The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-17
TOPSY'S TURN on SPEEDWAY.
SHE TAXES THE MEASURE or
THE FLEET IDA HIGHWOOD.
Nathan strauss Mare NAL Amends by
Twice Defeating IN Grand Circuit
star kent-COaat Marie Beats All
RiVals-Many Lively brushes on Drive.

The change In the weather conditions
seemed to find favor with the driving public.
and the crowd at the Speedway was the larg-
est seen In many months. The horses, too.
seemed TO relish thu keen air and entered into
the racing with a zest that was positively
refreshing to the spectators. A strong wind
swept down the stretch. but IL helped rather
than retarded the contestants In their flights
of speed.
TOpsy, 2OeL, the Grand Circuit winner
who since her advent 60 the Speedway has
been a star performer. scored a victory over
her persistent rival. Ida HighWood. 2OeL.
driven by Nathan StrauS. Mr.. Cornish has so
often driven his favorlte To what promised
to be a certain victory until the fleet daughter
OF HiRhwood coming with a rush at the An
ish. Just managed to turn defeat into victory
that few in the crowd yesterday belle we'd
Topsy would be able TO hold her advantage
until the winning post was reached.
When MIR. Straus called on Ida HighwOod
for the last effort the little mare responded
with a will and she was all but on even terms
when her momentum carried her from her
stride. Topsy was first to cross the imaginary
line between the two gilded topped posts by
a margin so narrow that many not In a direct
line declared II a dead heat. Unfortunately
Topsy hit herself and had to be sent to the
stable.
The chestnut trotter Kent, 2o0t[. one Of
the cratic stars OF the Grand Circuit, showed
so fast in earlier perform ances that Geor &c
Coleman made bold to challenge Mr.. Stratus
for a brush against Ida Highwood. Twice
the two horses came over the course and the
contests ranked with the best OF the NOR
but Ida Highwood.was clearly in control from
start to finish.
The sport opened with a keen contest be-
tween William SCOTS bay PAGER Ragland and
Walter Kilpstrick's chestnut PAGER Virginia.
1.Oaly ~ waa a hnaNlfnD Arfun frnuR aanHf
to finish and was really not exceled by any
that followed during the morning. RaEland
won by a short head and he repeated the
victory with a margin OF less than half the
Dr. Joseph Seanon asked the trainer, Elmer
Stevens, to get up, behind his chestnut, PAGER
MOronial. 2l0. and the result was a winning
brush that stirred the. spectators to enJhusi-
Hsm. The competitor was Dr, tiill's chestnut
PAGER Sue Dix, 2l4.. and each driver made
decision. but the crowd favored MoronisI.
Moronial also won a creditable brush from
the bay trotter Katie Gay; 22l11. driven by
DIX eyened up matters by winning from
j. G. Lawrence and his bay PAGER Reuben
s., 2O9h. opened a winning score by finish
ing in front OF Ragland In spite OF the siren
uous drive that William Scott gave his fayOrite.
| Later Reuben y, won another splendid con-
test. beating Walter Kilpatrick's chestnut
PAGER virginia, 2O9h.
to let his trainer win the hon6rs behind bis
champion. Isaac Fleming drove Coast Marie.
| 2IlL, and NOT one defeat was marked up
against her. Walter Jermyn got up behind
Sue Dix. 2l4L, and 10 test her quality he sent
her one brush against Coast Marie. The
result was he had to accept second place.
Then Coast Marie beat :. I. De Lees chest:
nut PAGER Leo T., 2lO.. Leo T. showed
! Just how good he was by twice defeating the
matinee winner. David Muscovite. 2:l7H.
driven by L. q. Kinds.
Among the best brushes in the trotting
division were two between Thomas b. Leahy's
Princess Pigue. 2lllt. and T.. J. La Places
Baron. de shay. 2OSL1. After the dust had
settled il was found the result was an even
break. Princess Pique won the first brush
in a hurrah finish. but Baron de Shay came
The trainer Budd Murray and the bay
pacing mare May Hathaway, 2Il., figured
prominently in the winning division. IL was
not hard for May Hatha way to finish In front
OF r. W. Heinzer's bay %trOtteT Dan T.. 207l+
II was a different proposition when May
Hathaway met her old time rival Sue Dix,
2I4.. These two had it hammer and tOnRs
from the first turn Of the wheels. May Hatha
way would not be denied and she won by a
safe margin.
Two more persistent rivals gave the crowd
a splendid race. George Huber's rhythmic,
Jr., 2:22i., driven by Rue Clark, and Elmer
Stevens behind Henry Phillips trOtter James
Shevlin, 213L. added another to the long
list OF contests between the two. rhythmic,
Jr., won. The Huber stable also scored
another victory when the little trotter Oracle
Pandit, 225L, driven by the owner, beat
next brush rhythmic, Jr., was beaten by the
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