The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-12
PRINCESS PIQUE IN FORM.
Noted Trotter Holds Ner Own With Fast
Rivals on Speedway.

Warm weather yesterday morning did
not cause any abatement of interest in the
sport on the Speedway. The dead heat one
week ago between the noted trotters Ida
| Highwood. 2:OsH and Princess Piaue. 2ilr.
led the public to expect another meeting
between the two mares YESTERDAY. and this
| proved to be true. As a matter OF fact the
| Princess was sent against both Malacca and
| Ida Highwood. and she succeeded in getting
| an even break with each horse.
| Mr.. Stratus sat behind Malacca when he
reached the drive and in the first start az inst
the Princess he sent the spotted trotter away
with all sails set. 1t was a merry clip and 1t
kept Princess PiQue in second place until well
toward the finish. where the black mare i'm
proved her position and won by half a length.
The Princess made break soon after getting
away for the second hea at and Malacca logged
in an easy winner.
When Mr.. Straus took the rens behind
Ida Highwood tho crowd saw the best finish
of the morning. Princess Pque seemed to
have just nicely warmed to the work for
she trotted her best heat of the day. 1t
was practically drawn battle from the
start with Ida Highwood in front al the finish
by head, The daughter of Highwood was
unsteady in the second brush and Princess
PiQue won in hand.
The sport opened with a brush between
! the PAGERS Fred W. 2:OsL, and Sampson,
20s3.. Alexander Frankenstein driving the
former and Thomas Leahey the latter. Fred
W. won. In the return brush Fred W made
n break and Sampson won Then Fred W.
won a good brush from George Hubers bay
PAGER Harry Van. Pal. Charles Weand
sent the PAGER Mustard. 2;osh, to make the
next brush three cornered and he finished
in front of both. Then Mustard beat Fred
W. single handed
Building Commissioner Isaac A. Hopper
driving the PAGER Bessie Reid. and Col. W. c.
Greene. with the big PAGER Cobre Grande
had a dtng-dong brush. Bessie Reid winning
by half length. In tho return brush Cobre
Grande finished in front. Cobre Grande won
a good brush from the PAGER Bessie Duffy, with
the chestnut PAGER Audubon Belle third. The
Belle in turn won good brush from l.. T..
Levy's PAGER Payilia.
Thomas Lynch drove the chestnut trotter
Billy Cleveland to several good victories.
He finished in front OF Max Simon s bay trotter
Norman G.. and repeated it in comma nding
fashion. Ben LichtenburG, driving the PAGER
Billy Palmer, o25l.. met l.. L. Levy's chest
nut PAGER Pavillia. and the two finished
Tapped
Lady Direct. 215n. driven by Percy Gill.
was the best winner in the pacing division.
She defeated Fred W. 2os,!. King Tom.
olo,+. and Andrew Phillips's trotter II ilgar.
2l5s.. After King Tom had finished behind
Sullivan, who was warming Ida Highwood for
Mr.. Straus 1t was nip and tuck. but the little
trotting queen finished in front.
James A. Murphy has returned to the city
with his stable Of PAGERS and yesterd ay he
drove for the first time. Don Derby. 2:o+,.
looks to be in grand condition and the ap-
plause was generous when the king Of Speed
way PAGERS appeared. When Mr. Murphy
took the rens behind Free Advice. 2lOh.
Charles Weiland sent Mustard. 2OsH, to
tackle the newcomer. Free Advice can get
a way at running horse speed and when the
qua rter mile post was reached MIR. Weiland
decided there was little prospect of glory
In riding behind. 80 he took Mustard over
to the slow division at the curb.
As usual the pacing division filled in a good
share of the program. Title D.. 2is1.. won
a splendid brush from Peter H.. 2:2eh. driven
by A. r. Meyer. David Muscovite. 2n7h,
driven by B. T. Kinds. I'm shed in front Of
A. G. Vermilyea's Carrie c. Then David
Muscovite won one Of the best brushes OF
his speedyay career. beating Christopher
Haokeus hine Tom. 2as%. in splendid
The Grand Circuit trotter James shevlin.
ia ont of Ss s d III n 81 u p
Kpney sa ts the ss BAY tG a.eT
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Els team, King Chimes. alok. and Gov. Holt.
2l5, against time. Is there was no competitor
present. Half dozen watches caught the
quarter mile In o:s2H, . 2i0 gait
The sport was In full swing when Ed ward
". Gardner, driving the brown mare Geisha
Girl. turned for a brush. Geisha Girl was
so anxious to get away that she swerved and
brought the wagon In collision with family
road wagon quickly went over and Mr..
Gardner and his mother were thrown in the
roadway.
deisha Girl made the most Of the oppor.