New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
GOSSIP or THE TROTTERS.
NATHAN sTRAUs DRIVES COBWEBs A MILE
TO ROAD WAGON IN 2l4a. AT FLEET
WOOD-TIiE 200 HARNESS HORSE



IN SIGHT.
The one hundred or more road riders who drove
ont 10 Fleetwood Park yesterday morning now
count themselves among the chosen people. for tney
were lucky enough to witness about the best per
formance ever made by trottng horse 10 foai
wagon The old track meay and SLOW ana
there were no notable exhibitions oi sp'eu "'''"
Nathan Straus drove upon the course with MS good
horse Cobwebs 2:l2 hooked TO pneumatic rodu
wagon The great campaigner looked hlgh IN neSn
and hardly fit carry his speed full mile IN iron.
OF mis- owners road wagon. but Mr StrauS JosS'u
M the stretch turned and brought him down 70 'l'
wire az a fast clip nodding to the men on the 'iun-
house piazza as signal for them 70 start thcr
watches on the horse Without skip or "aN''
co5v.bs sii down the Fleetwood hill past the quar-
ter-mie pole In O:22. and on 10 the ha'f IN '"e
markable time of l:Or.--a 2:osi2 gait
That half will pump him out and ne won Re'
HON. in 2.2o" volunteered one o; the clubhouse
watchers as the fast horse made the sharp turn Just
beyond the half and started 10 breast the "'"''
grade in the third quarter. But 'op"'pS cam, ".
steady and true passing the next quarter Po'' "
1.sq. a 2:l2i, gait for the three-quarters Athoutn
a,rlv ,ire1 after pulling his heavy load up the
steep hin ne responded nobly when MT S'rauS
called upon him in the h0meStr'ich' anu ''o 'F
pas, the finish line with undiminished SPEED n
2.l4a. for the mile 1here was unanimous N"e"
of establishment as the club members looked ~ '"''
watches and then turned to their neighbors TO Ver!
tho remarkable time. Frederick Sieinway. w. H.
Nangels J : Erich, Frederick I'"tZ. captain - ~
N.p,nald Frederick Gerken ). II. Clark. FREDERICK
y Basseit Gabe Case and Major = J. D'' "
were among those who saw the Inlle.
The performance was, OF course, h"' ''''
% rco,d but # will stand alongside Of the double
foam ,.rfornance Of Maud 5. and Adine as one OF
the greatest fcais of trotting and OF amateur 'e'S
manship ever at the old track me 'nA"P''"
record for trottc:s 10 road wagon Is 81 '"o ~
mad. nv Clpta,n Lyons driven by Frederick "'rKeh
fA, XeA
ard for ,rofters TO skeleton wagon is held by Matthew
Rilcv's famous black gelding Guy, VINO puneu
pneunatic wagon IN 2l5 at the Detroit "ranu IT.
cuit meeting in 1898 driven by the professional re
man. T. l.. Longwell. Mr.. Straus Is coh"ue"' ''a'
cohwcbs can lower this mark and there IL tax
h,,, shining the great son OF Whips 10 Terre
uau,. ar some other fast track FOR shy at the
worlds record II this IL not done MI. 9'raus W."
prob.b bly, start his horse for wagon record al ff'
w,od on october 9 the date set for the match race
h.,vcen the local PAGERS Blue Sign, 2oY4, ana
Rebus 2l2H.
~, ,,r,nos,1 match race FOR so 90 n side between
yoh.r, ! and the champion Australian iroiter Fritz
was one OF the principal topics of horse TAX AZ fi
wood yesterday. The prevailing impression "'n'"e
horserncn Is mat the hackers OF Frz VIII hot he
likely 10 conced- all OF the conditions Tor whi1n MI
Tew ksbury stipulates In MS letter 10 ne 'S r.
man" accepting the cnarnfo, Dut i.T t J,aiis
WI De asIy"u t, tbh gTeat race viii take place. EX
rrced turfmen say that Mr. Towksbury IL taxing
bg rlsk in on ing to send Robert to the Ant
ipou1 not Get ihcre and back without mlshap
John X. Gcntry's mile IN -"'2 AZ rbp' -
Portland Me. last week leaves Robert j an .N
rbamn,cn Of pacerdom The little seldine has been
campalgned so severely throushout III" y" 10
mai The nne edge OF his speed now seems 10 ne
lost and there is little reason TO believe that Is
Will be able 70 regain me channp'o' The ~ar,
for the two-minuie record IL now thought 10 le p,
tween the two stations, Gentry ana Slat JIM,
ana one horse has about AZ many follower hs -, wv
"ther among the men who have seen both IN th'r
recent races H. X. Bovine, E J.. betts anu V'"'t
trainers are OF the opinion that star POINTER VIZ
re- tho two-mlnuto line before the close or me
camuaign John X. Gentry has nlr"idN ''nlUn--
t,Sleu i,s weather conditions Portland.
Me- being universally accounted eapa' !" 49,, -,
better on hot day on such ""'A d. '''"' 90
Wllllam simpson. the owner Of the champion
Stallion has been urged 10 ship his vcnderful horse
q, nncs ~ the fast Indiana track and there wall
for favorable opportunity TO MAKE M u,H,, "a.
r,nneer 2,J harness horse. The nrEt horse tha'
crosses the line Will be worth eis sum iot s ss
hibition and stock purposes. and the owner OF mo
present champion VIII doubtless lose no cnahce 20
put the son OF Ashland Wilkes IN the ~" ~ no ,u
story is told that well known hrm OF hor'ene no, IN
1894 offered {. J. Hamln 5000 for Robett ) CON con-
ditonal upon his taking record oil ." or De''e'
The crack two-year-old trotter Jupe that lowered
the race record for colts OF MS ats 70 -, az
Portland last week. was bred by W, :. frahoc.
the oldtlme turfman and breeder OF ms city Jupe
is by Allie wilkes 2s The son % kSn WiRe, Re Mnr
his dam Annie Patchen by MambIino >, i,a'cnr @
Mr. France sold the now famous colt ior w eary
last year and the yOungster changed hah1s hsali
for sil2 20 before his present owner, - A smell OF
| New Bedford, Mass bought him for So at auction
last February. Starting for the hrst time la~t
| month Jupe has cut hs record down 10 point
| that no two-year-Old trotter except Arlon ever
enualed Orions 2:lO 80 is still long way In al.
| vance OF Jupcs best performance 10 date ana
there is little likelihood that the Wilkes colt WI
| supplant the son OF Elcctoneer as champion OF inc
two-ycar-olds. Arions record. made In lssl II no"
| the only champion performance 70 high wheels
| which has wthstood the advent Of the pneumatic
| suikv and IT is generally looked upon az the one
exlsting record which may not be equaled for many
years to come. go -, -. a.
| Negotiations are pending with tho owners OF the
| four great PAGERS. John r. Gentry 2NOts; Robert
| I 2.0,i,; Star Pointer. 2.02ia and Frank Agan,
263s. looking to IA special race between TWO or
more OF the cracks at Fleetwood next month ON
GERS OF the Driving Club believe that star POINTER
and John r. Gentry would draw a record king
crowd 10 tho old track. and strong effort Will be
made TO arrange such a race subscription mas
| heen started among members OF the Driving club
for the relief OF the widow and family OF PHrk
| Policeman Mcintyre who was killed the other day
| while attempting to stop runaway on the road
| Nathan Straus has already contributed $50 TO the
| fund and Il is expected that a handsome sum VIII
| be raised.
THE paTCUSON CTER WINS