The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-30
WIN THE
Nathan strauss crack Road Horse. Cuprum,
s,l3 "a, Runs Away ~ Speedway Park.

Cuprum. 2l2X, the fast young trotter tina,
Natbs, stratus bought of Marcus Daily about A
| year auo committed the capital offence oil
| running away on the Speedway yesterda,
afternoon. II was the first time he had beer
| driven by his owner this year and he was full
| Of apirit and ambitious TO break away At tor
| speed the moment he struck the soft earth
rond. Mr.. Straus restrained him with some
difficulty, until he had nearly reached the benz
| In the road north Of Washington Bridge. where
the brushes usually begin. By this time his
wrists Ind become tired from holding the
mettlesome horse and he guided Cuprum over
| 10 the river side Of the road where u. c, Under.
Hill was standing:
Want TO take a ride, said Mr., Straus. my
horse wants 10 20 and my arms are too tired Ia
hold him."
Il don't mind said Underhill. and he stepped
10 Cuprum's head while the driver dismounted
from his road wagon just as The new driver
started to get aboard and rs Mr., Stratus stepped
on hIs hind legs and holtnd, Underhill yanked
him over on to the sidewalk with one rem.
but the %.rotter was as good az Tree; lie
weight speeding wagon over and over and
finally slamming II against the iron, rail:
my at the rivers edge ae dashed
OI tDWHTu INtkNun NlItfI Vh VIZ. - rh'''
driveway. Mounted Policeman Colder Fitz-
gerald, who happened to be CLOSE at hand.
made a run for the horse and grasped one rem
fI"Ss d s9 the Sii oel9r or ,o oIpr Ihs r nns aH" a m"re
tcring. ana A. the two horse, came together me
jolt threw Fitzgerald w on his horses neck
Cuprum kicked, pulled and strlReled ae-per-
ately to get away but the plucky policeman
hung on while his " horse was sI,ipning
around like a top. Bystanders ran, 10 MS as
sistance. and CnIrulrn was soon snbdued
That's the fastest tTotter ever owned. hut
will never drive him again, . said the owner OF
Glprum after brushing the dust OF MS coat,
Just then Trainer Isaac Fleming ne ppenad
Here. Fleming" called out Mr., Sirans.
take this horse home with YOU and get him
ready TO race I'm done with him on the speed
Mr., !Straus paid s., 500 for Cuprum shortly
after he had gained a thrce-year-old record of
?i2a in the fourth heat Of a winning race az
louisville in 1898. The gelding is by prodigal,
2 10 the sire of John Nolan, pos, and he has
shown speed enough TO beat the record OF that
horse, Tie was driven on the Speedway last
season aud on one occasion Outfooted Frank
Works noted horse Pilot Boy 200 ;. but the
gray trOtter turned the tables on him IN a Sec
oni brush soon aftrWard.
Manv road Iider' we're saving their crack
%trotters Yesterday for the brushes to-day. Vet
there were several notable trials Of speed
over ,he stretch north OF Washington Bridge
The beautiful chestnut t%rotting mare Teresa H.,
2ls't, from Montclair, figured In the hest brush
OF the day, her competitor being the oily black
PAGER Drex, 2l6}., driven by Is !. kearns.
George 4. Coleman. the Fatty Bates ~ the
Speedway, drove the trotter, and though she
had TO null AT least loo pounds more than the
PAGER, she kept her nose at the black pac"rs
throat, from end 10 end Thomas llnCh'S
smooth-going brown mar" Dark Secret, 2?1
pleased her owner. outfooting Thomas T
Rlssell's crack trotter Maid Ihorne. 2l1l4, and
the daisy-cutting pRCer Gretchen, , 2sa in "A fine
brush Maid Th4rne was hooked to- heavy