New-York tribune., 1900-04-16
THE SPEEDWAY.
CONSPICUOUS IN THRONG OF
FAST HORSES

Though the Harlem River Speedway was thrones.
with trotters and PAGERS yesterday. comparatvelv-
few notable brushes took place. The who drov.
some OF the best horses seeming content 70 .+
their flyers jog along close 20 the curb line vhf>
they watched the sport
One OF the events Of the day was the appear
the road Of the well known PittsburE tro,
ting Ember Day 222is. ~ Ithural a0s.
The bloodiike chestnut mare was brought here Iass
Thursday By j. @. Bennett. member of the Pitss-
burg Driving club. with view % testing her sp~~a
IN connection with os the METROPOLITAN
steppers Mr. Rennett says he has driven her N.
2:1T To read wagon in the matinee races az Pitts
burg The newcomer met her match the first ,inn~
she was started up yesterday. Her opponent "a
the big. iow-hcaded chestnut trottav Ethel
b. 223l. by Reddc.d. the sre % Woodford c
2I2i.. driven by Harry Phillips. The two chest
nut mares trottei strife FOR stride from the b-rN
below DycEma1-st. down 20 Washington Brifr.
Etrel u. got away In front ~ the start. and shs
held slight advantage 20 the end of ;he brash
Ember Dav outfooted william CIarks speedy PAGER
Little barefoot 2:1S<. In another brush. and
In the day gave the dust % David Lamars big bsr
PAGER EdNaId D.. 2lTs The Pittsburg trottsr -
a handsome animal and her stroke Is as true ard
squire as that 81 C0bwebs. Mr.. Ecnnetf q E0snr
TO remain IN New-Tork several weeks and v.n
drive Ern0er Day in the speed rarace next month
Ethel Il. a cOmpaI ative strarser among spssf-
way trotters. proved ser rigat 20 be clsssed with
the best by holding her OvEn n brush with th@
bay PAGER McJoe. :.11li. driven BY ". "a Giesps
IcJoe IS credited with having paced half mti. m
LEO two years ago when ne made hs record a.
the Boston Grand Circuit meeting. The horse had
not beer the Speedway until Yesterday
After a drawn battle with Ethel B. MS driver
started the speedy bay PAGER in brush with Dr
II. 4. Kane's recent purchase, Little Gem. 2l5
and the ROe;ol hovse. Beacon Light, .=iil. driver
by W. ~ Stetscn IL vas MP and tuck among
them for half a nile more. but Little Gem final
Iy carried Deacon Light 20 a break and beat Nc
Joe Nv half length al the end.
Jack. Ats Of the fastest % Speedway
PAGERS roolI par. IN iwo brushes. and was sasy
winner each time. IL a b~ut ~i;h Alexander New
burgers chestnut mare Smiiax, @-@lil Jack saa'%
aIcng a length IN front and under strong pull.
beat.ng the speedy teugheT 0f sydney with perfect
ease Dictur-l. 2--OiA another fast PAGER met more
than his match when he started Up in brush with
Jack. the Big bay horse going right away from
him
Anton RInschIer. VINO trimmed nearly everything
on the Speedway last iaIl with mis- black trottsr
Ali pay by Ambassador was out yesterday behind
a long haired little bav maze that few onlookers
recognized the once handsome trotter Rasy-
eIS,1 by Clifton. The mare maze her record
the half mile track at Rome, back in iss. and
sfterward figured in several match races at Fleet
wood Park she was then called ore OF the hand
family OF young trotters since then and Is
rough coated and inatroniy- Inc Gd mare y
mare Kitty Stone, z:zgl. She was too high in hesh
TO carry her clip far. but Ter fus-ons OF more sae
ing her own though the blaG k hooked %
a pneumatic cart, while RUDY pulled a solid tire
wagOr.
Ada p 2:Gss4, the little bay pacing mare that was
picked UP for something Ike S2j al one OF The sales
last fan displayed astonishing speed yesterday but
was not seen in any notable brushes. The itte
bav tro1ting mare HaEel 2.21is.s by Broadway.
mea st,red strides with Little Barefoot. ASA. In
pretty brush but found the IOnkers PAGER too fast
FOR her Bernard Zahns square gated bay trottsr
Oscar 22Gz4 a number OF brushes. scoring
uuite a victory over John DOnley's gray geldins
GIenr,ore Rey 2iu1. by carrying hin 70 a break
NJ j. Leonard. with Senator D2nnslly beside him IN
10 heat NJ 2-i5i@ with MS
chestnut trotter Sly hut the double load anchored
him and the PAGER reached the bridge In the lead
a q Navnard's gray trotter Brandywtne, 2-t'., by
Sphinx and the brown geldilg LuxOn, Ill., Tor
TneTiv owned by Fred Gerken. came together In q
snirIfed contest on the north end Brandywtne car
rying the brown horse to break at the end OF haf
a mile