The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-11

There is no use talking: the news
from Peoria has simply astounded
every one OF the trainers a. the State
Fair track. That. on July 6 an EN-
and Emmer' should reel off a mile in
2 OF IA In a race is Just as unexpect-
ed as was the sensational 2.05 IA per
Torrance OF the Chamber OF Com
merce candidate from the same stable.
There are something less than a doz-
en- candidates for the big stake now
training at the Blue Ribbon track and
several OF them are showing fine
form. But 2:05 IA on the pace or
2:07 IA at the trot are twl hgures
that look admittedly unattainable just
now and the unanimous feeling at
present is that Fleming Boy and Minor
Heir should be considered sure favor
ties In their events
Last year when Highball and So
MONA Girl were Keeling of miles
round 2:06 the trainers OF average
good race horses contented them
selves with the theory that 1907 was
simply sensational year and the OPP
timists congratulated themselves that
the coincidence brought out the pair
in the same year. instead Of separat-
ensured two clean sweeps. This year.
however. the performances Of the
two mentioned, as well as the sensa-
tional trotting mile of Amy Brooks.
also a Detroit candidate. though not
eligible TO the big race" has con
WINGED the local bunch that breed
ing. conditioning and training OF har-
ness race horses has progressed to
such an extent that a mere 2l0 trot-
ter is now really OF little account
when IL comes to winning the money
in the big stakes.
Not that the local trainers are Civ
ing up hope, however. Far from IT,
II is freely pointed out that race day
Is still two weeks away and many
things may happen in that time. The
Dean pair at present look unbeatable
10 those who are teaming al the Fair
Grounds, hut there is always the
chance OF accident or training of
In addition. there are quite a few
candidates in both events that have
not shown in public yet and some OF
them are quite highly touted.
On paper the $4,000 2.11 trot has
taken on new degree OF interest I'm
the recent performances OF three OF
the horses entered Amy Brooks that
proved the leading astonisher at Poor
Ia. is in this event go too. Is the
sensation May Earl The third IS the
Great Heart trotter Octoo. 2:10 81.
that has been all spring the talk OF
the trainers at the Fair Grounds
Amy has trotted race mile In 2.O5
ia. May has been on the Lexington
track according 10 general report I'm
2:05. Octoo has turned the Fair
Grounds in 2:O7 80 and could have
gone quite a BIT faster. apparently
II is certainly going 10 be battle
IL all these three come TO the wire
in shape.
In the meantime the Fair Grounds
is rapidly assuming the appearance
OF a race track where doings are TO
be expected There are now nearly
200 horses at the track, the stables OF
Cares. Colby. Mclean and lot Of
others who have been working here
most OF the spring, having been re-
inforced by bunch OF outsiders w
b. McDonalds string is working over
the track now and Ben White has a
dozen or so head quartered there
Fred Tallmadge is on hand with a
big string and the McGettlgan bunch
from Toledo. in charge OF r. Teachout.
Joined the local colony at the close
of the Port Huron meeting. One OF
the most recent arrivals Is r. w.
Hodges from the Pacific coast with
the NJ. g. NJ. candidate San Francisco.
Alonzo Mcdonald, Ed. Geers. w. l..
Snow, Joe Gahagan and a lot OF
others are coming in. early next week.
Secretary Moone OF the Detroit
Driving club predicts that the class