New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-20
NOTES OF THE SPEEDWA1'
SPORT FOR TO-DAY SPOILED BY YES
TERDAYS RAIN
r.sr uopsrs FROM THE WEST FAIL TO DAMAGE
LOCAL RECORDs-CoBwEBs SAID Io
HAVE BEEN BEATEN.

HAVE BEEN BEATEN.
The heavy rains OF yesterday spoiled me pians o
the horsemen who anticipated having great 'ii,
on the Speedway. Had the day been me anu 'i'e
roadway in good condition there would nave Dee"
many exciting and interesting brushes between the
Overs and many good yarn would have been spun
to-day about them. But the weather clerk spo"eu
II all and the owners OF the fast trotters VIII nave
to walt now until better conditions prevail lot
their particular sport.
There have been number OF improvements made
on the Speedway lately among them the placlhE
Of signs cautioning pedestrians TO use the suo"ays
when desiring 10 cross from one side or the roao-
vav 10 the other. The Tribune suggested the erec-
ton Of the signs some time ago. and they Will
greatly aid the police in trying 10 prevent people
from being run while crossing the roadway IN
front Of the trotters.
The many mysterious trotters alleged TO he speed
marvels. and which reported 10 be on their
wav 10 this city TO wrest the championship OF the
Speedway from Cobwebs and other good animals
owned by local horsemen. have so far faied 10
make good To ne sure Mr.. Billings. OF Chicago.
lid come on bringing Bumps and Class. two West
ern hyers with him. Bumps sotd 10 have
beaten everything in sight in the Western metrop-
oils and MANY stories were told of his alleged
wonderful speed and great qualities as road horse
that local horSemen awaited his coming with much
interest and considerable anxiety. Well. Bumps
came hut as the fates would have IT he did not
conquer In fact his advent the great drive
way yelled in much mystery. II Is said that
ne was driven over the course once or TWICE. out
for some other his driver did not engage
him IN brushes with any of the well-known local
trotters The worst Of It all Is that local horse
men will not have an opportunity 10 test Rumpss
alleged great speed now because his owner shipped
him back 10 his stable in the Windy CITY Yesterday.
NJ. Billings declared that after ne Bumps and
Glass 10 this city he found that ne do not have
tho time TO drive them. he decided 70 ship them
back Chicago
About the first thing that out-of-town admirers
~ he tk1x. eifxy
Is TO pay visit the Speedway. Among the
visitors last week were John 5 Clark, OF New
Brunswick who has owned SOM excellent flyers
IN his time and who has large treedng establish
mens now; Another visitor was John Shepard. OF
2l5l4 from C. VI Reed Of Erie. Penn.
a number of horses have made their ap-
pearance the road lately. One OF these is Sir
Ed back geldng with mark Of 2:lr. Sir Ed
is a smooth-eong handsome animal. and he quickly
demonstrated that he could hold his own in fast
Will the Horse SHOW Of course proved d. great ,1ii
brushes on the speedway. Fred" Gerken. with
his speedy slayer tuxon by Chichester. was in the
talksd-of animal Just now. because he undoubtedly
beat a number Of the really fast les within the
claim TO fame, however. IS the statement OF Mr.
Gerken and several others that IuXon last Wednes-
day defeated the char1ion CobTebs This story
has said all along that he would one day beat Cob
webs The story goes that on Wednesday Mr..
Gerken met Nathan Straus on the Speedway driv-
INK Cobwebs. and that the two horses raced for
nearly a mile. Mr.. Gerken with good Judgment
trailing until the finish, when he pulled for the
big long-strding trotter and gradually passed him.
and in a highly exciting finish beat him by two
While Luxon may have defeated Cobwebs IN a
single heat II does not by any means demonstra te
horsemen viii permit the fame OF Cohwebs the idol