New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-06
THE SPEED WAY.
JAMES L. SURPRISES THE KNOWING
oNEs-soME EXCITING FINISHES.

With the weather cool enough for comfort on the
road Yesterday there marked increase In
the throng OF pleasure drivers and pedestrians AT
Speedway Park, Though many of the men ana
horses best known 20 frequenters Of the popular
resort were missing from the speed parade. scores
or lesser lights their places, and the brushes
went merriy on. II everybody's morse were q"
Ccbwebs or Lucille The honors OF the day were
pretty evenly shared by half dozen fast trotterS
and Dacers some of which surprised the critics BY
their unexpected speed. In this class was the
thrteen-year-old horse James L., 2:Oe5, driven oy
John w. Smith.
The white faced Californian has been looked upon
for two years equine back number ana mas
been sold and resold at bargain counter prices IN
the belief that his trotting days were over ms
present owner paid less than 800 for the z.Io
trotter last spring which he has been quietly
nursing him along with a view TO trimming some
of the top-sawyers. Hooked to light pneumatic
two-wheeler the old horse fairly made the Speed
way smoke.
In his first brush he met Benjamin zahn's
square gated speedy bay trotter Oscar. 22Oz and
George McBrides brown PAGER C. X. j.. 2ilsh
Oscar was in fine form and he succeeded in hold
ing the lead from the bend in the road to the foot
L. closed rapidly on the rising ground and soon
gained the lead. hard pressed by 9. r. j. MT
point Of rocks, where most brushes end. and he
claimed the victory. James L. and the PAGERS
speed. This time there was no doubt about the
scored clean me cut Victory Winning BY half
length after hard contest from start to finish
brush with Charles Msssoth's big bay mare
Gretchen. 2:2SA. though he displayed a fine burst
Of speed and made the final outcome uncertain TO
One of the closest and best brushes of the day
brought together 4. r, Myers's high going bay
the bay sidewheeler. Rudd. 2:21A by Balzac Chief
Rudd is newcomer the Speedway He was
driven by C. W. Bovine. of Glen Cove, Long Island
The young PAGER formerly trained at Fleet
wood Park by John P. Gibbs, and some of his
seemed ANYTHING
of speed in his brush with Peter H. for the Ken
the bend to the bridge. Afterward Mr. Bovine
started his young horse alone on the lower section
a rate of speed which would have lost Peter H or
any other horse on the Speedway. The brush was
down hill all the way, so that Rudd was relieved
of the weight which he had TO pull on the north
j. L. podge's round-turned. burly gray pacing
a prominent part in the days doings He held his
own with Gretchen in short. sharp brush from
and then took the shine OFF George Huber's tail,
rangy chestnut trotter, Prince Atara- Alexander
runaway Of his namesake the roam trotter New
burger. 215I5 last week, out with patch over
his eye. but he did not drive the riotous son Of
Jay Bird. A groom held the ribbons over that
nut pacing mare Srnax 2:2Il. In a brush between
the two Newburger stepped right away from the
PAGER. trotting with pure and perfect action and
Among those seen on the Driveway were "Gabe'
Case. with new trotting team; Edward De Ger
nea, with the black trotter Mlnot: F. G: Schmidt.
Grille l. J.. Kahn. with the handsome bay PAGER
with the bay PAGER P1ney: 212A E; D: Slater. with
Kaiser Wilkes; D. N. Wilber with the bay PAGER
trotting mare Lady Axteil: Henry zahn. jr, with
Dundess 2:2Sa4: George A. Coleman. with Daylight
Ldchtenbers. with Robert G., 2:1i4, and + L. Nc
Gehan with Elvol