Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-12
Joe Paichen Il Proves
Himself a Worthy Son.
All faces Save One Are Won
Out In Straight Heats.
Winners: Joe Paichen u, Sadie Hal,
Victor Star, Anvil, Qneen Lake.

Grand Rapids, Mich, July 11.-Joe
Patehen III proved himself worthy
son OF worthy sire. today, by taking
the Comstock purse, $4,000, Eli class,
pacing. the feature event of the third
day of the Grand Rapids Grand Cir
cult meeting. He won the race in
straight heats, but was forced to
make a mark of 205h in so doing
Grand Opera was a close contender.
but Joe Patchen II won safely each
time. The horses were well punched
behind him and kept him going fast.
All the races on todays regular
card. save one, were won in straight
heats. but despite this fact there was
plenty of excitement for the crowd.
The PA class. trotting had every
ore guessing Dandy Onward took
the first. just nosing out Victor Star.
Dandy Wood seemed to have plenty
of speed, but was acting badly, and
after taking sixth place in the Sec
end heat was distanced in the third,
following a succession of breaks. Vic
tor Star took the second, third and
fourth heats, The third heat was
marked by many bad breaks, nearly
every horse going into the air.
Anvil easily had the best of il in
the 2.0s class. trotting. although fore
ed to take new mark of 2:o7A in
the first heat, Cheney kept close ur
all the way around in both heats, but
Anvil won with a little to spare each
time.
Sadie Hal had things pretty much
her own WAY i'm tile 2:09 pacing win
ming in straight heats. although to
take them she had 10 go the first in
2;a5is and the second in 2:05A
The 2;lS class. trotting, which was
left unfinished from yesterdays card,
after three heats had been tnotted,
went three more. today. Pretoria
Nc. who did not draw better than
fourth place. yesterday. took the first
two heats, today. and he and Queen
Lake were sent to fight it out alone.
Queen Lake, winner of two heats,
yesterday, came back handily and Won
the sixth heat and race by a length.
The summary:
200 CLASS PACING-PuRsE $1,000
Sadie Hal, blk m, by Direct Hal
Forest Prince. +. ccox) ....i
Mollie Darling. b M. DEAN .........2 S
x-Edward b., <, Nalentine) ...-..5
x-Ideal b. 6. 6Ray) ..................6 81
Columbia Fire. b h, Parker) ........S
Mark Night blk h. tMcMahonl .-...s 81
Pan Boy. CHI h. Fleming) .............9 g.
Time. 2:05I; S,05s
x-Tied for fourth money.
2:i4 cLAss-TRoTTrNG-PuRs $1,000.
IN s.
Victod Star. b g. by star Sim
lpir6y Boy, 5 9. SMccarthy) - Z : 4
x-Relusens. oh &. Gohn Ben
xmMsriqn K, m. ,Mqrphyl IS 5
Time. e.iis. 2lis:: an: s:1ss. US
x-Divlded fourth money.
2.11 CLASS-PACING-C o NJ STOCK
PuRsE-s5ooo--s IN s.
Joe Patchen II. S, by Joe Patch
Grand Opera, h. (snow) ...........2 2 IL
Knight onwardo. h. ray ;,....4
George W. Newton. hr h Parker).S 2
Fannie D.. b m. (Murphy3 .........,7 81
Time, 2:osi: 2:o68; 2:o7l.
200 CLASS-TROTTING- 5000,
2IN 3.
Anvil. b h. by st. valent Vincent,
Cheney. m, CT. Fieming) ...........2 2
x-Chatty Direct blk m. Cox ....-.4
x-Elizabeth Ray. b m, (Snow) ......S 4
Jack London. CHI &. tMurphy) .......6 5
Fair Maiden. b m. DEAN .............5 Q
Swane. b m. Goodwin .............,dis
Time. 2:07a; 2;07s.
x-Divided third and fourth money,
e;is CLASS TRoTTfNG-PuRS $1,000
IN 5.-tS heats yesterday.
Queen Lake. b m, by Red
Lake Murphy ............2 3
Pretoria Nc, m. Pen-.
Ella Todd. br m. DEAN IS 2 2 , 5
Amy. b m, tCox3 .........,3
Sunday Morning, b m,
tShiveley) ..,...,.......-..l ! Us
Capitol, b m. Custer ...5 6 DIR
May Grattan. b m, BRADY. dis
Time, 2:12i; 2.14s; 2:i4t; 2:12a. 2:12.; 214.
The will of Harriet Quimby, the wo-
man aviator. who was killed at Squan-
tum, Mass, recently. was filed for pro-
bate. at New York. Wednesday. She
leaves an estate of less than $4,000 in
both real and personal property to her
mother. Mrs. William Qujmby of New
York City. The document is dated Dec.
2, 1909. and John A. Sleicher is made
executor.