New-York tribune., 1900-07-30
TWO SPEEDWAY RC-NA WAYS.
NEwBURGER THROWS OUT HIS OWNER
AND ANOTHER HORSENAN.
NEW SURFACE SOIL SPREAD OVER THE
COURSE AN EXPERIMENT-A WOMAN'S
SKILL WITH THE REINS.

Two lively r1uaways added excitement TO the
sport on the Speedway yesterday without doing
much damage the horses and horsemen that
figured in the nlshaps. Newburger. 2I51s rat
tailed roam rrotter with bronco ancestor some
where in his pedigree, the cause OF all the
trouble. From the day he was weaned- down on
''Eph' Sinrnons's blue grass farm IN Kentucky.
nine years ago, the Of Jay Bird has been
known all horsenen equine disturber OF
the peace. He was as fast he was turbulent.
and II his speed could have been controlled in colt
hood the chances he would have Won about al
the rich stakes on the trotting turf for two-year
olds and three-year-olds. But II required four
years tame him sufficiently 10 race John Splan
finally undertook the task IN 1894. and tr
until 1886 that the famous driver OF Rarus
ceeded in getting the upper hand Splans hair
turned gray under the trying ordeal NewbUrger
had a habit Of bucking ike OF Buffalo Bills
broncos, and he endangered everything and every
body within range when the spirit moved him.
SpIan at last cured him by carrying storage bat
terry his sulky and turning the current for
Newburger's benefit whenever he showed synp-
toms OF buck jumping In the campaign OF 1896
SpIan won ten consecutive races with the once IN
ruly trotter before he met his first defeat Most
OF his races were won in straight heats. and he
looked like the coming horse. Then he took TO
bleeding at the nose, which caused his retirement
from the track before he had reached the limit OF
his speed. Alexander Newburger for whom he
was named. bought him three years ago and
brought him 10 New-York
had just come down the road in brush with Page,
2c0924 when the roam horse broke near Washington
Bridge. Quicker than scat ne tearing along
the dead run. completely beyond the control OF
his driver Passing under the big bridge he ran
afoul of Charles Sulivau's road cart. tipping II
over and sending Mr.. Sullivan out on his head.
Spectators along the speeding ground saw him dis
appear a cloud or dust beyond the rising ground,
and the last they OF him until
mounted bluecoat came back with the cuprit a
with cash over one Of his eyes and good deal Of
dust on his clothes. He had been thrown out
down near High Bridge The horse hardly
scratched. but the spiderliHe road wagon
wreck Meanwhile Mr.. Sulvan's trOrter had
started of toward Dyckman-sJ.. with the
wheeler dangling behind MIN. His dash for liberty
was a short one. for Policeman Philip Austin
era sped the end Of one rein and brought him up
with a sharp turn, like cowboy roping steer,
before he was fairly under way
The PAGER Jack, 2-l2i2, erratc and altogether
-eable as he Is on the racetrack gave further evil
dence yesterday that he is too fast for the best
of the PAGERS now driven the Speedway. He
took The measure OF such good King Egg
bert 2N9S.. Gretchen. 22Sl&. and Anheuser, 2-244s
without coming 10 drive. and his action pro-
nounced fautless by those who fancy PAGERS Bay
light the New-Jersey trotter that swept the
Speedway on several occasions last year. shared
the fate all the PAGERS when he tried 20 give the
dust Jack
The brown pacing stallion Lu>re 2IsI.. owned
by Isaac A Hopper. looked like the only horse
the road that could go the pace with Jack. The
half-brother TO searchIight. 2O3L. took l. J.
Kahn's handsome little geIding George Wallace.
21sL into camp right handily and ouufooted
eraI other fast ones. he did venture a test
Of speed with Jack. Shortly before the morning
speed parade ended Henry Zahn's big trotting mare
Tundess 2:234. surprised the onlOokers by going
over the road with Lucre half a dozen lengths be-
Find her Dundess when in good form go
2aO gait or better yet II was a surprise 10 many
road riders to know that she could keep the lead
from start TO finish IN a brush with Lucre. Many
borsemen believe that Mr.. Hopper has In Lucre
the fastest PAGER driven the Speedway at
present.
King Egbert hitchee 10 speeding wagon
Yesterday for the first time in many weeks. his
owner NJ J Leonard usually driving him 10 a
heavy runabout. No PAGER the road could give
rbA dust 10 Mr. Leonards bloodlike little gelding
excepting only Jack In rousing contest he out
footed the fast horse Ptuey. 2124. driven BY cap
tain c H Mcdonald, and then carried A K
Myers bay PAGER Peter H. by Kentucky Wilkes,
TO a break. after brilliant dash for the lead.
Peter H competed in one OF the best brushes or
~ dav his competitors being Oscar and George
wallace taking the trip from the bend 10 the
bridge II was a guess 70 who would win the
victory from end 10 end. the three horses MOVING
almost abreast. with Oscars head and neck snow
fna- IN front Near the end OF the stone wall Mr..
Kahn took George Wallace back 10 out arounc
oscar and thereby lost much ground But his
horse rallied gamely at the end that the honofs
were pretty evenly divided when the two horsemen
drew rein on the hill
Robert c.. 2dIl.. driven BY his owner. Ben