New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-04
Daattf,na A 4.
THE SPEEDWAY.
DAYLIGHT BEATS DAVID b. IN BRUSH
THROUGH THE MUD.

u,,h, o.29n \ big bay trotter formerly owned
nv A n Darling. of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, was
the star of the Speedway yesterday The horse was
comnaratIvely unknown to New-York horsemen,
having been sent here from New brunswick. N j.,
where he is owned by Mr. RadeL George A. Cole
man drove the stranger to a one man wagon and
swept the Speedway of everything but the mud'
Baylight's best performance was the defeat or j.
w Cornlsh's fast horse David e., 2O9A, that had
beaten Cobwebs 212, in somewhat unequal con
test on Thanksgiving Day. He led the 2:lO trotter
down the road at the first trial OF speed and then
turned and beat him back toward Dyckman-st.,
after getting away two three lengths behind.
The driveway was somewhat muddy In places, and
this may have handicapped the big gated chest
nut trotter, but Daylight beat him handiy that
many roadltes were disposed to believe the bay
horse might be able to repeat the trick on any Kind
OF footing.
that the newcomer Is among the best trotters yet
seen on the Speedway Daylight is a brawny plain
son Of Kentucky Prince. His dam, Emeline was
trained at Fleetwood Park in 1895 and started in
race there gaining his record of 233h. This was
told about the speed shown by Daylight in his work
this year at New Brunswick and Hartford. II is
said that he has trotted a part OF a mile at
200 gait.
A. NJ. Roses cross matched pacing team, Sir Ed,
214ai. and Island Belle 22iA, swept the Speedway
in double harness as Daylight did in single harness
chestnut flyers from Mount Vernon and they like
wise proved to be fast for the single seppers.
The speedy PAGER King Tom; by Mambbrin9 King;
pace with Island Belle and Sir Ed. He was car
ed off his feet before quarter OF mile had been
run. But he failed to do the trick, the pair leading
all the way from Dyckman-st. to washington
Bridge.
The slippery footing yesterday caused many fast
horses lose their accustomed speed Toga Y:zf"s'
tvftb fha hpat
ones on the Speedway under ordinary conditions,
was easily beaten by Page. 2Os&i. 8. F. Paurs
Grand Circuit trotter Alrich, 2l2k went down be-
fore Dr. H. II. Kane's chestnut stallion William
E. 222 and was afterward easily beaten aeh by pr
revenge by outfooting the speedy trotter 1rixie W.
2:2lA before the speed parade ended, put ne was
to be too fast for nearly everything ne met lie
defeated George Hubers dminutlye pa pa L1 LIE
Gem 2l5 twice In succession, and showed the way
easily to unknown bay PAGER driven az M
in the prowess Of his horse after so many winning
brushes and started him twenty lengths oen ln
G arHd br.b np the road from the bridge
closed on the leaders, and was within three or tour
lengths of Ada - when Dyckman-st was reacneu'
Int could not quite head the fast little bay mare
There was intense excitement among the specta-
tors about 70 o'clock, when the we'll known trottlng
mare Brunhllde, 2I5h. came dashing down the road
on the run doing her best to get away from her
driver Melville c. Boyuton shaft Of Mr.. Boyn-
,ou's speedng wagon had broken, striking the gray
mare and badly frightening her she s"erVed an
over the road she ran, and seemed AT one Ine
about TO holt into the crowd on the sidewalk Her
owner Law back the rens dong MS pest 70
sion her and he finally succeeded after she had
run half mile or more
Some OF the well known horses and horsemen
seen on the driveway Gilbert Seaman, with
the gray trotter Graystone 22Slk. John w. Smith,
with the black trotter Maggie Nelson, 2;26a, by
Nelson 200: Frederick Vanderbeck, with the chest
mt trotter Ben Hur, 2:2eh; f. d. Slater with the
blaze faced bay trotter Kaiser Wilkes; Cord Meyer
and c H. Meyer behind the fast bay team Dave
II. and Barney s., 2:2ih; D. Mix. with the speedy
little brown mare Ambo. 227ia, by Warren; H. T.
Names OF Bronx Borough. with his black and bay
trotters Jack Arerton ard jolly Bachelor; I. Il.
McNann with the gray trotter Bachelor Boy,
22ai.; Daniel O'Dell with the noted chestnut PAGER
Ouadriea 1:0ss. formerly campalgned by H. b,
2i2iS; George b. Brown driving the handsome white
faced, white footed chestnut trotter Dexter n,
2I5la william T. Parsons jr with the bay PAGER
Winola 2:22: J. p. Robertson, with his cross
matched pair. Nelly and Flash, 22lA; r. ID. Rug
giles OF Paterson. with the bay trOtting team. Molly
r and mate: Furman Price. with the bay and
chestnut mares Princess @. and Pansy Is, 2;ZA;
John J. QUINN with the black mare Lutegard. by
Stargard: Hugh Riley, with Commodore Porter, LIB;
r. r. Smathers, with the crack PAGER King Egbert,
G. Schmidt with the brown PAGER Excellence 2.1Sl.:
j. +. Cockerill with Swift PISA; AlQnzo Maynard,
with OCtavia, AHA; jeremiah Murphy, with Iago,
2:iiIl and Tribbs 213l2: l.. a. Burke with West
Wilkes 2:13ia and Memorial, 2:20A, and w. c.
FIoyd-Jones. with Woodford c.. 2:l2h