New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-08
COZ WEBS BEATEN AGAIN.
LUCILLE TOO FAST FOR THE KING OF
THE SPEEDWAY.

THE SPEEDWAY
On the peoples trottiug track a. Speedway Park
nearly. = quite. ter thousand persons yester-
6ay saw CobEets ~ and Lucille. 20s2.- the rival
roa6horses q NeT-Torz and Chicago. struggle a.
OILY vel bred horses can struggle 70 give each
ether tLe dust = d1er, fstrer contest between
trotrers never seen. and old horseEnen who
have witnessed hundreds OF formal races IN the
Grand Circuit threw u their hats and pranced
around Ike lot q sccooibrys they the
tao splendid animals. driven BY men OF National
prominence r. the business world. dash down the
road n & re-k-anG-r@cl. brush tor The lead LII
ellie the first brush BY the length q her blood
Ike neck everybody said who stood in the
rhrong near the hnish line agreed upon at the end
q ths stone wall 4 quarter q q mile north %
Washington Brt-ge and half nile rom the start
ing point 81 Dyckmsn-s-. But the second bush
for months corne the Tne- who drive trctiers
VII raise their voices when they talk about
result q that ragping contest. 7 vas 50 close
that those WHO stood exactly opposite the finishing
point The west side % the driveway were cock
sure CObWeos' nose was Il trcot wh,1e those who
viewed the finish from the river sidewalk gave the
victory 70 the feet Lucille " & head.
The announcement that Cobwebs. PIP: Carlyle
Carne. 2:I11z. and Lucille 21J3s. were 70 meet in
brush for the right 70 De classed as the king or
me queen II the Speedway, brought out q throng
% road riders and pedestrians which made all
former gatherings 81 Speedway Park appear small
BY comparison. Every inch of available space
commanding view OF the driveway was occupied
shortly after o'clock. when Nathan StraUs logged
Cobwebs up toward Dycknan-st followed d few
moments later by surrey in which c. K G.
Billings. the owner oi Lucille; ex-Nayor Hugh J.
Grant and Anthony y. Brady. The spectators
stood three deep along the elevated western side
walk. and those who couldn't elbow their way In
took 10 the inches in he orerhsngtng cliff or sat
IN the shade Of the wooded hillside further back
from the driveway. On the road there was such
crush OF vehicles that the police found il i1npos-
sibe 70 keep them al close 70 the curb line when
not moving At speed The road wagons, buggles,
phaetous, traps and Surveys were four abreast on
either side. leaving only narrow stretch Of clear
space n the centre for the speeders. Women and
children made up E large percentage Of the on
lockers. and their bright costumes added much 10
the charm OF color and action in the OF
gttter1ng turnoUts.
Soon after Cobwebs and Lucille went up the road
word passed around that Carlyle Carne the
big. gray horse that outfooted Cobwebs On Me-
moral Day, would not be on hand TO renew the
battle with the chestnut trotter His owner Col
onel z y Lawrence. said that Carne was suffer
ing from an attack Of influenza. and that his tenn
pereture was up 115 degrees when the time came
70 hook him up for the brush. II he rounds 70 be
fore NJ Billings goes home 10 Chicago the gray
gelatng VII meet the bay mare and Cobwebs too
perhaps. II another trial Of speed
= was 49, when TWO mounted policemen went
galloping down the stretch from the direction Of
Dyckman-st- 70 clear the way for Cobwebs and
Lucille The horses were START al the extreme
end Of the driveway and finish al the end Of the
stone wall half nile away. Burdette LOOMS
OF Hartford who rode with Hosea 3. Perkins was
70 drop the handkerchief Z signal 10 start when
the horses got Strengthened on even terms but
Nj 6traus and Mr.. Billings didn't wait for the
signal Turning Up the n.acadaa1, they sent
their trotters spinning away toward the big bridge
al the 1lrst attempt Though Cobvyebs IS able 70
get up steam and strike his fastest clip with the
agility Of z pony PAGER. Lucille usually slow % get
away, somehow sto.s d march on the chestnut
horse. a-c she was . good half length IL front
rs they swept round the bend and burst into view
from the point near the bridge where the crowd
vas taick@st- The Lt-le mare swung along IN
front With apparent ease for more than Z quarter
Of mile As she flashed past the post which
marks the first quarter. Mr.. Billings was driving
her under 4 slight pun and saying. Steady gin:
STEADY 10 keep her from rushing ahead
Br. Straus appeared be driving : waiting race
cobwebs was sailing. but Il furIong further
on that his driver first sang cut: Go on there
and sent the uIIfted whip Kissing through the air
Al The side OF The nyiag trotter. The gallant old
geldng's LOoIbeats came faster and faster as they
neared the goal Lucille's advantage melted away
20 4 neck in q few strides. Nr. Billings spread MS
IN hard DRIVE. and he playei the rels-s win a
Loueh q delicate as trout fishers in TaIlying the
q twas stu front al the finish line hut Cob
further on he had cut her lead down 10 head
Both Ticers kept on after passing the post agreed
ellie left her stride and the big horse rushed ahead
W., W. Inc s3eeq o. q locomotive some horseInen
signal tag and stopped them the horses passed
Though NJ Straus had stipulated for only one
brush provided neither horse made q break he
Vas re@dy 70 go again after this red hot contest.
aaf: BliIlngs promptly consented TO another trfal
1nd 20 the hor1es were logged back to DyckInan-
81, where they rested half hour before their
next trial Lucille couldn't steal 2 march on the
chestnut horse when II TO brush. Cob
webs eFeIaed matters Up Dy spTinti.g away more
tn&n half & length in front and setting The uace
Agt from TIE uTst turn Of he wheels TIE re
vas on the right hand side OF the road As thew
swung round the bend Mr.. Billings took her IN 60
close TO the Carriages the curb line that MANY
persons IN the crowd the bridge Thought he
Vas pulling up. The footing better there a nd
Lucille made the most OF It. skinning along me
smooth. cushioned surface q clip which csrried
up terms with CobHebs soon afte- -
first quarter post passed. From there N tbe
finish the two struggled heads apart first one
and then the other seeming 70 have the ADVANTAGE
AS they shot past the winning post they were 60
ing stride for stride, with necks outstretched ewes
blazing. and both reinsmen driving they never
drove before Mr. Billings's words when he
had slowed Lucille down q jog turned her and
walked her back 10 the finish line. were Who
won3
Melville c Boyntcn, who stood right al the half
mile post the west side the road said. III
had 10 for my life, I would say Cobwehs
beat the q short head" Some others on thar
side the finish in the way. But on the
opposite side nearly all agreed that Lucille won bv
half q neck Hamilton Busbey Albert Hall and
John Shepard. q Boston. were close the line.