New-York tribune., 1896-06-06
Canterbury Pilgrim. 1s to 8 against That's and "a 10
! against Proposition
THE END AT FLEETWOOD.
AzNoN WINS A FINE RACE. TROTTINo IN ZH'h
AND DEFEATING ISLAND GIRL-GRATE-


AND DEFEATING ISLAND GlRI--GRATE-
rr-Iis STAKE RACE
brilliant trot;ing meeting. and successfui one
for the Driving Club Of New-York' came 10 a" e"u
81 Fleetwood Park yesterday with some OF me oes'
s,or, q. the week Island G!rl. the fast mare that
defeated T. T. Bedfords Wanda al the PARKWAY
meeting in Brooklyn last week. met VII" an "N
pecie defeat in the 2lS class. the race Vi ''e Way
G " Keloggs New-York stallion Azmon taxing
tho measure Of the cloihesline trotter IN sirdis"'
heats. ,.,
Azmon has been known fast young hOisc
ever since the ;rotting season opened Jon" ~
Powers having recently offered 10 mat'h nm hin i''
$3.50 against the crack trottcr OF brooklyn "''',
2.1Ii.. but few horsemen who Witnessed isialu
Girls performance at Parkway accounted MN eq"a'
~ hearing tho mare who has trotted miles IN %'i-'
halves in 1903 and quarters in 81 secohuS ny
sational Long Island irotier was maze Il no '
ite over the field but the result OF ''e mrs. n.'
proved that she not al her pest !eS'''"''
Azmon beating her in 2:6l.. which Is no n'e's"' .'
n, tho a,nh,,ous mares speed. The hihsh os'"'c''
Island Cir, and the stallion in th's heA' vas w
bes, Of the meeting. and so close tha' me ',,o,
wsre abou; evenly divided in opinion as ~ "'
oe the con;e,<ling pair had crossed the i'he III '
lo6 A,mon,s Ansh in the homestretcA was much
s,rorSer Than that OF the mare. the stout sun o'
Axnoor closing her lead OF length III 'he '"e'
quarter and winning in the last sriue os '"' ~
est of heads. 10000, c,, ,,
In the second heat AZinon ""u i''"
QUAY as they had come home In the ilrs' rou"'
trotting like a double team down 'he mn ~ Wv
hslfmile pole and up to the point Of rocks @ rhers
.ha ittIa mare forged to the front In luriV"s
hrush looking like winner Tor a ni",'"t h 80 -
1zmnn owickly came again and midway me nome nom,
stretch ne held the heat secure lSiau S', mno Iohn
= TI,rner brought A. V. Cooks laSt mare a'
with thrilling rush at the nnisn ,sard ~ T,rl II
snstching the place from the uring lsianu M u,."
yras niatn AZ least 10 the keen-eyed circuit loI-
lovers on the clubhouse said, that Iurher was
making one OF his cusioma.! % 1uie onIv but the
tudees winked at the suspicious piece OK "ot w. 49,
the Philadelphia reinsman repeated II III "a ,,'a.h
heat showing a winning burst OF spceu n "..n
Jettie as she stepped through me hohesb inrab ~
under a restraining pull. landinS WITHIN '''e' "
Azmon the wire. . - ., ,r,,oo-
2.9oL. the son OF Eeciioneer and thorongno'eu
Mamie c. by imp Hercules HIS Dam, AmTE ny Gh;sT
by General Benton. OF Irene. by MohaHh i.
sailing him AZ auction IN New-York as a young
strr where his present owner, the father OF is.r
G. kellogg. bought him for aD1n' iy Tim" horse
man was present yesterday to enjoy Azihoh
victory over the favorite. Island Girl , uho
started fayorte for the 2:So stake race. coud n9t
speed with either Miss Anne or 'rafIui. am ,, n's
driver found II hard work 10 secure n%u % n,a'a r,.:
81 nrohahlv nossessed the speed TO have won every
heat Of the five but his driver was appsrentN vr,i, u.
winning second mSnss Ss eaed enI him into the stand
and warned him that he must go on with tne ewer W
necked unganly gray Miss Anne VINO 9 won rnund nt
maiden heat and record of 2:lS4 III & lie m n ani
r,ae ,ired when she started on the third mic. anu
being sent away inexcusanN han slaIe IT, si ,h
was easily defeated in the next three ronhos oS the
Tba sHeenstakes pacing race proved 70 be com
naratiyev easy thing for Newsboy, atnouen iouon u,
MeNot paced great I Ihiie wnnes until she grew
tired,