New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-12
HARNESS RACING.
METEoRIc SPEED OF THE PAGERS AT
EMPIRE CITY PARK.


The brilliant performances of the trotters Mon
day we're followed yesterday by meteortc speed
display on the part of the PAGERS at the grand CIR
cult meeting at Empire City Park. Early in the
morning. before the crowd had reached the course.
James Buffers blacl. gelding Coney was driven
mile TO wagon in the unprecedented time or 2:OzA4.
The performance was not technically record but
1t was timed by more OF experts. The
time OF the mile is far below anything that a
PAGER has accomplished TO wagon. Coney Is going
to try again later in the week to repeat the per-
Torrance better II under conditions which Will
constitute a record
The twelve-year-old converted trotter Connor
surprised even his owner and admirers by reeiing
off mile in 2:O5A in the first half OF the 2o5 race.
Frank Bogash the hottest kind of favorte
before the start. selling for 500 20 $40 for the
field in the auction pools. Conner swept right
around the field at the head of the homestretch
and literally logged the last fifty sixty yards of
this mile In one OF the closest finishes ever seen
on racetrack the gallant old horse was beaten
short nose in pos in the second heat, Royal r.
Sheldon winning. But Conner came back with
third mile IN 2:O7 and again defeated his rivals.
There was long drawn out contest in the 200
race three horses dividing the heats before the
end came. Harry o.. an Indiana PAGER that has
come down the line of the Grand Circuit. getting
a part of the purse at every town. carried the
bulk OF the money with VIII Leyburn second
choice The favorite won the first two heats In
2O6& and 2O6 after close finishes with Flirt and
he was beaten out at finish of the third heat
by Fanny billiard in 2O615. She won the fourth
heat in 2:07h There crowding on the upper
turn in the next heat and Fanny billiard came
home last OF all the field with wheel Of the
sulky running on the hub, the wire wheel having
collapsed after the collision with Sidney Pointer
VIII Leyburn the heat in 200 With only the
heat winners starting In the sixth round the little
bay mare carried her hopples to the front at the
finish and won the race in 200 This race goes
into the records the fastest six heat race OF the
year. The speed rate 2O7A. remarkable
average for a race Of six heats. The speed rate
in the other race was 2O6 while the average
OF the PAGERS for the day 206A.
The home talent got hard fall when the fast
young trotter, Tiverton. owned by A. B. Gwath-
mey. beaten In the 2:SO race. He had been
trained three years, and had worked a mile In
2:l3&4 this season. He well backed TO win
the race though the four-year-old chestnut colt
Major Greer started favorite Some OF the back
of the local horse suspected they were not get
ting a drive for their money in the first heat
Tiverton coming down the homestretch all doubled
side. He seemed to have the speed of the
for the mile. Tivertoh's bride had become mis-
W9eh 6 @ sec6 mS ea be Wa hs
the front at the start rushing away at top speed
t the 9p ptF pole a was reached He held his ad
vantage to the half mile pole but the killing drive
beat him out to the wire, Major Greer again win
Denver four-year-old appeared 70 be beaten The
Boston mare Dolly BdweH made rush the
upper turn, taking the pole and the lead. But she
weakened in tho homestretch and Major Greer
eQualling the time Of his first heat. The winner
landed his maiden at Hartford last week.
Bert Herr, of the starters in this race. has
started times this season and has been dis
tanced in the first heat of every race
One heat paced in the wagon race for road
horses c.. K. G. Billings, with Hontas Crooke.
beating Silvermaker, Quadriga and Watcheye in
212. Summaries:
PACING-2:Os CLASs-PURsD 81 200
Fanny billiard. b. m. by Hal billiard
Ellen NJ. by Blue Bull Snow { 1 / 6 1
Harry o.. b g, by Atlantic King-Lizzie
win Leyburn, Blk. e.. by Wilton, dam by
r S5 ST H. G : &5soa, oa:sai:i
Sidney Pointer. b. h.. by Star Pointer . =
re-. Sff s.s J. h. by Red Hear, drawings
Joe Pilot, b. g., by Deineator CSlborm 1 DR..
Sphinx s. Oh 81 BY sphinx aSs Spear0 500
PACING-2:O5 CLASs-PURsE $1,000.
Conner. blk g. by C. F, Clay dam by William
WEIGH (McDonald) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Royal r. Sheldon. blk g.. by COMMUNICATING.
Frank Bosash Dr. n. by Atlantic King Golden.
Time-2:O3h. pos. 2:07.
TROTTING-23O CLAsS-PURsE $1,000
Major Greer, ch. h.. by observation-disclosures Will
by Wilton CWallacel Observation-Disclosures. I
Dolly Bidwel m. by Englewood CCarpenter). 2
Tiverton b e. by GNleo Rex CThompson) ...-... 1
Springdale b. H.. by Rngmaker WILSON ....... 8
Kalevala by Kremlin (Young). 8 5
Boodler g. by Doodle (Rawlngs). 8 9
Dreyfus, b. G. by Dexter Prince (Dwyer) dis
Bert Herr. h.. by Alfred G. CahiD dis
J r P. G.. by Tom Scott Hard. .......,.... dis
Time-2:14, 2:141s. 2:14.