The sun., 1899-05-17
COACHES RACE TO SHOW.
1uJRTr- TWO MINUTES FROM WAL
1,opr-lSTORI4 MANIA TTdN FIEL d..

tnn'a Horses Kun AtOul OF tne EIeVRteu
n,iIroad-Miniature Fox Hunt Fine,
spectacle Coxey Outranks sampson.
rh. feature Of yesterdays open-air horse
.bov at Manhattan Field took place outside
On. grounds. while most OF the spectators. as
an me opening day looked down on the spot
,a,, ,bs yIaduct and the approach to the Har-
,o,r riyer Speedway. Threatening clouds and
= opcrtheast wind which brought on q shower
,hor,lv after . o'clock kept the attendance down
.ntbat the crowd was light when Charley Bates
.vunc his yellow geared drag and foam.covered
,,rr into the grounds at 3 O'Clock winning the
much. talk ed OF coaching race from the Wal
Astoria TO Manhattan Field. There were
only two competitors for the 5000 prize OF
Mate John :. Bratton. the redoubtable Irish
canadian horscman from Kansas City. was the
ether starter. and he finished against one OF the
errnly planted steel pillars which held Up the
,,eyated structure at l54th street and Eighth
avenue. two blocks away from the place where
The horse show ribbons were tied.
pa,os md Bratton with their four-horse
,ear,s loft the Waldorf-Astoria at . 80 o'clock.
The conditions governing the contest required
that the teams bc driven from the hotel to the
,b,yr grounds there to be judged by the time
made in tho run OF nearly seven miles and by
m. condition OF the horses on arrival Coaches
with six passengers were required. but
,he Kansas City man could not get q
c,erh go he drove a body break weighing
about 800 pounds. Bates's four we're hooked
,ohls $500 pound coach Defiance. and his
guests and Attendants numbered nine. as
against six on the lighter vehicle. G. Jason
Waters, one of the judges. was on hand with
m electric carriage TO time the race and OBJ
,erye the work OF the competing teams. The
Bates four led of at q sharp trot up Fifth
avenue and along the East Drive through
Central Park, Bratton following close behind
and seemingly content to remain there. But
the willy Canadian showed his hand as soon as
The Nrst hill was reached in tho drive through
the Park.
Tho moment the heavier turnout struck the
rising ground. Bratton gathered UP his reins.
cracked his whip and set his four wiry horses
going at gallon. Bates was anchored. and
though he rallied his four until they were eov-
ering the ground at a clip which made seven
miles an hour seem like snail's pace. Bratton
gained the lead. Both drivers were deaf to the
warning calls OF the park policemen as their
teams whircd the heavy vehicles over the
the race was increased. Haremites stopped
and stared rs they saw the rival coachmen
H,pi' isad ''' ''','
to the grounds. but the Kansas city horseman,
unfamiliar with tha streets. kept on mp Seventh
avenue to lJ+th street Here he turned to the
left and made for Eighth avenue. Just as he
reached the corner truck got in the way, and
blythe time the neryy retnsman had lodged that
mrn m1 fEh bdre he on G the pSer9
asphalt pavement: In trying to make it the of
leader lost his footing. Knocked his mates legs
OF an eye both horses We're wrapped around
one OF the pillars sorrel on top OF black.
harness ali in a tungle. Bratton had SET his
brake. and was down from the coachman's
seat strppnE of his 6drSnG e@at 6Wd SRd
graz the black horse BY tthe tail and pulI' hm!i
have chance to breathe and get up. Gimme a
bucket Of water. and somebody go for bottle
OF whiskey. quick Well get him up and win
But the black horse stinened out as il, dead.
ssd was ten minutes before br3tt0ns hin, 81 best ei
feet Meanwhile Bates had reached the show
ring. followed closely by the news Of Bratton' )
the Kansas City wreck got to the grounds in
piecemeal,, The winners time was 81 minutes:
dafas Basop hs sunTa H ka
mounted horse to follow the Holloway hounds.
ant n taEnG ne OF the tGnfes was ,a mr2wr oys
his head. In trying to recover his seat Brat
Ton s2mshSY Gt the bride nlmost bst T h his
aHd put the birdie back in its place,
or more riders followed tho hounds in tho
make believe chase. John Holloway and the
The pack and their followers made, spirited
picture as they coursed over tho field in fuII
cry. taking the rail fences and stone walls as
The feature Of the ring competitions was the
ssch droy" Smart FIrS n OF fT
5 Ill the Ts bf & s4y hSn
nelly drove {. +. Bates S noted prize win
ners. Coxey and Brown Donna, to a spider
exhibiton on the track pni the nile!d. A: J
NuttnCs Duke and Holly were third and Ira
The awards follow:
$50 and medal, II. c. HG,kier's Oh. $. Brandon
third John Hr,hir, nr, =. Hcqoni JubiIce fourth
Theodore onermamz hr. N Delight ,,. r,u-
$50, F c, st.yrns's collection; second, $40. +. C.
POM, ro, Hndsr hands and not exceeding u
fIna tsr years Ih 1r over .h"wn ,i u1dcr saddle
second ga ?"Fs i%@% i:ra.to"s hiE T. Tine
tIiIa. Missy AleXtnire's ch. m. Countess; fourth
-Four et the &c, ; Of rottns stallions, Haekusy-
rrh"roughbr,!s or any re.osnze,,d coaching breed,
lans,on lerf,rIner; second. $50. f. c. stevens'a
collection. tn" ret of Fandango:
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'ltd' e. frrk foriusnn,s blk z san Pedro; 2:i+,t
nr Iiaud zach Teams-i!rst. Waldorf Astoria
cppc, + E.I Ea,,'s :, team. team. ,..,,n. a., hand. -,
r,e1seeJtnr u hands 1Tirst s75 il. G. HoskieT :;
.n. ,Lori EnI.iantAnd Ch g Lieut. Wilkes; second
,oqTurr thrl. John :. Bratton'sD b. :, "illlf'lCar
tTui tTi G;Es hgrr piI.
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s,na's, 4 HStrs i z, TcfcPIer,
" n'''s Park turnouts-Horsss 10 count 30 PEI
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BATES -. N'ON,I and lr Brown Donna; third