Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24
GRANDC|RCU|TTROTS
Season Closes at Detroit,
Leaving Card Unfinished.
RACING WAS SPIRITED
The 200 TrOt Was a SeesaW Affair.
Aquin Winning by Mag
nifcent Drive.

DETROIT. Mich. September cs-The
1911 grand circuit season came to close
this afternoon at the Michigan state fair
track. leaving the final days program
uncompleted. Under the rule which for
bids the starting of a race after pm.
on the closing day the free-for-all trot
and the 2:o9 pace were declared off.
Weather and track conditions were per-
feet and the racing spirited.
Pop" Geers, by driving Lady Willow
to victory in the fifth heat of the I'M
finished 2:2o trot, broke his losing streak
and captured his only purse OF the week
In this heat Helen Wilstar and Lady
Willow raced together until seventy-five
yards from home. when the latter, under
the whip, forced Benyon's mare into a
break.
The 200 trot was seesaw affair. In
the first heat j. Malcolm Forbes led all
the way. The big field strung out like
parade in the second heat with Forbes
in front TO the last turn when the horses
punched up and came down the stretch
eight abreast. Six of them flashed under
the wire inside the length of a sulky.
Aouin winning in the last step. Douglass
Mctiregor took the next in jog with the
leaders in the first two heats lost IN the
ruck.
The heat winners raced the final heat
alone. Aquin broke at the first turn. lost
a dozen lengths and seemed hopelessly
beaten. But Rathburn cut out terrihc
pace when he got started. caught the
leaders at the three-quarters and won
ont I'm a magnificent drive. After VANITY
ore had taken one heat in the ia trot,
Myrtle Granett showed a lot OF speed ana
won the second in stretch drive. Sle
could not repeat, however, ana the next
hot Mummy
In the third heat of this race DenSnore
and Sid Anna collided at the nrst turn
the former falling. No damage was CON.
Although neither horse fnlshed the neat
thew were placed ninth and tenth Tespee-
lively and were permitted to start IN 'he
final.
Ty Cobb stole home in the first heat OF
the 21o pace, coming from almost no
where to show ahead in the last stride'
He took the next two without much ei-
fort.
Driver Ayers drew ten-day suspension
for holding back BanZai in the nnal neat
of the day.
The Judges also set Driver Richley down
for tho balance of the racing season be
cause of his failure to drive Helen WI
star RI win in the 200 trot yesterday.
Summaries:
% trot. three in five: purse, $1,000 -four
heats Friday.
Lady Willow BIN. by Minotaur
Helen elem wilstar. bm. by wistar
Hichly F. Benyonl ....--.-+..--
Clodagh BIN. tSncdekerl. :.---....
Pretoria Nc. BIN. tPennockt. .-.--- a az
Doctor Coy. hg. Cox, WILSON,. !, = az
Celestine. br m tAicMahonl. .,-... : ar
Fort Orange Lad, Big. tfarrinstonl. or
Time-2.l4h. 2.14L. 2l312, 2.l2l4. 2ll1
. 90 trot, two In three; purse. sloVo
ADMIN. bh by Aquilin tRathburn' III
j. Malcolm Forbes. br.h-, 10y bnseh >
nongIass Mc,;regor, bks. by Jay Nc
pS Grsssf ,sniTslS, ! re- q
Cascade chs. Murphy - ~ -
Major Wellington brh. tNepohaia'-.- . !. ~
req . ih r,,,n e IA . ,t;eerst......... 4 =
Elzaoe.xx nj hi IKeuyon,. y q - 70
Mtns0 h m Harrison, .........ll IL DR.
Cav e;em rpg ,Skahent. ............i2 dis
Time-2.Os. los. 2.osi2. 2.o9ia.
GA trot. three in five; purse. $1,000.
Vanity Orc. gm.. by orc Wilkes
Myrtle &c Granett. blk.m.. by Granett
sue D.. br m. tMcDonaldl ...........
Densmore. bh. u.oomisi .........-. 10
Ida Purple BIN. AicQuittyl..
Miss Ortolan. blk.n. lHopkinsl. ......1
Martha c.. BIN. Wright. ..-...1o !
Morning Light br.g Donest. 4
Neva Todd. BIN. lCurtisl ............
Sid Anna chm. Snow. ........... 10 ~
MaygraYe. rom. tMcMahonl. .........1 DIR
Time-o.lol2. 2.oss.. 2.I2.. 2.l2h.
2lS pace three I'm fve purse. 81 600
Ty Cobb. chg. by Simmocolon Colby. | !
Storm. b.g. Cunningham. ........,..... =
Lucille Brooks b.m. tCurtist. Z Z
Fred g.. chg. tRhodes,. ................. !,
Willy Penny. his NIcLsushlin,. ........
Hal D.. g:g. tHopkinsl. ........-....... , .
stiner Girl. b.m robinson ..-..,...
Helen b.. b:m tToor ........... as
Spray Norwis. blk M. tSnow,. ........... dis
Time-2.1l,., 2.oss., a.iols.