The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-18
COBWEBS'S HARDEST DRIVE
, DRAWS RATTLE WITH RoBERT y.
At SPEEDWAY PARK.

Trotter Beaten by oI-Champfon
or, but Turns the Tables on His Rival
Another Brush-Goider star In the
First Fiieht-Honor BsiGht's Rare Speed.
\ Fairy visitors to Speedway Park yesterday
,av ono OF tho best brushes OF the season
/ north OF Washing ton Bridge. IL was shortly
after 10 o'clock and the usual Sunday morning
throng had not yet arrived whom the few stroll
ers along the sidewalks caught q Gimp Of
two rival horses stirring up the dust at great
ratio of In the distance near tho bend In the
road. They looked no larger than two foxes
az they rounded the bend. half a mile away.
and camo rushing down the broad smooth
stretch OF golden yellow earth that lay between
them and the bridge. By the swaying, side
o-side motion OF the horse nearest the curb
and the straig ht- ahead moveme emit OF the other.
spectators on tho high ground whore the west-
ern sidewalk passes under Washington Bridge
could see that one was PAGER and the other
trotter. Long before their hoo'-beats were
audible man who had levelled Held glass on
on the rival flyers called out:
THE horse out In tn 9 middle fthe road looks
\ like Cobwebs," and a moment later. tho PAGER
In I,obertJ. Yes. it's Nathan Stratus and Lewis
\ g. Tewksbury and they're having II hot and
J heavy"
The words were hardly out OF his mouth be-
! fore the furious clip at which the horses were
covering the ground brought them near enough
30 that every body could identify the big chest
nut trotter as Cobwebs. 2:12. and the blood
like little bay PAGER as Robert j.. 201A. For
nearly half mile the wheels Of tho two pneu-
matte wagons were In almost perfect align
lmeut. showing the horses to be on
lsven terms. The driver OF Robert j. sat
ia still as Ed. Geers used to do when
he was beating the free-for- all cracks OF the
jGrand Circuit with the gallant little geldinR.
wnile straus now and then swished his whip
close to Cobwebs's ears to urge him on as he
ncared the bridge. All at once little Robert
s.emed to let out another link and begin to
fo,-gc ahead. Cobwebs wobbled momentarily.
acting as II he were going to make break.
u IN he Strengthened out and went on again.
Lut tho PAGER had gained a lead Of length
meanwhile. Hitting the earth like a trip-ham-
MGR he continued to draw away until more
han two lengths separated him from Cobwebs
as the drivers drew roin on tho hill near the
bridge
You got just what you deserve for starting
a trotter against PAGER" said friend at the
u oadside to the owner OF Cobwebs as the two
.orses turned and walked slowly northward
o'Ss ST., 5he brush a.,, s., ~
Syr SFqfn bs ms IN
tha ever turn Cohwcbs around with PAGER"
on ,. wet -, spot spot. IN the the road -, After
ss bss sS me At Fgss
bend for their second and npal brush. It
s but . Robe1 %ns too TO
INST lor him this time. His lean. bony head
showed slightly IN front as the two fyers sped
,nri"ns from the XIII Mr strans ' did IL " What
nobody probably ever saw him do before. He
the ribs OF the low headed chestn ut trotter that
arbRaTIsny, o be p: beaten egSn by jus,
have been surprised. for he squatted closer TO
the ground. sent the dirt flying from his heels
which made the wire wheels hum drew out to
the front. The former chan MON of pacerdom
y" That little PAGER won't lei, go. said straus
after the brush was over. ,Inever drove Cob;
Tewksbury. heretofore has driven Robert j.
with free head. but the great PAGER wore an
rugged with driving bit made OF leather. He
carried light arm and ankle boots
proved to II. 1ase s N
bush with NJ Y Boynton's Brunhlde. 2;15i :.
Ing the e gray Se the
road. and then turned and beat her back again.
drove him. The chestnut trotter comes hon.
e-ty by his speed. for his dam is sister to old
nI5ss n sG
hearted srot t shat that ou'fcoted Newcastle
1he wiring ms5s appe,a ar e S e :, 5I5tis
nlenmers Boy 2W;l ;tt and big gated bay
wheel road cart. The gray mare broke. and
WiIkinson's unknown dyer held the lead to
Close 9' l"G his hrs SesTne the
Isaac Fleming turned on the current, and
Ing both his rivals with apparent ease
PAGERS that measured strides W III the trotters
sp pS Sac shS hs
could beat most Of her kind lew weeks ago
nerding ground to the other and was beaten
y,!n another spirited brush between the mares
Il Trye had the better OF II by a narrow margin
across Sis the road in front OF them forced both
flyers to stop short and dodge the recklessly
ae N Boy aSd e had
TIE shire on Gretchen. ths tive rioters had
tr ed wss ' sruSse from on
end to end. with the honors about even. appar-
In SHORT. sharp brush with the handsome
srsedy pacing mare Sdm Iro III BY Sidney
lax made break after, putting up a spirited
contest for s9mething like furlone; Failing
70 Ssn nsa' out s"s s ores lam nsa
BROOKS. 2;l5'4, w 4 chestnu, ge!ainF by Net,
sHced H'' the auict gated. short stridins
sidney mare went right away from the Selding;
OF TWO lengths az the chestnut PAGERS wheeled
near the bridge and started back toward Dyck-
man street in another brush Ncwburger set
his mare going at a 2:l clip as Brooks rushed
OF in front. In the twinking OF an eve Smiax
closed tine gap. carried Brooks to break, and
scurried away alone:
j. + Cockerill's little brown trotting mare
Honor Bright. 2:2Sts took a hand in the gen
era overthrow OF the PAGERS. beating p, II
Clrk's busy hay sidewheeler Little Barefoot
.:lSi. from The Bronx. II was close contest
from start to finish. however, the little mares
Sprinting along ALMOST stride for stride for a
compliment to Honor Bright, snying as he
watched her stepping 1t of down tho road:
That mare is the fastest thing ever saw
for little ways. l believe she could bea
Cphwebs at a furlonR."
- Rival 2:l7k, the pole mate OF Honor BrRh
"a has been in retire m emit for some time. OWNS
to an injury received by getting her snkl
snd to have been severely hnrt. Her Owne
II was out yesterday behind thres; year.3 S be,
III IN hnn M With Honor BRIGHT. The latte