The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-10
CONTEST OVER SPEEDWAY
OPPOSITION DEVELOPED no PLANS
OF HORSEMEN.

Rev. MIR. Luckey Says He Shall oppose IL
Other Clergymen and Orange Street
Residents Say "No"-Mr. Bradley Thinks
Opposition Unfounded aud Enumerates
the Benefits of the Plan.
There bids fair to be q lively contest
when the petition for a speedway on
orange street comes up before the
couhcllmanlc committee. Rev. Frank
h. Luckey of the Humphrey street
church stated yesterday that he should
go before the committee and oppose
the speedway, and other Orange street
clergymen and residents are understood
to be similarly hostile.
Rev. Mr. Luckey said: 1.-THE route
for the planned race course is a quiet
residential church district, and along
its lines are four places Of worship, the
EpWorth NJ. E. church, the Humphrey
street Congregational, the ST. John S
Episcopal and the new synagogue 1
have talked with Rev. Mr. Means, rec
tor of st. Johns Episcopal church, and
the Rev. Duane N. Griffin, pastor of the
Epworth M. E. church, and they are
opposed to the speedway plan. Mr..
Means, for instance, told me that a
Sunday or two ago he had to stand,
after Sunday school, at the crossing of
his church to aid all the children to
cross the street in safety, so great was
the danger from the speeding horses
and sleighs.
| II am quite confident that the resi-
dents Of the vicinity will protest. l can
state that I shall appear before the
councilmanic committee when the mat
ter comes up for a hearing, and shall
protest against the passage of the new
ordinance.
every time speeding has been allow
ed the city ordinance relative to speed
| ing has been broken. Fast driving
where there are so many churches and
children is dangerous. 1 do not wish
to be Puritanical, but it seems to me
that the best interests of the city dc
not demand the passage of the new or
| dinance."
Mr.. B. S. Bradley, one of the fore
most promoters of the speedway, was
seen last evening relative to the OPP
position which has arisen. He said
ST do not think the proposals of the
petitioners are fully understood as only
abstracts of it have been published.
am sure that when the people under
stand it fully they will find no ground
for opposing it. The horsemen who are
promoting it have not the slightest il
will toward anyone, and they are ready
to make such arrangements as shall
avoid the objections which have beer
| TN11n nhiantinn the Snpe0
way passing the churches can be avoid
ed by placing the speedway to the
north of Lawrence street, where a mile
speedway can be secured without pass
ing a church. AS to the use of the
speedway on Sunday, the petition only
provides for its use on week days, anc
the promoters are willing to limit it:
use to three hours a day, if that will
be more satisfactory. Not only do the
petitioners not care to speed there OF
Sunday, but they will all agree not t.
use it on Sunday.
-siria- speedway gives the business
men of the city place where they car
secure healthful and pleasant recrea
ton, away from the cares and worries
of business.
''It will also be a great advantage t.
the city, as it will be the means o
causing considerable capital to be ex
pended here in fine horses, which woulc
otherwise be probably invested outsid
the city. Probably one hundred fin
horses would be kept here, and thi
would give employment to quite mum
Der of men.
"Orange street is the only street suit
able for a speedway in the city or lead
ing out of it, as all the other prominen
streets have street railways. AS to tn
residents of Orange street being oppos
ed to the speedway, why" said MI
Bradley II believe that fully two
thirds of the Orange street resident
are in favor of it. The gentleman VIII
circulated the petition did not go t
; many Orange street residents, but 1 be
; lieve I could get five hundred of Their
to sign it.
ga prominent resident of upper Or
. ange street said to me the other da
: that the price Of real property had ad
vanced S. front foot since they bega
, speeding horses there, and the resident
were delighted to have them com
there.
sides, as the petitioners agree to kee
the track in condition while it is use
as a speedway. During the last sno'
+ $40 was taken up by private subscrir
ton and expended for that purpos'
Besides, it's only few times a yea
that there can be sleighing carnival
anyway.
"a large number Of people have Ell
: ljoyed the sleighing there on Sunday
including one of the clergymen of tn
city. Many persons also enjoy tn
beautiful spectacle, and the necessar
, precautions are taken to ensure safet
= to everybody"
Mr.. Bradley has written to Boston
New York, Buffalo, Chicago and Prov
. idence to learn how the speedways
: those cities are managed.
, Tour to California via Pennsylvania Raj
| road.