The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-21
GREAT WESTERN CIRCUIT.

Despite the fact that the grand and
at Columbus, the directors of the
meeting there are likely to feel some
opposition as result Of the vote of
the directors of the Michigan state
fair recently. which voted to have a
weeks racing Of grand circuit proper
tons the week of Sept. 10. It will be
recalled t,at when the grand circuit
stewards met Detroit wanted two
dates. but was unsuccessful in its ap-
plication for September sanction.
Now. however. the state fair folks
have decided to 60 it alone.
This second Detroit meeting will fol-
low the grand circuit meeting at SYRIA
cuse. N. Y, which makes q rather IA
vorable shipment possible, while the
story runs that some Of the purses
will be Of sufficient size to make them
worth while for any horseman to win.
The racing at Detroit state fair will
be along practically the same lines as
have made trotting one of the features
of the state fairs at Hamline and Mil
waukee. There are to be two 5000
early closing stakes. and altogether
something over $4,000 in purse money
is to be hung up.
The great majority Of driving as
sociations controlling a half mile
track thoroughly believe at heart that
the topples should be abolished and
feel that the gradual manner in which
they are to disappear under the rule
just adopted will not work much Of
hardship In the way Of costing en-
tries. The pity is that with hopples
now limited in their career matinee
organizations do not come out unan1-
mously against their use in club and
interclub races instead Of permitting
the hoppled sidewheeler to compete
on equal terms with the free legged
PAGER.
The first 100000 racing circuit in
the history of the light harness horse
was organized at Chicago recently,
when the stewards of the great west.
| ern circuit got together for their much
belated annual meeting. They made
| up for lost time. however. in mapping
out u circuit that not only for the rich
ness of the prizes offered. but for
! duration and territory covered, is far
more pretentious than anything ever
before attempted.
| Just how far-if at all-the great
western circuit will hurt some Of the
| grand circuit tracks remains to be
seen. 1t Is certainty. however. that
in the case of Kalamazoo. Detroit
| Cleveland and Columbus the circuit
will be benefit. as all of these tracks
made application for and received the
same dates in the great western cir
cult as they now hold in the grand
circuit. Some may construe that &C
ton as an indication Of weakness or
the part of the grand circuit tracks
but in any event it assures larger
fields for the grand circuit meetings
during those weeks in which the
purses are Of top notch proportions
Indeed, it is the $4,000 that these
four grand circuit tracks will hang VI
that sends the total Of great western
stakes and purses up beyond the hall
million figures.
The great western circuit under it:
| new makeup will open on July a
/ Fort Wayne. Ind. with weeks follow
ing at Terre Haute. Ind, and Crane
Rapids, Mich. before joining force:
with the grand circuit for the kala
mazoo (Mich.>. Detroit and Cleveland
/ meetings that follow upon consecu
tive weeks. The great western thel
jumps to Peoria. Galesburs. Joliet. Ill.
and the state fairs at Hamline, MINI.
and Milwaukee before swinging IL
with Columbus for the meeting tn
last two weeks OF September.
Then comes Springfield. ILL.,. for tn
4 first week in October. followed by :
long Jump into the far southwest. will
Oklahoma City the first stopping point
followed by a weeks session each a
Dallas, Ell Paso. Tex, and Phoenix
Ariz. where the circuit ends the weel
OF Nov 8. But Of course nobody ex
poets that any of the horses that star
in at Fort Wayne will be in at tn
nnish at Phoenix. 1t is possible. o
course. as was the case with Margil
;, and a few others last season. but no
altogether probable