New-York tribune., 1913-07-31
A DAY Of TROTT|NC
IN RECORD HEATS
Darkness Comes to End Iona
and Thrilling Contests
on the Track.
RICH PURSE TO TENARA
Captures Furniture Manufact.
urers' $4,000 Stake at
Grand Circuit Race
Meeting.

Grand Rapids. Mich. July 3O-The
largest audience ever assembled az
racecourse I'm this city saw programme
OF Grand Circuit racing here to-day
lasting until dark and going over with
one contest unfinished. and the worlds
record for average speed for an after
noon on any track shattered, in
series OF performances marked by the
reduction Of variety Of records
OF the fifteen heats paced or trotted
tho slowest was the one just at dusk
2012. by Strathstorr1. The speediest
was Stetbrinos Lad. 20i4 in the third
heat OF the 207 pace. The average tine
for fifteen heats was PCS 9-l5.
Every race was featured by split heats
and torrid finishes. Warner Hall, favor
ite I'm the 2O7 pace, never landed better
than second. Iowa Todd, showing the
way in the first and Rodney's Stetbrino
Lad winning the three subsequent heats
The Furniture Manufacturers $1,000
stake for PIP trotters, feature race Of
the meet, started with Tommy Horn rul.
ing a strong favorite. The Indiana horse
showed Justification for this confidence
only in the frst heat, which he won with
ease In the second heat a rush by
Tenara landed the Madden entry winner
and brought the time down 10 2G34, which
constituted race record for a trotter
at Comstock track. This record en-
dured only until the next heat In the
POS trot. when the Texas mare, Cheney,
clipped half second from the mark,
putting It at 2042. This last figure Is
also the fastest mile trotted by a mare
on any track this season.
Tenara. despite her evident lameness.
outgamed and outstepped the field in
the third and fourth heats. thereby
winning the long end Of the heavy purse.
Eula Belle, winner OF the Tavern
Steak" at Cleveland a few weeks ago
and who gave Uncle BIZ such a battle
in the Grand Rapids railway stake
Tuesday, died in her stall this afternoon
OF Indigestion She was owned by J. J.
Mooney public safety director Of To-
ledo. Ohio. was five years old and this
year was in her prime as a racing mare.
The summaries follow:
PACING - 2.O7 CLASS - PURSE, $1,000 -
THREE IN FIVE.
stetbrno Lad, ch. r.. by Stetbrino-
Bertha Best ,RodneyD.... ........ |
Tows Todd. br. =. by Todd Wy
warner % Hall Blk. 5. james Ben
Eddio DuIard. ch. $. snow ........ .
Nellie Temple. 3. m Murphy.
Holly Brand. b. g (Childs) s)...-..... 5
our Colonel, b. >. tJonesl ....-.....
Gordon Prince. r.. blk. s. ERWIN. dis
King DAPHNE. blk $. FROST t....... : tis
" Time. 2.o4,.. 2.oi'.. 2:o4A. 2.o4'..
THE FURNITURE MANUFAcTI RERS
STAKE. Oo-TROTTING--:l2 Class
THREE IN FIVE.
Tcnars. b. m. by Moko-Taraatia
rommy mnN' III Horn OF b. g.. by otto will.s
Artrsne McDonald). ..............
Judscn Girl D. m. COX. .........-.
paso, b. g. ~. Grady ,r,............'..
Fan Patch. blk m. a.. BenyonD. D...-
Lady Grattan. ch. m CGeersI...... 8 Q
black Cat blk. m. Ray .........-
'8'''f Time Dc'': 2o9l,H' > 265s., 2.oGi.. 2.os'.
rRoTrING-2.Os CG.ASs-PURsE. N.Oco-TUo
IN THREE
Cheeny. b. n. by Medium Llne-Nel-
lie Beamour Flemingl -.
"S.5S%,a; WoSaer murphy PHI ~ .....',.....e. !
oakdale sr. z. (McDonald) ).............5
Robert Milroi b. & Snow w).........'..'.
Farra. b. x. (Andrews) ..................'
Binvolo b. = tSnedekerl ......... .......'o F
Time. 2:O7l., 2:o4I 2:o6'.
P1CrNG-2l7 Cr.Ass-PURsE. NOoo-THREE .
IN FIVE-UNFINISHED.
Mack Thistle. b g. by Thistle !,
strathstoTm. tf,a b. s. by Adstrom =
Murphy .............t.. .fsts..t'ft.
Upton b. Z. CRodney). 3
Baysure b. & tRayl .................
Hetty Green. b m. Porter ........- o's
Collssa. br. m. tSnowl ...........-...' als
Alice X. b. IN. lMcMahon) ......,, ~
Time, 2o5.' 2oAN.' 2e''7' @Vs~.