The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-03
MISS Stokes Won
DETROIT PURSE

Detroit, AuR. s..--Miss stokes, bay
faiiy, who as 4 yeATllng held the trot-
ting chanpienAhtp, lived up 20 her
great reputation whens III three holly
contested heats aha won che lonk end
OF the s1isop0 purae and the handsome
silver cup lin the trottin8 division ct
the Hcraefnan ENturity, The main at
traction In yesterdays grand circuit
programme.
Thls stake brought the s~year.olds
together for their first clash this year.
and tho fast time made shows the
class of the starters only three OF
which remained In 10 the finiah
Justice Brooke. fayorite because Of
his Michigan ownership. was never in
serious danger in the first heat, leading
from wire 60 wire. Miss Stokes was
In second position. but did not set
started In time to catch the leader,
which took the heat easily by two
lengths.
Justice Brooke, In the second heat,
held the lead only as tar Is the guar
ter pole. where he was aunplantcd
by Miss Stokes. Main Leaf came UP
on even terms with the favcrlte and
they raced like q team nearly 10 the
three-quarters. The three leaders
rounded the last turn wheels apart
and there was a whipping drive down
the stretch. The filly carried Justice
Brooke or his feet IS they passed the
distance pole and captured the heat By
a close margin. with Main Leaf nosing
his way TO second place.
In the final heat Miss Stokes led
all the way. but was extended to the
limit to stave of the rush of Justice
Brooke and Main Leaf st che head
OF the stretch, She he'd Tire stamina.
however. and at the &iniSh was a
length to the good.
The division OF the purse gives Miss
Stokes $1,000 and tho $500 silver cup.
In addition, $500 goes TO the nominal
tor of her dam.
The pacing division OF Tire futGrstN,
value $4,000, brought cut only three
starters The first heat WAS a pro-
cession. Fieeta Americas winning east>
ly.
The brown filly led TO the stretch
in the second heat but tired and Brad
en- Direct, which had been close ala
the way, went to the front under the
whip, winning by length. Olive o.
Beirne came strong after q break at
the head Of the stretch.
Braden Direct took the lead at the
start of the final heat. Fleeta Ameri-
Gus came UP on even terms at the
quarter and they raced together to the
far turn, when the filly dropped back
and had difficulty in taking second po-
sition from Olive O'Beirne, which
seemed to have speed but could not
quite get through.
| The ala pace was always easy for
Black Joe, which won in straight heats.
Game Maid. favorite. could get no
4 better than second money.
BY winning the 2.11 trot. Belvasia
earned part az the $4,000 which Tom
Murphy paid for her on Monday. She
i was forced to finish second to Doug
lag McGregor in the first heat, but
thereafter won about as she pleased.
Douglas McGregor broke so badly in
i the second heat that when he finally
regained his stride he was hopeless
ly. out Of It. Charley Thomas led into
the stretch in the second and third
heats, but Belvasia went around when
called upon and was only Jogging at
the finish. Wilmering showed the way
in the final heat but there was moth
ing to 1t when Murphy started to drive.