New-York tribune., 1903-05-18
THE SPEEDWAY.
Old Cob1CebS Shoes His Heels to
Younger TrOtterS and PAGERS.

Speedway Park seemed to be the objective point
of nearly everybody who drove a light harness
horse north of Central Park yesterday. and OF
many more persons. admirers of the horse, who
did not drive The streetcars carried more than
fifteen thousand persons up to the popular pleasure
ground during the day.
Fast trotters and PAGERS and others not fast,
out in droves, stirring up the dust the
worn out surface of the soft earth road until the
air full of powdered clay, and the clothes of
all the men and women were covered with it.
While the star performers owned by c. K. G..
Billings and E. Z. Smathers missing. many
fleet, handsome horses made sport of a high order
for the big crowd. One OF the features of the day
the speed shown by Nathan Strauss trotter
Cobwebs PIP People who supposed the sometime
king of the Speedway had grown too old to hold
his with the younger horses had their eyes
opened in rather startling fashion when the vet
eran flyer swept down the stretch with John F.
CockerilTs trotter Swift. 2152l three lengths be-
hind him in a cloud of dust The horses had not
started together but it nevertheless a fairly
victory. Mr.. CockerilI having pulled out to
pass the old horse, and having signaly failed to
do 1t In another bunch Cobwebs won by head
from John Hanons bay mare Alietta, lisa one of
the most formidable PAGERS on the road. Though
Cobwebs is still the most popular OF Speedway
trotters- Every time he appears his action wins
Sally Simpson. 2:t1la. one of David Lamar's string
of Speedway flyers. seemed TO be the mistress OF
the road yesterday She did not meet Cobwebs,
but she gave the dust TO Swift, Dcllade Wilkes;
2:10I., Miss OEertOn 2:2612; IlderIm. Z-3t2- ana
other fast ones in a style that demonstrated her
ability to cope with anybodys trotter In her sec
end brush with Dollade Wilkes Sally swept the
little black mare OF her feet before she had gone
furlong: Leopold Meyer, Of Newark. then Joined
in with his PAGER David Muscovite. 2171z and
tried to beat Sally Simpson. He doing Il. too,
the trotter breaking as they neared the finish, but
Mr.. Lamar let her out in the lead. 49,
IF it's fair to start PAGER against trotter II
after the brush was over
w. ]. Clark's Iiderfm. 223Ih out-trotted Fred
times in succession, the latter always breaking
when within short distance Of the finish
George H Huber, forged to the front in several
brushes. Swift was behind him in one trial of
chestnut mare. Miss Minnie Lynn. Mr. Huber's
horse was beaten at last by the bay mare Mignon
Gienmere Boy. 2144 white with age and Bel
ton, Jr., model road horse IN Mr.. Strauss stable
] T9gg6 out tour stirring battles I9r [ne ea1
Glennere Boy out-trotted Belton Jr., three times.
Mr.. Straus would not give up the contest, and at
the fourth trial his perseverance was rewarded,
Belton outlasting the old white trotter.
Tar Tartar. gI3A. bay PAGER that has heured
aiding year after year in the classes for green
horses. turned up among the Speedway flyers yes
ett's pony PAGER. Helen II. Mr.. Hackett's chest
nut horse King Tom defeated David Lamar's Red
Lawn in handsome style, after the latter had beat
Dewey H. Ella, a very handsome black PAGER.
driven by Tom" Sharkey. the pugtIist, attracted
the first time either horse had been seen
on the Speedway, but their identity quickly be-
n Huber's roam PAGER Moth Miller. 2.07I4 in his
first trip over the speeding ground In another
211Ia. black PAGER 50 much like Dewey H in
appearance that the two would make team. Mr..
Kane. who is new hand ut driving fast horse:
Sharkey's horse was apparently frightened into
breaking near the finish Later on. however.
H. and Moth Miller.