The sun., 1895-04-01
RAN INTO CHARLEY BATES.
NEARLY A FIGHT IN TIE RTNG
OF DURLAND,S ACADEMY.

Frank Beard OF Brooklyn and Bates Were
Rivals In Competition for Prize. and
There Was n Foui, for which Heard
Was sDisqusiined-Benrd Won After All.
A friendly rivalry that has existed between
Charles +. Bates of this city and Francis ID.
Beard of Brooklyn. two well-known horsemen,
eliminated in much bad feeling and almost a
row last Saturday night at Durland's Horse
Show. where both men were competing for
prizes. Tho men colided when driving in the
single-norse harness championship class for n
silver cup. Beard was promptly ruled out of
the ring by the judges, and 1t looked for a timo
as II there would be fight
Bates and Beard have been exhibitors and
competitors against each other in all horse
shows in this vicinity for years. and have tried
to outdo each other by showing tho best horses
and tho latest thing in traps and harness. So
far has the rivalry extended that the one would
guard very carefully anything new he was going
to exhibit in order that the other might be
taken by surprise. Both men have been COM
peting for prizes ut the Durland Horse Show all
last week. and have had horses win in scverdl
classes.
The honors had been about even up to Satur-
day night. but on that night there was S1OO
championship cup to be won In the single-horse
harness championship class, and both mon
wanted 1t badly. Bates had a new harness ho
was would land the prize and Beard had
the latest thing from London.
BY virtue of having had two OF his horses win
during the week. Beard had them both in the
competition, he himself driving Sensation. and
his brother-in-law, J. II. shultz, Jr.. of Brook
some horse Cndet, which won prize during
the %es the three we're ons in the
as 1t had been many times before.
Before the competition Bates and Beard stood
q NO nf ida . ha H.
centre Of interest. for Bates with his well. known
plckwickian figure looked very short and fat
iii lay YOU hundred its nine" said bates
good natnredly.
mounted the sents Of their respective extremely
Bates led into the ring. and. seated proudly
followed by beard and the SGhnitz rig. Judges
Widener, Carmen. and Rives had q hard time
orders to halt, trot, drive SLOW this way and
that way, until both Bates and Beard grew
sr in SO long
time he passed Beard.
rs that soI" answered Beard.
In sweeping around the Fifty ninth street end
OF the ring Bates swung In too close. once when
speaking to his rival, and the hub OF his wheel
it made the Brooklyn man angry.
os Two & can % play at that game" said he, and he
6ard against the rail- Ts eonnned % m
three or four turns. even after the Judges had
given orders TO stop. Around and around they
went, as il In q race. Bates tried to pull out in
one Of the turns. and tho traps came together
with q crash The judges shouted and the men
pulled up and glared at each other and grooms
swOre MS they tried to eStrcate the traps
II looked for moment as IL there would be a
fight, and many in the audience thought they'd
see an exhibition Of the manly art" in addition
TO o horse show.
"rll-." began Bates all out of breath.
Both men handed their reins to waiting
grooms and prepared to dismount.
Mr.. Beard is ruled off the track for inten-
tional fOuing." came the decision from the
judges at once, before Beard had any chance to
answer Bates.
Bates looked happy, and his rotund counte-
nance bore broad smile as he drove on. still
in the competition to win. Beard ground his
teeth in rage and waited for Bates to come out
OF the ing. His finest harness was on the horse
he had been driving. but ho had great hopes Of
the other, driven by Schultz Bates's happiness
was not Of long duration. for the decision soon
came from the judges that Beard had won.
man Said said ifs to Bates eappSh pWpho looked sad and
somewhat angry: Beard says he can whip
you"
~, Well, can whip him easy" retorted Bates.
Then he hurriedly drove home.
Beard protested that the fouling had not been
Intentional and that he had been unfairly used,
but he was Modified by his final victory over his
rival.
On last Wednesday night Beard in the tandem
competition. drove into trap driven by Aurel
Batonyi. and the men nearly came to blows then.