The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-17
FINE SPORT ON THE SPEEDWAY.
King Chimes BeatI the PAGER Don RueJ
Many Close Finishes.


Former stars Of the Grand Circuit were
prominent winners at the Speedway yester-
day II Ia doubtful n a Sunday mornln Q
crowd ever saw a better balanced programme
Of sport or one that had more head and head
finishes for the number Of horses actually
engaged While the PAGERS carried on the
lions share Of the honoTs, the trotters made
a splendid showing. and In the first really
thrilling finish a trotter defeated a king pin
PAGER
W. C. Floyd-Jones drove the bay trotter
King Chimes. 7IOk, for the first time this
year In Speedway sport. The veteran trot-
ter that defeated swift. 2o7 last year In
one Of the greatest contests In the history OF
the drive lookG NJ TO retain the title OF cham
pion For some reason his owner elected
yesterday TO tackle Andrew Phlllipss PAGER.
Don Riley. 7O7 instead OF one OF the many
fast trotters present, but even at that King
Chimes was a winner II was a ding dom
drive at the finish. King Chimes Just keepin g
his nOes In front
The PAGERS were out in force early, Alex
Hnder Frankenstein driving Fred W, ROSS,
and Dr.. II. d. GIN with Lady Direct, 2l5i.,
had hustlng brush. Fred W. winning by
tho length OF his neck. George Buchanan
sent the gray PAGER TrIie 2:2OH. to make
the next two brushes three corn cred. and he
finished second TO Fred W. each time. Later
Tri1ie beat the black PAGER Morley King,
2I6E. driven by Thomas Lawson, by a head
Then the gray mare was sent TO tackle c. s.
Rice's star Push. 2OoIs, and this proved a
losing proposition.
The crack contest OF the day. Judged by
the records and the prominence Of the horses
was betNe the PAGERS Mustard, 7OsH
winner OF the Intercity cup race at Cleve-
land Last year. and Star Pugh, 2OoH, winner
Of the big paoin stake at Detroit when owned
by Edgar Bronx Of this city. For some reaso
Star PuEh was not on bis best behavior yes
terday. and he made 4 break In each heat
when the battle waved warm at the finish
Later Star PuEh won two brushes from horses
that he really outclassed. beating GEORGE
Buchanan TriKie. 21ok. and Thomas Law
son 8 Morley King, 2IOH.
The sport opened with a brush between
the trotters Invader. 2lo. driven by Andrew
Crawford and Hopper Grass. 2I4II. ably
handled by Tom shGrkey. Invader won
C. II. Lofts. driving the bay trotter sprightly
also won from Hopper Grass Sprightly
also won a brush from George Huber's Oracle
Pandit David Goodman driving Freeland,
2l7,., and l. stelnberR with Bow Rene had
one Of the best finishes Of the morning. Free
land winning. FreelAnd also won a nice
brush from Lady Gallant, driven by Harry
Richmond with Charles Strauss Bolton, Jr.
third.
L. W Boynton. driving the bay trotter
Dada Bell. and Walter Fitzpatrick with the
brown trotter Royal Rene. 2.20. had two
good brushes with an even break Dada
Bell won the FIRST and Royal Rene the second.
Then Royal Rene was sent 10 tackle A. c.
Schuyler's tTOttlng pair, Moorzouk. 2.2oL.
and Elmer. but Mr.. Schuyler's pair were
too fast for Royal Rene.
One OF the best brushes Of the card was
between the bay PAGER George Dumond.
2Ioh, driven by II D. Gill, and the black
PAGER Grover O.. 2I6k, with Isaac Samuels
than the length OF his neck.
Anton Swartz's black trotter Wyoming
2IsL, made an suspicious beginning by
defeating Harry RlChmond's Lady Gallant
Dr Martin was third, with Decker Then
Wyoming was sent 70 tackle John Y. Cocker
us former Speedway champion, Honor
Bright, and this time he was beaten. Mr.
Cockerill bad 90 much confidence in the
speed Of his old-time fAvorlts that be sent
her against Claus Bohling's champion King
mond, 2;Oe This time he came TO grief, al
though Honor Bright led almost to the finish
George Huber's crack snow trotteT Rhythmic,
Jr, 222b. and Thomas IeshoyG matinee
winner Princess Pique. 7liL, had three
lively tilts, Rhythmic winning the first two
and the Princess the third Henry Phllllps's
trotter James Shevlln, lIsk, won a good
brush from DR. Martins Dicker