The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-17
SPEEDWAY SPORT DIVIDED.
KILLINGS HORSES BRISH on
THE LOVER STRETCH.
Hon'as 'rooke steps Away From Gold
Brink Nathan S,raus q winner on the
Upper Course james 4. Murph, Wins
n Luncheon Win Tits PAGER. " este, u.

There was disappointment NJ the Speedway
Yesterday mornn ~ over dvison Of ~" >por,
" vHs generally known that Mr. Rillng~
would be out with his stable including The
Monk 2.0i'. and Mr. Smath"rs h d sad that h."
would have Lord Derby. ?uS'. on the drive.
80. II uR> expected th. two champion, 'night
come together MIR Killings was early on the
drive one ride in warming spin convinced
Mr. Billing that tie course was far from
ideal aud Il" announced his intention of going
to the lower stretch MIR Billings had
W" drive Ma7ett", roe, Fred : Wedge
wood, 2.o5'. Houtas Crooke, ?o7. mud pr
Monical 2Oai. aside from Til" Monk. aud
all we're sent below High Bridge Tia" with
drawal Of Mr. Billings horses was known
10 but few, 50 the greater number continued
III" sport a. usunl
on the lower stretch Mr. Billings behind Or
Nonral aud Mr. Grant behind MaIc'tc had
two Of the prettinst brushes ever decided
The two PAGERS came over the cOir-" head
and head with each driver working il IA nIiaht
aud main Dr Monical won by head The
second brush was fully A. clos" and aga IN Mr.
Billings mana ged TO put his guest in second
place MIR billings then took the rein- behind
Hon'as Crooke After being beaten behind
Gold Brick by Nathan Straus. driven ny
David Lamar. y + Smath"rs drov" his black
PAGER to III. lower stretch and had set TO
with Hontas Crooko This proved merry
tilt They came under HIGH Brdg" AZ what
seemed n two-minute clip Honta~ trnoke
had a trifc the advantage for he has
never vet met one thn' he could not outscor"
when he was IN form There wd- never a time
when Hontas Crooke had more than his neck
and shoulders in front. hut it was enough
TO win
The brush between Nathan Straus. 2o5i.
and Gold Brick 2os'. was tine star event
over the upper stretch Long before the
two horses could he distinguished in the
crowd Mr. Iamar's voic" could ha heard
urging on the champion of his stable to re-
newed efforts When the two horses and
driver could be dis nEui>hed Mr. Lamar
had the reins in hi right hand and tn" whip
stroke and shout AZ every stride Mr.
Smathers was equally busy. but he only tapped
Gold Rrlck With The Thp and snSou rs him
the finishing post Gold Brick made break
and the struggle was over
| Wilkes. 2l3', added new laurels 10 those
| recently won at the Empire matinee The
black whirwind beat the PAGER Alietta. ?I5',,
driven by John Hannon in his first start and
! did IL in commanding style. The best race
West Wilkes won was when he finished in
! front of the trotter Ebert, ?li driven by
| Anton Svart2
The little bay mare Van Zandt. 21?. driven
by ". DeyereauN. was new factor In
few present She set all the spectators guess
ing when in one of the rrettiest finishes of
the morning she managed to lead Ellert.
All. by half a length. She put another star
In her banner n little later by defeating the
gray trotter Clayton, ?ij'i. driven by J. =.
David Meyers with his black PAGER David
Musco"te, ?l7I,. was always prominent.
He won from clyde Mcbride behind the, chest
nut PAGER Jndse e, Josrnh 22s: ana then
by A. Epstein, Z. NJ Meyer and his big bay
irotter Rockdnle Roy. made one. winning
driven by John r. Cockerill deCiSivclV
In the second heat Rockdae Boy stumbled
and nearly fell and was then easily beaten.
son, 2Iit. to make the next brush three
cornsred. and in ding-dong finish she fin
shcd s ahead of Swift on b run Then Swift
nut trc,,sr. Ethel .. s2oF,, after She had
Finished in i%n q bs the wE Mh'e tro shoTt Mel
redeemed herself later on by twice defeat ing
The last sray, tr9,ter Gray Billy. driven by
active from the time he put in an appearance
until the lat brush was over Behind the
rSsrs nan rncer s MStS M:r Ne SG
Huber m and Alexander Franken-tein, behind
ths, PAGER Fred ". ?o;', was in third place
luncheon. for twenty guests Mr. Murphy
and and MIR Lamar was confident his PAGER Rcd
Lawn 2l6is, was the faster horse The
conditions called for the best two out of
proved the best, "a Wesley carried of the
honors
Thomas Lynch, Jr., with Crystal Chimes
had an accident that NJ on" time bJd fair
straining crystal chimes to bring him to a
the Sp ground r until t stood npTirht and Mr.
Lynch had TO leap To the ground BY good
fortune he was i no, hur, The hotis ran RAJ,
grand stand Mounted Policeman Fitzgerald