The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-22
GOSSIP OF THE HARNESS HORSES.
Nathan Straus Offers to Drive Cobwebs
Against the Boston Trott-r Tomah.

Nathan Straus Offers to Drive Cobwebs
Against the Boston TrOtter Tomah.
The newly organized Hudson County Driving
Club is making some notable improvements
over at the old Gutenberg racetrack on Union
Hill by way OF preparation for the Saturday
meetings which are to be held there The old
judges stand Is to be torn down and replaced
BY a handsome structure on the inside OF the
track. Tho grand-stand will come in for an
overhauling also. and will be furnished with
new chairs. The lawn is to be beautihed and
kept In order. and the whole place ia to be put
In thoroughly presentable Shape. j. A. Blau-
rock. President OF the organization. has ap-
piled for mem bership in the National Trotting
Association. so that the weekly meetings
may be conducted according to rule A. b.
Gwathmey. Capt. G. II. Mcdonald. and other
well-known New York road riders are to ofilci-
ate In the new judges stand at the opening
matinee next Saturday. All races will be at
mile heats. best two in three, and two OF the
events each day will be confined to bona-fld
road horses. that have been driven on the Har-
lem River Speedway prior to July l. These
races will be to wagon. with professional dri-
veIs and horses that have started for money
this year barred out. A silver wine cooler will
20 to the amateur reinsman driving the fastest
mile next Saturday. 1t is expected that several
OF tho unsettled disputes among rival road
horses up at Speedway Park will BIO taken
over the river and decided according to rule at
the Saturday matinees. President Blaurock
says one such three oornered sweapstake race
has already been arranged. Entries for the
opening meeting will close tomorrow
The growing interest In non professional
harness racing may result in notable wagon
race this season. Up at the Speedway Inn last
SUNDAY some one remarked to Nathan straus
2:i2. and Frank Halls Tomah. 2:I0, tb the Cnh..
webs OF the Boston road. would be an interest
Ing event. each owner OF course. driving his
without ;hs oEnsr of Of coeweb
horse we viii trQt for purse or ior the the gate
.eSsRs for ihs bsnet Ct some IN
Every horseman il New YORK would like to
gent is now awaiting to hear from Boston.
Another . raee to wagon which would be
been suggested between the two great uSci has
stalIions., John R. Gentry. ,2;O0{s. and Joe
among New York road riders when it comes meat" to
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Frank Kos sielsr $40 as i"a. SGss
f fsst Swift fstG 2a and dSay
suiEy is 2;leS She was driven driven by Harry T
Deyereu3. the crack amateur reinsman Of
This race for the $4,000 Charter Oak Purse
season, Lord Vincent the Ohio stallion n that hat
trotted in 2;OSk at Glens Falls last week. will |
ox thu hero eG 81 The az e BED
troit; Edgar Bronk's Speedway trotter Pre-
oison the unbeaten Connecticut stallion Leo
Kitty Newman. 2:l4k: Jack Curry's fast horse
Serpol, 2lO, and lot OF other good ones. Two |
q the prominent candidates, The Queen and
SeaTchiight 2'6Ss and Anacdnd ia 2:64..o ere
which is on Wednesdays card at Hartford,
Horsemen who Jaw the three cornered con-
test among the pacing kings at Rochester say
drivers OF Patchen and S-archlight by waiting
with Gentry and Winning each heat by coming
stretch. Those who saw Gentry Win his mem
orao.e race AZ Eastwood IN 1895 will remem-
Dor that Andrews pursued the same tactics
there. ana most OF the spectators will probably
agree that no harness horse In the world can
pnish with tho gallant son OF Ashland Wilkes IL
ne turns INTO ne stretch with one OF those
Nhl!e The two great pacing stations wer-
be ng 'oadrd on IN" cars at Rochester Friday
evening, hlH crowd collected to see them 0f'
Among the onInoke WA a whrclmun who
rem parked 20 Trainrr Andrews:
all wheelmen do. He let's tie other felIoN set
the pace almost to the finish line. and thrn he
Ssss 9"ss 10 sn tb CONES mes n like ouzzsaw and
Experienced horsemen say the track on
Which Gentry defeated Patchen aud Search
hgN was at leasttwo seconds slower than such