New-York tribune., 1900-01-08
or THE ROAD.


other fast trotters in the line of horses which
moved slowly up the river side OF the road and
then came speeding down the centre in the long
series of brushes which made the morning speed
parade a brilliant one. Among the PAGERS in evil
dence Were d; Lamar,s equine buzzsaw. Ada r
en-, 2:1O1z; Merritt Wilkes, 21S4; Jack 2I2A, and
When Cobwebs. Daylight Queen Wilkes Carlyle
forward to a meeting among these crack trotters.
m SGt sfrap 80 on & b IN nos 6e aon @
or three times, and then drove him nome. BAY
webs when ne lost a quarter boot, and at the same
time nearly lost his reputation MT; Coleman
strange that turned out to be the bay geldng
hoppies in addition to his harness, and therefore
had no business on the Speedway. as Park Com
seeedwav M Par Park BaTght and Merritt wilkes Were
test for the lead when the suddenly grabbed
and made tangled break Before he got ready to
go again his great rival Cobwebs had gone home
Queen Wilkes did not start in brush with any
of the other topsawyers, but came down the road
leading c. Y Wemple's bay trotter Wainwright in
handsome style. Mr.. Wyland is taking good care
of the fast little this winter. and he did not
start her again yesterday. The gray trotter Ca
ryle Carne failed to measure strides with any OF
the horses OF his class In the one brush In which
he took part he found competitor that coud
keep him busy in Christopher Hacketts chestnut
PAGER King Tom. by Mambrino King. This horse
has no public record. yet he is known as one OF the
fastest PAGERS the Speedway. Both horses were
hooked to two wheeled road carts. and they moved
together almost like double team for half mile
The Grand Circuit trotter from California finally
got the lead by half length down near the bridge
but he was all out and the well known reinsman
c. A Thompson had to use his best efforts to land
the gray horse in front David B. was handled
rather roughly by DIR. H. H. kanes honest little
chestnut trotter William E. 222ls- The horses
started near the bridge, and made pretty contest
for the lead as they sped away toward Dyckman-
st. on almost even terms. William E. seemed to
be getting the better of a sharp argument, when
j. w. Cornish, the driver Of David B.. drew his
whip and called the 2:l0 trotter for another
burst of speed The chestnut Of Young Jim
was already wabbling and rolling, and he went 70
break the moment ~ MT ~ eafTsG quite lead
body stationed along the lower end OF the drlXe- I
Cornish said. however. when he came back down
the road that he had driven it out to the end and
chestnut trotters William z. clearly out1ooted tne
length over the same ground before, but in the
opposite direction The speed shown oy WlinaIn
EbS yes6eFdhak sa% hkm Wai taiS 9h the Of Nj
2O trotter He was easily the star OF & tne 6n(d B
he had trimmed Richard Crokers noted chestnut
{einsman {rGgn j g curry and had taken
of the handsome big gray pacing mare M 9aaIy ~
The road horse owned by the Tammany chieftain
met his usual run OF luck on the Speedway yes
terdav Chanty not only had take the dust OF
the speedy William E. but he was squarely beaten
IN another brush by a horse having no public
record Michael Reid's level little bay trotter
Farmer by Alcantara, overlook Chanty going up
the road from Washington Bridge, and set the pace
so fast that within furlong the chestnut horse
made a break which cost him any further chance
he may have had to win. Jack Curry drove
Chanty without any boots or rigging whatever,
and although the OF Guy Wilkes brought up the
rear in nearly every brush in which he took part,
1t was a matter of frequent comment among horse
men that he moved faster and truer than at any
time since he first seen on the Speedway last
fall Chanty's winning contest OF note was IN
competition with Alonzo Maynard's gray trotter
Brandywine, 2:2O4. After hard fought contest
covering half a mile more. with both horses all
out Chanty led Brandywine about length when
the two drivers drew rein near Washington Bridge
Brandywne, King Tom and David B. had a three
ccrnered contest earlier in the day. but 1t ended in
a fuke Brandywine broke at the end Of the stone
wall when his chance to win looked brightest, and
David B. was interfered with at the same moment.
so that Mr. Cornish had to pull him back to jog
to avoid collision.
The shapely big bay PAGER Jack, 2:121z who won
the wagon race at Empire City track last fall.
lust missed losing his scalp to d. n. Wilburs
Ambidexter 2:11A in OF the closest and best
contests OF the day. Jack has beaten nearly every
started the Speedway this season. and is popular
y supposed to be a faster horse than AmbtdeNter
on the road. Ihere was accordlng!y some surprise
among the spectators when Mr.. Wilbur's PAGER held
his own from start to finish with DR.; II. D. Gills
fast horse Another PAGER that surprised the side
walk committee was the bay mare Red Lady. 2:l2A.
driven by Albert Baumann The daughter of Red
Wilkes looking big and strong after long rest
and she had the speed OF the wind wind outI0G1ng
Smilax, 2:2A, from start to finish in short sharp
brush up the road. SmilaX has repeatedly shown
that she possesses rare speed for short distance,
and one occasion at least she held her own
with Cobwebs. Yet Red Lady could beat her at
any distance from furlong to three-quarters OF
a mile yesterday. Smilax however. was not driven
by her owner and she may have missed the
familiar hand the reins. She in for an
Nutwood trotter Commodore Porter 2:l3 whose
speed Of late has enabled him to beat some OF the
three lengths behind the sti kneed trotter at the
end of half mile yesterday
trotting Indale az the Garden sale last
November was one OF the newcomers to be seen
If not in speed. the mare probably outclassed a1i
other trotters on the driveway. Her sire was the
2:OsA, and her dam was the former champion OF
trotters the chestnut mare Elloree. 2OSla by Axte
saw. Ada p, 2OS1a driven by her owner d.
Lamar won won the only brush in which she was
B. John PiTung s Won clever brush 'CS fro AiSe ISe
Yonkers pacing mare Nettie {: 2:2lG After jack
he went downtown and came back with the gray
PAGER Nutbreaker, Jr., 2I4ls Ex-Assemblyman
Flash, 2;2lh; Jacob Luhs drove his bay trotter
Prince Caftrey, by Charles Cafrrey, and undertook
Ada p; 2os19. The Zahn Brothers, BENJAMIN and
Bernard with their fast trotters Dundess, 22sss.
the sport. but took part in none OF the brushes.
Frederick T. stelnway made his appearance on
the road after a long absence. He drove his IA
vorite mare, BESSIE r.. by France. and rode in
front of bunch of flyers that tried TO show him
the way from the bend TO the bridge. II Il.
Coombs was out with the big black trotter Wilbur