The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-01-06


s~portsmaniike TO an Opponent Darrell,
2O'h' Head OF His string Tells Ho" He
beat Bumps and Robert al. on the speedway
One could almost, count the old brigade
Of New York road riders on ones fingers
as compared 10 the myriad Of clever amateur
reinsmen who have appeared since the
building Of the Speedway Those illustrolS,
old timers who warmed tho roads years ago
and kecnly fooled the speediest ~trotters would
not have made a very great show on the
Harlem River drive in point of number.
YET Harlem lane and Sever th avenue were
though, to be well patronized in those days
Speaking of the road riders Of thirty or forty
years ago, David Bonner, who still loves to at
behind a good horse, said
While there were not 50 many drivers, they
were a grand lot OF horsemen, on every
bright day when the footing was good. they
speeded their horses from 10th street To
McCoInb's Dam bridge and many brushes
were seen which are still remembered by
those who drove NJ that time, BY comparison
] believe there was more team driving then
than is seen to-day. Commodore Vanderbilt
had one Of the best pairs In Post Boy and
Plough Boy. They could trot a mile very fast
CONSIDERING the high wheels and the condition
Of the roads. one very noticeable difference
between the road riders of to-day and thos.
Of forty years ago IL that the old timer did
not fancy n PAGER. The eide wheeler was
not considered "A gentleman's light harness
horse. do not believe you could have given
one Of the old brigade the fastest PAGER In the
world. He would not have been seen driving
one All that i. changed now. however. and
the PAGER cuts prominent figure on the road
One Of the oldest regular drivers in tho
city to-day Il Frank Work He has driven a
number OF noted horses. Years ago he had
avery fast chestnut mare that he bought from
Charles knrucr. She was a great iavorte
with Mr. Work and lac .tiIl loves to refer TO
her a. tho sweetest horse he ever drove Mr..
Works .reat team. IdNard and pick Swlv.
curr. VA. the mos, noted on the road in their
doy AIthouyb urvord Of eighty y.ar. old.
MIR Work still tn.e. tho keeuast interest in
his hor.e. ue .,,. his handsome gray horse.
PHO, Boy ON n, Park road. almost every
good d,y and t.s question If there j.. a trot
TOR drv Won IN IN. sn,adyav tina, can boat hin,
NJ rldred repIIv ont.d,tos Mr. Work
os a veteran road driver. hut ne could no, he
Considered II regular u. did not out.r CON
.riru,u-lv into Tho bru.hipy hl, va- content
Ia ,ng aIou,, and watch tho ,tbcr. su.cd
William TrunbuII vas "A rrnuinar, rid.r
,.an -. h 49,, n....ara
H." had a mare called Maria mat he considered
fast enough to beat ANYTHING ON the roai
Sh, fell across ono however TINT cnuld beat
.,d H. rr,nnnlI ,,,t d, rtn ., Ea,,no,.
h'r ana VII 'r"'"O" 'p"A " my ~ N'"'u'hl
and bought N ias' one from \ } NI'Nahd"rs
Woodhuru farm. and va, again m. pnssassor
~, ona,na, could chow tnn yay IN ~.rrery,hi,s
"l "ilt 'hd' ''"'u N""N wv N"N 81" Everything
on the road
A. l. we'll known to every horsem an in
p.. n
the country, toh"rt Bonner was an enthn-
siistlC road driver. More than any other man
n. was responsible for the popularity Of the
isht harness morse III !"F" I'f m" 'r"''"r
was 50 great that III" prices he paid for fast
opcs thar attracted hi, forcv we're s.u.,tioual
49,, ,-..,a1 ,ar.,ran, a., e., 49,, lroadn,
anu 'T"d''u continent III we h"~' "I''uH'S
centres Of the country When he paid s9,jOo
for tho team Lantern and IIch' more COM
- ,ta, 80. ,a.,,
n''h' wa CURSED IMAM - q Ni'" N""lh pay
sj0.Us FOR = team to-day That was the start
in high prices for horses possessing speed
80,
lh'- paw was hr"d IN Ne" Jersey, nut Nr'
III, uex' sensational purchase Was for tn.
ma,, r.a,ias. g.. nhi,n l., 90, Ia
mare '"''"7N' LOT "n''p n' gave so''oo
She vR- on" Of the sweetest road mares no
,ycr drove Then he bot.hf LADY Palmer
49,, uIa,Lu.h N,i. na, =. ,
ana f'"''uNu N'In' NAV ne di"N" 10 pore
They vcr" very fast and b" turned them a
mil. lim.oI, in a27 over the old MON track at
"'
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WI" n'Id th' watches announced me Time
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lh" lux lPi me WI" ne ,Nt' VIZ mao
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~" wear before "a. l',iu was I'fuiILiN
drlN'h IN VIZ Iu'u aI''I 'hu IN I>b' Nr
Bonner h'ntnl I"\,'r ~" wa 'h" premier
todu h'r-' men i'I",'-I w w Nlnt'',ih
iT"tl'r Ms EI"hlIF ~Il'uu'dl"d 'hr'uGh Mr.
bnhl'i ". 'isN'-' ,n lhN I1u- IIl''N l"I,
w" I'1l'1' "I 'i''lI, W. n",lE"l .H,h' hut'h
,,'r u''ni' h'N,'I .'r E',l" huu-.
Mina : atu nv 'll,'u ulu' moi EINlN!g
l"f 'l' 'H,t"' M Mish'0' UNIV ~ ever Idlh
LOT lI''' $500
hli!cnl nh" -ln'Il I'''iN" t,c ,r"dt
Tor hr-t itt'lhE great AN, ON 'N' hsit mar,
ueS h"r-" N-Id" rom t,,'N' "i Mh"W !
haNr tIr'alI el"h"n, W ~ thl'fhIf sam
mel Nr't-, Nl"Naihl'I It'lnI ana h"I"n- ~
nther- competed WIN IN pthrf ON "a" road.
When on" wa. h'li IN VIM" IL" ''nk NJ de-
feat E"nd-nat .i"dI, he luvhriahiv began
I" -c"ur me COUNTRY i"i ~ aglil.aI a. 'lnlkh
= WIN oh-rl."W'. N""It-''-l ana pct
bred horses 81 ~" I m" W'r" S"nt 10 New
YORK \ prominent '"nfO winch now cal