The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-01
A GALA DAY ON THE ROAD.
DAVID b. BEATS COBWBBs IN
BRUsB ON THE SPEEDWAY.

Nathan Strauss Trotter Pulled Two Men IN
aHeavy Wagon but Got Away IN Front
--Honors About Evenly Dividcd-Drrwn
Battle between KinRwood and Mcmillan.
They are wise people who 20 to Speedway
Park to see the trotters. They know that on
Sundays the morn NC drive brings out the
highest class Of horssa: that the afternoon Is
the time 10 see the best OF the sport week.
days; that some holidays-election day. for eA-
smple-are Just like ordinary weekdays on the
road. while other holidays are like Sun
DAYS. when all the crack trotters and
PAGERS take their outing in the morn
Ing Thanksgiving Day belongs to the
latter class. and 80 II was that 5000
or 1000 persons strollsd along the sidewalks
or stood shoulder to shoulder on the curb line
north OF Washington Bridge between tho
hours OF IL A. NJ. and L. VI. Yesterday. More
than twice az many pedestrians were out in
the afternoon. but they did not see the best Of
the horses. 1t was a perfect day on the pictur-
esque driveway. with flood OF warm sun
light. msllowed and soitened by tho Indian
summer haze. making everything appear IA
vague and dreamy as II the brush " u master
had Stumbled the landscape with nlm OF
gray and gold
Those who started out early In the day to
work up an appetite for their Thanksgiving
turkey had the luck to witness one Of the best
brushes OF the season. The contestants were
those two old rivals Cobwebs. 2:l2. and David
j.. loon. with their owners. Nathan Strnus and
J. W. Cornish. behind them. Mr.. Straus car
ried an extra passongor Richar Cookers son.
and Cobwebs was further handicapped by be-
ing hooked TO a full-scat road wagon which
must have weighed at least l25 pounds.
David b.. ON the other hand. was hooked to a
spider-like vehicle OF the lightcst type. buit
expressly for Speedway driving. When the two
uotters came into view from the rising
ground near the big bridge Cohwebs MAS lead
lux the Wilkes horse by "a decided margin.
His head was down on line with his withers
and he was putting in the half-bcats like an
equine trip hammer at work on an over due
JOB. The weight told on the king Of the road
ms he neared the hall mile mark, for David II.
rScEs,, Two hundred yards from the inlsh
up to even terms with Cobwebs. ,Nr, Straus
brnndished hs whip over the old fellows
back aud shouted:
DO on. boy! III therei"
liut the hon"st truttcr was anchored. His
rival snatched his tcatherwctght load along At
furious clip and was really u length in front
OF Cobwebs when Mr. Cornish put his weight
On the Ssns no t2r , Ge Tan, on 3 i9T ing
two great trotters had pulled eaua! weight md
got on on ven terms Is uncertain. M Coz;
nerve with which he Drove David u. in this
brush. Ills yyeslght was somewhat injured by
Ciyil War and H. used To- u. NIX h. rOu dn't see
We'll enough to guide 2;lD trotter through
Int UlHE' Oh moving -NfUl'IeN 1T speedway
Par K, = q long time Trainrr Rooney pEelp.
ley hel th" fe!n~ wheneyer nayi y. was asked
10 driving the horse himself. anG hus tone ~
with much success. Be'orC the season ends
MSSIrs stans sIH C1 Dtd rnghr e. c'ar n
at even weights from m evon start on some
pponted afternoon or SUNDAY morning.
snd bE: J. Mos sr.edway cna winner.
spoft ht The & a f seed the t%a y9r.
came sailing down the centre Of the road /
Mcmillan begun to Graw Slightly ahead lust /.
beyond the end o. the stone wal anil I
s iSSs9 VA ss b S Hue a af Sy grew SE
Nious with KngwooI's brown mUzz." /
q bis own, horse. fNddlerlace, He rallied !
suddenly Jumped W md tried to iiy. losing hi- !
lead N an !rs,ant e. tue stsa4y- gong brown
horses came down again in another closr.y !
G92ntsstel spin, THIS lime Il was the, driver q ,
his limit in his anxiety to hold the lead The !
brown made break near the end Of tho stone
strides iurthSr on the bay tro,ter left his stride
and Tor m9mcn; both horses were founder .
dyer was he nrst 70 r"coyer and Wien HI k"s
wood settled oack h. h,- stride Mcmillan baia .
lead which could not be closed
Both rriusmnn w r. req b. Ia call IL d drawn /
battle between McMii'an, and Kt1ewooI alter .
this bout aud ook for Other .n,aGonists. Dr. .
Charles Weiinnds fast green ,rot,tnG mar,
Queen Wikvs. aud gained long ead when
hal away dow n 70 The bridge. Dr. Moore RULED
" before reaching ~ point o. rockS and waa
Sa n 1.-THE mare a%" csms on Nth srnat ~ rso
and reached the goal ahead. /
knEwooi y ,unl NJ h's morning. work 10y
kwiit. 2:lHA. hy ADtonia. at tn" end of 4 hard
Tough, contest Tor The right o, Tav. HIS vie .
moments aiterwar when swift came tearing
nGwn the roaI on almost even terms with the .
b. jacob Jns,co o rfilad"''rhIa. lack s9n'Snn
!: one 81 IA" hest road horses in tn, Ousker
York w d 2Te"r Sf9 o ite hin o 2y"r t? NW
best OF h" rne'rOup. tan trOt'rrs. H., defeated .
S another 9e Close %nt e III" T %Gsp In
E%t 10 ts s- ont o., 2; [,gks ius, about hat
owner. IottIe hn. lately beaten some Of the /
stars of Of the SGc.Iaw4y win all heE spoSi
f. Kane. speedy chcsinuSs " s,alri 10! WirtaHm
T.. 2:2.s. in one OF he best brushes Of he
water when he ran aionl q n" tall grny tro,tcr |
n Sa ss so9ts to- Em5" is
Anna Mace. and she seems to be as AL as the
daughter OF Robert McGre9or She was NOR
sh na T HnT OH t9
but carried Mcmillan to a break aud made IL
ugn"sss iST ssye gsaS ether good
.ro,tns tam. Lily Gsnn 27E T' ana 1a"' Wy",
m ,Bs i2l,s' s"naipg them over the raa1 a
gmistook the black and chestnut tro't"rs Tor
Sir Ed and Island Belle when th"y came
down the driveway In a brush wi'h G. VI
Meyers brown trotter Percy. 2;l7',, by
Sidney. Percy ~ the we'll known Boston
rpnd horse recently owned hy John
Shepard. 10 was IN 6ne trim ycsterday Mr I
Meyer sent him along so fast that in trying 10
s sed .eeS oTG Win he "wg
and FELL behind. The horse from Boston met
his match shortly aftcrward In tit with Dr
Monrc's Mcmillan the bay son Of NOrvaI, out
footing Percy In handsome style. but not with
out fne struggle.
A remarKable runaway added a dash OF ex- !
element 10 the spirited sport OF the morning |
Just at noon. WHOM the road was thronged with
light turnou,s, pnir o. bay trotters got be-
yond the control OF their driver away down
near the Nacadnm pavement at the south.
ern approach. and came tearing along 10
the northward on the dead run They
had passed High Bridge before tho
first mounted policeman was encnunternI
There, Officer John \IcIvor started In pursuit
and was soon alongside Of the runaway pair
He reached down and Rrasp"d tho rein Of tho
near hors-, hut the other one was full oi 20
hnd Mclvor's efforts were unnvailing About
all he cond do was 10 guide them strnight
ahead. They reached Washington Bridge and
dashed down the hill at that point with in
creasing speed. while the hatloss, Rshen -fIcrd
roadlte In the wagon tried In vain to bring