New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-04
THE SPEEDWAY.
DARRELL AGAIN ON THE ROAD AND IS TOO
FAST FOR LAURA W.

Half a dozen or more OF the fastest trotting
teams in town on the Speedway Wednesday,
B. Gwathmey drove Louise Nc. 2O9s.. and Lorna
McCiregor. Charles c. Lloyd behind Richard
B., 2:21A, and Malzour. 2I5ia. sending the cross
matched pair down the road top speed. NAL
is lame The black horse struck himself in
brush with Serpol 2l0. about a month ago. w.
2:16A, and Knoxena. 2:2sa. They were in fine
fettle. moving fast from the bend to the bridge
two three times, without waver or mistake.
Rival. 217A. turned up in double harness with
Honor Bright 22Sia for the first time this season
She has not fully recovered from the mshap which
caused her retirement last fall. and John F. Cock
Grill did not start her up c. K. g. Billings took
spin behind his bay mares Emma S. and Arigai
220A. Just as they leaving the speeding
ground Louis l. Kahn happened along with the
chestnut PAGER Hndrance. 22A, and a brush for
the lead followed. The PAGER pulled wagon
which weigh about $50 pounds and there were
two persons aboard. The team, too, pulled
double load. 1t was nip and tuck from the end
of the wall to Washington Bridge. with the
team trotting square and fast and apparently nav
ing a slight advantage all the way. Hindrance
later beat the fast PAGER Peter H.. 22s14. driven
by A. r. Meyers.
Darrell 2:O71s, the fleet and handsome little brown
pacing that outfooted Bumps 2:03l.; Robert
j. 2:01i2. and Jack, PLEA last fall. took part in
brush for the first time this year. The mare Went
lame after her contest with the champions, but she
seems now to be in fine trim. Captain W. Fl. Boyce
recently drove her half mile in 1:01 over the
Speedway. Her competitor yesterday was her
stable companion Laura W. driven by DIR. III. H.
Kane. Laura could not beat Darrell, but she
brought the brown mare to drive, and was only
a length behind her they passed the Point of
Rocks. j. e. Curry took the reins behind Arthur
I.apes chestnut PAGER Little George, 2:2t14, and
tried TO beat the game old trotter Commodore Por-
ter 213, driven by Hugh Reilly. Three brushes
were required 10 convince Curry that il was a
hopeless undertaking. Little George got away like
a quarter horse each time and took the lead. but
the Commodore always wore him down and won at
the end of the road.
Captain c. H. Mcdonald drove a notable
pole team yesterday in the black and chestnut trot-
ting geldings The Car and khakan. They are
owned by Fred A. Hammond of the Plaza Hotel
The Car is a racy looking six-year-old by Chimes.
out of the late David S. Hammonds favorite road
mare Frederick 2:20i2. He has shown at 21O gait
single harness. Khakan is a big. trappy gated
four-year-old by kremlin. 2:01s4, from Sun Maid
by Belmont -
The mysterious PAGER that D. n. Wilbur drove
on the Speedway last Sunday turns out TO be Boone
Wilkes a horse that gained record of 2l6l2 on
the half mile track Rome N Y, in 1897 Boone
Wilkes halls from Maine. He is a ten-year-old bay
geldng, by Messenger Wilkes, from the pacing
mare Jennie j., 2:1s1a by Daniel Boone. TIE new
conner has several brushes this week. beating
such horses ". j. Clarks Little Barefoot, PISA.
G. w Grote's Belle Wilson, 2:29S, and George
Huber's Harry NJ, by Aristotle.
Fred Gerken has found new mate for the hand
some little chestnut trotter Golden Star. 2:lSSt.