The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03
NANCY'S MIGHTY RIVAL.
sHR BBAoK WHrRLWIND DrREorUa
STEPS OFF 4 MIBE IN 200 I-s,

And To-morrow. Mt fleetwood Park. win
Attempt 10 Beat the Trottins ou.en's
Mark OF SOC "a, the hest Ever Made In
the Metropoiis--A Purse OF %, 900 Will Go
to the Colt if Us suceeeds-Oro wilkes
and Brasil the Other Winners Yesterday.
It Is not usual to see star performer among
the harness racers twice In one week. espe-
clally younRster. but the black colt Directum
seems to be an exception to the rule. Four
days ago ho smashed q number OF records at
| Fleetwood, including the mark for stations OF
any age In a trotting contest and that for his
age rs we'll Yesterday the splendid four
year-old was asked to Nil his engagement In
the 2:12 class, to which his best performance
at three years, pix. made him barely eligi-
BILE. The fast mare Plxley. who had forced
| Hulda out in 2:08H. at Buffalo. last month";
was one Of tho fleld tho champion had to meet
but even she could not stop the winning form
Of this most marvellous trotter Of the season.
For two heats. on track that was mono too
good after the soaking 1t received on Friday.
Directum led his four older opponents In time
that was merely stiT exercise for him. Then
he was sent along at o rate that pulled down
his own record a quarter OF second. and
with 1t all those he had broken on Wednesday.
except the best mile for the track. Nancy
Hanks holds this.
Not content with tho honors already heaped
upon the colt. Monroe Salisbury aims at the
work OF the Queen herself Dlrectums third
heat yesterday in 209H was n great perform
| ance but tho colt was so far ahead OF his field
| In the last quarter that there was nothing to
| carry him along. and he Is Of that Temporal
| ment which makes him better when there is a
contest The whip is Of little use. as was seen
in both Of his fastest miles here. SO that
he is to have runner to force the sliR
nses "n and within two seconds Of
Sy she S
black whrlwind is to start against the track
II Pax viii Mr.
Salisbury. who controls the Solt, with s.. 900
ms T III be s hs
was the encouragement made yesterday. by
furnished no sensations. although the sport
rosrs But the
as usual. would not be dismissed after three
Msh Wins spn E!s S matters Until daf
MsHenry. one Of the very hest ss Of tho youngerr
at St Louis. John Goldsmith landed his SEQ
ond race OF the week. anc again three.year-
Had it been generally known that Directum
would start again the attendan 80 yesterday
with no special inducement more than 5000
persons were present 4. H. Moore OF Phila,
n wo s ns s oa han s s4e sse
saw the black wonder for the first time this
went On In the
H%sSss afG T Maso nH:a Sa efpas
Driving Club. to administer the rues.. Alex.
The e. us class Tor trotters Brought out i've
starters. and Quarterstretch. Danoury stal-
RS1 s. Il FOR nHh bet ssn
first heat eleyerly enough in2;24n nearly four
snaea TO aSP hi Myroa Ss
Af
Brazil captured the heat in the moderate time
oi225a: Brazil now W became 2. s t9 a. iavcrite.
Wiz ss %srf ea eat entered the list In 1851
pon sold il the pools ior slSo PiSley Be-.
tSs AZ Ssss csss
mia marvel Azote drew the inside, position.
R ases Sfe h y Ss asdns nads the
clip, to there being allow. 33h seconds, The
SSs sss as s'sRs @
Sa :e S s and
strong in pix. Pixley had done So much
week the rule was properly p sppiied The mare
po posi- '9 THIS saSs huzsi Wilkes ' SECOND
No one cared to wager against Dlrectpm.
he evidently PSss rs %hss
forced the clip In the second heat. but the
stout o colt rnshed away from her t and T wHp
i:os5a. There was vast quite tip on Azoie Tor the
place in the third heat but no was only able to
oas Ssy S S Tx
1bs f h ID 81 srnds
in 80 seconds, the mile being covered In Opk.
making the thlrd time that The comIpetit!vs
There were Two equally backed choices
bTingi ing $50 each. VII h the hsid worth only SD
ssss sss Inn f $GSP Ss.ss Rsr
E If wiz Wire: t,nash f$a isss his speed ri:
i shed second '"s Aefiib bib hsa speed e Enough
to ,romp off with the, next heat, Fl. J. Rock
"R hail. LINEN Thsn it 0s as Sc to GRy
little brown mare. but this time she failed
In the last quarter The Dude came through
ES to H. sGdts q io end ID ssf5 sef BY
the DISTANCE AZ It was growing dark and
|
John Goldsmith. with Orc Wilkes, made
short work OF tho 2:22 trot. Furniture Boy
had a strong following which sent his stock
up to $50. Orc wilkes selling for $50. Lora j. |
S+5, J. j. Audubon S25, and the other two $l0
In the asst pools before the start. Lora j. at
lhe pole set the pace to tho first furlong On the
rst heat. but lost her stride there. and Orc
Wilkes who had been closing M vent at once
Boy. he won by quite q good margin
in 2:2O. This made Orc Wilkes u
prime fnvorte. The speedy three yoar-old
stood q harder test the next time. rs Furni- |
turne Boy carried him to the half in O0ti. |
but was unable TO outfoot the California colt. |
Lora J. was unsteady. but came home fast
enough 70 be Second. Orc Wilkes scored his
lrst mark in tho teens bya mile in pisa. |
The auction pools were now S25 TO 81 on Gold |
smiths feet youngster. and his gRmeness
vas still further shown when he once more |
stood a brush to the half In :O0 with ]. J. |
audubon. He then shook the chestnut stall
ion of. and ended the race with long lead In
,:l7s. The summarizes:
2,2s class lrotting: purse 81 900
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