New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-11
NEW SPEEDWAY HORSE,
WeiIand'S johnny Agan Leads the
Harness Racers.

Road drivers found the Speedway in fair condi-
ton yesterday. Notwithstanding the downpour OF
rain. which soaked the soft earth footing TO a
quagmire on Saturday. Even those familiar with
the remarkable drying out capacity Of the drive
way doubtful about finding IL in condition for
speeding yesterday, and comparatively few horse
men were out. Quite crowd lined the sidewalks
OF the long stretch north OF Washington Bridge.
but the attendance of spectators was not nearly
up the usual mark in April.
After winter Of unprecedented length and Sc
verify most OF the fast trotters and PAGERS
TAT and round many coach horses, and some
OF the best OF them made but poor showing In the
brushes. owing to their lack Of condition.
John L. Cockerill's bay trOtter. Swift 2'O7R, one
OF the stars -of the Speedway and the Grand Circuit
last season exemplined the backward conditn Of
nearly ali ngln harness flyers hereabout- Carrying
fully two hundred pounds of extra flesh, he look
very handsome and attractive he logged over the
road but his form DID please the critics Few
OF them much surprised when they saw him
labor hard 70 hold his own in a brush with the
gray mare Jeanette, whose best record is JUST
twenty seconds lower than Swifts. Always q strong
fnsher when in racing trim. the bay horse weak
ened so percepuby a. the end OF the contest that
( his pulled him up. letting the almost I'M
known mare win by three lengths. In the return
brush she defeated him again. drawing away at
the finish. notwithstanding the fact that she had
70 change her course IN order TO avoid wet spot
Ia the road.
10th TO accept defeat. Mr.. Cockerin tried again
% turn the tables the feet little gray mare. but
swift could not do the trick his soft condition.
Il took a drive however. for Jeanette to beat him
at the end OF the third round. She too. was tired
FOR she had outtrotIed John J. T1mminss brown
eeldinsy Harry Davis. 2a4- IN a close. hard fought
brush before meeting Swift Harry Davis showed
the way Mortimer ;. big, plain looking bay
trotter IN the first british OF the day. lie was fast
and in far better trim than some OF the others
Probably the best conditioned horse on the Speed
way was Charles Weilands purchase. Johnny
Ag3n 2.051a. q bay PAGER formerly owned by Albert
c. Bostwick Lean, glossy and hard nails,
he looked ready for a at mile heats Starting
In two brushes with Alfred Epstein's chestnut
PAGER Crescent. Johnny Agan finished first under a
pull Alexander Newburger's young chestnut PAGER
Better Luck went down with the older horses the
first time. and made a very CTedtable showing,
though beaten. Both OF the defeated horses were
too 6ig and soft to 90 themselves Justice. Mr.
Er,stei1 gave Crescent lot OF fast work through
the day causing many horsemen 10 criticse his
Judgment. Better Luck scored quite victory be
fore he left the road beating the chestnut pacing
mare Lady Eugenia in a close nnish SaTnuel New
i SssEeF drove inc winner anu = " --'''' ~
! Telle Pagan who moved fast in a trial spin with
mare. Miss 0verton 2:36i4: Michael Reds black
mare Fet baEsh go Il D. tit d p y Rene
2:lslz; p W Schildwachter's handsome brown trot-
G .5is sfn' Kirksnds Chestnut trofter Rep
! Wilkes, u. o. Wrights brown trotter Brockport.
! Mr.. Pierce's Upton and George Buckmans gray
Riding and driving in Central Park yesterday
/ surpassed anything seen this season. Cabrolet
phaetons. victorias broughams, hansoms, run
crowded The East Drive throughout the afternoon.
/ and the bride paths fairly swarTned With eques-
/ sand men and women rode from the Riding Club.
/ Durland's. DiclSels and the Central PARK Riding
Academy and from the public and private stables
I where saddle horses are kept.
10 the city authorities a petition for additional
ones on Riverside Drive and the other boulevards
I OF The city.