New-York tribune., 1900-08-27
THE SPEED WAY.
MANY ROAD RIDERS OUT IN SPITE OF
THE BURNING HEAT

With the beating down with the ardor of g
blast furnace the rock ribbed driveway there
than the usual midsummer outpouring
of road riders and roadhorses and spectators at
Speedway Park yesterday. The brushes that took
place before the thunderstorm came UP over the
wooded western hillside to put end to the sport
resulted somewhat surprisingly TO of the wise
men Of the horse world who were there in shirt
waists and under umbrellas to see their favorite
horses show their speed. One of the unexpected
happenings the fair square defeat Of the noted
bay PAGER Jack 2:121z. by DR. David Randells gray
horse T. n. B.. 210z. The latter running out
in pasture month ago, and not generally be-
HeVed TO be in shape yesterday for trial of speed
with so formidable rival the majestic big bay
fellow that has outfooted Robert J., 2:O1ik; Darrell
2'07A, and other stars of the Speedway.
T. n. B. was dripping with perspiration and was
plainly tired before he tackled Jack vet he held
his own from the first turn Of the wheels and was
sliding along half length to the good at the end
Of the first quarter. Soon afterward Jack jumped
into the air making of his tangled breaks
which left him half furlong behind the gray
horse by the time he recovered his stride Dr.
kandell drove T N B. with the earnestness of a
man whose life is at stake. When the brush was
over the driver Of Jack said il was the warwhoop
Of Dr. Randell, not the superior speed OF T. N B.
that caused Jack to leave his feet This claim was
made good when T. n. b, Dr. F. H Flagge's High
land Lassie. 2:lS14 and DR.. Fl. d. Gill's Anheuser
2:24%, three gray PAGERS. all gave chase to Jack
The stately sidewheeler stuck TO his stride this
L N.
broke early in the contest and was pulled up.
Highland Lassie and 7. N. B. had go between
themselves which turned out to be of the best
contests OF the day. At the end of a long hard
drive from Dycknan-st. to Washington Bridge the
ola Long Island mare was neck in front of T. n.
B. On another trip the road she measured
strides with n R. Does fast PAGER Motion two
new Speedway flyers owned by Homer Davenport
Dr. H D. Gill's Anheuser and two three others
beating them all in gallant style One of Mr. Dav-
trotter Carlton 216A, by Chimes that c. J. Ham
lin campaigned in 1896. The other was a speedv
bay PAGER called Ned. With a stranger holding the
reins he finished second to Highland Lassie while
Carlton. driven by his owner was third Mr.
Davenport and his horses got into deep water again
when they went down the road in a brush with the
Monmouth trotter Dundess. 2:2SA driven by Henry
Zahn, jr. Neither Carlton nor Ned could go the
pace with her, though both horses are fast Wild
flower. shapeIy brown mare that CAPTAIN q n
Mcdonald drove also went down before the big
sweeping strides OF Dundess WIldhower is a new
conner She halls from Pennsylvania, and is said
track at Hezelton on the Fourth of July Another
pretty brush in which Dundess finished first was
Morelein Mr Jarviss cob was hooked to run
ness, which gave him the appearances of a high
EEteppeT; But ne proved to be a fast stopper Tor
when she beat him. '''
SO Se a his bPcaf 6e RsS ns7 s Sd qTe ne
his first trip over the road he started his handsome
70 the astonshment Of ali onIookers curew forged ad
ahead. trottng with remarkable speed and game
ness under the hardest kind of driving. He was
leading by length and trying hard to widen tho
gap when the horses reached the rising ground
near the big bridge The clip made Oscars head
swim apparently. for he wavered and broke into
record He is by Curfew 2:24LL the son OF G I
Hamhn's noted trotting sire Chimes and General
d +. Tracy's famous brood mare Mabel L. dam
or Rena, 2lz15; Judge Keeler. 214 and other trot-
ters. by Victor, zs2S). Oscar is cassed among the
fastest trotters the Speedway and the
road riders nearly lost their breath when they saw
atr Huht 0anc
deemed himself later in the day by defeatine
Ihomas Lyneh's busy little brown trotter Dark