The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-07
FOR FAST STEppERS
THE LAKE OF THE ISLES DRIVING
CLUB is DULY Or
GANIZED.
NOT FOR FINANCIAL GAIN.
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN AND THE
ORGANIZATION PLACED ON
ITS FEET.
WAGNER COMMAND OF VETERANS.
New Organization of Union Soldiers
General News of Min
neaDOliS.

The Lake of the Isles Driving club
was organized by local horsemen at a
well-attended meeting last evening at
Harmonic hail The purpose of the or
ganizatiOn is not one for financial gain,
like so many other organizations OF the
same name, but simply to satisfy the
taste for speeding that is natural with
every horse fancier. The organization
has its incipiency in the absence of any
place in this city where such tastes
may be satisfied. On all the streets
and boulevards the ordinances govern
the rate of speed, and if these are
transgressed arrest is liable to be the
result The new club expects to be able
to pay for and maintain a track at
Lake of the Isles, which, during the
summer months, will be run on much
the same principle as the ice speeding
at the lake is conducted during the
winter. The club also expects to in the
future assume the management of the
winter sport
For some time the promoters of the
new idea have been sounding the feel
ing among the other local horsemen,
and a general cooperation for the
scheme is assured. This idea is to
through membership secure about
$1,000, which will enable the carrying
out of the project. This money will,
when secured, be turned over to the
park board, who will build the track
and have supervision. The club ex-
poets to, through the membership, be
able to secure enough revenue in the
future to maintain it. so that no eX-
pense will have to be borne by the city.
The part of the lake which is most
favorable for such a track and which
also appears to receive the sanction OF
the horsemen, is the strip of land on
the west side of the projection into
the lake from Fraklin avenue, and be-
tween the boulevard and the. lake. The
run will be in and will be about 10C
feet short of a half mile. The building
of this course will necessitate the wild
ening of the space between the lake
and boulevard, and which will become
the main expense.
AT the meeting last evening A. w
Harwood was chosen temporary presi-
dent and Leon G.. Crockett, temporary
secretary. The ideas, as already men,
toned, were elaborated, and hearty
app oval was met with. After the name
for the new organization had been de-
cided upon, the following permanent
officers of the club were elected: Presi-
dent, Hal Watson; secretary, Leon c.
Crockett; treasurer, John Marshall
The following committee was appoint
ea for the purpose of comforting with
the park board and secure permission
for the building of such a track: George
A. Rurnam, w. F. Porter, ]. W. Hull,
John Grimes, John Sayer, w. c. Ho-
bart.
AS committee to draft constitu-
ton and bylaws for the club, the fol-
lowing were selected: w. H Donald
son, w. F. Porter, ]. c. Oswald, DR..
E. J. Morrison.
The club will meet next Friday even
ing and listen to and adopt the con-
stitution, and further discuss the pre-
liminary work of the organization. The
club hopes to transact this with such
dispatch that the track may be COM
pleted in time for considerable speeding
during the present season