The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-26
DETROIT IS CENTER
Of THE WORLD OF
HORSE RACING
Blue Ribbon Week Opens Today and
Brilliant Racing Is in
Prospect for Five
Days.
Rock Rapids, Ia, Expected to Fur
nish Winner of Todays Feature
Event, the 2:l1 Trot.
BY PAUL II. 6RUskE.


The eyes OF the world or harness
racing are now focused Oh Detroit
and Michigans metropolis Is, Us an
nually. the gathering spot for all the
caravan that pursues with interest the
deeds Of the fastest trotters and pae-
ers. The Blue Ribbon week is here
at last and today's opening found the
weather ideal and the track the fasl'
est piece OF dirt In the United states
no exception whatever.
IL precedent Is TO serve, lot OF
horses are 10 be marked for life our
there this week. That was the case
last year and there is no reason 10 SUE
pect that the present conditions Will
alter the case In the least,
A big~crowd OF home and visiting
horsemen was in evidence Sunday n
the track and everybody carried a stop
watch There was nothing sensation
al in the workouts. however. as II Il
SO near race day that the trainers are
saving all that extreme speed for the
time when IL Is TO be put 10 the pur-
pose OF getting the money. The VISIT
ors wandered about the streets or the
horse-city and Toasted their eyes ON
blankets bearing aristocratic equine
nomenclature; travelling regalia OF the
famous stables: trainers whose names
are known wherever trotters are driv-
en- and bred. and other celebrities OF
the turf.
Easy 70 Pick Favorites.
There are four races on the days
card. including the 2:1l trot and fav-
orites picked themselves without du-
ficulty.
They DO say that this Penico NAH
is a second Hamburg Belle. This
mare was bred and is owned and driv-
EN- by one NJ. ID. Shut, OF Rock RAP
IDS, la Neither Mr.. Shut nor Rock
Rapids have previously bursted into
fame. but they promise 10 be heard
Of from now on. The quiet little Iowa
farmer has already been offered $lO.-
geo for the family mare. He smiled
and said Twenty" Those are not
lacking who believe he will get II. "
the mare IL beaten in the stake race
IL will be a surprise all round. II she
wins. Rock Rapids will send up so
much red fire that the glow ought TO
be perceptible on the western horizon.
or course, there are bunch OF
| other good ones in Teasel with Mr.
Geers up, game old crippled Country
! jay that entered the 2:l0 list at Wini-
sor. Mae Heart, the Michigan-oreo
thing that Is said 10 have worked IN
I2:O7 this year-these and a bunch Oh
others will make the Maid step faster
than she ever has before in public. but
Mr.. Shut Is certain that she Will do II.
The unbeaten Lady Elgin Is the
choice in the 2:0S pace. This one Is
owned by c. w. Moore, OF Detroit,
who also owns Auto. Billy ID and o.
too. Scott Mclean. OF Coldwater. Is
his trainer He is the gentleman who
threw the lines away In an inspiring
finish. won by Auto in the 200 pacing
stake last year.
Mai. MaIIo~ and The Harvester.
Major Mallow and Brenda Yorke
are due to duel in the 2:05 pace AMI
they'll be hiking some The former
has been winning In such time on the
halfmile rings that they have been
talking of matching him with The Eel.
Reproachless may also have some
thing TO say.
The concluding event OF the day. the
POO trot. looks comparatively easy
for Geers and The Harvester with
Beatrice Bellinl a money winner In
SOnOIuA Viii VI O. VA lihSiy W hhio-A
in second place.
The starters In today's events are
as follows:
2:lS pace, 3 In 5 heats-Argot Hal.
Axtara, Capt White, Cecilian King.
Dan j., Halle Direct. Lady Elgin, Lit.
tie Dick. Mary X. Princess Nutwood.
2:ll trot. 3 In Bell Bird. Carroll,
Country Jay, Demarest. Judge Lee.
Just the Thing. Mae Heart, Nancy
Royce. Nelcyone. Penico Maid, Peter
Balta. Teasel.
2:05 pace. In auto. Bonner.
Brenda. Yorke, Dan g., Jerry b.. Maj.
Mallow, Manager H., Reproachless.
2:09 trot, 2 in beatrice Bellini.
Carlokin. Genteel H.. Maxine, The
Harvester.
And tomorrow the c. OF c. PAGERS
hold the boards