New-York tribune., 1901-10-28
THE SPEEDWAY Y.
THE MONK. 2:Osl4. AND QUEEN WILKES
DIVIDE THE HoNoRS IN TWO FAST
BRUSHES SEEN BY THOUSANDS.

Queen Wilkes. the little bay trotting mare that
Cobwebs 2:l2 defeated week ago. met The Monk.
20SL. tho Speedway yesterday, and earned the
applause Of large outpouring OF pleasure seekers
by winning a brush from Fred Gerken's great
trotter George Spear a professional reinsman
drove Queen Wilkes. her owner, Z. z. smathers.
having her mate, Ida Hghwood 2lS1. in the
shafts OF his fifty pound road wagon The Monk
outsprinted Queen Wilkes when the trotters
turned near the head Of the Speedway 10 down
20 Washington Bridge Excepting Nathan Strauss
Could get out Of his tracks from walking start
like this pure gated son OF Chimes fte mao
almost An amateur driver might have given Up
the chase when The Monk opened such gap IN
handsome little bay just as II nothing had hap
overlook The Monk. and with sudden rush swept
him off his feet, winning easily.
1t was the strategy OF Spear rather than the
speed OF Queen Wilkes that won the brush. When
the rival trotters had walked slowly back 70 the
bend. with the tide OF light turnouts that some
times nearly blocked the road, they were turned
for another brush. and this time The Monk led
from start TO finish with seeming ease. The mare
made a break after trotting a quarter OF a mile
but Queen Wilkes abandoned the contest at this
juneture
While Queen Wilkes was competing with The
Monk Mr. Smathers drove Ida Highwood In a
series Of brushes with John F. Cockerilrs gallant
trotter Swift. The latter lowered his record 10
and he in fine form. In the first brush he
ried Ida Highwood TO a break right at the finish,
and beat her But the next two trials OF speed re-
appeared 10 win with ease. trottng fast as she
passed the half-mile post
After taking few spins behind Ida Highwooa
Mr Smafhers brought out his chestnut PAGER Sphinx
S. 2.Ost, and. hguratively speaking. smothered all
the sidewheelers then the Speedway. A E.
Thompson's Blizzard, 2o9s.; Fred w, 20sls. and
Nfssrp pl,s-fe Wacla feS.e
far in the rear that all pulled up before they
reached the half mile post. Mr Murphy's horse
broke right the start. Sphinx S. and Wesley r.
then had brush. and again Mr.. smathers's horse
10 this gait all the way. de surprised even his
fastest PAGER on the Speedway shortly afterward
WITH e6 w Ve Mr. s 5 paoe aa IN
59 m IKE v sSsd SSsse d3s s a anf s de on the
Mr. Murphy drove a PAGER early yesterday morn
ing that looked like OF the fastest sidewheelers
ever seen the road. She was Rotha j., 2:l2k.
handsome round turned bay marc that could
fairly fly when given her head. She took the
measure OF Dr. David Randers horse Moth
Miller. 2O7, with apparent ease, beating him two
lengths under pull People who were accustomed
10 seeing Moth Miller sweep the Speedway could
hardly believe their eyes when they saw the hand
some mare from Chicago simply play with him.
bun those who Know RoGhs T j. say O it is Doubtful
whether Moth Miller will ever see the day he can
faster than two minute gait when Mr. Miller was
driving her on the Chicago Speedway. Before Wes-
Moth Miller. doing the trick with as much ap
parent Rotha J. had done IL before him.
There was greet regret on an sides that Rotha ].
Mr. Murphy had given her her fast work and sent
her home 20 her stable before Sphinx s. appeared.
Jolly Bachelor. big bay trotter without record.
driven by II. C. Mapes. OF The Bronx. OF
the most prominent winners OF the morning This
unmarked youngster showed high form by beating
Swift a nose IN a rasping for the lead.
These two trotters were very closely matched Swift
having from jelly Bachelor by just about a
Cocker1lls fast horse won the odd brush by only
a short head. JULY Bachelor swept West Wilkes
2:ls%. of his feet and beat him sOundy.
Chance 2l2k was another OF the busiest and
best trotters on the crowded drive. He defeated
John Hanan's bis bay pacing Allietta 2isl.
by half a length and beat Ventura a neck. In this
last brush one OF the pneumatic tires OF Mr Irv-
ins's speeding wagon or the wheel. and Chance
the ground The Staten Island trotter is now
eleven years old. but there few horses, young
or old that can beat him day In and day out
the Speedway
After the brushes ended Nathan straus an
nounced that he would like 20 arrange a series Of
brushes between Alres. 2Os&. and The Monk. 2:OSi.
My horse is ready 20 go any weekday that suits
Mr.. Gerken." he SAID.
A livery horse. drawn by whose name
could not be learned, died on the Speedway while
ing Ip the road when he suddenly staggered and
s.ank In the harness. dying almost Immediately. lie
10 account for HIS death.
THE T0PLTTZ PARTITION SAFE.
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