The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-16
SPEEDWAY'S BIGGEST DAY.
FINE HARNESS HORSES NEARLY
BLOCKADE THE POPULAR DRIVE.


poiitan Road Flyers-Four Flukos Be-
tween Creeping Flower aud KinEwsod.
While the weather yesterday was not the
kind that Sir Thomas Upton and G. oliver Ise-
lin are whistling for. horsemen voted II per-
feet day for driving, and they hocked TO Speed
way Park In such numbers that the broad
stretch OF soft earth road north Of Washington
Bridge was at times nearly blookaded with
trotters. More and better light harness horses
were out at noon than anybody ever saw to-
gethsr In this city. supt John Quinn
had the surface OF the speeding ground
a. smooth and soft as ribbon OF brown vel
vet While the sport was at its height Richard
Croker stood on the river sidewalk little way
north OF Washington Bridge. looking a. the
flying trottsrs
This is great placo-ons OF the sights OF
New York" said the Tammany chisftain with
an expression OF surprise on his face.
Mr.. Croker's new road horse. the white-facad
chestnut trotting gslding Chanty. 2:13k. by
Guy wilkes. 2:15k. made his frst appearance
on the driveway yesterday. The critics were
somewhat surprised to see him turn up with
out any Of the boots and trappings with which
Barney Demarest used to rig him for his races
in the Grand Circuit. Chanty wore nothing
except harness.
The handsome horse was driven by his
trainer. Mr.. Croker Is waiting for q new
speeding wagon to be built to order for Chanty
and the owner Of the crack trotter has not yet
sampled him on the Speedway. The horse that
took the boss OF the New York Democracy up
the road yesterday was OF the bob-tailed
variety. a SNOWY. shapsly high-stspper that
Jack Spratley sold to Mr. Croker last Friday
for $1.700. according to report. The animal 10
. hacknsyizsd trotter from Kentucky aad 10
said to be able to stop along at a 2 80 gait.
Chanty figured In only one brush during the
morning. His trainer turned him In company
with l. N. NcGeihau's sauare-gaited brown
trottsr Elvol. by Ell Mahdi. and Maurice Sui
livan's chestnut marc Miss Sidney. by Sidney.
Neither enc OF his opponents has q public
record yet both are fast. Mr. Cookers grand
circuit graduate easily led the way from the
bend In the road down to Washington Bridge
The Philadelphia trotter. Jack Miller. 2:17t.
driven by Charles Chapman OF the Cedar Park
Driving Club, made . 6ne showing. beating
about every tretter he met The Quaker City
roadite had friend beside him In the wagon.
a good part Of the time. yet the true going
little bay gsldng handled the weight like an
equine giant
His first bout was with the bay stallion
Rhnelander. by Leland. Although his oppo-
nent pulled a cart. Jack Miller snatched his
heavy load over the ground fast enough to
leave the stallion away behind. A little later
the Phi adephia horse measured strides with
Bar. 2:ll in one 81 the hnes. brushes Of ths
Ghs roP H.. Bar his hi with the
Won numbsr Of other brushes. Giving
ssss .a' A. s.E s.!!;1f a'% ire: ga
sstraotiss atsD,ion to Simseip and ii. We team
down the ROAD It was nip and nd tuck Between sn
horse pulling two men. but the team won the
ss,%''1SS s a21S tia. rans ss ssSEn
.: H. MeDonsld. Win. hi. o"nsr. Nh:
behind bay COB. Capt IcDonsd was not IN
:ssrss q im ina game 81 h: tr;t:d such
2:i7s. II. hr.. time he BROUGHT the sidS.y;
A s0vR nh: S'd Hotel az Bs S.y
ill.,, shs r. III S over kipsvSod Iron BaF got
brown trotters nearly half a mile. when he
mad. Lea t[sna ha,I Kept
Iron Bar and Carme!io tried il again few
asr :sdns Hs m Thf sa s (. ossr Gn S,
Ing Carme clio about length.
tor oI:spirs F b2w.S fy PIsamoPs A.
isr DAVID s Which the 9 Sonor. Wsre
pretty evenly divided. DR.; GiiI turned Creeping
knr%ood VIII pfi isaac VII FennT holdInS he
Ing down the road from the bend without get
tempt one or the other broke before reaching
the bridge. and whom all was over their adj
cernng the me rlts OF the rival flyers
%nnsr toi' SSeqss tTSttss MoM
at the Grand Circuit meatins here last tim month.
net defect st IN brush With A B Gwathpeys
down the middle Of the road With McMliqn q
front gH they reached thS end Of
pace grew faster and faster, Thompson saw
that his rival was oil out and about ready to
Anal tsst aud lifted him along on his very tip
toes until Mcmillan could stand the clip no
lsnsssr. ws tangled va. Sshs II: .s
yo,ss 5SS.Srsa bales ss. 2, cotton
Ts5s hllfd a up hs, :: Ss ;o6 hSay ~
as never expected to see him 'go fast again.
Anton Schwartz and his atately. big, black
tory y' over the other BIG BLACK trottsr Wilbur
WyomlnRs Wllbur was hooked TO pneu-
The Contest wa, close from end to
margin. sehwastz has repurohased the
Glen. 2:17i4. from Nathan straus. She was
out yesterday In charge Of Trainer Andy Will
kinson. In a brush with Wyoming the black
horse again came out ahead. in spite OF the
fact that the chestnut marc had faster record.
was hooked to a cart and was driven by pro-
j. p. Batter and Henry Zahn had fine brush
for the lead. the former driving the big
square-Raitod gray trotter Clayton, 2:15A.
recently owned by Col. F. N, Lawrence. while
E tsn had new bay tthrottfSr rroh CLAYTON
superntendent Of Police Thomas Byrnes
ter Of Stranger; from John II. shultss Park
vile Farm. Former Park Commissioner
Belle W., $50 Nathan sIraus went over the
hom1n; Frrssdderisskn DDietz rode behind Bes;
gsIding Dexter K" 2:15S. Fred qsrkeS sat
5;iS4 ard T5I. .I;n W 3:2iE; sending ding ts:P
keu'0 old road horse LuXon, 2:11 k:S. T. Pauls