New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-07
THE SPEEDWA Y.
QUEEN WILKES, WHO SWEEPS
THE ROAD.

Delightful weather yesterday morning drew the
largest crowd of the season to the Speedway From
end to end the long stretch north of Washington
Bridge was walled in with spectators standing
three rows deep along the curb. and the sidewalks
were black with people. On the road maze of
light harness turnouts moved up and down fast
frotterS and going through the centre at
top speed in their brushes. while others walked
quietly along near the curb line to let thelr drivers
feet for the horses, and there was dazzling dis
play Of speed.
In the battles of the morning z. f. Smatherss
handsome little bay trotting mare Queen Wilkes
stirred the admiration Of the big crowd by outfoo-
ing every horse she met. Frederick Spear, a mere
boy in years, but remarkably clever reinsman,
drove her. Mr.. Smathers being in Porto Rico at
present. After preliminary skirmish with
Quarterback. IN which she won without coming to
a drive, the trim built true going daughter OF
Lexington Wilkes went down the centre with
Simpson 2:l1la. and Edgar Bronk's Bonnie Duchess:
20 They finished in bunch NOT more eha Hasi
but little Queen Wilkes squeezed through In
Duchess surprised everybody by holding her own
well with the speedway stars In another close lose
Boy. 214l4,
The brush of the day came when Queen Wilkes
met n. c. Harrison's great trotter Axtello 2:l5.
that for several weeks has been showing his heels
to all Trotting like team. they traversed
the stretch in battle royal. The little mares
nose was in front as they came into view around
the bend. and though Axtelo fought out every inch
of the contest in his honest, steady gong style.
she kept il there 80 the END; beating MIN barely
head in a most exciting flnlsh
Kingmond 2-09. trotter that looks and goes so
like Axtello that people sometimes bothered to
tell them apart, was started up for the first time
this spring by his new owner, Charles Bohlen.
His fast work was confined to three friendly
brushes with George Gurnett, 216&s, a newcomer
driven by George A Coleman; kingmond was al
though Mr. Coleman apparently Gid not try TO beat
him The owner of Kingmond has announced his
WILLINGNESS to brush with any trotter in town
the day Of the Speedway parade, and is gradually
keying his horse up for a supreme effort on that
going, big bay trotter that looks like notable
addition the army of Speedway flyers He is by
Ell Mahdi, OF George Wilkes and he gained
his record in last seasons campaign.
Red Ball. 2I4&, another trotter to the
Speedway, won several brushes for John Schoon-
maker his driver. He defeated the little gray
mare Orianna, 2121k. in pretty finish, Benjamin
Walker driving the latter. Axteo at last took the
measure of Red Ball. but II all he could do
beat the stranger by neck j. o. driven on the
Speedway for the first time by George Mcbride,
was very prominent among the brushers, beating
r r Ayers s. 800 gray trotter Success 21031, and
J. W. Cornishs chestnut horse David B.. 2:09l4, in
started his big trotter against Axteo, but was
beaten an open length with apparent ease. ]. o.
has trottng record OF 1884 and record of 222iz
q PAGER. He was going the diagonal gait yester-
day and among the fastest trotters on the
Speedway.
NJ fast road horses IN New-York had a singularly
He lost nearly every brush in which he started.