Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-09
NEW TROTTNG MARK
MADE BY LORD BROOK
AT NARBERTH TRACK
Thomas Everetts' Brown
Sorrel Covers Mile Route
in 2:11 1-4-Old Record
Was a Second Higher.
Pitman Was Driver.

In the FIRST heat Of the Horse Dealers
Sweepstakes, 2:3o class trottine. mile
heats, the best three in FIVE. held at Mar
berth today, Lord Brook, the brown sor.
rel belonging TO Thomas Everetts, Trenl
ton, ~ j., with c. F. Pitman UP, not only
won. but smashed the record for the
/ event by a full second. The winners
! time was 2lih. Roy Miller got the plaos
and Director Russell the show Joker d
| was fourth.
The cup to the winner was presented
| by Senator James P. McNlchoI A trophy
/ was also presented to the driver by the
| Devon Horse Show Association.
Like other big races the Horse Dealers
Sweepstake found its way from a small
beginning. Starting in 1912 in which but
six horses faced the starting Judge out OF
! twice as many nominators, the race won
| favor with racegoers, The purse S700
went to the winner. Eddie Heywood's
Bonnie L.. in straight heats over the
half-mile course The best time was
2:lSJt.
The following year the contest was
switched to the mile track Ten grand
green trotters paraded TO the wide. Eddie
Haywood repeated again with a victory
over Rigg p. Halls horse, Barb Cord,
in straight heats; best time, 2:1sA
Last years event had Il starters, two
tiers lining un for the word. The feld
was so big that 1t took some time before
the starting Judge could get them on to-
| gether.
Earl Pitman, the Trenton, N. j., horse
| man, teamlng Direct Vesta, came through
a winner after a hard four-heat battle
and setting up a new record OF 2:12A for
| the race.
Pitmans trotter won the opening heat,
| In which he shattered the former mark,
| dropped the second trip around the mile
course TO Admiral Cord in 2:15 and came
homo under the wire first in the next two
heats
The first race on the program was the
Road Drivers Special mile heats, best
two in three, and was won in straight
fashion by Stranger. the brown stallion
belonging to w. Smith. The driver was
w. Warner. Wesley Junior was second
in two heats and Glenmere third.
In the second race. the keystone Stake.
2:17 class pacing. May Bird got the first
heat. with Ross Keith second and Nina
3. third. Easter Be Sure was fourth.
The time was 2:12h. Ross Keith got
the second heat, with Easter Be Sure
second and May Bird third. while Nina
, B. was next. The time here was 2:1lH.
The third heat OF the Keystone Stalk
race was landed by Maxine Audubon
with Rose Keith second and Hendryl
Dillon third May Bird got fourth money
The time was 2:llh.
! After making a sensational lrst hea
, effort when he broke the mile recorC
Lord Brook, was distanced in the secon
heat. II was claimed by the judges this
the animal broke and paced the create
part OF the second mile. Roy Miller SO
the honor with Director Russell place
9 second and Polly Danvers third. Joker I
Q was fourth. Joe Bellman Nth. In III
r third heat the order Of the finish was q
= follows: Roy Miller. Director Russell
: Polly Danvers. Joker d. and Joe Bel
man. The time of the heats was 2:ls
20 and 2:l2h.
Z / The summaries:
/ Road Drivers special mile heats best ~
" In three:
Horse class and driver. Finisl
. Stranger, br ST., W: Warner. ............ /
= Wesley. Jr.. b. g., II. Slbley, Jr. r.......t..
Glenmere, b. E., D. Seal. al..................
Time. 9.2l. 2:2Ii..