The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-04
Champion GeIding Made Good Time
Until He Reached the Home Stretch,
Where He Slowed Down.
LAST DAY OF GRAND CIRCUIT
CAMPAIGNERs WILL GO To LExIyG-
TONS BIG RACE MEETING.
Grey Gem Won Two Races I'm One Day
John M. Won 2;I3 Pace I'm straight
Heats-The Summaries.

CINCINNATI, Oct S.-The meeting az
Oakley Park. the last OF the Grand Circuit
OF 1903. was brought TO a successful close
this afternoon and the light harness bril-
gade is tonight moving to Lexington.
where the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breed
ers' Association twelve days meeting viii
be held under the supervision of Horace w.
Wilson, general manager OF the Charter
Oak and Oakley Park tracks. who left
tonight for the bluegrass town TO take up
the work suspended by the sudden death
of Secretary E. W. Shanklin, Friday after
noon. This was the third grand circuit
meeting at Oakley Park and it was the first
at which the weather permitted racing on
each of the six days.
The splendid sun and the high wind OF
the morning had dried the track out until
1t was at its best, and ii was generally ex-
pected that the 5000 persons who had
turned out for the beautiful afternoons
pastime would certainly see Major Delmar
equal IL not lower the worlds trotting rec
ord of 2:00 which was the feature Offering
OF the card. But they were disappointed. as
was Z. Z. Smathers. owner OF the great
gelding, who had come from the East To
see the performance. Driver Alta McDon-
aid came onto the track with the Major at
4 o'clock and at the same time two thor
oughbreds rugged with saddle and mount
ed by Jockeys Mcintyre and Kane, wear
ing brilliant new colors, emerged from the
paddock. The sight was a novel one and
the trotser scored down ,oDe ee
the spectators applauded generously
The second time down McDonsld
away with the speed OF an express train.
Around the first turn and past the first
eighth pole in fifteen second. That looked
mighty good. To the quarter In :3OA. That
would not do, they said But when he hit
the back strentch the Major was putting
them down and taking them up so fast that
the Jockeys had TO urge their mounts to
keep pace with him. To the half in 59aL
seconds and the stand broke into cheer
IF he can come home that good he's got
the far turn and to the three-quarters in
] :30i1. the gelding began stopping. Turning
into the stretch the wind hit him full in the
face and he began backing up. lie got 10
the wire In 2:03 and when the time was
hung out the stand sighed its disappoint-
ment.
II has been pretty thoroughly demon
strated that the wind is a necessary adj
junct TO the 200 trotter and In the case OK
Major Delmar, if in no other instance IL
has been shown that two such exhibitions a
week is one too many.
The zoo pace. which came over from
Friday with four heats decided, went to
Baron Rogers easily. Joelisco's hobbies
broke and Driver Mcconnell fell out OF the
sulky In the stretch Joe Poynter, the orig
inal favorite made q break.
Grey Gem had the distinction OF winning
two races in one day. lie took the deciding
heat in the ZIG trot at l:3O o'clock, and two
hours later he had annexed the 2:lS trot
John NJ a prohibitive favorite, won the
2:ls pace in straight heats.
Charles Marvin drove Great Spirit 10 a
straight heat victory in the 2:23 trot, and
Black Pet took the 2:16 pace in the same
easy fashion.
After the races Judge HARRISON announced
the suspension OF Driver W. W. Marvin Tor
the balance Of the season for laying up two
heats with Baron Rogers Friday. The sum-
maries:
The Clifton purse, $1,000; 200 PAGERS:
three in FIVE; four heats decided Friday;