New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-08
TROTTERS OUT AT FLEETWOOD.
MANY wEII.-KNOWN Men AND HORSES GO Up
To THE TRACK.


TO THE TRACK.
The dav was not too bright yesterday for what
was practically the opening day this season OF the
old Fleetwood TrottlnS Park. This may DE put
down as exception. for. generally spedhihs'
whatever the weather in NewYork CITY may be on
Sunday or during week. 1t is generally glorious
at Fleetwood at least day in the seven as II to
taunt Robert Bonner and one or two more WHO no
not appear on the road on sunday
1t would be hard to find more perfect illus'ra-
ton OF what nature and art combihed can pro-
duce than "A gathering OF New-fork horsefheh a'
Fleetwood any fine day at this season IL Is such
a particularly American feature 100 Nei'hcr
London Paris nor ST. Petersburg. or TOT mat mat
ter any other capital in the world can show such
\ gathering A widely travelled man remarked
this yesterday. In Paris, Vienna. Berlin ana Lon
dom as in Russia they are trying to follow IN 'he
line marked out by the American uotter' put II VIII
be long before Hyde Park or the Bois de bouloshe
will show such glitterng procession OF shoppers.
and with such dazzling records. too. as some OF
ther, nosscss or such an array of delicate feather
weight road wagons paraded up and down
Seventh and Jerome ayes. yesterday, and made tho
bridge at the foot of the hill leading up TO fIce'
wood resound with their musical hoolDea's'
Prominent among the early arrivals at rect
wood Yesterday was Sheppard Knapp. who says
that this is going to be one OF the biggest years
for trottnp horses ever known. General JACOB
Baiz the Consul of Honduras. drove up early 700.
behind a stylish cross matched pair. JewetesS ana
Lady Hartford. the latter with record OF 2;SV9''
and ability to go mile in 20 General bdiN
thinks there is possibly serious trouble ahead Tor
secretary Gresham in the Nicaragua affair with
Great Britain. He says that the Venezuela claims
will be easily adjusted, and that IN thrF udS7
we shall be able to tell how much of war there
IS going TO be in Cuba Mart he considers
remarkably ablc man, and General Balz hopes
and believes that this time the Cubans VIII DE
belli Nathan }
Straus who has Just bought the fast performer
Cobweb went to Fleetwood Yesterday behind MS
particular pet the bay mare Norwalk' record "'i''
Alexander Newburger had out one of his last ones
Mr. Newburger is going in for trotters ana PAGERS
this year This veteran Of the CIVIL War has De,
bn6, ba recentlv refused siOOo string of eleven
other fast ones Gabe Case drove a much-re-
marked pair Tom and Jerry. giving mem h rIs6
of John (;erken who the majority OF tle
prizes at the recent Riding Academy Horse snow snow
nresent after his unfortunate encounter win a
'eft-hander' when out driving some ten days ago.
Mr.. Gerken was driving the prctH T"nhd M
Astoria. H. Ziegler drove up behind Iocah9n'aa'S
Boy C. Y Wempe exercised sfd,r me nn osf White
named Hayan record 3 3sd Earl umner by
Donald had out OF his fast steppers seore'nly
inrned from a visi, TO Kentucky. whore he went
on account OF poor health. He says the morse ou,,
confident. He believes lndt + an,,n,- wa 49,
an unprecedented spring circuit meeting. -
Then there was abe Garsde and 50 many NOR nor
IT would take a long time to mention them anu
their fine horsefesh and turnous - .,,
No one can go to Fleetwood without no o. c,,
what a we!l-preserved look the combination OF a'il-
ietics and asceticism which trotting Is. gives TO
men we'll along in years There vas an insane
the famous Hiram Woodruff Mr. Woodruff woud
hardly like to tell his age for fear OF not Deihg pc
jiev.d bur he could easily pass Tor twenty EedIs
Younger than he is The Woodruns were drivers
and owners of rotting horses way back IN the t'he
~ tho old Union course on Long Island. When
they had three-mile and repeat races. ana II Is 20
them that horsemen owe the use OF inc over X
an invention as valuable to many harness
cha nlpions as the sliding seat is TO oarsnlen Johh
Dalv and the other trainers put in a Iol OF eoou
work with their charges on the track.