New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-22
GOSSIP ABOUT THE ROTTERs
FLEETWOOD HORSES WIN AT MYSTIC
PARK.
PAGE AND NI-rBREAKER JR. ENTER THE Z;io
LIST n THEIR MAIDEN RACEs-cEPIiAs AND
FRANK AGAN ~ RARE FoRM-ELf fA'ES

FRANK AGAIN IN RARE FoRM-ELF PAGES
MILE IN 2I24 AT FLEETWOOD
DEATH or Aunt DELILAH
rha extreme heat yesterday prevented anything
like general exhibition Of speed at Flee'wooh.
with the mercury UP in the nne;ies 1t was nara
alike on men AMI horses and the half hundred or
more members Of the Driving club who tanner an"
moppcd and gaepcd during the morning on Inc c'"'-
house piazza found little to Interest them except
the gossip of the local trainers, who had JUST re-
turned from the meeting at Myetic PARK. IN ''e
first brush OF the season between the harness horses
Of New-York and Boston. las. week the f'ee'"oon
flyers succeeded IL winning their fui snare oi '"e
hcnors and John p. Gibbs and his ieiio"-raine'S
were naturally eIatel over the success OF the metro
politan contingent.
Gibbs himself won a great race win Cepnas'
OLE defeating the much-toutel Tennessee stallion
Norman 2:l2l4; the bay gelding Now oTK 'en'r'''
2l3ia, that bred by John j. Dutcher' OF 'nS
city and Incorporation Counsel william H. 'iarh
good mare Nutshell. 2l5. Gibbs says that Norman
Possesses a remarkable turn Of speed ana he WAS
the contending horse bt the miles were little too
long for him In the second heat cephas ana the
Stallion trotteI like n double team TO the thr'e-
quarter pole in 1856 2oS gait where Norman
weakened and the Fleetwood winner jogTcH nome
alone in 2:l2i The trainer OF Cephas believes that
his horse can carry 2.o' gait the full mile ana ne
has entered the trappy-gl'el son Of Cyr AMI Molly
Matchlcss IN the frce-for-al class at Ola orcha'h'
where he Will probably meet T. j. O'cotts last
mare Alar. al and the Philadelphia crack onoqu"'
2oSi1 next week Although Onoqua Is looked upon
hy many horsemon as being the tastes trotter now
in sight in the free foi-al class Gibbs IL confident
that Ccphas has the speel y give her hard race
Il not beating.
one OF the features Of the Mystic Park meeting
last week was the remarkable performance OF the
Fleetwood irottcr Page driven 10y Isaac Fleming.
with Charles Noian's Philadelphia mare Fascina-
ton heavily backed favore over the Held IN the
2io class. the N"vYork horse. who went INTO the
race without record. having Started In public only
once prior TO his Boston race won the first heat III
2lsi. the second in 2:lji. and the third In 2:!o
much TO the surprise OF the talent. Page was raised
by Thaddcus Durland. OF Chester. Orange County.
AMI was used by hin. road horse until late last
season. rhen he trained for a few weeks al
Goshen trotting a mile in 2:2os in his work on
the haf-mie track Early last spring John l@n-
gan, of New-York bought the promising trotter for
81 800 ani placed him IN the hands Of Fleming - be
trained and campaignel lie trottci his first race
ut Fle :wocl fortnight ago. getting second money
n the 800 won by the sensational mare
Straight Line Page IS by rolonIus, son Of Rys-
dyk's Hambietonlan. and his dam is the Dubois
mare OF unknown blood that produced on Time,
2:2li,; Buiioa 2:25 and the PAGER Reality. 2:a's.
John T. Gibbs says that Page could have tTott"!
the second heat Boston In about 2ls II Faseina-
ton any OF the others had been good enough 10
force him out 90 fas.. lie Is good looking bay
|
about him being the remarkable muscular develop
inent Of his had parts lie f. steadr-eplng, nat
ura ,rotte-. that wears light shoes and m aril-
! ncia, appliances and ne seldom makes break
| either In rae, or IN his work Fleming VIII PROB
ably star, Page in the s3op Merchants ana Manu-
| facturers' Stakes at Detroit next month. whore he
will meet among Others. the crack ,rottcr Baron
Crisp. e.l5i. owned by James Butler. the president
Of the Ncw-York Driving Club 1t Is SAL thai
Pages mile I'm Pisa. at Mystic Park. = the fastest
ever trOtted In a race for 30 horses Tho Phia-
delph!a coterle who backed Frscnat.on a. though
/ tho race mere ali over save foG the shouting are
said 10 have lost a large sum when Page won In
straight heats
+. r. Bovine another 4 the Fleetwood contingent.
scored couple u clever Victories al Boston with
\ Alley Bonner's handsome irottnG stallion King
! Rene jr and the Parkvie Farm hrooimare VI, s-
terry owned BY Joha II. Shuts Like Page. King
| Rene jr had never Won a neat until Re started
last week a, Mystic Park. Ben Wilkes beat he
| Bonner stallion the frs; heats bu; the latter
outas'ed his rival winning the next three heats
and the race and taking a record OF : ga.
| King Reno. the sire % Mr. Bonn"rs promising
young ,rot'cr died las, week n, Ashland. ihe oil
home Of Henry 'ity IN lscs'nEiGn. ky. Hs was
the sire * tAriy -four trot'ers having records OF ~
or better. The fastest Of his get was k."cr. 2IS'..
Re e0 r u h,5 for nj. ls daS Tp Of re rofss
! wilkes King Rene was noted show horse. having
the ribbons several occasions. lie was foal"d at
| WoOuDurn FArin IN lhi1 ana was got Dy A"kaEdcr =
belmont. out Of bandina, the dam OF Swigert. nv
| Mambrino chief. King Rene jr.. 10 booked FOR a
tro,,ed mile in his work in 2i5,s last s@a i.''n
Mystery the big sensitive daughter Of hall"-. TIA,
ago giving her rc,ora OF Zs,s o~ercd her si mark
Those who saw Frank Arnn defeat salaln ana
bc,te hi. record Of 2o,;. ast wrhntsiay ana pre
dictiQns are male nat when h. meets hob,rt !
| ClrcI, tracks ne viii get his share OF IL. money
T. McsTthy WIG lrGss TraGk hssn scored
tho Boston meeting with the green gray PAGER Nut
Ing al, mile in 2h over the Hew-York rack A.
th9ugh the stallion was eligible TO the B." class
the end Of NV heats Nutbreaker. Jr.. pacing his
isF4 %g Il d 2i Mrs. Anso % M H1E G ,pay
in The rae won by McCarthy's gray stallion: She
bur- when john Knne s up to dryt her h ms T
| OF the race. she finished second 20 Nutbreaker H.
and redeemed her reputation among circuit foI-
counterfeit Al Of McCarthy's horses were shipped
engsgrd next week at the Norihwestcrn Breslers
meeting AT Washington Park
Jciie., in John i. Turner'S stable. has probably
reported to have broken down behind. and although
the constant attention Of q veterinary surgeon
Straight Line and en-. her record down 10 2.iei, She
was too lame to move out OF her boxstan the next
IN sigh in the 2S .i"ss she is owned by Jam" Jamn,
w. Cooke. Of Philadelphia, who. It appears. is tho
10 Frank Ellis for 5000
Lewis G. Tewks5urys cx-champion PAGER, Mascot,
20i met n msh1p the other day ut Boston which
may prevent his appearance IN public at OF the
| summer meetings Trainer Bovine Wae logging the
horse at Mystic Park where he was entered IN the
| free-for-a against Frank AGan when Mascot step
pei I'm a hole and strained himself be Ia me-
IN OF his front legs The injury l. believed
to be serious. although Bovine deemed It wire 10
| stop his work.
Although nearly all Of the hgh-cass horses tina,
wer. In training at Fleetwood early I'm the season
| are now out on the circuits, the fastest working-out
mile OF the year paced Saturday AT the old
trace John Daily having driven Frederick r. Stein
| ways bay mare Elf mile In 2:l2A. The most re-
markable feature Of the performance the fact
| that Elf had trotting record OF 2:22h made IN
1899. and that untii ten days ago she had
paced mile In 900. The mare Is one OF the double
Ratcd kind. however. and Daly recently decided to
try her as picer. She worked a mile In 2:26 at
the FIRST attempt. and at the next essay, on SatIr-
day: she turned the track in 2:l2h pacing last