New-York tribune., 1902-12-29
THE SPEEDWAY.
Good Sleighing and Many Fast Trotters and
PAGERS on the Snowpath.

sIeighing on the Speedway was the best Of the
winter yesterday, and oldtime throng OF rodo
riders enjoyed the sport to the limit CooMsos'
212; Kingmond 209; The King, 2:1012; Queen Wilkes
and many other crack trotters were out. together
with hundreds Of everyday road horses Inc
forces of Superintendent W. E Weeks had hoateo
the middle Of the stretch so that the footing was
fairly smooth and firm, but it was only in the
beaten path at either side OF the road that the
snow was well packed and the going really good
When the road riders began to brush their flyers
the advantage of being in this narrow path became
especially apparent, and there was always a drive
at the start to gain the lead and take the track
where the footing firm and fast. The horse
that could take it was usually the winner
Toward the close of the morning speeding, when
the horses had thinned to handful. several
brushes trotted with of the contestants
close to the curb the west side of the road and
the other doing his best work down the beaten track
on the east side. In this way each had an equal
chance
Nathan Straus did not drive Cobwebs in any of
the brushes, but he of the busiest men
on the snowpath with his spotted trotter Malacca.
2:1814, and with his speedy bay Baton. jr. Though
he trotted until he leg weary, Malacca did not
turn with a horse that could go the clip with
him through the snow Among those that tried
and failed to head the little geding from Boston
were ravid Lamars chestnut trotter Toledo
Bee. by the sire of Cresceus. 2:02R and A E. Per-
rens Ember Day, 2:22A. one of the fastest goers
out. Toledo Bee proved his speed by beating NJ
c. Harrison's rangy. quick gated chestnut PAGER
Sam Logan, and Enber Day won rousing brush
from Nathan Ely's speedy trotter Fred Proctor,
27H, after the latter had defeated W. e Parsons's
La Belle Rosa, and she in turn had shown her
heels to Walter Kilpatricks Royal Rene, 30
Mr. Straus was not successful when he drove
Beton jr, Ember Day beating him cleverIy and
showing high rate OF speed to sleigh Joseph E
Meyers of Newark. also vanquished Mr.. Strauss
handsome road horse beating him out in a driving
finish with a high stepping carriage horse OF the
fashionable type hooked to park sleigh in which
were two passengers
E. E Smathers in the thick of the speeding
with his dainty little bay mare Queen Wilkes She
the snowpath, beating among others David La
mars sturdy PAGER Red Lawn. 2:l6%4. and the same
owners Grand Circuit trotter The King, 21G12 just
after the latter horse finished in front Of bunch
made UP OF La Belle Rosa, Royal Rene, Ilderim
and others. The King afterward beat 1lderim in
pretty brush, and Iderim, in turn, took the meas
and Slashing bay driven by W. Z. Weeks, the
superintendent of the Speedway.
r. w. Darrtn's chestnut PAGER Bell Boy. 2071a,
took to the snow duck takes to water, and
every time in series of brushes with such
horses as David McNieces gray PAGER Tom Reed.
David Lamars Red Lawn and Leopold Meyers
Among the we'll known trotters and PAGERS seen
on the snowpath were George n Huber's Oakland
Pilot and Red George. to pole; Charles Weilands
c. II. McDonald's John Crawford and Jack Craw-
ford to pole; Morris Jones's bay trotting mares.
Delphia and Content to pole; christopher NJ
Shevlin, 2131z: Henry W. Whesler's black mares,
Miss Baron and Rose Baron. to pole: John w.
Smiths James L, 2-o9A. and Ogden Smith. TO pole;
p Baiters Fairview; 20a4. and Little Coaster.
241z Frank Hards ]. r. P, 2:17k J. w. Cornishs
David B., 2:o9A; Thomas Lyneh.s Crystal Chimes;
I Thomas McGures Cnprgm 2 2d3s; 6; r Jarvts,s
c. Boynton's Tony NJ. 2151z, and F. G. schmidts
Excellence, 21S1s