The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-22
WITH THE HARNESS HORSES
Andy Mcdowell to Drive for John n.
Shuts Next Year.


Present indications point to lively times at
farKVil!e Farm next season. CloselyfoowinR
his engagement OF tho wcll-known Western
colt trainer, a. J.. Thomas, to handle the young
trotters by Stranger and Axworthy. John H.
Shuts has Just employed the noted rensm an,
Andy Mcdowell. to drive parkville Farm cam
paigners on the circuit in 1900. Mcdowell ia
the man who drove Alx when she set
the worlds record for trot;crs at 2:O3L. He
also drove Azote to his record Of 2;04.. and
gave Directly his two yenr-old pacing record OF
2:O1a, which still stands unepualled Among
the othef fast ones Mcdowell has marked are
htao. 2:Onh Expressive. 2:12ii: Margaret &.
2il2's Edcna 2:l3ii: Homestnke. ajax, and
Don Lowell. 2:1Ih. At rarkville Farm he will
probably handle one OF his old pupils rs Mr..
Shuts Is now the owner Of Directly. 2:O3I
Posonte. 2:114; BERTHE H. 2:12I. and a lot Of
other pet ones with and without public rec
ords will he at McDowell's disposal
Andy Mcdowell OF Alix fame and Frank
Walker. the Grand Circuit starter went up the
road Yesterday behind tho chestnut trottine
mare Dolly Marchutz. 2:10a. by Charles
Derby, 2:2O. This mare demonstrated her
ability to beat her record nearly ten seconds in
the Grand Circuit last season. but with all her
speed she met her match on the Speedway. On
the homeward drive Mcdowell pulled out to
rass the brown PAGER Dan Patchen. 2:lOI,
driven by John Mcclure. With two men on the
wagon Dolly MRrchutz was unequal to the task.
She nut up pretty contest for a quarter Of a
mile or more. but finally went to break
nor,s sS wss SI as dhie s az the popular
ter'iny, vet the horses were out In force and
some fine brushes resulted. BY odds the best
kane's chestnut pacing marc Laura w. BY
Alexan4er. and + Q. Blnzen's gray trotting
mare has any public fccori they are among ers
W, having made it warm Tor Bumps.
while Elmira wcll-nigh swept the Speed.
way one sunday morning last month.
but the driver OF Elmra pulled M and waited
Tor his rival to get squared away. From the
IT,, nseni 70 the rlsinG Irouni near the big bridge
apparently doing their level best. Climbing
the hill. the PAGER suddenly drew away aud
reached the goal three lengths ahead o, the
trotter
:, Laura W. was mistress OF the road yesterday
brown pacing. mare Nettic b. in brush that
began near Washington Bridge and ended
somewhere south OF ionkGrs. Neither driver
toward Kins.hridcc. road. both mares stepping
toward the Hudson. II was nearly hali an
hour ssrwar that thSy turned " on ,9s
at the snd fs he long Trush Ne''0
-, Thomas DAILY the roadite who used to, drive
Tom Arden. 2:lNA. on the Speedway before
the old bay trotter ran away and broke his leg.
put in an appearance yesterday behind the
Kansas trotter Topaz. 2:l8'4. by Ham. DAILY
bought him at the Garden last month. The
black gclding met defeat In his first brush hut
made a brilliant showing against the speedy
stout hearted Elmira holding her a close
contest all the way down the road.
w. VI. '. Hoffman has sold TO Dean Sage oil
Albany the bay trotting mare Helen X. 2:i3'.
by Patron. 2:1ia. out OF Wedding Bell By Nut
wood. 2:lSi: grandam Orange Girl. 2:2O. by
Rysdyk's Hhmbetoninn. Mr.. Hoffman for.
merlv drove her on the Speedway In double
harness with May X. 2:24.. by Sir Waikiki
| These two mares won first prize at the opcn
! air horse show last spring when shown In the
class for trottlng road teams, Later In the
/ season the New York horse fancicr found Il
better mate for MAY X. In the bay mare Spark.
| let, by Sprague Golddust. 2:lB4. winner Of the
/ Championship ribbon at the last Nationa
I Horse Show.
/ DR. Ieek, 200 .. the chestnut trotting geld.
= ing from California that Fred Gerken tried &c
| buy last fall 70 drive on the SreedwRv has been
! s1d to I. G. Knox. tho Pittsburc LAWYER
| who exhibited the nine thousand five
| hundred dollar trotting team Wort. 2:l5h
| aud Is. G.. 2:l5t,. at the Horse SHOW
| last month. Tho horse was held at $500
| when Mr.. Gerkcn was negotiating for him He
| il o tall. rangy chestnut gelding, six years old
| hy sidney out OF Miss Roy by Buccaneer. He
| gained n four-year-oldr record OF 2:l5ia in Cali.
| iornia; cut II down last year 10 2:1lS and
! again lowered Il to 2;uJ'p In u race at Indian.
! apolis In 1929. His new owner Is driving him
1 on the road.