New-York tribune., 1909-07-19
CO1ST MARIE AHEAD.
U'ins T5co Fast .Spccd,cay Brushes
from SDCedY Minnie 1lberf.

Never during her long and successful career on
the Speedway has little Coast Marie. 21I'4 been
in better form than she is At present. The beau
tifll doce mare is a great favorite on the drive.
Her owner James Murphy. and s. r. Wolfe, who
drives her rival tho fast little mare Minnie Albert.
had agreed 10 continue their racing which resulted
last week In an break and the first brush
Of the morning brought the two together. 1t looked
like victory for Mime Albert from the start
almost 10 the finish. When the quarter post was
reached the Wolfe leading by length.
and she held her position until they were within
ten feet of tho finishing post Then Coast Marie
crept up her opponent and just managed to put
her noso ahead of the white nose of the bay mare
they raced past the decisive spot
Nothing damted. Mr. Wolfe sgniaed his readi-
ness for another encounter. This time it evil
dent from the first Of the wheels that Minnie
Albert leading forlorn hope The willing
little mare seemed tired. and her owner did not
urge her but allowed Coast Marie to finish ahead
she pleased. Mr.. Murphy seemed bound TO ride
in front yesterday. and he next brought out his
new trotter Kim, 2I3l4 Horse and formed
a combination that few cared to tackle and 1t
until l. y. Hartog forward with Katie
Gay that MI Murphy found opponent for the
newcomer. The contest uneven one for
Katie has not the speed necessary 10 defeat horse
like Kim, and the first heat went to the gelding
by a wide margin.
In the next heat Kim lost a toe weight and a
quarter boot. and this evened things up so well
that the came to the front. She led until
the two the finish. when Mr.. Murphy
uttered a series of yeus which ssvorcd OF
Apache salute and were probably intended
coura cement for his horse Their only effect, how
ever his opponents horse. for they caused
her go up in the air and pass the finishing post
on run. The self-appointed judges stationed
the finishing post however. declared in favor OF
the mare.
Katie was fairly beaten I'm her next venture,
when she measured strides with William SCOTS
Hycintia, which IN had 10 acknowledge her
self defeated when she down the stretch
with the two Huber mares Mary Pandit and
Mollie Il. In the second tilt Molie II. dropped out
and Hycintia managed to finish ahead of the Pan
dit
Hugh c. Riley drove his hay trotter Lucy -
victory in two good brushes defeating Mary Psndit
and the gray trotter Al Carroll. De Witt Z. Elan
agan was on the drive behind Kinstress. zoe but he
entered her in only one brush. She had for an op-
ponent Thomas G. Hinds's Mona Wilkes, and she
managed to beat the daughter of George Wilkes
who was a trife shy of speed Or. Forster entered
Lille Wilkes In two contests. the first OF whlch
was victory for the little mare. She defeated her
matinee rival Red Bird 2OS4. owned by Ben
Cohen. II was when she tried conclusions with
Fred Wright's Harry c.. jr., that she met her
Waterloo contrary to expectations the geldtnS
managed TO put her in second place.
william Schumacher sent The Lark to try his luck
with Charlie IIibbard. but he proved too muon
horse for The Lark, who three times forced to
lower his colors. There series of brushes
between William Durandos Joe Thompson and Fl
G TIoran's DR. Eddy. which resulted in an even
break.