The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-30
BRUSHING ON THE SPEEDWAY
May Hathaway wins n Close Tilt From
Susie G-Other Contests.

Rival owners who last year finished only
inches apart in the Anal heat for the Speed
way pacing cup gave the crowd at the speed
way Yesterday morning a thrilling brush.
The road was In splendid condition and the
crowd the largest of the season.
After losing last year by the smallest pos
sible margin. Charles s. Rice sold Star Pugh,
2.o01a. and bought the bay mare May Hath
away who starred last season without a
record and won an almost unbroken chain
Of victories. closing the ign with a
record OF 2ilh. j. H. Campbell has wintered
the cup winner Susie G., 2l4H, 80 carefully
that she seems faster than ever before. For
these reasons the first meeting beween the
cup defender and the new rival was looked
forward 10 eagerly. 1T came Yesterday
morning.
The owner of the old ringer Tar Tarter,
2l3Is, swung in front of the two rivals, but
to them he was an uncared for factor. Below
the quarter mile post MAY Hathaway made
a mistep and for an instant the new owner
thought she would tip over Then she squared
away on her four cornered pace and moved
up again on even terms with the feetdaughter
of Orc Wilkes. 2l1. AS between the two real
rivals at the finish 1t was a close decision.
The majority of those In a position 10 know
said May Hathaway had her nose in front.
To some II looked like a dead heat,
The sport opened with n brush between
tire PAGER Major Wilson. cox. driven by
jeremiah Murphy. and the trotter Nelly
Wilkes. handled by Philip Heipenhausen.
The PAGER won, Each starter was prominent
later. Major Wilson won a good brush from
Andrew Cravford's Effe shannon. 2:24h.
with Henry Phillips's trotter James Shevlin.
2.l3it, third Then the Major won from DR..
ellis Sue Dix. 2l4<. in racehorse fashion.
As Aclose TO the list of winnings. Major Wilson
won from II. r. Gates's bay PAGER Frank Bash
ford
Nelly Wilkes really proved one OF the sur
prises of the morning In a ding dong finish
with William Soott'a Kitty Wilkes. 2l5A.
Nelly kept at 1t so persistently that she car
rled Kitty to a break at the finish and won.
Claus Boiling sent Kinenond, zoe, TO join
the " mares on he R %}tt TRIP ana ana beat eat them lem
b siysl; this s. nine S III 3 he Wilkes Th sRa M, Hf R1se-
mond and the big mare succeeded in carry
ing the former champion to a break and beat
The stable companions. SUE, Dig, AJAX,
and Coast Marie, driven by Dr. CHI and
ine a " liz asa Inst each h ot66er' 5 Sue Dix Won.
Then Coast Marie won. Later Coast Marie
vas sent Two brushes n,- against Geo TgTb M M
even break. As a close to the good work
of the morning, Lady Direct won from the
0n MaItar kR fiiGsP atIsf broagh h'S out a new candi,
date in the, brown selding Ja6bowak and
4s te{sare feod Terence E1 was s stsady IN the tsG n t
t a5S t 'n %h Ssa' T Fed AI /. met ne Ssl bPo~P
IKi ferean! h be had if to scceP pf' second q place,
Kitty Selden beat the trotter James Shevlin
in a ,hurrah finish. Kitty selden also won a
Buchanan and, his PAGER Ned Sheldon. ?1sf,
proved q hard pair TO beat; In his first start
Mr.. Bucknan and his fayorite caught a tough
proposition in the next brush, the competitor
being he PAGER Etie Sha Ffga 2aa1; driven e
in one OF the best finishes OF the morning.
Later Ned sheldon won a keen brush from
stars Of The Huber stable. With Clark, the
trainer HP; she Sh!, beat a crack arSyd fed d, that Tliltb in n,
Scot taif G ira te Pafndit, 3;2siI, With the owner,
G G6 . Hn9er' dq rRI2;en and 3D. t Mt J. bag CLARK tEot's H.
Van a 22i, to several good Victories
Alice Drake, ?l4h. drew her owner, An
She's In In he. aTst start Alice Drake beat
5: 7. De Lees chestnut crack, leo tn 2.loH:
MS 4ayg AID Pc H,,f was nsv sS JHv to il {oif 3. i9 Gs the a ee1t
m'ainssd TO the finish. Alice Drake, won from
place. Then Moronial beat Alice Drake in a
4, striking figure in the crowd was the
S f9iidsn fne sii5;. '%T %ben' II LoI B. G Ma1fsn' With
Frank Bassshford tackled Lord MarHh he had
to G2t &c aGGeP FSs f iro3 md b Plpeff r. e G5srlf ED w ! sSo14.
e eh6iTipT Ti nv With ftR'i lord March. When the cir,
became faster than MI. Weiland cared 70
in hand. Later Dan 7. warmed 10 the work
so we'll that he finished in front of Henry
Phillips's James Shevlin,
this season on the drive. He drove Lucre.
Jr.. a slashing gated PAGER.