New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
THE SPEEDWAY.
WARM SUNSHINE BRINGS OUT NOT
ONLY GREAT NUMBERS OF ROAD
RIDERS, BUT FROST AS WELL
SPIRITED BRUSHES.
SPIRITED BRUSHES.

Warm sunshine brought the road riders out in
great numbers the Speedway yesterday, and it
brought the frost out Of the ground also, making
the footing somewhat slippery and uncertain for
the trotters and PAGERS that took part in the
brushes. After weeks absence c. x G. Billings,
Of Chicago was back the road driving his fam
PAGER Houtas Crooke 2:09. and his big bay
trotter Franker. 2:1412. When Mr. Billings ordered
his big string of harness horses shipped TO Cleve-
land last week to be fitted for amateur sport next
summer he decided at the last moment let two
three Of them remain here for winter use on the
Speedway. Franker and Hontas Crooke are his
favorites, and they the horses selected.
Mr. Billings accompanied by Mrs. Billings and
their child, drove 10 the Speedway behind the beau
tiful bay Emma S. and Arigai, 2:90A. Arrv-
ing there Mr. Billings found his faster horses wait
ing for him in charge of their He first drove
Hontas Crooke. and in a series Of brushes with
Moth Miller. 20712 Sphinx s., 2:09l4. and Jack
2:1212, he once more swept the Speedway Jack, one
of the best PAGERS on the road only few months
ago, had cut up very like a rogue. He broke per-
sistently when DR.. II. D. Gill turned him in COM
pany with the other fast horses and asked him to
put forth his best speed. The others were forced
10 go on without him several times, owing to his
antics, and when finally squared away Jack would
carry his head to side and bear off TO the left
until he in danger of running into the horses
moving slowly up the road in the opposite direc-
ton
SOME OF JACKS ANTICS.
Getting away in front of Moth Miller in the first
good brush of the day, Jack forced Dr. Randers
strawberry roam PAGER almost into the curb before
the latter could get clear of him. Jack beaten
three lengths in this contest Dr. Gils horse then
started with Hontas Crcoke, and after breaking at
the start bore off to the side of the road again
so that his driver found it unsafe to send him
along at top speed. Mr.. Billings took a strong pull
on the spirited chestnut stallion and waited for
Jack to come The brush won in a jog
Jack failed TO get away in company with the
others when turned with Hontas Crooke and Moth
Sha %fr,a A. h. io%+n or1+
round the bend George Spear, driving A. A.
smather's PAGER Sphinx s., 2O9A, started up many
lengths in front Moth Miller quickly carried
off his feet AS he went into the air Mr. Billings
set sail for Sphinx S. Marching straight through
the long stretch of mud in his path, Hontas Crooke
nailed the leader just beyond the end of the stone
wall, and was going to the front with rush when
the other horse went off his feet under hard
drive. A second brush between the two chestnut
PAGERS resulted in clever victory for stallion.
Moth Miller renewed the contest with the
unbeaten PAGER from Chicago. AS they turned to-
sether up above the bend and started away David
Lamar sent his diminutive trotter Teto, 2I4a in
pursuit of the PAGERS. Nobody expected that she
could stay with them for furiong but she did it,
and. what remarkable, the brush.
Hontas Crooke suddenly jumped off his stride be-
fore he had gone quarter Of mile, and Moth
Miller followed his example when within a fur
hearty cheer the big crowd as she sailed away
from two Of the fastest horses that started
which brought together the star side wheelers.
Hontas Crooke carried Jack and Moth Miller of
their feet before the end was reached and won in
a jog
A SERIES OF LIVELY BRUSHES.
One of the features of fine days sport was
series Of brushes in which the three green trot-
ters Coxey, driven by Captain C. H. Mcdonald;
jolly Bachelor. driven by H. g. Mapes, of The
Bronx. and Royalto. driven by David Lamar were
the factors. All are fast young horses. and the
speed they displayed was greater than that of
some 2:0 flyers that went down the road. Royalto
showed his mettIe early in the day by defeating
hooked in with Coxey and carried him to a break
when half way down the stretch, beating MN with
impressive ease. Mr.. Lamar then started him
against Jolly Bachelor.
quarter the speedy young trotter recovered his
stride. closed the lost ground and got his nose in
Lamar made the mistake of taking the centre OF
the road, where the footing vas wet and slippery
dry path, on the side. and with a stirring drive
at the finish put his big bay rotter the plate
next contest and Coxey was the winner by two
lengths, Jolly Bachelor again beating Royalto a
snort length. COxey's action was as level and true
as that OF Cobwebs or The Monk. and he swung
along through the mud as though it just suited
him.
Brayton Ives and his fayorite road mare. Mar
California We're prominent in the sport Of the day
Margaret Worth has a record Of 2:15, but she has
@ 9t esexay brah @ hHe G. fS ut 5y
little chestnut Irotter outfooted her in one brush
and In another brush she had to play second fiddle
TO the big bay mare Dundess, 223%.
FORMER KING OF THE SPEEDWAY.
Nathan straus took q spin behind Cobwebs. 2I2
and the longtime king Of the Speedway received
the warmest applause of the day as he swept down
the stretch with his oldtime speed and wonderful
precision Of action. The Monk. 2?0SA, was another
ready for brush with any trotter on the Speed
way. but he did not nnd one TO measure str1des