The Detroit times., 1912-07-20
PROSPECTS FOR THE BLUE
RIBBON RACES STARTING
MONDAY BRIGHTEST EVER
M. & M. and Chamber of Com
merce Stakes Features Of
Weeks Racing
NJ. & M. is COMPLICATED
Winning Of Dictator TODD Yes
terday at Kazoo Mixes
it Up More
NJ. & M. is COMPLICATED

Blue Ribbon trots. which hold the
same relation to the early meetings
that Lexington does the later
races, are current at the state fair
track next week. and promise to be
the best the Detroit Driving club ever
has been able to offer on that oval.
Detroit's program Ii made up OF 70
events, the first OF which will start
at 2 o'clock on Monday. and the last
will end Friday, II there are no heavy
showers meanwhile. The feature OF
the Blue Ribbon trots for the last %
years has been the Merchants & Man
ufacturers' stake Of $4,000 for green
trotters.
The field In the NJ. & NJ this year
will be larger than II has for several
seasons. There are 10 eligibles, but
the starts probably will be "a fol-
lows: 8
Aroma Mckinney or Mary c..
(Cox); Bergen or Dorsch Medium.
(Geers); Bert Kelly or Maymack,
(Fleming); Bierne Holt. (Gerrity);
Dave Halle, (Shank); Ella Todd or
Onward Todd. DEAN; Lady Green
.
BRADY: Marie McKerron. (Snow);
Phil Bars, (Shively); Queen Worthy,
Murphy; The Wanderer. (Macey)
Bergen has trotted the fastest heat
of any OF these, but after doing this
he acted badly, which never gets any
OF the money in the NJ. & NJ. Dave
Halle showed speed at Kalamazoo but
was short Of work, and that race
probably will ohm a lot Of good.
II he can carry his clip through three
heats he has a grand chance. Blerne
Holt won hard race on poor track
at Grand Rapids, and IL known TO be
game. although not always depend
able. Queen Worthy has started
three times and not lost a heat, and
1t Is likely that she will be the fav-
orite on account Of her reliability and
the fact that Murphy Ia to drive her.
Among the others are a number OF
considerable prominence. Aroma Nc
Kinney Is fast, and II she goes
straight she Is dangerous. while her
stablemate. Mary c., seems to have
learned how to race this year. Bort
Kelly and Maymac khave to their
credit some splendid trslls, but they
have as yet to race within seconds
Of those efforts. Lord Guyton is fast
and The Wanderer Is improving with
each start, beating 2:10 easily at Kali
amazoo this week Marie McKerron
is reliable and fast, and IL she Is At
when she goes to the post, they will
have to trot to beat her.
The Chamber OF Commerce pacing
stake of $1,000 for the 2:13 class, Is
next In Importance, and while II may
not be a contest as far as first place
is concerned, II will see a grand
scramble for second, honors. Joe
Patchen III. that Is a member Of this
field, IL one Of the greatest green pac-
ers that ever looked through bride
and the ease with which he raced a
quarter In 20 seconds at Kalamazoo
shows taht even the free-for-all war
riors have nothing on him.
The starters will be as follows:
Add +. CCox); Chimes Hal (Mur-
phyl; Denver Jay (Macey); Grand
Opera Snow; Henry II. DEAN
Joe atchen H. (F1eming); Pat Logan
(Slank); Pearl Patch Gray; wy
brad (Valentine).
There are four other early closing
purses on the program and two OF
them will be on Mondays card. The
2:05 pace for $500, will assemble a
field Ok great class, including Bran
ham Baughman, The Limit, Don Prom
TO, knight Onwardo, Peter the Second,
Zombrewer and others OF known
speed. The 2:16 trot for $4,000 has