Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-01
Indications Are That Greatest
Speed of History Will
Be UncOrked.
BY WALTER E. L

BY WALTER e. EKLER.
just one week from Monday the
grand circuit season of 1911 will get
under way at Indianapolis and the
horses will be asked to uncork the
speed that we have been reading about
since last autumn.
Indications at this time are that the
greatest season in the history of the
hport waits a l~ong-suffering and q long
waiting public, and the dyed-in-the-
wool element who will follow the cara
van to Lexington will In every way
be gratiied.
Indianapolis this season inaugurates
grand circuit racing, and on July 10
will be seen the first of a series of
events hat must prove of interest to
all admirers of the light harness horse.
On that day the first of the early clos
ing events will be decided, and 1t will
in a manner be the forerunner of others
of a like nat.re and viii give a very
fair line on tiis capacity of some of the
stake candidates for the so-called
green" classes.
This race is for trotters eligible to
the 2:20 class and Is of a $4,000 value.
Among the horses eligible to stand
are Nanah. 2.25A, by Mckinney. dam
Jude. by Norval. This mare is In the
stable of Lon Mcdonald. and last year
trained better than 2:1e, and is today
regarded as the stables strongest can
didate for the rich events of the sea-
son.
Gordon Todd, 2:29A. by Todd, in the
outfit Of Ed Geers. will turn for the
word with an enviable reputation, while
Argot Hal, converted from the pacing
gait; Anvil, Dude Archdale, Oakland
Flobar, Areo, June and Lady McKin-
ney have regulations that would APP
pear to justify the belief that they are
worthy to stand in the very best OF
company.
The .2:15 class for PAGERS will intro
duce to the .race-going public at least
one of the most extensively heralded
candidates for the chamber of COM
merce stakes. Joe Patchen H., 2:17A. by
Joe Patchen out of the fast mare Bessie
Bonehill, 2:05%, will be given an OPP
portunity to display some of his Prov
ess. He will meet In this race Akar, a
son Of Aquillan. Judge Ward and Dixie
Lou from the Geers stable, ahd Matte
March in the combination of Lon Nc
Donald.
In the 2:12 class trotting an excep-
tionally strong field will score for the
word, as the list of eligibles includes
all Of the best horses in training In this
division. Douglass McGregor. whose
performances last year as a three-year-
old were exceedingly creditable, and
who at this time has been a mile in 2:10,
xx.{II 49, A4har@ DyfIkartn0
Electric Todd, Ario Leyburn, High Ad-
miral, Lulu Arion and O'Neil. These,
with the others engaged, should give
some idea as to which representative
Of this division will ultimately prove
supreme.
The most interesting race of the
meeting which opens the grand circuit
will doubtless be the free for all trot-
ting sweepstakes, best two heats in
three. Engaged in this event are Persia
Maid. who al present would appear to
be up to her best, from Noteworthy
and Dude Archdale. Spanish Queen
and Country Jay, as well as Brace Cir
die. Nancy Royce N Orr.
This event is bringing together sew.
eral of the fastest n best race-horse
t~rotters in training. and affords the
race-going public an opportunity that
could not nave beer had in n other
race, and together with similar events
on the schedule for the season will
prove conclusively the popularity and
Importance of the sweepstakes plan
OF racing.
Not only is an opportunity afforded
r~ace-goers Of Witnessing a struggle be-
tween several Of the best horses In
training, but it gives an added earning
capacity to the horses themselves. In
addition to the early closing events
already announced the grand circuit
opener as indianapolis has now become
| offers class races for various amounts
which will close tomorrow.
Hannah Lake Does 1s07.
The black pacing mare. Hannah
! Lake, s:lsA, at one time owned by d.