The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-26
SPEEDY ALICE BARNES.
HONOR BRI0HT OUTFOOTED ny FRED
MOBILES DIMINUIIvE IROTTER.

the Road With Merry Chimes ana Pass
Ing Belle-Crnck PAGERS for England.
In expectation that the balmy weather yes
terday would serve to set things humming
again at Speedway Park. several thousand
persons strolled up the west bank Of the Har-
lem River to watch the %trottrrs. Though the
driveway was thickly dotted from end TO end
with flyers that felt their oats and hankered to
show their heels. long reaches OF sticky clay
on tho ~savorito stretch Of road above Washing
ton Bridge prevented anything like the GUS
tomary trials OF speed. Now and then some
rival roajsters would get to banterins one
another "a their horses logged along side by
side in the double line that moved up toward
Dyckman street. hugging the east-side curb
stones. and then filed back 10 the big bridge
on the other side OF the road. All OF a sudden
there would be a simultaneous tightening OF
reins. a sharp Hi there" and two horses would
switch over on to the express track and dart
away In a brush for blood. regardless OF the
shower OF mud which few from their heels.
1t was heavy going. yet more than one enthusl-
ast yielded to the TEN ptation oil ilst once feel
ing OF his horse to find out whether the speed
that had been bottled up ever since last Janu-
AIRY was still there.
John +. Cockerill was ono Of those VIC could
not wait for the road to dry out. He drove his
handsome little speckle-backed brown marc
Honor Bright. 2 :28k. one Of the pair that made
the cold chills run down Cobwebs's back on 0
bright Sunday morning about one year ago.
Coming down the road Cockerill fell In with
Fred Noble driving an innocent-looking little
bay mare. scant fifteen hands in height and .
stranger on the Speedway.
What have you got this morningl" said the
owner OF Honor Bright. slyly shifting his hold
to the hand loops on the reins. -
20. this is one Of those little green oolts that
Peter Nance tells about: Just came In from
Jersey yesterday" returned the driver OF tho
midget bay. with his weather eye on the
enemy. ready to meet any move.
90 anyp" inquired the the man who built
the Mussum Of Natural History.
Never drove her until to-day. and haven't
started up" answered Noble. shifting his pc.
sition In the wagon and looking out for a dry
route ahead.
well. I'm going to Jog along a little this
procession is too slow. Good morning.
In a iiny Honor Briehts head was down on
a line with her waving tail. veering of towsrd
the middle Of the road. she Was quitting IN her
best ticks. and they we're good ones. for there
is many a trotter with o record ten or fifteen
seconds faster than her own that cannot hold q
candle to the rakish daughter OF Antonio.
The rising infection Of Cockerill's Good
morning. gave the cue TO Noble. and he set sail
in the twinkling Of an eye, But Honor Bright
was two lengths In the lead by the time the
dimiuutive bay got her lond under full swing.
and there was not much more than a furlong
in which TO close the gap before reaching the
bridge Noble gave the unknown mare a loose
rain and drove as though a million dollars was
at stake, Cockeriil turned his head Just onco
to see whether Noble and b.. pony were com.
his mare along until she was on her tiptoes
and seemingly about to break into a run.
Honor Bright tore along at aston ishing epeed.
hey Breasted the hi. and finally got her nose
The remarkable speed which she displayed.
her work Without a boot or a strap except the
harness, set all tongues wasginG along the
road. Noble at last disclosed her identity by
."Thls Is Alice Barnes. the mare, that beat
Lucille. ? ;09k, at Providence last fall. and made
so@s , 81 her TS Sses mare ar, yn 1sed fan ! s:fsx 70 but ssf
liked her so well that went down e. ItIsn.
tc City. last week and paid Frank Martin
fall I all goes we'll"
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NNptOourne: Che hall brother Of Maud s: 3;vsk:
Ihr ntWS9 n was stsrigd M Sp : second time
Sal IA + d hn. Series arl of .I Hl8esI b Rtlsss 5 Si9h
her stable companion, the brown PAGER The
Doctor. before she met Alice barnes, In the
the little mare broke pear ths foot OF the Nh.
glossy, coated PAGER scored . victory. 1t was
isTs' ny Turned sG" sSstr iST 70 p csIas, aa ss ,ns
than a second contest ensusd. Honor Bright
this time sprlnting away down the hill and on
toward Dyokman street at a clip which made
Other Jersey %trotters than Alice Barnes were
on their msttls YESTERDAY; !: E; Ssyer, who
mar mar. ni Bicycle 'e iii. S2: sSSO one S day ia:, 1 isaHllI.
came over from Newark with q short. bodied.
thick-set. housekeeping bay Sot hooked to-
Nobody on the road took the bob-tailed jersey
sterpsr seriously until Meyer set him agolng
against the speedy Judge MINI, 2;loS,: BIT
igree and his record after he had shown that
he could pulltwo men In a runabout fast enough
to make the spSstE chestnut psceT hump hun:
and that his record was 2:37.
m seOy nSo + br Eas; 81, { sp, e; y yUgnG T ess { horse STs
ceus. and drove him 70 his record oi2:07S, put
In an appearance at the Park driving a pair OF
handsome, closely matched bay PAGERS. Few
persons along the road recognized the horses
ketcham had. yet they were probably, In point
OF demonstrated spsed. the fastest pair OF
The near side was Passing Belle. the daughter
the oam paign OF 1897. while the of horse
proved to be Merry. Chimes. 2iOSk. another
Village Farm campaisner that was one OF thu
crack team is headed Tor England. Harry
ketcham will take them across the Atlantic In
"A few days, presumably for delivery to the ex-
patriated American horseman. Walter Winans
W. j, steei e of Chicago aired a new Speed.
ing Ben s.. BY Redheld. the sire Of Woodlord
c., ppm. This horee was worked a few
weeks last fall and was lneda mile In a race
IN 2il7r. according to report steele bought
brought out n NEWCOMER IN the chestnut. four
year.o.d trotter Lorna McGregor. BY Eyria,
out Of Di Vernon. by Robert McGregor. She
worked a half m Ia at Cleveland last year IN
l:yis. The My ls small. but she e all horse.
fast record In the campaign OF 1900.
ono ~ the bay PAGER Lucky, Boy. 217k,
by Jim Wilson. sending him up and
spsrd, Dr.: H. i, K&Rs drove Ills Chestnut
spicuousiy In a brush with Bumps, 2:O34,
about a, year, ago. The ,littlr daughter Of
BrownelIs Alexander 10 biz and lusty this
%spriHg. She did not take part in any, Of the
played astonishing speed. Jack Curry took a
spin behind Richard Croker's two ~trotters,
Chanty. 2:l3.. anu Electric Wilkes. driving
The chestnut horse e4rly in the morning and