New-York tribune., 1900-11-03
ON THE SPEED WAY.
DIR. KANE's LAURA W. oUTFooTS AMY
WILKES-ALICE BARNES DEFEATS
CRYSTAL CHIMES AGAIN.

The second Of the series of brushes held under
the auspices OF the Road Drivers Association on
the Speedway yesterday afternoon was as success
ful as the first. One of the largest gatherings OF
horsemen ever the driving course was
present. The weather conditions and the course
were all that could be desired and the brushes as
q rule. were closely contested
number Of new flyers appeared. among them
one driven by ". c. Clark. of Yonkers He called
the horse Dark Secret. and while 1t a mystery
10 most Of the horsemen. its proper name was
Musquetoon. with d mark Of 2I7%. Among the
other fast ones in the throng Cobwebs and
Alves, which were logged singly by Nathan Straus;
: w Cornish. with the stanch trotter David B.:
Captain Boyce. with another mystery. called
Philip G. and said have a mark of 2:5 on a
half mile track; Frederick Gerken. with Baby
Bernice; \ r. Meyers, with the fast bay PAGER
Peter H.; Joseph Garneau. with the PAGER Dctum,
and Dr. Flagg with Highland Lassie.
Isaac FIemming behind the famous trotter
Page. 2:G924, and Edward Thompson drove the
speedy Watcheye. A. l.. Kerker had Attateker,
and A. B. Gwathmey HIS handsome team. Bolton.
jr., and Tiverton. These only few of the
many speedy ores that brushed up and down the
Speedway and afforded pleasure the large num-
Der of spectators gathered the walks.
The first brush Of the afternoon was between Dr.
H II. Kane's fast trotter Laura w. and James
MUrphy's Amy Wilkes. Both trotted beau
tifully in the first heat until within hundred
yards OF the finish. when Amy Wilkes went
up in the air and beaten out, The second
heat a repetition Of the first. both animals
being close together all the way until near the
end. when the Chicago mare again broke. losing
the heat and the brush
The second brush of the afternoon brought out
lot Of good in Z. c. Lloyd's Richard B.. y.
l.. Ely's Fret Proctor. Mr.. Reids Farmer and Mr..
Appebys Hattie Walters They went off TO a good
start in the first heat and 4 hot contest ensued.
Near The finish Farmer drew away from the others,
winning by lengths from Fred Proctor. Rich
ard B. third. The second heat was taken by
Fred Proctor who beat Farmer by length. Rich
ard p again finished in third place and Hattie
Walters was fourth. The third heat and the brush
were captured by Fred Proctor. with Farmer
ond. a length behind. and Richard B. at the lat
ter's wheel. in third place. Hattie Wilkes was
Much interest was taken in the second meeting
and James MurPhys &c Crystal Chimes last Tues
day Mr. Smather's mare outfooied the Western
could repeat the % trick ' Roth ro5ters got off We'll
within their stride but they had noi gone far be
heat was faei one. both mares showing great
speed and trotting like team until the finish line
when alice Barnes let out triie and d. got OF IN hrSt
Neither Mr. Hoppers i-ucre, Dr Gill : lack or
sr A e m UP 70 ver sq R th
sd4 4en sphinx gas Wss oo SPEEDY @T Pf
chestnut mare. and beat her Out handiy. -.
the day was that between Charles Weilands Rus
sell T. and l.. Kahn's George Wallace. Roth won a
third and deciding heat Mr.. Kahn insisted that
Russell T. finished running. and he dssat-
isfed. another brush will have to be arranged
Mr.. Murphy's Crystal Chimes later in the day
redeeme4 d defeat hy Alice Barnes by winning
hot brush from Querist. driven by Dr. Moore:
Chimes took both heats. working much faster and
steadier than in the first brush.
The fast PAGER Nea, driven by C IT. c. Beakes,
bested Commodore Porter. the trotter owned by
Hugh Reilly and George Mains PAGER, Miss
Meander. 1t hot throughout, but in both
heats Nea showed the others the way.
The brushes held the lower end Of the
Speedway. and both the horsemen and the specta-
tors were much pleased at the change.