New-York tribune., 1900-01-29
THE SPEEDWAY.
AMBIDEXTER THE FASTEST HORSE ON
THE ROAD.
D. N wILBUR's BLACK PAGER BEATS LAURA w.
CHARITY AND SIR ELD--DAvID B. DE-
FEATED BY KING ToM-BAYLIGHT
TOO FAST FOR BRANDYwINE.

FEATED BY KING ToM-BAYLIGHT
TOO FAST FOR BRANDYwINE.
The little pleasant weather yesterday lasted just
long enough to enable the who drive trotters
to enjoy their customary Sunday morning spin at
Speedway Park. Hundreds of rakish looking, long
tailed horses, hooked to the spiderlike pneumatic
road wagons, dotted the driveway north OF Wash
inston Bridge, and the sidewalks lined with
lookers-on. The horse of the day was D. N VII
bur's black PAGER Ambidexter, 2:11A He outfooted
DR.. H. H. Kane's chestnut pacing mare Laura W.
by Alexander, do the road and back again, beat
ing her decsively each time. This is the mare that
made 1t warm for c. K. G. Billings's champion
PAGER Bumps. 2:031l. one occasion last spring,
and she has been looked upon one of the fastest
PAGERS in town DR.. Kane said his mare was not
at her best yesterday.
After beating Laura W., Ambidexter showed the
way Richard Croker's bald faced chestnut trot-
ter Chanty, 2I3A. by Guy Wilkes in rousing
brush from Dyckman-st. to Washington Bridge.
Jack Curry drove Chanty to a full seat wagon,
while AnbideXter pulled cart. In another line
brush Mr. Wiburs black horse beat Chanty, to-
gether with John F. Cockerfs bay trotter Swift,
2I614 and w r. Roses black PAGER Sir Ed, 214A.
The Tammany trotter made a break near the end
of the stone wall, but Curry got him a-going again
in time to overtake Sir Ed and beat him to the
bridge.
Ambidexter disposed of Swift easily This ended
Ambidexter's doings for the day. The horse that
swept the Speedway is black geldfnS halllns
from Michigan, where he bred by the late
s. A Browne. He is by Ambassador, 221A, and
his dam is Old Nell, by EstilTs Eric, now owned
by John H. Shuts. Nell is distinguished among
brood being the only one that ever pro
duced four trotters and PAGERS the 2:15 list and
three 2:1O list. She is the dam of Belle Nara,
2:0Sal, owned by H. o. Havemeyer Vassar, 2;o''
formerly owned by c. 1. Hood, and Susie T., 2O9A,
owned by John H. Shuts. Ambidexter was for
merly owned by DR.. Kane, who drove Laura W.
against the black horse yesterday.
Although Chanty had to give way to AmoioeAter'
he proved fast for all other rivals that ne
met In a nice brush with Swift, 2:16A and Sir Elo'
2I4ss he beat them both, showing fine action and
speed in doing the trick. Swift was handicapped on
this occasion by having two persons IN the wagon
behind him Later in the morning Chanty ana Sir
Ed down the road together In a slnsIe-hanoeu
trial of speed, and again Chantys white race
showed in front. 1t was close contest however,
until the black PAGER made break near the enu
Of the stone wall Just before Jack curry started
the Guy Wilkes trotter homeWard ne turned MIN
in company with Lon" Maynards iron gray trotter
Brandywine 2:2Oh, by Sphinx, and one OF the pest
brushes Of the day resulted. Neck and neck the
two horses sped down the road under rull speeu,
straining every nerve to win. To those who stooo
near the end of the stone wall it looked as though
Brandywine got to the point of rocks ahead OF
Chanty but otfers who were near the hnish safu
the victory belonged to the Croker horse
After his defeat by Chanty, Brandywine had a
go with the much talked of Jersey trotter Daylight,
23SH Edward RadeI had come over from New
Brunswick to drive his horse, and the big pay
flyer that has DeaIen SO many oL lHS SOOO OiA0S
since he made his bow the Speedway last fall
was booted and rugged for business. He stepped
it off with a loose jonted, timber stroke, Whlch
carried him the ground at clip too fast for
Brandywine and the speedy, handsome gray sur
fered another defeat.
CHRISTOPHER Hacketts burly chestnut PAGER, King
Tom by Mambruo King, won notable victory
]. W Cornshs chestnut trotter David B.,
2:09Iz, carrying him to break the eno Of d
hotly contested brush and beating him down to the
bridge. Only a few minutes Before this brush a
well known horseman, who stood at the roadside,
had remarked that David B. was moving faster
and truer than at any time this winter. Mr. Cor
nsh apparently made the mistake of undertaking his
rival and did drive his 2:10 trotter with his
customary skill King Tom the horse that took
the measure of David B.. is a PAGER without
record. Nevertheless, he Is known as one Of the
fastest PAGERS on the road The scalps of some of
the other 2:10 flyers hang in his stall up on Wash
ington Heights.
Michael Reid drove up the Speedway Park behind
his gren trotter Farmer. by Alcantra, followed by
attendant driving his other horse, the handsome
little Madison Chief. 217A. by Madison Wilkes.
Farmer was in fine form yesterday. He held his
own with Laura w. in spirited brush from the
bend to the bridge, DR.. Kane's fast PAGER going to
the front only after long, close contest. Mr. Reid
has txst purchased of DR.. Kane the chestnut trot-
ter XSliam E., 2:2279, by Onrid dam Anna Belle
by Chester Chief This horse has been OF the
stars Of the Speedway since he ended his cam
pagn and began his career on the road last
August He Is generally looked upon 215
trotter. His former owner was very fond of the
handsome horse, and it is reported that Mr.. Reid
paid long price for him.
W. F. Steele, the Chicago horseman who used to
James L, 2:09h introduced a notable new
conner yesterday in the bay trotter Taconis 2I415,
by OYerstreet's Wilkes. This horse came out green
in 1898 and gained his record at the Detroit Grand
Circuit meeting, where he of the
tending horses in the $4,000 Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Stake race, by James Buffers
great four-year- Directum Kelly, 2:0SA Later
in he rniOe tba Fast
green pacing mare Emma NJ, by Cecillan Prince.
Another newcomer of note the bay trotting
gelding Chester 2I2A by Wilkes Spirit Jr He
was driven by Frederick w. Noble. Z. E. Bronx,
owner Of the fast trottlng Precision, 21014,
and other fiers, drove the black trotter Santos,
2:214, formerly owned in the stable of Frederick
Gerken. Elmer Stevens brought out a new one in
the handsome chestnut trotting mare Hazel
$25 900 trotting sire Baron Wilkes, 21S, the sire Of
Bumps, 2O3A Charles Weiland drove the stately
by General Wilkes. Mary A. 2:24a4 another large,
handsome gray mare by the sire, driven
been I'll and off the road for a month or more,
turned up in the crowd with his speedy chestnut
Zahn let the big bay trotting mare Dandess 2;23$,
step along with all her old time speed or
twice. Thomas Byrnes, the former Superintendent
PAGER by Jersey Wilkes George w. Grote drove
the noted California trotter James L., 2091z, by
Dexter Prince Frederick Detz was out with his
bay trotting mare. Miss Overton. 2:2619, by Wilton
Frederick A Hammond, of the Plaza Hotel, drove
an unknown chestnut PAGER that coulo prush with
the good
W. e Parsons. Jr., was out behind the bay pacing
7ai F. steinWay had his equine pet Bessie R., by
France hooked to the first pneumatic wagon ever
fbe higb"bred bay mare Frenze by Dictator. and
ioined in brush with Barney Kearnss black PAGER
Drex 2:16I4. who proved too fast for her.
he horses r.