The sun., 1899-05-15
SPORT ON THE SPEEDWAY.
EI-MAYoR GRANT SHOWS SkiL.
HANDLING THE RkINS.


He Drives the Billings Team, AriEnI and
Emma S., mt Terrific speed In n Brush
from the Bend to the BridEo-Bumps
Again Irwin ncibie-Many Noted Horses Out
With the weather at Its pest and tho spring
driving season at high tide. there was another
notable gathering OF horses and horsemen
yesterday at Speedway Park. and thousands
OF pedestrians who lined the river sidewalk
from end to end Witnessed some StirrinR
scenes. Ths hest brushes took place early In
the day, however. G.. X. G.. Billings OF Chi
, caRo and ex- Mayor Grant were the central
nRures in the morning speed parade. The
Western road rider had such fyors as Bumps.
2:04L Jimmie Hague. 2:13'l; Franker. 2:2lS.
and the crack pole team Argal 2:20A. and
Emma g.. on hand while the ex-Mayor drove
his stately big brown trotter Bourbon King.
one OF the hapdsomest sons OF the noted Ken
tucky trottinR sire Bourbon Wilkes. After a
short spin Bourbon King was turned o7er to
one OF the attaches Of the Billings stable and
Grant took up the rslns over Ar!gal and Emma
8. The closely matched. shapely bay mares
were hooked to red reared pneumatic road
wagon rigged with screen on the pole to pro-
tect the driver from flying earth. When tho
middle OF the road was clear Grant turned the
splendid pair up at the bend and cucked to
them for q burst Of speed over the smooth.
tween them and the big steel bridge. With a
stroke us true as the swing OF a pendulum
they got under way In unison and swept dowh
the road between the files OF logging horses
near the curb line. while everybody looked
with admiration on the spirited picture.
Grant was as enthusiastic as anybody In the
crowd. He shook up the flying mares rallied
them with the skill Of q genuine double team
driver and called out: Go on. girl" until hs
l,aI t.Ntf hav, nIi
With both trotters apparently on their tiptoes.
Hell drive them to q break. sure" was the
roadside. But they were feHt ste DpinE i right
up to the utmost limit q their @ speed without
Whoa" and took them back upon reaching the
4 few minutes later the crack team came
show % Of speed % This time Billings s sat i'f beside
Grant In the road wagon and held the reins
THEY'VE making the wheels hum all right
both sT1shes tHt they went faster than that
METROPOLITAN PAGERS were as ,chary as ever
yesterday ~ about measuring, :striaes -. with
nut al5 was ot"eT on the spsedway ' When Mof the
Chicago horse turned NJ. and those who had
seen the chestnut geldinR trim the wings OF
expected that he would give the wonderful
barsr warm But the New
after having gone down the road in sharp
f59sh s9 Ys ana sssG EHss Sst prspf team Ss
owne. started homeward without cros.ins @ s
the path OF Bumps. DR.. John W. Moore.
driving the good bay trotter Mcmillan, 2;17'4.
had the temerity to tackle Bumps after all the
PAGERS had got enough. and the young horse
from Tennessee put up a surprisingly strong
Bumps isn't feeling Just right to-day, re-
marked one OF his admirers at the roadside az
McMlHn clung Terss.sntiy tr the Wheel of
to Washington Bridge.
That's So" replied bystander., Chicago
utes down in Wall street yesterday morning
and guess Bumrs has heard he news
bred BY Fred aud Charles Fuller Of Nashville s
, tPd 2s ESt Ms5 H. s, Of hs old d.
Ham Minis Hmont, Jr. McSlian trottsd some
season. gaining his record in a flve-heat con-
test at Eyansville. Ind.
Mx H1ST s1ne mae Am1o
fairly outfootlnR the chestnut pacing mare
Kitty Van. 2:lS%. driven by George 4 Cole:
ivan dorf. 3i7.. from lIorristowp, @ 4 j. 'fSSe The
brush was short one between the bend and
pace 50 fast that Kitty Van was carried on her
feet. while !vapdorf had to take the dust;
hoss 2d rsrs ryss oth M @ and Dnyd
appontmsnt ,I s oi me p%pIGoker.; Nathan sirau.
b.ht 'Hp pie s''H vi " oNtI tIo IWO OF
three times at snashing clip and then left
for home. Shortly afterward J. W. Cornish
turned David p. loose in n long brush from
Washington Bridge southward. the biz. gated
driven by Trainer Jerome Whelplev. Frank
Work left his crack trctter Pilot Boy. 2ONG.
In the stable Yesterday and drove the glossy
big black mares Sea Girl. 2:1st4. and Mahala
2:lak. In double harness to n pneumatic road
~agop. Wagon. horses and harness all looked
rs IL they hnd lust come out OF n bandboN and
the veteran roadite with his model turnout
was pointed out with interest all along the
line.