The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-11
Matron Stakes in Two DIVISIONS
Is Feature Of the Starting
Day of Meeting
IlJNBEATEN DEL REY WILL
START IN b. OF c. STAhE
rClo Weather is Welcomed by the
TrainerS-Puts Horses in
Fine Fettle

With fine weather and track thA'
hpromises 10 be- fast by me uIhe NV
ksun and wind have dried IL THIS noi AZ
Ting. the first Grand Circuit meeting vi
kthe year IN Detroit the Blue hoooh'
"opens at the race track at the STATE
f6air grounds out Woodward-aSe' IAlS
tafternoon. The horses Will score loi
srhe word in the first event AT cioch-
The feature OF the first day raclu >
lbs the Matron stakes for Lhree~ eai
frolds- which is divided into two oi'is-
Hnc. one each for the rotters anu mo
tpaoers. The feature Is worth N INC
fnaighborhood OF $4,000. IL Will bring
sour a fne field In the trotting divlson'
land what is promises To be "A process
baton In the pacing department.
al Eleven or twelve of the trottins
ftsoIts will start the race Among these
twill be practically all the fast ones
kthat have been racing on the circuit
with the exception OF Etawah, VINO
fhas been having trouble with his sight.
fThe fast colt is said TO have curaDie
etrouble. and will probably be seen on
ffhe Grand Circuit in the future, when
khe trouble has been eliminated.
~ Dillon Axworthy looks TO be the best
sof the bunch to the dopesters among
the trotters, and Is expected TO be
'strong fayorite.
Among the three PAGERS which will
start In the pacing division. Murphy's
'Tillie Upton is doped TO have an easy
time of 1t.
Next In importance TO the Matron
stakes IL the Board OF Commerce w.
900 stake for the 2:15 PAGERS. In which
h..v Ety1rr "a
rather unique event. The unbeaten
Del Rey, the great Cox horse. VIII
furnish most Of the interest IN this
event, it is predicted.
Today's program of four races Is
athe first of the regular Blue Ribbon
meeting. held later this year than
usual. 1t will continue during the
week, weather permitting.
The cooler weather OF the past few
days has been very encouraging 10
horsemen, who were beginning TO feel
worried tbout their nags. The hot
fweather, combined with contagion
sbicked up during the Fort Erie meet
ing. put come OF the best performers
TO the bad. The cool weather, how
y-ever. has brought them around again.
r. The Blue Ribbon visitors are begin
h6ing to crowd the hotels of the city,
kAnd by the afternoon IL is expected all
available room will be taken in the
more prominent hostelries.
NJ Starter Walker will send them on
at O'Clock in the first race. the 2:lo
trot, in which one Detroit horse,
Grand Marshall, Is entered.
Detroit's list of Grand Circuit per-
formers was augmented by the pur-
chase Of Knight Onwardo. by Fred
Fowler, OF this city, OF J. E. Gray, OF
Toronto.
2:15 Glass Trotting, 3 in 8, purse
H,00O-Alfonso. Bingarion, Grand Mar
lshal, Lord Dewey, Sienna. Vaster.
"A 2:15 Class Pacing. Board OF Com
<merce stake. in 5. stake $1,000
E(Hobbles barred) Black Badge. Del
Rey, Dustless Mckinney, Molly Brand,
margot Hal, Patches. Red Ashland.
3-year-old Class Trotting, the Matron
tstake, in 3, estimbated value &c.,
tOO0-Barbara Overton, Blackburn,
Watts, Dillon Axworthy, Great Gov.
kernor. Hollywood Bertha, Hollywood
kate, Ina Jay, Margaret Rruien, Peter
Robinson, Ruby Watts, Sweet Spirit,
gThe Acme.
3-year-old Class Pacing, the Matron
stake, 2 in 3, estimated value $1,000
Homer Baughman, Title Upton, Vir-
kginia Brooks.