New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-24
THE SPEEDW AY.
NATHAN STRAU-S ANNOUNCES THAT COR
WEBS, 2:12. WILL. TAKE PART IN
NO MORE BRUSHES

Departures Of many road riders for the summer
resorts sickness among the horses and sitting
heat combined 10 make the driving the Speedway
less attractive than usual yesterday j F. Cockerll
David Lamar c. W. Wilder. Frederick Dietz De
Witt c. Flanagan w c Floyd-Iones DR. H. II
Kane, Charles C. Lloyd Or. J. F Moore Charles
Wsiland and many others who have helped 10 make
the sport interesting this season among the
missing. OF the horses that out not a few
were coughing from the effects of the epidemic
OF sore throat that Is just now going the rounds
and their owners did not start them along faster
than jog in the hot. muegy atmosphere.
Nathan Strauss fast trotter Freddy. 2:lsa. and
Charles Reys black mare Dolade Wilkes. 2:lOR.
figured in the prettest brushes OF the day After
sweeping Dollade Wilkes or her feet IN the first
bout Freddy WIS driven out 10 the half mile post
gray pacing mare Bicycle Girl 2:2o,b that took IN
NE eatl" "h,h l"il'dt v likes vent INTO The air:
ar. sirauss horse STRUGGLED so nHrd 20 head off
the fyng racer that the effort told when he turned
a tired break near the finish OF This hrnsh and
Mr.. Riley's little black trotter scored victory.
Mr.. Straus announced yesterday that Cobwebs
PIP would take part in more brushes on the
Speedway unless on special occasions The horse
has done his share Of fast work since 1895 when
the driyeway wes opered and his owner considers
fond Of his great trotter only for speeding but
way. Alvcs. 2:oa4. will hereafter be Mr.. Strauss
quite as fast IS Cobwehs This was shown Wien he
squarely defeated Or Mocre's crack trottcr Page
2:osS4, In brush one day Lest week
Coast Boy. 2:1o' the sixteen ea--od black PAGER
that Or. David Randell bought few weeks ago as
understudy 20 Moth Miller. 2:07 was tho busiest
horse on the road. Starting twice with John Irv-
ng's bay trotter Chance. s2;s. from Staten Island
he lost the first brush and the next showing
wonderful speed for hors" of his age. Later he
229i2, and then tried TO give the 10 Joseph r.
Meyers gray wniriwind. Bicycle Girl. 2.20,-. from
close the contest Nearing the finish Mr.
Meyer made hurricane drive. and his fast mare
responded so gamely that she open length
ahead or her rival when her owner drew reln near
Washington Bridge This was her farewell brush
Tor the season. as Mr. Meyer viii take her Long
Branch to-day
Thomas f. Russeu's brown trottIng mare Maid
Thorne, 2li finished first in three sharp brushes
with O. r. Jarvis's bay PAGER The Dude 2l3I5
meeting nothing that could 20 the clip with her
Fire Gilt. 2:1lA. Firt Gilt fairly sailed away from
her In meteoric burst OF speed
Maud l., 215l5, beautiful chestnut pacing marc
owned and driven by Franklin Haincs. OF Yonkers
won n lot Of pretty brushes. showing the way 10
such good ones Douglass Hamilton's La Crosse
three lengths. however. by Christopher Hackett's
unmarked pacing stallion King Tom. %: the
TO take the dust OF Grant, 2:1Tls Alexander Flank
enstein's pony PAGER.
Dan L., 2Hlh. fast PAGER. driven by w J.
Clark, of Yonkers was overcome b. the heat
while competing in a brush with + A. Kinney's
brown PAGER Nelly r.. and fell the stretch
Cold water from nearby hydrant revived the
horse and DR.. ii. ID. Gill who directed the treat
said he would