New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-01
BACK on THE SPEED WAY.
DAVID B., REPLICA, SILK LACE AND
HELEN Ii. IN BRUSHES YESTERDA1-

The approach of the fall driving season on the
Speedway widened yesterday by the appear
ance OF several fast trotters and PAGERS that mad
been off the road since last spring and oy the
bringing out least notable new harness
horse that promises to play leading part III TIC
autumn brushes. David B., 2091., withdrawn from
the Speedway to compete in the amateur wagon
at Empire City Park. was back on the ROAD
after a summer at the track, trotting with the
same sashng stride that has made him fanlllar
frequenters of the Speedway for four years
past In the brush in which his owner ). w
Cornish. started him. David 3. was beaten after
a pretty contest by F e. Coram's bloodhke pay
Belle H
A. Alexander's chestnut pacing mare Paiatina
another all summer absentee that turned up
I'm the Sunday throng. She won the hrst prush
day. outfooting with ease the gallant old
gray trotter Genmere Boy. 2.141z Her next con-
test with the brown trotter Upton driven by
&. r Jarvis and she won again by wider margin
than before Encouraged by the speed she was
showing. her owner finally turned her around Tor
a brush with Replica. 2:15l4. one OF the fastest
PAGERS on the drive This time she met her match.
and beaten after a stirring struggle from the
bend in the road down to Washington Bridge
Driven by Z. Z. Stevens. Replica beat everything
she met Miss Douglas, beautiful bay pacing
mare driven TO pneumatic road cart by B F.
Soaring gave her the hardest contest Of the day.
but could not beat her.
Colonel II. D. Mix brought out new trotter that
attracted much attention and admiration among
Silk Lace 220I3. royalty bred one by Blake. 231z
son of Nutwood pisa. and Rosa Wilkes. 2:lS>4
by George Wilkes. 2:22 She broke the ice by out
trottfng Lorna Doone. 2:23i2. speedy httIe brown
mare owned by Charles Weiland and driven py
Clvde Mcbride. Silk Lace was rot so fortunate
in her next brush Colonel Mix starting her against
James A Murphys feet pacing mare Rotha J.,
2l9lh and Or. kramer's McShed1, 211l2- she peat
the latter horse but Rotha J. too fast Tor heT
at every stage of the brush
Mr. Murphy drove his white faced chestnut pdc-
ing mare Amy Wilkes. fast one OF his own rais-
ing-after sending Rotha j. home in charge OF d
caTetaker. She figured in series OF spirited
brushes with Christopher Hacketts pony, PAGER
Helen H which wound up the sport of the day
The first trial OF speed the only one IN which
both flyers stayed their feet from start 70 hish
Helen II outpaCed the chestnut mare cieVerly; WIN
ming by two lengths more In the next prush
Mr. HaCkett's mare broke when half way down
the stretch, and Amy in a jos MI Murphy
mare was the to miss her footlAS IN the ulal
trial so that Helen H the rubber
Helen II also three brushes from George h
Huher's high melted chestnut mare Nlrg1S beie,
the latter breaking each time when II came TO the
finish Lorna Doone. though beaten by SIX Lace
won several brushes showing nigh speed as she
hav racer TriIby. Glenmere Boy won from Lorna
D0one easily. and afterward outfooted d SPEEDY
chestnut tr0tter driven by George a. Coleman
The New-York Driving Club will hold It's seventh
regular trotting meeting AT the Empire track next
saturday and though I. X. -. Billings and some
other members have sent their horses to Cleveland
10 coupetc in the great race for the Boston Cndl-
lenge Cup next Thursday hne programme Oh
amateur sport Is promised