New-York tribune., 1908-10-19
WHO KNOWS IN DEFEAT.
Coast Marie Takes Speed5cay Cham
MONS Measure an T7co Brushes.

There was one of the oldtime gatherings at
Speedway Park yesterday morning, which brought
together stars Of more than local fame. T. B.
Leahy's black PAGER Who Knows. 3:113l. which
has so long held his Speedway laurels intact. was
forced to capitulate to James A Murphy's Coast
Marie 211l<. Twice the two crack PAGERS measured
strides over the stretch before Mr.. Leahy
willing TO conCede defeat
The first three co.nered brush of the day
brought together Tom Maguire's Jack Axworthy.
Nathan Strauss Ida Eighwood and William
SCOTS Kitty Wilkes. Both mares broke before the
quarter post reached. and the big selding had
everything his own way. They finished in the
order named. with Jack two lengths in the lead
Ida Hfghwood evidently did not relish being beaten
and put several victories to her credit later in the
day. Among the fast ones to concede defeat were
William Scott's Kitty Wilkes and Edward Bot
tenus's Rose Electric
Dr. Joseph Semon's bay mare Virginia Belle
figured conspicuously among the winners. In her
first trial of speed she met and defeated George
Huber's brown mare Lizzie Pandit. Walter Kill
patrick sent Red Wilton 10 make the next brush
three cornered, and he finished second, with Vir-
ginia Belle two lengths in the lead and the
Pandit mare bringing up the rear. The next to
meet defeat at the hands Of DR.. Semon and his
good little mare Harry l. Toplitz behind his
bay stallion Graeme Grafton.
Mr.. Toplitz had better luck when he got up be-
hind Judge Boardman. Among the fast ones he
put in second place were E. w. Knapp's Midget
and the brown geIding Legannon.
The sport opened with a brush between Hugh
Z. RiIeys fast little bay Lucy and E W
knapp's Midget. Lucy certainly had the better
of the encounter winning by easy length. In
her next set-to Lucy sent to tackle a. H.
Cosden's good little baby trotter Donate This
an unequal struggle. and it was apparent
from the start that Mr.. Cosden leading a
forlorn hope" but Donate did not see fit to abdi-
cate without a struggle, and made very good
showing at the finish Mr.. Riley met his Waterloo,
however when he sent his mare TO try conclusions
with Claus Bohlings crack team. Kingmond, 2:O9.
and A J. d. 2;0914, and it proved easy victory
the pair.
After beating Lucy, Mr.. Boiling sent his geldings
70 measure strides with F. r. Bains handsome
bay mares Jealous and klamath Maid. In each
brush Klamath Maid broke badly, and passed the
finish on a run, but otherwise the Balm pair made
A good showing. DR.. J. II. Firster's little brown
mare Lily Wilkes although new to Speedway
fame three times carried her cclors to victory yes
terday She had for opponent the bay pacing
mare Jewel, owned and driven by Andrew Cone
/ n Thompson's little three-year-old AInaryn-
thus was another aspirant to come TO the front
Yesterday At the Speedway Horse Show last
spring in the class fo- three-year-old trotters
Arnaryntbus took the blue ribbon. and Andrew
Crawford's Sixpence the red. The two youngsters
renewed hostilites again yesterday. and Anlaryn-
thus ca rried off the houors in two rousing Tits. NJ
c REYNOLDS drove his bay mare Annie @ to VIC
tory over p. Heperhausens big chestnut mare
Lemon Girl