The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-08
TROTTE RS IN CLOSE RACE.
Ida HishwOOd Proves the winner in Stirring
Speedway Brush.


What promised to be the most brilliant
day Of the season az Speedway Park was in
a measure spoiled yesterday by the unex-
pected shower that broke over the course
at the noon hour. The sport was At Its height
and several stirring finishes had put the large
crowd present in a mood for more. The
rain sent everybody scurryinR for shelter
and brought the sport TO a premature end.
Nathan Straus Joined the crowd at the
finishing post and watched his champion
trotter Ida Highwood. BOOK. driven by the
trainer. I. J. Sullivan. win the most brilliant
victory OF the morning. 1t was the first time
The owner had seen the stout hearted little
mare from the spectators point Of vantage
since she became the acknowledged queen
of the Speedway.
Her competitors we're the bay trotter Topsy.
2O91, driven by Joh W. Cornish. and the
black trotter Promise. 2lO. with A. E. Perren
at the reins. All three horses got away like
a triple hitch, and under the vigorous driving
Of the trainer Ida Highwood, usually a slow
beginner, fully held her own from the first
turn Of the wheels. The sight of three such
noted horses in a head and head contest over
the entire course stirred the crowd TO the
highest pitch OF enthusiasm. A large blanket
would have covered the three horses as they
swept between the two finishing posts. Ida
Highwood was in front by half the length OF
her neck. Topsy and Promise made prac-
tically a dead heat for second honors.
The second heat was not quite so closely
contested. After passing the quarter mile
post Ida Highwood began 90 show slightly
IN front. and she finally won by a scant length.
Promise was second and TOpsy had her head
at his saddle.
The sport opened with a winning perform
ance TO the credit Of the California PAGER
virginia, ? O9H, driven by Walter Fitzpatrick.
Her competitor was the sterling trotter
James Shevlin, 2l3L. driven by Henry Phil
lips. The son of Baron Wilkes although
beaten made a splendid showing.
Later Virginia and her standing rival. the
PAGER Ragland. 2:I5Z. driven by William
Scott had two keen tits. In the h-st tussle
RagIand got away with all sails set and he
maintained the clip so persistently that vir-
Rinia never quite reached even terms. Mr..
KiIpatrick got the chestnut mare away with
a rush in the second brush and she won with
a little 10 spare.
Charles 8. Rice was up behind the chestnut
pacer Sire Dix. AJAX. and in his only brush
he managed to land her a winner from the
chestnut PAGER Leo s.. 2l2|. The latter
fresh from a successful campaign was in high
her limit to beat him.
Arthur J. Mace. driving the BAY mare
Birdie Clay, and I. NJ. Johnson. with the black
tro tier Black Strath, gave the crowd a stirring
brush. Birdie Clay finishing in front with
both horses under a stiff drive.
DR.. Joseph Semon had Lillian Roy har-
Q ssed TO a runabout and a companion beside
him. Even with this handicap the hand
some mare proved able to beat the up
headed gray trotter Silver Lake.
The veteran Harry Williams drove the
pacer Wiltona, 2:i9l.. in several winning
brushes. Perhaps the best Of the series was
when he landed the daughter of Wilton
in front Of the trotter Black Strath. driven
by /. NJ. johnson.
George Huber was out with several mem
hers of the no famous Psndit family. The
owner. behind frankie Pandit.and the trainer
Rue Clark. driving a new candidate named
Niger Pandit, had two keen tits. the latter
winning both.
Christopher Hackctt, driving the roam
PAGER Blue Jay. 2:234. and Henry Flaherty,
hammer and tongs from start to finish. Mr..
Flahsrty was the former owner Of Blue Jay
s sSG se n ffSTror 7 He had 10 be Content nj NJ.
however, with second place.
A. 2. Gwathmey, owner OF the noted trotter
TivpruOn. 2:04H was out for the first time this
season behind the former king Of the Speed
way, Senator Mills, 2:i2i5. The Senator has
maintained his reputation by finishing in
front OF the crack Lord Bromley. driven by
Dr. Joseph Semon asked the trainer, Elmer
Stevens to get behind his new PAGER, Bon JAY.
aud the result was a winning performance
that was highly creditable. His competitor
was the veteran trainer, Peter Nance. dTiv-
ing the chestnut PAGER Better Luck. Peter
believed his route lay along Easy street, but
he found his mistake when In a hurrah finish
that did credit to both professionals Bon Jay
beat bin. Later Better Luck DEMONSTRATED
just how good he was by finishing IN front OF
Patrick Ksnnedy's Lord Bromley. with May
Bnd in third place.
After the even break with Virginia. William
Scotts's bay PAGER RaRland paced one OF the
best brushes OF his Speedway career. His
competitor was the trim little. PAGER WiItona.
and nv spite Of a vigorous drive by Harry.
W n,ams, RaRland put the fleet daughter oil
Wilton m second place,
4. Mahoncy brought out a new candidate
for honcrs In the black tTottsr shorty. After
a numbe Of easy victories aghirst horses
tackle George Huber's Niger Pandit. who