The San Francisco call., 1895-05-24

the attractions of the course, because of
the generous supply Of windows.
The Ocean House drive skirts the north
ern end of the racecourse tract. The grand
stand will be built with its back and main
entrance toward this drive, and will face
! directly to the south. To the right of the
! grand stand is to be erected the clubhouse,
| the plans for which are not yet completed.
| The two buildings are to be connected by
covered passageway forty -four feet in
length. AT the left of the grand stand and
Just off the betting ring is TO be the pad
dock, containing sixteen box stalls, each
OF which is to be sixteen feet square.
The grand stand is to occupy space of
110 by 324 feet. At the back, where the
electric-cars are to stop, there will be a
porch extending the entire length of the
building. At the main entrance, for a
distance of 10s feet. this porch is to be
| eighteen feet wide The rest of the porch
Will be but ten feet wide.
The main entrance to the building will
open into spacious lobby. From this
will be four flights OF stairs eighteen feet
wide. Two of these are to lead up to the
grand stand. The other two will go down
to the betting ring.
The betting ring is to occupy space no
by 200 feet. 1t is five feet above the track
At the southern end of the first floor is
to be dining and lunch room.
One OF the innovations in the arrange
ment of the grand stand will be it's position
in regard to the track. 1t will not, as at
the Bay District, directly face it. Instead
1t will be at quite marked angle, so that
the entire BODY Of spectators can view the
horses coming down the length of the
homestretch without straining their necks
The finish, OF course, will be Immediately
in front of the stand.
The amount of this angle can be readily
seen, from the fact that the quarter-stretch,
one side of which is to be the 324-foot front
OF the grand stand, will measure 30 feet in
width at the western end and IS feet in
width at the eastern end. The quarter
stretch, which is to be paved with concrete
or bitumen, will have slight incline, as
there will be fall of five feet from the
! stand to the track.
The second floor of the grand stand will
have seating capacity of 1000. The seats
/ are arranged in tiers and run far back. At
/ the rear of the seats is to be a promenade
! eighteen feet wide.
The entire back of the building with the
dlnlng-room and dressing-room is to con-
sist Of glass. This will afford a splendid
view. There is also to be balcony 16 by
! IL ieet overlooking the ocean.
! Along the front of the grand stand. ex-
! tending from the western end nearly to
the middle, are to be fifteen private boxes.
/ L 1hese will be for the use of the directors
! and their friends. These boxes, with four
broad stairways leading from the grand
/ stand to the quartcr-stretch, will accom-
modate at least 1000 people more.
! The plans for the grand stand were made
! by I. j. Welsh, under the direction of A.
/ NJ. Allen
Mr.. Allen says: 1.-THE track when it is
/ finished will be equal to the best. The
/ ground has loamy soil about two feet
deep. Under this is sand foundation.
This will be great advantage" The i'm
provements alone, Mr.. Alien said, would
foot up $125,00O. The grand stand will cost
about $4,000. The grading of the track
and hllins in of the valley will cost nearly
$4,000. Then there will be the construc-
ton OF the clubhouse, the paddock, the
stalls for the horses aud the cottages for
their trainers and the helpers.
The track, MIR. Allen declared enthu-
siastically, will be admirably fitted for
fast work. The nature of the soil will
keep it springy and it will always be well
drained.
at is to be regulation track. The
the rest of it 70 feet. The stretch is to be
1920 feet long. The field will be $40 feet
wide. On the curves there will be fill of
five feet.
cat proper intervals chutes are to be
built in. These are to enable horses to
| have straight track for start in A-mile
and Bmile races and yet make finish at
the stand"
Mr.. Allen did not know whether the
Jockey Club would pump its own water or
depend upon the Spring Valley Company.
The matter all depended upon their
supply OF lights.
You see" he explained, "the electric
lights como within one and half miles
OF us. If the company will extend it's
wires and supply US with light at a reason
able figure it would not pay us to establish
| a pumping plant. But II We have to make
well see to the pumping Of the water, too.
Well have to lay the pipes anyhow and
the extra expense would be inconsidera-
ble'
There will be no trouble about getting to
the new track. The San Mateo electric