The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
THE MONK LOST OUT
BULLDOG TENAcITY OF ATWOOD
 MARE.
Lost the First 2.o914, by Hlf Length and the Second 2.0711 by Short Neck, Winning the Next
 Three in Fast Time.

New York, Aug. 1e.-A big crowd wit messed the last days sport of the Grand Circuit meeting at Brighton Beach to- day. The card did not promise much, yet it provided an exceedingly sensation al race and a new worlds record, the amoteur wagon race record was broken twice. first by c. E. Bedford's Work Boy, who went the distance in 2:0S 3-4 and few minutes later by E. E. Smathers's g Lord Derby, who made the mile in 2:05 3-4 in his first heat and 2:06 3-4 in his second heat against Louise Jefferson. The card opened with a novelty race for the PIP pacers, for which Carl Wilkes was an even money choice. Pauline G. had the pole, but soon lost 1t, as Pinchen Wilkes quickly went to the front and led the party homo by couple of lengths with the favorite second. Carl Wilkes was again the choice and this time Rosebud made runaway race of it, with Pauline c second. In the third heat Carl Wilkes
 still the choice, rewarded his supporters by winning.
 In the POT trot the money fairly poured in at loo to 75 on the Monk against the field. In the first heat The Monk and The Monk winning by by @ half ~ s length length
 Pools now sold 100 to 25 on the Monk
 The Monk led with Ansella second and they got to the quarter In 31 1-4 seconds
 when King Mond went to second place
 They got to the half in 103 1-4. The Monk came down the stretch for all he was worth. but Ansella, with an extra burst of speed got almost on even terms but was defeated by a neck.
 The third heat was most exciting from start to finish. The Monk and Chain Shot went neck and neck up the back stretch with Ansella Tapped. Around the top turn the Monk got in front and led to the distance where Ansella, in a bril- liant dash came up and beat him out by neck. The market was 50 to 30 on Ansella in the next heat and she led all the way around but in the stretch Geers of lrtx, he Monk responded gamely and looked 8 winner. but went to break and the mare won. The last heat was repetition of the fourth heat. Ansella carrying off the prize. The Wagon racers smashed the amateur race record twice and Lord Derby, by trotting in 2:o5 3-4 set cham pion mark which will take a lot of beat ing. In the latter event four started and boy close up. Here Mir. Bedford gent Yorkboy to the front and won in 2:12 In the second heat Yorkboy and Alice Burns went like team to the half. when Yorkboy let out link and came home five lengths to the good in 2:0S 3-4, worlds record for trotting to wagon in race.
 The triumph was short-lived however. as in the next race between Lord Derby and Louise Jefferson it was cut down to 2:05 3-l. Lord Derby was driven by his owner, E. B. Smathers, while the mare was driven by her owner, c. K. G. Bill lngs. As soon as the word was given Lord Derby went to the front and got to the quarter in :32 1-2 which gave no promise of a record breaking perform ance, but the next quarter was faster and he shot home like steam engine in 2:o5 s-4. which beats his own regular pro fessional race record of POS 1-2. Lord Derby and his owner were loudly cheer ed.
 2:12 class pacing novelty. purse. $1,5oo: Pincen Wilkes. b. g., by Ashland
 Wilkes Minnie Walker, by Har-