New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-25
THE SPEEDWA Y.
COBWEBS AND PAGE MAY TROT FOR
CHARITY.

confident that he has the fastest road horse in
New-York or elsewhere. In group of horsemen
who discussing the relative merits of Cob
webs and Page, 2:C92, up the road yesterday,
Nathan straus made this proposition:
I viii name a horse in my stable that can beat
Page at any distance from hundred yards to
$1,000 TO any charitable institution the owner OF
Page may name. If my horse beats him then the
10 charity, and will name the beneficiary
Mr.. straus owns Aloez, 2:O9l4; Cobwebs. 212; Cup
rum. 2:12a4; Querst. 2l234; Our Jack. 2l3A Freddy
2:l6& and Malac2a, 2:lSl2, that he has a number
OF good to select from. At quarter Of
mile he would probably Cobwebs. At half
a mile Freddy might be the horse. his former
owner says he cover that distance in about a
minute At any distance above half q mile Aoes
would he likely to represent his owner. He is now
laid up with injured foot, but It is expected that
he will be on the Speedway again before many
weeks. Page is owned by ex-Aderman Bernard
Goodwin. an intimate friend Of eX-Superintendent
Of Police Thomas Byrnes. Mr. Goodwin is unable
10 drive the horse owing 10 a disabled arm, but
he IS very proud OF the victories won 10y Page on
the Speedway with Isaac Fleming holding the reins.
He would not campaign the crack trotter but it is
said that he has offered to match him against any
horse in New-York for $1,000 side. the to
be trotted the Empire City track. IF he
cepts Mr.. Strauss proposition to trot for charity
the contest may be seen on the Speedway.
Cobwebs and Page passed each other on the drive
way yesterday, but the driver Of neither horse ap-
peared 10 be laundering for brush. It was Cob
webs's first appearance since Mcmillan defeated him
nearly two weeks ago. MI Straus says the horse
IS not well. and does not possess his usual turn OF
speed. Some of the critics attribute his poor per-
formances OF late TO a dislike of fast work
The old horse Is getting TO be a rogue" they
say. He doesn't try TO win. He knows Mr.. Straus
won't hit him with the whip, and he takes advan-
tage of IT."
Hundreds Of light driving turnouts dotted the
driveway yesterday, and some spirited brushes
were seen. The best brush of the day by
Joseph E. Meyers gray pacing mare Bicycle Girl.
22O12, from Newark. She defeated B. T Kearns
black gelding Drex, 2:l6R a hard fought contest.
The two PAGERS were not separated by more than
half length at any time until they were well past
the end Of the stone wall. The gray gained
Slight advantage near the big bridge, and DreX
broke in trying to make It up the rising ground
by the point OF rocks. Bicycle Girl driven by
Allie Durham, a of the old-time Jersey reins-
man, Lew Durham. He spared for hrushes with
several other flyers but refused to let them get off
half dozen lengths in front, and took part in
few contests
Mahlon, 2:1324 and Maacca, 2ISla. were both
trimmed in q brush by the Newark PAGER one day
last week. After driving Mahon the Speedway
for a week Jack Trout has sold the handsome
little Boston horse 70 ". c. Reilly. Mahlon IS a
black geding. twelve years old, by Alcantara. 2:23
out of Blanche jefferson. by Thomas Jefferson, 223
In 1894 he gained his record in a Old Orch
ard Beach. He then a stallion and
In department since Trout brought him New
York, and has been much admired for his beauty
Of form. style and snowy square way Of going. His
gave $l.o0) and the fast PAGER Screw
driver for the horse.
a number of horses that have not heretofore been
seen on the Speedway put in an appearance yester-
day. The handsome little bay trotting mare Pearl
J., 22ol2, formerly owned by J. H. Carmichael. Of
Springfield. Mass, was driven yesterday by George
". Grote, who recently purchased her Pearl is a
daughter Of Acolyte, 2:A3 a stallion that the Com
the days OF the boom in breeding trotters. Mr.
Grote's new purchase somewhat resembles the Chi
in the FIRST flight Of Speedway trotters by fairly
holding her own with the fast chestnut trotting
Of NewLondon The contest BETWEEN wee the mares
was a spirited one. each trotter moving with true
and rapid strides from the bend the bridge with
out making mistake. They finished on even
The bay PAGER Robert c. 2Ilh. that won a race
at fleetwood Park five years ago was driven by
Ben IdchtenbeTg. who recently bought him from
Phila9elpha party; lie is twelye years old and Is
and Portland. His new owner merely logged him
A new pole team was brought out by John w
Smith In the bay geIdng James l. 2:og7a and the
mare Island Belle, 2:24s. TO pole with brown geld
closely resembed Sir Ed, the black PAGER that Mr.
the team against the trotting mare Dundess, 2:23s
driven drive by Henry Z ahn' jr The team Vas in Inc
the new pole horse made a break With clever drv-
won M BOSE D1nd bF Eai s On h md h ill.,
Dundess had better luck when Mr. Zahn turned for
driven by George ". spear. Although the big bay
trotter had the worst Of the weights. she easily
Quite a victory was scored by W. ] Clark of
Yonkers. with his geldng Mr.. Fullerton 22lA by
Fisk's campaigner Corbett 2:l44 by walkers Nor
riIl. the Yonkers horse easily won after a hard
The brown PAGER Chip. owned by f. J. willis,
won a number Of brushes. Benjamin Zahn drove
his bay trotter oscar ZOE ana kept him in front
of all rivals. Henry Mapes was out with his big
Aiierton and Jolly Bachelor. to jerome Wheipiey
TO he fitted for the wagon races II. d. Mix, whose
fast mare Ambo, 22415. is in training at Empire
Antonio. The Incompatible campaigner Robert j.
his owner Lewis J. Tewksbury NJ J Leonard
and Dr.. H y. Kane rode behind the handsome
geding King Egbert, 2:o9l4 P. Z. Garrettson drove
the bay pacing mare Marcela, 22914, by Chimes
George A. Coleman's breezy looking mare Libbie
trotting stallion Morpheus hooked 10 a high wheel
wagon. Joseph Garneau drove the nigh headed
ance A. 1854, and Peter Manee's hard pulling
tall speedy chestnut trotting stallion TO a light
two wheeler. I L. Mcclellan logged along near the
Loonie drove Trixie W. 2:21A j H. Hetman was
out with the bay ,eelding Ollie Keep, 225%, by
Island Wilkes. Gabe Case drove a new pair OF
Z. b Slater. one of the old guard among the
bay gelding Kaiser Wilkes Charles c LLOYD sam
pied his black trotter Melzqur 2:l53s W J, Hiscox
drove the brown trotter LuXon, 2:llA, In better
form than at any time this season. Elmer Stevens
behind MI DOES Gneft1q . + P4Sns No
bons over Royal Rene 220, by Roy Wilkes G "
Bride brought out PAGER In the black eeIdng
Simon j., winning several brushes. George Younge
had one Of the handsomest horses on the road in
the bay gelding Dandy.
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