New-York tribune., 1902-11-10
THE SPEEDWAY.
THE MONK. DRIVEN BY EX-MAYOR
GRANT, BEATS HELEN D.

The Monk 2o5a.. by common consent the fastest
trotter that ever set foot the Speedway reas-
serted his supremacy among road horses yesterday
by beating j. P. Baiters fast pacing mare Helen
D. 20912. in impressive style. At the invitation of
c. X. G. Billings, the owner Of the horse, former
Mayor Hugh J. Grant driving him. AS The
Monk trotted down the stretch north of Washing
ton Bridge Helen n swooped down on him with a
rush from the and shot to the front Mr..
Grant leisurely took out his whip ana swished it
through the air above the great trotters back.
Waking up with start. The Monk quckened his
stride, and. moving at whrlwind speed. reganed
the lead just before reaching the half mile post,
where the brushes end.
Ernest Fownes, famous four-in-hand whip from
London England. who has come here to drive Mr..
Billings's high steppers at the Horse Show next
week, took the rens The Monk shortly after
ward. Though accounted of the skful
drivers of heavy harness horses in the world. he
all a behind the famous trotter and
barely missed having to take the dust of John
Pirungs bobtailed mare Alice B. The Monk beat
her less than length 1t was the first time Mr.
Fownes ever drove d fast trotter.
Mr.. Billings and his horses were seen on the
Speedway yesterday for the first time in a year and
half. He first drove The Monk in two or three
warmlng-up spins with his chestnut trotting mare
ImOgene, 21lA. driven by Mr.. Grant After ex-
changing horses Mr.. Billings started the big mare
in sure enough brush with David Lamar's The
King 2:lOI2 and Z. E. Smatherss Ida Highwood
2:09s4. All three were among the stars OF
q
ensued when they met the road. Moving grand
ly, Imogene forged the front after they got
underway. and gained a lead of a length, which the
others could never cut down The King beat Ida
Hishwood a short head for second place.
After this snow of speed Imogene looked like the
fastest trotJer on the road excepting The Monk
but she met her match in Christopher NJ Meyers
Zig bay gelding RoCkdale Boy. trotter without
record. He beat her so cleverly by two lengths in
half mile that some or the onlOokers could not
believe he had started on terms. Mr.. Billings
said however, that II was square defeat from a
fair start.
Dr.. Monicle, 2:O9s.. one of Mr.. Bilngss fast
PAGERS. was beaten decisively by George II. Huber
roam PAGER, Moth Miller, 201. The Doctor was car
ried off his feet by the electric rush of the little
Toan and nearly ran away with Mr.. Billings DR..
Monlcal in another brush beat F. w. Mobiles Mar
tha Marshall 2:O6l4 Fred S Wedgewood, 205l4 a
fine looking blue roam pacing stallion belonging to
Mr.; Billings. made break at the critical moment
and lost 10 j. c. Currys speedy gray trotter. Cres-
cent 2l3l2. the only brush in which he took part.
he King, Ida Highwood and Swift 2.l5i5 were
the factors In series of stirring brushes The King
nrst beat Ida Highwood In brushes out of three
then John F. Cockerilrs Swift beat the by
mead in very close contest. He then tried to take
The shine off The King, but could do the trick.
Driven vigorously by David Lamar, the big bay
Totter took the lead and held It fIom finish
The margin by which he than a
Ie K however. There unusually large
lhrong of fast horses the road and several thou
sand persons witnessed the brushes