The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-17
CoBRE GRANDE STEPS FAST.
COL. GREENE'S PAGER TURNS
TABLES on FREE ADVICE.
James A. Murphy . Worthy Competitor
for Don Derby-Bettcr Luck . Prom-
inent winner King Tom Wins tho
CosinG scramble on the Speedway.


Improved weather conditions had de-
cidedly beneficial effect on Speedway sport
yesterday. both In the number who drove
and the number who watched the sport.
There were times whom the enthusiasm
eQualed the scenes when the season was at
Its best.
James A. Murphys half mile champion
PAGER Free Advice. 2l0X. and Col. Greene =
big champion Cobre Grande were scheduled
for another meeting and the crowd waited
patiently for what proved tho event OF the
morning. George klotzbach. the trainer.
sat behind Grand Copper and drove him
with skin and judH mt to victory.
For the first time since he became a Speed
way star Free Advice met In Cobre Grande a
competitor that could get away at the whIrl-
wind clip he set. Far up the stretch II was
plain that the Arizona champion was In front
MIR. Murphy drove with rein and voice. but
never succeeded In getting Free Advice on
enen terms
The son Of Labasoo. 2l0H. out out the
work In the second brush at the same rapid
clip. but q new element was introduced. j.
H. Lawrence had sent the bay PAGER Reuben
g.. 2:o9H. to make the brush three oornered.
Reuben 8. overhauled Free Advice soon after
passing the quarter mile post and then he was
sent after the leader. The whips cracked
merrly and Reuben 8. finished In front. II
looked TO the crowd IS Il the driver 81 ~ Co pre-
s.. being content with victory over his origi =
nal competitor. This IL the second meeting
Of the chestnut cracks. Free Advice won
before.
Before sitting behind Cobre Grande, Klotz-
bach drove the bay trotter Boralma's Brother.
Boston boulevards. and the cratic tr,otter
proved fast and steady and winner. W D
dTx vi the 0.T BS OF
Brother, but the chip was too fast for The
daughter OF Bowery Boy. 1925. and she made a
break. The second attempt resulted the
same. ~ ,
Henry Phillips bay trotter janice shevlin.
Helnzer's chestnut PAGER Better Luck. twas
nip end tuck with the trotter winner S BY short
se fss oYsg
Darrin's Dancer finished second on Jump.
Then came the PAGER Kentucky Rosebud.
drysn NJ tee T sahen fff hand
big trotter Finan's Star made a break early
and was withdrawn,
e ShrIssop III rue Haoke,ts King fom. so.
Better Luck won the Tst brush in eom nngsd
reserve. Better Luck also looked like win;
per IN the second brush when he carried
pos Of feeps shs
MIR. Heinzer took Better Luck in hand and
waited until King Tom recoyered biz Is stride a e,
stall of hi. rush Better Luck was carried from
his stride and beaten
When James A. Murphy first reached the
drive he sat behind the PAGER Don Derby
2O4H. or course there was nothing In his
class. much az the public would have enjoyed
seeing the champion extended. j. w. Cornish
sent the trotter David b., oaH. to give the
Don q warming brush. and the former Grand
Ing distance.
Thomas B. Leahey drove the brown trotter
Santos. 2:2ih and rode TO victory in his first
brush. His competitor was ". j. Kinney's
trotter -Bonny Betsy. 220H. Mr.. Leahey was
not so fortunate in his next venture. when he
met J. H. Lawrence Htth the bay PAGER Reuben
g., 2neH or course the little trotter was
8. 7. De Lee drove the PAGER Peter Shell
don TO several good victories: Mr.. Zatta.
with the PAGER Kantucsy Rosebud. tried to
take the measure OF the Chicago PAGER, but
found his favorite little shy on speed. Then
Peter Sheldon was sent one brush against
the chestnut PAGER George A.. 222H. driven
by George W. Young. The chestnut was
OF a handicap for him to win.
F. W. Leonard, driving the midget trotter
competitors that outclassed his favorite.
Among others Little Kate was sent to tackle
was the PAGER George A. and. of course.
The closing brush of the morning was a
scramble from start TO finish. King. Tom,
2aoh, and Better Luck proved the principal
nently until she made a break near the finish.
Peter Sheldon did not get away well and he
was taken in hand early. King Tom beat
Better Luck.