New-York tribune., 1903-05-19
TROTTER RACES TRAIN.
KEEPS AHEAD TWO MILES.
Maintains Fast Pace for Sir Miles
OUer Ties.

A bav trotter. PrinceweII owned by David
Lee. Of the Empire City Trotting Track. and
valued at $1,000 while being led TO the track
last evening broke away at Yonkers. trotted six
miles along the New-Yora Central Railroad
track at Fordham Landing. where he saw the
Peekskil1 local He turned and ran back Just
ahead Of the train. nearly two miles. 10 Kings
bridge where he ran off the track and was capt
ured The PeekskiH and southbound train
were stopped for fear Of hurting him. He was
not at all injured.
Frank Fem, an empioye of the Speedway
Stables was leading PrineeweT along RiverdaIe-
ave. when at Baiey-ave.. automobile shot
by The spirited horse became frightened. and.
plunging and rearing. shook of Fem. darted
down the avenue TO the river and got the
New-York Central track He touched the north
bound track first and stuck to it. With head
and tail in air he struck into trot and went
down the level roadbed of the track
1t has been observed in the West that horses
running away will hit railroad track and bs
irresistibIy attracted to running between the
rails for miles at a time PrinceweII seemed
to be fascinated. He kept within the north
bound track rails for six miles. never syverviug
At Spuyten Duyvil the switches and curves
did not bother him. nor did be sIacken his ma
chinelike trot. He went down the track between
the Overhanging lodges of rock as II on trot-
ting track Then on through Kingsbridge went
the horse, with no slackening Of pace. while
people came running out of stores. saloons.
blacksmith shops and the railroad station 20 see
him disa ppear in the dust
At FOrdham Landing ne heard the whistle
of the PeekskiII Local coming north. and he
pricked up his ears He kept on until he saw
the locomotive coming toward him. He stopped.
turned. and then. throwing his head in the air
and snorting. started off in a splendid burst of
speed back toward Kingsbridge. Then began
remarkable race.
The engineer of the locomotive was leaning
out of his cab and the trOtteT but for some
reason he did not slacken speed Possibly he
that the trotter equal to the speed OF
the locomotive at that rate, though the train
making good time. The trOtter was going
even faster than on his downward run. He
kept straight ahead on the track never tossing
his head. but digging in II in race He
kept about ten twelve lengths ahead OF the
train while the engineer watched him eagerly.
Heads began TO appear out OF the windows OF
the cars. IL becoming known horse was in
competition with the train Some men went TO
the platforms to see the race
The crowd which had run cut to see the horse
passing a few minutes before was still watch
ing below Kingsbridge and got excited when
the horse came trOtting back ahead OF the
PeekskiI local
Just before trottfng into Kingsbridge the
horse heard the toOt of another locomotive He
pricked Up his ears and, seeing another train
coming south, bounded of the track at the
road crossing Policeman Gilligan. OF the
Kingsbridge station, at once jumped for his
bride and captured him
The horse breathing hard. but his feet
were in excellent condition. in spite Of the ties
and hard road he had run on.