. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 6 f&lxe gveebev crotr gtpoxt&tncm [August 5, 1905. SWEET MARIE 2:04 3-4 Owned by Wm. Garland of L03 Angeles. Driven by Alta McDonald of New York. Sweet Marie Beats Tiverton. "Money makes the mare go," according to the old proverb, and perhaps Sweet Marie will not do her level best unless the money is at the wire. At Phil- adelphia two weeks ago when she and Tiverton met, they raced for a share of the gate receipts. There was not a very large crowd present and Sweet Marie refused to trot her best, making disastrous breaks in every heat. Like a
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 6 f&lxe gveebev crotr gtpoxt&tncm [August 5, 1905. SWEET MARIE 2:04 3-4 Owned by Wm. Garland of L03 Angeles. Driven by Alta McDonald of New York. Sweet Marie Beats Tiverton. "Money makes the mare go," according to the old proverb, and perhaps Sweet Marie will not do her level best unless the money is at the wire. At Phil- adelphia two weeks ago when she and Tiverton met, they raced for a share of the gate receipts. There was not a very large crowd present and Sweet Marie refused to trot her best, making disastrous breaks in every heat. Like a petted prima donna that refuses to warble her best notes to a small house, Sweet Marie perhaps took a look at the grand stand and concluded that she would not show her fastest gait for such a small return, and let Tiverton walk away with the race while she indulged in a few ''jimmies" and objected to being d riven so hard for such a small sum. There was $5000 up at Readville Thursday, how- ever,and McKinney's daughter shook her locks, cast her eye at the big bag of gold and says "Here's where I will 6how you whether Tiverton can beat me a two- in*three or any other old ; So she went at him the first heat and made his driver hustle to beat hei half a length. In the second heat she began to trot her best a little sooner and when the stretch was reached she had Tiverton extended to bis utmos. and beat him a neck. He was tired then, and when she collared him on the third heat, Tiverton was game as a pebble but at the distance post was "all in" and she jogged to the wire a length in front of him. We will let the Associated Press tell the story of the race. Readville, Mass., Aug. 3—California and New York met today at Readville track, and when the contest of the spetd ended the honors were awarded to the Pacific slope. Id one of the finest speed con- tests ever 6een on any race course, Sweet Marie defeated Tiverton two out of three heats, thereby winni
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