The age-herald., 1901-06-18
BY A. E. CAFFEE

The above life-like contest for champion ship supremacy is splendid reproduction of "rhe Whirlwind Trio." from the orig inal celebrated painting owned by Hon. John McCarty of Worcester Mass. The struggle is up the backstretch of the Elm pire City Park track at New York, Sep tember G. 1899. Jae Patchen, 2:01A, may be recognized by his white face, his ears laid back, striving with the determination for which he is noted to race Star Pointer, 1:59A. into the earth before the home stretch is reached. Deckerson is behind him. using his utmost skill to break the stout heart of the champion, but McClary is calm and undisturbed as his great horse glides along like the shadow of fleeting ghost. John R. Gentry, 20Ok, with An drews up, is within striking distance, two lengths back, hoping that the heart-break- ing pace will tell on the flying leaders, and the phenomenal brushing capacity of the Little Red Horse'' will give him chance in the last hard struggle from the three-quarter pole to the wire. History tells of the vanity of his hopes
 The Grand Circuit.
 
 wade every horse lover in the world on the perusal of the full programme an- nounced of the Grand Circuit for 1901. The sum of $400,0o0 is the princely amount to be contested for by the great horses of America in this grand old circuit. AS constituted this year, the circuit com prises Detroit, Cleveland, Columbus, Buff falo, Glensc Falls, Readville (Boston), Providence, Hartford, Syracuse. Cincin- natl and Terre Haute, the three latter be- ing new members. The joining of Cin- cinnati and Terre Haute is exceedingly gratifying and pleasing to the sport-lov ing people of all sections of our country. The Grand Circuit Is now, if such a thing could be, stronger and more popular than ever before and the individual pro- grammes become the central point of in terest The circuit, as usual, opens at Detroit, July 15-19. In addition to the six early closing stakes. including the his- toric Merchants and Manufacturers Stake for $10,0O0. and the Chamber of Commerce for $5,000, the Detroit pro- gramme offers ten other purses of $1,500 each for the different classes from 2:06 to 2.27. The conditions are marked by a spirit of equity ,and the entry lists con- tain the most noted trotung and pacing horses in the world. The prizes offered by the other cities in the circuit are equally liberal and attractive. The Age Herald will furnish it's patrons with ori- ginal reports and comments on the great turf battles that will take place during the summer and. fall months. Splendid halftone pictures will be printed of the victorious colts and Allies that have made the hearts of their lucky breeders and owners glad. Probably no enterprise what ever furnishes so much profit and pleas ure at the same time as the raising of the beautiful blood-like American trot- ter.
 The Trotters.
 Sensational contests will mark the course of events on the American trot- ting turf during the present season. The great breeding industries have sent out many colts and Allies of royal stamp, and reports from the sensational per- formers of other years seem to be that they have generally improved in form. The Abbott 203A, Cresceus 2.04, Tommy Britton 2.O61a, Lord Derby POT, Charley Herr POT, and Peter the Great POT are each said to be in fine fettle for the coming battles and it is not to be dis puted that such a galaxy of great, brave-hearted racers and extreme speed trotters never before re-entered the ring in any one season. In almost the same class with the above we have Boralma, a0S; Directum Kelly, POS; Bay Starr,