New-York tribune., 1901-11-18
THE SPEEDWAY,
c. e. G. BILLINGS'S PAGER LITTLE BOY
2.01h. HOLDER OF THE WORLDS
RECORD TO WAGON. MAKES
HIS DEBUT ON THE ROAD.


HIS DEBUT ON THE ROAD
c. K G. BiIIi1gs. who had to charter special
express train 10 bring all his and show
horses here from Chicago last week, the
trail figure yesterday in a great days sport on the
Speedway With more fast trotters and PAGERS il
his stable than any other horseman ever kept foI
pleasure driving Mr. Billings selected Little Boy
the horse that holds the worlds record for PAGERS
ion that swept the Speedway and the shou ring
last yeaf and & Eier f hi bs naadsome say Toe
and trainers jogged them up to the speeding ground
Mayor Hugh j. Grant. drove out behind ordi-
nary road horse.
It was Little Boys first appearance on the Speed
way. and horsenen watched with unusual interest
to see whether he was as formidable on the road
he has proved to be the racetrack- In his
first brush he was driven by Charles Tanner,
trainer Mr. Billings driving Hontas Crooke agans1
him. Charles weilands chestnut PAGER Fred W.
2Oss4, also a starter With burst OF his old
time speed Hontas CroOEs sailed 20 The front. and
the others could never catch him He appeared
to be going within himself. a length ahead OF
Fred W. and nearly lengths in front OF Little
Boy. they shot past the finish line After thi.
tilt Mr. Billings and Tanner changed horses. anc
Little Boy started in another brush with Fred W.
He made standstill break just after rounding tina
bend bat came on with a rneteoric rush after his
owner got him Strengthened out Closing gar
OF nearly twenty e1g5ns & IN IN sSs s f1an "a f sd
Of the iron railing swept him of his feet and wen
hind a. Honfss Crooke again. MI Billings for the
second time. showed the way 70 Little Boy and
and nd Mr.. Weiiands horse five times this distance.
The Chicago hi & norsan s41 w w0an6 brI up HS b Jon
Hanan's speedy bay pacing mare Alietra- ZIsl.:
shot past the PAGER and won by neck after one
of the most spirited contests Of the day.
Nathan straus and Fred Gerken had agreed
Saturday to settle yesterday the u1ooted question
to which is the faster trotter. Alves. 2Ns1a OF
The Monk. 2:0s14 but George Spear who is training
Mr. Strauss horse, vetoed the arrangement, saying
he must have forty-eight hours notice in order te
get AIves ready for the contest. The two road
riders accordingly postponed their engagement until
next Thursday afternoon at o'clock and W. c
F1oyd-Jones's double gated flyer King Chimes,
2:1014. took the place of Alves yesterday Two
brushes were trotted. Though King Chimes is verJ
fast, The Monk simply played with him. winning
by five lengths with such apparent ease that good
horseen were convnced OF ms aolTy 90 ma 5 xs @ eas
beat The Abbot. 2oS1. or any trottsr IN me w9Te
Abbot and King Chimes are brothers in blood. al
three horses being by Chimes while all tneir dams
strange pair OF trotters from Poughkeepsi'
played a prominent part in the sport Of the day
beating James A Murphy's feet pacing mare AMI
Wilkes and quitting about even in series OF
brushes with Calypso. 2:1O14. and Hopeful 21l4,
very fast pacing team driven by James Ahern- Inc
new troGters turned out 70 be Tonah' 40 sI sne
Genie l. 2 g driven ot,;5 9g Snsir F.ss in sWYors
eaR taEs thetF nlessre n a Mr. Aer steady goia
RasIs Riiey's TGa black K tSotter Mahion. 2:15ss-
Frederick Dietz's dinInutive bay trottins mare
Miss Overton 2.e6t4, OF the stars or tns
day. She astonished all horsenen by squarely de-
featfng Isaac a Hoppers pacing stallion Lacre
2:I5Is half brother OF Searchlight, 2OSe and one
IN DieaS ot her TO the front again brushes
With Dennis Harrington's black mare Maud so3s' G.
wbs1 owned bg Robert Bonner She is very fasi
now, but very erratic
David Lamar's midget trotter Teto. 2I41a, figured
in some stirring contests and showed her heels to
several Speedway stars. z. E SnIathers's Grand
Cfrc,it winner Ida Highwood. 2:131a, was among
the good ones she defeated Grant. 21I1s, PAGER
that is usually in the first fight on the Speedway,
also down before the quick reaching strides 1s
Go,sdns % brnshes with his PAGER Red Lawn 2:1s4
after he had sent I Teso hGe n Ann Wilkes and fda
Highwood were beaten, one az a time by the co0oy
making matters even with Red Lawn before they
left the road
Little Ida Highwood and Henry Zahn's mammoth
bay trotting mare Dundess. 22SS., divided tns
honors In two brushes OF which was among ths
under hard drive at the finish Of the ne s5 @ OTqsf Tqs
it was her leyiathan rival that was carried on ne.
feet Mr.. Snathers's busy little flyer also won twa
from
MaIacca, 2:Is14. by Ralph Wilkes, 2!o4s-
Moth Miller s.07, and Blizzard. 2-0sa., met hy aP-
pointment between their owners. DR.. David RAN
dell and A. E. Thompson. for series OF brushes,
to decide which the faster PAGER DE- ftan-
defI's little roam in fine trim. and he played
with his rival IN much the same way that The
Monk played with King Chimes. beating Bllzlaru
fuIIv twenty lengths in the second brush inc
ure of Fred w 2-0Ss.: Joseph z Meyers gray
mare Bicycle Girl, 22o1. and three or Iour 9SneT
fast ones The onlookers were much disappointed
that he did not measure strides with HontaS
Crooke and Little Boy.
Captain w H. Boyce brought out new rotrer
called Colonel Wilkes. whose speed and true way or
going attracted lot OF attention He defeated
sucb a good one as Thomas F. RusselPs Sprtghtiy
quite handiIy and trotted right past Hugh Kelly
Commodore Porter. 2-1S A E Perren drove an
other newcomer that displayed speed enough 20
outfoot Alexander Newburgers chestnut mare
SnniIax ant and Isaac F1emings Tn1Stleoud
9-r2I. The horse turned out to be Bud0 STOUT q
green one that is said have paced miles wei
below s:l5 in his work this year; Jack. ZlZ.s.
once the pacing king Of the Speedway, MADE MS
and Mrs Gill were behind him. Yet he stepped
away with his heavy load fast enough 70 trim
Luke Burke's black trotter West Wilkes. Z-154t
The latter horse and Sprighty had stirring brush
for the lead In the last strides Mr.. RuSselIS u1-
marked youngster outtrotted the Grand Cfrcuic
veteran and by neck