New-York tribune., 1906-07-09
IDA HIGHWOOD INJURED
Fast IrOtter ThrO1CS a Shoe iR a
Brush on the Speedocay.

Ida Highwood 2:O91& whose winning brushes with
Topsey, 2O9 week ago made her the acknowl-
edged queen OF the Speedway injured yes
terday morning badly that she will prObaly be
in retirement the rest OF the season. The mishap
occurred in the second heat OF a renewal OF the
contest with Topsey. Nathan Straus. who owns the
feet little daughter OF HghwoOd. had come over
from Rye in his yacht, the Sisilina, to drive her
against J. w. Cornishs flyer Landing just
above the point of rocks the Speedway. Mr..
Straus found his favorite trotter ready and wait
ing in racing trim and, stepping from the boat to
the speed wagon, Immediately opened the ball.
When George Latimer, OF Buffalo. drove Topsey
last week he let her rush away fast that she
exhausted her speed in the early part Of the race
and was beaten. Mr.. Cornish accordingly tried
new tactics. Restraining the mare. he kept her In
close company with Ida Highwood all the way
instead OF permitting her to gain lead Of half
dozen lengths in the first furlong. She chafed and
fretted and nearly made break when so curbed
but she had enough left for the finish to make the
closest race of the season with Ida Highwood.
The latter won, but it was ''by inch' as Mr..
Straus put it.
In the second trial of speed the two fast hand
some mares again sped away on almost even
terms They We're trotting neck and neck near
the quarter mark. when Ida suddenly jumped into
the air, having thrown Of her front Shoes
Mr. Cornish generously waited for her to catch and
come on, and Mr.. Straus with equally commend
able sportsmanship. sent his mare along at top
speed and finished out the race instead Of pulling
up. On examination IL was found after the brush
that Ida Highwood's hoof was badly broken away
where the shoe had been torn Off One Of her hind
feet, on which the shoe still remained, was broken
almost as badly Her trainer Tim Sullivan told Mr.
Straus that it would be impossible to shoe her
again until her feet had grown out, and said tfat
the mishap meant her retirement for the summer
Quite as exciting and almost as notable as the
brushes between Ida Highwood and Topsy were the
two stirring contests which followed with Mr..
Straus driving his black trotter Ted 2:15s.: A. E.
Perren, driving Thomas G. Plants black mare
Alice Carr, 2:O94. and A. c. Schuyler, driving his
bay mare Mona Wilkes. ZIP trotter without a
record. They went the length OF the speeding
ground in almost perfect alignment the first time,
Alice Carr winning by head from Ted who beat
Mona Wilkes not more than half a length Mr.
Perren timed the half mile from the wagon In
lO315, a 2:07 clip.
Mona Wilkes made a losing break they dashed
away the second time, and able to re-
cover the lost ground, but Ted and Alice Carr
trotted neck and neck from start to finish the
mare again winning by margin. Alice
Carr has improved greatly in the last few weeks,
and yesterday looked like match for TOpsey.
They will probably meet next Sunday.
Albert, 2:O4za, one of the fastest SprinterS ever
seen In the Grand Circuit, turned up on the SpGed-
way yesterday, driven by H. NJ Ritscher who re-
Gently bought the PAGER at Salem n Y The
newcomer displayed extreme speed in a brush with
waiter +. kirkpatTtck's chestnut PAGER Virginia,
2;U914. winning by a neck after pretty race. d.
]. McCallum. of Northampton, Mass. brought out
another notable newcomer This was the un-
marked bay trOtter Bonnie. by EIectmont, sire OF
the New England flyer stepped along like a future
215 trotter