New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-04
RUNWAY IN SPEEDWAY.
Ethel b., 2:2612, Scaiters Cro1Cd-
Manu- Brushes.

Ethel B., 2:201a, we'll known trotting mare,
owned and driven by s. Maneck. of No. AZ
Fifth-ave., yesterday got beyond control in the
Speedway, owing to the fact that her driver
had no hand loops the reins. Instead OF
keeping her going straight and calling on the
mounted policemen to stop her, M. Maneck
steered her to the side of the road next the
river. Just below the bend near Dyckman-st
the light wagon struck the curb, overturning
and landing Mr. Maneck softly on the green
grass at the roadside. The harness parted ana
the mare free from the wagon, went on the
sidewalk and off in the direction of the crowd
assembled near the half-mile post. watching the
brushes
1t was impossible for the mounted policemen
to pursue the mare where she was without en-
dangering the lives of thousands. Two of them,
Golden Fitzgerald and Frank Lewis accordingly
put spurs to their horses, and. sending the fleet
animals down the road the dead run out
stripped the runaway far enough to warn the
SPECTATORS of her approach.
There was a sudden scattering of the dense
crowd of men, women and children when they
saw the danger. some running out in the ROAD
among the equipages and others climbing up on
the iron fence which separates the Speedway
from the Harlem River
through the crowd and ran more than quarter
of a mile before she finally brought 10
ington Bridge.
The feature Of the days sport IN the Speed
way was the defeat OF c. K G. Billings's chest
nut trotting mare Imogene, 21113. by 4. Il.
srnathers's Queen Wilkes It the first time
Imogene had been beaten in the Speedway. Mr.
Billings according to the gossip of the road,
believed her to be fast enough to beat all corners
without bringing out his $4,000 trotter, The
Monk. 2:0524.
Queen Wilkes however, outtrotted her quite
easily Yesterday in two brushes. David Lamar s
big gated bay mare Sally Simpson. 2:llE
started with the others in the second brush
and though beaten three lengths by Mr..
Smatherss crack trotter, finished two lengths
in front of Imogene. After the brushes all the
horsemen were saying that Mr.. Billings would
now have TO bring out The Monk If he wished
to ride in front in the brushes
Sally Simpson and Mr.. Smatherss bay mare
Ida Highwood. 2:00&4 trotted three brushes,
the latter winning the first bout by a snort neao
and Mr.. Lamars mare taking the next TWO
easily because Of breaks by Ida Hfghwood.
Mr. Billings's famous PAGER, Hontas Crooke
2:O71h just missed being beaten in a series OF
brushes with MI Lamar's Nathan Stratus,
2:O515 The chestnut stallion was left ten
lengths behind at the finish. in the first trial.
before the horses were fairly warmed up. The
return brush was so closely contested that no
one could tell which horse crossed the line in the
lead. On racetrack it would have been called
q dead heat Nathan Straus was now begin
ming TO tire. and Hontas Crooke beat him rather
easily in the third brush. With the honors thus
evenly divided, the horses were sent home with
out any further call on their speed and endur-
ance.
Cobwebs PIP. was among the winners Of the
day. The gallant old chestnut trotter seemed
to be in fine fettle. and as fast as ever for a
short distance when he stepped briskly away
from Frederick Dietz's speedy little bay mare.
Miss Overton, 2:2612. The latter defeated David
Goodman's Freeland, 2:1114, three times in sue
cessiOn.
Congressman De Witt c. Flanagan, Of Nor
ristown, n. J., drove his dainty bay trotter,
Little Helen. 2:1512. to the front in series Of
brushes with the white horse, Glenmere Boy.
| 2:14A. Among the other prominent winners
| were Michael Reid's black mare. Pet Raven,
2;1714, that defeated in turn Andrew Crawford g
| Belfry Chimes. Nathan Strauss Bolton, Jr., and
| Thomas Lynchs Crystal Chimes; Nathan Ely's
Fred Proctor. 2:17%, winning by nose in q
short brush with Claus Bohlings Kingmond,
! 2:09; Joseph z. Meyers bay trotter Americas.
that defeated Bolton, Jr., three times and Anton
| Schwartz's bay trotter, Ellent, I'll, that de-
| feated Leopold Meyers black PAGER. David Mus
| covite, 2:1714-