The sun., 1903-10-19
GOOD SPORT on SPEEDWAY.
LIVELY SPINS ~. MORNING AND
AFTERNOON SESSIONS.
Princess Piaue Holds Hcr Own In Brushes
with EdsewOod and Tommy Brown
Rril hoy Defeats Gretchen, b1t
Il Beaten by King Tom and HELEN II.

Il Beaten by King Tom and Helen II.
Those who drove to the Speedway yester-
day morning found n course safe and fairly
fast. The new coating OF loan took in the
rainfall almost like sponge and the after
noon crowd had speeding course that was
ideal The feur Of n heavy track induced
many to defer coming In the morning, 80
that there were fully ns many in the afternoon
ny at the morning meet and the racing fairly
outranked that seen earlier In the day,
Arthur Lape. behind the bay trotter Edge
wood. 2l2i+. was one OF the usual morning
patrons who helped sweh the crowd OF the
afternoon. and his brushes with Thomas
Leahey. driving the black trotter Princess
Piaue. ranked with the best OF the day.
Edgewood got AWAY with IA rush in the
opening heat. and he had nearly Il length
the better Of II when Princess .PiQue got fully
extended From this point the two HORSES
went Tapped to the finish. Edgewood winning
Mr.. Lape was oyercontident' in the second
brush and he Let, the Princess get away in
front with all sails set. Tho result was Tint
when FdgewOot WAS asked to head her mt
the finish he rpnde II break and WAS beaten.
Thomas Pollard. behind the black PAGER
Tommy Brown had been winning easy vic
tories. and he decided to tackle Princess
Piaur- The result wnsan even brenk. Tommy
Brown Won the first brush by the length of
his neck when Princess Pi0ue wavered and
nearly lost her balance. 1t was the PAGER that
made the mistake in the second heat and
then Princess Piaue had an easy victory.
Over the lower stretch the struggle was re-
newed and in the heavy footing both horses
made break ana were taken in hand.
The morning sport opened with a brush
between the trotter Gray Billy. driven by Will
liam Scott. and the gray pa Ger rippo. 2.26s.
with Mr. Masters UP. and a friend beside him
on the seat, The weight was decided handi-
to TPP" a1d raX By bent 10 df
the PAGER Gretchen, driven by George Hol-
ieri,h. and this proved losing venture;
was sa %ysr%.tssed acsn %nsH
Bell Boy. ,07H. driven by Mr.. Comiskey.
Three times s tns Two two horses were sent to
a II T BEN H Boy s"sy Y. ee bessn sssn
and H,i' Helen eli Il ina in Brush i' i BEL Boy seemed
in deep water 'ne st msh ,rh o. h the
tangled break and was taken in hand.
One of the. best series of the day was ths
three the stable ps
liackett pins his faith to King Tom and the
son is equally sure, the busy little mare is
the faster Yesterday Helen n. won three
has ever been able to do before. so closely
are they matched in actual speed. fhe
finish OF the FIRST brISh Was close enough
to enthuse the crowd, the little mare winning
by not more than the length of her neck:
In the second and third King Tom was carried
from his stride by the rushing finishes Of the
mare.
George Severn behind the trotter Sunbeam
was prominent in the sport. When he tackled
the, pager Fred ". 2Os', driven by AleK,
place. Then Sunbeam had a brush with
the trottcr Upton. driven by H. A. Pierce.
and this time she was winner.
A. r. Kerker and Aicadine with <. Il. Larnn
UP came together the crowd saw one OF the
Then MIR: Lairap sent Alcadine against James
4. Murphy's PAGER Free Advice. a;lQ,.. and
mare mai could command; Alcadine, was, a
winner when she met the PAGERS Lady Eu:
genia. 2:lil,, driven by jacques Cartier and
Gretchen. with George Hollerith up;
The trotter Night Hawk. 22S.. driven by
driven by il 4. Pierce and repeated the
victory in a close finish. A .auartette made
up the next brush and Nighfhawk was again
"a ocK wnnsI m RS Ia tho order
r. j. La Place drove to victory behind the
irotier Santos, 2 2i1.. driven by Thomas
Ieahey. Then Index finished second TO the
fd Lock, 2l2 driven by NJ l.. Simon.
The closing brush of the morning brought
toget her three closely matched pagers that
gave the crowd lively finish ,.,a, a f. ,ll hannn
Cart er was behind Lady Eugenia. 2:l4,. and
George Hollerith drove Gretchen. For the
first quarter mile the three came like triple
hit ch and then the line began TO wayer and
Alcadne finally won with Lady Eugenia