Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-10
Favorites Have The Call al
Cleveland, Ohio;
Geers Lands The Able al Front
In Edwards Stake.
Earl ], Country Jay and Fuzz John
son Also Winners.

had another good day in the Grand
Circuit race today at North Randall.
In only one event were the forecasts
upset. That was in the concluding race.
when Fuzz johnson. a black stallion by
the Baron Shell, driven by Frank Jones
of Memphis. beat Louis W. Winan's
chestnut mare, Dora after q hard
struggle. The event was the Els trot
and four. heats were necessary before
tFuzz Johnson was finally decided the
winner. Dora looked like an easy win
ner in the first heat. but broke in the
stretch. She won the second heat but
broke again in the third when she
again had a fine chance to land the
money.
The $4,000 Edwards stake went to The
Able. Ed Geers got the Chamber of
Commerce stake winner away In third
place in the first heat and at the three
quarter pole had him battling with
Evelyn. w. passing her a few yards
from the wire, in a driving finish. The
time was 2.04 fiat, a new mark for The
Able. who made 2.O41s at Detroit last
week The second heat developed in
to IN even hotter battle. A. blanket
"outl nave CcNSIcu Inc ADUcs CNcly IL
w. and Rranham Bangman as they
passed under the wire in the order
named. The Able was never headed in
the firal neat.
Earl Jr., w. D. S. set the pace to the
three-quarter pole in the first heat OF
the 2.10 pace and then took the lead
handily. finishing an easy winner. In
the next two heats Cox kept the gray
gelding ahead of the field the entire
distance.
Country Jay kept up his great rec
ord at Kalamazoo and Detroit by jog
cling home an easy victor in both heats
Of the 2.08 trot. The 14-year-old, son. of
Jay Hawker could have beaten the
mark of 2.05A he made at Detroit, last
week, easily as he passed the half-mile
post In 1.01A. but Gus Macy pulled
him up 200 wards from. the finish. even
then landing the veteran ahead of tho
field by a dozen lengths.
Lou Billings, a 3-year-old trotter, by
John A. McKerron, 2.O4k, and Lou Dill
Ion. 1.5S1h. was driven at mile in
2.12A by John Dickerson with a runner
paCemaker.
30 PACE-PURSE s15OO-S IN 5.
Earl Jr.. or G. by The Earl (Cox)....1 l
W. A. br G F'loyd). ..................a 4
Halle Direct. CHI m Of. G. Jones)...4 {
.+Rabatta j.. I'm Bunch. .........6
! Bessie n Cook G b N aStarbnck).......a
*The Prince, b e (StevenS). ...........S
Time-2.06a. 2.07s. 206s.
sDistanced.
"*Not in money after second heat
drawn.
THE EDWARDS STAKE-2.A PACE
PURSE 5000 THREE HEATS.
The Able. blk S. by Chimes (Geers) 1
Evelyn W., b m (B Shank. ........2 .
Branham Baugman, b Cox. .S 3
Mary Boo. b m (Merrifield). ..........6 5
%Dr w. w. ~. & (Castle).
Time-2.04, 2.07a, los.
*Distanced.
2.O8 TROT-SWEEPSTA WITH $50
ADDED-2 IN 8.
Country Jay. oh &. by Jay Hawker &c.
MdceyD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Baron May, br (Sayles) .
Dewitt. b 6 (kane). Observation-Disclosures
General H.. b S (HaagD..
Aquin. CMcDonald). ...............5
"Demarest Of. Jones)
Time-2.0s. 2.O6i
"Distanced.
2.15 TROT-PURSE s1OOo-2 IN 8.
t'9 9Is, Johnson n, $, by The Baron
Dora, CHI m Pennock. ......4 3 :
Josie Mae. m Packer).
Lulu Arion. CHI f q. Benyom. ....3
Time-2.4l. 213a, 2.14a. 2.19s
'Distanced in fourth heat
Winners of heats only in decidin
heat) '"