The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-08
MARIE WINS.
TiyeFt0n's withdrawal From Three Cor.
nered Trot Gives Easy Victory to Mare.

READvfLLH, July 7..IIle great three cor
nered trotting race between Sweet Marie,
Wentworth and Tiverton was narrowed
down to q dual contest between Sweet Magle
and Wentworth this afternoon over the Read
Vile trottlng course. 40 q result OF Tiverton
being drawn at the last moment or account
OF lameDess, and Sweet Marie won In straight
heats with comparative ease.
Soon after arriving at the track from ?oigh-
keepsie last week Tiverton showed symphonic
OF favoring the hind ankle opposite TO the
one he neatly broke down on last year.
Trainer John Howell was 10 hopes that by
careful nursing the geldinR would round
Into shape TO race. Instead. he grew worse.
until IL Yves necessary 10 call In the service OF
q doctor. and after q thorough examination
the doctor ordered Tiverton to be given
absolute rest as far as track work was con-
cefned. furthermore Howell was informed
that the gelding would not be In condition to
be even logged for at least three weeks, II
an absolute breakdown was to be prevented.
The race developed Into q disappointing
contest. as Sweet Marie showed that she was
the superior Of the Philadelphia geldlns at
both setting pace and going away In the
rear. The time for each mile was 2.Nx.
In the Hrst heat the pair started OF as II they
were stepping q 2I4 mile. with the marc
on tho pole and, Wentworth ct her side. The
~trotters raced this way until coming. into the
Srash the mare, 6ut. after sryhs found that
Moponald,s charge had q wonderful brush
and he had to be satisfied with being second.
The intermediate times were: 93H seconds
for the quarter, 1905 for the bali, t;se, for the
three-quarters and 2,07x for the full distance.
In the second trip McCargo raced Went.
worth to the front and at the quarter had
two, 'engths. which. advantage was Increased
e three lengths going into the baoEsttetSh;
s MipS Sss eai f' WsPs I IsPp ga 9 swias ans s =
10 the last turn, both horses trotted 40 u they
were stepping to pole. but lust BEFORE. round-
ing into the homestretoh Sweet Marie gave
her admirers q terrible scare by making. q
skip. Mcdonald got her together quickly.
and after. losing two len Rths set out for the
wire with her ~trotting with power and wonder
fpl speed, Shs stepped by wentTort h, a.
The Ssyeqretshsts Tina Zines sG FOR ' the mile were eS'G a.
follows. SIX seconds for the quarter. 1:os&
for the half; i:ssH for the three-auarters and
BY her victory Sweet Marie won the entire
purse OF SIS, 900. 81 $500 Of which was added
to the side bets OF the three owners by the
New England TroStiDg Horse Breeders Asso-
citation. under whose auspices the race was
all felt that Sweet Marie was the better OF
the pair. =.
The other two events on the card, 2:l4 trot
and 2,i2 trot, proved interesting. The throw
ing out Of j. NJ. johnson. from the sulky In
the latter class resulted In Lord. Roberts
running away and being stopped after maxi
ing two Giro its Of the track. Under the new
rules OF the track he won two races and was
drawn In the third. which was won by Totara.
TIA trot. but the next two wentto Grattan