The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-12
DE|: Al. |. FOR
Bic TRACT
IS CLOSED
Mile Course To Be Located
Two Miles Just West OF
Hammond.


Return OF the old horse racing gan.
the sport Of kings minus the chear
gamblers. in Illinois with a large rae.
course and polo ground within tw,
miles Of the business district Of Ham
mond is said to Be back Of real Is
tate deal which was closed Saturday
s2,oooooo project is under consider
ation.
Charles H Friedrich. Hammond rea
estate dealer acted as agent in acquir
ing eighty acres Of land which vii
make an ideal site for the race cours.
which it il said a clique Of wealth.
Chicago promoters is ready to finance
Much secrecy surrounds the transac
ton and only meager details have beer
allowed to become public
on l47TH STREET
The tract is located on 147th street
which corresponds TO sibley street il
Hammond and West Hammond 1t l.
Just west Of Terrence avenue. less thar
two miles from the state line Tor
renee avenue is to be extended soutl
70 Chicago Heights making a con
crete thoroughfare which will affor,
Chicago and dowustate motorists ex
cellent highway connections 20 ~,
race course. The county is now pavini
18th street, with concrete to Burnhar
avenue, in West Hammond and it vii
eventually be extended by a jog Owe
Burnham avenue and 152pd street Il
the Indiana state line al Rimbach ave
IN Hammond
FOUR RAILROADS THERE
The Michigan Central and two bel
railroads already pass the propert.
and the Illinois Central owns a right
of-way right up TO the entrance TO tht
grounds Suburban service viii b,
extended over the T. c. as soon a.
the grounds are ready. The Chtcage
surface lines reaches Burnham over
Torrence avenue, and extension plan,
which Will include West Hammond
are said to be waiting only on tn,
completion of the two bridges whicf
viii be necessary on Terrence ave
The county has already contracted foi
4 Jack knife bridge over the Littls
Calumet river to cost over 100000
and the city must build another on.
on the other arm Of the bend about
half a mile north The north ana
south street west Of the property Is III.
50 70 be made into boulevard *.
tending south to the limits Of Coob
county
BIG rEN BACK or II
Lovers Of good horses have been
planning long time fer The return
Of the raging sport in Illinois and q
revival Of the old derby The mon
back of the present Increment arc said
- be financially able to easily put over
4. H. hs ~,
resent . cost Of close to $4,000 000 for
the land. track barns. club house and
grandstands A mile track will leave
200 feet to spare on each side "a this
eighty-acre strip plenty of room for
the buildings.
Tho air of secrecy has been main
tanned in order To keep out the old
gambling clement which caused the lid
to be clamped on the race game years
ago. This crew of crepe hangers viii
never be permitted to gain footing on
the proposed course it is promised.
owNER OMAHA WOMAN
Representatives OF the promoters
asked Mr. Friedrich to look UP sun
able piece Of property and he soon
spotted the tract II was Satisfac-
ory and ne was ordered to make the
'urchase Through the Peoples state
Sank of Hammond the deal was finally
'wung. Mr.. Friedrich had some trou-
lie IN locating Tho owner who proved
o be Mrs Philippine Dimond or
omaha Neb She has owned the land
nce 1871 or for fifty wears. She re.
eivod it from the Illinois Ccntra!
abroad company which III turn had
received il IN one Of its original gran
rom Jhe Illinois state government.
n spite Of the apparently few o,ya.
rs. the ttle was somewhat compl-
ated but Judge j & Ibach OF Ham
nond went over tho abstract person
lly and everything was cleared ur
Even though the race deal should
al through the property is an ex-
client investment as It is located JUST
outh Of the proposed channel OF til,
as Canal It is within a little more
han a mile OF the land purchased for
he big S40oo.o0o paper mill and other
ig projects. It Il comnaratively high
and now used for farming and is said
0 have broush; around S2.00o per acre