The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-16
TOPSY, SPEEDWAY STAR.
John w. Cornlsh's Fleet Mare Beats Alice
Carr-Many Lively Tits,

The popular drive that skirts the banks
OF the Harlem was an attractive spot yester
day morning for several thousand admirers
Of the light harness horse. The racing was
of the same high order that hes marked the
season from first to last.
The star OF the sport was John W. Cornish g
bay mare Topsy. 2ao94, and she proved the
most prominent winner OF the morning.
A. Z. Perren, driving the black mare Alice
Carr, 2 :08k was the c%ontendipg factor. Topsy
Won the first heat in what looked to the crowd
to be easy fashion. Alice Carr did not get
away we'll. and after trailing Topsy until
we'll below the quarter mile post Mr.. Perren
decided that It would be wise to conserve
the strength of his mare for a later effort.
The second heat was a dingdong drive
from start to finish. Down almost to the
iron railing neither horse was more than q
neck and shoulders to the good. Then Topsy
let out the link Of speed that has so often
carried her to victory In the Grand Circuit
and she had her competitor at the rear wheels
of the wagon she drew When the deciding
point was reached.
Mr.. Perren was not willing to accept de-
feat. and he proposed a third brush. This
proved the event Of the morning. Each
owner drove from the first turn of the wheels
as II n big stake were the issue involved, and
a large cooling sheet would really have COW
cred both mares from start to finish. As
they flashed between the gilded topped posts
where the honors are decided the black nose
Of Alice Carr showed in front.
There was a new factor In the sport aud
he made q general rounding UP in the pacing
division. 1t was the New Jersey champion,
Reuben g., 2.0sH. driven by j. G. Lawrence.
Reuben did not have to stretch his neck to
put ". J. Kenny's good trotter Bonnie Betsy.
2:2o1I. In second place. Then he won just as
easily from George Huber's bay PAGER Harry
~ 1,nNlL 18th ~ Na0 - Mt
the speed Reuben s. hSd brought with him
PP afdso H sas ha]n eI"n ins BY Ne" run sebee &
wagon, While Leo T. drew a wagon Of feather
weight. This really proved a handicap that
After being beaten b Reuben S; in the three
ford we're sent twice against each other single
The last was a r-etty finish, the winner being In
waiter KlpatrIok,' and Albert" 2:oX. with
T%estraipt me- neces5ary BY bis. driver eT. When 10 Tie
horse T. driven without the hopples.. This
patrick worked hard e retain and he. sue
oeeded in keeping the California mare in front
Eng T I. satsi do ' 'drisipp sr The q bay a ie PAGER Dakota
warming spin that he decided to take q shy
at Virginia 1t was not an exciting brush.
aithonsh Dakota Belle made on excellent
and after failing to beat Virginia he promptly
g. T.. De Lee. Again he was doomed to dis
appointment. but he brought the Chicago
owner to a drive at the finish.
Dame Fortune was in a more smiling mood
the bay %1rotter %strsngeleaf; driven by Louis
to beat the big son Of Stranger and there was
an open length Of daylight between them at
strangeleaf came to grief in the next brush.
His competitor was Leo T.. and In his anxiety
TO get away well M. Frank drove Strange
the wagon and that CAUSED him to become
n mel, Mo M , SCI po,| me PACE Go,d 10 f VII ,i HIM
promptly took up the chase, but he had to
terms with the frightened horse and brought
him to a stop.
The veteran trainer Peter Nance figured In
the closing brush. Of the morning. He drove
Abbie Belmar and after winning several easy
brushes from horses she really outclassed he
tackled the bay PAGER Tar Tartar. 2:l3h.
This proved a tough proposition. for. the
self.