The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-01
PETER SCOTT EARNS
HIS SWEET REVENGE
Defeats Lee Axworthy Three
Straight at Opening Of
Big TrOt Meet.
cox ANNEXES wv RACES

race that was a horse race. in
every accepted sense Of the word. well
comed back to Greater New York the
greatest racing stables OF the American
harness turf yesterday afternoon. This
event. the Greater New York-a purse
Of s5,000-for 2:os trotters. u
rated the Grand Circuit meeting AZ EN-
p,re City race track, Peter scott
driven by his owner. Thomas w. MUIR
phy. took the Measure Of Lee Az
worthy. erstwhile champion OF the sea-
son, and beat him badly in three
straight heats.
was the Cleveland syndi-
cate known as the Pastime stable that
there was no pool selling at Empire CITY
track Yesterday. In the neagre betting
with the few hand book gamblers
~sprinkled through the crowd. Lee Az
worthy was a prohibit've farorite. lie
remained favorite even after Peter Scott
outgamed him through the stretch IN
the first heat. IL was not believed mat
ANworthy had been driven out. Inc
time. 2:09is. was five or SIX seconus
slower than Lee Axworthy had SHOWN
I'm other races. II was not believed the
course was that far on.
But such was the case. Lee M
worthy made his best effort In n hrst
trial. Peter Scott IL a rangy. big horse ;
Lee Axworthy more OF the pony type.
Sheer strength told after a mile over
the heavy going. Worthy Prime beat
out Axworthy for the place I'm both the
second and third heats. Horsemen we're
, OF the opinion that Yesterdays race was
! not Just exactly a fair test OF the re'e-
tive merits OF these great rivals.
Walter Cox, the doughty Dover reins-
| man. usurped the limelight In the W
humber events that made up the open
ing day card. He won the 2:l' pace
with Queen Abbess and the 2:l7 trot
with jeanette Speed.
To-day's feature will he the 'ham-
MON stallion stake for three-year-old
trotters. DE Roche. . :07l n Rusticoat.
! . :OSi,, and Henry Todd, 2:lO, are three
( of the half dozen or more most likely
to start. The balance OF the card VIII
h. made up OF the Manhattan Stake for
2:l3 t~rottcrs and the ZOO pace. The
summaries
The Greater New York ::os Tro'. bee'
: in . heats. purse 5000 -.
Great. dam Jennie Scott by Bryson ,
tMurphyl .......'' -
Worthy Prince. h. h., by Prince Nc
: Lee RSwor,hy, b h, ny Asworthy
CAndrewsJ ......... : y
Bennington. ch. n. by BENIN
tGecrSI ......... ....'''' 's''''
ReuSens. ch e. ,Rodneyl .......... .
Duchess. IN. M. CMcDonald1 ........ dis
Time? :OsLs, 2:iO. 2:oys.
2:i5 Glass Pace, best J in . heats
purse $1,000
Queen Ahbess, hr. m, ny The
Able. dam Queen Regent Ideal
by Mambrino King Cox go. : J l
Hal :, IN. e.. BY Hal 'hatnn,
dam Bessie Hal nv Red Hal
murphy ..................
Peter :. Il. z. Grady .......... S5s
Patrick NJ. blk. g. tRodneyD zee. 4 dis
Hal Conner. br. n. tGeersD .... dis.
Eddie Fov, gr. h. 'Pitmanl 80. dis
~Time-g;O>ig, :ooH 2:l0h.. e:lsis. .:lji.
e:l7 Glass Trot. best 3 In 8 heats. purs
$1,000:
jeanette Speed. blk. m. by Peter
the Great COX ...,..... 81
Red CIT. h. M, by Grattan Boy
. bickersonl ............... ;
Bettiua. h. m, by Bingara
GemlinI ! $ s :
Brook King, nix n. mccarthy ; .
Great Bells. hr. n. Garrison. 2 = I &
Idora Wor'hy. b. M Rodney. 80 IA
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