New-York tribune., 1908-05-04
BIG DAY ON SPEED WAY
EXCITING BRUSHES SEEN.
Charlie BeldOn and Mona Wilkes an
Spirited .Spfnts.

Those who journeyed TO Speedway Park yester-
day programme of sport that is seldom sur
passed. at the drive. Well matched fields and
closely contested finishes marked most Of the
brushing Such stars Walter Jermyns Charlie
Beldon 2:0S1a, and Ackley c. Schuyler's Mona
Wilkes not often brought together at an anna
teur meet, and series Of brushes between these
favorites yesterday reused the spectators to en-
thusiasm such is seldom on the famous
drive.
Although Mona Wilkes has record, she has
shown herself fast that few owners care to match
their champions against her. and when waiter
Jermyn made bold to challenge Ackley Schuyler to
a match race the crowd began to sit up and take
notice.
In the first brush the two horses got away 10
good start, and down the stretch neck anu
neck till the quarter post was reached. linen
Charlie Beldon suddenly swerved toward the curo
and lost his stride, giving the mare an aoVantase
OF several lengths He quickly reduced TO
order however and recovered his ground so well
that as the two drew the finishing post ne
looked like a possible winner. He went wrong
again just at the finish. and passed the post on
run giving the heat to Mona Wilkes
Mr. Jermyn proposed another tilt and TINS time
his favorite was the lucky contestant. making an
evan break The crowd clamored for q decisive
heat but Mr.. Schuyler declared himself satished
with the results and sent his mare to the stape'
Another series of stirring brushes was that in
which DR. Joseph semon's Virginia Belle. 2:22 and
H.. A
made up the field, Virginia Belle won the first
heat in easy fashion, but the second went to crown
Prince. This put the little mare on her mette' l"l
she evidently did not relish defeat, and the th'ro
heat proved the most closely contested of the
morning 1t a stern drive from the hTst turn
of the wheels and neither owner could gain any
lasting advantage. When nearing the finish Ut.
Semon called his mare for supreme e1or'
and she responded with will With a meteor1c
burst of speed she put her nose over the line
t. o1- of TaT fp IL.
the dav Crown Prince evened things up by taKlns
Virginia's measure and making an even break
J. Ryan behind the bay gelding Cuban, furnished
good sport and put several OF the fast ones In
second position. Among them was E. j. La Places
Kate Nelson, 2:1oL; Solstone 2:l6, and the pay
mare Minnie. Solstone with Thomas e. Finds at
the afterward proved his ability to wrest the
1aurels from Kate Nelson and Cuban met his
Waterloo when he tackled William Clark's brown
gelding Ready Boy, 2:16h.
Judge Boardman. owned and driven by Harry L.
Toplitz was an easy winner in brushes with NJ. c.
Reynolds's Fanny /. and Norrie, driven by Elmer
Stevens Norrie turned the tables quite clevery by
winning good brush from Fanny l., which in her
turn lowered the colors Of c. A Soteldo's brown
mare la Hugh G. Riley also drove Lucy to vic
tory Mr.. Sote1do's Later in the day la
quite redeemed herself by winning good victory
over Andrew Crawford's chestnut mare Ada Jig.
Peter Simmons owned and driven by P. Sanuels
figured well among the winners He had for his
opponent of the best of the side wheelers caro-
owned and driven by Joseph Gibbons. Claro
seemed little shy of speed in the first two brushes
and had to be content with second place but he
seemed to reach his stride in the third trial of
speed and proved easy winner over his former
conQueror.
George Huber is the owner Of the famous Pandlt
family, and their name is legion. He produced a
new one Yesterday. called Lizzie Pandit. that bids
fair to make the older members look to their
laurels Though to Speedway game and fame,
she twice lowered the colors of her stable compan-
Ton, frankie Pandit and once took the measure Of
William Scott's old favorite. Kitty Wilkes
Others who drove yesterday were John Cornish,
with Tempus Fugit 2;07a; Christopher Hackett, be-
bind Sally A; Charles Rothschld, with Orc Pearl;
J. w. Smith driving Jonesy Smith and Barbara
Smith; A. Heipenhauser. with Lemon Girl. and Leo
yettinger, behind Charley w. and Nashville.