The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-24
BRUSHES ON The SPEEDWAY.
MONA WILKES PROVES roo Much
ron ANNIE LITTLE.
W. j. Clark and Ilderin, score Long List
OF MISUNDERSTANDING Contests Excl'-
Ing. KinE Tom winning a Hard Fought
Tilt-Another Runaway by Tillie ID.


Tilt-Another Runaway by Title d.
A. G. Schuyler. driving Mona wilkes, and
John +. Cockerill, with the mare Annie Little
met In brushes on the Speedway yesterday
and Mona Wilkes carried of the honors
Annie Little had an easy victory In the nrs'
brush, as Mona wilkes made break soof
after passing the end OF the iron railing ana
dropped out OF the contest. lt was ANNE
Little that made u mistake In the secoho
brush, and then Mona Wilkes was an easy
winner. There was no mistake by either
horse in the third brush. and 1t proved the
beat contest Of the day. Each owner drofe
with all the skill at his command. ana the
spectators were aroused to the highest pitci
of enthusiasm as the TIVE mares struggled
head and head. IL WAS very close niisn'
but Thomas Floyd-Jonss Nathan ELY, A. b.
Gwathney and Thomas +. Russell, VINO stooo
In q group at the finishing post declared
they saw Mon Wilkes's nose hrst. NOM
Wilkes won the fourth heat by II wider margin
W. j. Clark. with llderin. won long iis'
Of victories. After an even break WIN d.
W. Cornshs trotter David b., ?ooH, llderln'
won good brush from Frederick Deitz
little trotter Miss OvertOn, 2:2SA. lheh
llderim finished in front Of Henry PhiilipS
bay trotter James Shevlin. 2isE. ana iater
beat Andrew Crawford's bay trotter Beifry
Chimes. Belfry Chimes won from Miss
Overton and later James Shevlin beat Belfry
Chimes by a head in one Of the best brushes oil
the morning.
The rivals, Frederick Cohn. with the trotter
Pinkle r.. and Samuel Newberger. behind
the PAGER Better Luck, had three good
brushes, the PAGER winning the third heat
aud final decision. Hugh Reilly's PAGER
Quick, 2:isl. driven by Ed ward Barr, finished
in front OF j. p. Baters PAGER Fairvlew
.:o9]s. John L. Dodge. with his PAGER Pre-
cious. 2:I5s.. won one of the best brushes de-
feating Andrew Cones Alice Drake. 2l4H.
by head. Later Alice Drake carried Billy
Palmer to a break and won.
Nathan Straus. behind Cobwebs. 2l2.
made an auspcious beginning by defeating
the fast black trotter Curlou, formerly
owned by X. ID. Williams. The next COM
petitor Cobwebs encountered was also u
black trotter. Frederick Gerken's Joe n.
2l7'.. and in two keen contests the latter
put Cobwebs in second place. After his
defeat by Cobwebs Curlou redeemed him.
self by finishing in front OF n. A. Pierce &
bay trotter Upton.
Z. s. Rice, with the roam PAGER Amy
Wilkes 2I6L. won three easy brushes from
T.. }. La Places Index. 2:2i1.. The latter
is good in his class. but he was conceding
Ave seconds TO the roam mare. Later Index
won from the bay PAGER Casarone. A. q.
Vermivea's midget PAGER Carrie c. was
she WAS starter. Her persistent rival.
Casurone. finished behind her twice the
last time ia dingdons drive that left them
9ny hesds APART Res Garre C. won
Charles Meiand. with the chestnut trotter
lorna MeGregor, Fly. was a promine Mt
Elyria flushed in front of $. +, Pauls bay
trotter Our Jack, 2laR. Then Lorna Nc
Oregon had two keen brushes with Thomas
b. Leahy X Princess PiQue and finished with
All even break. The chestnut mare won the
first brush decisiyely and was leading in the
second until well toward the finish. where
she made break, and then Princess PiQue
had her beaten.
Andrew Phillips and the bay PAGER Don
Bon ey dfsaed his s,andSe rva for
road honors. Fred W. 2;Osls. driven by. Alex
sef Dssa ea xh ts
by f. J.: Kinds: added Then Den Riley
naa Don s MADE but
Dayid MHsooyi1e finished in front
brushes. In her first start Dark Secret I'm.
ished in front of James sheyin. with Princess
po lo n5d Jump P Them sns Rarf
Thomas Lynch Jr,, with the gray trotter
nl hsr s. st was smother winner IN
Won from Red Mike The latter beat Isaac r
Hopper's black trotter Too Soon, 2:2L.. with
the PAGER Bessie Reid in third place.
+. G. Schmidt sent the chestnut PAGER
Mercury Wilkes. .21!1... only one brush. and
won from John J.. Dodge's PAGER Precious
?:l5,.. After Bow Rene had finished behind
Albert c. he had two brushes with Too Soon
and Bessie Reid, losing the first and winning
the second Then Bow Rene was beaten by
Clarence Collins's trotter Black Robert. 2I31;
driven by Capt &. II, Mcdonald.
As often happens the clos ing bru shes were
among the best of the morning. W. F.
Knster's PAGER Friday. 217'., made bril-
liant showing. winning first from the PAGER
Casarone and later finishing in front of Samuel
Bloch's Bicycle Girl. mo-, with John l..
Dodge's Precious third on a break. Then
Friday won two splendid tilts from Charles
Weiland = Johnny Agan. 2o5A, the first by
less than the length OF mans hand.
The closing brush ranked with the best
ever seen on the course. After Christopher
Hackett. behind the PAGER X ing Tom. 2:leh.
had finisheopp front of Andrew Cones Alice
stein = PAGER Fred W. and each owner started
with a determ inaton to win. The owner of
King Tom declared he never worked harder
and his efforts gave him the victory by
short head.