The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-05
LIVELY DAY on SPEEDWAY.
Many Fast steppers Out. with n
Well Divided.

VIII SUCH nONeu LuTl cthIb pdcoiuk DdSh
and forth in the busy throns on. the Speed
way yesterday az Morning Star. 2'04H; George
G.. s20SH; Blackjack. 207.; Ida Hishwood.
2Osk; Topsy, 20eH; Invader. 2:1O: Promise.
2:l0, and many other fast ones. the scene
was one calculated to enthuse any lover Of
the light harness horse.
The three stars Of the Billings stable have
recently been shipped to this city. and made
their first appearance yesterday. Mr.. Bill
lings sat behind the trim little PAGER Morning
Star apd his trainer. Charles Tanner. was
up behind the trotter George G. The two
champions had two keen Tits that greatly
plea sed the crowd. Morning Star finished
in front in the first and George G.. assumed
the winning position in the second. Mr..
Billings's recent purchase. the p cer Black
lock. 2O7h. was shown in several exhibitions
With a runner.
The real racing. Of the day brought together
the local Speedway and matipee stars Ida
Highwood, 2O0R Topsy, 2O0%; Invader. 2lO:
Promise. 2IO. and Princess Pique. ,2:iix.
Each in turn was at some time a winner and
when the dust Of battle had settled 1t was
difficult TO say to whom the highest honors
belonged. ...
Invader and Ida Highwood we're the first
TO meet. The Jay Bird trotter carried the
daughter OF Highwood way so fast that abe
lost her balance before reaching the quarter
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The second result was the same. The third
was a keen drive from the first turn of the
wheels. Tho previous fast work seemed to
have settled Ida HighwOod and she hung TO
Invader persistently. The final rally was a
grand sight. Step by step the little mare
slowly but surely gained on her feet COM
petitoT and right at the winning post her
nose showed in front.
As his champion seemed TO improve with
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again against A. +. PERKINS, trotter Promise.
2Io. n Thomas Leahy's. Princess Pique.
aIIk. Promise proved TO I've in high form
and although Ida Highw0od made a gallant
EFFORT she vas unable TO beat him. Princess
PiQue was a close third.
With. Ida Highwood out Princess Piauo
finished in front in the next brush. Andrew
Kane had sent Juno T., 2:lSl.. to make il
three cornered and he took second place.
Promise made a bad break Just before reach
piuue single hand. Juno T.. quite evened up
her defeat by Princess Pique when she H-ished
in front Of the trotter Silver Spray. driven
j.. W. Cornish. driving Topsy. 2Oo.. did
NOT take the prominent part he usually fills
Ted. 2i5i., the reserved champion of the
Straus stable. driven by the trainer. T. J.
sullivan. had a keen tilt with Topsy and came
ont a winner. Then Topsy won an easy
brush from Patrick kennedy's Lord Brom-
!" In the pacing division Walter NJ. Jermyn's
Baretto was a good winner. He beat Dr..
II. d. ellis Sue Dix. 2l4]1., In a hurrsh drive.
whirlw ind PAGER Wiltons, 2lsH, driven by
Harry Williams; IL was not a hard task for
Baretto TO finish in front of the big trotter
Dix was in hne form. She finished in front
of a fast field that included Vice Regal
and GeoFse Hpber,s Bessie Panditi Then
close to her good work OF the morning Sue
Dix beat the matinee winner David Musco-
vite, 2I7ii. driven by 7. G. Kinds.
Joseph Gibbons looked the pleasure he felt
when he drove his trotter Bessie g. 70 two
good victories over, A.. IL. Cosden's Bonnie
spirit OF friendly, rivalry between the two
owners and II is like tossing a coin to predict
which bi Sii fa InIih m 10 ir fsHkIe Men MT' s M5i GiG K;3FS
Wilkes. 2;i51., he had to accept second place
Mr.. Co-den Vas more fortunate with Bonnie
Duchess in bis sec9nd yenture. Tor he defeated
George Huber. driving the PAGER Bessie
Pandit, was a fortunate winner; Among the
best OF those he put in second place was +. f.
SoteIdo's Lakota Belle. 2l7X. W. J, Kinney,
driving the trotter. Bonnie Betsy, 2.20L, made
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trotter Strangeleaf. and the daughter OF
Bonnie Boy. 2:25, won without coming to a
il was late when A, L. Perrin got up behind
the black trotter Alice Carr. 2Ooh, and de-
feated W Frsisenette.s Baron y. The Baron,
W. G. Clark's black gelding Johnny Judd
S. T. De Lees chestnut PAGER Leo l.. 2:t0H.
took the veteran PAGER Tar Tartar. 2:l3i.,
into camp quite handly.
John ". Smith and his black PAGER Ogden
smith, took a winning hand In the sport by
defeating Harry Williams little PAGER VIII
W. Heinzer. also made but one start, but
that was "A winner. His competitor was
Lakota Belle.
Team racing was q prominent feature Of
the sport. Tobias Greenbaum drove his new
pair. Cora Glenwood and Allie Evans, while
the trainer. Elmer Stevens. sat behind Peter
the trainer and his pair had the best Of the
argument The trotting pair West Wilkes.
pacing pair. Calypso. 2lO%. and Hopeful,
2:2lh, had a spirited brush. the ~trotters finish
ing In front.