New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-25
ON THE SPEEDWAY.
RAIN FAILED TO KEEP THE ROADrTEs
INDOORS YESTERDAY.
DAVID r. TOOK. BEATEN ~ PRUsH WITH
ArvEs 3oo's-wEsT WILKES. 2l3i.. ~ THE
FIRST FLIGHT AMONG TIE TROTTERs-
BtMrs 2,o4&. COMING HERE
FROM CHICAGO TO SWEEP
TIE SPEEDWAY.

BrMrs 2oiA. COMING HERE
FROM CHICAGO TO SWEEP
THE SPEEDWAY.
Rain put sudden end to pleasure driving ut
! Speedway Park AT noon yesterday. yet those who
visited tho popular north end Of the driveway wit
messed some lively brushes before the weather man
interrupted the entertainment. The throng Of light
harness turnouts rvlled that Of Friday afternoon.
when il said that more fast trotters and PAGERS
were f. evidence than had been the road
since tho Speedway was opened. Al one time
| the spectators who lined the sidewalks three
trottcfs with records below 2:10 moving up the road
! together. one If lem Was Aives. 2o2i2 the horse
that nathan Straus drove fl tie much talked brush
with Frank Works Pilot BOY. 2oa,. last week. An
! other WIS David B. 2Oe'a driven 10y j. W Cor
/ ush. the VOL known chestnut horse having Just
returned n tho road after several weeks rost.
| The third was James l.. 2@ig eth more Of a
/ stranger THAI David s.. the bay Californian hay
| ing boon of tho road over since last fall lie was
/ driven Yesterday by George ". Grote who pur-
/ chased him several weeks ago from Charles We'll
land.
David r. and Alves treated the onlookcrs to
ono OF tho host brushes Of tho morning. Turning
together az the bend half milo north Of WASH
/ ington Bridge they came down tho middle NJ tH"
road with mofoori, burst ~ speed. and on almost
even terms. Nearing the point OF rocks whcrc hy
common consent. most Of tho brushes end, Nj
Strauss suddenly reached FOR his whip and tapped
the hav horse on tho h1ck once or twice AlHos
responded with a gallant rally. drawing slightly
and theu broke into run losing MS last rhaI nee
/ back up Inc road. +, was seen thaf one ~ the
elbow boots worn 2r David y. become loosen'd
said i, vas his when caused the horse 20 break
David rs knee action Is O. eXcos-iv" that WIZ n
DO IS rot'ing ~ speed he hfis bis ironi ieel ni.9
enough TO touch the point of me uppor Stm "n9
bruso H. unless protected by me sheeps<ln Pa"S
cycsore on a road horse. and M Cornish has irird
favorite uoter 50 as to Keep MN if9t s'eH1,, It
larriers have been able 10 accomplish ms purpose
however.
Frank Works crack trotter remained IN TIE
stable YESTERDAY. and with Pilot Boy out of The
way Alves was tho boss OF the Speedway Re-
fore beating David B. he started in brush north
ward from Washington Bridge with FREDERICK
Gorkon's handsome chestnut trotter Golden star
efa'a Alves broke before he had gene one hum
dred yards and looked as II beaten But NJ. Straus
kept W the chase, after his horse recovered his
stride and closing the gap Of three or four lengths
which he lost through his break. Alves was nrs'
by A neck TO arrive at Dyckman-st. Mr.. Gerken
| Thought the two horses would make fast pair IN
double harness. and he said TO Mr.. Straus that X
the latter would lend him Alves he would under
take 70 hook the two to Pois2 ,a ana o''Ve ''e'"
IF you can beat them win DonWsos' S"'' Nv
1u ~' spirited brush with the bury bay horse
7-oca v,hose record is no faster than 2:24a. Mr
SIRIUS rJa, S bend 10 the bridge Toea was greatly
handicapped by being hooked 10 an oIp lit
Wheeled road cart to keep from hitting which ne
hai 10 b. harnessod away out IN front Of the load
The old thing ratified and Nbrate III a "4y ~
Gave Aives a hard tussie for the leadership ana
Was beaten only in the last few strides
West Wilkes. 2.iais Grand Circuit trotter that
7, 4 Burke Is now driving on the Speedway took
tho shine of somo NJ the ambitious ones yesterday
I'm e.res of spiritod brushca After having beaten
the big chestiuge PAGER King Tom. by Mambrmo
King and the gray PAGER Ally, 2.il BY Alahasteer
e ,eH iii lockers on carried tho chestnut horse
20 r. break Mt the end OF long. close contest oea l.
'rg him I'm cloancut. decisive style West MllKeS ~
a neat. good looking lttle black gelding that has
been campaEnet in the West sine lH H. re .bs
now wears oid Mr. Burke started MN az US S.,
recent Grand Circuit meeting here nut NJ o VA
distanccl by Peter the Greet when NAT " oS "
four-yoar-oid trotter gained his record or -'''
IP r. 2l0', was A conspicuous newcomer on
/ the snecdway yesterday lie is n very handsome
snowy trotter black AS crow and fun Of oasn ana
eplrlt lie came out green last season. gaining a
record NJ 2I2is in tho first winning heat or MS
career and cutting the mark down to 2.l-H' u,
7 ovire,on IN a winning heat against Alves ana
no fssf one This year he cut his record again
70 TO- S9 5n GiI2@ I5iIfG meo T II Norton Chi
cago owns the horse. fo was pIlE-eu 800 800
yss with 1r. H. = Gils little bay mare Creeping
Flower Tho hrushv daughter or IloNIloHr ,Cebes
m ron behind with one OF her neteorlc ruF,,ri L
va corried the black horse right Off his rect mUcn
10 tho chagrin OF NJ. Seamans
A-ro,g ,ra notable trotters md PAGERS IN evi-
aoroe were Captain c. n. McDonalds handsome
chestnut mare 10y Mamlrino King; H. j. MIX
bov marc Ambo. 223'3. raised b. Colonel r. j.
Lawrence; +. W Holbrook's pct roiter lee HIs
cell 2Isi4 by Lord Russell. ne br9tnqr 20 49, t
2Gss. Charles Chipman's Philadeipna p9rlr 49,, st
Toct Miller 2l74 and sam IT,; htII. ~, W. eli ~
Tih1oe Wilkes. 21rl, and John r. 'ocKrHl i'''''
Bright, 2:%7.
" II. Clark has decided TO hold another tro'1Lns
r,octlrr AZ the Empire CITY Park next month I'7
last week IN october has been clai'ncu lo ,,,.,,
races and the programme VIII be announced W',.' IN
y f.yy 1avs Purses % the uniform value OF N''
are 10 he hung up for the harness n or.c- Aiyes
61laa,l onG prot BOY 2.94 VIII be arranged 10
take place az tho meeting the .e, fa' ,rst,tTton.
that day 10 80 70 some chorl'aoe l"s''
L Billings tho Chicago capitalist VINO
o,.r, prrons 2o4. Is going TO bring the ofacN
-occ- IN NoU--York again this fall II Is sa'u' ''.
,nother trial ~ speed with meuopo"'a"
horses When Nlr Billings came mere "S' s''''7
,,ltt a nrivate car full Of fast PAGERS an" u"''
and thor trauqiugs he succeeded III fWeep'"7
sneodway Bumps took tho shine OF 'Ne D.
+ nr,,s ,lat could hc found 20 brush against n''"
including Cobwebs 2l2. Robert d. -"''z' an"
,t,.f, Gem ois II was the consensus "l "pH"o"
,l.n he went home 90 chicago that no harness.
horse IN the world could beat him 10 wagon cow
la road from Dyckman-st. 10 Washils'o" 10 ~ ,
While here he was timGsu a" g., q 49, Int he pulled
,,ttr f. lust now faster than ever appare.l9i l,,
he 1rev. q wagon over tho lsIre f{ar' , t
,--s ie.+ u.o.k raciug fhe last half h l.W's ana
.i' MD ouarter I'm O30-a 200 gait This equ4 :
Star Pointers best performance 10 %asot, o' sham,
d i.' varoa record made by Joe Fatchen AT Joliet
H.. in i@7.