The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-17
WILL BUILD PATH
FOR SPEEDY AUTOS
Stewart Estate Plans Ten Mile
Speedway in New
York

NEW YORK. June 16.-Although there
have been many stories published of
speedways fer automobiles the poSsibil-
ity of such a course in the vicinity of
New York is rendered rosy by the action
of those in charge of the estate of A. I.
Stewart which owns some twelve miles
of land on Hampstead Plains. l.. l.. be-
tween Floral Park and 1icksvflle.
Primarily to develop the property a
boulevard goo feet wide will be built, the
center Of which will include a special
roadway forty feet wide fer the exclu-
sive use of power driven machines which
can be Speeded without fear of arrest or
infraction of speed laws and where rec
ord trials and races can be held under
favorable conditions. Work will be start
ed within a couple of months. according
TO the engineers. and the course should
be ready before the opening Of another
driving season.
Located upon private property from
start to finish. and consequently free from
the speed limits imposed by the automo-
| bile law upon automobiliSts who use the
highways with the only important inter
Secting highway carried beneath it, and
with all other types of vehicles absolutely
barred, it Will be the first exclusive au-
tomobile speedway in the country, If not
in the world, and undoubtedly will be
the scene of mountaineering contests,
equal to those of the most famous for
eign courses.
Ten Miles Long
The speedway will be the central fea-
ture of a magnificent boulevard. which
viii extend the entire length of the Stew
art property. from Floral PARK to Hicks
| vile, a distance of ten miles, and which
may be extended to Farmingdale, flye
miles further This boulevard will be 200
feet wide, and the automobile speedway.
forty feet in width. will occupy the central
portion On either side will be parking
the trees and shrubs. and beyond these
! on either side viii be a roadway for
equeStrians and carriages. On account of
the level nature of the plains, the boule
ward viii be practically level throughout
its entire extent. and il VIII be run as
straight as it can be surveyed the greater
part OF its length.
For about half its length the bouIe-
ward will be located on the lines OF
/ Stewart avenue. which runs from Floral
Park through Garden City. and out upon
the plains for several miles. This road
win be widened to 200 feet except where
| it passes through Garden City, where a
break Of about 1000 feet will occur. This
will be the only break in the entire
stretch of ten miles.
Trolley Line Below
Between Floral Park and Garden City
an important cross-road, upon which. a
trolley line is likely to run. will be carried
under the boulevard. At Garden City the
| MineOla road crosses at grade, and near
Westbury there will be another crossing.
but beyond that point there will be prac-
! ticany no break in the speedway. The
roads viii be laid out in the course Of the
Improvement of the property and will
avoid crossing the boulevard as far as
possible though the principal avenues will
connect with it. The name of Stewart
avenue viii probably be changed to Stew
art boulevard. and apply to the new boule-
ward throughout its entire extent
On account of the location of the track
on private property the automobile laws
of the state. win not apply. and there
will be no limit as to speed unless the
! owners of the property should choose to
Tx enc. In case the boulevard should at
any time be turned over to the county
authorities, the speed laws will Of course
apply, but the county authorities, under
the provision of the law which allows
| them to permit racing upon the highways
in their discretion could authorize speed
ing upon the automobile track at any
time
All plans and estimates for the build
I ing of the boulevard are said to have been
| made and the contracts let but actual
work will not begin until August.