The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-06-26
DETROIT THE BATTLE GROUND.
RARE SPORT AHEAD FOR PATRONS
OF TIE TROTTZNG TURF.
The Cracks Of the East and West Will
Meet for the First Time this Year at Ham,
tramck-The Great $4,000 stake-Nel-
son, King of the Turf, to Trst-Program
Of the Blue Ribbon Meeting, July 1928

Indications are that Michigan people will
this year be treated to carnival of turf sport
the like of which has not been seen in the
history OF harness racing. Preparations extra
ordinary are being made by the Detroit
Driving Club for bringing together all the
crack horses of the country, from Nelson of
Maine, whose record of 2:10a is the fastest
ever made by trotting stallion, to the
superb little Cricket, 2:10, that trainer
George Starr will bring all the way from
California to try conclusions with the Ten
nessee champion, Hal Pointer, 2:09a, in the
free-for-all class for PAGERS.
BY reason of a combination of lucky cir
cumstances the outlook now is that the Blue
Ribbon Meeting of July 20-25, will prove by all
odds the most sensational of the year. For
tunately its dates are so arranged as to make
Detroit the first great battle ground of the
season in the struggle for supremacy between
the crack trotters of the East and the West.
From the opening meeting of the Grand
Circuit, week earlier, at Pittsburg, the
noted Eastern drivers, Turner, Golden, Quin-
ton and others, will ship the pick of their
stables to Detroit, there to meet in battle
royal the flower of the Western turf driven
by Budd Doble, McHenry, Starr and Stew
art. AS this is the first meeting of the
season at which the Eastern and Western
stables come together, and the prizes con-
tended for being richer than at any other
meeting of the Grand Circuit, sensations, sur
prises and shattered records are certain to
follow in rapid succession.
The program is indeed a brilliant one.
blue Ribbon Day." as the opening day is
termed, is made a genuine holiday for all
who enjoy racing, the grounds being gen.
erously thrown open to the public, free of any
admission. On that day the 2:27 class trot
for purse $1,000; then follows race
between PAGERS of the 2:24 class for purse
of like amount; the days sport concluding
with dash of single mile for 2:20 trotters,
which is likely to prove very fast and excit-
ing contest Tuesdays card is fine one.
The opening race is $1,000 purse for the
2:17 class, trotting, and this is followed by
the event of the week, the Merchants and
Manufacturers Stake. Thirteen of the
fastest young trotters on the turf will start
for the grand prize, 10000, and contest
may be looked for equaling the memorable
one of last year, won by the good horse
Walter l.. from a field of eleven after
seven exciting heats. The 2:1G class, pacing,
finishes Tuesdays program. Wednesday
the drawing card will be the race for double
teams of the 2:20 class, in which some of the
famous trotting pairs from New York City
are expected to take part. Other events on
this day are the dash of one mile for
RIA PAGERS, and the purse of 81 900 for trot-
tiers OF the 1921 class. Thursday. should be
termed "Red Letter Day." its program
including free-for-all races for both trotters
and PAGERS, in addition to rich purse for
the 2:30 class trotting. Friday sees the con-
cusion Of the trotting program, with purses
OF $4,000 for the 2:ly classes trotting and
pacing, and mile dash between 25 trotters.
On Saturday. the last day of the meeting,
running will be the order, there being fiat
races at three-quarters, seven furlongs, one
mile, and one mile and a sixteenth, and a
hurdle race at one mile and quarter.
The Detroit Driving Club is made up of
gentlemen whose aim is steadily and contin-
uously progressive, and on its grounds racing
is seen at its cleanest and best. Many
features of the Blue Ribbon program for
1891, which space will not permit of present
mention, will be found detailed in hand.
some sou mir that is soon to be issued
by the Club and mailed free to all who
request IT,