New-York tribune., 1906-11-26
INVADER ON SPEEDWAY
Ida High1Cood Loses Title in Three
Trials-Other Brushes.

In three spirited brushes the Speedway yes
terday Andrew Crawford's Invader. 2:10. wrest-
ed the title of champion from Nathan Straus' 3
fleet little trotter, Ida Hghwood. 2:O9A- The
largest crowd of the season witnessed the con-
test. which was not altogether satisfactory 70
either the drivers or the spectators. owing TO
the fact that the queen of the road broke In two
trials and IN another interfered with by
slow moving vehicles in her path A E. Per
ren's black trotter Promise, 2:10. starter
in each brush. but was slightly outclassed.
Mr.. Crawford's tall. angular. rakish looking
bay beat the three lengths under a pull
the first time they went down the road. both Ida
Highwood and Promise breaking badly in the
first quarter. At the next trial the finish was
so close that many spectators thought the hon.
were even, but the majority Of horsemen
who stood right at the half-mile post thought
Mr.. Crawford's horse had his nose in front.
With OF her characteristic rushes at the
finish the mare gaining rapidly as they
neared the goal. and perhaps might have won
had not a slower horse in front of her forced
her driver to change her course suddenly just
she making her supreme effort IN the
last fifty yards.
These two brushes settled the question OF su-
premacy, at least for the day. but Mr. Craw-
ford consented TO let his horse go down again
III View of the unsatisfactory ending of the last
one This time Ida HighWOOd got off poorly,
made losing break when half way to the finish
and crossed the line three or four lengths be-
hind Invader. Promise was as far behind. the
mare.
Mr. Straus and Mr. Perren changed horses
after this brush the former getting up behind
his black trotter Ted, 2:13&.. while Mr. Perren
TOOK the relns over Thomas q. Plants black
mare Alice Carr. 2:09&a H. ]. Curran. driving
the gray trotter What Is II. 2:16l.. by Direct.
2:O512, Joined them, and lively three-cornered
race enSued, the horse winning bV
length from Alice Carr. who beat Ted about half
a length Mr.. Perren's mare afterward won by
a head in brush with Ted.
r. Morning Star, 2:O4&4. and Blackjack. 20Ii4.
two lightning PAGERS from the stable of e. X. q.
bliiings, We're prominent in the speed display,
With Mr. Billings driving the former and Doc"
Tanner, Il trainer, the latter horse. thew went
down together two or three times Mr. Billings
winning. Billy Cole big brown PAGER. owned
by T. ]. Curran. of Oil City. Penn and driven
by Nichols a trainer. started twice with the
star performers of the Billings stable, and.
though beaten, was always in the hunt. In one
or the last brushes of the morning he beaten
by }. III. CampbeIl's black mare Susie G.. 2:14Is
J. 6. Bennett, of Pttsburg. drove Morning Star
IN two brushes with Blackjack. but was not
50 successful Mr. Billings had been. the
black horse winning each time ]. = Batter
who was driving his bay mare Helen d. 2.O91,
hooked III with them for the second brush. and
10 the surprise of some at the roadside she fin
ished a length behind Blackjack and half a
last brush Mr. Billings drove Blackjack beating
Morning Star a length.
In other brushes William SCott's bav trot-
ter Kitty Wilkes. 2:I5Ii. won from Thomas
Il Leahy's black mare Princess Pique 2:211.:
john r Cockerills bay trotter Baron Leland
liza. took the measure of the Pittsburg trotter
SHADY Beatte. 2:1424. driven by u. c. McDon-
ald; Nhat Is II also defeated Shady Beattie; F,
W. Heinzers bay trotter Dan T. 2:O7 outfooted
+. Soteldo's brown mare Ila: f. J. La Places
nay PAGER Frank Wilson. LOOT: defeated DIR. H.
II. tIlIls sue DIX. 2:l3l2; William Scott's Raglan
ana Bl'ly Cole paced a dead heat; George H
fiuoers brown Uotter David Rossi defeated An
ortM hahe pay mare Juno II. 2I34; DIR. ellis
GheStnut PAGER Lady Golden. 2:lOh. defeated r.
r. oleNensS Billy s.. 2:26i4 and was beaten in
urn by her stab.e companion Sue Dix driven
E oE & > Rice; solomon Lyman's bav trotter
C4Ne =, a tuii sister to Letah = o.Oa1. won
W I'm, I, w, j. Nlnny's Bonnie Retsev and John
w w 0i'lth black PAGER Ogden smith .: 1871 de
,55 ,E"egu raglan and George H. Hubers Bessie