New-York tribune., 1884-11-17
GOSSIP ABOUT THE TROTTERS.
TIE DUST A DRAwBACK-FRANK WORK HOPEFUL
MIN WHO WERE At THE TRACK.

MN WHO WERE At THE TRACK.
There is n great drawback to the pleasure OF
riding np road II is the dnst. The appropriation
,r spr,ukng the roads has been exhausted and any
one " no goes up sevcnthgve, will he c0pcc" 10 s"
low more than the regulation peck Of Dirt The clouds
of dust that are stirred up by the ro"siers Is :"
thick hat In the twilight, when the riders turn thcir
horses heads homeward the gas jets along tne s,Leh
ingly pleasant days Of the past week have nce
taken advantage of by all the road riders ana ,
horse men city The oldest road rider wh" taks
The place Of the oldest nhabitan" among those VINO
draw the line. over trS''eT hIi tmds no past
and concnts himself with the remark mat tne SEA
Msd are Re- and Mr. ea@ MaSey Meta
Medium in dcmoishing the harness ana donp'e .en ,
language Of Frank Work who the clubhouse steps
at the Ncw-York Driving Clubs grounds on saturaay
afternoon gazing the record which hung upon ,he
Medium. Pisa; 1t has .b given 'sm es~re..ian an
of his showed that he had not yet given up ina sh
for the best double team record This LOOK gave bacs% % TO-
dissatisfied smile as he eaIeSSinEy han,f" MY ins
ribbons" over his famous pair LdWard an" tr1 tat
swiveller riding home through the Park showing ,nat
the hope was yet bnttoned up beneath ms VIII S Wd
coat that he would their names Inscribed al the hca
Of Ihe troting horse scroll OF honor u.,..o, n, :.
Nj swarz. OF Chicago, who pnrcnasss,d a. saa a
round figure. sheppard L. knapPs promising tam @
Charley Hogan ana San m DS b1etsS At ' the pos
bility OF wonderful performances III the West In lss
the Commodore should hitch Jamson and Minnie H., ms
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| them company would he exceedingly lonesome
before the mile was out Splon mas no! nGt
| forgotten his frat love, Raru', anu WIN
moi even admit Maud :. to be the faster. lie sad tna
he would like to see the two harnessed to2etner ai
given "A fast double mile. Colonel Louden Snowdch oi
the United states mint ~ Philadelphia, was III Town. .N
week looking Of the troters here as an intending
purchaser The Colonel has the reputation OF driving
fasi horses and intends riding In the van II money a
good Judgment purchase the necessary
equipments. Among those who kept fIanh
work company on the clnbhouSS, sups p
were the genial colonel Kip scrupuously dressed as
usual Albert Halls manly form was prominent aI1 MS
face was wrcathed with smiles as his horse N9Iolu H.
sncd to the half mile I'm 40 Mr. Watson drove his
black team Mark Twain and Amabi mile In 23i4 to
"A top buggy. This IA the pair that won the donbe ba
ness for double teams with record better than
| 2:i5. some weeks q. VI. u. Smith, the owner
of the horse Dart which created such sensation H
trnfng quarter In BOA seconds and trotted the up
half Of the track in 1905 last summer was there alSo
Dart was Hartford to he put in condition TOT q
fast mile hut the latencs ~ the season ana numerous
unfayurahle circumstances inrrfrrcd. lhe hol-e Was
"ir up' and has lust returned from trip to California
lie says that ne will have Dart put into condition i"r
fast mile spring a1d from what nc KNOWS OF lhc
horse the best them will have to look to their auels