New-York tribune., 1899-03-06
HARNESS. RACING.
NOTES OF THE TROTTERs AND THEIR
OWNERS

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OWNERS
After three months OF enforced absence from the
Speedway there Is some likelihood that the trotters
will be more In evidence there this week
Warm weather last week took the frost out Of the
ground. and the roadway was fast getting into
back Superintendent Quinn says that three days
Of sunshine will make the footing firm, smooth and
The driving fraternity lost two well-known mem
bers last week In the death OF Lewis Frobisher and
4. 5 Palmer Mr. Frobsher Of the old
time roadites OF New-York. having driven trotters
on the Bloomingdale Road and the Harlem Lane
i'm the days Of Commodore Vanderbilt He was
appointed export agent for the National Trotung
hold the office until he stricken with paralysis
on The Speedway with his big brown trotting mares
Kate Cuyler. 2:26 and Bonnie Wilkes. 2:29ig hooked
to pole
=. c. Lord. the Pittsburg attorney for the Stand
ard OH Company. turns out 10 be the owner Of the
much-t,lked-of trottng team. Vert. 215ig. and
r. g. 2I5i. that John splan sold at auction for
Stotesbury. Of Philadelphia: John Shepard Of Bos-
ton: Walter Wnans Of Brighton, England. and
John McCarty. of Brooklyn. were amone the road
riders whose agents attended the sale 10 bid on
the crack pair. John r. Turner, representing Mr.;
Cooke. the former owner Of Onoqua. 20Sit offered
81 600 for the team. Pitsburg now boasts Of two
Of the best double teams I'm the country. Harry
Mlddemay. icing even faster than the Lord pair.
according to report
story was going the rounds among horsemen
last week to the effect that Guy Ward. Of Staten
Island had driven TWO four-year-od hackneys
thirty-three miles IN two hours. with four passen-
gers aboard a demi-mail phaeton weighing
ing OF the reported performance that such feat
% GGyoHG nc e2r 81 S am T II Horse S
SHOW handler Challenged ward TO repeat the trial
trial ever took place Experts say that few car
rage pairs pulling heayy trap ana n four pass'n-
one Of the noticeable features Of the recent spe-
cal congress of the National Trotting Association
was the absence ~ prominent breeders and sports
men from the councl-room. II was generally un-
derstood before hand that the turf politicians had
determined to repeal the rule prohibiting hoppes
I'm harness racing and this programme not
acceptable 10 mon Ike Colonel John +. Thayer. j.
Malcolm Forbes General y. F. Tracy. Congress
man J. g. sibey. william Russell Allen and others
who stand for the imprortff ~ or me breed or
horse. Since the congress adjourned Ihe New
and oIoIel Thryer are the icaders has passed
resolution declaring that no PAGER wearing hODpes
assoclation se,retar, Toman Of tie New York
track decided positively lat week 70 bar all hop
Among the horses that VIII probably be entered
I'm the s. 900 race for trotting stations al the New
York Grand Crcul, meeting are Bingen. 2O6as
owned by j. Malcolm Forbes. Of Boston. Dirertum
Kelly 2ON, owned by james Butler Of this city;
Tommy Br.tton 2C9i. owned by Jcfc Allls Gs1ours
MINI: Oakland Baron. 2O9ia. owned by Edward
Winters philadelphia. Pat L.. 2D)', owned by
j IT, Lash. Of Nebraska Cresceus. 209a,. owned
by George " kctcham. Toledo; Dan Cupid 2O9i4
owned bv William Kelly - New-York; Governor
Strcng 2l0it owned by Wills FoOte. Dallas Tex.
and Jefferson Wilkes. 21il. owned by ". + Sper.
Glens Falls Eingen and Dircctum Kelly are the
stars Of the prospective field on public form but
some of the olners have shown speed enough to
warrant the belief that the race will not be- one
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