New-York tribune., 1903-02-23
THE SPEEDWAY.
Queen Wilkes Trots Fast to Sleigh, and
Wins Every Brush.

Sleighng on the Speedway was the best of the
winter yesterday and fast trotters and PAGERS
thronged the snowpath. while a large number OF
spectators or the sidewalks watched the speeding
Queen Wilkes. little bay mare that has swept
the road time and again when driven TO wagon. was
unmistakaby the best CT them all to sleigh Trot-
ting faster on the snow than she ever trotted on
the earth, seemingly. she swept past all rivals In
series of brushes and led the way every time she
made the trip from High Bridge down TO the
macadam approach. half mile away f. T.
Smathers. her owner. drove her to a red cutter,
and she looked the part OF Speedway queen
Before her arrival the Speedway ground
Nathan Strauss spotted trotter Malacca, 2ls34.
had been having everything his own way. beating
b. l.. Eatons fast horse volo. s;12i twice in sue
cession in the most impressive style. These two.
together with the rugged gelding Antezea. 2:lOi4'
and or two others, swung into line with Queen
Wilkes near High Bridge. and the brush of the
day ensued- Malacca went away like an arrow
gaining lead of two lengths when halfway down
the stretch. and Queen Wilkes chasing him at
clip which sent the snowballs from her heels half
as high the trees With one OF her character
istic finishes, she rushed past Mr. Strauss crack
trotter about fifty yards from the point where the
brushes end. and. having once taken the lead. won
easily by open length The others were strung
out away behind Malacca- In another brush MI
Smathers's little put four lengths of daylight
between her and MaIacca at the finish SLOPPY
Weather. PAGER from Mount Vernon. that hooked
in this time. beaten off ten lengths Earhec
in the day this horse. driven by Clarence ware
had won a brush from w. f. Steeles Sir Elec-
trod.
MaIzour 2:5A winner at the National Horse
Show as well as in the Grand Circuit, was among
the conspicuous trotters that competed in the
brushes Driven by Charles c. Lloyd. the hand
some black grandson of Mambrino King defeated
George H Hubers PAGER George A. and then had
a go with Volo- After going right past tns 9 oaS
horse in a meteoric flight of speed MaIzour oIohe
and ran out to the end of the snowpath nan d
length in front of Volo. to whom the victory pe-
Ionged Mr. Lloyd drove the black horse more
carefully at the next trial, and Nolo was Deateh
AntezelIa proved to be good one on the snow
George Spear. Though beaten by queen Wnhes
and Maacca he trotted fast in a brush with CIsiuS
Bohlings big chestnut trotter George GurhetI
2:16% and Henry Phillips's white noSed DroW1
style. Queen Wilkes and Antezelia went over s tns
road together in two trials of speed the mare eac1
time showing plainly that she possessed more sPeeu
Old Ciienmere Boy 2:1f4. a gray trotter that has
been driven the Speedway five years was at
his best on the soft footing. and was nCt ore
beaten. Alexander Frankenstein drove hln CHarS
Weiland's bay trotting mare Lorna Doone, z:Z51z.
and Mr.. Lees chestnut PAGER Thornton were dlnoHs
those that tried and failed to catch hlrn as ne
sailed away down the hill from the bridge 10 the
pavement. o,,, A..
Voo won a nice brush with James Shevlin. the
two trotters finishing neck and neck. but with
Shevlin running in the last few yards. unaole 10
carry the fast clip out to the end WOODS Po{,
a dozen fast ones. including James SheVhn W e
Parsons's chestnut trotter La Belle Rosa, anu a
r. Myers's bay PAGER Peter H.
Superintendent Weeks has worked the shoMpdtL tsH II
into fine condition, and there should be another
notable turnout of fast horses and sleghS on tne
Speedway this morning and this afternoon