New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-01
THE SPEEDWAY.
COBwEBS BEATEN IN A HANDICAP
BRUSH WITH DAVID B.
A RED LETTER DAY ON THE RoAD-HoNoRs
EVEN BETWEEN KINGWOOD AND VI MIL
LAN-R1JNAwAY BRAvELY STOPPED.


EVEN BETWEEN KINGwooD AND MMiL-
LAN-RUNAwAY BRAvELY STOPPED.
Speedway Park was seemingly the objective point
for every Uody who drove uotter or PAGER ho' ''
OF Central Pork yesterday. The pneumatic "as
ons drawn by rakish looking horses. moved nor'"-
ward In a regular procession along Seventh-aVe'
shortly before noon. and when they came W ',ie
nartne Of the WAYS at One-hundred- and-ntty-hith-
ST nearly all OF them turned the corner ana went
over the viaduct to the Speedway entrance "',r@u
OF keepng on across the Central-ave. bridge Inc ne
number OF turnouts on the driveway was u Sdn?y
large even for a holiday and there was SUNDAY
throng OF pedestrians on the sidewalks Dotn ~ me
weatheT Induced many horsemen 10 send their ny,
ers along at top speed, and the orusnes can m
and fast between the hours OF ii q. m ana p III
A TIL between the rival road horses. CoDWeps'
212 and David B.. 2:O94, was the feature or the
day The latter horse was driven by j. W. Cor
nish TO n featherweight speeding wagon. whie
Cobwebs pulled full seat road wagon. with Ma
than Straus and young Mr.. Croker aboard. Inc
conditions were thus unequal as to weight put
TO Offset his handicap Cobwebs got away In front
of David r. when the brush began a little way
below the bend In the road. Mr. Cornish drove the
big gated Wilkes horse with seeming commence
in his ability to beat the grandson or Eiectoneer'
Right from the start David b. gained on the ieader'
and as the horses shot past the end OF the stone
there TO the point OF rocks ne gained slowly put
surely. and was nearly length TO Inc goobh Wner
Bridge What might have been the outcome OF
the brush If the two crack trotters nag sta IT,,
on even terms and with equal weight behind them
is by no means certain. Both horses appeared 10
be at heir best Yesterday and wnen isey tber
owners would bring them back on some appohteu
afternoon before the driving season ends ana &
the question Of supremacy IN orush iio'i D''"
man-st. to Washington BrldBe'
Another interesting spectacle was furnished ny
the two crack trotters, Kingwood G17i0. owned by
j. A. Blaurock and Mcmillan G17A), owned by
DR. John f. Moore Kngwood had the advantage
OF professional driver Isaac Fleming holding the
reirs He needed it. for Mcmillan got MS head IN
front and kept 1t there for quarter OF mile OF
more But try as he might he could not increase
his slight lead. At last DR.. Moore became over
anxious, and in rallying his splendid young morse
drove him TO a break Fleming kept Kngwood on
his feet and won a brush which might have been
lost to him II DR.. Moore had been content to SIT
still Neither Fleming nor DR.. Moore was Wiling
to quit without another trial of speed. They ac-
cordingly logged back up to Dyckman-st and came
down again in company. This time It was the pro pro
fessional rensman who made the mistake OF ask.
ing for too much. With the horses heads apart
and Fleming shaking the bit In kn r NOUN,
instant later Mcmillan, too left his stride. lie was
cot sa1ared away again DR.. Moores gallant trotter
had opened a gap which the son OF Kentucky DC
tator could never close
Kingwood figured in two or three other spirited
brushes before Fleming went home for his Thanks
giving dinner The high headed little brown trotter
took John f. Cockers new road horse. Swift,
216l4, into camp after a rousing contest from the
bend to the bridge, and defeated number OF I'M
knowns that were fast enough to make him do his
best to win. Mcmillan the busiest horse on
the Speedway yesterday. In most Of his brushes
he came out victorious, but there were one or two
trotters on the road that he failed TO beat. One
the dappled gray mare Emira, a half sister
TO w. II. McCarthys noted trotter. Anna Mace,
2:2sA. Elmira is without public record but no.
body who saw her trot yesterday doubts her abl-
ity TO make one low down in the teens She out
footed DIR. II. H. Kane's speedy chestnut station
in a brush with Mcmillan that the winner OF the
Speedway Cup was carried of his feet, Mcmillan
bay mare, Queen Wilkes, driven by Charles Wei
land. At the first attempt both horses broke re,
made a break at the start. and Mcmillan gained
good lead He 6re her bS gn
the goal. On came Queen Wilkes with DriiiianS
E 5S OF M e afa fit
herself earlier In the morning by beating George s
merry owndd by Sf Henry Gq Jewe Of Buao
w r. Roses cross matched pacing team Sir Eld'
2l4% and Island Belle, 2:24S were in fine form
yesterday Hooked TO light running werner
wagon they came down the road time after time
ahead Of all competitors. showing a wonderful
burst OF speed One of the many that tried and
failed to head the flying team from Mount Vernon
was Toga. 2:2i2t, driven to a high wheel cart
Another that could not keep in company with Sir
Ed and Island Belle Swift. pisa Farmer,
Reid was in the thick of the fray yesterday Civ
ing the dust and taking 1T with the GOOD nature
who drive on the road Farmer came out in front
nearly every time until he tried 10 measure strides
Brunhilde 2:l5Ia, by Viking. She was moving true
and fast yesterday, and she beat Farmer In hand
style.
The newly matched trotting team Lily Glenn,
217l4 and Wyoming 21Sl1. driven by their owner.
Anton Schwertz. were in fine form yesterday. going
down the road at 22O clip They were mistaken
for Sir Ed and Island Belle when they started In
Percy is the well known Boston road horse recently
Yesterday, going so fast that Mr. Schwertz's team
made a break and fell behind in trying to hold
WS T with T DR. Moos Mcmillan the f horse from
Boston had to take the dust from the winner OF tho
Speedway Cup.
One OF the trotters that everybody found II hard
to beat yesterday shapely bay that turned
out to be the crack road horse Jacksonian, 2l3A,
by Autograph. He is owned by Jacob Justice. for
mer president Of the Belmont Driving Club OF
Philadelphia. The Quaker CITY horseEaH brought
him over TO New-York last week. and has since
then been keeping the home talent very busy Mr..
Justice had the satisfaction of beating Swift, 26b.
and Colonel F. NJ. Lawrences big chestnut mare
Lottie 2:29l4 two of the best ones the Speed
way Bolh brushes closely contested from
start to finish, but the Philadelphia trotter got
there first at the end
One of the most remarkable runaways yet
at Speedway Park gave dash OF excitement to
the mornings sport. AT noontime when the road
was throiged with light turnoUts. pair OF bay
trotters got beyond the control OF their driver at
nh md
the northward the dead run. They had passed
High Bridge before the first mounted policeman
encountered. There Officer John McIvor start
ed in pursuit and alongside OF the runaway
pair. He reached and grasped tho rein OF the
near horse. but the other one was full OF CO. and
Mclvors best efforts 10 stop the team were I'M
availing. All he could do 10 guide them
straight ahead. They dashed down the hill at