New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-11
COMPLETING THE SPEEDWAY
r n SOON TO BE OPENED FOR THE USE
OF Lr9HT VEHICLES

rhs day Of the opening OF the beautiful speedway
% the horsemen OF the city is fast drawing hisi
although the exact date has not yet been deciucu
The work 10 nearly completed. and wnen !, 10 uole
thsre will be no excuse for delaying the long
Wished for opening. The Speedway proper mas oee
finished but there are some minor improvements
yet to be made the principal one beins the c,e0'o
Of An Iron railing between the river and the opeeu
vav on tie first section This railing viii be aoou'
four feet high. and made of heavy IRON so that Ii
Gan Withstand the rush OF the strongest horse
should any OF the speedy animals get away rom
their drivers end essay 10 run INTO IT, Inc o0i'
pletion Of this railing will take at least week anu
until It In all in place the Speedway Will not Do
opened The first section, on which the raining Is
now being erected extends from the opening OF the
Speedway at st. Nicholas Place and the bridge 10
High Bridge. J. d. Leary. contractor. OF uIee"-
point is the builder. This part OF the Speedway
has not yet been oficially accepted by 'he ra'h
Department The Park Board VIII NEE, on Mohua!
next and It IL expected that the work will then DC
accepted and the exact date OF the opening Vi inc
Snsedwav made known The second section OF the
Speedway was built by Char.es C. Rogers ana was
accepted By the Park Department some months ago
This section extends from High Bridge 10 DycN-
man-st
The lenrth Of the Speedway IL about two miles.
and the work OF building II begun in March
1904 The work was continued fairly well until 1895
when some Of the cr.bbing gave way, preclpilauhs
some Of the roadway into the river For ABOUT
year no work was done beyond trying 10 ok TX
The blame for the accident on some BODY ne Va.n
bling which caved in near Hlgn Brlose, anu
was built Of wood. II afterward torn ooWh'
or at least that portion Of II that ddnt cave III,
and replaced stone. There is still about nfteen
hundred feet OF par tally wooden crib work when
many experts declare vii. have TO be replaced oy
stone within a couple OF decades. The entrance 10
the Speedway. a st. Nicholas Place and tne
bridge extends down a gentle decline for 24CV leel.
II IS composed of material forming what Is known
as the Telform macadam Large stones were SET on
edge 10 form the bottom, and these were Hlgd IN
with broken stone and screenings The speedway
proper Is covered with sandy lOam suitable TO the
Feet of the speedy trotters.
The Park Board has decided that the Speedway
shall be reserved solely for light driving and no
heavy wagons or even heavy carriages Will be per-
United on IT, Neither will Bicycles be allowed there
The action Of the Park Board In relation 10 heavy
carriages will. II is expected. create some IictGm
at the opening of the Speedway, as VIII propap Oh!
be rather difficult at first for the police guardians
stationed al the entrance 10 decide just where 10
draw the line between Light and heavy carrlases
For time least after the opening of the speed
way there will not be much driving upon IL al
night. because the e.ectrc lights Will not be in use
The poles Tor the lights have not been put up yet
nor have the wires been placed underground
1t is proposed to add to the beauty OF the speed
way by planting shade trees on each side, between
the roadway and the sidewalks A few men ana
teams were at work yesterday narrowing the road
way. l, is in splendid condition, and It will give
great pleasure TO the owners Of fast horses when
they are permitted TO drive over H.