The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-19
YETERANTROTTERS NABRUSH
COBWEBS BEATS DAVID b. ON
THE SPEEDWAY.
or the PAGERS. wesley n. and Fred W.
Have the Best Encounter. the Former
winning in q Close Finish--Weilands
johnny Agan Beats Giii's Lady Direct.

Every expected good thing went wrong
at the Speedway yesterday morning. The
crowd present numbered several thousand.
for the card OF sport gave promise OF being
high class. After reading the def OF Col
W. c. Greene on behalf OF Florence Wilton.
James A. Murphy withdrew Don Derby.
4? o4L from his matinee engagement OF Satur :
day and was at the Speedway bright and
early yesterday TO uphold the pacing cham
ponship. Unfortunately the boat on which
Col Greene journeyed from his country home
was two hours late. and 1t was nearly o clock
before he reached the drive with Florence
Wilton and the other horses in his stable.
After waiting until noon. Mr.. Murphy sent
Don Derby to the stable 80 the meeting
between the two cracks had to go over. Sew
eral other special races had the same mis-
fortune.
The veteran trotter David B.. 20sh. driven
by j. W. Cornish, and Cobwebs. 2I2. driven
by Nathan Straus. gave the crowd the best
race OF the morning. Each horse has been
prominent factor In Speedway sport since
the drive was FIRST thrown open to the public.
Cobwebs being now 10 years old and David b.
Is Tho enthusiasm OF the crowd was spon-
taneous when the two veterans came down
the stretch head and head, each owner driv-
ing vigor ously to help his favorite to victory.
Cobwebs was hailed as the winner by head.
Closely following came another brush that
pleased the crowd. Mr.. Murphy took the
reins behind Wesley R.. 2:l0, and sent him
against Alexander Frankenstein's Fred. w.
2Osh 1t proved the best race OF the day
among the pacing contingent. Wesley r.
winning by not more than the length OF his
neck.
The sport opened with the bay PAGER
Reuben S., 2:o9R, driven by j. w. Lawrence,
very much in evidence. In his first start
Reuben easily beat q good field that included
= l. T1tntn driu w A
the bay PAGER Lulu L.. driven by Mr., Laugh
lin Gray Billy. 218i<. on break; and Free
land, 2:i7,I, also on q break and out of the
contest Later Reuben 8. beat Freeland
single hand easily as the Two hSrsss are not
Fred W., 2:nsl., came together the crowd
saw two good brushes. with an even break:
kuSsa SWs e lace 1 o Ss1 hIsa
ssoond brush So and Fred " beat ha Just as
Aie1snder Newberaer. with his, PAGER
by defeating Ben Liohtenbers,s handsome
King King driven BY j. chaimovita. but lust
b sN s 81 h' % a VT: gssf ssTs
and that put him out Of business for the
morning. George King made Winning
kins also won tEem j. saron's Maud sher-
man, driven Dy Elmer Stevens.
ming from the PAGER Isaac Davenport. driven
by T Greenbaum. The latter, In turn. evened
UP his score by defeating Maud d sherman man
the veteran PAGER Smier Colfax. 2Ish. driven
Luck. Billy Palmer proved good winner.
fffTssdPt ss5 Be SsD dfv.a
Charles Rothsehild, ~ ANAL
sent but b. one tr,P at speed, but that was
cochran. and Peter f. won IN driving finish.
The bay mare Je;sie o. driven a o. WIiam N
rotter Teddy k soH sa good brushes
from Isnse Hopper's black trotter Too
sega Sha;r i' 8siand. behind tn. PAGER Joh4ny
Of St the day. defeating my Dr.. II. D. Gins Lady
s I5si sy nH sAnns tan qssf as
1859. but the later was leg weary from ear:
winner. Before meeting Johnny A9an. Lady
Direct won . nice brush from David B.
Henry Phillips behind the bay trotter
Max Simon. Later James sheyiin was sent
against the trotter Juno T.. 3IsI and then
s Sc sss Behind t.. ss0H S.l Hesr sos
and II. A. Pierce with the trotter Upton bad
q keen race. Upton finally going 70 bad
s.ia az: S ss ssn, .ee
IFS team I'M. Oracle and Miss Hibbard. the
latter won in q dine-done finish;
Samuel Bloch sent the PAGER Bicycle Girl
and won. kins Tom then was sent e tackle
James 4. Murphy.s Wesley R.. but again
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