Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-21
BIC STAKE TO R. 7. c.
Famous PIow Horse Lands
$4,000 Event at Detroit.
HIS FIFTH LARGE PURSE
In Only One Heat Has He Failed
to Lead His Field This
Season.

DETROIT September 2l.-Continuing
his unbroken string of successes Thomas
w. Mu~phy's r. T G. yesterday won a
hollow victory i'll the Michigan slnnap
stake the feature of the grand circuit
card al the Michigan state fair grounds
He took the three heats just as he
pleased
Only one race on the program furnished
anything like real contest. After Mo-
retta had taken the first heat of the IL,
pace in easy fashion Patrick Pointer. who
had finished fifth in the first round. devei-
oped the staying qualities of the field and
captured the next three after hard stretch
drives.
In the Michigan stake for =. 10 trotters
Murphy allowed the rivals to make the
pace in each heat until well into the
stretch Then irotting easily and smooth
~ r. 7. G. went to the front and won
without urging. Gordon Todd made a
game effort in the second heat, leading
almost To the distance :iaS, but the farm
graduate was Eot to be denied. lie forced
Geers' stallion to a break and the rest
was easy.
r T. {. has now won five &lo":o STAKES
thls year. one $3.50 and. in addition. one
purse event. In onlr one heat has he
failed TO lead his field to The wire-ihe
third in the Furniture stake at Grand
Rapids. uhcH he was beaten by Beivasia.
In the first heat of the 2.12 trot San
dcrS sent Maude Light dozen lengths
out in front right AT the start and held
nearly the whole of his advantage to the
wire. The second heat was almost as
easy. In the third Wilmerins came with
ii rush down the stretch Sanders was
| leading hy a big margin. but he took no
! chances and sent his mare along under
| the whip to a three-length win.
After Sunny Jim and Rollins had each
captured one heat in the 2.o1 pace the de-
Gliding heat went over until today it be
ing too late to finish the race before dark.
Summary.
IL, pace. tire" in FIVE: purse. $1,000
Patrick Pointer. BIS. 10y Star Pointer
/ Nor"ttn BIN. by Tie Envry tIoncs,.. :: :: :;
>usi. Gentry, g.in. tI"omist ..........ln . = Il
Bin BAILEY. g.s. ,Flack- Valentine. = :
Sister Florcn'inr. h.m. ~. Bcryon'.... = s
Nellie e.. BIN. ,Wolyerton, / :.
ROYAL Heir. l'rs. tSkahen-Snowi... :: 4
.innl Girl. BIN WILSON. ............ Is Il dr
college Dude. h.g. ,McIachart...... . IL dis
| Time. 30. ..o>i.. ..1p. 2U3l..
! The Michigan Stake. Is tro;; in >: $1o.oon
il r. G.. chg. 10y I'r,n'c March murphy, l /
Lrwis Forest. hlk.s. tMrD"nad,. ........ :: = =
Gordon Todd. hr.s. Observation-Disclosures. ; )
| t''aiiE Direct. bik.f Craliman'. ......... dis
! Gay Audubon, che. ui;ttomht. ......... ) dis
Time, 2.os'.. 30. ..o9I.
| IL tr"t. ihre" in five purse. $1.elo.
Maudr Light tlk.m. lay ELK Nat tSan-
dersi -;-....:-.... -............... | l
Johnny e.. ch.h. u.,"mi$t. .............. = = Il
Wiincring. h.h. anderson. ............ . :.
| Eva Tanggay. br.rn. ,Murphyl ......... : :; ::
/ Miss Winter. br.h. tE B"uyonl. ........ ! =
Matte Ailcrt0n. BIN. l)wyrr, ........... :, 1
Doctor Arch'alc. h-g. iIioganI. ......... :, =
Olive f.. BIN. U;ahaGant ............... Il I
/ Robert NJ lrn h. :. tShankl. ............ y u o
/ Baron Alcsonr. h.f;. llarriSnni. ......... dis
Timc ..o.3., 2.1Gi.. ..lol..
| 3."1 pace, two in thrc": purse. LOCO tun-
| Finished.
! Rollins. h.G., by Dclmarch ,I.oomist. $500. 8. l
Sunny Jim. chs, by Shadcland Nutkcns
tSillNtiSi \
| Sara Ann Patch, blk.in. COX. 3 :,
| Don. chg Brown. Observation-Disclosures. 5 :.
| TwinEiing Dan. br.c Murphyi. .......... 1 -
| Buck SiuSco,ite. Big. tkcnyonl. ........... - Il
| Iucius Todd. b.h. dinlh Observation-Disclosures. $
| Hal Direct bkh tWebber,. ............ 5 =
| Time, 2."1l., 2.o1i..