The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-20
By RALPhL. YoNkER.


When one favorite after another
was beaten to the money In Tuesdays
races at the State Fair track. the
wisest ones shook their heads and
chirruped. There's nothing SO un-
certain as q boss race"
In spite OF fixed races and rumors
or liked races. In spite of collision
OF drivers and bookies and rumors OF
collision, In spite Of doping horses
and rumors OF IL, horse racing still
remains nearly as certain as the ar
rival Of street car just about now.
Monday every favorite trotted horne
with the money In straight heats and
comparatively easy finishes with the
exception OF Pansy Silver, and she
failed to repeat the performance or
taking the third heat of the 2:17 trot
as she had the first two, partly be,
cause her driver was overcome.
Tuesday the favorites were all easy
to pick. and they sold high. Charley
Mitchell. according to the dope. had
II all over anything else In his class
with Tommy Murphy in the sulky.
and, sure enough, Charley Mitchell
walked home in three straight heats.
Sir r. sold for good money and there
seemed TO be nothing TO do but for
those who played him. to pocket the
coin, when, in spite OF all the premier
driver, Murphy. could do, he broke
badly and jigged a third OF the dis
lance around the oval.
When the horse got on the stretch
he started his antics again, and al
ready bad fourth, he hoped TO the
wire on q zigzag route, out or the
running so far that he was distanced.
Hundreds OF favorite-players kissed
their money goodbye, and the long
shots came In for some easy green.
For Hal b. Jr.. took three straight
heats ard the race.
In the trotting division three-year-
old race, also, there was large held
OF eight entered with Mainleaf away
up In the auctions because OF her re-
cent performance against Miss Stokes
at indianapolis, few weeks ago
where he defeated the formerly In
vincible mare. Peter Thompson was
In the field that sold against Mainlcaf
at even money, when Atlantic Ex-
press alone was selling for good
sum and Jack Swift was bringing
pretty good money, but Thompson
had not been seriously considered
The Thompson horse, after beins
driven in at fourth in the first heat,
when Atlantic Express won. came
back In the next heat and lowered
the worlds trotting record for three
year-old geldings. doing the distance
in 2:Os IA, breaking the former rec
ord Of 200 IA. Later he followed
with another first.
Again the wise ones heaved con
tented signs and murmured another
something about the glorious uncer-
tainty of horse-racing, which made II
the greatest betting sport In the
world.
No excitement was occasioned when
Miss Stokes came In ahead three
times. winning the pacing division OF
the Matron stake.
The events OF today are the big
ones OF the week. although some OF
Yesterdays hard finishes could hardly
be excelled.
The racing ought to be the fastest
OF the week. The track Is sure TO be
lightning fast. The good weather OF
the two previous days, together with
the use that the track has been put
TO. have made IL snappy.
The State Fair m. q sa.." the
Michigan stake OF $4,000 is among the
events today, with one Of the most IA
nous of the recent track stars OF tho
country, the plowhorse, r 7. G,
driven by Tommy Murphy, topping
the list. From the dope there would
seem to be nothing TO II but straight
heats for the initiated racer. but boss
racing IL uncertain" and Chatty d.
rect or Gay Audubon may make the
Murphy horse hustle.
The events carded for today arc
az follows: ., mo-
Al r.. Band Girl, Bill Bailey, Collsse
Pointer Royal Heir. Sister Florentine'
SUSIE lis Class trottins, . in 5. stake
,,a nooSchariie Mitchell, Chatty pi-
,ect Gay Audubon, eordon TOAD
Iohnny a., Lewis Forest, X. I. Z.
a.i5 class trotting. In .. STAKE
n ooo-Baron Alcyone. DR.. ArehoaIe'
re Tanguay, Johnny O., Matte Al
ierton Maude Light Miss winter
nttye " Robert Milroi, Wllmering
,.o7 class pacing. In 3. purse 1000
I,on HaI Direct. Bucius Todd. Peter
Pa Rollins, sara Ann Patch
shauKhran, sunny Jim, Twinkling Dan'
a..