New-York tribune., 1903-04-06
THE SPEEDW4Y.
E. Z. Smathers, Just Home from
California, DrlUes Queen Wilkes.

Queen Wilkes and The King. 2101a. Just now the
most conspicuous trotters on the Speedway. re-
newed their contest for supremacy yesterday,
treating the holiday crowds that went up the road
to series of brushes which well repaid TIE long
tourney from downtown. Il. e Smathers. the
owner Of Queen Wilkes. had just returned from
California and he drove his beautiful little bay
mare for the first time this season
She came out hooked 10 a pneumatic speeding
wagon finished in natural wood jogging up the
road beside her was another handsome mare. just
like her in size. form and carriage, hooked 10 a
wagon which was an exact duplicate Of the other
So closely alike were the two trotters and their
turnouts that nobody excepting the regulars could
tell which was Queen Wilkes and which was Ida
Highwood. 2:Oe14.
After warming her up in preliminary spin Mr..
smathers started Queen Wilkes with her old an
tagonist, The King, driven by David Lamar. They
had trotted a dead heat week ago. and their
first brush yesterday nearly ended in another draw
The made of her rushes at the finish
trotting very fast When Mr. Lamar rallied The
King keep him even terms the big bay horse
responded gallanty and beaten by only a neck
at the half mile post. the accepted point where
brushes end. He broke just before passing the
post.
The King got off with his right foot foremost in
the next trial Of speed and, setting fast clip from
the start carried the mare 10 break before they
had gone a quarter Of a mile. He took the track
and went on at top speed 10 the finish. winning
| by many lengths. In trying to overtake him the
! Queen made two more breaks
In the final brush The King seemed to show the
effects of this hard drive for the mare drew away
| steadily after passing the first quarter post and
| left him half dozen lengths behind her at the
finish.
| Both drivers now changed horses and renewed
their friendly rivalry speed honors Mr.. Smath-
Z ers holding the rens over Ida Hghwood while Mr..
| Lamar drove Sally Simpson. 2:112 the mare tnat
| defeated Mr.. Smatherss horse Antezella. 2Iol3,
last Nednesday 2aIiy leG the way nealy b 20 % +
/ give the victory Ida HighwooG by short neck
Mr. c8 F For bsf s9 she e Sas not keyed up to go such
There were few other brushes OF interest in the
morning The road was in rather poor condition
after the rain and not many drivers cared TO send
stretch Wa not msd at I the COMPETING Horses
taking their course down y "a t 1arrow & strip OF dry
5deTm 22$2 square GATED yo1nE 6 tTotfSr I ter fg IP
perry going as a duck takes 10 water and won
every brush in which he started; beating John F.
Tnaras G Dirigo and the black trotter Nelson B. in
successive contests. TIderim went down the road
speed eight times without meeting his match
This big bay pacing mare driven by John Hanon,
stepped away from Andrew Crawford's bay pacing
ones always winning with something in reserve,
Maggfe wo3 5537 pretty brush from an unknown pair
f 3 bay Pto1 Magg hna put reag just h
seemed to 0elong 10 the team .o,
the first time in many weeks but did not start him
in any of the brushes TIE The bay horse Was 50 pig
to recognize him It is understood that Mr.. Straus
/ IS saving loT the 4LudSSuL wagon races dI
! Empire City Park later in the season.
Just after the sunday morning throng had gone
home Mr.. Smathers drove over the road behind
Lord Derby 20534 the famous trotter that defea
9 Thomas ". Lawsons Boralma 2:oI. in match
for $4,000 side at Hartford. last year. and
that IS now matched to trot a against Major
/ DeImar 2:O512, for 5000 side. the Fourth OF
! July Lord Derby never looked better than he does
at present His trainer. George Spear has win
tered him with great care and the great horse will
be fine trim for ms race with the Albany trotter
if he meets mishap After driving three fast
rrotters Mr.. Smathers over the Speedway in
the direction of the Suburban Club. with Marcus
Logan and Dandy Logan a pair of prize winning
high steppers, before spider phaeton.