The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-23
FOURTEEN CARS NOW
FOR 500 MILE RACE
And Many Stars Are Yet to
Enter Decoration Day
Contest.
GRADE CROSSING MEASURE
Bill Appropriates 100000 for
Elimination Work i'm
This state.
There are already fourteen cars entered

There are already fourteen cars entered
,or th, 5uU mile race which IL to be run
MI 90 AZ indianapolis. II Is still pretty
earlv 10 say what the field will be like
hu, the Indications are that there will be
about thirty irst class cars ready to come
10 the line FOR the contest. Three entries
not set made hut which are promised, for
instance are three Maxwells, which Ray
Harruuu mas designed and which Ernie
Mofoss VIII campaign. The entry list
thus far has these ears. No. !, Burman,
RufmAn. driver; 2. Stutz. Cooper: 3.
Sutz Anderson 4, Gray Fox. Wilcox s.
Bullet, kecne. o, peugeot. Goux I, Peu-
xeot Bpillot ., Sunbeam, Chassagne 10.
Ddase. Buyot H. Excelsior. Christiaens (.
a. Pcugeot. Duray Is. King Klein: IS,
pclagc. Thomas; Il, Burman. no name.
In order TO avoid confusion with other
numbers Nos. 5 and IL have been omitted
from the list. No. 10 is almost always
lstt out because OF the Significance.
The Delaso car which Thomas r. to
drye II the same machine which won tho
Grand Prize at lie Mans last year This
q the car that was reported sold in this
country to race at Santa Monica, hut that
turned out to Ice untrue. Thomas Is one
IL ia. we'll known drivers in the foreign
neld There viii be a Detroit made car,
the KIng in the race. This will lie built
10 10 the limit OF piston displacement
.igi3 cubic inches. and Klein. who has
had experience In driving on dirt tracks
Will be the pilot
Ralph de Palma will have Mercedes
elk In the race and there are other well
.noWn performers still to be heard from.
A J Deer. president OF the New York
state Automobile Association, speaks in
favor of bill introduced at Albany by
Senator peckhsm appropriating $500. 900
ior the use of the Public Service Commits
s.on IN both districts to eliminate grade
crossings This is n measure of particular
interest TO motorists, he believes
"Up 20 tue present time the state Of
New YORK, with S.i5S miles OF main line
track, has app oprlated hut s2.3l7.606.a2
for the elimination OF grade crossings out
SIDE Of Greater New York" he SAYS
The state Of Massachusetts,, with a,lll
miles Of main track, has already appro-
pridted S9.3N2.7l9.3l for the Common
vel,th's proportion for such work. During
1912 there were siNty-four accidents at
grade crossings outside OF New York city
n which MY persons were killed and
tfty-ore injured. OF these thirty-elght
were Nehicular accidents at unprotected
crossings In which twcnty-eight were
Killed and thirty-seven injured.
NO new appropriations for the elimlna-
ton II highway grade crossings OF steam
railroads have been available for the past
,wo years. Grade crossing accidents con-
tnue 10 increase and the number Of such
accidents to automobilists shows that a
ueW and serious danger has been added
% those previously existing. This Is
occasioned largely by the fact that the
extent Of territory easily accessible by
automobiles Is very large compared with
hat accessible by means OF other vehicles.
Aut0mob.lists travel over a large extent
4 country with which their drivers are
not familiar, and grade crossings at which
TO warning Is given are frequently met.
For the year ended June 80. 1918,
sG' grade crossing accidents occurred in
'hs state outside OF Greater New York,
an average NJ about one a day. In these
accidents ll3 people were killed ana 3il
injured No further statement would
s'eu 20 hH necessary 10 Indicate tho duty
OF this state 20 appropriate its fair share
~ TIC money required 10 carry forward
tie work of grade separation in a sys-
'emluc ami continuous way. In practl-
cA..y Oh parts Of the state "A demand for
Straight highways, or as near straight
as 90 Is practicable to make them. Is
ma sting Itself ard when curves must
necessarily ho introduced In connection
With grade separation work this demand
requires tEit they be Of a large radius
"The cost Of separating grades at high.
Wy grade crossings is sure 10 increase
with the lapse OF time. The principal
factors IN this Increase are the cost OF
land and property damage due TO the
erection OF buildings and other improve
m'rts 20 property adjacent This con-
sheraton should hav. weight In deter
mining tho adoption ~ q liberal policy
regarding grade crossing elimination work
Oh tho part OF the State 80 that this In
creas' of cost may SO far as possible be
ivot,l
'IUe oily way In which the Public
strF.o, Commission can eliminate cross
fsf ai tn proS ~ time lie upon the petit
''or ~ IN" state Commission Of High
wa. 3. .n which case the states portion OF
c's' il paid out OF highway Improvement
Aunt.