The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-06
NEVIS OF THE HARNESS HORSE!
Fast workouts and Lively Brushes at the
E,uDjre CITY Track,

The horses are now stepping so fast over
| the Empire track that new records for the
| season are made almost daily. On Wednes-
| day the black PAGER Dewey H., 2I4H, owned
by Thomas j. Sharkey, was driven an ex-
hibtion mile for the owner. The half-mile
| pole WAS reached in 1913. mere jog. but then
| the clip grew faster and the, next quarter
| was covered in thirty seconds, a two-minute
gait The footing was not quite 50 secure In
| the homestretch owing to dampness from
| the sprinkling wagons and the final quarter
| was in 49, making the last half in 1902. the
fastest move for the distance this year The
| full mile was in 2:20.
| On Thursday, James Buffers prncociou 8
| FLY Daphne Direct, years old. made the
most creditable performance OF the year.
| all things considered. Trainer Thorn az
Murphy was up. The full mile was paced
in 2:ls',. with the last half in 1903 and the
| final quarter in 301. seconds. This FLY Is
by Direct. 2:O5I1 out Of Miss Daphne by
Alcantara 2;23. grandson Of Daphne. BY Jay
Gould, 1:2il,
Yesterday was the re Rular working day
and the track WAS a busy place from early
| morning until nearly shutdown. The work.
ing record for mile was reduced by the PAGER
Fred W.. o:OsI.. The owner Aexa nder
| Frank enstein. was present when Clyde Mcbride
| drove him "A mile in o:is and then repeated
| him in 2l3 with the last half mile in l;05
evenly rated The aggregate Of the two
| miles was beaten by the bay PAGER Rector.
an untred horse owned by David Lee. With
| f.. b. Emory up Rector paced mile In 2l6h
| and repeated in 2.l3i,, each milcbeng evenly
rated.
| The most sensational performance yester-
! day was made BY A. B. Gwathmeys trotter
| Forney. 2loh. driven by John Howell. The
| horse has been at the track only few days
as the owner has used him on the Speedway.
In spirit of good humor the owner offered
to wager 500 that the horse could trot quar-;
| ter mile In 81 seconds. At the first trial
| Howell drove Forney from the quarter to the
half me Post in go. az rei9rded ~ t ,Se
second attempt the fnrlong was trotted in
! Is and the quarter in 30i. seconds. The
The first notable performance of the day
that shs 9ay neye hss
Yet. shown by any horse this season: The The
first was in 2,sl, the second in 2le and the
| Dan Maloney sent his PAGER King Charles.
2nsil, three good heats and two, of them
in fast company. with nice brush IN each
behind james Buffers Hetty q. 205a. drove
the first mile with King Charles. and the last
half was paced in lo7. with the last quarter
When King Charles Was h brought out Sn,,i 70.
matinee winner Don Derby. 2;oe. ready and
the brush through the homestretch, While
the mile was rs IN AL 2d'. the last IT nal was b IN
| brought King Charles to n drive and Don
Derby finished in front. ... :.
v .ss se h9 b1se brush ,4a, for b
driven by ". j.. Andrews Equity, 2l2%,
WITH \ PERKINS, trainer up End and M1~G %"d
been whispered that Equity could outbrush
any trotter at the track and as Promise had
in his mile a a few moments before trotted
| the final fIIrlOnC III seconds there was a
! down the sire Itch together.
MazoYr was at the Pole pol, and EQUITY out put
wac Wss moved for The front but Mr
who was, riding in front behind Promise,
rear The final furlong, was trotted in 1871
rendered the lead The i4ll mile wa was !. in
The California horses in charge Of Monroe
got only srsh * PM
Mush. the much talked-about PAGER. was driver,
three moderately, fast miles and IN the third
fhe frst mile was in a17x, With the last hall
in 1917; the second was in ?It.s. with the
hs in fpS be tsf D th bad B Seen
| tanned.
The haf-mile pole was reached in o7 and
paced t@e is in the the % @ the
speed was increased until the seven furlong
pole, was reached. when the big PAGER began
Jog with the last quarter in o34'.. making
Tie bay PasS1 nish1,G by nIa ia vas
is coming champion. On Tuesday, last
wsik.r drSy rs II Das!o bs fen hs b4ed bo
biabito and Triby Direct, and the latter
paced half mile on Tuesday in io3 with