The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-23
NEW TRACK NEARLY READY
GRAND STAND AND CLUBHOUSE AT
FONKERS GOING UP LIKE MAGIC.

TONKERS GOING UP LIKE MAGIC.
Expert Grimm Says tho Course Will he n
Fast One for the Harness Rncers-Full
Programme of tho Grand Circuit Meet
to he Held There Next September.
Nearly 700 men are working night and day
on W. II. Clark's now trotting track in order to
complete the splendid course in time for the
Grand Circuit meeting OF Sept. 40. Wonders
have been accomplished during the last ak
weeks. and although good deal remains TO be
done the engineers and officials In charge say
another month will see the plant In shape for
what promises to be the most notable trot-
ting meeting ever held in New York. The
grading OF the track and inneld. which
involved the handling Of something like
100000 cubic yards OF earth and stone.
is now practically completed. barring the
upper turn OF the course. There I'LL OF
forty feet had to be made in order to carry out
Mr.. Clark's plans for a dead level track. This
part OF the work is well along toward compile
ton Two steam shovcls. each OF which scoops
UP a carload OF earth at once. are at work on
this section. The backstretch and lower turn
are about ready for surfacing. while the home
stretch Is now receiving the finishing touches
in the shape OF n tweve-inch layer OF rotted
sod. on top OF which is the surface dressing Of
nne black loan. Seth Griffin. the veteran track
builder. who constructed the loadvillc course
whore Star Pointer first beat 200. is supervis-
ing this portion OF the work
THE track will be all ready for the horses in
ample time for the meeting, and believe 1t
will be as fast as any track in the world said
he to reporter OF THE sun yesterday adding:
:" The soil is as good as | ever saw"
The mammoth steel grand stand has gone
up like magic during the last three weeks.
The first niece Of steel in the structure was re-
cciyed two weeks ago The roof Orders are
putting down the corrugated iron plates which
are. to form the base OF tho floor. on these
ing flreproot floor throughout the big stand.
Experts say that the raising OF the structure
is the quickest work of the kind on record.
Twenty feet or so from the west end Of the
grand stand is the clubhouse, spacious struc-
ture OF pure colonial architecture with, wide
piaz2as, stately 90 uinns and an all round hos
pitable look about i. The clubhouse was be-
gun few days before he grand stand was
painter.
Besidcs these two STRUCTURES facing the
large and HANDSOME new roadh2use ior the
accommodation of the public. Nine stables.
Bdsg S.
nue. within the last few weeks. and more Of the
same sort are to be added to the plant While
ting ready for the horses and the public. land
scare artists have laid out and heautted the
Central Park. Shrubs. trees. flowers, stone
walks and walls have transformed the Yonkers
TStSSs h int sbs rnr dpenor Of
S the date Of the New Yo,f Spq
other contests Of the flremen on that day, on
Labor Day. Monday, Sept. 4. the Grand Circuit
trotting meeting is to begin. and the first race
decided over the new course Will probably be
T6o Rs tRs list OF
events for the six-days' meeting. showing that
twenty-fopr harness races. worth 20. 900; arc
to he decided during tho week, Eight OF these
races are early closing events. in which entries
we're due last April. The others will close on
Monday Aug, ii, except the, four dash races,
which are to be open until the day before the
contests take place, The races closing Aug;
e 81 s 4 trd"t anal he 2nG 22i
. IL classes. pacing. The full programme for
the meeting follows:
Monday. sept THE Manhattan, all trotting stall
C"rlandt, 2:2o trottcrs, $4,000; the Mosholu. 2I5
:, Tpe,dsy, sept. Tho spsedway. Greater New
frE r@,trI '.p G 2'oI Glass pneng.
particulars announced later. 500,
Med9;s.a'y sept e22t class; pacing s2SOo
81 900: dash, one milo, particulars announced
Thursday, Sept. The Empire. City. 2:l2 trot.
tiers. hor.es to be named Aug = 5000: Tho Pei
ham 2.25 PAGERS $4,000, The Bronx, 2:lh trutters,
$500: dash, ono mile. particulars announced
Friday, sept. s-rhe Dunwoode. 2:1o PAGERS.
horses TO be named Aug II. $4,000; The Hudson.
225 trutters <3.uuo; DASH one milo and quarter.
particulars announced later. $500; als class trot.
ting. 81 900.
SATURDAY. Sept. 0-Free. for.all. trottng. 1905
dash, ono nils and a half pArtcmlsrs snn"Inced
later, $500, 2'lo class. trotting. $2uoo reserved
for classes to be announced later $4,000.
The So 900 purse reserved for races to be
announced later will probably be hung up for
q contest among the king pin PAGERS. Star
Pointer John r. Gentry, Joe pRtchen and
r. Gentry and Searchlght are known TO be
willing. but the owners OF star Pointer and
L., al, 10, Aal ,I.;,- a,
ness To enter such 4 race. The race for tho
Speedway Cup will be open to all trotters
started in public In 1899 Entrance is free.
and the contest is to he at mile heats. best two
in three, to road wagon. non profess iOnals to
drive The winner will receive a silver cup
valued at $500. The conditions Of the contest
will thus admit horses that have never been
driven on the Speedway or used as road horses
anywhere else.