New-York tribune., 1901-01-28
THE SPEEDWAY.
ALICE BARNES AND QUEEN WILKES r1r
BEST TROTTERS OF THE DAy

Alice Barnes. 2:111z, and Queen Wilkes +,ro
some little bay mares belonging to E E. smstbas.
were the stars Of the Speedway Yesterday "a
beating everything that started against then, .s
were pitted against each other and the big cron.s
OF spectators then saw the most exciting and 49,
contested brushes OF the day Mr. Sma+ha- sS 0S
MS favorite. Alice Barnes. while the prosass,1
reinsman George Spear held the ribbons o,,a 80
one without record e
Twice they started up near Dyckman-st .,5
trotted TO Washington Bridge more than haIf :.
mile away, without making break or nar,t,a
company by even so much as a length NJ. :
the time they were lapped like a double team, -
not more than a head neck separating th4
noses In the first brush Mr.. Smathers rnada
brilliant drive at the finish. rushing his mara ..
the front IN the very last strides. AT the -
trial Spear was prepared for rush at tba ana
and when Mr.. Smathers tried to repeat the s+ra,~
Queen Wilkes let out link under hard drs.,
and won by just about nose. That a great +rot.
may sometimes be picked up for mere son, a
shown by the fact that less than 500 bought botb
mares only four or five years ago. Queen Vvut
was sold at Madison Square Garden for 500 ubsn
two years old, and Alice Barnes brought ontv sr-
under the auctioneer's hammer in PHILADELPHIA vba.
three years old
The one defeat administered to Mr. smatbA-s,
little trotters was victory for that great naca-
Robert j., 2O1i2 now the property OF Natha,
Straus- He shot past both mares as though tbsv
were 2:4O trotters, and with remarkable burst a,
speed beat them many lengths at the finish But
Alice Barnes avenged the defeat by beating Robert
J. twice afterward. In each brush he made costly
break which ended his chance TO win
Mr.. Smathers has arranged to send HIS MARI,
away in charge of Trainer Spear early next mopth
and he made the most Of his opportunities yestsr
day wheT driving Alice Barnes for perhaps tbA
last time before the campaign opens. She took
part in half dozen more sharp brushes al
ways winning except when Robert ]. scored a tsu
ter from Ohio, hooked to great. heavy yellow
with high wheels tried 10 measure strides
with her, but he was beaten by the mara IN a
big jog. B. E. Cartwright driving the brown trot-
ter Ding Dong 22612 likewise found the pacs Ton
hot His horse, a newcomer on the Speedway
tried TO run away, and so far succeeded that two
policemen were required to capture the headstrong
animal
Thomas F. RusselTs brown trotter Sprighty
horse without a record. showed that he Is capahe
Of making a fast mark. for he trimmed half
dozen OF the good ones the driveway in a series
of pretty brushes Sprightly's colors were lowered
by George A Coleman's blue roam PAGER Edward
W. 2:21A. but when Mr.. Coleman exchanged this
horse for the chestnut trotting Hattie Walter
2:2512. Mr. Russell turned the tables him Royal
ite. green trotter brought to New-York from
Cleveland by A q. PennOck last week. took the
measure Of both SprightIy and Hattie Walter
Royalte is handsome bay gelding that is credited
with 2:15 speed, although he is without a record
His sire, Amherst Boy, was formerly driven on the
road by Charles G. Lloyd
Teto, 2:142, the smallest OF all Speedway trotters
was conspicuous throughout the day. David Lamar
drove the diminutive mare to white wagon, and
though the little thing had big load tc pull she
could get over the ground like shadow. A. NJ
Baumann'S bay pacing mare Red Lady, 2121s
proved to be match for her. Mr.. Lama-rs
midget trotter undertook too much, however, when
she tried 10 give the dust TO the gray PAGER T. "
b, 210L4. driven by DIR. David Randell The old
white horse looked like ghost, for he was thin
and all out OF fix, but with the courage Of lion he
responded 10 every call OF his driver, and forged
ahead of TetO. Several other fast ones had 70
acknowledge his superiority before he grew tired
and lost his one brush TO Hattie Walter.
Bel Esprit, 2:12l2 a fine big bay trotter, showed
more speed yesterday than at any time since he
made his first appearance on the Speedway Dun
dess, driven by Henry Zahn: Ortine 2:22Z: AAetta
2:1Sl4, and half dozen others went down before
his reaching strides. @. W. WilderS gray pacing
Grille. family pet brush from the
fast young PAGER Bonnie kirkland, 2:23l2 Ben
jamin Zahns bay trOtter Oscar 22G1z, beat several
fast ones. Including T. y. g.. 2:1014. - 3. Gwath-
Dey'S chestnut trOJttng mare Louise Nc. lass,
went over the road at top speed half dozen times
with a stranger behind her Nathan Straus took
spin behind CObwebs. PIP. before driving Robert J.
]. W. Cornish out with his fast trotter David
B.. 2:O9la. and there were many other fast on
the road.