New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-25
FINTSHE:: on SPEEDWAY.
Fred W. Wins from johnny Igdn
by Mech.

Head and head finishes and a long programme OF
good contests marked the Speedway sport yesterday
morning the best Of the season Tho only finish
close enough 10 admit OF controversy was between
David Goodman's trotter FreeaEd. 2:I7ss. and
Thomas Leahey's Santos 2.2l's- Freoland was
leading by safe margin until almost 20 the finish
ing post where he began to tire and santos. under
a stiff drive, closed rapidly and made a stirring
finish. The majority OF these in direct line
thought Freeland had his Ia front.
From the point OF records the two possess
Johnny Azan. 2:C5is. and Fred ". Zo,ia. gave the
crowd the best meeting Of the morning. The two
owners, Charles Weiland and Alexander Franken-
stein. fast friends. which serves TO make the
rivalry more keen. Fred ". had trihe the best
Of the start and he improved the advantage 50
well that he never let his rival quite reach even
terms. AS the horses ncarcd the finish Mr. Nellanl
drew his whip in final effort, lut Fred W. won
b. = neck.
The sport opened with "a brush between the bay
trotter Mary Steele, -.20ls driven by &. II. Nc
Donald. and the show ring rOtter Judge Board
man. with Harry TopIitz at the reins. Mary Steele
won. and later finished in front OF Patrick Byan's
fast pair. Alr0nita. 2:l4. and Matte Lynn Holt
2.23lz. George Hubers trJtter Red George 2:Z'i2
and Thomas Leaheys Santos. 2.-l]4, had two splen-
did heats In the nsst Red George made a losing
break Just above the OF Tho iron railing bar he
Just missed winning BY q narrow margin
Overton. 326'4, beat the Uottcr Gray l5IlN driven
f6rd's TeltTy Chimes in q driving finish. Frecland
was third. Then I5elfry Chimes won nice brush
from the trOtter Miss James, driven by MI
Before meeting Johnny Agan. 2N5i.. Fred W,
2Islk mad q brush with his persistent rival for
pacing honors Crescent. driven by Alfred Epstein
and by a neck. Then Crescent was sent
against johnny Agan and this also proved losing
YER ura. Later Crescent quite redeemed himself
by carrying the crack PAGER Bell Boy, $50 =. driven
b. George LevCen, a break and winning.
mSn T Me od R2y Sped 5eew a' ro y Lax
Crosse Girl, 2:lJi% had pretty brush, and the
PAGER won. Woods Boy, the trotter Bow Rene
zl9lI driven by NJ. Bruikheimer. and the trotter
Judge Boardman. with Harry Tophtz at the reins,
made up the field in the next start, and Bow Rene
Won with both the others run at the finish
Then Bow Rene beat Judge Boardman single
and II A. Pierce's trotter Upton had spirited
tilt, and the former Then Nighthawk fin
ished in front OF Thomas Greenbaum's PAGER Isaac
Isaac Fleming brought out a candidate for
honors In the bay irotter Governor Holt, 2l5. The
son Of Pamlico, 2:10 beat Andrew CrawfOrds Bel
fry Chimes and then finished IN front OF George
Hubers Red George. 2.H1@ with Noise Geisman,
behind Kit Bradley. ia third place. When Gov
ernor Holt sent against John (. CockerilPS
trotter Swift 2,O7 the crowd saw a pretty race
A. c. Maynard's black PAGER Director Joe, with
the trainer Mart Demarest UP, made his first
appearance IN tho Speedway sport, and won
good brush from the pacing mare LADY Eugenia,
genia finished second 20 the big PAGER Chestnut
Burr 22224 driven by Thomas Lynch. Alexander
Newbergers PAGER Better Luck won good brush
L. A. Burke's trotting team West Wilkes
2:lsIh and El Moro. 2:l3Ik the latter making a
break when the battle waXed warm at the finish.
II was late when 4. J. La Place arrived behind
Index. 2:2lL but he put victory TO his credit In
short order. His competitor was the bay mare
Gretchen driven by Mr.. Hollevith and I'm ding
dong drive Index won by head. The trotter Miss
James driven by Mr.. Quinby. was third on a run