The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-21
HORSE HURT; WAGON WRECKED
TROTTER INDIAN jim MAKES
TROURLE on THE SPEEDWAY.
Driver Boiling Thrown Out--Ed Lock
Also Furnishes Work for Mounted
PoIiceman-Free Advice. Ted and
Bessie Thompson Prominent winners.

Bessie Thompson Prominent winners.
The sport at Speedway Park yester day was
married by one bad accident. in which horse
was injured and u wagon wrecked. and an
other, which. however. was not attended oy
any serious consequences. Claus Boiling.
behind the high strung trotter. Indian Jim.
olol. had been down twice irhfront OF good
field when the horse broke into run ana APP
peared to be headstrong. He struck troo
again before disappearing over the hill NJ
Washington Bridge, and the spectators
thought the horse was under control ms
was not the case. however. and when he took
n fresh hold OF the bit and made announcer
stand Mr.. Boiling tried to turn him back up
the Speedway so that he would not be heaueo
toward home and thus be more usceptlble TO
control before the strength Of the owner was
completely exhausted. The horse was NOV
ing faster than tho owner realized. ana III
making the turn the wagon went over ana
the horse nearly fell.
When the animal regained his feet he
ouickly circled toward home, leaving MIR.
boiling lying in the road. but not injured
The rens became caught in the axle OF the
wagon as 1t was dragged over the lower
stretch, and the horse was refined into pie
OF crushed stone opposite the grand stahu.
used in dressing the macadam approach here
Mounted Policeman Maloney found him
The other accident was not SO serious. owing
to good luck and queter horse, Morris
Jones was behind the big trotter Ed Lock.
ana. at speed when the bit parted and the
rens hung useless on each side. After
passing the finish the horse began to slacken
bis mace. and Policeman Fitzgerald cantered
his horse alongside and brought him to
stop.
The driving was over the upper stretch
for the first time since the work OF recovering
10 began and while the heavy rains OF last
as could be expected. and will be better the
more it is used. There was large attendance.
both Of spectators and of those who drove
finished on his stride in front Of the PAGERS
both both Of the latter on run. The next time
of PAGERS that included Crescent. driven by
Alfred Epstein; Almond. with Thomas Green
baum up: Mary A., driven by George A Cole
man. and Barney Kirkland. driven by George
Stearns just before reaching the finish
and when we'll out in front Indian Jim broke
into a run and then came the accident. 8.
Ed Lock also sss from the
stirring scenes In a brush with the tTr,o3tter
Monte Bayard. 2:lsh. driven by Elmer
stevens Ed Lock finished on bis rs stride tso w bas
another tit, and this time Ed Loeb was, on
a run, with the broken bit swinging in half
The PAGER Gretchen, driven, by, George
morning. She finished in front OF the trotter
Pickett Pick at at the rens. Then Billy Palmer,
driven BY Ben Ltchenburg. took the tr99tter
Gray Billy into camp: The best races Billy
d Panr 2 E. yaf S Pace ne Y W"s nip
tuck, WITH IL Billy Palmer in front at the finish
Of the first heat and in second place after
losing break in the second
No 10 a
Thomas Greenba,m, had two good brushes
with Bonny kirkland. Almond won the
ss heat and nd hs When he
was sent to tackle George Huber's trotter
Red George. Index won the first heat I. in !, a
pretty finish but ne maaf bsn Rea IN
f beat Gray Billy, and Index finished in front
Of the PAGER Woods, Boy. 22SH. Later
s nd ysa him. a R Nj no Ses rnen 81 Msoa
soS% ss a sRFe Sish tn. ADVICE
to tackle him was Andrew Kane. behind the
RaGs sns a2 WbEsn an Mr. he M Wrs
took the fhry re Z" Behind his new PAGER Bon
Tom was quite willing to beat him. but the
contract called for more, speed than the Man
different when King Tom met Bonny Kirk
land, for then he was winner, Later IN a
driven by Samuel Bloch, King Tom had Il
chance to study the color OF her heels.
Alfred Epstein won number Of brushes.
He carried Bicycle Girl TO a break and beat
her, and then he won from Bonny Kir kland
He also won a return brush from Bicycle Girl
in one OF the best tits of the day. Another
good winner was C. A. Koelsch with the PAGER
Bessie Thompson, 2I8R. Bessie Thompson
beat Woods Boy in a splendid finish. and then
won from Mary A.. driven by George Cole,
man.
Among the best brushes by the trotters
were three between AnEelus, 2I21., driver
by Andrew Crawford. and Monte Bayard
213I, with Elmer Stevens up, Monte Bay
ard finished in front each time, but he was or
run once and close decision might have
given the heat to Angelus.
II was noon when Nathan Straus reached
the drive behind the black trotter Ted, 2l5H
1t was soon evident that none Of the owners
present cared to risk a shy at the Norva
trotter, but finally Andrew Kane sent tht
PAGER Amokin to test the speed of the cham
pion Of the straus driving outfit. Tee
brushed away. from the PAGER whenever
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