New-York tribune., 1910-05-22
FINE SPEEDWAY PARADE
Annual Event of Road Drivers
Brings Out Many Stars.
ALL CLASSES WELL FILLED
Little Miss Constance Sm1tn
Drives Her Own Entry and
Captures a Blue.

The annual Speedway parade OF the roau
drivers was held at Speedway Park yestef-
day afternoon and brought cut fully thfeo
times as many horses as spectators "ho
apparently prefer seeing these equine stafs
In action TO watching them file slowly past
the grandstand 10 the strains OF Dixie.
There were five divisions. all well hiied'
and the first brought out some ehuies
dear TO the hearts OF the Speedway naoit-
ues. Among them were A. B. Gwathney
good old Tiverton; James A. Murphy Dofi
Derby, 2:04ta; Coast Marie, 2:l1A, ana
Kim, 2:13@,- also from the Murphy stables;
Who Knows. 3:10A; Minnie Albert, 2:l3%.
and Charles Hubbard, 2:12A. Just behind
the squad Of mounted policemen drove E.
j. La Place. marshal. with Kate Nelson.
2:1Db, and then came Joseph Gibbons
president of the association. with .his good
PAGER CIaro 2:1116. These. with score of
others. made up the first division
S. B. Wolf. owner of Minnie Albert,
headed the second division. which had
twenty entries. Miss Constance Smith,
six years old. drove her bay mare Bran
don Lass IN the parade. and managed her
with a skin that made many a horseman
envy her her prowess. In the horse show
which was held on the lower stretch IN
captured blue ribbon for her favorite.
It took half an hour for the string of
horses TO pass the grandstand single file.
and then, when they had marched up the
hill like the famous King of France. they
all marched uown again and lined up Tor
inspection.
The judges were George A. Coleman.
John McCullagA and Charles s. Rice, and
To iiIdp horses
as it was necessary to divide them into
different classes. and some owners in
sisted on having their horses in every
class.
Finally, afteE Charles Rice had had
heart-to-heart talk with the contestants.
he managed to line up Claro. Kate Nelson.
Don Derby, Who Knows, Minnie Albert,
HalIock NJ, Louise E., The Aristocrat and
DR.. Threet for Class A William Scotts
bay mare, Louise E. was picked to wear
the blue; E. J. La Places Kate Nelson
was second and The Aristocrat third. The
ribbons were awarded for manners and
general appearance. speed counting for
nothing In this part of the programme.
special prize for the best equipped turnout
in the parade went to John J. Reilly's
Lady Jefferson, PA.
The awards:
Glass for pacers)-First, William Scotts
br M Louise E: second, E. j. La Places or m
Kate Nelson; third. n. Mulade's blk g Arts
tocTat. .. ,
class 4 (for trottersD-First, Mat Dwyers D. e
J. O.: second F. A. Campbells b. g. DR.. Ives
Glass (for pacers}-First. John Hallahan.s
blk s Jack Patch: second W. s Edelmeyers
br E Ready Boy. ,.
Glass for trotters)-First; Leo ottinsers
br e. Nashville: second, John Harrington S b. m
Nancy Skuse: third. Patrick Kennedys b. g.
i Class IS 0or pacers)-First. John stoeltzing's
br e Orphan Boy; second. DR.. H. D. Gils
b m Delosus; third. e J. McElmeels D. g.
class flor trotters}-First. John Maguire's
b m. Jennie B.; second. John Lemons b; G.
Carmine; third, Louis Smiths br- z. They Trip
Class (for paoers)-First, R. C. Lawson's
ch &. C. Shelton; second: William e QTban.s
Fitzgerald. ,,,,
blk. m Princess Elwood; second. John Masuire's
b c. Coler.
class p (for trotter.)-First. ". s. Edemey-
er's Todd Swift; second, Thomas Lawsons b. g.
Jap: third James Holoway's Cleredin.