The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-05
TROTTING MARES IN DEAD HEAT
Princess Pique and Ida HighwOOd Finish
Together on the Speedway.

II class rather than numbers be considered
the sport at Speedway Park yesterday ranked
with the best in the history OF the drive
Never have more close and exciting races
been decided in one program and never
before have three trotters OF free tc all
speed raced to the finishing line so close.
a dead heat being the only decision possible
between the two in advance.
Kingmond, 200. the star OF many famous
turf battles in the Grand Circuit. Ida HI gh-
wood. 2:0oi. the queen Of the amateur turf.
and Princess Pique. o:ll'.. the sensation at
the New York Driving Clubs matinecs last
year made up the field. Kingmond. set the
pace with the two mares kept we'll In hand
until fully settled on the journey After
passing the quarter mile post Princess Pidue
began to improve her position and at the end
of the iron railing she was leading. Here
Nathan Straus shook up Ida Highwood and
the dainty trotter responded. gaining step
by step, until right at the post her head was
on even terms with the Princess. MIR. Straus
Huber John l.. Dodge and half dozen other
prominent members Of the association. who
stood directly in line declared no eye could
separate the two. kingmoho was only oeaten
IN the return brush only Kinsmond a, and nd
sent James She vlin.2lsH. to make II three cor,
nered Kngmond won. Then Highwood and
pqe had another 1 fnd Tx e
alo,; and, Gov. Holt. 2l5,, to join. The
set the at TerTG clip s snd sds
to ns lead o0f Ida Hhs df" Was also unsteady
and n h rG dsy off had keen
TIT with Frederick Dietz's trotter Miss, Over:
ton, s:2e'I, and won Then Ida Hishwo9d
EVEN eSH bre srG as the ne result result Miss oXsron
later hnished , second to Henry Phillips's
The sport began with brns h between the
PAGERS Lady DIRECT. 2l5t driven by Percy
Gili' up, The Lady won and and then repeated
brush from $. r. De, Lee, driving Mary Jane
Win Dr. CHI MHn dr rI e %S Whip rein n' and
s d Saae the hsRs1 rS sSsE kSSf
After winning from the PAGER Better Luck
Bessie Reid won in two Ta5d splendid finishes
Terrence Kennedy. Clarence Collins drove
the trotter Black Robert 2l3, two fast
s.. driven by the trainer nth, The bay PAGER
rs gray PAGER Bicycle Girl. a2o,.. had keen
Il Princess Piaue figured in several head and
head finishes, early in the sport, IN splendid
5 Ma ' by 4 Mi a0 Scott My pEneess
Just managed TO push her head in front,
Mhen M the PRINCESS met her standing rival.
drive, the Princess winning, by less than the
length Of a cigar, Then Kitty Wilkes and
Nelly Wilkes were sent one heat, and this
proved another, spendi id contest, Kitty
winning. Kitty Wilkes also won from James
Sheylin. ?,l3t, He in turn won from Miss
Ovcrton, 2"26!..
As usual. the PAGERS made up good part
OF the program, Don Riley, 201, driven by
Andrew Phillips and Fred w., ?9s.;, with
former winning. Fanny h, 2l5Li. driven by
Andrew Crawford beat George ID umond
2.l6Is, driven by DR., Gill. Christopher
Hackett's King Tom, 2loif. Won from b. +.
Kinds David MusCovite, ol7l?.
Col. W. e, Greene. driving the PAGER
Florence Wilton. and his trainer. George
Klot7boch with the chestnut PAGER Cobre
Grandc. had several keen tits. with the
dau ghtcr of Wilton at all times ia command
Col. Greene has added to his stable Nv
purchasing the entire driving stable OF W.
VI. Jermyn. There are four noted horses
in the lot. Mary 10. that beat Ida ligf wood
2:00k, in the first heat at the matire last
Thursday, has been "A sensational trottrr for
two years Boralmas Brother was sensa-
lion before Thomas ". Lawson sold him.
Paul Kelley, 2:.Ot, holds the worlds pacing
record for yeurling Billings was perhaps
the most sensational horse sold at the Garden
last year A q yearling he had paced a
mile in 2;G9', and MIR. Jermyn paid $500
for him. col Greene now has one OF the
strongest driving stables in New YORK.