The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-14
IN THE WORLD OF SPORT
GRAND CIRCUIT
RACES CLOSED

indianapolis, Ind, July 14.--With one
days card still to be raced. the grand
circuit meet in this city. the opening
Of the big harness racing season, was
declared closed at the conclusion oil
yesterdays programme. The with
orawal OF a number of horses, which
brought the entries for today's events
below the limit set by the racing as
ISOLATION, was given as the reason. II
is said the order of Governor Marshall
closing up the book makers stalls, may
have had something to do with the de-
cision. On the opening day the betting
stalls fiourished, but following the gov
ernor's order, they were closed yester-
day and today and the only betting
was In private pools.
Yesterdays card was marked by fast
time in all four races. The fastest
trotted mile Of the season was record
ed in the 1908 trot, when Don Labor,
driven by Kimlin, went the first heat
In 2:05A. The fastest mile previous
TO the fourth race was made by Ario
Leyburn, driven by the veteran, Geers,
when he took the three heats of the
feature race in 2:07A.
Ario Leyburn was pushed hard in
the finish of all three heats In the
feature race for a purse of $4,000, the
second event on the card, but by hard
driving! Geers was able to send his
horse under the wire ahead each time.
In the first heat, Charlie Mitchell,
driven by Murphy and McDonald's
Electric Todd, pushed the leader until
the Todd horse broke on the turn in
4 to the stretch. Mcdonald soon had
him on his feet again and he came in
an easy third.
Annie Laurie, driven by Dean.
brought the first surprise of the day
by defeating Murphy's Twinkling Dan
In the first event, the eli pace. Deans
mare won the race in three straight
heats, with Twinkling Dan taking sec
ond money. Another surprise came
In the 2:24 pace, when Kirby Star in
two straight heats won the 2;24 pace,
the third event, in which many had
picked Geer's Dixie Lou to win. Willy,
driven by Pennock, pushed Don Labor
to the fastest mile Of the season in the
2:0S trot, but he could not repeat in
the second and Don Labor was return
ed a winner in 2:07.
Summaries.
First race, Ell pace, 3 in 8; purse
$1,000:
Annie Laurie. br m, by Walter
Direct, DEAN ............ 111I
Twinkling Dan, br h (Murphy). 72 q
Electro Hal bh (Osbornel ...... Pa
Buster Brown, b g (Maybury).. Z 81
Lady Jeanette, b m (Honey).. 8 8 81
Butcher Girl, blk m (Stanger) s 6 81
Colonel Gentry, b h, (Kimbro) 5 dis
Hazel, b (Benadum) .....S DIR.
Woodbower Burns. blk h, Cvalen-
tine .'.'s.....- .....,.....s.s dis.
Time-2:061k, 2:o7h, 2:os.
Second race-2:12 trot, in s; purse
b2,500:
Ario Leyburn, m. by Arion.
tGeers) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l
Electric Todd, br h, (McDonald) 3 8 q
Johnny O., ch h, (Loomis) ..42S 81
Charlie Mitchell, CHI g, (Murphy) 2 4 Al
O'Neill br h, (Kinser) ........ 81 81
Bob Riley, b g, (Honey) $500. z 6 6
Lulu Arion, CHI m, (Benyon) ..5 77l
Time-2:07A, 2;07A, 2:07H.
Third race, 2:24 pace. 2 In 3; purse
81, 600:
Kirby Star, m by John Kirby,
Fleet Americas, br +, (Jones) I'll. q
Bradon Direct, blk h, (Eagon) 49,. q
Amherst Boy. blk h, Murphy ). 8 a
John Black. b g, (Shively) ...... |
Dixie Lou, m (Geers) .......... 6l
Doctor Gar, h. Brooks ......4 dis. |
Time-2;07% ROTH.
Fourth race-2;Os trot in 8; purse
$1,000:
Don Labor, br g. by Labor Day.
Nklmlin) e...,s.&s5...... |
Alstanley, r h. (Whiteheadl... 8 q
Willy, b h, (Pennocl) ..... q 4
Jermiah, h. (Shuler) ... al
Captain George, b h, (Murphy).. 4 S
Emhoy, 8, (McCarty) 49,. $500. dis.
BY Gift, blk m, scratched.
Time-2:05A, 2:07.