The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29
TON SHARKEY'S CLEVER DRIVE
his HORSE, HOPPER GRASS, WIN
NER ON THE SPEEDWAY.

Ida Hishwood Takes Two Out OF Three
Heats From observation-disclosures
Who Look for Easy Opp0ntaon-BriSht-
light and Ortine in Good Brush.
Heat and showery conditions combined
to keep many drivers from tho Speedway
yesterday morning. yet the sport ranked
with the best OF the season. A feature to DO
regretted Is that many owners seem to prefer
contests against horses which their own
clearly outclass. The spectators are quick
to notice this and the comments are not com
plimentary.
Two sportsmen who never decline to meet
the best In their class gave tho crowd the
best contest OF the morning. class and speed
consider ed. Claus Boiling. drivins tho for
mer Speedway champion trotter Klngnond.
ZOO. and Nathan Strauss matinee winner.
Ida Hghwood. 2O0H. were the starters.
Trainer T. j. Sullivan drove Ida Hollywood
In the first heat. and he rode to victory In q
splendid finish With both horses strung out
under a drive. Then Mr.. Stratus took the
reins and rode in front down to the end Of
the iron railing. where Kingmond. under
the stimulus OF rein and voice. carried the
little mare from her stride and won. There
was no mistake by either horse In the next
heat, and Ida Highwood won BY three parts
OF length. Later. Ida Highwood won Q
nice brush from w. NJ. Jermyn's cratic
trotter Mary Joe. carrying her to break
near the finish
For genuine fun and the great delight Of
the crowd. the two brushes between Tom
sharkey's big gated trotter. Hopper Grass.
2I4H. and Terrence Kennedy's bold going
trotter. Teddy X. really headed the list
Teddy X. won the first heat by head. with
both owners working with might and main
and the crowd cheering until the cliffs echoed
the applause across to the Westchester hills
The second finish was even more exciting.
Hopper Grass had the lead when he mazda
q break almost at the post With tho most
skilful drive he has yet made on the Speed
way, Sharkey had him back on his stride In
c hf s SHsh tie bes
Hopper, with Black Belle. twice decihyely.
M H Rpe nsd r .sd MaSes
twice: the trotter Teddy Z. being second
the s and the R SSe
Sn a e Bssqa .na 4ods a9
Mack al and de- Jimmy Max. Tie tretteI Won Won.
Sehnd Msees . Tsssneh Ks .ta L.
won from 81. n. Jermyn's trotter. Boralma :
Brother. Later Malacca won from DR.. H d.
The Chicago horseman. s. T, De Leo was
another owner that missed his usual number
1 OF victories. de OTOVe Ine pRCer PeCeE Shel-
Direct. slt%. beat Peter sheldon IN bis ar.s
start. Then the Chicago PAGER was sent to
accept second place. through an unfortunate
VIE WIHes fh'l' he''enAAu'en' 'f0''fF' Nen'
= The bis trotter Lucille Epsulsst. driven BY
Flosel's bay trot.er Gov. MoGresar: 4
Rewsomsr to the drive the Say paess. Eeh be-
as he was kept in his class: Robert v. beat
the Crisis. driven by c. s. Rice. and also ven
H s5a the PAGER rlis s.. .s.. third: Then
Charles Weland. driving the PAGER Mustard.
iRnS6e aRd and S5 hs Is e Who mt
Won Won from samuel Roehs BIcycl l. Girl, eao. :.
ishins In front Of the PAGER Fred W.. 2os1 !.
| The Latter ID high in hssh and not up to his
John Harmon rode to several good victories
beat the bay eess Easily
AHetta Won = good brush fro n til. pseei
place. Ate, ofnx . bsa,se b ae bed
brushes: ~ In the arst she beat tie bay srosser
Title wi!tes; Then she Finished in front q
horses under q sid drive. I'LL ''''
One, Of the best contests Of the morning
sGshf ,osc ss ss snd to. ns cbSsn
trotter. ortlne. ?:.2k. 1t vas hammer and
tonss from The first turp OF the wheels. with ,
neck. Then Brfshtlight wa. taken out OF
his class in start against Or. Gll's PAGER
BriEhtlieht won from the PAGER Robert W,
r. J. La Place deserves better SUCCESS
! thnn he has had With the PAGER Cotillion,
2lo. His only winning brush Yesterday
finished second TO A.. r. Meyers PAGER
Peter H.. 22el.. Then Peter II. won q keen
| brush from Wanda.
William Scott seems ut last IN q fair way
to realize the pleasure he expected when
! he paid 81 500 for the teotter Kitty Wilkes
2u5t. After winning a good british from
Philip Heipenhausen's Nelly Wilkes. Kitty
MKfs w xas WsrV 10. and :,s nnishs
| in front. with Mary Joe on a run. Christie ph er
Hackett drove his PAGER King Tom. 2ls1.,
| in two brushes, and IN each he was g winner.
| His competitor was Alexander Franken-
| STEMS chestnut PAGER Fred ".