The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-29
BY PAUL n. HRuskE.

BY PAUL n. 6RUSkE.
Was there ever a week of racinI
which started out as sensationally a
the current Blue Ribbon meeting nov
In progress at the Fair Grounds?
A new state trotting record an,
worlds mark for geldings In tw,
heats on Monday. a new record To-
the Chamber OF Commerce on Tues
day-well, It's up to the 2:24 trotter
In the $4,000 NJ. & NJ today ant
2:06 IA Is the mark for them to shoe
at.
Can they do It?
Honestly, there is more room To-
doubt than has been the case witf
Jack Leyburn and Minor Heir In thei
events Vandetta and Spanish Queer
have beaten 2:07 In races In which
they had TO succumb TO the sensa
tional Amy Brooks which In ineligible
TO the event Fleming Boy, driven BY
Mr.. Dean whose PAGER copied yester
days &. OF &. has record Of 2:07 IL
made In winning race. Alceste Is
known to be considerably better than
2:10 trotter. San Francisco Is said
to have worked In 2:07 at the State
Fair track last week There are sew
eral Of the others whose performances
In training have been far from the
prying eye of the checkers and who
have not made a move at speed since
their arrival here.
There Is more than an even chance
that, on the velvet track which the
new Detroit Driving club has given
its city and the Grand circuit, some
thing In the race may be able to do
better than Sonoma Girl did at Crosse
Pointe last year.
Seldom has there been an NJ. & M.
In which the winner has been so much
In doutb.
At the race track this morning. the
horsemen gathered to open the betting
on the NJ. a. NJ, the marvellous pac-
Ing race OF the day before was still
the main topic of conversation.
Never before. in all the IL years OF
history with which the classic has en-
riched the annals OF the harness turf,
have two PAGERS OF the caliber or
Minor Heir and The Eel hooked up
In q race. Not only did they break
the record in the event they broke
the old mark OF 1905 1-2 in every single
heat. And Jerry B., that had TO be
content with third money was prob
ably up to winning any former c. OF
C. in history, though forced to be con-
tent with third moneys
The hackers OF Minor Heir were
5ubilant this morning as they packed
away the wads of Canadian coin which
their grand PAGER had won for them.
They proclaimed him the greatest pac-
err that ever lived and were outspoken
In the belief that, had he kept his
feet In that first heat. he would have
surely beaten out his slender, grey
competitor. never allowing him 80
much as heat.
The crisis OF the race came In the
second heat. Starter Schneider sent
them away with particular reference
10 The Eel and Minor Heir. allowing
the latter to secure the lead OF
length at the start. Dean had his
charge boiling and Minor Heir prog.
ably paced the first eighth In very
close to IA seconds. McEwan behind
The Eel well knew that the emer-
gency must be met. Along the pole
he hurried The Eel for all he was
was worth. Just before the turn was
reached the Canadian wonder jumped
up In short but wild break. Minor
Heir swept down from the outside.
the spectators saw the two converge
just as they reached the tangent. Then
Minor Heir turned his side to the
crowd ami swept majestically along
in the lead and the coveted position
along the rail.
From then on, there was nothing
TO IL but the shouting. On every &C.
casion when the two hooked up for a
test OF speed, Minor Heir made the
grey horse understand where be be-
longed. The final heat was merely a
tearing. sliding procession, with the
Canadian In second place all the way.
The inadequate nature OF the racing
conditions at the fair grounds when
asked to meet all conditions we're ex-
cellently illustrated in the third event.
the 2:16 trot. In which three heat win.
ners were evolved and one OF them
had but to save his distance In the
NTH and final heat, TO win first money.
Black SILK took the first heat and
Aquin the second. Axtellay grabbed
the third and fourth. At this juncture
the inspection OF the summaries |
brought TO light the fact that Axtel- |
lay, by virtue OF second place In /
the first heat. had the race cinched |
pending only the trotting OF a safe. |
easy mile In the final clash, a feat /
which he performed with ease, winning /
when the race came 10 an end, though /
Aquin was the winner OF the final
heat.
OF course, there was nothing to |
form the basis for protest. yet Il is |
going to take a considerable campaign |
OF education before the public is up |
TO admitting horse the best in q i've |
heat race I'm which he has not captur. !
ed three OF the heats.
Aquin was the only losing favorIte |
OF the day.
Aquin's 2:09L. Is the third new 2.io
trotting record % the meeting.
The Geers string does not look any /
where near so formidable as In former
Lady Thorne. by Elcyone. .Ir.. lriod |
70 beat 224h. and failed by quarter |
Minor Heir Sot $4,000 for mis- yin
ming but this was but a drop in Ine /
bucket alongside the Victory in the |
No florai, decoration rewarded Minor !
nslrs victory. Those things help /
Frank Colby gave shadeland Nut. |
'ear' faustaiears high-acting son