The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-18
KEEN HARNESS CONTESTS.
Princess Pique Beats Annie Little In
Championship TrottinS Race.

Not since the New York Driving Club
opened the matinee season at the Empire
track has there been better meet than
that Of yesterday. While the fields were
not large every contest was keen and the
exhibition miles were among the fastest OF
the year.
The greatest interest was in the race be-
tween the two championship mares, Princess
Plaue. 2Ii,<. and Annie Little. 2I2. Two
weeks ago the two stood even in the numb er
Little won and led, Yesterday the Princess
AGAIN svsned up the score by winning In
In the race yesterday neither contestant
was up to record breaking form. but Princess
Little not only made several breaks in each
mile. but she was rough gated. Mr.: Cockerill
was fortunate in again drawing the inside
first turn when Annie Little lost her balance.
Princess Piqus never surrendered the ad-
came fast in the homestretch and was only
beaten neck and shoulders.
The second heat was not so close. Annie
head the black mare down the bachstretch.
and when rallied for The finish she became
gated and could not s1tsnd
Monte Carlo. .2:O71<. failed to equal his former
he tretted the fastest mile Of the season aside
from his own unequalled former perform
t anee The quarter was reached in s;T
II was the first really fast mile the horse
had been driven in over month and he was
One Of lie SURPRISES Of the dsy Va: the
rsooid q sas,.. the dr es' attempt ". VIZ.
Han an hour, later the pair Ser. brought
out again and set new mark by trottins
The fastest mile in a contest was tretted
and won by A. e, PERKINS, recent purchase.
Wilton Boy; an easy winner in 2:ian. Be.
Mckinney. aasJ5, two exhibition miles. the
first in 2il and the repeat in 2:ls. The third
S Sso!.eF OF the second mile was 'r0'''d In
S Ssass' sa.ssaSs s'S., p Hs'hy r,1.,
Ssh'Ss~i, B. & 4; , y. ,ssssyh'oni ,..,......:,.'
Euls Mac, Blk n. "A. F. pe.ren, .....,:..."ll
P basnsS sa sf ss%'i Barr Rus'e''
Lady Fair 0r 4 ri C Sss'' ,i.,.
S SsSss; = s,s q: f ia S1ysslas,n,l ::
Belfry Chimes b. T,m a. essTf0rd' ',.'..,..'
Et9ch p 9. James Mechanism and Samuel
MCMlihn) '.'.-..'.......S
Don Riley, b. g. "a. Crawford .sds
Ttme-1:1SN, 2:lek.
Special class: trotting: to beat 7.os
Monte Carlo, b &. (eTsy!on lysY
Special class: trotung teams. to beat 216M
West wilkes, blk. q. and Elmora. biz. 9. IL. A..
nurkel. ..'''.'''..'l !
Tlme2;ls 2:i<4.
Glass l: trotting:
Ortine. b. G. Joseph y, Gibbons, ...............3
Hoover, b. S. DANES hcClenAhanl ............ Sdis
Tme-22es, 7:7oif
Class IA. trotting:
Princes piaue, blk; M; Thona. p LeahN.,i !
T1me-2ltI, 2iolf.
Class n. trotting:
Oracle T., ro m. "a. Crawford ..,.,....,....5
Red Wilton b. S. W.T. KilpAtrfck). ........,l z
Time-2:7oI1. 2:27it. 277h.
Class b. trotting:
Wilton Boy. b. e. "a. r. Perren,. ...........i 1
Time-7l5k. 2I71.
Class c, trotting:
Lou Mitchell blk. IN. IF. T. StenwAJl .......I 1
Leoneta, b. m, "a, r. Perrcn) ................5 .
Bow Rene, b. e.. (b. Buokheinnen .........,.S 3
'Tme-?:is, 2i5.
Class d, pacing:
Little Jay b; &. III. L. Kernerl .................I
Baron said b. 8. IN. Bruokhetmer) ..,........5
Tme-2i7H, 2lgf.