Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-13

the District of Columbia. Suggestions have
already been made that the scope of the
association be extended to the states of
Maryland and Virginia which idea is en-
tirely feasible. and may be favorably
sdered later on, but the present object is to
first establish strong organization in this
city.
Col. Symons Will Cooperate.
From conversatio with Colonel Symons,
who recently succeeded Col. T. a. Bingham
as superintendent of public buildings and
grounds, Mr.. DeGraw feels assured of the
hearty cooperation of that gentleman in
promoting the welfare of the organization
by prompt compliance with its needs. In
fact, Colonel SymonS is in entire sympathy
with the movement, and voluntarily Of
fered his services and influence, and said
1t would be a great pleasure to him to meet
with the gentlemen interested in the en-
terprise, with a view to getting the organ
lzation started on a proper basis. The
plan of procedure contemplateS an appeal
to Congress for the construction of speed
way.
1t has been generally understood by the
driving public, especially those interested
in speeding. that the new drive which is in
course of construction the reclaimed
ground at the foot of 18th street, and which
will extend along the river front back OF
the monument as far as the Long bridge,
was to be used as a speedway, where those
owning good horses would have an oppor-
tunity of indulging in friendly brushes
without interference from speed regula-
tons So general has this opinion become
that several gentlemen who have disposed
of fast trotters, for the reason that the city
offered no place where a fast horse could be
driven beyond the regulation speed pre-
scribed by law, have been quietly looking
around for animals with which they might
enjoy the spc-t to be found on a speeding
roadway, and not a few have been
cessful in making such an addition to their
stable. .
Inquiry. however, brings to light diff
ferent state of affairs. The drive is
not to be a speedway. In the first place
1t Is not properly constructed for that pur-
pose, being harder than such drive would
be built. and again it is not laid out for
other than ordinary driving purposes.
The modern speedway, such as has re-
Gently been constructed in many of our
larger cities, is slightly in excess of mile
in length, and usually consists of at least
three separate roads; one where speeding
is permissible, return drive for cooling the
horses, the object being to speed but one
way. and third road for drivers not de-
string to exceed the average park gait, but
where they can see the fun with the step
perS. In addition to these roads bridal
path is often added
Some Fast Horses Here
1t may not be generally known that some
of the fastest road horses in the country
are owned in and about the capital city-in
fact the trotting pole record of the country
is held by team belonging to United
States Attorney General Knox.
Just after Mr. Knox came to Washington
at the solicitation of President Mckinley
to give his legal talents to the government,
he made a flying visit to his Pittsburg
home. While there a friend told him of
a span of horses which were to be sold at
auction, and which. if the descriptive cir