The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-02
LASELL DRIVES own
TROTTER TO FRONT
Championship Stallion Stake
Easy for Henry Todd After
RusticOat Is Distancpd.
TAKES STRAIGHT HEATS

''N'FA' " h<nE'AF ~ ''AhN Tl'T."H
man OF whitinsville. Mass. drove NJ.
bay colt Henry Todd TO victory in me
championship Stallion Stake at Empire
city track yesterday afternoon. Tn.
event. which was a sort Of harness ~.
turity. with the get of stations romi.
mated for this event in 1911. fell to
Henry Todd in two straight heats IN.
stake was worth s1o.435. the r'cheu
prize raced for on the harness turf hi,
season.
Lasell and his game little three-ye.r.
old trot,er upset the talent badly. The
great majority favored the chances o,
Rusticoat. a chestnut colt from IN.
Pastine Stable. Like most OF his stable
companions. the Cleveland entry proved
a great disappointment. Andrews lost
whatever chance he had shortly after
the half OF the frst trial. Rustlcoat
was sent of unsteadily. He broke badly
before the far turn, absolutely refused
to catch himself and soon was hope.
lessly distanced.
Murphy tool onward Forbes ou. %
the front and set the pace to the half
There The Colorado Bell challenged, with
Deroche close up. They came or vel
punched TO the wire with the main ngh,
between Henry Todd, which had closed
fast from the half. and Deroche. Geers
gave the latter a stif drive througl
the stretch. but his horse did not have
the lasting power.
In the second heat Native Spirit broke
badly at the start, but managed 10 hst.
the flag. The field kept well punched up
to the stretch turn. DeroChe. f,yor.'s
after Rus;icoat was d's'au''ed, lei At
the scNcr-cighths pole. but had 70 HI.
CONTEXT with third. as both Henry Todd
and The Colorado Bell closed s'roHs
Henry Todd had so much IN III" rcsi ~
III" field that he was able to finish buggy
riding IN 2:i2i..
There was another upset in tho 201
pace. Iedua won the first two heats
from Rastus In the good time o. % ~
and 2:uIli respectively. though I cI'y
had t. drive his best to stall M NJ.
bo'ald. Ilastus won through tIr,.iu-
stamina. He took the last thee gsa's
in order, Ycdua havii t. uo .o..c-,
with third each time. In the Last Two
heats the horses were 4 second. slower
than In the earlier ones.
\ poor start in tho third lc,' de-
privcd loe Blossom OF The Manhattan. \
2:l3 trot for $4,000. FoGarty t,nk .h,
chestnut mare home much rs he pleased
I'm the first two heats. Loo Blossom
'''tN ""H F'itA ava FNlll'lils fLh l.'hF
just after the word. She wouldn't 20,
till the field had her hope!essly Dis.
tauced. Gcers won the third heat With
The Guide. hut Laramie Lad. which had
been we'll W every time. took the las;
" trials and tho race.
Three events are on to-day's card
the th~ree-year-old Pace Championship
stallion stake, tho 20 trot and the
Ell pace. ~ a special feature Thomas
W. Murphy viii try to lower the world
pacing record OF ! .5S with Directum 7.
the title holder. The summaries
The Manhattan. AIS trot; best 3 in
heats purse. 5000:
Lao; b. F. by Master, 49,,
Tho Guide. b. h. by, Peter the
Great. dam Ethel Vaughn
by Arion tGeersD ........s 2 l .
Miss Directed. b. m. Me
Nd R 7 Axw;corr,ihy. i. h tuniafi77,.' IN!
dam Lillian "; By Harry
TODD '! Temple. Sr. s. snow 81
Kitty /. Bellini, e. IN. oHinds) .....t-s
Time. : ::o 3 m: :S SsMsTnnSy ,. '::ii.
champion Sailing stake. three.yss-
Cd division; best f: in heats; rar'.
Horse and Driver. Finish
Henry Todd, b. 6. by H~enry-s.,zsr
ne csi"faao Ri os.riii6
onward Forbes. b. c Murphy .....4 !
Native Spirit, h. Z, tCoND ......... E S
Rusticoat. IN G. tAndreVsl ..... 81.
Time-2:ll%, 2:I:ta.
20; class, pacing; best 5 In E h's''
purse. $1,000.
Horse and Driver. Finish
EasiUs. hr. g. by Liberty
hoy. dam Georgia Rose, by
Grsnt, Abdailah (Mc..
Ncdna. br. m, by Bob Fits-
simmons, dam Golden ST.
',ucc. by Gold (Fogartyl Il
Frank Patch. h. n. tCoxD IS
Peer FaTren. b. h ,oMuThyD5 s
RinEen Pointer, b h. osnowlt (
Time 2:n7. 2.n7t, s:OTi,, .:llL -t',