The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-28
MARIE N. Is THE
NJ. & M. FAv0RITE
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cold coin up at the wire for the win
ners and close To 100000 in horse
flesh competing for first place-no
wonder that the attraction was one
winch drew the thousands from De-
troit. Michigan, and virtually every
state in the union.
To win the NJ. 4 NJ is the dearest
ambition OF all the harness trainers,
The biggest OF them all and the most
famous try for IL every year and feel
contented TO win IL once. The littlest
teamster OF the pumpkin shows
dreams OF the day when he will be
leading home the EN- and Emmers AZ
the Fair Grounds behind some trotter,
the scion OF his family mare and the
village stallion. =
For more than 20 years this condi.
tiOn has been in evidence and each
year the race has been growing in at
traction. There have been larger
purses offered In the history OF the
trotting turf lint there is none thai
has ever compared WIN the import.
ance and the sentiment that has at.
tached itself TO Deuoit's classic.
An "Open" Race.
Today's event stacked up as one OF
the most interesting battles in the his.
tory OF the event Al least four OF
the starters came 10 the wire with
srong individual support.
There is Marie NJ. the logical fav.
orite. bred in Michigan. given her
speed lessons by Frank Colby, al
Romeo. and the Fair Grounds. her
owner, Mr.. hester, former Detroit
ma I. her sire Michigan horse dur.
ing the brief period of his prime
Driven by Mr.. Geers. she has proven
taat she will race well and that three
miles In better than 2:09 are within
her power, II she comes 10 the wire
with the speed which she showed in
her TWO prior starts. She is the choice
OF the men who like an old-fashioned
race mare and don't 20 strongly In
favor OF the speed wonder kind
There is Denver. also a Michigan
bred fellow He first saw the light Of
day on Michigan farm. His sire is
son OF Sphinx, that founded a tribe
OF race horses for which the Wolverine
state has become worldfamous. He
is the most beautiful horse in the race.
40 AAAsS W dO q liAlC III
2:0S. His driver, Macy. Is a wizard
and last year. for the same owner.
won the event with Spanish Queen
There are those who say Denver isn't
game. IL that Is proven, IL Is a quail
ity not inherited from his sire. the
plucky little Donald Sphinx, hero or
one OF the hottest races ever com.
peted at Comstock park, Grand Rapids.
m hnt, To
ago as a three-year-old. she astonish-
ed the world by her ability to step in
close to 2.07 Had not Gen Watts
made the year the OCCASION OF mis- rec
ord.breaking, Bisa would have been
the star OF her year. AS IL was, she
escaped d fast record, was sold for
$l5. 900 TO Mr.. Greenough, after he had
disposed OF George Gano. and was en-
tered In the NJ. & NJ. Bisa stands her
owner $4,000 right now. Ii Is high
time she started 10 pay a little divi
dend.
Another Allen Winter?
Don't overlook Margin. The roam
comes here To start for the first time
this season. Her teamster Is the one
who staggered the turf world with
Allen Winter with which he won the
$4,000 Readville handicap last year.
His following quietly purchased pools
early today and did It with such per
istency that the rumor went out that
there was another Allen Winter to be
uncovered today.
Nor are Jack McKerron and Martha
Dillon 10 be left out OF the reckoning.
Either has chance. Few figured
Henry Setter or The 'Angelus. how
ever.
The three-year-old trot gives Detroit
ers an excellent opportunity OF view.
ing in action the cracks OF the year
and from the field will almost certain
ly come the winner OF the big futurity
stakes. A better bred lot never start
ed in a Lexington classic. All are
heavily staked. Among them are the
sensational Wolverine and Nancy Nc
<erron. daughter OF Nancy Hanks. and
the latest racing member OF that won
derful family which the grand old
mare mas given to the turf.
The 2O7 pace and the 2:12 pace
round out the card with chance for
the public to see the wigglers.