New-York tribune., 1900-08-20
THE SPEEDWAY.
OHIO PAGER oDDITY. 21o1z, TOO FAST
FOR THE METROPOLITAN sTEPPERs.

Though many Of the crack trotters and PAGERS
that will make the Harlem River Speedway lively
later in the season stil missing from the drive
way the turnout of fast horses yesterday was ur-
commonly large for the midsummer season Oddly
2.1o1L handsome chestnut pacing stallion hailing
from Youngstown Ohio was the horse OF the day
It was his first appearance on the road in New
York, and none OF the local horsemen knew him.
He was driven to cart by A. T. Essery who
trains the big string of PAGERS owned by n. R. Doe
When he trimmed the wings OF A. r. Myers's crack
PAGER Peter H. 2:2615, by Kentucky Wilkes, 2:21A
and took the scalp Of Benjamin Zahns well known
trotter Oscar 2:2O14 everybody along the road was
curious to know the identity OF the stranger
Essery said the horse was a green one without
name. record pedigree but he hardly of
the road before the wise of the Speedway had
put two and two together and located the mys-
terious sprinter. Oddly is owned by Frank Jacobs
a Youngstown lawyer, who sent him here last week
without any red fire brass band accompaniment
He is a nine-year-od Of the California horse
Sidney, 2:1SA, and has been in the New Eng
land circuit.
Until Oddly turned up yesterday Oscar was the
acknowledged boss of the road He outfooted
Christopher Hacketts chestnut pacing stallion
King Tom, took the shine off Isaac A. Hopper's
Hindrance, 2l64; gave the dust to George Nc
Brides new trotter Amboise. 2:261 and stood DR..
RancePs gray PAGER 7. n. B.. 2:1012 his head.
without meeting single defeat r n b. enliv-
ened the proceedings by nearly running over one
OF the big sprinkling wagons as he went down the
iiodu III req not DruSn with Dr. Nelden'S smooth
little bay PAGER Whistle 2:2O. His narrow escape
= rom e collision with the sprinkler raised DR..
RandelIs hair until his hat sailing off down
the wind Then T. n. b. snatched the bit
switched 20 a run. and in the twinkling of an eve
was clear beyond the control of his driver Luckily
Mounted Policeman Philip J. Austin happened 10
De close at hand, and he grasped the high strung
era, morse og the bride before he had reached
washington Bridge. Whistle won the brush in
spite Of the gray fellows run but he had to take
the dust stirred up by Henry Zabn's big bay trot-
ing mare Dundess; 2:2s%4, on the next trip over
Herman Fehsterer. a clever young relnsman, who
grove hedan in the wagon races at Empire City
Park last month brought out new trotter of note
IN the bay eelding Dunbar 223A. and led the way
IN several sharp brushes. His own horse Redan
George McBride,s Amboise, 2:261s, and John
Pirung's bobtailed trotter Alice B. were among
those % & that had TO acknowledge Dunbar's suprem2
dcy. me newcomer met decisive defeat how
eyer, when when. turned for till with Peter H one
OF tne fastest Speedway PAGERS. King Tom scored
two well earned victories over Ambofse and M I
Leonard's King Egbert 2O9h. The latter in turn
got his revenge In brush with Robert Tbnna Sc
Bay bay trotteT &c Conner Boy. George A Coleman With
5aylsht, ZS214. beat Charles Weiland's baV trotter
tesh f bra bart ZclSH Thomas LYNCH had his busy lit
trim and she showed the way to both King p T'nrn
the bridge. ~ '''e "ehu 10