New-York tribune., 1901-11-04
THE SPEEDWAY.
OWNERS OF THE MONK AND Arvrs
CANNOT AGREE. AND THE SPEC.
TATORS ARE DISAPPOINTED.

Not far from twenty thousand persons v,x,.,
Speedway Park yesterday to watch the mor,s,.
and afternoon brushes The throng north OF Wasb
ington Bridge midday was one of the Iarya,.
ever assembled there, report having gained cir
culation that Fred Gerkens crack trotter T,a
Monk. 20s1.. and Nathan Strauss well known st.nu
per Alyes, 20914. in series OF brrshes
to decide which is the better horse Both horsez
turned UP at the speeding ground, but those who
expected to see them compete for supremacy wers
disappointed Mr. Straus willing enough hut
Mr.. Gerken fatty declined start He insisted
that Cobwebs 2:12. not Alves. should be the horse
to represent Mr.. Straus. and, the latter had in
vited Mr. Gerken a week ago to The Monk
against Alves not against Cobwe bs the affair u.
at standstiIl. Each horseman believes he owns
the champion of the Speedway. and the rivalry
The Monk meet Alves Mr.. Straus said thar he
would be at the Speedway on Tuesday morning ar
trotter New-York This is virtually i chsIlenay. ANY
to al owners to come out and beat Alyes or ac-
knowledge him 10 be the champion Of the Speed
way: Mr.. straus will have az least one competitor
the bay trotter King Chimes 21Gs said vestersS
! that ne would be on hand AT the appointed time
King Chimes made his first appearance on III.
Speedway yesterday. and he demonstrated his ab,l-
ity TO cope with the best. of the horses he d.
feated was James A Murphy's Chicago PAGER
Wesley R., 2:10 After Mr. Jones's fleet trotter had
left him away in the Wesley r started in a
brush with E. ]. Schroeder's PAGER Planet 2n.ss
and beat him by neck in drive of half a mile
The owner Of King Chimes sought Mir Gerken
and bantered him for brush, but the owner Of The
Monk declined.
George. 2cis4 one of the cracks Of the BroekIv,
Speedway, prominent in the sport Of the dsv
He outfooted every horse he met beating among
others Alexander Frankenstein's pony PAGER Grant
cora Of soTge I is m Converted & trotteT r. having
by Henry Brostedt.
David Lamar returned 20 the Speedway after a,
absence OF six months. and won lot OF brushes
with his PAGER Red Lawn. Pisa and his dminutfva
troter Teto, 2:1i15. Red Lawn took F j. Beebe.s
MAYOR Lambert 2:1614. and Isaac A. Hopper's
Lucre, 2l5a, into camp in handsome style
Joseph E Meyer brought his good gray pacing
mare Bicycle Girl, 2:2o1z over from Newark to
join in the sport, and he had the satisfaction of
beating some of the fastest horses on the road
Allietta. 2:l51z: Jim Mansfield 2:2i: Harry Davis
2:2512 and Charles Weilands chestnut PAGER Fred
Fred W. afterward beat her. but he had to take
a long run to DO Fred ". was good enough
20924. and that horse in turn put up a stubborn
contest against Dr. David RanIer's roam PAGER
Moth Miller. 20.
Malzour. 2I5fs. driven by Charles G. Lloyd. and
Moorzouk. 2:227, driven by \ .. Schuyler took
part in four brushes which greatly delighted the
big crowd Ma!zour is one Of the handsomest
horses on the road. and he made 4 grand appear
ance as he swept down the stretch in the lead He
horse also defeated Charles Weiaud's bay trotter
Russell T. 21f- driven by John FLYNN. a profess
Sional renSman-
Mr. Lloyd's Chain Shot. 2F6s. arrived in New
York last Saturday. and viii soon be ready meet
The Monk or AIves or any other trotter in
Chain Shots winning Memphis. where his
record was made. stamps him of the great
/ est trotters ever foaed 4. +. Perren, C. X G.
Billings and otherserho it say The horse could
have trotted in 215 the day ne made MS mark
Mr.. Lloyd yesterday received from john Shepard.
OF Boston, challenge 10 tr0t Afro l., 21i,4.
against Chain Shot for 5000 side, Mystic PARK.
I MedfOrd. Mass. The owners Of the New-YOrk
horse will accept the challenge. provided he is per-
mitted TO name the track which the race IS 10
be trotted-a customary privilege Of the challenged
/ party.
Louis J. Kahn's bay PAGER George Wallace
( 2,l7.. caused some excitement yesterday by rrn-
| ming away on the upper stretch. The reach Of the
road wagon gave way. After a sharp chase
Mounted Policeman Golden Fitzgerald captured
/ the gaIlOpins PAGER before any damage had beeL
done.