Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
EDWARD B. WINS OUT
Defeats Charles Miller in
Three Straight Heats.
SIX HEATS FOR FPS TROT
Baron Forest Beats May Queen
Through Mistake Of the
Driver.
SIX HEATS FOR FPS TROT

SALEM, y H, August 24-The grand
circuit meeting at Rockingham Park clos
ed today with racing from noon until sun
set The track had dried out we'll after
the heavy shower of yesterday, but q
strong wind was against fast time. After
Charles Miller had rushed away with the
first heat Of the 200 pace carrying Ed
ward B. to a bad break in the home
stretch, Driver c. Valentine kept Edward
b. in hand, and won the next three heats
easily. In the second heat Edward B.
raced Charles Miller 20 the half in 1.02sx,
firing Miller badly.
Kellerville Lad, with Frank Murphy up
had little bother in anneAing the lib
pace, Greenbrino, jr. taking second.
The 22J trot was strung into six heats.
when May Queen should have cleaned 1t
up in four. In the third. Sprague, be-
hind May Queen. thinking he had won the
heat, stopped driving, and Harding. fin
ishng in a rush with Baron Forest.
caught the judges eye Baron Forest had
the speed to capture the fifth and sixth
heats by close margins.
Lester Dore, assistant trainer for
Long Shot Cox, had the mount behind
Susie Wood in the 2.15 trot and after
dropping the opening heat to Keynote.
the favorite. stepped off with the next
three.
Aroma Mckinney was thought the best
of the 2.12 trotters. but was unsteady,
and Ed Geers marched Eva Cord off with
the first two heats. In the third Tommy
Murphy dashed to the front with Mari
gold.
All this time C. Valentine had been
entirely overlooked with Victor Star, but
in a good drive he just nipped the fourth
heat, and then succeeded in stalling off
the opposition in the next two, giving
him the big end of the purse.
On account of the races going into
special heats there was no chance of de-
Gliding the PIG pace. 100 trot and 10
pace. and they We're declared off. while
the free-for-all trot for amateur drivers
post entries. failed to fill. Summaries:
213 pace purse, 1000
Kellerville Lad b.g. by Kellerville &c.
GreenSTine. Junior, s::h. Dyke. : 2
Antifriction. chg (king) ............... 4
Time--2.13A. 2.12A. 2.12A.
200 pace; purse. $1,000
Edward B., brig. by Beware Valen- :,
Charles aanse Miller. chg. by Ceciiian
Early Thacker. Big tGeers,. .......... 2 3 2 2
Forest Prince. Big. COX. ......-.... ) 8
Time-o1OA 2.O9A, 2.10A, 2.10a.
225 trot: purse, $1,000
Baron Forest br.h., by Gen.
Forest tHarding) ) . l
MAY Queen, b.m.. by May King
fThyng and SpraEue) 10 .
Tom Kohl. brig. by Fred Kohl +. .
tHOyleb
Audrey Gray, BIN. tCarpenter).
Saranac, blk. m. 10 Brien). . no
Rose Baron. BIN. Dyke. ....... TO
Betsey Ross, b.m. tProctori. 70
Jack Bingen, Big Crowley. = no
Venice Belle, br. m fSprayuel. =. 8 TO
Queen Austa. BIN. (Eldrdge). dis
Benda, s.h. Cox .-........... dis
Time-2. liz. 2.15A. 2.16A. 2.16la, alta, 2.23h-
c15 trot: purse. $1,000
Susie Wood chm, by Allie Wood
Keynote, chg, by keywood o. Muir
Kopat IN Ct Murphy. ............
Toiling Chimes. b.y. tMartinl. ... 1
Time-2.15A. 2.151a. 215A. 2.1sh.
2,12 trot; purse, $l,O0O-
Victor Star. b.g., by Star Sim.
mons (Valentine) . l
Eva Cord. br.m. by Silk Cord +. .
tGeersl ~,
Marigold. b.m.. by Dulham IT. !.
(Murphyl .....:...--. !. > =
Aroma Mckinney. blk. m. tCox)... q
Bronson, b.g. CTiter) ..-......... 70
Time 11h, 2.13, 2.11ss, 212A. 2.13A, 2.l3A.