The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-25
.ALVES DEFEATS DAVID B.
FINE BRUSH ON SPEEDWAY BETWEEN
THE 2:1O TROTTERS.

Toga and Golden Star Also Force Nathan
Strauss Now Road Horse to DO His best
West wilkes in Front-Rain Sends the
Pleasure Drivers scurrying Homcward.
With the wind in the east and the skies
threatening to leak throughout the morning
yesterday there was the usual Sunday throng
oil liRht-harness turnouts on the Speedway
Prudent road riders slowed away umbrellas
IN their pneumatic wagons before starting out
on the six-mile drive to the popular speeding
ground Most Of those who omitted to do 40
had to take drenchlng later In the morning,
unless they were lucky enough to find shelter
under the sheds OF some nearby roadhouse.
AT 1880 the driveway north OF Washington
Bridge was crowded with noted horses in
motion. while standing room on the sidewalk
overlooking the spirited scene was at pre-
m!um Fifteen minutes later every flyer In
the throng was putting in his best oks in
iree-ior- all. go-as-you- please race homeward
Before the rain came. the roadway was in
perfect condition. Alves. 2 :0o]a. the defeated
horse In the prearranged brush with Frank
Works Pilot Boy. 2:0oI, last Friday put in an
early appearance. and he was on the lookout
Tor more trouble right from the start. Nathan
road wagon. having discarded the 65-round
booked in his brush. with Pilot boy. Just as
ne radish bay trotter's head came IN view over
uuuoI washington DTlukp. ne overlook
the handsome chsstnut Kelding Golden Star.
2:loh; driven by Frederick Gerken. 1t was
speeding away under full sail down tho decline
s1w3ad 1yokman street They had hardly
sad o hras avss made br'aH Which gave
Gerken started to pull up. but Straus called
out to him as he did SO:
GO on. go on. Don't wait for me. I'm after
Alyes lost about three lengths by tho break.
ground when he settled back to hs stride. As
lar as the eyes OF the spectators ear the bridge
peared to hold his lead. they disappeared
and when the driver of Golden star came back
a9wp ne road some one on the sidewalk asked
-. He beat mo. But It was only by nose I
one ha fo dd n " ony IN brush Win
,Straus logged Alves. past Just then. aud as he
o h9r Tsas wGHd INF make bad Pole
with this horse and drive the pnir against Cob
webs in dash o. mile. II don't beat him
yS YOU can order the dinner and I'll pay the
Not long after his, bout, with Golden Star.
Vss strides With bigger game in
trary to his usual custom. owner j. " Cornish
himself held ths rHins oyer the son Of Young
s SRpSs y ot s sc OF a R6 SS
Nearing the finishing point Mr.. straus took
chance, reached for his whip and let it fall
sharply on the side Of the Allerton trotter.
Alves responded Mt once. forging slightly
ahead. ,As he did So David b. left his stride in
tangled break and the brush between the
two 2:lO trottcrs was over. Mr.. Cornish at
trihuted his horse's break to the displacement
OF his elbow boot; Later on Alves had brush
high wheel cart Alves beat him two or three
lengths in aquarter OF a mile.
Tho fast black trotting Reldng West Wilkes.
2:13b, cut a Wide swath among Speedway
flyers yesterday. tackling trotters and PAGERS
alike. and beating nearly everything he met.
The shapsly black follow had just come in
from the campaign and he was in fine form.
moving square and fast and making no
breaks Luke A. Burke. his owner, held the
re!ns. Early in the morning. before more
than a few OF tho flyers had arrived. West
Wilkes beat tho gray PAGER Ally. 2:l1. by
Alabaster. in brush OF a quarter Of a mile
trotter was hooked 70 wagon. In another
sharr. short squirt. West Wilkes carried the
big chestnut PAGER King Tom. by Mambrno
King to n break and beat him cleverly.
The most creditable victory scored by
Burke's Grand Circuit trotter was In n rasping
bout with Fred Gersens Golden Star. The
two horses went at 1t hammer and tenEs Just
below the bend. and thoy kept at It with no
perceptible advantage on either side until al
most at the end OF the speeding ground. Then
the pace became too hot for the chestnut horse.
later went all to pieces in a tangled break.
West Wilkes is horse that campnigred sue
cessfully in tho big circuits in 1916 and 1897.
gaining hi: record two years ago on the kite
shaped track at Sturgis. Mich lie 10 10 years
Old, and has Dsen trOtting since 1894.