The Lake County times., 1909-06-02
WILL PUT Up STAND
FOR HAMMOND PEOPLE
Club Members Secure Site for Park
ing Privileges at Cobe Trophy
Races at Crown Point, June 18 and
10 and Seats Will Be Leased to
0the Hammond People.

That the University club is on the
high road to the successful consum-
nation of its plans for new club rooms
in the Taper building is shown by the
fact that last evening sixteen new
members were voted in and nine addi-
tional applications were reported as
having been received.
The members who were voted in
We're: Walter Hammond, Oberlin coll
lege, ". G. Alice. Earlham college;
Joseph Thompson, Pennsylvania State
college; Dr. c. B. Tinkham, DePauw
university; W J. O'Rourke, st. Bern
ard seminary; Attorney E. G. Sproat,
Mama university; Dr. c. NJ. Collins,
Northwestern Dental school; Professor
c. NJ Mcdaniel, Wabash college; Dr.
F. II. Fox, Jefferson Medical college;
J. P. Beardsley, University of Nebraska;
A. F. Hartigan, Dartmouth college;
Ernest Shortridge. Valparaiso univer-
sity; J. Austin MCGOWAN, Seton Hall
college; Professor F. D. McElroy, Wa
bash college; w Ray Hatch. Univer-
sity of Illinois, and G. G. Fletcher, Uni
versity of Iowa.
Interest In Races.
So great has been the interest in the
automobile races, plans of the Univer-
sity club of Hammond, which has Sc
cured one of the finest parking priv
ileges along the route of the Cobe races
at Crown Point, that scores of the
friends of the members have made in
quiry as to the possibility of secur-
ing seats in the clubs concession.
This resulted in the suggestion. which
is now being carried out, that the Uni
versity club build a grandstand to
accommodate 1000 people and which
will be made the headquarters of the
people of Hammond. who see the races.
Last evening DR.. Elmore Salisbury
and DR.. B. W Hayward. members of
| the committee on arrangements for this
project, went to Crown Point and there
| secured the exclusive right to 125 feet
/ of frontage and a grandstand seat
| ing 1000 people. which will be leased
out to Hammond people under the au-
/ spices of the University club.
Concession n Good One.
The concession is one of the best
/ on the whole course. 1t is between
I Crown Point and the main grandstand
within sight of the start and finish OF
the races II is on the edge of a shady
/ grove. where there Will be an unO b.
structed view of the race course for
half mile in each direction
It is accessible from Crown Point at
all times. even after the races have
begun as the course is crossed by a
viaduct. which is easily reached from
one of the main streets. The Univer-
sity club concession is within walking
distance from Crown Point, but it is
also accessible to carriages and to au-
tomobiles by means of a private road
In order that the University club
might secure this valuable concession
/ it was necessary to guarantee severa'
hundred dollars, but this was done BY
Attorney Peter Crumpacker, a member
of the club, who is very much inter
ested in the project.
Many Members Voted In.
Seats for the University club grand
stand will be placed on sale shortly
and may also be had from any of the
members. The tickets will be sold fol
a very moderate price. considering the
charges that are being made on othe,
grandstands for a less attractive loca-