The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-10
SPORT on THE SPEEDWAY.
Don Riley heats star PuEh-Many Past
shoppers out,

sheltering cliffs broke the force Of the
keen wind yesterday morning az Speedway
Park and made II a delightful resort. The
number Of spectators was probably 5000. as
the chilly atmosphere kept many away
The card Of sport vas a good one, with many
close finishes.
one OF the best contests was that between
the two pacing cracks. Don Riley. 207. driven
by Andrew Phillips. and Star Pugh. 2.o9H.
with C. s. Rice at the reins. In the first
brush Star Pugh made two breaks and Don
Riley beat him decisively.
There was no mistake by either horse In
the second heat, and the two paced Tapped
from start to finish Don Riley again winning.
The third heat went 20 Star Pugh after an un-
fortunate break by Don Riley. After the Don
dropped out Alexander Frankenstein sent
the PAGER Fred W, 2:0s1{, to tackle Star
Pugh. These two had q dingdong finish.
the crowd cheering.
The sport opened with keen tilt between
the PAGERS Lady Direct. RISK. and George
Drummond. 2I6k. the former winning,
lady Direct won keen brush from the bay
PAGER Country Chimes. driven by liver May,
Country Chimes broke near the finish, and
this was the only brush he lost. He best the
gray PAGER Trxie. 2.2osI. driven by George
Buckman, decisively. Later Country Chimes
won from the black PAGER Morley King, with
Philip Heipenhausen's trotter Nelly wilkes
IN second place. TriIie won a brush from
the PAGER George A., carrying him 70 break,
Nathan Straus sat behind Cobwebs. 2:17.
in tho early sport. The veteran trotter was
sent two good brushes and he managed TO
get an even break. Fred II. Cohn's trotter
Admire was his competitor. Patrick Ryan,
driving the chestnut trotter Rita f.. ASK.
struck a snag early in the day that gave
the crowd a good finish. When well under
way down the stretch Rita Z. encountered
the bay trotter The Jay, and the two had II
hddmmtr sh1 tong me and Jay ny mac som s
good use OF ~ that Rita l.. was never able
70 head him
Mr straus took the reins behina Malscca and
sent him one winning brush His competitor
was George HuosGs bay moNeE. Ehythss
Rhythmic made break and the halacca was
an easy winner, Rhythmic. Jr. redeemed
himself aftefward by winning from Andrew
There was a buzz OF excitement when the
three fast PAGERS Mustard, 2osh, driven by
Charles Weiland, Cotillon 2i0, with L. ].
la Place at the reins, and Morley King, 2:Ioit,
ably handled by Thomas lawson. finished
BEAT the crack Grand Circuit PAGER Aicadine,
driven bg c. c, Lapham. IN diving finish,
Alcadine quite evened up her score by win
2.lCL, driven by DR. II d. GIL
David Goodman and his trotter Free-
land. o2l7c., encountered company too fast
Meyer, driving the PAGER Peter H.. 226I,
was the fret 10 win from Freeland, Then
drew CraNford's BelfTy Chimes, but she
struck pace and kept up the clip until Free
land had TO accept another defeat ihomss
had about an even break on the morning
sport Promise beat the bay Totter Steele
also willing 10 Geat tho bay PAGER comet,
2IiH, driven by, Mr.. Marshall, but was
H'It0 s ssldnm fbat a trotter in tbs s.r,. o,,,.
can beat PAGER over the short, sharp work
OF the Speedway. It did happen yesterday,
p. f. DTews bay PAGER, Hugh MACY. 5IeI,
to a break and won. II was the other way
when Gh Charles S2GhToaassrs PAGER MSri%9nS,
per Grass, 2IiH, and beat him. Another
Instance where a trotter. beat the PAGER was
and 4. ., yermllyea's PAGER Carrie c. The
Thomas Leahy sent the ma nee Ohampl on
Princess Pque, 2lln, only Sne brush, and
that proved a mixed event The start was
made with the chestnut trOtter Red Mike
but soon after coming around the bedd lyer
Red Mike was a little outclassed, but the
champion trotter found the Chimes PAGER
tough proposition The finish was 50 close
thst each owner believed no had won
William Scott i fast getting his recent pur-
chase. KITTY Wilkes 2lI.s. into form, She
was winning one and creditable one.
Her competitor was George Huber y trotter,
Rhythmic Jr.. 222t, and Kitty Wilkes beat
him In commanding fashion.
The really best brush Of the day among the
trotters brought the morning sport 20 close.
The starters were B. Iloyd's Curlou and
Philip Heipenhausen's Nelly Wlkes. Seldom
do two horses 30 closely matched in speed
come together by, chance; As far as the eye
could mako out tho positions, Curlou seemed
TO have a tribe the better Of the argument.
AZ the two nOared. the finish both owners
asked for more speed In a determined manner.
Nelly Wilkes got the decision by not more
than a head.
While G. X G. Billings was in California
visiting Lou Dillon he became interested IN
the oil sprnkled roads used for light driving
Crude oil IL used and II il said 20 be very
beneficial 70 the soil in giving II life and
elasticity Mr.. Billings would like 10 see II
tried on the Speedway and will gladly defray
the expense Of sprnkling an experimental
section.