New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-22
ON THE SPEEDWAY.
Princess Pique the Star on Hastily Mended
Footing

Washed and quilted by the big storm Friday
night the Speedway nut in condition for speed
ing yesterday only by extraordinary efforts on the
part Of Superintendent John Caldwell and extra
force of Iaborers. To fill the holes and washouts
100 wagon loads Of fresh earth were drawn
Saturday and early yesterday morning, and Mr.
Caldwell said fully five hundred loads more would
be required TO repair all the damage done by the
torrent OF water that swept down over the drive
way on Friday right.
The storm left the surface OF the Speedway so
hard that four-horse harrows were called into use
to stir up the soil and put cushion on the foot
ing Tor the trOtters Even these heavy machines
were found to DO almost Ineffective. their steel
teeth foot long and an inch square, curling up
like hairpins IN some places.
Princess PIque, 2.2114. rscy looking black mare
that has been one OF the most prominent winners
in the amateur wagon races at the Empire track
this summer, the star trotter OF the day
Thomas 3. Leahy brought her cut in new jewel
ry." as ne expressed IL. the mare having new
harness boots and wagon. which made her look
ike u show r1uS stopper, though she is ordinarily
quite plain IN appearance The wiry daughter OF
Pilgrim IS one OF the kind that always improves
as q race progresses. and when H B. Philhps's
snipnosed brown trotter, James ShevHn, 21S12.
gave her tho dust in the first brush of the day
her owner only smiled and asked for another trial
This time the Princess went of at a racing CLIP
and carried the Brown horse 10 a break at the
end OF the drst quarter. Dir. Phillips lost his
wrong side OF the stretch, nearly into Charles
WeIand's PAGER. Johnny Agan, 2No37 Princess
Pique's supremacy was Unquesuoned at the END
OF the third round. N which she outtroJred James
ShevLa docisively that Mr. Phillips pulled him
e J. Ia Place. just home from Europe. had his
doublegaited bay geldIng Index. out for the hrst
time since the spring driving season ended ana
drove him 10 the front in two stirring finishes
with Philip HeipeEhausen's bay trottinS mare.
trott!ng and pacing. and he goes one gait as Wen
as the other. In yesterdays brushes he TOOK
notion to trOt. -,
chestnut trottor Jim Mansfield, 2;24ls that figured
prominently in Speedway brushes back IN 1898
when the road was first opened After OUTLYING
two owners he disappeared several years age ana
dav when D. L. Kahn drove him Starting against
GRAY Billy. 2162.. 4 speedy trotter owned by VIZ
lam Scott the chestnut horse made 1t plain that ne
stil possessed his odtime speed, Tor he leu from
end 20 end in each brush.
Red Wilton. 21s4, a slippery gated brown tot-
ting stallion driven by Walter klIpa trick, was
TroroiDerf n early brushes beating George
81 HIber's handsome big bay mare, Marie Pandi'
with a surprising show OF speed Mr.. kllpatrlck
said his horse had not been harnessed II three
years until few days ago. ,.,- A..
Marie Pandit scored victory by defeatlng Ale1'
ander Newburger's chestnut PAGER Better Luck. q
horse that won nineteen consecutive brushes OF
the Speedway a short time ago.
was the chestnut Title D, 2aS44 that inquired
in a remarkable runaway fortnight ago, T. r
Stevens drove her. Rugged with new bit anc
chin check she seemed TO be dSlIy conLFoilSd w
" (,ochrane's lanky bay PAGER. Startle Wilkes
2ln, started in four brushes with Iilhe y !hs
drst he won by fairly outpacing her, and IN tnC
| third he again finished in front. but TO 90 II h'
had 10 crowd the chestnut mare halfway across tlt
| broad stretch, committing what would nave peer
| a gross foul on raCetracE IL tns ollet wv
/ brushes the mare won handy.