New-York tribune., 1901-09-23
THE SPEEDWAY.
COBWEBS. 2:12, GETS A WARM RECEr
TION ON HIS REAPPEARANCE
ON THE ROAD.


ON THE ROAD.
Cobwebs. 212. the long time king OF the Speed
way, was the recipient of a remarkable demon
stration on the road yesterday Nathan Straus. his
owner. who has just returned from Europe. drove
him for the first time. and when the gallant old
Chestnut trotter made his appearance at the speed
ing ground 5000 persons began to clap their hands
Cobwebs sped past the long lines OF spectators at
Mr. straus had TO take the reins in one hand and
with the other lift his hat repeatedly in achnowi-
in the pink of condition. and there the rythm
OF Old In his woEderfuly true action as MI stsaus
at top speed. There is only one Cobwebs. was
admired his perfect action speed.
The return from the country Of many Speedway
enthusiasts brought out number of noted trotters
and PAGERS that had not been the road
since last spring. Among them Dollade Wilkes.
2aoi.. brilliant little black trotter that CHARLES
| early in the year The handsome daughter OF
blooming form. and won every brush in which she
started beating sgeh horses as A. = Th9mpsans
the limit Of her speed. There horsenen who
WaT e E ncfion & % IS % as quck ana snowy as that
Of high stepper and she will die on a trot; as
breaks.
Jack s12l. was another old favorite that opened
the Speedway season yesterday DR.. H d Gil
been campaigning the stately bay PAGER Of late
and Jack looked fit to go the brush OF his nfe-
Danania a chestnut trotter driven by E o. Ro-
brush with l. L. McGiehan's E:lvol and d. N Will
ber's black PAGER Sarah Jane behind HIM But 1t
was said that Jack did not start with the winner
In later brush Dr. Gis big sg,S, bay flyer rsdssRsd
Boy. 2O712. and sphinx s. 2:0sls. driven by George
Stirring finish. but Jacks head and neck showed tn
soR as 5ssy ashS s Pst s pseaay ss hr f M psss
drove him first beating his own nSsss Sphsp1 bT.s.
the amateur reinsman sent Sphinx S. to the front.
with Bel Boy, ConnTo9dore Porter -.is: an9 NJ sn7
behind him
Eauity 2:l71. formerly campaigned by the Ham
Hns of Buffalo. and owned by A e. Perren-
was one of the notable trotters seen yesterday
he is SqEg %toSt aAsh s
markable clip. He defeated every trotter ne me-.
hand-ome hands 'i black horse Malzoar blue ribbon
trotter of the Long Branch Horse Show
The Monk 2.os,, winner OF $500 in the Grand
Circuit this year. played leading part in the
speeding. though he did not start against the best
was pulling him back 70 big jog as he led Biz
zard down the road. The Monks speed seems to
road horss since he came in from the caupaign,
Mr. Gerken had one b or sptsoe broWn trostsr
having reared and turned in a way that was any
about his business at all times this FAM and Mr.
Gerken is congratulatins himself on having 9oughs s
Monk cost his present owner only s1,Soo
Isaac A. Hopper drove his bay pacing rares
Annie St Clair 221l4. in several winning brushes,
losing only when he started her against Maud C..
21o1, a trotter that timed a mile in 29oIl4
when owned by Robert Bonner. Mr. Hoppers
brown pacing stallion Iucre. 2-l5s4 half brother
TO SearchIight 20Sh, won many brushes. oeatinS
all corners and showing nneteoric speed: MT Hop
per becoming of the most sAilfui drivers on
the Speedway
j. p Baiter's chestnut PAGER Fire Gill; .:ifi4.
came out In blooming FORM and outfooted such fast
ones as George Wallace, 2IIl4. with apparent ease
Mr. Batter also drove his brown trotter Little
Coaster 2;2iI., but had take second place when
he tried to beat Thomas F. RIsseIrs brown trotting
mare Maid Thorne. .:14. down the road The latter
was Wonderfully fast Bell Boy. 2-07ia was among
the good ones she defeated. n. s. Mapes's
| marked young trotter Jolly Bachelor figured con-
spicuously in the brushes beating Sarah Jane.
c2Ii, twice succession. after she had taken the
measure of Dr. David Randells Coast Boy, 2:lel-.
and L. j. Kahn's George Wallace. s1lta- Coast
Many of the Speedway trotters and PAGERS will
start in a series OF cup at the Empire City
track next Saturday afternoon The matinee Is 10
/ be given by the Road Drivers Association, and
races to road wagon. with amateurs driving, have
been arranged for trotters OF the free-for-au -l9
and 229 classes and for PAGERS OF the free-ror-ai
and 224 classes. There viii be also for trot
| ting teams and sweepstakes race in which four
two-year-old trotters. owned by ex-Mayor Hugh
Albert c. Hail. TO compete for $50 corner and
for 500 cup. given by F. P Olcott. F. G. JOness
| to wagon beat the worlds record Mr.. Jones.
amateur. recently drove him a mile in 203l. 70
/ wagon over the Washington Park track, in Cht-
cago. Mr. Bfings's big string or Speedway tror-
ters and PAGERS is quarrered at Empire CITY
Park I'm charge of j. Scott Mccoy. and several OF
the horses are 10 start at Saturdays matinee