New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-21
TROTTERS WANT A TRACK.
PROPOSING TO HAVE 1T IN THE PARk.
A STRIP OF LAND INSIDE OF THE WEST WALL
TO BE, ASKED FOR.

4 STRIP OF LAND INSIDE OF THE WEST WALL
TO BE ASKED FOR.
The men who long have wished to secure the
rrivicce ~ having track for speeding their trottns
horses on the Park property along Eightllaver from
from Fiftynnh st. TO one tenth ST. expect
to obtain the permission. Park Comm S'r'"''
Is said is in Of the idea. and IL Is also aSse'eu
that the Legislature at Albany IS not much oppoScu
to giving up the strip OF Park property TO De USED
exclusively by NEWCOMERS who desire 70 speed 'er
horses without going to Fleetwood PARK 10
do so. one OF the men who IS WORKING
hard to obtain the privilege OF using
the Park property as drive for trotting horses had
this 10 say last evening in support OF the measure
at seems to me that the totng horse Is OF us srea
importance the running HORSE ana as a rs'u""'
has been apart for equsstrians. why shouio ho'
the man who has trOttng horse have place 10
speed him. The road beds Of tie streets are toe
hard for speeding purposes, and Is dangerous JOE
horses, drivers and pedestrians To permit ahSDous
10 drive along a crowded th0roughfare at a speed
greater than six miles an hour. New-lork gentle
men who own good trOtters have for long une
felt that rey should have place where their horses
could be speeded without going seven miles Deyohu
Fifty ninth st. before any such privilege couid De Sc
cured.
What we propose to have on the strip OF rarh
property along Elghthave. Is a speedway seventy
feet wide. THIS spteu"iS W ~
restricted to four-wheeled vehicles carrying not more
than two people, to be drawn by horses III hst
harness. II Is to be understood that the driveway
IS 10 be a place for citizens OWING tt"'u"s "o.
and not a place for trainers and Jockeys 10 mo"oPh%7
n we secure the privilege, and | am almost cerenn
that there will not be nuch opposition, am co''
that within one year after the speedway ms Oeen
opened II will be one OF the great attraouois vi
Sos- York 1t will be free show from the walls Oh
Central Park and as It is inside OF the Park 1t VIII not
de,r,ve ANYBODY OF anything Neither Will 1t spoil the
onne,rance OF that side OF the park, but rather I'LL
prove 1t. .,.
1t Is not often that the public gets an opportunity
ro : o such animals owned BY koOerl bo""cI'
Colonel Kipp John d. Rockefeller. Frank WORK ana
9th re who have fine trOtters. but such an opportunity
u present Itself every pleasant day if our plans are
carried out
"Seventh.ave is about the only place now where u
Gentleman NAV exercise his trottng horse and the road
bed OF that thoroughmrc Is not Il. 7"
speed good horse on besdts ~ "
| dangerous for a man to drive along se'eh'ha'e.
| ary day nj a good speed. \ driver cannot tel al
| -, ,noment n grocery or butchers wagon Is gong
,o come ayne around the In addition 10 tt'
Their, are always lot of heavy vehicles IN seventh
ave which prevent driver from properly speeding
| his horse ,,
| at Is not the desire OF the men who are "oFhns
hard 10 have the privilege granted, 10 keep the rou
nv 10 themselves Their object IS to have 1t Il
place where any resident OF New York may speed Ms
horse without running any risk OF inprinc his amman
or running pedestrians some OF tle t NJ
Mo are strongly in favor Of the speedway beSuS va
banner and the Others have named are D. IL i"us
IRON J. F. sheldon. The book publisher inriI , 19a
missioner straus, the Barclay brothers. Peter Muller,
IIm.scn sage and many Wall street brokers Wnoe
names | cannot recall. J. r. ocott VINO N, ,I
n na1, BABY Mckee, full brother OF AHGn,
Eho sold for $4,000, Is another sentleinan ME-
is interested. lilo paid $4,000 for BaDy Mch Ne,
sno The tw0.yearold viii frequently he sen on thc
eedray IL the desires of tc owners OF good trotters
| In this city are carried out