New-York tribune., 1902-08-18
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THE SPEED W AY
THRONG on THE ROAD PRESAGES
EARLY AUTUMN DRIVING SEASON.

Although the pick OF the Speedway trotters are
at this season out on the circuits or at Empire
city Park, in training for the amateur trotting
meetings held under the auspices OF the New-York
Driving Club. there considerable gathering
Of fast ones on the popular Harlem River Drive
way yesterday suggesting TO road riders that the
autumn driving season is close at hand
James A. Murphy's handsome pacing mares,
Rotha J. 2.l2 and Amy Wilkes. the star per
formers OF the day. defeating all corners in series
of fast brushes from Dyckman-st. down TO Wash
Ington Bridge Rotha J. took the measure of
Charles Weila0ds chestnut PAGER Fred w. 2,oS'a,
WciIand's enecdy PAGER. Amy Wilkes has no public
record. but she go fast enough to get one well
Her ouncr is widely known as the Chicago horse
SCI the harncss record below 200 Mr.. Murphy
used to campaign sirinG OF troiter' @ r,n1 bac'rS
the Newly Driving club. b1t nowadays races
no h0rs5s ri giI4fF r ioT Gb Sneg 2egaT %T io W
When you 20 To racing horses at mile heats
rr's hands and keep them there. II YOU want to
be successful. They are practically out OF your
more pleasure in driving them on the Speedway
than in starting them in races either professional
or amateur
Mr.. Murphy paid a high tribute TO the quality OF
New-York Speedway flyers the other day While
visiting Chicago. his home, a friend asked Mr..
Murphy how last Il horse one must have in order
to win brushes on the Speedway.
Have YOU uoueed the report OF the Grand cir
cult uotung meetings this year. queried the
of ROtha j.
Yes; bus what of that"
We'll" said Mr Murphy If YOU could get one
might stand show to lead the way now and then
in brush on the New-York Speedway"
Lorna Doone. 22r4. a bay trotting mare owned
by Mr.. Weland won lot of brushes yesterday
outfootinE such fast Alexander Franken-
STEMS gray horse Glenmere Boy, 2144. George
II. Huber's VIrEjs Belle She met her match
wood 2l7l4, who showed the TO Lorn, oone
2l6la, and f. c. Corams Belle H. all in bunch.
Among the other conspicuous winners Of the day
were Genmere Boy, who beat Max Smon's bay
PAGER Woods Boy 2:194; John W. Smiths black
PAGER Ogden Smith. who beat Lorna Doone, and
c. r Jarviss Upton. Hugh ReiIlys bay trotter
Wilkes, 2:20, who from Upton in a hard drive;
Smiax. 2:21A. who beat Wilkes with ease; T. p.
sehI9ts t ngT 9tfr TjI Ty Ra @ ff9t Sd all the way in
DORIS new PAGER Dan Hornet Elmer Steyens's
Guthrie's Gunsaulns. 2:l2a4; Harry stouts Water
Fern and r, r Myers's Peter H.. 226la. and F. c.
L. A. Burke's West Wilkes, 2I37..
The New-York Driving Club Will hold a special
trotting meeting at the Empire track this after
noon for the purpose of enabling The Monk 2:O7
and Lord Derby. 2:Goa, to qualify for the challenge
cup race to be trotted at Cleveland September
In order to compete in the wagon for the
Boston trophy each horse must have started at
not started this year except in the Grand Circuit.
and Lord Derbys only wagon races have been
either Grand Circuit meetings at meetings
where professionals permitted to drive. 1t is
understood that the two trotterS will meet in
race to-day. with their owners driving, but The
Monk has an engagement at Boston next Thursday;
at the Grand Circuit meeting. Fred Gerken will
not drive him hard to-day. F. G. Joness
BaItleton, 2:0924, may be starter against The
Monk this afternoon.
Two other races to be trotted at the meet
ing to-day. Mr. Gerken will drive his fast young
trotter Indian Jim against Congressman De Witt
c Flanagan's Ivandorf, 214, Little Helen 2154
and in ne third Charles c. I.lOVd'S Richard
B. 2:21I. will start against Mr.. Flanagans Little
Edgar. 210&4 and Edgar Bronks Dirigo.
A regular meeting is to be held by the Driving
Club on Saturday. at which time six will be |
decided. The feature of this meeting will be
in which Arthur Lope's Speedway trotter
EdgewoOd. 2I2%. recently purchased from Phila
dephia parties for 5000, Is to against II. c.
MapesS fast horse Jolly Bachelor. Mr. Gerken'S
Indian Jim. +, G. Joness Mabel Onward 2:l2A, and
c. K. G. Billings's chestnut mare Imogene. pur-
chased in Cleveland fsw weeks aS0 for $1,000.