New-York tribune., 1900-12-31

yesterday In the beautiful bay mare Salient b7
Wicklife, OF George Wilkes. He had the
temerity to turn her around in company with
Franker, 2:141k. a horse that trotted publicly TO
wagon in 2:11& last season. driven by his amateur
owner, c. K. G. Billings. Franker has beaten
many Of the best trotters ever seen on the Speed
way. Both horses trotted the length Of the road
without break, that the test OF
speed was fair one and at the finish Queen Wilkes
led by more than open length.
Franker plainly not at his best yesterday,
though Mr. Billings had no excuses to make. Alice
Barnes defeated Franker in two brushes winning
by narrow margin each time. The second trial OF
speed not fair One however the PAGER
Smith, 213Ia. 'sat down in 'front.' of Mr.. Bilings's
horse the finish making it impossible for him
TO pass the mare.
Though Mr.. Billings hardly brush with
FTanker, he swept the Speedway when he took up
the reins his handsome chestnut pacing
stallion. Hontas Crooke. 2Os. The only horse on
the road that could make it interesting for him
was DR.. David RandeIRs strawberry PAGER
Moth Miller. 2:O7 Three or four starts were
Miller jumped into the air before he fairly
under way. When he did go down the stretch in
race with Hontas Crooke he held his under a
terrific drive for quarter OF a mile. but ftontas
the end of the road.
After his brushes with Hontas Crooke and after
beating ]. p. Baiter's fast PAGER Fairview. 21SI4.
Moth Miller had tilt with James A. Murphys
stsSting apganst horse With record Of 2o7 the
mare without mark held her own from start to
In this brush Moth Miller had the advantage Of a
professional driver, his owner having turned him
over to Clyde Mcbride.
Another brush in which the horse with a slow
record finished first between ]. P. Baisley's
trappy gated bay trotter Hazel, ~, and David
Lamar's diminutive stopper Teto. 214l2- Teto IS
the Speedway She made a reputation Christ
mas Day by winning a brush from HOntas Crooke
and Moth Miller Perhaps it was the strong head
wind and the heavy weight behind her that COM
bined TO anchor little TetO- but for some reason or
other she could get the clip for Hazel won the
brush by neck.
Fast records were at discount again in a brush
between p. Baiter's smooth going brown tTotter
Little Coaster. 2:2112. and Charles Riley,s hand-
some black trotter MahlOn. 2;13S4, by Alcantara
MIR Baiters horse opened two lengths OF dayIlghI
In trotting the length of the stretch. The result
was all the more surprising when Mahlon later on
held his own in a brush with David X, -N5.,4'
George Mcbride a professional relnsman drove the
chestnut horse for ]. W. Cornish in this brush ana
IL required all his skill to land him IN front oy a
short neck Mahlon trotted calamity IN TINS oruSh
and in another. in which he met former 2lde
Henry Hughes's rangy, big bay trotter Ed LoCk,
212 1t was not until the line was crossed Isdt ne
was beaten in either brush. The one Wihnlhs
brush i'm which Mr. Rileys glossy olack u3lIsr
figured was with J. p. Bater's fast PAGER FAR
view 21SK. MahlOn trOtted so fast ana so u. IuS
that at the end of quarter the PAGER was Carried
CAPTAIN C. H. Mcdonald won several splrited
brushes with his bay trOtter CoNey morse y, W.,
out a public record, but very capaoie OF hiAi'9