The Washington herald., 1911-08-20
By l.. ID. SALE.

| AS is the yearly custom after Cleve-
land is passed, the performers on the
Grand Circuit have reached the parting
OF the ways. One division performed
during the past week at Columbus, which
| is not this year In the circuit; another
paraded at the Fort Erie track, across
the Niagara River from Buffalo, while
another still turned westward TO Peoria
| Ill. .t
The withdrawal Of the Columbus track
| last winter from the Grand Circuit on ac-
| count Of dissatisfaction about dates
was calamity that should have been
avoided by the Grand Circuit stewards
No track along the line of the circuit had
stood more loyalty by the Grand Circuit
system and no other track IN the big
ring circuit put up better racing than
that to be annually witnessed at Column
bus. The section Of country of which
Columbus Is the commercial center. as
well as capital Of the great State of Ohio.
was early settled by horse-loving COM
munity. .. ....
They were in a large sense virgtnians
who sought the rich and virgin lands Of
that region. and they carried with them
the best of their horse kind, which was
either thoroughbred or partly running
bred. Later on sons and grandsons and
daughters AM granddaughters of Ameri-
can Eclipse. that unbeaten son Of Duroc
and Miller's Damsel. by Messenger. were
imported. thus laying the foundation for
a strain Of blood which, when blended
with trotting blood. has produced some
of the champions of the present day.
One, Irons Cadmus grandson of Amer
lean Eclipse. became specially noted as
n sire. This horse sired Smuggler, 2:15k.
the only horse that was ever able to give
Goldsmith Maid when she was real good
beating and make her like II, and there
Is every reason to believe that he was
also the sire Of Shanghai Mary, dam of
Green Mountain Maid. which in turn be-
came the dam OF Electioneer. The bob
tall chestnut mare came from the region
in which Cadmus did service: she bore
close resemblance to the family and
there are other details that help to carry
out the conclusion that II she was really
not by Cadnlus direct she carried his
blood close up. Unlike the authorities at
Cleveland. those OF Columbus permit bet
ting. ~ .ff
1t may be taken for granted that as
the Canadian horse Hal B. won the 1900
stake on Wednesday at Fort Erie the
fast PAGERS destinies thus far went down
on him hook, line. and sinker. The Ca
nadians who follow the light harness
horse on the Grand Circuit are a class
by themselves, because they are the most
clannish lot Imaginable They rarely. IL
ever, venture their money on an Ameri-
can-owned horse They pick out, early
in the season, some good horse owned on
Canadian soil. consult theit bank rolls,
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limit. More than once they have cleaned
up thousands Of dollars from the pool
box, and sometimes. but not often, they
have gone broke on some favorite and
walked the ties to their respective homes.
Their first important invasion was In
1886. when the good stallion Alvin came
over the border to Detroit and literally
carried of the pool box. He had been
closely kept under cover, and by reason
of this they were able to get long odds
on him AS a rule, these Canadian
plungers switch on either at Cleveland
either go westward or home with their
winnings. At other times, IL their ia
vorite remains good. they go down the
entire line. Hal B., tr., Is by that good
sire Hal B., and the news comes that a
killing was made on him at Fort Erie,
although 1t appears that the only horse
he had sto beat was Ny Shady Belle.
which Reeves, of Georgia, campaigned
last year with considerable success.
At Buffalo the feature of the day
Wednesday was the. bad acting of one of
the pacing stars Of 1911. in Vernon Nc
Kinney. without question one Of the fast
est PAGERS of the year, and which, II as
6 Efaad W pa oh i1h dath hfrT,t
Vernon Mckinney is a handsome bay
stallion sixteen hands high. bloodlike
in appearance, very nervous and hawk |
like, unQuestonably game. and goes
free legged. He was brought over the |
slope last winter by Mckenzie, Of Winni- |
peg, and has won some good races for |
his owner, who has been in hard luck !
this year, owing to the death of Renisa |
Maid, for whom he paid, few weeks |
ago. the reputed sum OF s5.ooo. It was |
the good luck of the New York driver. |
Thomas Murphy. to win the 5000 stake |
with Sir R at Buffalo Wednesday, Sir r. |
pacing the second heat in z:osss.
Murphy. with the exception Of Geers, |
is the most interesting character on the |
light harness turf. No other man has |
reached his eminence as a trainer and |
driver at the age Of thirty-five, and the |
season of 1911, UP to date. has greatly |
added to his renown. Like many other |
Grand Circuit drivers OF fame, he got his |
schooling on the minor tracks OF the |
and broke into Grand Circuit |
six years ago. HIS first season |
out he stood third on the list Of leading |
drivers In the amount Of money won, and |
demonstrated that none was superior to |
him In getting out Of a horse his last |
ounce OF speed. In addition to this, his |
superior as a turf general In not sur |
passed by even the best men Of the old !
school, such as Turner. Hiccok. Splan, |
Doble, and Crawford. He Is as apt with |
youngsters as he Is with aged horses, and |
this was illustrated by the way he ham
died the MoiSo flly Susie N. when he
won with her the Kentucky Stock Farm
and Horse Show Review futurities at |
Lexington. giving her q mark OF 2:o9k |
He has driven and trained a number Of (
horses that have distinguished themseivest
on the turf. but nothing quite as sensa- /
tional as the chestnut gelcing r. T. c..
which he uncovered early the present
season.
Up to date Murphy is the largest VIM
ming driver. his winnings up TO and IN
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