The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-28
IN THE WORLD OF SPORT
MISBEHAVIOR COST
OWNER Big PURSE


Grand Rapids. Mich, July 2s.--Re-
peated misbehavior on the part of Yer
non Mckinney, r. j. Mackenzie's great
brown PAGER, lost his owner the long
end Of the .Comstock $4,000 purse for
2:12 PAGERS.
After the Manitoba horse had inn
pressively won the first and second
heats. the first in 2:03A and the Sec
ond In 2:03A the fastest time stepped
in harness this year, he went entirely
to the bad. Leading into the stretch
in the third heat Vernon Mckinney
broke into q run which lasted almost
to the wire and resulted in his being
placed sixth. In each of the two en-
suing heats, he repeated this perform
ance and victory was easy for Bran
ham Baughman. Murphy's Sir r,
which got third money, never threat
ened to win. The time, as 1t was an
nounced from the stand, is the Grand
Circuit record for a fve-heat pacing
race.
1t was a bad day for followers Of the
Geers flag, the distancing of Akar in
the big stake race and the poor show
ing of The Huguenot In the ASIA trot
being the cause of considerable dis
appointment.
The Huguenot, strongly backed as
the favorite in this race and a greatly
fancied candidate for the M. & M.
honors at Detroit next week, acted
badly throughout. Almost directly fol-
lowing the start OF each Of the three
heats, he broke badly and failed to
So %r4u
Akar appeared outcIassed in the
stake race, finishing sixth in the first
heat and drawing the distance flag in
the second.
The only victory of the day for Geers
was in the 2;05 trot, which Hailworthy
won in two straight heats with Orc,
the favorite, just a stride behind all
the way.
The 2:14 trot went to Chatty Direct
In straight heats, with Densmore of
oxford Boy Jr., close UP all the time.
The first heat OF the Alt pace was
a joke, won by Dora in the slowest
time OF the week, 2:15%. Murphy,
driving Longworth B, Snow, behind
Eddie billiard, and Hogan, Rose C's
pilot, were each fined 500 for not driv-
ing to win. They cut loose In the next
heat clipping nine and one-half Sec
onds from the mark for the previous |
heat and Eddie billiard won In straight |
heats from then on, the slowest in
R:10%.
Today's programme, the f1naL in |
cIudes the weight handicap, free-for |
all pace, an innovation in the Grand
Circuit.
Summaries.
2!14 trot, three in five. purse $1,000:
Chatty Direct, blk m, by The
Director General (Tallman). / i
Densmore, b h (Loomis) 1850 ? 81
oxford Boy Jr., b h (Coxl 49,. 3 I'll
Electric Todd, br h (McDon-
ADD ......s......... 1880.
The Huguenot, b 6 &c. Benz
yon) .............,.... 0 II
Ante Russell, br no (Brown) ;. 6dis /
Time. 2:1OA, 2:09&, 2:12A.
2:12 pace, three in FIVE, the Com
stock purse, $4,000:
Branham Baughman, br
h, by Gambetta wilkes
lcox) ............ 2 2 /
Vernon Mckinney, b h,
by Gus Mckinney
(James) .~.........., 8 4
Sir r, b 6 (Murphy)..,. 8 3 5
Peter Preston, gr h
DEAN ..............
Nellie Temple, CHI m
(Proctor) ............ 5 Or
Buster Brown. b q
(Mabrey) .....-..... dis
Fannie Stanton br +
(Dodge) ............. dis
Akar, oh h (Geers) -. s dis
Time, 2:Os&, 2;OsA, 2:05A, 2:05A.
2:06h.
1855 trot, two in three, the Grand
Rapids handicap, $500 added:
Hailworthy, b g, by Axworthy
(Geers) .,.....,.........,.- !
Orc, bl MCCARTHY ......... 2
Brace Girdle, b m (McMahan) s. 3
Sterling Mckinney, br h (Shuler)
Time, 2:O61a. 2:O7.
alt pace, three in five, purse $1,000:
Eddie billiard, CHI h, by Hal
more( Snow ....... 1
Dora j. CHI m. by Charles
the Great (Atwoodl .... /
Longworth 3, b h (Mur
Rose G, bl m (Hogan) ........ 2 dis
Time. 2:I5%, 2:O6A, 2:os, 2:1OA.
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