The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
THOUSANDS SEE The BRUSHES
ROTHA j. AND THE KING DE-.
FEAT All COVERS.
Miss ONertOn Wins . Three.l 'Ornered Brush
MIR. Luce's Expert Drive With the
PAGER Helen u.--Swiu and Miss
HIbbard 10 Pole Finish IN Front.

u the crowds in attendance AT the Speed
way Yesterday attest the appreciat ion of the
public the beautiful park must he one Of the
most popular resorts in the metropolis. At
the morning session the upper stretch walks
OF both sides were crowded from Washington
Bridge up to the point where the brushes
begin and an estimate OF ten thousand spec
tators would be very conservative At the
afternoon session the lower stretch was
almost impossible from the masses that
not only filled the walks, but the grand stand
and every point OF observation. The two
rivals for road honors. David Lamar and
James A. Murphy, swept all before them in
the morning without clashing. The former
drove his Grand Circuit trotter The King.
2:iO'. and defeated every trotter he met
Mr. Murphy was equally prominent and
fortunate and Ia the pacing division. hrSt
with the handsome mare Rotha j "l.I..
and later with las recent purchase. Dusty
Wilkes. ?I5i,. he put every competitor IN
second place
when Mr. Lamar sent The King down ia a
warming spin he encountered David Good
man beh nd the bay trotter Freeland. az.
and while the latter made q splendid effort
he WAS quite outclassed IL Was different
WREN Mr. Lamar met the bay trotter James
Shevlin 2l3'., with Elmer stevens. the
trainer behind him. and the up-headed gray
tro'ter Clayton, 2i5h. driven by p Batter
IL was plain that Mr.. Lamar had confidence
in his champion and the result proved that
IL was not misplaced James Shevlin and
CLAYTON went away with a rush but Mr..
Iamer bded his time until he had The King
we'll settled on his stride For time the
three horses trotted in line like a triple hitch
and then The King began to show in front
and he won by length
The sport was at it's height when Mr. Muir
ply appeared behind Rotha J Perren.
behind the bay PAGER Bud Stout. trial ?'o7 !.
had been looking for trouble and Ne found 1t
when he encountered Mr.. Murphy and his
shapely mare II was one OF Rotha Us good
days when she is always on pace. and when
this occurs she almost invinciple Mr.
Perren made most determined effort 70
land his favorite in front but he was little
| shy on speed The whip cracked at. every
| stride when nearing the finish. but bud stout
WAS length on the wrong side when the Two
| horses swept past the finishing post. Mr..
| Perren looked about for something that gave
| promise of more glory for less hard work
| This he found in the chestnut PAGER Bell
Bow, ?G7 !, and this time he landed his fnvo.
| rite first without coming TO a hard drive.
| George II Huber had the rom PAGER Moth
| Miller. ao7, in fine fettle and he made clean
| sweep OF everything he met. His most per
1sen coP"ttt0T was IS ths GhsstnHt GaceI
time Moth Miller made the pace so fast and
R.assns ,h s" .Td FRr% SysI S" S1
! his trainer. George Mcbride, behind Fred "
and he managed TO keep the horse on the
| any difference in the final result, however.
| rs Moth Miller won deCisvey
| Fred Dietz and his dainty little trot'sr
| Miss Ovrrton, 228i.. wer" prominent in the
| sport The hest winning heat Miss oveuon
trotted was when she beat Charles G. LLOYD, 5
r2ts'T po A'eTrv' IN thrd rsc @S"" M'n His.
OVER, "vrr,on S beat the black trol,cr Six Lace.
:ls, driven hyCoi D Mis and Then she .1s
Boy redeemed himclt when he fairly
out-,r Gifted Miss oyer'on and won from
Ry cr and wa. Mem taken nd Eand
| Allahrieve also established his claim to
! recognition by leading At the finish fast
driven 10y John " Smith. and Crystal Chimes.
| with Thomas Lynch Jr up crystal Chimes
apd s ynasS ha "d but 'm' b "ri
:ornsrcd 1rho Chimes ,rotiGr nTovsd TOO
break he finished in third place
The veteran breeder Dr Day, of Waterloo,
Horss g"
was prominent with his blamkpaccr Roland
Reed. 2la', Befor" driving I3G k,nr David David
Red Lawn. 2i6i. and IN two good Tits with
the pacing mare, Helen u 209'., driven by
E b" has S f been an IN s sEcn
health for some time and recently he sent
his matire winner Tory n ?lta.. to Elmer
| stevens 10 ne k'JN on flE' NifN'ilS Ildu
| the steady going black PAGER out Yesterday
and he was whrlwind In his first start
Tony VI met Helen u driven by Mr., Luce.
and in q rousing finish he beat her
II was a battle ROYAL when Tony VI. met
| the PAGER Rud Stout. Tony VI. won, with
both horses strung out to tho last link. Tony
VI also beat the mare Alietta. 2i5'. driven
| 10y John Harmon. Alietta in turn won a
| splendid finish from the bay mare, sally
SImpson beating Per d 10y "e hy RI
nayidsS. and Christopher ii@ckctt's PAGER
| Of tho most sensational finishes OF the NOM
| ing Helen II was Leading and looked to be
| a winner when she lost her stride. This "a
| a paccr usually means certain defeat With
! a skill that brought a cheer from the spec
| tators, Mr., Luce had the mare back on her
| stride in an instant. i had cost her length
| of ground but she closed on the leader sc
| rapidly that she was beaten by margin oil
| inches only, and in almost the next stride
| she Was leading
| John = Cockerlll had Swift cl5',. anc
| Miss Hubbard to the pole. Tho pair Ncr,
| stepping fast md steady together md in
| pretty brush with the trotter, Miss Fearing
3lai,, driven by ". G. Floyd Jones, the tear