The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-01
THREE FAST TROTTERS MEET.
Alice Barnes. Sally simpson and Swffe
Competitors on the speedway.

Many owners OF high-class Speedway
horses prefer to meet a competitor by
appointment 20 guard against unpleasant
incidents known to every patron OF the
Speedway. There are owners who make a
practice OF turning at the upper end and
jogging along lcisuroly until the sound OF
pid hoof beats tells a brush Is on between
rome top-notchers Then the slowly moving
horse is sent at speed with the ad vantage
OF from one to as many lengths as tie
cor science of the owner VIII stand ana sans
down through the crowd below looking like
n winner from an even start O"ueis VINO
like TO race as sportsmen are much annoyed
by such practices.
B. +. SmatIcrs. with the bav mare Alice
Barnes, 2lOi, David Lamar. behind sally
simpson, ?IIi. and John +. Cockerill. driv-
ing Swift. ?l5i., met yesterday morning to
settle the question as TO which drove the
fastest tTotter When the three owners
parted the question was still as open as De-
fore Swift was quite outclassed In the first
heat but Sally Simpson and Alice Barnes
had rasping finish. with the two horses so
nearly aligned when they passed tie post
that those in q direct line declared no eye
could separate them. Alice Barnes cap
tured the next heat in commanding fashion,
with Swift second and Sally Simpson beaten
en- Then Swift came to the front and with
both horses strung out to the last link lie beat
, Alice Barnes, with sally simpson again In
third place.
lis stable OF the drive, but ie took par IN
only two brushes He sat behind his favor
ite PAGER Hontas trookri 2Hl., IN the mi
! over the ground. In one brush WIN us
sta bic mate. nr. Monicgl, ?oe'.. driven ny
Charles 1anncrl and III" black PAGER Ainoklii :.
?lll., with George Spear up, iioitas trooke
| won by two lengths. Then Mr., Billings took
In" rens be- ind the bay mare M,zette. ?O4'..
and again dictated nr Momlfai h.,w.sn
! f. r. Srnathcrs'> little trOJter Queen Wilkes,
| the former queen OF the spe.d"ay' ana A.
r. Prrren's black trotter Equity. 2li'.'
The spectators saw only one real finish De-
| tween the two l.orses and In that o'e queen
Wilkes won. The oMners said later mnt
Queen Wilkes made IA break and was taken
! IN hand. leaving EQUITY to win IN g WalkoNrr
In tS . sscGIH ts ss4i n kSed aloh sde O'eD'
| G. NJ Meyer. behind the by trotter Rock
| dale Boy. Won many good BRUSHES IN ilIl-
class company. Rockdole Boy. Won from
PAGER Miss B.,ta Wilkes, driven by Mr. Cross ts,
| Thomas Lynch's bay tro,ter crystal chimes
| Charles {. Lloyd, bcuind rs trotter Ala
breve ?s HnS w o. r LIN % ot bd i.HII IN.
| and this time llderin came out with nyihp
| co!ors. Alabri'vc won TIE hrst neat. hn,
llderim mG hvck fast .nos stnt 70 4a Wi1 B
| ?aa', to Join in the third and lie finished IL
| front OF botn. As between the Original
| contestants ld.rim was a. front
| TIE little wIirlvind trott"r Van Inndt
| al? WAS 90 littl. ov"rmatchcd and did not
| get one viuing credit. So was sent ont
| heat agairst James A Murpuy's PAGER Bertha
| J. ol2i and was beaten. a. might have beer
| expected In the neNt brush size was sent 70
| tackle A y Gwathmey's crack trotter liver
| ton. 2i?I. and gain She had TO accept set
ond place. An -.
| ?ISi, figured prominently. In the first star
| and Lawyer Luce drov" tie little mare viii
| so much persI>tcncy that Al"tts had to take
| second place. That was TIE. only brusl
| MIR Harmon and ui- standard bearer lost
| Tie best race Ali"tta won was when sic
| finished In front OF the pao"r Peter H., 2?6,.
| driven b. A. X. Meyer. with Rather, Az.
Charles Reilly and It's handsome trotter
| NAhlon, 2l2k were In tie thick of the fray
Mahlon beat the brown trotter Brichttg I
| 2.lai., driven by Elmer stevens. Theu Biz T.
light won from tie black trotter David l..
2iQi,, and later had On even break viii
Marion Wilkes. 2lti, driven by Iydel Wiit'
| head, Rrichtlight won the first heat anc
Marion Wilkes tho second.
Alexander Frankenst' in won number
| OF brushes Nith lis Chestnut PAGER FREQ
" 2.ush, He won from George Huber
| Virgis Belle, with George A.. ??2n In Ire
| place and ht"r beat Helen H. The three
| trot'"rs Bow Rene, 2.ia'.. driven by N
| Brink elmer; Nighthawk. ?23h, Wit. L. W
| Tovnton mn. and Nelly Wilkes, handled 10y
| T. lin H"ipsnhaussn. had a pretty brush
| fnisling in the order named