The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-29
FINE BRUSHES on TIE SNOW.
Queen wilkes Takes Two Straight From
The King-kins Highball Beats Several.


The champion Speedway trotter and a star
trotter OF the Grand Circuit came together
yesterday morning on the snow path at Speed
way Park and the former was the victor.
z. E. Smathers drove Queen wilkes and
David Lamar sat behind The King. COX.
whom J. c. Curry drove 10 q brilliant cam
paign, reducing his record a full second
Naturally there Is much rivalry between
the two owners. Queen Wilkes is one OF the
kind that always has her speed and she seems
to be quite at home over the most Indifferent
footing The King. on the other hand, is
big-eaited horse with a long stride that re-
quires firm footing TO enable him to show
his best form. and this the snow path did not
afford
The first brush was n close one. The King
fully held his own until well down toward
the finish, where Queen Wilkes crowded on
steam and began TO look like winner. Mr.,
Lamar rallied The King and kept driving
him SO persistently that finally he broke
into a run and then he WAS beaten. The
second brush did not result in rs close finish
ahd Queen wilkes won In a decisive manner.
Earlier in the morning Mr.. Lamar drove
the PAGER Red Lawn. 2lebI. and he tried 10
take the measure Of Queen Wilkes. Red
Lawn did not seem at all at home In the un-
certain footing and the trotter beat him
easily. Red Lawn also figured In one OF the
best brushes OF the morning. but IL was not
as winner. Frank Darrin had tho chestnut
PAGER Bell Boy. FORK In fine fettlc and he
beat the black PAGER David Muscovite, 2l7h.
driven by Leopold Meyer. with Red Lawn
IN third rlNc'.
When "athan straus first put in an appear.
ance he sat behind the chestnut trotter Cob
webs. 2i2. but he only gave the old favorite
a moderate amount OF work and he did not
start him In company. Then he took the
reins behind the trotter Bolton. Jr.. but he
did not succeed In winning a brush although
he made several determined efforts. His
trainer. T. J. Sullivan. returned to the drive
with the trotter Malacca. 2Ish, and Mr.
Straus got up behind him and scored four
winning heats In succession The chestnut
mare Ember Day, driven by A. E. Perren. was
the first to finish behind spots 1t IA only
fair to add that before meeting Malacca
Ember Day had won two closely cont ested
brushes. and In the heavy footing this had
undoubtedly dulled the fine edge Of her
finish was closely contested. After turning
Red Lawn and The King over to attendants
Mr.. Lamar took the reins behind his recent
The trotter won from, the fast PAGER Sam
Logan. driven by NJ. Harrison. and then
Nj Lamar challenged MT straus ior a. 60,
breaks in the fir heat. caused by his being
and this left him in second place WHEN the
was careful to select better footing in the
break and he lost so much ground that
Malaeca beat him by half 2 length .,
Pro sHfil. driven ~ Nathan Ely She
had als9 beaten the bay trotter Bolton, JIa
PsS S bna s s5sn' ho at s he S
go. driven by Walter Fitzpatrick and later BY
Rosa VIII r0 SO .as J at the eH
Then La Belle Rosa won from Royal Rene
in one Of the most closely contested finishes
doc Ike " tTotter King Tishbaii, was among
the prominent winners Of the morning. In
hs 5 starr Kns drTen and By
Mcbride but the lGt'er turned the ablcs
in the next brush and carried King II ghba
PAGER DaTid MMscovite. 2ITX' n lively set-to
and but for slowly moving sleigh that nearly
caused collision he would have won. Later
King Fighhall and the brown trotter Royal
Rene. 2:2O. came together in hne brush, with
the former the winner by a narrow margin.
klns FEhbali aisT detected sse bay Eoter
Mo and tuck when King llishball met the
S S'k Ss Iya snd sSs TaCsp
Rins Rlf3ed Each driver worked as j. a
finish in the order named
water when he tackled David Lamar behind
The King, 2iOA. W. f. "arsons. DR., with
Ia Holle Rosa. and Walter iipatrick, driving
ROYAL Rome .2:?o. also took a hand In the
brush ROYAL Rene got away in the lead
and, aided BY the, good footing he led until
we'll below the end Of the iron railing. Then
The King moved to the front and ;enained
there until the finish. With IA Belle Rosa "
the right foot in front and he finished last.
Later The King beat Ilderim single handed
Andrew Crawford had the, chestnut trotter
Anaelus. AJAX. in fine fettle and he won a
number Of creditable victories. One OF the
best was when he finished in front Of George
and Red Il was NIP nip and tSSs
just managed to get the decision
One OF the crack pairs out vas z combi-
stein and Charles wsilsnd The former
latter the PAGER Judge Joseph. 2:2sk Each
seemed to take kindly TO the snow and TO
in frost q the black racer David Muscoyite,
2l7h, with George Huber's pair. Oakland
Pilot and Red George lapped In third place
Fred W. and Judge Joseph also had q spirited
brush with the cross-gaited pair. James l..
2ooX. trotting. ard Ogden Smith, trial 2:isH,
Iobo Ua aht In 0tn Gu,t cd