The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-19
ON THE TURF

Detroit, September 1s.-Princess Todd, driven by Murphy, this afternoon proved herself the best in field of splendid g. year-olds by winning the major portion of the Horseman Futurity purse of Sl00W.
 Brighton B. Manrico and the Canadian lilly each won one of the three heats in
 this event, the feature of today's grand circuit programme, but Princess Todd's
 standing in the final summary was high
 est.
 The track was muddy and about eight seconds slow when racing was started
 late in the afternoon. None of the races
 on today's original programme was reached, and one of Tuesdays events, the futurity pace, was unfinished after two tame heats.
 Five heats were required to decide the 2:l2 trot, which was started yesterday.
 Robert Milroi won
 Joe Patchen II, with one heat of the
 2:l2 pace already to his credit, won two
 more today in easy style. He was never
 urged and finished both heats slowing 1 down.
 Brighton B., winner of yesterdays one
 heat in the 3-year-old futurity, started out we'll in the second heat today. He led to 1 the three-quarters with Manrico close up The pace was too hard and at the last
 turn Brighton lost his stride, Manrico taking firts position and holding it to the
 wire. Princess Todd. third Tuesday came strong at the end and was beaten by length.
 In the third and final heat, Manrco and Junior Watts raced out ahead of the field
 10 the far turn Brighton B. then took the lead and looked like a winner Half
 way down the stretch Murphy made magnificent drive He took Princess Todd out of the bunch with a rush and in
 whipping finish sent her under the wire 6 half length 10 the good. The sl0,0O0 purse was divided as follows:
 s2500 to the winner of each heat, s400 to second, s20o to third, s500 cup to the horse standing best in the summary and s200 to the nominator of the winners dam. There were only two starters in the g.
 vear-old pacing futurity. Anna AXmt vas an easy winner over lmpetuous Pal iner in both of the two heats run off to- day. The race is to be finished tomorrow. The sl0Ooe Michigan stake for 215 trot- ters is the feature of tomorrow's card. Summary,
 2:1e trotA three in five, purse si00o (two heats Tuesday,: Robert Mflro, b. g., by Mill roi tStulD ............... 6 , 5 Dorchester, blk. s., ICoN .... ? Baron Alcyon, b. g. (McDon- Sid Anna ch. m. (NewelD =, T 6 Time 2:11h, 2:11a, 11sh. 2:1sA. 2:17h.
 2:l2 pace. three in five. purse s5000 Gone heat Tuesday,:
 Joe Patchen II. D. E., by Joe Patchen tFleming) ........ l Knight onward, b. SC. ORay1 2
 Grand Opera, b. s. (Snow) 2 5
 Mansfield, b. B. fCoz1 ....... J Time. 2:05A. 2:13, 2:14. Three year old trot, three heats,
 purse s1o.90O, horseman futurity tone heat Tuesday,;
 Princess Todd, blk. f.. by Kentucky Todd CMurphy) :. 3 ? ]
 Brighton B.. b. C., by Bright
 on fAndrcws) ..........t... Nancy C., b. f., by Molxo Our 1eet ..+.......... ..7'. D Mahomet Watts, b. c. (Stanton) ? 3 6 Time. 2:11h, 2:19IA, 2:19k. Three-year-old pace, three heats, purse $2e00 the horseman futurity fun- finished):
 Anna Axme, b. f., by Ask Me Not
 tshoies) ...................-,.
 Time, 2:20, 2:23is. 2:2l trot, three in five, 5000; ttwo heats yesterdays
 Dorchester 0Cox) ........+......-
 Robert Mitroi fStulD, won; Duches- ter fCox) second: Baron Anyone (Mc-
 Donald), third; Sid Anna tNewelD. fourth. Best time today. 2:17A.