The Washington times., 1913-09-06
FEATURES GALORE
FOR POTOMAC PARK
Tea Garden, Stadium, Thirty
Baseball Diamonds, and
Other Things To Be Built.

A S22-acre park. with an eighteen-hole
golf course, twenty-five or thirty base
bail diamonds. number Of tennis
courts. an athletic field, and a stadium
seating 1000 persons, a tea garden, a
lagoon, and myriad other attractions,
will soon be at the disposal of the
people Of Washington IL the plan for
the development Of Potomac Park pro-
posed by Col. Spencer Cosby and ap-
proved by Secretary Of war Garrison
does not miscarry.
Colonel Cosby Is Superintendent of
Public Buildings and Grounds for the
. District, and for months he has been
, working on an improvement plan for
: the Potomac Park peninsula. lying
south Of the railroad tracks, that less
, a part Of the river bottom.
While the part OF the park lying north
of the tracks, which mas alreaoy been
developed. is laid out n most formal
style, as oents the grounds adjacent to
the White House and surrounding sIe
Washington Monument, 1t is planned to
have the southern portion laid out along
; more comfortable" lines. The only
driveway will be one running along the
seawall and encircling the park.
Purpose of Officials.
1t is the idea of Colonel COSBY and
: his associates to make the park an
ideal pleasure resort for those people
whose time or means viii not allow
|, them an EXTENDED soJourn in the coun-
Try. There viii be an abundance of
shade trees with benches and, tables
under them tor those who want to eat
their lunCnes there or 70 spend a few
ldle hours IN sylvan comfort. Instead
OF having tnt -IUNrs a-O,trd ..,Ouau
promiscuously they will be laid out with
suIne symmetry &c that the spectator
as is often the case Ia natural park
Al the extreme southern md OF The
park IL is planned to have Z tea garden
with an ample pdrk. space for auto
mcpi es ana carriages. lhe vie" from
this point is mos. attractive. ths eye
having full sweep over the broad Po-
tonac, and afternoon tea there would
te certain to become popular thing.
At the upper end Of the park It IS
proposed To have The big stadium With
two running tracks. iootbal! Sridiron.
and a speedway. The inner track, one
end of which would describe a half
cIl Gle inside the horseshoe formed ny
the stadium, is to be one-half mile
!ong. The outer track Will be three
quarters OF nile in circufnIere
and will encircle the STADIUM "hlie
outside of this is to be mile speed
way.
May Hasten Stadium.
One thing that may hasten the con-
s,ruction of this part OF the park S
the possibility of having the Army ana
New football match PLAYED here II
a suitable pace can he lound for IL.
The horse snow. the high schoo Of cadets
drilI, tho public school field DAY exe'
cises and harness races are some OF
the events that will be scheduled in
the stad' 'un In the future.
the space set aside for the tennis
courts. and beyond this is the golf
course The course as now laid out Is
only tentative. but II is TO be an
eixhteen-hole affair. and will doubtless
develop much OF the local soihns talen,
that heretofore has not had chance
to grow. Baseball diamonds viii be
placed at nearly every ccn"en eAt spot.
and the plan as now drawn does not
show one-third of the number that will
actually be placed In the park.
Car Service to Park.
Across the channel from the center OF
the park. three street car lines converge
the Seventh. Ninth and LeDroi. Park
lines the channel here Is only so feet
wide and a ferry could be operated at
such a trifling cost that Colonel Cosby
thinks the street car companies will
find II to their advantage to give free
service across the channel to the park.
especially during the summer.
In addition TO the free attractions II
is the plan of the buildings and grounds
department to let lunch, candy and ice
cream concessions to private indi-
~'duals. and POSSIBLY such attractions
as a roller coaster. picture show and
merry-go-round NAV be added. A wharf
is TO be built TO accommodate excur-
sion steamers from down river points
and private yacht clubs will. for con-
sideration. be allowed TO build their
club houses on the west shore Of the
park.