The sun., 1900-05-02
FINE SPORT ON THE sPsEDwAY.
g. X. q. Billings Drives Lscilie, Hontas
Crooke and Frankcr In Many Bsushes


C.K.G. Billings returned to New York yester-
day after a fortnight among the wild fowl on
the lower Mississippi. and In the afternoon he
and his horses were very much In evidence ~
Speedway Park. John Tucker. who looks after
the flyers, sent his assistants out with nearly
every stopper In the string for Mr. Billings to
drive. The Chicago horseman went up the
rond behind the bay pacing mare Bun
land Belle. 2Os1.. but exchanged her Without
showing any speed for the beautiful little
trotter Lucille. 20oh After . warmins-up
brush with one OF his own trotters. the big
GATED bay geiding Franker. 22in. In which
Luco easily led the way. Mr.. Billings got
mixed up in anunequal contest with such flyers
asa. B. Gwathmey's chestnut trotting mare
Louise Nc. 2Oe.. and DIR. u H. Kanes midget
PAGER Little Gem. 2l5n. Franker had broken
and swervod. and lost so much ground In his
first attempt TO measure strides with Lucille
that Mr. Billings wished TO give his favorite
road horse another trial. But Franker broke
again when he and Lucille turned together up
a. Nuke ses ''Au anu '"' 'e'o"o 0'"'' ''''' !" .
Away Of in front OF Lucille were Louise Mo
ana Little Gem, putting in thei best llcks In a
rJusng brush for the bridge Mr. Billings set
sS rosdb"J for The %Sh rs sard
the triphammer hoof ats OF the flying Lucille
as 'he pu, on full steam In her hopeless chase
for Quarter Of mile her speed was S terTltic n
near the end of the stone wall Little Gem. who
led Louise Nc about length was not more
than three or four lengths ahead oi the
Between Gem and Mr.. Gwathmey's chestnut
trotter the battle was fine one Gem held his
took him back Mr. Gwathmey kept on and
was in front at the bridge, In another bout be-
tween the two Little Gem won a decisive VIC
tory. though 1t was won by narrow margin
Mr. Billings now tried Lucille against his
great PAGER Hontas Crooke. ?09 The chestnut
ployee, who seemed to believe it might be q
mistake in diplomacy to beat his employer, and
so kept the speedy chestnut stallion on even
Let Lei him him go s,1 let him % CO. Mr. Billings sang
out impa'iently as he saw Scherer restraining
he pacer, The trainer loosened his hold and
the chestnut, horse let on, an0ther ltnk Tho
however, and there was no cause ior the
owner Of the horses to say let him 60" when
,hey breasted the hill leading up TO Washing
Hontas Crookc was the next one tried by Mr
Billings He. started the stallion against
Sunlqnd Belle and easily, beat the speedy
This, brush was on DIR. kanes invincible
eeding. Little Gem. went over the road
IN u Fusblng contest WIN IHtTlVh htu-
nedy's big black PAGER Amhidexter. 2llH. The
latter got away little in front and the driver
Of Gem had to rally the little fellow industri-
ously 70 make up The lost ground But he did
IL They were head' apart AT the point OF
rocks and II was Gems head that appeared to
show ia front BY the time Ambidexter had
gone back up to the bend Mr. Billings was hold
ing the ribbons over his pet trotter Franker
ready for n farewell spin with anything on
the Speedway Ambidexter accommodated
him. In, the hands of his owner Frank
er acted like another horse. He stuck
10 his stride in a hard drive and
after head-to-head contest for half a mile
drew away from Ambdexter and beat him de-
csiyelv by two or three lengths. with Mr. Bill
lings saying Whoa" 10 his horse This was a
big surprise to the onlookor, in view OF the fact
that Ambidaxtor had held his own with Little
Gem. who. in turn had beaten Lou ise Nc, The
clever driving Of the Chicago roadte was one
Of the features of a great day on the Speedway.
Mr. Billings gets his arms up IN Johnny Gold
smith style when hard pressed Few profess
sional reinsmen can beat him al keeping horse
going on his tiptoes without making a break.
Hontas Crooke was the only one in the string
that lifted his nose Yesterday when Mr. Billings
held the reins, and that horse made only one
jump before he was back on his stride and at it
again