The age-herald., 1901-07-22
Opening Of eralo Circuit.


 The wires inform us that the conditions were most favorable for an suspicious opening of the Blue Ribbon meeting at Detroit. the first of the chain of the Grand Circuit that will distribute half million dollars in cash prizes to the great est American light harness horses We have full private reports from the first two days racing, Monday and Tuesday, and the contests have been of the highest order
 Tie interesting feature of the opening day was the $5000 race for 2:24 pacers, known as the Chamber of Commerce Stake. Thirteen of the twenty eligibles came to the post. Ed Lockwood won the race in straight heats with Star Pugh with ease and something to spare, though the race was impressive and interesting, Harry Logan, 4-year-old hoppled pacer from California, was the heavily-played favorite on the strength of trial mile a few days ago in 2oSA He sold for s2O0 in the auction pools. as against $125 for Star, $70 for Plenty, $45 for Stanton Will key and s70 for the field. Lockwood took Star Pugh to the front in the first heat after leaving the wire and was never headed. Harry Logan and the field were never able, during the progress of the race, to reach the winner. The books lost heavily. Time: 2;O91k 2:101s, 2:1s1k.
 A Great Horse Defeated.
 The second Californian of the day went down in defeat in the 2:14 trot when Jan- ice, the favorite in the betting ring, was defeated. She was at no time a factor in the race, although she seems to have in- augurated a mild bluff when she led the field down to the half in the first heat and then jumped up and gave her back CTS the heartache. The race was hard, stubborn, f1ve-heat battle in which the Marcus Daly Ally, Lady Thsbe, won in impressive style and fast time after Doc tor Book had downed the crowd in two heats. Kinney seems to have had a fair understanding with his little mare that they would indulge in quiet killing, !" for they permitted Doctor Book, Palm Leaf and Axtello to break one another's brave hearts In a gruelling contest for the first two heats, and when the odds had run clear out of bounds on Doctor Book,
 
 off the wraps and fairly trotted that field of race horses into the earth, and the very l last breath of life was knocked out of l those sure-money ticket holders. There were bleeding hearts after that hot horse race was over. Time: 2:1114. 2:11A, 2:111A. A Great Little Mare. The great little mare, Ida Highwood duplicated her Windsor victory by racing the 2:20 class trotters to a fare-you-w we'll She was favorite at 3 to 5. She showed herself worthy of the confidence of her admirers by winning the last three of the four heats. The feature of the race was her marvellous burst of speed in the sec- ond heat when she trotted around her field from the rear and covered the half in 1:03.
 Time, 2:12. 2:13N, 2:13.
 The 2:06 class, pacing, furnished nerve | utilization of high order The bay mare l Hetty G. won in fast time, beating two | of the best pacers that have ever "come | out of the west" Edith W. and Riley B. | Gone owned by my good friend Weide- l man and the other by my good friend | Liston. I went through the northwest | ern circuit with these gentlemen in 99, and remember them with affection.) Hetty G. was favorite, but Edith w went after her in the first heat and made her pace in 2:515. In the second heat