South Bend news-times., 1915-03-04
RACE COURSE AND
FAIR PROPOSED
FOR PRINCBR0OK
Business Men Will Meet Tonight
to Hear Plans For Building
Track and improving and
EnIarging Amusement Park.

Tonight at s O'Clock at the Oliver
: hotel meeting will be held which
may result in the establishment OF a
combined amusement park and fair
grounds for South Bend and St Jo-
seph county All citizens Interested
in a modern amusement park and fair
: grounds are invited to attend this
meeting. Enough influential men of
the city have already been interested
to insure the incorporation of a stock
company capitalized at $4,000.
The proposed site for this amuse-
ment park and fair grounds is at
SpringbrOok park. Mgr. +. Z. Daily
has had the scheme in contemplation
for the past few weeks and tonight
will exhibit a plan OF the whole affair.
Ii is proposed To change the entire
physical aspect of the present amuse-
ment park. Some of the changes as
contemplated were told by Mr.. Daily
7 Thursday.
In the first place all amusements
are to be moved from the raviue back
of the baseball grandstand up on the
high ground skirting Vistula ay. The
entire ravine lying along the river
bank Will then be turned into a mod
ern race track half a mile in length
and oval in shape. A big grandstand
| will be erected where the steps now
lead down into the park. The nature
of the ground along here makes il an
ideal spot for a grandstand and offers
| a fine viewpoint from which to watch
a race, said Mr.. Daily. Due TO the
fact that the track would lie in the
raVine the high ground would afford
an excellent opportunity to give the
eye complete sweep of the track. At
the north end of the track and back
of the first base bleachers of the base
ball park stables and paddocks Will be
built for the horses.
Motor Races Possible.
Before 1 so any farther" said Mr..
Daily, '1et me state right here that
gambling and liquor will not be toll
Grated one moment any where near
the track"
The race track is proposed to be so
constructed as to afford opportunity
for automobile and motorcycle racing
during the summer months. Within
the race track enclosure, it is pointed
out by Mr.. Daily, excellent opportunity
will be afforded for athletic meets.
The present lagoon would be enlarged
and improved 10 provide place TO
hold acquatic meets and various water
events. including boat races.
Tentative plans Will call the Outfield
of the baseball diamond into play for
county fair exhibits. Stalls would he
built along the fence where displays
could be made and also offer places
for live stock exhibits.
A new dance pavilion is to be built
along Vistula av. \ big new coaster
is to be built which is expected to
give a thrilling ride over the entire
amusement grounds. A new 40-foOt
rustic bridge from the entrance across
the ravine TO the amusement park will
be built. Surrounding the whole an
ornamental iron fence Will be built.
According TO Mgr. Daily a score or
more of business men have already
signified their intention of backing the
proposition and have given enthusi-
astic endorsement to the proposition.
G. ]. Allardt, manager of the Orpheum
theater, will act as chairman of the
meeting tonight. Mishawaka business
men are also interested and Will come
in a body to the meeting tonight