New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-11
ON THE SPEED Wa Y.
MR.. BILLINGS DECLINES TO DRIVE LU-
CILLE AGAINST COBwEBS AGAIN.

CILLE AGAINST COBWEBS AGAIN.
The chief incident of the day at Speedway Park
| yesterday was the brush which didn't come off
Looking fit for the blue ribbon of the road
| Cobwebs PIP the dethroned champion, was out
with fire in his eye TO win back from C. X e.
Billingss Chicago trotter Lucille 2O3Ss the laurels
that he lost Thursday. Lucille was there, too
but her owner declined to let her go against the
New York horse saying she had fairly won the
right be classed the mistress OF the speed
way and entitled to rest on her victory until
she returns TO New-York next fall Everybody was
disappointed that the two crack trotters failed to
meet but they had to acknowledge the force of
Mr.. Billings's position, he waited long long
time after paying $1,000 for his beautiful road mare
before he could get an opportunity 10 test her
speed with Cobwebs. Lucille turned out to be not
at her best for when her owner attempted to drive
her a fast quarter in company with her stable
mate. Hontas Crooke. 2:09 the best she could do
0:33A-a 213 gait. She broke repeatedly, and
showed plainly that she not in perfect trim.
and Mr. Billings drove her back 10 the city after
two trials In each brush she finished ahead of
Hontas Crooke, but Frank Jones, who drove the
PAGER. let the chestnut take it rather easy,
while Lucille all out. Mr.. Billings's horses are
TO be shipped to Chicago to-day.
Road riders not fully agreed as to whether or
not Lucille is entitled the blue ribbon of the
Speedway Although defeated Cobwebs last
Thursday the chestnut horse had lost his iaures TO
Carlyle Carne. 21112 Memorial Day. SO that he
was not in position to surrender the champion
ship when beaten by Lucille Carlyle Carne. how
ever, failed owing to sickness, 10 meet Lucille.
and the partisans Of the mare say ne thereby FOR
feited his right be classed the boss of the
road. But the better opinion is that brush be-
tween Carlyle Carne and Lucille will be necessary
TO settle the question of supremacy. 1t is ex-
pected that the Chicago mare will return 10 New
York fall Meanwhile Cobwebs seems likely
make it lively for Carlyle Carne and all others
He went down the road three times at whirwind
speed yesterday moving faster and lasting longer
than any time this year.
The brush OF the day between Hontas
Crooke, 2:o9 and Darrell. 2:O7le; a renewal of the
contest of last Thursday. The little mare that de-
feated Mr.. Billings's champion PAGER Bumps, 203A
last fall, proved to be match for the speedy
chestnut stallion She looked gaunt and light in
the waist and her coat lacked the lustre of well
bred horse in good condition. Hontas Crooke beat
her two open lengths without drive in the first
brush, and in the second DR.. Kane pulled his mare
back TO a walk when half way between the bend
out-of-town trotters that figured in the contests
the black mare Nemoline 2:l212. driven by Dr.
in with one of the fastest irotters on the Speed
way the first time she went Over the rOad neg an
driven by Henry Zahn. jr- With the best of the
rival Nemoiine appeared to have found her
match as the TWO mares dashed past the aa END OF
neck but the black mare was keeping her very
Farmer by Alcantara; in sharp brush later IN
the day, showing perhaps more speed than she
Farmer and Charles c Lloyd's chestnut trotter
on b. % ed IN boTe mp p na off
his stride hard pressed in the last round and
deer the vcf0y belonged to his rival Rca
won good brush from Henry PhI I chestnut ut
e@ b D nd @ X from
the air and Rchard Be- toggsd in an easy winner
The star performance OF the grandson OF Ma am
gray trotter Brandywine 2:2OI4 that has been
training for several weeks past at the Empire City
chestnut horse won at the he end William J. Carks
1o1bers @ 6sea S stole 1o ma M
iinss chestnut geiding Jim MANSFIELD 2252 beating
drove Oscar said the PAGER got off we'll in front at
the start.
NJ. Baumann's bay mare Red Lady, 212A, went
fd f Of IN sner on ihe
any decided adyantase in the first half mile BIT
reached. beating her to the turning point
near the bridge Louis Louis Kahns 9ew PAGER the
Oscar, 2:202, in close contest. and then went
Wallace's driver is one Of the heavyweghts while
the PAGER IS one Of the smallest horses on the
Among the horses and horsemen seen We're A. G.
2 who held tGe his fpe eGn % apR
Hiseox, driving the brown trotter Luxon. 2112: S.
Bartnet with the chestnut trotter Angelus, 2:129i;
Isaac HOPPER, with the ,pacing; stallion Lucre,
MILAN. 2:l7l4; Fred Gerken. driving his new pole
GedPge a COLEMAN Viii With the eae Bfnee
tura 2:14A. owned by Frank Farnsworth of New
Pas dRng G ds Pa
Bell Tap and Lettie Kay; Albert De Cernea. with a
Well known trotting mare Dark secret 2:27i4; j.
T. F. mt ' NTH Ra{ eF9 ene w R
lence; the Ottinger brothers. Max and Leo with
F hs pisa TPh spsedy e
ender NewbHrger , With , smaX 2;2lA John
2:2S hooked to pole and T. R McMann' with iis the
gray trotter Bachelor Boy 2:25l4.