New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-30
HARNESS RACING.
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE TRACK AND
ROAD


MEETING TO RE DRIVEN on THE SPEEDWAY
PM. ,nr1pr1A ROAD DRIVERS HERE
WITH THEIR TRoTTING TEAMS
Tho ac,ivi,v which the popularity Of the speed
way has given to the market ior 'ro''"s "'
was siribnrly brought out last week al tne I'm
nire CITY Trotiing clubs fan meeting III '' wv"
davs ~ harness racing innuinerame on''S VIZ
mad and declined for the flyers that took pa'' !"
.ho e,,r, and AZ least four high class tro''''S
.,, ,,,rchqsed hy road riders who are going 10
retire them from the turf to drive on the speed
way Brandywino. 2.20i4. the handsome po'u bVr,s
gray horse that finished within neck OF ".e
r,,o ,n o1rs on Friday. was sold immedl"teN
after this performance to Aonzo Maynard Tor N-on
NJ MAYNARD now owns san Pedro. 2lr4 i"Yo''
I o,u. on1 other Speedway flyers Brandy"ine Wa
hro,rht out I'm the 500 class about two Ho"'"s
aeo by the oldtimo reinsman James 'onRIeF' VI
,,,,.1, sna who drove him here ana sold hm -
,is present owner The horse Is by SphlhN, ~'-''''
son of E,octonecr His dam was f'n"Y -"""7,
IN, Panic the son of Ethan Allen ON the s"'ne
dev that Brandywine was sold Patrick Ryan .''
Harlem contractor. who IS building the P'''9 ~,
The new East River Bridge boueh' OF ".'' i1S
Xolan OF Philadelphia. the fast BAY mare Yer"
r,,pl, 21N,. by Epaulel. 2le. ont Of charm 10y
S1rfa claus 211i. Charm is the dam OF n and
me 25',; fascnaii3n zl9'' toS Mr. Rvan's new
rosa mar was separately timed in zlN IN hrr b.,
at thc Empire City meeting -" ,rn,t,nr eciling
Hsrar 100 Ly Wild Boy. that was second 10 Mss
kat i'm 2li. on the opcning day Of me n1 a. "a
for the bay gcldng Swift, noe 10 1 ~,, Hrlehf
S.2S All Of these horsea are fresh mpf f,Nsrl
young trotjers that are good ones IN ",To iist of
and they make notable ddui'lo" "
Speedway shoppers
Thomas : Harrison. OF Philadelphia. who IS
Consul General at Cairo. Egypt. was "mo"F ~,
out OF town horeemen seen at Speedway RAJ"
Yesterday lie drove a pair Of handsome pay 'O'-
ters that stepped the road az -.5l s"'' "',"
the rain began to come down. Mr.. l"lI'So' ~
brought five horses here TO drive on 'le 9i'''
way Another Philadclphiau I'm the race ior nom,
Yesterday was Charles T. Chapman. of the ''""l
PARK Driving Club Mr. Chipman hdd IlS g. IN ~
pair Sam r. and Jack Miller, me, nooHH.' he
Former having fallen ana bruised his leg severely
1Iog' nS T"y6rt horscmcn nave learned nat
lack Miller is one Of the fastest ana s'eauDs,
going rof,ers 70 Ts s1other team from the Quaker
Crv is expected here within a few DAYS 10 ny ty
eeg1noinceinent having been made that jacob Jus
tce Of the Belmont Driving Nno is 10 ~t,ms
SYork The Philadelphia contingent on thS Sped.
way may be further angmenied mex 'I Is entered
IN he double team classes al the National uorsSg
S SnGT B nyIi a ''i hriinc chimes.
Interest in the exhibition of uottng teams at
the National Horse Show IS greater this year IMAM
lcf the contest TOT lnt biH' il''''''
promises to be the best yet seen at the Garden
Tho we'll matched well hammered. fast double team
IS recognized as the perfection or heht harness
turnouts for Speedway driving. hence IDS piruc"-
lar division OF the Horse show programme 'd'l''9
marc interest than any other 10 the army OF ROAD
drivers Colonel Lawrence Kips unh'cHul''u
success I'm winning the first prize with DIS manu-
slr,o t~oftors wear after year seems only to nave
stimulated the competition for tho list OF entries
for the coming show is clearly better than ever
before so far as the trottng teams are con'er"+"'
Secretary James r. Hyde says the following pairs
have been nominated for competition: Vert 2:''a'
and T. G. 2l5ls. entered by J.. c. Knox, ritisonrS'
Bella Bells 2.H4 and Wfetta, POS. entered ny
! Ticnenor & CO.. Chicago: Fanchon ana Jean hlnt,
entered by T. r Stotosbury. PhiladepnaS Dieininle
! IN and Airline Chimes. entered by +. IT, Stot"s-
bury Philadelpha Ceda Master sm3 na,s NV
Lee entered by u. y. BAN FonkHh'NVD III
/ X 2.2tt and Sparklet. entered by W NJ y. iioI,
man. New-york. Melody ana marnon arl Mnsie
! entered by Colonel Lawrence KIP, Meioay andd
/ Music entered by Colonel Lawrence MP , ana
/ Water Mid and Gambrella entered by Colonel
/ Lawrence KIP. Ncw-York. II VIII be seen rom
,5ne Of which he has heretofore exhibited at tie
Horse Show. Only two pairs can pe sem mo ~
bo6lng toeether in various combinations the three
mares. Melody, Harmony and Music
The veteran reinsman. jim Dougrey, who drove
American Girl 10 her record Of 2l6is back In INA
was among those who found shelter az Colohei
C. K Deutschs Speedway Inn. between the
| bridges Yesterday morning when ram sent INC
| horses and horsemen to cover. Until Dougrey
turned up AT the trottng meeting last week with
the big handsome gray reldng I}randywine. 2.2"'.
q good many horscmcn supposed ne was dead he
1ro,nca ont Of sight In 1854. just after his bril-
uan, campaign with T. T. s. 2:194. in the Grand
Circuit and for ten years never mounted su'Ny
The old timer IS now a hotel keeper al Saratoga
Lake II was his first visit TO Speedway PARK
Although he saw few trotters in motion, owing 10
the rain. Dougrey grew enthusiastic as he viewed
tho picturesque hillside park and the long stretch
OF soft earth road as smooth and as firm az any
trotting track in the country. eve heard A lot
/ ahout the Speedway but 81 beats everything that
heen said about 49," was his comment. Il would
like TO have BrandyW.ne here just once. lie oush'
10 hold his own with the good ones. oughtnt he
How fast DO the trotters 20 here anyhow
Nathan Straus answered D0ugrey wifh the Ques
ton:
, "How fast 20 you suppose cobwebs tro'ted .
quarter here the otaer day p99i,hng TWO men ]"
wager wagon may reHed 61ugrey IL he pulled ioa(
IKE ,hat i'm s. second should 5hin!1 ne ought t'
''~.II drove him quarter n s3'i; another IN $2
ari tn'rt in "a nat a Huichina. OF m
s5@0b baId me- me- watch. said MIR s,rars
".4 -. c,n,,lorf,i ,ecr3orN.l'' exclaimed Dou
grew gust think Of "a trouer pulling two men u
wagon at that cp WY re in fr Inc inov s'ir
hin, a quarter only a ut.e faste- than shat Wit
Brown Gce-s" hooked with r1nnnng i4 1A,d y
i irn''r' ai'. i>ie Mir Borner said IT was Tn
fastest quarter No. had ever timed trouing n9stsg
b ana ne sent the cigars for dfNinH H. arr
ward drove Brown George ard mate against peN
Ter AZ the half milo track IN Boston when Dexie
| first beat Flora Temples record or : l'"s b"
in 1867
Y Pain vee.. raav ir,orforcd win wha' promised T.