New-York tribune., 1906-08-19
KING DIRECTS FEAT.
Nr. Buffers Stallion PAGES in
2.04 81 at Emp5re City.

Speed microbes we're in the air a. the Empire
City Track yesterday. when the New York Driv-
ing Club held its eighth weekly erotfiRx meet
ing Besides beating the best amateur records
OF she season. rrottinx and pacing Andrew
CrawfoTd's Invader and James Buffers Hias
Direet surpassed their sulEy records ana The
latter horse paced the fastest mile ever made IN
a race al an amateur meeting as wen as the
fastest ever made TO wagon BY a stallion at any
meeting
The heat was Won in 2.oss.. and it vas paced
under such conditions as 10 convince horSemen
OF The stalliOn's ability 10 beat i, later in the
season
King Direc; started asains, c : Rice's Coast
Marie and Samuel Mc&nlan's S1onewsu in Class
AA- for PAGERS The handsome black horse
reeied OF the Arst heat in 2.O7 with such ease
that L vas decided 10 waive distance and let
him step 70 his limit the next time
win no pacemaker 10 spur him on King
Direct stepped the first quarter in 81. seconds
the hrst half in 1.01s. and the three-quar,ers in
l'o-7s-ihus moving the second quarter in 30ss
seconds. a zoe clip-and the middle half in
I"l~ or al the rate OF mile in 2.O2E. Mr
SutieF did not once touch him WIKI the whip
EAins Direct pacing on hts courage all the way.
me brilliant performance evoked long con-
'iaoed applause from the spectators. who had
seen the stailions speed limit increase within
=" weeks from 2:lIls 70 2:O4s. King Direct
Is one OF the stock horses a, Mr Buffers East
'3sN FGFfn near IarTyCovn. and he MAS kent
n me stud there until after the Fourth OF JuIv
" men Iat. eoLt and unframed he was beaten by
SoaSt Marie N 2.11ls as recently as JUly Il
1-s oest record 10 sulky Is 2:05l.. and il vas
. slaue Wheh ne was trained and driven by the
As1Ious professional reinsnan. Ed Gears
me morse IS seven years old He il = son %
~. buliers noted stallion Direct, 2:05lz which
Asio the worlds record IN his DAY and his dam
vas welcome Bunker dam OF Cheerv Lass
-So9sl by Nambrino King: granddan I.ady Bun
~ ,Uon OF Guy Wilkes. 3-15ia1 By Mambrino
Patchen, The sire Of Mambrino king
Jucge Green and ATisto. TWO well known
were entered in the championship race but ,hev
cid not arrive from Poughkeepsie in time 10
compete andrew CrawfoTd's Invader there
lore. started against time 20 beat 2:I1 the best
Fotting record OF the season al the Empire
Track Driven BY his owner. ne turned the
course II 2:0Siz and wss unofTiciaiIy timed in
I-1-t2 TOT the middle half of the mile
Princess Plque shared the honors % the dav
by defeating Promise ans The General in
Ia after q hard fought race She was cIev-
erty driven by her owner. Thomas B Leahy.
her fastest record 10 sulky is 2.21is
Bedelia surprised everybody BY trotting in
2:l3lz in the race for horses OF Class A Will
do It Both mares beat their professional rec
oros, Bedelia's being ::lTis, while Kitty Wilkes
was 2:15is
Bon jay, roam PAGER. just purchased by Dr..
Joseph SsTnon. sank down on the track as IL
his leg were broken. al the finish oT the first
that the trouble was in his back After lying
as II dead on the hoUestretch. he rose and anaI-
Iy walked away
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