The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-21

on account or the uIenChAo
fhat had been CALLING all morning..
,The track was soggy and IN No
.,r,aition 10 be used. AZ many
rsc~. - possible viii be run fTl-
Az. weather permitting, In an enor'
10 close up the program
Nv Ralph L. Yonker.
n q was too much for four otner
f.st trotters In three heats IN succes
ricn vim 4 $40 900 purse at stake yes,
s-~d.v Al TIA Grand Circuit races, ana
- - too much for even q street car
Strilra for. IN spite OF the lack OF trans-
nortation facilities. by the time lne
Nov horse had commenced 10 WI
fhera was n very good crowd IN sne
clands notwithstanding the TACT tna
fha number OF people at the grounos
was the smallest OF the week. 90,
with decent opportunities 20 ss' ~
IN the country TO see the noiso, ,iS
doubt q record breaking crown WV" NV
have watched the famous steeo. 80
stake was the best onereu LOT 80
Wtek and the initiated entry the Dess
known. perhaps, just now, because -
fhs fact that. taken from the nay,aSA'
trained and put on the turi oVsI ne
70 copied this year the biggest ouncn
~ coin OF any racer I'm the grand cir
ci,,k hts first, second and last $lo.O9o
cfalea being won In Michigan terri
fofv. There was one at kalamazoo,
another At Grand Rapids, and q rev
mofe along the line until yesterdays,
which was his seventh winning, the
fifth OF i've figure proportions.
Tho horse looks like lemon, ~
nrst rlauce. Out Of q field OF sleek,
trim-looEing horses. pick that faded-
81 ~. sIckly-colored chestnut, looking
almost shagging, and apparently
sprawling like q mud turtle and you
have n. TIC. He Is the most ORDINARY
looking horse on the track.
But he's q diamond IN the rough, the
richest dividend paying mag IN the
barns this year. His owner, I'd.
Thompson, OF Northport. l. l., sat In q
box and watched his man. Tommy
Murphy, drive the winner, q smile OF
confidence I'm his Fat, rosy face. Only
once did the horses owner look wor-
RED. In the first heat Tommy didn't
let R. +. G. Tut until the final stretch.
Just as they rounded the three-Quar-
ters pole r. T. @. was second. Els
owner rose from his chair. peered anx-
i0nsly at the on-coming racers for an
Instant, and then settled back again
into his seat az Murphy let the horse
out TO q first by q half-length.
The r. +. @. horse 10 popular with
the crowd. II was not only the favor
IL IN the betting department, but also
with the vocal enthusiasts In the
stands. He had to be eliminated In
me auctions to stimulate betting and
~ the stands he received more ap-
planse Than any two other horses.
The Grand Circuit races this year
have gone through q series Of misfor-
tunes Of one kind or another. Where
rain hasn't spoiled the meeting some
thing else has butted In. Il looked as
n they were going TO escape ut this
last visit 70 Detroit. but nothing do
ing After good weather the first two
days, the street car strike was inflicted
on the biggest day OF the week.
Then on the fourth day, Thursday,
downpour, yesterday, early In the
morning soaked the track and caused
postponement. Rain has been the
great deterrent to the trotters and
PAGERS IN every section of the country
this year. The moisture has followed
IN the wake OF the Grand Circuit since
the opening OF the season early last
Julv While Indianapolis wasn't AZ
nicted with Il, the driving club In that
city had its troubles with the law gov
efning betting. and q curtailment OF
the meeting and elimination Of purses
rosultJd.
Then came the Kalamazoo meeting,
which had its troubles with the rain.
Pogtponements were Inevitable, for the
track at various intervals during the
week was transformed into q quag-
mire. .|" n
Il wasn't rain that annoyed the
Grand Rapids Grand Circuit meeting,
but IRE, which destroyed the grand
etand on the eve Of the race
There was rain and plenty OF II dur.
ms the nrst Grand Circuit week at
Detroit, n being necessary to postpone
the races on tuesday and Thursday Of
ths tfotting week At the fair grounds.
North Randall escaped but--Fort
This did not fare as well. The rain.
which skipped week, resumed its
pouring at that track during
much loss to the management
1nd owners and trainers at that point.
here was an interruption caused by
In at the Columbus meeting. but. as
||& races In that city extended over
NO weeks. an opportunity TO race OF
.1 program was afforded
Al Goshen Is rained. and then II
aimed some more. The Grand Circuit
&||1IMtfs under the circumstance
..r1 r1coodinely fortunate In being
|||& % race on half OF the dates as.
'.nod that point. At Reedville. too
.|I1 Hns rain plenty and at Hart.
bird rain nor only caused several posi-.
.I1U1nls bni also caused several
I1. 20 - declared on At Syracuse
a week. the dounpour started Tues
| morning and LETT the track heavy
Ne next fsN days.
..| ~ yesterdays races. the 2.O7
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