The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-01
Interestillg Facts.

placement of less than 300 cubic inches.
 Interesting Facts.
 Located at sheepshead Bay, New York.
 Two-nile board oval built of long measure and laid on ovals. Two straigh htaways of a half mile each and two turns of half mile each; 75O feet of each straightaway taken up by easement curve. Track is treated with creosote oil.
 Track is TO feet wide.
 Height Of the outside edge of the track on the curves is 25 feet.
 Grandstands to accommodate 75.- 900 and parking space for 2O,00o cars.
 12,o00 cubic yards of concrete. 1.570 tons of Steel and 5000. 900 feet of lumber used in construction of track itself.
 2.5oo tons of steel and. $500, 900 Feet of. lumber used in Buildingss of grandstands H NasB Entire project to cost $s,5oo, 900. Advance in Prices.
 lCoincIdent with the beginning of factory shipments of the Packard Twin-Six, comes the announcenef1t of an advance in the prices of these 12-cglinder. ears. The model sst1-25'' open cars are advanced from $2,600 | 9Z,l0 from. S2.96O to $3,150. The same in creases apply also to prices of en7 closed cars
 The prices originally announced were based on the use of greatly inn proved manufacturing facilities made possible by the fact that the Packard company is trebling it's output of cars this season. But in view of the tre-s men o1s increases in the cost of raw materials it became evident that it would be impossible to maintain the original prices except at a loss
 The cost of aluminium has advanced 1850 per car,. consisting of approxi- natelys 300 pounds of castings, which have increased 12 cents per pound; 11O pounds of sheet aluminium which has advanced il cents per. pound; ;Sand aIuninu moulding, which has in creased $1.50 per ear. Brass and cop per have advanced approximately four cents per pound. There are approxi-s mately 25O pounds of brass castings on each car, and these represent an increased cost of $1O-s The materials for our radiators have advanced $2. 50 to each, radiator. Lamps have gone up $5 per set. Crankshaft and con necting-rod bearings have advanced $2.50 per car. The advance on door handles alone represents 50 cents to each ear.
 High grade steels show a terrific increase and the advance from this source is approximately SIS per car. We have to pay $2 more per motor for tungsten steel valves, and ball. bearings represent an increase of $3.50 per car. Frames represent an advance of $4.50 and the trimming leather alone. costs s175O more for each car.
 Together with many less important items the total increase in actual cost l of materials is between $15o and $2o0 per car. with no prospect of relief.
 How to Reach Speedway.
 For the benefit of motorists who wish to drive to the Sheepshead Bay Speedway to witness the Astor Cup race Saturday, the Bureau of Tours of the Automobile Club of America ! has prepared running directions to the track.
 The most convenient way is to pro- ceed to Port Chaster and Rye, andJ ferry to Sea Cliff, L. I.
 From the ferry landing at Sea Cliff take right fork up hill and turn right along the Shore road for about two miles, where turn left and at once to fl the right fork. Keep. straight ahead to the postoffiee in RosIyn, where bear right and shortly beyond bear left at a hotel. Run half mile further and turn left under the railroad, bear ng right at a fork immediately be- yond. Take next right fork and fol- low a good road, passing under the Motor Parkway straight to. the Jerii- eho turnpike. Turn to the right on his well travelled highway and keep straight ahead through Rugs Corners 70 MineoIa-
 Continue west in the Jericho pike through Hyde Park and Floral Park % the Rocky Hill road, where turn fight and follow this road to the greenhouses at Hillside avenue. Here urn left and follow Hillside avenue 0 the Peace monument in Jamaica.
 Keep straight ahead at this point to