The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-25
FAST Mile BY The HARVESTER
Turns THE EMPIRE TRACK ~
.:03 IN FREE FOR An.
Greater New York Has Never witnessed
such speed Before I'm Harness I'D
Geers Gives \ Treat 90 Old Home
Folks HaIiw Orthy and WHY Also vain


| Tongtails again had possession OF the
| Empire track yesterday. and the onlookers
| at the second meeting In the Grand Circuit
under the auspices Of the Trotting Horsr
/ breeders Club had a thrill when The Har.
vesfer In winning the free for all wen' the
second heat In 2OI. u was the fastest nit
ever trotted On q track in Greater New York
and the second fastest ever trotted in ra, .
| 10y 9 stallion anywhere Cresreus at ths
| Brighton Beach Grand Circuit meeting Of
| 1901 made the worlds record OF , OS'. and
| Il stood supreme until matched bv The
| Harvester at cleveland on August 10 and
beaten nv hun a. Buffalo when The Har-
vsster did 20. The Harvester has also
the worlds record by a stallion in a two
| heat race OF , OIt. and o..
No mile The Harvester has ever made l.
more 20 his credit than the IrI Conds
whirl over the Empire course A wonder
full Performance con-ihsring the day and
track was the megaphons comment Of
Official Judge George Newton In announc-
ing the result The tsrss verdict followed
the fading out OF tho cheers and s'ampinGs
from the spectators and told In words what
the crowd had expressd m noise. Also
TO excite enthusiasm was the winning OF the
3l3 trot by Halworthy In a hot three horse
finish. In which he hung up q new record %
?Os,. and q fine display Of speed. although
not under pressure. by the Hungarian bred
stallion WHY. but who gets his action from
an eE-patriate American trottins sire and
dam
There was an attendance OF some 900
and the old timers ~are again conspicuous
Who have endured the rise OF the bicycle.
automobile and airships without being
tempted away from the light harness horse
New arrivals wers the Madden boys TO 80
dads ally soprano tro' to-day. W u.
Stokes. topping OF a 500 brown suit with
a quarter white chowdeT hat John ID GRIM
minis. Frank rrott. Charley M~Cu" NJ sea
bright. =. J Drtirich Of Cleveland. 4.
WEIGH. getting entries for Rshdville. and
three Jerseymen Abs Case. owner OF Baron
Whips. cOSI. at the Grand Circuit for the
first time since a railroad smashup last
fail. Charles Hsndr,~kson. owner 81 Flla
Ambulstor. 2Ol'.. and John = CLARKE who
bred Jersey wilkes
The Harvester held the course early and
late Ed Geers. although still walking With
a cane from his spill from a suiky. - as lin
Der as a Nd on the reins at 20 vesrs and
worked the stallion before the races and
another milo after the crowd had gone
he Harvester 10 q solid brown over ~
hands tall and big all over. with especially
great quarters and shoulders Hts head
and neck are graceful IN carriage as a
Thoroughbred. utterly lacking IN the out
ward swell 81 the throat that mars the
beauty Of many iroftsr-. but the Idle che~i
revealed IN. b,g lung capacity that a cham
pion needs when ~ speed
There we're no contrivance- 20 mar the
symmetry Of the brown stallion except
banda ses covering the TOP 81 the hoof and
Joining the anklet boots Game Jack
leNhuIn, 'ni,. was the only coinpefhor
The g~lding led on -urerance 10 III. stretch
, FOR The Harvester was only warming up
The fractional time was "d3'., rs M.
II was d,ncrer. when The Harvester
came out for tho second heat lie seemed
- step more Inun'tlv and fd Ge"rs had a
New Workers before whom h" druv" hts
initial race m 49,; that thor" IL snap IN the
Old man VET
Swinging into an even and track Gevour-
inc stride AZ IN" Nurd IN" Harvester va-
ia front all the NaN Mt the g"ldtug too
far ~ 70 D." 4 -ttuulI- ~ u pa'"maker
There was a hush among 'he si.-r'aioT-
-ilsn'" profound that a birds 'rtll
would have hat the for" ~ a dynamite
explosion. tho click ~ the timers hoard a.
IN" quarters we're po-ted came ~ relief
from the tension ON ears ana ewes every
on. vas az motionls-s. save for IN" tUrSing
Of heads 90 not" IN" seconds pass or consult
watches held open a. vaN figures
To m" quarter Tn" Harvester recorded
cross wind II Was II7i AZ the half mile
against the wind the thrr" quarters was
IA s.et N ". and With every mus 10 surg
ing In the rhvihmir impul-.. 81 his hoofs
Ge"rS only urging with his voice. The HAr-
ves'"r closed the circuit ~ so7 Then the
handbags and heel -tampinH-
. There Yer" -tN 70 III" ~ 'ro'. With Billy
hy q four-year-old stallion of a., and
bought ea1v IN the Sea-on by y Howard
Ford for sSian Ha'Worihv, Who heat Dudie
Ar hdale NJ Buffalo and broke into he plare
supposed 90 ba monopoioysd nv the MARI
and Billy Burke AMI Oamar. who made the
ns~ trark record At Goshen last week ~
snsi, Attracting the most attention The
few who made bots on Tho whisper had
Blly Rurk" the favorte at oven money
Ia the nr-t heat Gamar and Major strong
raced together in front the latter the pole
horSa and ~ fhs half they had n strip Of
daylight showing before Hatlvor,hy ~
Kenyon then SGT sail Nth Billy Burke on
"a" outside and was with th: other leaders
-irr'ch GamAr had he lead with Hailworthv
gaining and 'he 'wo had a grand brush nj
the end Hailworfhv non hy a NOSE. splen-
lid work after his long outsid. route MAJOR
strong " ~ thiFd. having passed Rilly Rurke.
who lost his footing n the stretch
II vas an even start Tor all luf Helen
Redmond ~ tie SECOND heat Billy BURKE
made hard Cha~' for llatiwor'hv and
on, Nailworthy leading. Gnm+r second
ana Bliy iurS" win his nos 81 'he wheels
q The iat,ers -rlkv
farleT. ~" kentuokiAn, and ~ ih"ughs
al the Grand circuit followers Bat I'd
thoush' ,.amAr would come hack and make
an oI,ening for him Instead The leaders
hai hl nnIt" dpScE",.d o., EIy 10
came With a rush, nut N was too late There
mere only heads betWcsn the trio AZ the I'm
ish, the order being Hailwor'hy, Gamar
ana Billy lnrke h- tin.e was ?na'.
The FuroI.'a n stallion. Willy short
bodied hnN ~ I'm" action, won the ? 10 'rot
10 wagon. amateur driving. With ease ia
> IA. am : 10 u y Wai'srrOn a
{ icvelander VIII Louisville name. was
the driver Inc susp-ndprs tho trotterS
wear To- hold NJ their 'lhow boots -Igsrst
the hobbies on PAGER WHY'S So, were
whit. AMI IA" boots of white fur nury
enough for WornRn'- boa. The wagon
was also "A dream IN " bite paint and tie
whoie ou,fi very -'yiish James Butler
drove Direct one for the owner, I !
Ryan. a. he had bred him from Dirsc'um
Kelly The card stated BItler would wear
n red Jacket \ faNori'a song with him
- The Green Above tho Rcd. and IN.
friends wondered a. the choice Of ,CIors
. here must have been a mistake. for he
appeared ia "a Jacket and cap OF Lluc and
white
The summary:
20 cls.. uo,ung 10 wagon; second division.
puTse q. sOo.
Willy. b = by wllhurn Tsu.us-irns. by
sidney lH \ NAtter~onl ...... ..... I
Direct Tone G by iGrectum Kelly james
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