Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22
COX TAKES TROT
BYA GREAT DRIVE
Pilots Lady Grattan to First
Money in Granite Stake at
Salem Track.

Salem, y. H, Aug. 22.-Walter Cox
made one of the best drives of the
year at the grand circuit meet at Rock.
ingham park yesterday and won the
Granite State, valued at $4,000, with
Lady Grattan! Reusen, from tho
Geers stable, had been counted a Ger.
tain winner of the event
Lon Mcdonald outstepped the field
in the opening heat with Tommy Horn,
though Cox brought Lady Gratt.a Up
to close finish. The first three horses
were Tapped at the wire. Tommy Horn
led to the wire in the second heat,
when Lady Grattan nipped him. Reu-
sens was length back.
Lady Grattan led all the way in the
third heat. Reusens was running the
last twenty yards, but the judges
placed him second. In the final heat
Lady Grattan broke soon after getting
the word and Reusens took the lead
in the back stretch. In the last fur
long, however. Cox challenged Geers
and fairly OUTRAGED him.
Tommy Murphy of New York never
won cheaper race than the pacing
division of the American Horse Breed
ers futurity, with Tilly Upton. OF the
$4,000 the winner got $4,000, while
Homer Baughman and Ella K R. took
$3S7.50 each.
Bon Ton had no trouble winning
| first money in the 1920 trot. Earl Jr.,
| the Canadian PAGER, won the free for
Nall pace, in which Braden Direct was
favorite.
| Porter, Ind, Aug. 22.-The heavily
played favorites and long shot, which
went to the post practically unplayed,
were the winners in the first days
racing of a meeting of the Mineral
Springs Jockey club, which opened at
Porter yesterday. In the opening race
a to chance landed the purse, and
in the third Mawr Lad, 80 to l shot,
reached the wire first. The other four
events resulted as expected.
Ideal weather conditions greeted the
5000 persons who journeyed to the In
diana track. Oral betting such as fea-
tured the first meeting went on unmo-
Tested. One of the features was the
starting of John Hogan, who has sue
ceeded Dick Dwyer. Hogan won praise
sent the fields away.
There was not great deal of wager
ing on the races because of the un-
known ability of some of the horses.
Jockey Grand, who had the mount
on Puck in the second race, was
thrown just after the field was sent
iaway. The horse bolted and it's rider
shot over its head, but, aside from a
shaking up, the jockey was not hurt.
The horse followed the rest of the field
around the track and was stopped on
the back stretch.
Stanley H., with McIntire up, took
the opening dash of five furlongs by
eight lengths. The winner drew little
play at 6 to 1. Alberta Boy, the favor
, lite, was third. Little Jane, the choice
in the second race, and won easily.
Mawr Lad, with a perfect ride by
Robbins, upset the dope in the third
race. Mawr Lad was quoted at 30 to l
and had little play. The winner got
away to a good start, closely followed
t by Useppa. The two came down the
l stretch with Mawr Lad leading by a
r half length. Both riders went TO the
whip, and the long shot went under
the wire quarter of a length to the
good.
J. H. Houghton, with Anderes up,
was an easy winner in the fourth
event at lie miles. Ben Lasca gave
him race for half the distance, but
Houghton won by two lengths. Useeit,
the l to favorite in the fifth, won
pulled up, and Janiel, backed from
3 to 1 to s to 5, captured the final
event.
, Galesburg. H., Aug. 22-Racing at
: 1.-THE Great Western meeting yesterday
q was exceptionally good and was mark.
ed by many heats, close finishes, and
fast time. In the 2:07 pace five heats
were Travelled on an average oil
2:05 $40. All heat winners cut their
8 records. Warner Hall won the second
:, brush in 2:041a, but was hard pressed
& by Our Colonel. King Daphne took the
e third in 2:04% in a driving finish. Ii
e the last heat Our Colonel sprung a sur
prise by winning easily.