New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
ON THE SPEEDWAY.

FOR S57 DEFEATS FASTEST HORSES
ON RoAD-PoLICEMAN STOPS
RUNAWAY.
Grand Circuit trotters were as thick autumn
leaves on the Speedway yesterday. but their owners
showed little disposition To tes the speed OF one
against another. There few exceptions
however, and the big crowd that viewed the horses
from the sidewalks general brushes which re-
paid them for the long walk to reach the
speeding ground north of Washington Bridge
Alice Barnes. 211h, the little bay mare that Aives
defeated in close contest last week proved to be
the best trotter the road II mere play for
her to outfoot such fast horses David Lamars
Royalto, and 1. L. McGiehan's burly. stylish brown
stallion Elvol. She nearly went to sleep as she
led them down the road. Ex-Alderman Henry
Hughess racy looking big bay trotter Ed LOCK-
2:1217, tried TO beat the little after he had
trimmed Henry Zahn's fast PAGER Peter H.. 2;26@t.
and several other good ones. Though professional
driver. A. P. Mcdonald, was behind him. while
Ed hock found himself evermatched The mare
had 10 pick her way in and out through the maze
of vehicles the road. yet she trotted the length
of the stretch without a waver or break ana
beat the big horse all the way so - ,pt
with David b.. 29sh trotter that pulled wagon ;9
owner of the chestnut horse had turned over the
reins 70 the professional trainer Jerome WhsPIey f1
tive in his trial spins His friends were cocksure
when il came to the test she defeated him easily
as she had before beaten Ed Lock. Not few
brush that Alice Barnes could beat any trotter in
New-York just now
The dainty little stopper that swept the Speed
way yesterday has many ups and downs since
she was foaled Glen Riddle, Penn. years
ago She of three trotters bred by
young poultry and pigeon fancler, A. B. Hoskns
by All three youngsters were by Election.
son of Electoneer. When they were three years
old young Hoskins sent two of them 10 an auction
at PHILADELPHIA. Barnes Sl7
She was purchased by a groceryman from Atlantic
City. who used her for delivery horse until her
speed was discovered one day. Then she was cam
paigned in the Grand Circuit. At Providence last
year she defeated c. *. G. BilIings's champion
trotter, Lucille 27. Mr., Smathers bought her last
her record of 2:l1l4 in great of the
Hoskins Matte Young. 2lsI4, that was sold
$4,000 last spring. Her breeder received s55 for
Rer al {ne ro Phtadephla AUCTION sale Where Ace
the trio, is now driven on the Speedway by DR..
ord he is nearly fast either of the mares
Altomont, 2:21at Philadelphia trotter that is
entered in the driving classes the Horse Show
this week, prominent the Speedway yes
terday. James ". Cooke his owner started him
in brush with DR.. H. H Kane's famous pacing
mare Darrell 2O712 little suspecting probably that
Ne was going against PAGER that had beaten Rob
ert J.. 2:o1l.. and Pumps. 2:03ll The Philadelphia
trotter made brave effort hold his with
the flying PAGER but the task proved TO too
finish and was probably capable Of increasing her
advanage If she had been called on to do so After
the big chestnut trotter Lily Glen, 2I7l9 owned
silvermaker 2:i214 and Peter H. 2:2Ss. The ap-
parent ease with which Altomont sailed along in
front of both rivals oCCaSoned much surprise
among the critics
That Silvermaker big game everybody knew
after seeing him take the measure of Joseph f.
Meyerss gray pacing Bicycle Girl. 2:2o17 from
Newark This is the mare that held her with
Cobwebs, PIP. In a brush on the Speedway about a
year ago. Silvermaker also defeated the
famous Grand Circuit trotter James L. 2:091z.
owned and driven on the road by John W. Smith.
The gray PAGER from Mount Vernon met his match
gUe 0 The dust 6 % to ths speedy & heel woods &
enough last week to make Jack 2:12H put in his
best licks. He outfooted silvermaker as easily as
Altamont had done
Mr. Smith, the Of James l.. drove his
black trotting Maggie Nelson 226a4. early In
the morning. and found she not quite fast
enough beat at least OF the bobtaiIed.
"hackneyized" trotters the road In a brush
with John Pirung's bay mare Alice B.. that
onced docked and schooled to work in heavy har-
ness with curb bit, Maggie was beaten decisvely.
Alice B. d real trotter yesterday. as several
road riders learned 10 their discontinue The COLBY
Henry zahns bay PAGER Peter H, and A. Rozeile's
most gfpbbor1 c0nin ma h aT Saer one % OF me
horses were heads apart all the way down the
the effort to gain the lead.
Nathan Straus was out with Cobwebs PIP. but
did not drive him in any of the brushes. Every
time the gallant trotter went down the road at
speed the spectators along the sidewalks attested
their admiration for his true. honest way of going
by capping their hands. Though the old horse
has been beaten he is still the popular OF all
Speedway flyers and is generally regarded as the
hat b Se TYPE bse ef rne road horse
twelve years old Mr. Straus ''ba bies'' him
good deal and III there are those who think Cobwebs
that whip fall on his back good and hard some
day said one observer yesterday Il believe old
CObwebs would be what he a year ago-the
fastest trotter in New York
Freddy, 216a.. bay trotter that Mr. Straus sell
dom drives. yesterday In charge of his
caretaker. Thomas Rochfort. He carrying
fully hundred pounds of superfuous flesh, and
not in shape for speeding. Thomas started
him up In go with Charles Rey's black trotter
Mahon. 2:lS24. but the fast little horse from Bos-
sire Alert. of the few living OF Rysdyk's
Hambletonian, is some times driven on the road by
his breeder and owner, Peter c. Kellogg. OF this
city
Several new horses of note made their appearance
on the Speedway yesterday. One of them was the
bay pacing Vera c., 2:1412. driven by Isaac
Fleming. She figured In two three brushes.
heating Peter H. 226s4, and then losing her scalp
to the errattc runaway PAGER, Bobby J., 21914.
run away with his owner. Alexander Frankenstein
on his good behavior yesterday, making
nearly every brush in which he started Lydef
Whtehead's bay trotting team, Marian Wilkes and
PAGER stretch his neck TO win but he heat them bv
margin in one of the prettiest contests OF