New-York tribune., 1908-09-28
CLARO IN FINE FORM.
Good PAGER Takes Measure of Coast
Marie an Speeduau Brushes.

In series OF brushes on the upper Speedway
stretch Yesterday morning, Joseph Gibbonss Claro.
which has been making such rapid strides in the
ranks Of the winners this season. carried his coors
pacing mare. Coast Marie. CIaro has no public
record but he has proved conclusvey his ability
10 travel with the best Of the side wheelers. He
finished yesterday well within himself beating Mr.
MUrphy's mare in two rousing finishes
4 series of brushes had been arranged between
Nathan Strauss Ida Highwood and Ackley c.
Schuylers Mona Wilkes but circumstances beyond
the control Of either owner made il necessary TO
postpone The meeting until Wednesday afternoon
Nj Schuyler the drive behind his good
little mare, and sent her down the stretch with
Andrew Crawford's Invader and John Cornish's
Terpus Fugit. Mona finished second TO the Craw-
ford gelding in the first heat, as Ternpus Fugit
made bad break and drew out of the contest
The next brush brought Mona Wilkes and Ten,nus
Fugit together, and here the big cream puff trot-
ter kept his feet and quite outstripped the little
mare The gelding forced TO concede defeat
however. when he measured strides with Invader
Ternpus Fugit did his best, and every inch of the
half mile was hotIy contested, but Invader passed
the post leading by a length
John Mcguire brought out a one YESTERDAY
which bids fair to make the Speedway contingent
sit up and take notice. The newcomer is Jack
Harlow. by Brown Hal. and has mark Of 2Is5l
He was entered in only brush yesterday but this
vas winning venture. He met and defeated E
s Brewers Pot Roast and Hugh c. Riley's Lucv
Dennis Harrington. behind his bay mare Nancy
skuse. finished first In couple Of good brushes
defeating Walter Kilpstrick's Gertie Il. and E s
Brewers Pot Roast. A series Of brushes between
N c Reyn )lds's Annie !. and Gerte H resulted in
break
Lentolus. the fast bay gelding owned by c. p
Cox. appeared on the drive for the first time in
several weeks. and. although he wac hitched 10 a
heavy runabout managed TO put J W Smiths
ogden Smith IN second place. S. 3 Wolfe's
Butterfly had decidedly the better Of 1t in series
Of brushes with DR.. Joseph Semon's POGO Estrela
POGO won the first heat. but the next two went 10
the Wolfe gelding. DR.. Semon had better luck
when he got up behind his bay mare Virginia
Belle. for he drove her to victory in several
brushes. Notable among them was her defeat of
Leo Oettingers bay gelding Nashville Later In
the day Mr.. Osttinger drove Belle Gibson 10 VIC
tory over Pot Roast. Belle met her Waterloo how
ever. when she tackled Charlie Weiland's big
chestnut trotter DR.. Chase. and had 10 b. content
with second place
Willard Vail. OF Poughkeepsie was on the drive
behind F. r. Bain's crack pair Jealous and Kla-
math Maid and he sent them once 10 measure
strides with Thomas Lawson's brown geldng
Aiick This resulted in a decided victory for the
Balm pair. Others who drove were James A Muir
Highwood J ". Smith, driving Barbara anI
Jonesy Smith. H. B. Clarke driving Joe jap S T
De Lee behind Cordovette George Huber win
Arnold and DR.. Charles Martin, driving Dicker
Dicker has been awarded the blue ril bon in the
trotting class which shown last Friday at
Mineola-