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Drop in Use of Automobiles For Transportation to Races NEW YORK, N. Y., May 19. Captain George Salmon, in charge of the Pinkerton Agency at Belmont Park, estimates a drop of 30 per cent in the number of automobiles used in the transportation of the crowd present for the Metropolitan running. The Long Island Railroad brought 18,827 persons to Belmont Park, this being a larger number than was transported to Belmont on Memorial Day last year, when the attendance exceeded 52,000. Saturdays turnstile count was 32,724. The number of automobiles, including many taxicabs, parked at Belmont Saturday, was 1,386 in the clubhouse area and 3,028 in the grandstand section, including the overflow lot near the back stretch. The regular grandstand parking lot has been filled even oh rainy week-days, captain Salmon stated, and the fact that it was filled Saturday was no criterion that the gas rationing made any difference. There were very few machines in the overflow lot, however, and thats where the drop was so noticeable. Parking attendants also noted a higher average number of occupants in the automobiles, particularly in the clubhouse section.
