been contracted
for for the exposition Of the Association
Of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers
next January,
The race meet scheduled for Proyidence.-
r. T., on September 9th. has been aban-
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