Evening journal., 1900-01-27
HHEREFASEHORSES MEET.
High Glass Trotters on New
4. Ycrk's Great Speedway.
A RARE SIGHT FOR ALL
Mere Fast Horses Can Be Seen There
Than on Any Other Drive In the
Worla--rA Recent Sunday Morning
MeetA-The Exclusive List.

Than on Any Other Drive IN tne
World-rA Recent Sunday Morning
hestA-The Exclusive List.
fiFyer since the trotting horse became
asrecoeuised product OF this country
New York has been the great centrt
toward which each breeder turned
ioiiginT eye. hoping some day to pro-
duce a world beater that should ind
a market there. In the early days Of
breeding, the trotter the road riders OF
the metropolis absorbed the champion
PERFORMERS. and In a certain sense this
is true to-day.
or course, with the immense growth
OF breeding light harness horses. when
thousands are produced annually, no
one section or city can absorb all. but
II a safe 10 say that at the present
time there are more high class trotters
IN New York than all other cities ia
the ccvntry.
The reason IL not far 70 seek. New
York naturally attracts class OF men
who have the means and wealth 10
efatify a desire FOR whatever they
wish For many years the great draw
back TO harness sport was the lack ofa
suitable place for fast driving Few
men care TO own fast horse unless
they can grntify the ambition to havea
fast one andeeNcel some competitor Ia
point OF speed.
Now all this Is changed. The owner
and'flover OF the light harness horse
has free access to the finest drive de-
voted TO fast driving In the world. II
Is a boon not alone accessible 10 the
man OF wealth, who drives champion
that perhaps represents an outlay OF
many thousands OF dollars. but equally
~ 10 the man OF humble means who
probably finds as much pleasure behind
his modest priced trotter as falls TO
the lot OF the wealthy devotee.
again, Il Is not alone those who drive
MAT vote Speedway Park one OF the
brightest and most enjoyable spots In
Greater New York Thousands who
make the journey by car to enjoy the
beautiful scenery and watch the sport
derive fully AS much pleasure as those
WHO drive
The visitor who had not seen the To-
callty In ten years would scarcely rec
osuize the place to-day. What WAS
then Il rough. unattractive spot OF
Wilderness has been transformed into
a lovely park stretching for two miles
along The banks OF the Harlem River.
The rugged beauty OF nature has been
scftened and made more attractive.
The rugged beauty OF nature has been
SCREENED and made more attractive.
The sheltered hooks and overhanging
cllfss present an everi changing piano.
rama that alone would make a visit
well worth the Journey.
When'te this is added the most mag
nlnccnt speeding ground man ever con-
stfucted over whose surface onei can
see almost daily the fastest harness
horses In the world competing in spir'
ited contests. what could the lover OF
nature OF sport desire that Is not herr
provided FOR his enjoyment?
The .approach from the Niaduct al
lB5th street has been hewn for IN,
creator part of the way out OF solit
rock This part OK the drive has a ma.
cadam stone surface. The broad walk
on either side invite the pedestrian &
Join the throng and view the sport
Many, however, prefer to make IN
journey up Amsterdam avenue. leaving
the car az washington Bridge an'
passing down the broad stone step
that lead to the drive.
AZ the end OF the approach IN
Speedway proper begins. and extend
for trihe over mile and half 4
Dykeman street. which is really a ma
oadanized extension. The construction
OF the .roadbed. is similar 10 that of IN
tracks where harness races are held
ami no track has better care OF Is KEEP
IN more perfect order The first stretc
exfends TO High Bridge. From thi
point 20 Washington Bridge there is
slight descent as the upper stretch
reached.
1t Is here that the drivers usual
congregate and the majority OF the con
tests take place. The lower stretch
rarely used for speeding. except ON n
hoincward journey. when a party (
FRIENDS indulge in a grand scramble {
see which shall FIRST reach the macao
AM.
Sunday morning. from ten TO twelN
o'clock, Is when the drive Is liable
bemost attractive to the lover OF hai
ness sport The visitor may then 81
not only many Of the fastest horses Il
Akin or the breeder and trainer h,
produced. but prominent visiting hors
men from other cities who sojourn he
fo'cnjoy the advantage OF the famol
drive.
AT a recent Sunday morning me,
among the many famous horses seen
the throng. was Robert j.. 2:01 IL. q
champion harness horse OF the wor
atathe time he was transferred fro
ihe race track 20 the road. and BUM
2;025.. that now holds the worlds ne
ord 40 wagon. Among others scarce
less noted were Bessie Bonehill. 2:05'
Hoy Wilkes. 2.os -; Darrell. 2s07i
LizHie Wilkes. 2:Osh David b.. 2:09i
James l.. 2:0s Ia; King Egbert. 2:os'
lucille. 2:osz; Nettie Jefferson. 2:1o
JsB. D.. 2:l0% Ambidexter, 2.1i
Iron Ban. 2;ilz Jack. 2:l2z; Chan
s.19'4: West Wilkes, 2:13lk; Glen Nj
Boy. 2il4i< SIR ED. 2:14s. and d
haps. others which figure as membl
Of THE exclusive 2:15 list
This was not any special occasi
either. hut Is such common occurreI
that many OF the regular spectat
come 10 know all the Speedway sta
which 81 course adds greatly TO
enjoyment Of witnessing the contests
Those present that morning saw
famous "cracks.' Robert j.. 2.Ol !
Humps. '2s03z Darrell. 2;O7A. and j
1:12 IL. In one OF the best contests e
Rppn over the drive