New-York tribune., 1902-07-09
JOLLY BACHELOR A SURPRISE.
Fl. s. MAPEss GREEN" TRoTTER TRoTs
SECOND MILE IN 2Isx.

SECOND MILE IN 2I3%.
The NewYork Driving Club held Its third trot-
ting Meeting at the Empire City Track Yesterday
The amateur reinsmen and their road horses gave
an exhibition of harness racing which would have
done credit to meeting in the Grand Circuit The
attendance was the largest OF the season. the
grandstand. clubhouse, lawn and quarterstretch
being thickly dotted with interested spectato tors
while many private carriag ges were drawn IN on
the nheld
Hontas Crooke. the noted chestnut Speedway
PAGER. owned by c. X G. Billings won the fastest
heat OF the day. turning the track in 2:Os in the
last race of the afternoon. The announcement
made that this the fastest heat paced To
wagon in a race in two years, but Hontas Crooke
himself beat it at Cleveland last season. In this
race Mr. Billings generously invited his friend w
5. McCrea, of Chicago, to drive Hontss Crooke.
while the owner of both horses took the over
Doctor Monical and tried to beat him. The chest
nut stallion was invncible. He paced two heats in
209 each. making the fastest race of the season in
aplateur circles.
The feature of the days sport the perform
ance of H. S Mapess green trotter Jolly Bach
elor. Starting against such horses as David B.
2G9l3. and Doc Book, 2;09S.. the latter winner in
the Grand Circuit last year. this remarkable young
horse, that has never started in a public race for
money. defeated his rivals in the most impressive
and gallant style, trotting his first mile in 24I1
horse that forced him out in the second heat was
another unmarked flyer. Indian Jim, owned and
driven by Fred Gerken The 2:1O trotters brought
up in the w. c. Floyd-Jones's fast young
mare Camilla, 2:l9l4. finished second to Jolly Bach
elor in the first heat
Mr. Mapes the owner and driver of the winner
is gray haired business man well known in The
Bronx. He bought Jolly Bachelor as a two-year-
old. developed his speed the Harlem River
Driveway, where he has Won many brushes and
gave him all the training he has had this year Mr.
Mapes keeps him solely for his own enjoyment and
will not start him in a for money. although
trainers were saying yesterday that the young
horse looked good enough to win the $4,000 race
at the Detroit Grand Circuit meeting next week
Nathan Straus won another fine race with AIvss
driving the well known Speedway trotter a mile in
2IlA. and defeating Franker, the pet of c. h G.
Billingss stable.
The contest was close and Alyes finished like a
game one, in marked contrast with the manner in
whlch he has been trotting the Speedway of
late Mr.. Straus said yesterday that he was wholly
at a loss to account for Alves's sudden change Of
form. Some other horsemen believe the morse
sulked in his brushes with Queen Wilkes ON the
Speedway.
Mr. Billings won the fifth race with the hrovyn
PAGER PAGER Frazier, owned by Frank G. Jones. of Mem
10 the head OF the homestretch but was NOT ,sd
up to Q carry Iy1 his SC clip the fun mile.
Witt G. Flanagan trotted a fine race in the sscoIS
contest OF the day He lost the second Ssfonq Saal
matte tires running of, but he came back With
mile in PISA in the third round. This is mors tha
ten se9onds faster than his public record 'a'
hibition miles. Lucille turning the track in aein
Joymaker in 2:1S and Louise Jefferson in 9l2 -iA'
held or Thursday July 81 Mr. Billinsss ue NH be
10 be shipped Detroit to-day TO take SSs
the amateur wagon races at the Grand Circuit l