New-York tribune., 1901-12-23
ON THE SPEEDW AY
GOOD ROAD RESULTS IN LIN EL1
BRUSHES MORE PAGERS
THAN TROTTERS.

With frost in the air and icicles forty feet long
hanging from the sides Of the rocky cN1s Whlch
skirt the Speedway road riders found fast driving
rather heroic sport yesterday. Comparatively 1e"
OF New-York's famous trotters out but PAGERS
swarmed the speeding ground and afforded some
| lively sport The surface of the frozen road was
as hard and smooth a sheet of asphalt Whlcn
just suited the low striding sidewheelers-
Nathan Straus, 2:0912. young horse owned oS
David Lamar and named in honor of the owner OF
Cobwebs, PIP, swept the Speedway beating every
thing he met with such show of speed in reserve
that many horser1en set him down as a coming
king of the road After making break in starting
for a brush with Joseph E Meyers gray mare
| Bicycle Girl, 2:2015 from Newark. he came on with
a wonderful burst of speed, flashing to the front
and drawing away fast that Mr.. Meyer pulled
up when half way down the stretch. The owner
of Bicycle Girl said he had been taken by surprise
when Nathan Straus suddenly from the
rear. Mr.. Lamar's new PAGER as easily outfooted
H. B. Guthries fast horse Gunsauus, 2:12A, IN
another trial of speed. He cut one of his ankles
slightly in this brush and then sent home.
Mr.. Lamar taking the rens behind Red Lawn,
21sH.
The latter did fare so well his stable
companion, for J. P Baiter's chestnut PAGER Fire
Gilt, 2:11A left him a dozen lengths behind in
brush of half mile, Mr.. Lamar's horse swervng
halfway across the road he lost the lead. David
Muscovite, 21712 a newcomer from Newark, driven
by Leopold Meyer. also showed. the, way to Red
worse of the start In another brush @ the black
PAGER from Newark defeated Fire Gilt and ChdrleS
Weilands chestnut PAGER Fred w, 2:0S12, showing
a surprising flight Of speed.
Fred W was very tired when he started in this
tests before he met Mr.. Meyers horse c. NJ:
Meyers big black PAGER Gus Barrett. 2:10l2 figured
in three rousing finishes with Fred W. but the
chestnut won by half a length or more each time
One of the prominent wl.1ners of the day was the
bay PAGER Perhaps. 20S. This horse formerly
known Walter X. After making record or
2:17i5 under this name in Wisconsin last year. he
was spirited away TO California and started there
as green horse under the name Perhaps He
gained a record of 2:0S in his first race on the
coast. His identity discovered soon afterward,
and the National Trottng Association expelled him,
along with his managers. on a charge OF ringing
den last month. Perhaps is a model road horse and
a fast He easily defeated Edgar Bronks
Grand Circuit trotter Bon Rene 21414 and won
cieverly from the chestnut pacing mare Miss
Meande-.
Too Soon. 22414. horse once looked upon as
prospective champion trotter, came out as ROAD
horse with A. Z. Thompson driving him and won
some spirited brushes. Dr. H D. GilFs bay trotter
Hazel F., fast green four-year-old, by tIoVerhoT
Strong, 2:10I4, among the good ones that nad
to take the dust of Too Soon. Dennis Harringtons
cratic but fast black mare Maud G.. 2:1Oh low
cred the colors of the newcomer. winning one or
Michael Reid, who is recovering from a long III
ness was out behind his bay trotter Farmer while
a trainer drove his chestnut stallion William Z,
2:22. In a brush between the two Farmer falrly
held his own, though he drew two men in the
wagon. William E. was beaten afterward by the
big bay trottng mare Dundess. 2:2S]4, now owned
by James Mcguire.