New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-05
THE SPEEDWAY.
oUADRIGA TOO FAST FOR AMBlDEA-
TER RICHARD CROKER'S ROAD
HORSE CHANTY IN FINE FORM.


The novel prospect of drive on the speed"aS
In the dead OF winter had the effect OF orihsin6
out big crowd of horsemen yesterday, ana sum
larger throng Of PEDESTRIANS who journeyed up "
the popular speeding ground to witness the sport
Many of the horsemen tucked their storm coats
under the seats OF the road wagons when they
started out for their morning drives. but 'ne
nf All bad enoyed their spins and got back to
town. The surface OF the road, although nS ~
broad. level stretch nortb of Washington Bridge
with the speed OF the wind
Daniel OdelIs chestnut PAGER Quadriga. 2:Os@s'
proved be the fastest horse on the driveway
In his first brush he measured strides with d. n.
wilbur's black PAGER Ambidexter 2:l1A. and showed
him the way from Dyckman-st to Washington
Bridge, leading by three lengths more. until
Ambidexter made break and gave up the chase
about furlong from the point OF rocks Mr.. VIII
bur's horse may be remembered as the PAGER that
swept the Speedway week ago, beating Laura
w and all the good ones His owner explained his
defeat yesterday by saying that he Fad started
two lengths behind his rival. second trial of
speed between the same horses followed the nrst
tilt as soon rs the rival flyers could jog back to the
bend in the road for another start. This time
they got away without the slightest apparent adj
vantage on either side. Quadriga a powerfully
muscled horse that can get up steam In jif my:
the better of the argument as the hylng PAGERS
from where they had started. From there to the
bridge Ambidexter gained rapidly. At the point of
rocks his nose was at the shoulder of Quadriga,
and when the drivers took their horses back on
reaching the big bridge the black horse was 5sd on
slight advantage in each brush as he was hooked
pulled rather heavy wagon.
Chanty 2I314, the white faced chestnut trotter
that Richard Croker bought last fall to drive on
the Speedway. out for airing in the hands
of his trainer. j. c. Curry, and he proved to be in
fine FORM He was hooked to full seat wagon,
with two persons aboard, that his load was
heavy Yet he handled the weight so success
fully that Of the trotters the road could
beat him decisively. Alonzo Maynard's iron gray
horse Brandywine, 2:201a. tried three times to DO
the trick. All of the brushes were close and in
teresting, and the spectators along the sidewalks
enjoyed the fun immensely. Chanty outfooted the
gray horse cleverly the hTs1 time down. Al the
reached the rising ground near washington Bridge.
Then the weight seemed to tell on the Tammany
e %as head In fro as they passed POINT Of
rocks But considering the wes MS eRe Tc19ry
held his from the start, and succeeded in
mile. 4 little after this brush Chanty met the
showing brilliant burst of speed.
Tammany road horses seemed to be in winning
form yesterday. Isaac A. Hopper, the leader or
the XXXIst Assembly District was out behind his
crack PAGER, Lucre. .21SA, the halfbrother to
searchght 28 and came of Victorious n Ro
214A. driven by John Donley-
J. P Baiter's stately gray trotter Clayton. 2154,
displayed more speed yesterday than at any time
since he left the stable of Colonel F. N. Lawrence
last spring. The jaunty. high headed gelding's
first noteworthy victory was won. from Brandy
Wine 2;2Ola. whom he left length behind in a
afternoon he outfooted both Bullmont, 20sA and
paeer SANDY Boy PIP earlier f in the day Although
he took part in none of the brushes the purify ntte
breezed him up and down the road
Michael Reid did not drive his new road horse
the chestnut trotter William e, 2:22h, recently
purchased from DR.. H H. Kane. He held the
reins over the bay horse Farmer, by Aleantar e,
L7oyd faU Chestnut TT trotter Richard B. 2:2I4
Among those seen on the road were ex-Mayor
Thomas F. Gilroy, with the bay trotter John Nell
son, 224A. presented to him by former Corporation
Counsel William H. Clark; Thomas Byrnes, the
former Superintendent of Police, driving low
headed. speedy little bay PAGER by Jersey Wilkes;
Barney Goodwin, with his pole team Lettie
Kay, 22S}4, and Bell Tap; ex-Alderman Henry
Hughes, driving his bay trotting mare Hdce PISA,
to a high wheeled wagon; NJ. ]. Leonard. with his
mysterious chestnut trotter Sly; John ]. Quinn.
with the handsome black mare Lutegard; Cord
Meyer, with the gray trotting stallion Iron Bar.
2II%; c. NJ. Meyer with the brown trotter Percy,
2I71b; Hosea B. Perkins and Lawson n. Fuller,
two of old timers, each driving pair of bays;
ex-Assemblyman James p Robertson. with his well
known pair, Nelly and Flash, 2:2l&; Fire Commits
sioner John ]. Scanne, the former owner of Alves.
2091A. driving a speedy gray trotter; Anton
Schwartz with his big, bold going black and
chestnut trotters Wyoming. 21s14 and Lily Glenn.
2I74; ex-Alderman Thomas Shells with the bay
trotter Newport. 2:241a; w E d. Stokes with the
brown pacing stallion Be Sure. 2O6s4: Fred T.
Steinway, with his old favorite Bessie r. by
France; Charles F. Bates. driving the stately big
brown trotter Latitude. 215. that was bought for
high stopper; Colonel William l.. Brown. with his
bay mares Minetta and Jess; a. H. Coombs OF the