New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04

FAST HORSES THAT HAVE sHOWi' THEIR
PAGES OVER THE SNOW.

The horsemen were unable to do much driving on
the Speedway yesterday as II was still covered with
n heavy depth OF snow. which had been practically
unbroken by the few sleighs which had been driven
It. In fact the sleighing the popular drive
way has been disappointment TO the owners or
fast troters and PAGERS who had looked forward to
having great opportunity TO show just what their
animals could do In the snow. The trouble was due
to the managers OF the Speedway not having the
proper appliances to level the snow and get the
roadway In good condition for fast driving. Not
having the Speedway to drive on last week. the
horsemen made OF the drives in Central Park.
There was also good sleghing on some OF the ave-
nues and altogether there was great sport for the
horse owners and their friends. The sleighng con-
tinued good In the Park up to yesterday. and every
body Of consequence In the horse world was out fire.
quently or they did not have the chance to
engage In much fast work but for all that the sport
was greatly enjoyed.
Among the weknown faces seen In the Park yrs
terday those Of Frederick Vanderbeck with his
fast animal. Ben-IIur. and Frederick Hammond OF
the Plaza Hotel. with fine bay mare. Alexander
Newberger was driving SmIlax and w. F. Leland. OF
the Windsor Hotel. held the rens over handsome
bay team that had plenty of style and action A. H.
Manchester was behind his black mare that has
mark OF 2:26 and Howard Conklng drove a cnest-
nut team. W. G. Leland OF the Grand Hotel had
out his black mare. and Nathan Straus gave MS
champion Cobwebs plenty OF needful exercise. Fred
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his bay geding Revenue. record 2:224. showed that
they possessed extremely good sleigh animals. En-
ward De Cernea seen with n handsome tea'n
and Frederick Deitz did considerable speeding De-
hind Directors jug and mate.
William p Ryan sent his good pair Pomona and
mate along at a merry clip. and Charles Weiand en-
joyed the day behind his chestnut mare Nutviha
J. Baurock with that wonderfully good animal
Kngwood. and A. W. Gwathmey. with Albert e.
that has a mark OF 2:l6i1 up In the first bunch
every time. also DR.. II. c. Glover with MS
chestnut gclding Pegasus. Many women were seen
driving. among them Mrs William Durando with
lively stepping pair. and Mrs Frederick Vanderbeck
with fine team of bay cobs that showed much
more than ordinary fast-going qualities
Included among the other prominent owners ana
admirers Of fast horses who had much good fun OUT
OF the Frank Work. who sometimes drove
a and az other times single trotters hitched 10
light speeding cutters. Peter Doeger had nice
moving pair of bays did John b. Hassocker
J. Crawford drove Misty Morning and Arthur ker-
ker out. first with his chestnut PAGER Cititica
and then with his brown PAGER Roslyr. Captain NC
Donald had much sport with the PAGER Bird and ar
terward with the trotter Flash The latter Is II
newcomer In the fast brigade. and everybody is
waiting to find out just how good the gray tro noi
Teany Is Johh - n EGkersoi' WIZ" d1in M nave
brush with somebody, and John Stratton was SINH
When t the Speedway gets in good condition there
Will be- much good sport as number o, nm a stock
recently. and they promise to show them hmoIb
these animals which their owners say they vi, Of
ten drive on the Speedway, are Cresceus and Fray
tell. whom Robert Bonner purchased at the recent
sale in Madison Square Garden This great irot,er.
Mr. Bonner has declared. will be often seen on the
Speedway when the weather is good. m !,
Ii was learned yesterday that ground Will ne
broken tomorrow for the new trotting track which
William II. Clark Is going to have built between
Yonkers and Mount Vernon. The work VIII be
rushed along fast the weather Will permit as
It Is the intention OF the owner to have II ready ior
use by the middle OF next May. Considerable sur
prise has been manifested among horsemen that MT;
Clark should have sold number Of his young ana
promising trotters In the recent Madison square
Garden sale The supposion is however. that MT
Clark will gather together irst-class string or AMI
mails after the OF constructing the new track Is
OF his mind
The building OF the track WILL In the opinion or
many prominent horsemen. do more 10 advance the
interest rotting In this city and the nelghDorhg
tel ritory than anything that has been done in years
Already there is talk of organizing trotting asso-
citation to take the place OF the defunct driving
Club. What with the Speedway and the new track
this city II Is said. will become one OF the most at
tractive places in the country for the admirers OF
rotters pacers 1t will also become the leading
market the world for the purchase and sale OF the
best-bred animals.