New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-05
THE SPEEDWAY.
DAYLIGHT THE BOSS OF THE RoAD-FINE
SPORT WITH THE TROTTERS.

RAYIIGHT THE BOSS OF THE ROAD-t1NE
SPORT WITH THE TROTTERS.
The rising temnerature and the falling wind yes
terdav tempted many horsemen TO jog their trot-
tiers and PAGERS up to Speedway Park Inc oriVe
was thronged with light harness turnouts late IN
the afternoon. and the best brushes OF the new
year so far The men who work the
road had used the harrow to put a cushion on the
frozen surface and then sprfnkled 1t lightly to lay
the dust so that the footing almost perfect
for the horses, excepting that 1t was rather hard
for some of the tenderfooted flyers.
D. Lamar who swept the Speedway on Wednes-
day with his newly purchased pacing mare Ada P.
(2:091z) beating David B. (209A) and other fast
ones, brought out a PAGER yesterday having a
faster record than Ada p. This was the Tennessee
horse Steel Prince 2:O7lb) brown gelding by Steel
Nail that has taken part in upward of fifty races
while on the turf. Considering his fast record he
was rather .oughly handled. In of the first
brushes of the afternoon Steel Prince turned with
the chestnut PAGER Gesner 2:131D the usual
starting place above the bend. For quarter Of
mile the two horses paced neck and neck in a
spirited brush for the lead. Then Gesner began to
forge ahead, and he did so Steel Prince left his
stride in a tangled break, which ended the contest
in favor of the chestnut PAGER. Soon afterward
MT Lamar attempted TO take the measure OF Hugh
Riley's long backed bay trotter, Commodore Por-
ter (2:13), by Nutwood (21SaO. Porter had beaten
Mr. Lamar's mare Ada p the previous day in
a somewhat unequal contest, after getting away
in the lead. Steel Prince and the Commodore got
away perfectly even terms yesterday. The PAGER
drew ahead and leading by nearly two lengths
at the end of half mile But the Commodore
stuck TO It like Ieech, carrying uphill fight
clear 10 Washington Bridge. When the contendng
horses reached the rising ground the trotter began
to gain rapidly. Going up the hill he reversed the
positions and open length ahead at the
bridge.
The owner of Commodore Porter was highly
elated after his trotter had thus beaten a PAGER
having a record nearly six seconds faster than his
own. and if Cobwebs had happened along just then
he would have found somebody willing to give him
a brush. Instead of Cobwebs the Jersey wonder
the trotter that sweeping the Speedway George
driving Daylight and he bantered Mr. Riley for
brush saying
Here's horse that isn't in the 2:SO list but 1
believe he can trot faster than anything on the
Speedway"
I'm beat him for you" returned the owner of
Commodore Porter. and away they went from
Dyckman-st. toward Washington Bridge The Nut
wood trotter put his head down and stepped II off
in gallant style But the big, burly son OF Starlight
swung along with loose easy, ofrhand stroke that
quickly carried him to the front and kent him there
In less than furlong he had opened a gan of
three or four lengths. AS Daylight shot past the
point where some of Mr. Coleman's friends were
standing the sidewalk the Harlem reinsman
waved his whip above his head and called out:
This is just too easy And so II looked for the
big bay horse seemed to be beating Commodore
Porter with speed In reserve. Daylight was an easy
winner of every brush in which he took part yes