New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-04
D|RECTUM | ROMPS
TO ANY EASY VICTORY
Pacing Stallion Shows His Real
Form by Winning in
Straight Heats.
GEORGE REX SURPRISES
Comes from Behind to Win
Three Year Old Trot at
Hartford Grand Cir
cult Meeting.

Hartford, Conn. Sept. 3.-Directum I.
the star pacing stallion OF the season,
showed in his best form at the Grand Cir
cult races here this afternoon by winning
the 2:o7 pace in straight heats The Capt.
tai City, 208 trot, went 10 the little bay
mare Cheeny, after losing the first heat
while the unexpected happened twice in
the go trot for three-year-ods, allowing
George Rex TO come in a winner after
three heats, on both occasions Il beinS
almost certain that the best he could do
was second place.
In the 200 trot, brought over from yes
terday, Fan Patch. who Just lost chance
TO capture the race in the sixth heat,
when James W. nosed her out at the
wire, came back strongly this afternoon
and beat Coxs horse in a close finish.
Directum ! surprised the crowd by his
wonderful speed and the easy manner IN
which he led the rest OF the field around
the track in the first and third heats. An
excellent idea OF the possibilities Of this
stallion when he is pushed TO II was TO
be found in the second heat, Directum
breaking at the quarter pole and dropping
four lengths behind the field. He went
after the heat. despite the difference in
distance, and caught the bunch az the
turn into the stretch. coming homo in
1907.
In the first heat OF the Capital City tros
Cascade. Rythmell and Cheeny were shut
out. Marigold winning. but Fleming ap-
pealed TO the judges and so did Oakdales
pilot, with the result that Mcdonald, who
drove Oakdale. was called to the stand.
and 1t was announced, after an explana-
ton, that Cheeny was placed fifth be-
cause Of unavoidable interference That
gave Fleming's mare another chance and
she made the most OF II, coming hons
first in the next three heats.
Hollywood Kate had the FIRST heat for
three-year-old almost won. when. abou,
fifty feet from the wire, the roam Ally
slipped and almost fell. George Rex COM
ing IN ahead Tuna z. had too much for
Murphy's colt IN the second heat and Won
handily. but in the third another unex-
pected ending favored George Rex, as
Tuna L., with the race all but won, broke
less than 100 feet from the Wire and
George Rex came in a winner OF the heat
and the race.
The summary follows
TRoTTING - zoo CLASS 90 PURSE 5000
THREE IN FINE-(CNFINlSHED TUES
DAY)-FINAL HEAT.
Fan Patch, blk m, by Joe Patchen Snow.
James W. 70. g. lCoO......................
Derby Boy, b. 6. CNhi'e) .............,.'..
Ruth McGregor, en- m. (Murphy). ............'
Time 2:03i4 Money divison--Fan Patch
first. James W, second. Ruth McGreg0r. third;
Derby Boy. fourth
PACING-2:07 CLAss-PURsE, S.co-THREE
IN FIVE.
Directum I, ch s, BY .Dlrectum Kelly,
Nellie Temple. B. m. tMurphy)........... 2
Eddie Dillard ch. :. (Snow).......,..."s 3
Time. 2:O9h. 2:o6N. 2:06s.
CLAss-PURsE. tS,CcO-THREE IN FIVE
Cheeny. b NJ by Medium Line
Nelly Beamour by Beiamour
MariSod. b. m. BY Delham-Asn.s
Wonder, by Little Wonder (Murph) 2
Oakdale. or. 8. (McDonalc). :-........3 .
King Brook, blk. & CMcCarthy)...... Sro
Cascade, ch m (Rodney) .............. dis
f''''''''' Tine S."' ,tos .:0s5s s:osH. 2;os&
TRoTTING-THE- ACoRN-2:eo CLAss-FoR
THREE-YEAR-O S3.oOO-TWo
IN THREE
George Rex br. c. by Jim Todd-Eldeen
Orc by Orc WIZ Murphy) '-:....'';..l Il
Tuna T.. b. m. BY Zomoro-Tuna, by
Jal!es Madison (Se~rilD ..................t
Hollywood Kate. 70. T. Cpodge)..........
Belsona ;. T. young ,;::;,,'''.''''''''"' Is
Dorothy Gay, b: T. Nolan)..--'..'".-" eaia
Bida. b. Z Mcdonald .......-.....-....s dis
Tom Minton, b. c. (Mlntonl. ............-. dts
Time. AJAX. 2:l2n, am.