The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-29
PROMISE LEADS THE TROTTERS.
A.. Il PERKINS, Horse Takes Speedway
HOnOrs From Ida HighwOOd and Invader.

The close OF the matinee season brought
some of the prominent winners to the SPEED
way yesterday. The old guard, however.
that had furnished the Speedway crowd
during the season with some OF the best sport
ever seen over the drive fully held its own
yesterday, aud in fact really cnrried on the
honors.
A. +. Perrin had the black trotter Promise.
2:IO, in the highest form and he did not meet
a competitor that did not first or last finish
behind him. Pro mise began very auspic!ously
by defeating Ida High wood. 2OelI, driven
by Nathan Straus, and the matinee winner
Invader, 2iO. with ndre Crawford up.
Ida HighwOod made her usual rush at the
finish. but Promise was full of trot aud held
her safe. Invader did not seem to be thor
oughly warmed.
Invader dropped out in the next brush.
and Ida Highwood beat Promise in a ding
dong finish. With Invader added in the third
tilt the Jay Bird trotter finished in front.
Ida HighN God was a very close second and
Promise was right there. Then Promise
beat Invader single hand, making him really
the star of the trio. Later Promise finished
in front OF George Buckman's show ring
PAGER Ned Sheldon. 2Isn.
In the pacing division Sue Dix, 2l4.,
driven by II. u. Gil. was one " the promiaent
winners. In her first start the Indiana mare
beat Walter NJ. Jermyn's Raretto in one Of
the ~prettiest finishes Of the morning. George
Huber's trim little trottcr Grac Pandit,
2:25L, was the next to finish behind Sue Dix.
Mr.. Huber was not satisfied and he made a
second attempt without changing the result.
ihen sue c.6 DIX J ESG Two .In 15dsn sSd ~i IN m s." &;
Thomas Sharkey's PAGER Midway, 2I2H,
was in the winning division. Blackburn's
Directly was the first 70 tinish behind the
Sharkey champion. Then Midway beat the
ia Ger RPbe and finished the good work OF
rho nnprninu Inv Aafaa fin fhR FnidOaf wrhfVl-
wind PAGER wiitona, a:iet, driven by Harry
williams. Later BE Gkburn.s Directly won
Of Wilton eyened up matters by defeating
him in the final round;
Af,er sending PTop ne 70 the stable Mr.;
Brushes Nathan strauss HnH Back tfottcr Fed.
Perrfn's second champion after kading al
most TO the winning post. Then Alice Carr
defeated the fast mare Grace A Later Ted
the PAGER AMOS r. The PAGER quite re-
deemed himself by finishing in front Of the
L. NJ. Hsrtos drove HIS bay trotter, Katie
the nTst hs d is seSrt the H fast t T1SSSr.' siird lie
driven by the trainer. also. finished Behind
Katie Gay. Later T. W, Hetnzer sent the
s sTd +. Dan hnlstS eS7f h e 9F %sEe Of y th bCsh' ooT BirGls
The trotter Bonnie DUCHESS. 2ley. driven
Dy n. II. AhsucuI hnu otIhHkcIch uIlNeu
by Louis Frank, had a dingdong drive from
start to finish the former Winning. After
finished in front of George Buckman's PAGER
Ned Sheldon, 2l9k. Patrick Kennedy and
his PAGER Lord Bromley figured In one good
brush. George n. Archer and his trotter
Chestnut, 2;t3A. finishing behind him.
Team racing was q bright feature OF the
morning. W. c. Floyd-Jones drove his
trotting pair. Gov. Holt. PAS. and Deputize,
2IsK,, and the tEalnert Elmer stevens was
Peter H.. and Bugle Call. The PAGERS won
the first brush in a ~stirring finish that greatly
pleased the Gro wd. The second brush went
10 the ~trotters. The third brush was spoiled
by an unfortunate break when Coy. Holt
made a misstep near the quarter mile post
and lost his balance. .
William Scott's PAGER RaglRnd, gan, and
Walter Jermyn's PAGER Baretto had two lively
tits, each in turn winning The gray
trotter Silver Spray, driven by Mr., Ottinger.
was also a good winner; After inishLng in
front of J. J. Timmin's Baronetta. Silver
spray won q splendid brush from Andrew
Keane's bay trotter Juno, 2lSH. Silver
Spray also defeated the old war horse jones
C~hristopher Hackett and his road PAGER
Blue Jay, 123h. were PROMINENT. George
Huber, driving the trotter Oracle Pandit,
2.2SA, seemed anxious to tackle PAGERS and
Blue Jay beat him quite handily. Blue Jay
showed just how good he was when he de-
feated the matinee winner David NuscoVite.
2:l7H. Then David Muscovite beat Gracis