New-York tribune., 1899-12-18
THE SPEEDWAY.
A LIVELY DAY ON THE ROAD IN SPITE
OF STORMY WEATHER.
p owArHMEy.s NEW TRoTrING MARD LOUISE
MAC THE STAR OF THE pAY-sHh DE
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JOHN TOO FAST FOR THE
PACING TEAM.
a,o-rv w,atber Yesterday interfered with the
brusbes Of the trotters at Speedway Park, but u
could not altogether prevent the usual sunday
morning drive OF the "roadites" Enthusiasts IKE
Nathan straus H. o. Armour, Colonel f. ~ Law"
renee A. B. Gwathmey, Or. II. II. Kane and scores
sleet snow and rain which drizzled down In nan
hearted way throughout the morning Ihere ne otnh vas
n good sized crowd on the sidewalks, too, 10 "atcn
the horses, and while the rain made the surface OF
the soft earth road rather slippery 'he sPeo''o''
saw some lively brushes.
The star trotter OF the morning was the hand
some chestnut mare Louise Mac z:OsN' recently
purchased by A. b. Gwathmey from Colonel James
r. Reeves. OF Cincinnati. for s3,7oo at the Pasis-
Tpton sale. Few persons knew the beautifui niue
mare as she had not before been driven at speed
on the driveway John Howell, OF Poughkeepsle,
held the reins over the daughter OF Little corporal
while Nj Gwathmey drove his fast young morse
Belton Jr. This trotter moved a quarter at z!lo
gait for Trainer c. A. Thompson las summer ana
is accounted one OF the best OF Speedway myers
But he got into too deep water wnen started UP
in a brush with his stable companion. Louise Mac
The boodike chestnut mare drew away from him
with seeming ease they sped away toward Dyck-
man-st. from even start at Washington Bridge
The brown PAGER Motto, driven by J. d. Westervelt
OF HackenSaCk, gave cndse 10 the -'lV uOl'ei III
this brush showing a rare turn OF speed to high
wheel wagon but ne was quickly seen to be COM
pletely overma tched Coming back down the road
Louise Mac easily led the way a second time, al
though Bolton, Jr., and Motto were moving at
2:15 gait or faster Turning again at Washington
Bridge Belton, Jr, and the chestnut mare measured
strides in a third trial OF speed; This time Louise
Mac rushed away down the hill from the Bridge
with a meteOric burst Of speed Her drivers ad hat
flew off the little mare struck clip which mace mace
the pneumatic wheels hum like buzzsaw Her
remarkable flight Of speed carried Belton, Jr;, OH
ter OF a mile had been covered Judged by her
performance yesterday louise mac VIII os She o"1 s
six-year-old chestnut mare by Little Corp9Iaii
2sF the sen Of Onward and ner aam aSs Was Mg his
year Alves defeated her at the Grand Circul9{
meeting here last September but wse sGe by defeat
ing Of the most Formidable neids Yen Sl me se trot
ters took her duet on that occasion.
Frederick Noble introduced to Speedway fire.
ouenters another Grand Circuit trotter yesterday
driving the handsome brown mare Georgeahha
C.1lL) 10 a heavy runabout with two passengers
aboard The boodke daughter OF messenger
Wilkes was not rugged for speed, and took part IA
none of the brushes. But when her driver ciucked
to her going down from Highbridse 10 the pave
ment she squared away at 2l6 gait. or raster,
pulling the heavy load along with seeming ease ana
displaying fautless trottng action. m ~ tbS w Sneed
first time Georgeanna had been seen on the SPce
She has been one OF the most prominent rotters on
the Eastern turf for three years ana at one tlis
Class She seems TO be as we'll tted for the Speed
way she Is for the racetrack
Nathan straus treated the spectators to a brill
iant sneed display with his noted trotter Cobwebs
C210. sending the honest chestnut horse over the
road alone at his utmost speed. The big son OF
Whips was moving like piece Of machinery. ana
everybody who saw him regretted that ne ala not
meet Louise Mac, Daylight and the other fast ones
in a brush. Henry Radell came over from New
Brunswick to drive his fast horse Daylight yester.
day. The brawny bay trotter swung along over the
slippery road with the same easy ago in his
1S%ie %ade TH nieFssns @ for co5Se6s they had come
together yesterday.
The crack pacing team Sir Ed, 214% and Island
Belle 2.2fk. met their old rivals. Swift, 2l6h. and
Honor Bright. 22sh up Dyckman-st. yester-
day and brush Immediately followed. John F.
Cockern held the reins the trotters while the
PAGERS were driven by W. r. Rose. SWIFT broke
after trotting quarter Of mile with his nose at
the wheel of Mr.. Roses wagon and the brush
ended In favor of the PAGERS. Jogging on down the
road, the two teams got under way again between
Washington Bridge and High Bridge. and TINS time
carried the contest clear to the pavement mt Asan
fast for the trotters beating them out by com
Portable margin after fine display OF speed In
double harness
Earlier In the day the PAGERS had met defeat in
brush with a sidewheeer in single harness. Dr.
H. II. Kane turned his big brown PAGER Honest
john 21SA, In company with Sir Ed, 2l4%. and
Island Belle 2:24Is. and II only play. appar-
emily for the horse in single harness TO lead the
team by three four lengths nearly all the way
to Washington Bridge. Honest John seemed 10
R ekabe NE were se abe o eona In brush
with Hugh Rileys gallant rotter Commodore Por-
backed son of Nutwood after which Or. Kane
logged the speedy PAGER down to the stable and
Laura w, by Brownelrs Alexander.
Benjamin zahn drove his big bay mare Dundess
2:232 through the rain and mud. and met all com
ers giving the daughter of Dundee rather more
than her share Of fast work. The fast green trot-
ter Wainwright by Repetition, made Dundess put
her best foot forward In brush. but was not
quite equal to the task OF beating her. West
wilkes, 2I3h. easily outfooted by Dundess in
a brush from Washington Bridge toward Dyck-
man-st, gaining lead Of several lengths right at
the start, and widening the gap the further she
went Although the big bay mare looked to be
mistress of the road for time, when she turned
match The son of Nutwood is slow to get away,
but few trotters can beat him the full length Of the
end of half mile in her brush with Commodore
ns near Washington Bridge Porter be-
to abeSd of h snS When es R brush " S
The The mare however was pulling probably seventy.
Ave pounds more weight than the gelding.
The outcome nearly draw that both
roadites wanted to try again, so they logged back
for another brush. Dundess set the clip so fast
this time that Commodore Porter was carried of
his stride after going half mile, and the mare
went on alone TO the point OF rocks, Each horse
had now scored victory over the other. and their
determined drivers turned back for further E!al
OF speed. Dundess was plainly tired In the third
trial when she turned and headed for the bridge.
The big gated mare sprawled and wobbled, and
finally went TO a break when the Commodore began
TO draw slightly ahead. 1t the last brush OF
the morning on the north end.
With accord. the few hardy spirits who
still In sight started off for from the steady
rain. Dundess, Commodore Porter. West Wilkes
and Colonel F. n. Lawrences chestnut mare Lot
tie, 2:2sA, had four handed brush from High
Bridge to the pavement. Porter pulled two men
thls time and Dnndess got there ahead Of him.