New-York tribune., 1901-12-02
ON THE SPEEDWAY.
MANY FAST BRUSHES-LORD DERBY
DOES NOT APPEAR-SOME
NEW FLYERS.

The Speedway was thronged with light harness
horses yesterday, and ten thousand persons as
senbled along the sidewalks TO witness the sport
Many New-York horsenen having purchased fast
trotters and PAGERS at the Garden sale last week
II was expected that newcomers would be numer-
the road So they were. but the trotter that
everybody wanted TO see-Lord Derby, 2:O51.-did
not appear E. E Smathers who paid 800 for
him at the Garden on Friday. had decided it was
said, follow the advice OF Lord Derby's former
trainer. Ed Geers. and reserve the great trotter
the campaign OF 1902 before retiring him TO the
Speedway.
Another OF the cracks that missing The
Monk, 2:0SA After having beaten about every fast
horse the road Fred Gerken has retired him
for the season and has placed him in the hands Of
Geers to prepare for next seasons campaign All
frequenters of the Speedway sorry 10 hear
OF Mr.. Gerken's decision. The Monk is generally
believed to be the fastest trotter that ever went
down the road in a brush of half mile to wagon
but many horsemen doubt his ability TO cope with
the campaigners of the 2-os class 1t is hoped that
both Mr. Gerken and Mr.. Smathers will start their
crack trotters next year in the wagon race for the
Boston Challenge Cup at Cleveland
Among the flyers which figured in the sport
yesterday were the bay trotting mare Sally SlInP-
son. 2:f1A by J. C. Simpson, the brother TO Anteeo
2:1614, and the PAGERS Nathan Straus. 2Nela. and
Mar, PIPE. by Robert McGregor. 211A- All are
owned by David Lamar, who bought them at the
Garden sale. Mr.. Lamar first drove Marl. but
failed to win any brushes with him the stocSy
little chestnut horse being very fat and very green
at the Speedway game. This horse year or two
ago forced Prince Alert 2:0124, TO pace a mile IN
2:O6 in a race on a half mile track He promises
to be a Speedway when he gets into condition
Sally Simpson made a fine showing in series Oh
brushes against E E. Smathers's Grand circuit
trotter, Ida Highwood. 2:131a. She could not beat
the handsome little daughter of Highwood how
raised by W E D. Stokes and Peter Duryea, looL
like one of the fastest PAGERS ever seen on tn
du9V Ha
terday. beating everything he met with 5o eonsum m
rst race Of his career last October pacing the last
quarter of the mile at 1:98 clip He is oy DreStor
2:17 from the once noted trotting mare Mary Mar
Ida Highwood Queen Wilkes Crystal Chimes and
of the day: All in bunch. they swept down the
he On al IN race Ref Mr
man 1 Was behnd Mr safherss other mare queen
Wilkes; A E. Perren held the reins over CTystaI
A Murphy several months ago. and Fred Dietz
drove Mss osI 0ys5t91 i @ f fns tns SO eose
that spectators Eho stood right at - the & post s= d
Overton had not been cassed with the other fast
ones in the opinion Of horsemen. and her brilliant
She is a little mare that Mr.. Dietz picked up at
auction for few hundred dollars ABOUT year year
until she is match for almost any trotter in
Mr. snathers's handsome mares performed clev-
sry in competition m & With ,as al ay VIII 1d bs ss
Judge Cosgrove, 1854. a new trotter. owned by
N Geismann She, She met n, her I'm match however in
TO c. A. Wills John Splan. the noted reinsman.
1 9 dTe beG bs Tes @ o4s Mr. WINS shnh fs
and drove him the front IN a thrilling finish.
snaathers.s mare had held the lead for half a
mile: sglan pronounesd Colonel Wilkes 45, to be a
livery wagon less than year ago
Ida Hlghwood. with George Spear behind her.
easily defeated Blue Bells a fast young trotting
ale ed
W. E Parsons's chestnut mare La Belle Rosa. and
Charles c. Lloyd's great trotter Chain Shot.
2Gs11, one of the sensational campaigners Of 1901.
moved like Speedway champion yesterday HIS
competitor was MalzotIr 21511. winner OF the blue
recent National Horse show. Both horses belong
70 Mr- Lloyd. Malzour was driven by Pat
merry clip. but he was no match for Chain shot
the bay horse sweeping the nandsone oIack OF. rs
Old Robert ], 2O112. the former king Of PAGERS.
showed a flash of his oldtime speed in a brush
with the bay trotter King Jack 2-1314. Nathan
straus driving the PAGER while Jack" Trout, the
professional driver of Anaconda. 2.01&. behind
the trotter Robert J. rushed right past King JACK
yards
Gunsaulus 2:122. a new PAGER from Pittsburg.
was prominent throughout the day. beating Dennis
Harrington's black trotting Maud c.. 2.fo14.
and several others He divided the honors in two
brushes with A. E. Perren's bay PAGER Budd Stout.
Guthrie started him against j. P Baiters chestnut
PAGER Fire Gilt. 2.l1=-
Lorna Doone. another speedy newcomer owned by
Charles Wefland held her against such fast
ones as Luke Burkes West Wilkes. 2:1S2.- and
GunsauIus R F. Myers's bay PAGER Peter H.
:261a took TO the firm hard footing duck takes
to water and from some of the best ones on
the road Charles Rey's fleet little black trotting
mare Dollade Wilkes 21024. was among those he
defeated. Joseph T. Meyer had winner in the
In one of the first brushes OF the day took the
measure of fast trotter that said to be Kate
Bethlehem Penn. George A Coleman drove q new |
one in the chestnut mare Miss Eunice. and sue
Rosa Miss Eunice also defeated the big bay trot- !
1lbg b mafe aFer mare caught her foot in boot and
nearly turned somersault just as she passed the
half-mile post
David L. 2:1s@ probably the oldest trotter driven
on the Speedway. figured in a lively tilt with Hugh |
ReiIy's long backed bay horse Commodore Porter.
2f3 holding the lead until he got OF breath. |
David l. made his record back in 1857. and is said |
TO be nty-four years old kinswood 21Il4. an
2ener r p strong Battle for the Lead in brush
with the fast young trotter Crystal Chimes the |
A B. Cwathmey and David Lamar have arranged |
4 race for their road horses at Empire City Park |
next Wednesday. Mr.. Gwathney will his well |
known Speedway trotters. T1verton. 2:2s14. and /
nar:g midget trotting mare Teto ia in single
harness Ordinarily a double team Is considered to
lass in single harness but Mr.. Gwathmey's pair
have shown so much speed and such level heads in
to see them defeat little Teto.
COLONEL w B. BARNES ILL
CONDITION SEEMS TO BE DANGEROUS