New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-23
ION DERBY IN FRONT.
Fast PAGER OutfoOts Nathan Straus
on Speedway.

long expected brush between the fast PAGERS
Don Derby, 2:Oil4. owned by James A Murphy. OF
Chicago, and Nathan Straus. 2;o5is. owned by
Joseph E. Meyer was the feature OF yesterdays
sport on the Speedway. Ever since the spring
driving season opened the owners OF the horses
have been pointing their flyers for this contest.
which was looked forward TO with keen interest
by all freqUenters Of the driveway The horses
conceded to be the fastest yet driven the road
in New-York.
Driven without the customary hreeching and
chain under his chin. Don Derby was hard TO con-
troll After two false starts. in each OF which the
chestnut horse broke before furlong had been
covered Mr.. Murphy resigned the reins to John
heuy, the professional reinsman, who drove
Directum. 2554 and Direct. ROSA to their records.
At the next trial ,he rival flyers got of well to
sether with the speed OF the wind Don Derby
brushed to the front when half way down the
stretch. but could never draw clear OF Nathan
Straus Mr.. Meyers horse began to gain again
near the finish. and when the horses crossed the
line he was only a short neck behind the winner.
Don Derby has never been beaten on the Speedway
ana until yesterday no other horse ever brought
him TO drive at the finish of a brush
Old Cobwebs. PIP. now in his seventeenth year.
was among the winners yesterday. His owner.
Nathan StrauS. who has Just returned from Europe.
drove him in brushes with Hiram HOllis's
mare Blue Bells and Thomas F. RusseFs chestnut
horse Possibility. winning two contests out OF
three Possibility outtrotted the old horse the first
time they measured strides. but Cobwebs out
lasted his younger rival, going past him at the
finish OF the second brush and winning handsome
ly by half length
One OF the notable performances OF the day was
made by Swift 2O7. TrOtters are not supposed 70
compete with PAGERS. but Swift started against J.
P. Baiter's fleet sidewheeer Helen D.. 2.092t, and
defeated her cleverly. John F. COckertIlS Ia
nous horse had close call later. when Ben Ltch-
tenbergs chestnut PAGER Billy Palmer 2;z41t yusS
missed beating him Swift is so far the best trOt-
ter in sight the Speedway at present that his
owner can find horse Of his gait that can make
it interesting for him.
Stewart Bars brown trotteT Bright Light 21S1<.
out for the first time this spring, stepped to the
front in series Of brushes. beating Leopold
Meyers black PAGER David MuscOviIe. 214lt and
later taking the measure of ]. F. Gibbons's bay
trOtter Ortne. 2:2214
Miss Overton. 2:26i4. driven by Frederick Dietz.
showed improved form. winning every brush IN
which she started, and defeating such horses as
Morris Jones's big bay trOtter Ed Lock, III;
Thomas B. Leahy's Santos 2:2ll4. and David Good
mans Freeland, 21714.
Johnny Agan. 2:O515. and Don Riley, POI, fought
out two fast brushes. the former winning each time
by carrying the other horse to a break.
In other brushes Isaac A HOppers Too Soon.
224A, defeated Harry L Topitzs Judge Boardman
and George Levene's Sunbeam Alexander fran
kenstein's Fred W. won from the bay PAGER
Wanda; Santos defeated Too soon; Morris Joness
Ed Lock defeated DIR. n. ID. ellis bay PAGER Oar
ling 222A. and John Picket'S Don Cyrene defeated
E j. La Places Index.