The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-21
on THE SPEEDWAY.
Alves and Pilot Boy Make n Date for
Another Brush.

Alves and Pilot Boy Mako n Date for
Another Brush.
Visitors to Speedway Park yesterday after
noon Just missed Witnessing brush between
two rival trotters which would have set the
whole road brigade talking. Charley Nell.
having read in THE Sun that Alves 2:00k. out
footed Frank Works $500 road horse Pilot
Boy. :09A. in a brush one day last week. was
on hand with the jaunty gray trottor to dispute
Alvcs's claim to supremacy. The latter turned
up later In the afternoon but before Nathan
Stratus. his driver. learned that Pilot Boy was
on the Speedway. he had taken the edge of his
Grand Circuit winner In series OF brushes
with ToGa 2:24I and had sent him home
in charge OF tho faithful Thomas. Nell
expressed a wish to try 1t over again with tho
two 2:10 trotters at some future day. where
upon the owner OF Alves agre ed to be On hand
tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock for another
brush. Mr.. Work. who is 81 years OF age and
much over weight will doubtless entrust the
driving OF Pilot Boy to Trainer Nell. who
drove the gray gelding In all his races In the
Grand Circuit. Mr.. Stratus thinks 1t hardly fair
for an amateur reinsman to compete with
professional. and he may ask Charley Thomp-
son. who drove Alves to his record OF 2 :O9h. to
drive him on the Speedway tomorrow. The
brush will be from the bend in the driveway
north OF Washington Bridge. down to the point
OF rocks which juts out from the western
sidewalk Just above the bridge. The distance
is about half a mile.
Mr. Straus and Trainer Nell do not agree as
to the FIRST brush. Nell said yesterday that
Alves got off eight lengths in front OF Pilot Boy.
and that the gray horse was Tapped on the bay
at the end OF the brush. On the other hand.
Mr.. straus says Alves turned ahead but was
slow to get away at speed. so that Pilot Boy
overlook him and was on even terms. or nearly
so. by the time both trotters had struck their
clip
his neck Yesterday when he was turned in
company with the big gated bay gelding Toga,
2;24 =. by Wicklitis. the SON OF George Wilkes.
Trainer Andy wilkinson was driving the horse
upon him going UP the road near Washington
Bridge. In my the two trotters were step
rate Rtves broke before the rst fu ia had
been covered and the brush ended IN a tiuke.
Wilkinson turned their horses for another go.
tied contest for the lead ensued. Alves had the
to some extent Offset by Ioga,s professional
driver For nearly hall mile the two horses
striking the axle OF Wikinson's wagon. his ac-
ton behind being away out. from under him
caused him to break and Aloss went on alone.
Although Toga has no record below 2:24 he
trotters in town. Whom he was in training at
Fleetwood PARK three years ago Fred Nohla
drove him half or two right around the :O5
mark.
The feature Of Yesterday s, sport was SHARP
brush between 4 l.; Kerker's speedy shestnut
PAGER. Atateka. by Lamhertus. and Col. +. n.
TPT r ID. 2 2on BY Rsdwaa and Lotie By
ried two men in heavy. high " heel runa bout.
whs the sg s s1
got off two lengths in front. headed northward.
from Washington Bridge. Atateka has stepped
quarters in O:32 !; but the team kept him busy
drove the trctters. coaxed them along with
touch. on the, reins as soft as, trout.
fishers. and ttey moved together like
teka was four or five lengths in the rear when
the team was at its best. Then Lottie began
to wayer slightly and the speedy PAGER to gain
they were nearing the end Of the road. where a
rail fence closes Dyekman street. On they went
until they were less than nifty yards from the
rein. The mounted officer who stood at the
roadside waved his arm for. them to pull up.
thinking they did not see tho fence ahead.
Col. Lawrence started the new polc team in a
brush with CobwebB few days ago The boss
Of the Speedway out-trotted them but Nathan
Straus said yesterday that he had to sit down
and drive tho chestnut horse for all he was
Il think we wero going at a 2:1O gait, said
the owner OF Cobwobs. / am sure Col Law
rence's team can trot quarter 0:33 or batter
any day"
The new team are lengthy. ranGy, breedy-
looking chestnuts Of fine size and style. TIP
The horse Was bred by Morris j. Jones. who
formerly owned the champion trottor AliH.
2:03A. Lotto Is a white-fnced. white footed
couple Of weeks ago up In central New York.
where she was raised.