The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-15
LIVELY SPORT on SPEEDWAY.
Promise. Princess Ptque and red Have q
Keen Tilt With No Decision.


Keen Tilt With No Decision.
The sport at Speedway Park yesterday
morning equalled a gala day at a Grand Circuit
meet. All the star performers were out and
exciting finishes came so thick and fast that
the crowd was kept full OF enthusiasm from
start to finish.
The keenest contest OF the morning was
seen when the three ~trotters. Province. $40.
driven by A. f.. Perren; Princess Pique. 2llH,
with Thomas Leahy up and Nathan Strauss
Ted, 215+. driven by the trainer. T. J. Sulll-
van. came together. At the breakaway Ted
rushed TO the front. but he was never clear
Of his two competitors. Down almost to the
iron railing the Norval trotter maintained a
slight advantage. but here both Province and
Princess Pique began to close on him. From
this point until the finishing posts were
reached, it looked as though either horse
might win. In the last few stride Ted hung
out signals OF distress and both Of his com
petitors reached the front so closely aligned
that no one present could separate them as
they passed the line that marks the finish.
In an earlier start Ted and Promise were
the only contestants and the former, aided by
the skill of his driver. finished in front. In
the next brush, with the whips tapping and
both horses strung out to the limit. PROMISE
won.
After turning Promise over to the care
taker Mr.. Perrin took the reins behind Alice
Carr, 2:O9.. and by a mastery drive the
managed to finish in front OF Princess Pique.
Then Alice Carr had a keen tilt with Thomas
Sharkey's bay PAGER Midway. 2:l2H. and
again she was "A winner. Alice Carr con-
cluded her unbroken victories of the morn.
ing by defeating Marcus Bruckheimer's
Julia Baron.
The brown trotter Ida that J. G. Currie
drove "A mile in 2II. while she was in his
training stable ranked among the best win
ners of the morning. $, T.. Soteldo drove the
daughter of Temple Bar, 2l7'., and his skill
contributed in no small degree TO her success.
In her first start Ida finished in front of George
Huber's rapid gated Frankie Pandlt, driven
by the owner. Then Ida took the fast Lord
Bromley, driven by Patrick Kennedy, into
camp in clever fashion. It was nip and tuck
when Ida met T.. o. Binzenis bay t%rOtter Es-
trella. but Ida added this brush also to her
former victories. She closed the good work
OF the morning by defeating the big trotter
~Srrangeleaf. driven by Louis Frank.
| l.. W. HaTtog and the bay trotter Katie
Gay. 2:2iT, were prominent In the winning
division. II. q. Curran and the gray trotter
What-ls-It we're the first TO finish behind
Katie Gay. The black trOtter shorty was
the defeated competition in the second brush.
J. J. Tmmins, driving the bay %trotter Baron
eta. made an effort to take the measure OF
Katie Gay met the black trotter Bonnie
Betsy. driven by W. J. Kinney. the result was
brush in a stirring finish, but Katie Gay out
| trotted her In the return and put II to her
| credit. After being. deteateu Dy maize HaNs
| What-Is-It showed that he was In good form
by defeating Marcus Bruckhelmers julia
Baron. $500
Thomas Sharley and his bay PAGER Mid
way, 2l2H, were much in evidence and usually
in winning position: After two easy vic
tories, defeating Johnny Judd in the nrst
and Parker &. In the second, Sharkey and his
favorite. encountered one in his class.
10 was the roam PAGER Blue Jay. 2;23k driven
by Christopher Hackett. Midway won. but
he found no time 70 ,tarry on the Journey:
Defeat anne when Midway was sent to tackle
William SCOTS bay PAGER Ragland, 2:2lH.
a S consist Rn o winner pS lie AioSS sai G Gt%T Buck.
] mans handsome PAGER Ned Sheldon. 2l9i.,
twice and then finished in front Of the matinee
TTlPGH e Hin Ssv'f lord MH BfoMIey driven driver by Sy'T PahtricE
Kennedy, was another good winner after his
front Of the trOttsr James Sheylin, 2I3H; in,
spite OF all the skill the owner. Henry Phillips,
used - help his ia vorite., p.-
stevens. to get up behind, the. PAGER Bon
Jay, with The result that the big r9an Won
Birdie Clay. driven by a. j Mace. The
second was one Of the best Of the morning
series and Bon Jay defeated the matinee
| The gray trotter Silver Spring had an even
break in the mornings sport; Baron y;
finished behind him in the second. ,-
The veteran trainer, Peter Nance, driving
the PAGER Better Luck. struck a snag in hls
Leo T, 2I27.. This Just seemed to thaw out
Better Luck and he won three good brushes
in straight order. After winning from the
black trOtter Shorty, Better Luck won twice
from the bay trOtteT. Dan T., 2O7h, driven
nv r. W. Heinzer. Then Dan T. and Shorty
had a tilt, and the former won. The next
brush went 10 the credit OF Shorty with Dan 7.
in second place and Better Luck brinRinR ny
the rear. Andrew Kane, driving the bay
trotter Juno t.. 2:l3l+. made. but. one start;
but that was a winning one. Leo 1. nnisbed
behind him.
The hest brush in the pacing division took
place between Coast Marie, 2llL, driven by
G. S. Rice, and the miEdet racer WiRtoDa.
21Il1, with the veteran. Harry Williams at the
reins. IL was nip and tuck from the first
turn of the wheels and Coast Marie just man
aged to win.
Team racing was a pleasant feature OF the
morning. w. G.. Floyd-Jones driving his
trotting team Gov. Holt, 215. and Deputize,
2iSl., had two keen tits with Tobias Green
baum, driving the pacing pair Peter T.
2:2Bi., and mate. The first heat went 20 the
credit Of the ~trOtters by a good length. The
PAGERS had the better OF the second aTgument
and put the trotters In second place.
An exciting feature was. a runaway tina
in the dense crowd seemed certain. 70. have
unpleasant results. Arthur WesteTfeld wac
driving a spirited bay that, took fright whsI
a field of contestants passed IN a brush. me
owner was evidently taken by. surprise and
he lost his hat as well as his head. The shouts
OF the spectators gave warning 70 those IN
ront. and Mou Dted Policeman Lowarby
promptly gave chase. IL was not until. HtFf
Bridge was reached that he overlook the
runa wav and brought him to a stop.