New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-11
WORK OF THE TROTTERS.
THE BICYCLE SULKY SCORES NEW Sue
CEScES on THE KITE TRACK.
IMPROVEMENTS ~ THE APPLICATIONS OF THE
RUBBER T1RE-PRoGREsS OF THE
WESTERN. so UTHERN CIRCUIT

urIor- most Of the old records within few weeks
from the time THAI the pneumatic tire was hrst seen
s a driving park. What the writer predicted Of inc
Innovation wh.n the frs pair Of safety wheels was
seen nj some OF the small New England tracks Ill june
proved TO bc a modest estimate OF The part ms
. Yankee notion was destined to play as help 10
snced I'm HIGHT harness. The eliminating triumph Tor
# was at independence the feats which the horses
were able perform In their two weeks Soourh AT
the little the prairie being far Ia advance vi
ANYTHING ever accomplished either against time or III
| u race.
one important fact has been established IN conhec-
ton with This namely. that on The long stretches oil
n tue-sh,ncd track the smooth running wheels are
ouo as much Of boon 70 the flying rotter or PAGER
rs on the clp;ical circular course FOR the hSt
time In n public performance twohhue ga' ""'
roi,toirod for n ouarer OF a mile by trotter when
Nancy Hanks flew from the Sarting point 10 le nI''
4aO wards post OF her journey In Just thirty seconds
The accuracy OF the timing might be questioned mere
for The fractional parts Of the mile ut independence
,rocl, bovo 70 bo noted by signal from Iatrolman
whose flag Is supposed TO drop the horses pass the
first and third quarters. Untn some automatic con-
tr,vancc Is used for this work there IS Key TO De
variation but the record OF 'hc whole performance NJ
OF course In 10 way affected.
Probably no one who has not seen the wonderi'"
sno,dinr ground that c. ". Williams has built on he
ont skirts of the modest little Iowa 'own, and few OF
Cha thousands who have visited IT, know thai there Is
an Incentive 70 an extreme effort on the part of the
horses that traverse the famous course which Is nor
found at any other track In the world. AdIohnis
the property known ~ Rush PARK where Mt
Williams has his stock farm. Is the Sta'e insane
,.v1um. and when the Kite track laid out lis pro
ioctor remembered his afflicted neghDor py DuaHe
etand close 20 the outer fence for their special use
,,s + ncor the first quarter and no class Of spectators
c,, optdo those who come from the wards OF The DE
,vIurn I'm enthusiasm as the fleet footed Steods ba'r
for money and rcnown on the irlloohilhe c""'''
Under the watchfll care OF S'ronE corps OF "''P'
there IS seldom any undue excitement OF V"c"''' wv"
,r horse that passes the really crazy crowd Is 'r"-
rcndouslv chccred. That these ycHS ana cries NV
productive Of speed Is admitted h. every trainer VINO
h.s had any expcrcncc with them. and 1t Is not I'M
nno,Io that Mr. Williams himself saw II benefit oil
bis eort when he extended the hospitality oi MS
track TO the inmates OF the asylum
- uomlln. the successful breeder was In
messed with the advantage OF having ehch an n"'
,,r,,lo claoue- when he drove Belle lIamlin and
Jn,rna to skeleton wagon In Il" Ia IN Inc '''''N
~ oc.ohor $500. and in speaking Of this champion
,ar,orronco said: when | was passing thoS" luna
Etc., ,c,r the turn they yelling lk" demons, ana
, tJ the mares bound away II they had been Sruoh
With the whip From there they New az a rae ''''
u,s astonishing even to me. and am sure those crazy
p,.oplc made Belle and Jusiina 50 faster IMAM '"''
would otherwise have tr"icd.7
Much As the use Of the almoS' fri'tonlcss gear mas
,o,nea tho harness racers. the end has not been
reached for the new sules rs at present cohHTu 'u
hr %, means represent the height OF mechanical
c,.ncc The clumsy appearance of The coh'Ti'aho'
t., which 50 many records have been smashed was 'hc
urinary objection lodged against II by Dobie anu
Tho other trainers who It AT D"trol- In JuT' an"
tho majority 81 the snlk"s that have been heo Win
tho low wheels since then quit" rs cr'ld" 70 con
.,rtc,ion II has not been definitely settled ye,
h, di,nc,cr + best suited To the horse and II Will
r.ou,re a number Of experiments to learn TINS III
nor,,n, fact Major s. T. Dickinson. one OF the DIST
known patrons Of trot'ng tn this dF' mn "Aa
surrv made 10 order hy one ~ u" best mHhuih'
tr,rs that seems superior to any 81 those ua- "'r'
siIy nut together when The rubber Tire had !ns'
won rs way 10 favor and when every tnilh'r "ah''"
one at the earliest moment tn" hu'h' sem 20
IT. n,cdnson WIS more carefully constructed ana
from the trials 20 which Il has been subjected ut fl''V
GOOD pnrk. apisars 10 run much mole steadily Than
those al fir, put On 'he market.
There IS great -slrciiy Of crack tFo'''r' IN AZ
METROPOLIS but anon; iho-" With ida r'''ru' """ "
,r,ninr at Norrisana {, the black gedine Reference
whose be-, effort IN public da'"' back three year
rh., bo scored = Is az -. Louis. since h. was
hr,,gb, n this city Reference has never shown
as good form as he did In I--a I'LL b" was hToh'" "
Major plckln.on's new sulhy f." dnl' ago. "h'h
no turned Fleetwood track In = 10 81 This l. at
least four second, better than 'hc Ola eHd4s mas
been able 10 do FOR some u"i'' anu "a '' ~
tried with the same pair Of wheels did proportionAirN
well.
p,bcrt Bonner. who gave II rs his opinion lh't
.o,r that the pneumatic tire was NOT pracucnb"
lor usc on a ,uhy wheel. Is one OF IN" most lh'r'H"
.o,vcrts 70 II now. though he Is not sure aOon'
thc size that VIII produce the 6'.t results ~
.unol /, SIN in TRAINING. there VIII doubthns p n'
,,n,ru, tn cri fast mile from IN" "Nqu'eh
before the season ends. though Al present - ,"r
I'm 4, rather an unknown quantity Her toFIher
,l,it To- this side OF the continent certainty hetISu
hr mares Development. ana "r one rp u.n
appearance this year AT McadvLe dia not i h"'
"hhi, nc "a aily more At home than before
thnrlcs Marvin is u model OF patience. ho~rVer.
and Mr. bonncr has had too muca exporirmcc !"
r ~, ma,terT anxious as he mnSt be TO dlh pu,e
thn honor Of owning the fastest trott"r Niih Dir;
rnrhrs. "a II Sunol does start % win back'ue iost
jo"rcls r viii Lc sure Indication that she has
"hcvn something in private to warrant asking her 70
occnmnsh the tremendous task Of ls'atng %" g. IN
Innts since She has followed up her record breaking
.roms AZ chicago and Independence With ~ ther
cl In point Of merit ANYTHING the peerless
eoupbtcr 81 Happy Mcd,nm had previously done.
Iaul is fast and AXtcll had no trouble IN iIahilg
better me at Qsye"nd r e% d. Ghys ARR he co oa
pairing the Kentucky queen with Itrs"l! thc nll'
in o7 last Wednesday was unqer me colo.''Ip I,,
rack 50 thot had sie been at Independence or
stockton. It is likely that Robert Bonner would
nave fonnd II necessary 10 write his check Tor
The 5000 he promises as bonus "heh u'e va
Thonsh other records are ,umblng, down every
week. Inc mark Of :0S "a for stations rcmane
nrtoc he'd partly because Il IS rather early for INC
ncrfornng sires BE- In their best form, but hls)
on account OF the numerous m'haps that havc
bcfallen the prospective champions OF that class.
With Inlo Alto dead, AllcrOn and ANtcll both out
Of Thinning, and nelson expelled from the organized
turf by Of his owners misdecds, there
remains but a mediocre lot u struggle for the most
valuable OF all the partnerships open to the hnrncss
racer Lcbasco, a bay horse bred In Kentucky, now
six Years old. has improved nearly I've seconds on
his form Of last season, when he won several race.
making hle best tlmo In the first heat Of stalk"
.fap.r Win. hc cd
pcating ths in the third heat That Lobasco
showed promise Of Improvement this year was
evident when he substituted for Dclmarch -
meet AllertOn in ia" match race In which the Iowa
champion broke down after getting two heats. since
phcn Loesco hns gained further distinction by
lowering the race record for stations which Dtmarch
placed Al 3:l2 last fan by his heat In Ell Il at
Independence, on the first day Of the present
month. There are several young srcs that havo
scored aI5 or better already this season, hut
l. Mr., nil. Nnf Ilu.A cn1u