New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-13
THE SPEEDWAY.
king Chimes Beats S1cift IN an Er-
citing Race.

An enthusiastic crowd that numbered many thou
sands gathered at the Speedway yesterday morn
Ing. The additional attraction OF a race between
the two cracks, Swift. 2;0. and King Chimes 2:10s.
had helped 70 swell the attendance. and the SEN
sational finish in the last heat was al that this
most enthusiastic lover OF the sport could desire
The drst two heats were not exciting Swift made
a break IN the first after coming around the
bend. but he was back his stride in two jumps
and did not lose any ground. The second break
near the quarter mile post, cost him length and
this he was not able to recover. When Mr.. Cock
erill saw that It was useless effort he stopped
driving. and both horses finished easily
It was King Chimes that made a mistake In tina
second brush The clip very fast and Just
after coming around the bend King Chimes stepped
in some loose dirt and lost his balance. Before he
recovered he had lost much ground that he was
allowed to Jog the balance OF the journey. and
Swift won as he pleased
The third hear a drive from start to finish.
At time there more than few inches DIFF
ference between the heads OF the struggling horses.
and many who had seen Swift win often in his
final rush the finish predicted that he would
beat the Chimes trotter IN the final struggle This
he not able 10 do, and amid great excitement
King Chimes by about 0ne-haIf the length OF
his neck. II was the general opinion that few IL
any finer struggles had ever been seen over the
famous drive.
The balances OF the programme was high class.
Thomas Leahey's Princess Pfque. 2-241a. and Isaac
Hoppers Too soon. 2.244. had four fast heats.
Princess Piqus winning the first and Too Soon
the next three. David GOodnan's Freeand. 2:17A.
driven by George A. Coleman. and c. ". Picketts
Don Cyrens trotted two good brushes. FreeIand
winning the first and Don Cyrene the second
Later the black trotter Sam Rex driven by 5. ".
Burgoyne. beat Don Cyrene IN Two well contested
brushes Freeland also loser in a later
brush by L. W Boyntous Nighthawk. 49,
with Too Soon. 2,2hi, in second place.
Index. ana driven by K. J. "a Place figured in
the winning division In his first brush Index I'm
ished a ahead OF Billy Palmer 2.25L4 but
the latter broke in the next heat and Index won
driven by Alexander Newberger deCisively- The
latter redeemed himself by winning over Lady
Charles W. Straus, behind BeitOn jr and P F.
Drew with Alice ktng Phillip. had two nice
Phillip the first heat. Bolton made a
The second. In his warning spin swift met the
chestnut trotter Gold Burr. 2l3la driven by A T.
good brushes with the gray trotter Albert O.
driven by Thomas Lynch and he won both.
Thomas r.. RusselIs bay trotter SprighJy.
OF the best winners OF rhe morning. In a brush
with Index 2:2lls SpriShtly was an easy winner.
Miss OvertOn, 2-26ls. the crowd a splendid con-
test Mr. RusseIs champion winning by head
only. Then Miss OvertOn beat William Durando's
bay PAGER HopscoJch by a length
The rival PAGERS, Johnny Agan. 2.05l4. driven by
Phillips up. and Fred. W. 2.6sI5 ably handled BY
Alexander FrankensIein. had renewal OF hos
Fred. W carried Don Riley 70 a break in the drst
heat by a head from Johnny Asan. with Fred. w
IN third place Then Fred. ". the third in
a splendid finish. with Johnny Agan in second
The good work Of the mounted police was aptly
Shown WI when, n brush between the PAGERS 81
wagons struck. and Samuel Block. behind the Girl
was thrown 70 the ground The drive was crowded
looked dangerous. Mounted Policeman MzlOney
Sb fri54sns fo b 20 me rSeeS ana ne soon aa6
damage beyond broken vehicle.