New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-21
GILLErTES GAME FIGHT.
THE BROOKLYN HORSE DEFEATED BY
REBCS.
np,,,,xr END OF THE CIRCUIT RACES AT THE
PARKWAY TRAcX-PR,NCE PrRDY WINS THE
UNFINISHED 2:25 CLASS RACE.

,pr,,,xr End OF THE CIRCUIT RACES AT THE
PARKWAY TRAcx-PR,NCE PrRDY WINS THE
UNFINISHED 2:25 CLASS RACE
c-,-,..s ,orross races at the Parkway track in
Gravesend Yesterday brought the baltimore. fh''a
do,nh,, and Sev-York trotting circuit to brilliant
end There was large crowd In ATTENDANCE anu
the trotters and PAGERS gave the spectators s''e
OF rousing contests which will long De re''e'''"''e'
by those who were fortunate enough u "'"e''
them. A., 49,.
rho feature OF the days sport was the three
oorraro, race IN which T.. T. Bedfords Brooklyn
,rot,er Gillette t2llID started against inc TWO
raccrs Rebus Cl2a, ard Touch-Me-No' '-i'f,'
Gillette had previously tackled about an inc ''",
trotters In the metropolitan district. ihciuns SUI"
good ones as Cephas and San Pedro ana ''' me-
me, with defeat on the Parkway track IL was
asking a great deaf OF the black horse yes'e'"'s
to pi, him agairs, Rebus. who Is known as ono o'
tho hardest nacors in training to beat on nan
mic track bu, Mr. Bedford the owner OF inc w.
ter Is a thorough sportsman VINO never i''s
feat and when the Parkway Clup > last e,'' -,
., sccure enough entries make a race he Offered
70 let his horse go against any o'hcr Ho'' W
coud be found regardless OF record OF SAT
T.,lo,,e ms, missed adding another victory 10 inc
nan, no has scored for he won two meats rom
Rebus and carried the PAGER so iaS' III 80, ''
round that he left his stride In the "rS' nan NM
and fell away behind, apparently De''e" 10 49,
race But young G. f. Bedford. "ho u,o'e VIZ
,ro,,er mad, the mistake OF urging MS morse VI
" ~. ,,,,, -, bls ,neel after Rebus made his loS-
tho hrcak thinking he had the heat ana race Sc
.,,ro and intending 10 show fast mhe WIN
Gillette The handsome son OF |yel'"e uo'''" -
the three-quartcr pole at the rate oil " mn. - 80
leaving Rebis and Touch-Me-Not lar III ''e ''''.
pu ~ ina point Gillette collapsed. unable 70 longer
maintain his terrific burst OF speed "i'''e ''' P
recovering his stride and striking t~o-''"'o 80
cor,e up from the rear with marvellous sp'e' III
r.. last quarter closing a gap OF Ten 'ens"'H VI
more. ard teating the pumped-ou' ""'','c - Wv
v,,r. nv q narrow margin in 2:ii'.. The black morse
had now gone his race, and Rebus oeat MN '''',s
in the fourth and nth heats pacing INC i''' am.
IN 81, IN an effort to ower the track record OF
ia made bv Gillette last October when he de-
featcd san Pedro and Cephas In a haTd-iought
race.
The contest between Mr. Bcdfords mare Wanda
2Zels) and :. H. Runde's stallion Qnarterin@rcn
In the go cl,ss race was ore that brought chcc's
fran the SPECTATORS at the finish OF every heat.
In the second mile the pair trot'ef closely ialP''
almost the entire distance not more than snort
neck separating them as they crossed the NE III
olTiL This is remarkable time Tor ~ uv''oss
half-mile track ana many y. nor Dertnrmsnce
that on good mile either roiier cou!d nav
rotiei in 2l4 or better The third hea wa mo
the homestretch. There Wanda VINO mas nVt p se
regularly trained for nara race; anu wwcaSenei
slightly. and Quartcrmarch driven out under the
yhin won a great race in 2l7'.. MS rccord pre-.
yions 10 Yesterday 2.ly54. made last season az
poughkeepsie He is six years old. ana IS son
of Jr Runilc's noted show horse Quartsrtnastiei,
who has carried of many prizes IN the sho" ''''s
at Madison square Garden. ,,, T., -.
" paxrcuth won the second FOR this week IN me
30 class beating Big nei IN straight hch's
Naior corw!n who expected TO give MN
hard race yesterday, proved to be our OF Torn" All"
failed t. get any part o, the money. .,.,
Prince furdy quickly disposed 81 me u,"' sn1re
o,; in front a, the sound o, the word. and %,n,
ming ali the way in 22li.. His driver pulled MN
Amos. 70 walk at the iiui-h otherwise he could
have beaten 2.2J Summaries