New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-09
THE SPEEDWAY.
NATHAN STRAUSS NEW TRoTTING MARI
BABY BERNICE MAKES HER
SELF CONSPICUOUS

The high wind yesterday afternoon maui 80
speeding OF a trotter rather unpleasant Se .hai-
small assemblage OF road riuei az 81, the
flyers Speedway Park. W. H. McCai'"y' o.oo
veteran reinsman who drove Searchlignt IN -V-
last year. drove his gray trotttng mare Anna ~
2;2S15. up the road. and grew enthusiastic o'''
condition Of the driveway - 1-Ns
1.-THE footing here" said he TO a reporter OF -
Tribune is as perfect as ever anywhere at
any time In the year. Some people shlp - 20
horses from Boston and Buffalo all tne Tbsv
Selma, Ala. to find good roads IN "lnts Gov,
ought to bring them to NewYork. for l oaIe
tbera ,sr'+ a road mr. a track I'm Alabama or any
where else that is better suited for winter INV
than the Speedway is just now. ,- 20
Mccarthy is logging Anna Mace with o We" -
starting her in public next summer Her nihu -
hear the marks OF a firing iron. and her OWL
saws she went lame last year just as ne NO -
her ready for race. Although the daue" o.oa1L
Robert McGregor has no record faster 'naN o,s an
she has trotted several miles faster imam
her work. ,,-,,cs
2:2S15 was the most conspicuous trotteF Oh s
driveway. She had not been stepped alors q Y
for ten days or more, yet she defeateo - -
CockeriIFs little brown mare Honor Brlsh' ~ -
brushes ont Of four and easily took the measure
of such fast ones as John Pirung's hachheSSl cI|
trotter Alice B.. and the bay PAGER Peter H. 100
by Kentucky wilkes In her first trial OF spo0
with Honor Bright the latter mare mace d u -
after going about a furlong. Returning up t
road from Washington Bridge over the same g 80.
the two mares went at il again, and this uiio
it was Baby BernIce that left her stride at 'no
outset In a losing break In the third round OoCi
trotters stuck to their strides from start TO hsh
Honor Bright was a length in front al the emu VI
half a mile and seemed TO hold her advantage 10
the end, but Mr.. Straus rallleQ Jh S, ttat thav
chestnut mare so effectively on the h that t Ne
were on almost terms at the iiulsnz NJ
Stratus says he has sent Cuprum, ia anu n 20
acca, PISA. 10 c. A. Thompson tne - Union
2:07A, the chestnut mare presented 70 ~. ta%ia
by Richard Croker. is at her owners ely Str9Ts
but Is not being driven on the ROAD Nj, 81 SSe
is thinking of using her for breeding p1 IG. md
is one of the best bred in the 2lO hst anu am
should produce a winner II mated with 1oIse Ilrre
William E. Spier's champion stallion DIe1'Ui'''
2:O5A. .,,, o.19sl
The rosewood bay stallion Ralph Williams z;z t
by Red Baron, made his bow as a SPEEDWAY tIGelea
yesterday He driven by James burns. N H. q
brush with Peter H, 1854. the newcomer US
played action and fine turn OF speed n0il1Lns
his with the fast son OF Kentucky WHkHse.
2:21A Another newcomer yesterday was tne pay
Newport was formerly owned by John F. Cornell
OF the Parkway Driving Club, and was known as
of the fastest road horses in Brooklyn lie Was
not seen in any OF the brushes yesterudSSi., NJ
Shields lately bought the speedy trotter Mtkado
2;201 to drive on the road Frederick McCarthy'S
bay trotter Wavecrest by Hillcrest, son Of NoIun-
teer displayed surprising speed ~
series of brushes with William ]. Clarks chestnut
pacing mare, Nettie c., 2:2lA, from HOnkerS car
rying her to break and winning every brush. Inc
black PAGER Drex. 216A, that has gained some
winter, was on his good behavior yesterday. ana
scored a victory the bObtailed trOtter Alice b.
Schwartz all drove fast trotting teams, and let
them step over the road at a merry clip, although
none of the pairs got together in brush A B.
Gwathmey had his two crack trotters, Beiton IT..
content 10 let them Jog while he watched the fast
work of the other teams.