New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-09

The horses Of William Simpsons Empire City
Stable are making fine showing this week at the
Windsor (Ont) meeting where they opened the
campaign. On the Fourth Abe" Lapham drove
Mr.. Simpsons ave-year-od PAGER Bowery Boy
to a record OF PISA In his maiden race Quickly.
another green PAGER OF the Empire CITY Stapie'
gained a record of 214. in winning the race for
horses Of the 235 class Bowery Belle the trottng
half-sister TO Bowery Boy, forced the Nebraska
horse Askey to riot three heats in 2la4 Ig
MI simpsons young sro,tng stallion ,S,l aoso Noun as
feated George II. Ketcnams sensational trotter
LurIne McGregor n one Of the fastest ana ao 9e
beating back in 2 in the next round finally
were eligible to the 80 class fortnight ago.
Either Mountaineer or Bowery Belle vii! prob
ably represent the NewYork breeder IN the Slo'Voo
races at Detroit and Hartford. Mounaineer Is
bay stallion by Hummer, the Of Electioneer.
and his dam is Sarah Warner. by Alcantara. 226'
He gained u record OF 229I1 at one OF the minor
meetings In Pennsylvania two years ago. whlch
remained his best record until he met ana oe'ea'eu
Jurlfne McGregor at Windsor. Bowery Belle Is
from the noted brood nare Willie Wilkes ?.s; by
the as. Rachel 29s by B1Ton snd
Great Heart bv Oy Ma%pTn son Of Bell Boy
aS Bow BoMery i'B e Hs present record 2
E.0ay s w Mnn fnnfS ea' rs career
vear-old bay geding by Mr.. Simpson S morse HUM,
| niiaio bv George Wilkes. He started In few
races last year, but usually unplaced ana d'u
| not win heat
No other stable except that OF &. J. Hamhh' mas
| made such a brilliant showing as MT simpson ,
| at the beginning Of the campaign. III is worthy Vi
| note that both Of these successful stables were
winterec In the extreme South. where cold weather
never interferes with training opefa tnrfman is
! SIMPSONS success as preeuei anu ~ ha y 10
| plessing 10 all New-York sportsHen' iot no ,ro,
been one Of the most liberia! patrons o s,u ~
ting horse for many years, paying tnousat t in W
ners He breeds and races ,is ono IN The
Measure and maintains two big farfns-one i q
Xiv near Hunts Point and the otner UP the o'a'o
| IN Allegany County
Tho road riders Of NewYork are not iosihs any
clean on account of the fight which wheeimah -
renorted TO be making to obtain admission W 'i'o
rev Speedway The law under which the SPEEDWAY
was built expressly provides that the Depai '"e'
of Public Parks may make such rules anu ieeu
,s,,on. as 4, may deem advisable for the use OF sara
hrv.wsy and as TO the exclusion therefrom OF
sny kind of vehicles the use OF which may 'hJui
| said driveway or render the same uiiNl Ut III
= convenient for the purposes Tor which !" WIS -,
| tended" The Park Department having maze sue"
| rules as exclude bicycles, coaches and many other
stvles of vehicles the horsemsn are coniideht Vhat
| thew will not nov be deprived OF tho one ROAD
in all New-York that is suited 20 driving trot'ns
| horse They feel tAat the wheeiineh na'e ne ~,
10 20 on the Bride Pam OF central idrk Anu ~
mis- was the sentiment expressed by tne t 0nIcld'
representative of the League OF Amercah MI
soner Clausen to exclude bicycles from the speed
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