Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
MURPHY CLEANS UP.
Trainer Leads Winners in
Grand Circuit Races.
TWO FlRSTS; TWO THIRDS
Wins With independence Boy and
Charley Mitchell, and Junior
Watts and Longworth B. Show.

DETROIT. Mich. August s-Get away
lay at the state fair grounds, where the
grand circuit races have run through a
stormy week. n profitable one for
Tom Murphy. In four starts he landed
two winners and took third money in the
others. In the one heat necessary 10 de-
eide the unfinished 20i pace he won with
independence Boy. his Charley Mitchell
was by far the best in the a.l3 trot
Junior Watts was good enough Ia get
third for him in the Futur-ty. and in the
2.15 pace he drove Longworth n into
third position only few strides away
from the winner in each heat
The four starters left in the o.Oi pace
when 1t Was stopped yesterday by rain.
got away TO an even start in the final
heat today and raced almost side by side
to the head OF the stretch where Inde-
pendence Boy came away and captured
the heat AS he pleased, with the others
half lengths apart
The baby trotters put up a stirring
contest for the Horseman Futuritx- stake
The first neat was sensational Rounding
the first turn. the youngsters began 10
separate and on the back stretch they.
were strung out from five 70 ten lengths
apart. Mahomet Watts in front seemed
TO have the track all to himself. on the
far turn the others crept up steadily
and all five came into the stretch on
almost even terms There was hot brush
coming home. Mahomet Watts broke for
a moment and after dropping back TO
last place came strong to get second to
Princess Todd
Princess Todd led past the three-auar-
tiers in the second heat. with Mahomet
Watts at her sulky and Junior Watts
close behind. The Princess tired at the
end and in a whipping finish was passed
by both the Watts colts
The final was easy for Mahomet Watts.
who led all the way and was only
jogging at the wire.
The others, however, were driven TO the
limit and less than two lengths separated
first and fourth horses.
Charley Mitchell had all the speed i'm
the 213 trot, although he stood a hard
lashing TO beat High Admiral in the first
heat He took the other two as he pleas
Eddie billiard, after dropping the first
heat of the 2.15 pace to Ernest, took the
rext three rather easily. at the end
These two furnished all the racing for
first place in two heats. but the Hes
perus gelding could not stave off the rush
of Longworth B. and Tyrus in the last
two.
The free-for-all trot went TO Joan in
straight heats. In the first start Geers
sent Hailworthy under the wire a neck
in front of Joan. But in the last dozen
strides Hailworthy broke, went over the
line running and was set back. There
was no 1uke to the second heat, which
Joan won out in front.
The Limit was never extended to win
the final race of the meeting, the 2.O6
pace. In both heats Macy held the great
PAGER well back in the bunch until round
ing for home. then came away and fin
ished looking back
| Because of the many postponements
| during the week the 2.16 trot. the 2 10
/ pace, the free-for-all pace and the 200
| trot, which were originally on Fridays
| program, but were set back to Saturday,
were all declared OFF
There was no attempt today to stop
bookmaking or poolselling, and the bet
ting proceeded as usual.
Summaries:
2.o4 class pacing: purse. So. 900; 2 in two