The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-11
WIN The TROTTERS.
Spirited Brushes Between Lucille and Bat
tletoD ON the Speedway.

In a somewhat uneqal battle on the Speed
way yesterday afternoon John r. Cockerili's
little brown mare. Honor Bright. 2;25s. scored
a victory over c X. @. Biliinss's noted trotter
Lucille, 2:OyI. Mr.. Billings drove the beautI-
full daughter OF Brummel and set sail for
Honor Bright when the latter was away on IN
front on the way from Dyckman street down
to Washington Bridge. The Chicago trotter
closed a big gap. but the task set for her proved
TO be too great and she made a break after 60
ing about a quarter OF a mile. Another At
tempt was made to send tho fast mares down
the road on even terms. but Honor Bright was
smart enough to know she had better rest on
her laurels. She mixed and shifted and re-
fused to strike a trot when turned with Lucille.
so the brush had to be abandoned.
Before her tit with Honor Bright Lucille had
gone Town the road in two spirited brushes
with her stable com panion. Battleton. 2:V0S.
driven by Frederick Hartwell. Tit Relding
proved tolbe In better form than he had been
on Sunday morning, when Lucille. driven by
Mr.. Hartwell. beat him quito handiiy. He
fought hard for the lead from end to end In
each brush yesterday. The little mare set a
clip which took him OF his feet once or twice.
yet he caught and came on to renew the con-
test and was never safely beaten until the
point OF rocks was passed. Mr.. Billings drove
Hontss Crooko over the road q time or two.
bot could run aoross no ops who hankere for
h WI n ! q S :pssd ~ with ma h the :A,s ssm :ss1,i Css CITY.
on the Eastern Shore q Maryland, last satur.
day with a new Speedway trotter that viii bear
TTSS.' S..eo SS:n !. st. ss.ll f:'s ; 5 3 . 81 Sls 1 li,sls e.;
mare, b., Floyd's. Clay. the. son Of walkers
Morrill,. Shs gained her record at Care Charles.
s ssi n i ~ sp. q aaai dF1,u 70 . Il: as n: s,ss1s
~ Sy':ss .S w4t ssi e. h., er ,SS e., f,la bsy n !; =;
unfortunate road rider had to borrow e~trotter
every o.. ia lis lot being n with the ePids%i;
hundred. Of animal. this sprIns..
In the unexpected death OF David 8, Ham
mond on Monday a light the ~trot,ing fraternity
Breeder road rider and turfIan. H. had
2:24k. that got the dam OF Fantasy. Q and
S Ssss tom G s:P3s, AMI o the" '' He w s9".s elected ID
President Of the Driving Club. OF New York in
ts best days and was one OF the ,orgnn,zers
Club ,ns @, s %h'oh Hor. fi IaMrenS an' KID pr'v was
the President. Mr.. Hammond exhibited Ihis
trotters at the National Horse Show, winning
many ribbons from mors eItensiy" breeders
the DAYS ~ Seventh avenue and the Vanderbilt
mile and more recently at Speedway Park. One
Of his old-tims roadsters was the bay mare
FREDERICK. 2:2Or. by Almonsrch, From her
Chimes, that heat all rivals IN his class At the
Horse show q few years ago. Mr.. Ha Almond
changed his name 20 The Car last, year and
sent him TO George West 10 train. He proved
TO T. one of the fastest trottsrs in the country,
hut developed traits which kept him from
gaining o fast record. Only a few weeks ago
Mr., MINOR had tha speedy animal brought
TO New York and was planning TO enjoy the
spring driving season on 'ha Speedway, though
his physician had warned him that II m ight hs
dangerous for him 10 do so. Last season MIR.
Hammond drove the bay stallion Archer, by
AllertOn. on the Speedway. The horse was one
of HIS own raising. Nr. Hammond having sent
Archer's dam all the way to Independence.
Ia, 10 be bred to Al,erton, 2;00S. when the
stul fee OF that horse was 81 0