Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-28
GRAND RAPIDS
MEET COMES TO
A CLOSE TODAY

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. July 2S.-
Three races for purses Of 81, 900 and the
Grand River handicap, a free-for-all
pacing event, composed the closing
card of the grand circuit races here
today.
The events are: The 2:05 pace. 2 in
3, purse l 1000; the 2;11 trot. 2 in 3,
purse 1000: the Grand River handi-
cap, free for all pacing for purse of
5000 and the entrance fee of $50 for
each horse; the 2:15 trot. 8 in 5, purse
81, 900.
With continued good weather, today's
racing promises TO be ideal.
The judges made themselves popular
yesterday in the harness horse game
by filming Murphy. Snow and Hogan
$500 each for not trying in the frs
heat of the 2:17 pace. The ~hippodrome
heat was won by Dora j.. in the ride
ulous time of 2:15%, doubtless a
worlds record in a pacing race on the
grand circuit.
The $500 donation, however. had the
desired effect, and the offenders went
on and played the game, Billy Snow
a%nnexing the event with the chestnut
stud Eddie billiard; best time, 2;06A.
Norman Talman. in the 2:14 trot, hand
ed The Huguenot. an odds-on favorite.
a decisive beating. The Geers entry
was behind the money. He was driven
in the race by Jimmy Kenyon, which
may or may not have made a dit
ference.
The fast but erratic Vernon McKin-
ney. after winning the first two heats
of the 2;12 pace in 2:OS% and 2;03A.
was beaten by Walter Cox's whirlwind
Branham Baughman. The grandson of
the mighty Mckinney broke badly in
each of the three final heats, whicil
cost his owper first money in the days
feature event. Hailworthy was the
whole thing in the trotting sweep
stakes, with $500 added money. The
d~irty-looking bay gelding was never in
danger. although ORC was a big ia
vorite in the pools.
The summary;
2;14 Glass, frottingi Three in Five; Purse.
rector General-Chatty Brook, by
silent Brook CTalmanl ............ l /
Densmore, b. h. Qsooinis) ,,....... 2 2 3
Oxford Boy. Jr., b. h. fCoX)...... 3 2
The Hugnenot, br. z. u. Benyon). 5 5 5
Ante T,s,d Russell s.,olj b s:oa 2 BrSwn) .,...e edis
lime, I'IV4, S.D3A, liza.
2:l2 Glass, Pacing. Three in Five; Stake,
5000.
Branham B~aughmcn. h H.,
by Gambelts Wilkes-Patsy
Best, by Nuthurst (Cox1...... 2 2 1
Vernon Mckinney. b. h.. by
Guy Mckinney; dam by Mt.
Vernon fJames) ........a... 1 / s 4
Sir r.. b.. g. (Murphyl........ 3 8 5 2
Peter Preston, e. h. (Deanl.... z s 3
Nellie Temple. b. m. fProctor). 8 4 3 DIR
Buster Brown. b. &. (Mabrey). s 6 4 dis
Fannie Stanton. b.. I. (Dodge).. 4 dis
Akar. oh. b. CGeers) .....,.... s dis
Time, 2:03A. 2:0314. 2:05A, 2:05A, 2:06L.
2;05 Glass, Trotting; Two in Three; Sweep
stakes; $500 added.
Hailworthy, br. E., by Axworthy-
Aiselma, by Altivo (Geers) ........... /
Orc, blk. g. (McCarthy) .............. 2 2
Brace Girdle. b. IN. fMcMahan1....... g 9
Sterling Mckinney. br. h. (Shuler) 49,. (
Time. 2:06iz, 2:07.
2:l7 Glass. Pacing Three in Five; Purse.
1000.
Eddie billiard. CHI. h.. by Judge
Dfilard; dam by Sidney (Snow) 8 /
Dora j.. CHI. m. by Charles the
Great. dam unknown atwood 2 s
Longworth B.. b. h. fMurphy).. 4 9 .
Rose c.. blk. m. Hogan)........ q dis
Time. 2;15s<. 2s06A. 2:0s. 2:10zl