The Washington herald., 1914-07-19
IROTTING SEASON
OPENS MONDAY
Grand Circuit Meeting Starts
and Successful Meet Is Ex-
pected by Horsemen.
FAST HORSE IS ENTERED
Ed Greer. the Veteran Reinsman. Has
Large and Best String of
His Career.

New York. July R-They pry the lid
on the 1914 trotting season at Cleveland
next Monday. and Indications are that
the Grand Circuit meetings this year viii
be the most successful in the history OF
the harness game,
Ed Geers. the veteran silent reins-
man." is back this year with the largest
and most likely looking string Of horses
he has had in his entire career He
gave some OF his green horses some fast
workouts during the spring. while In
Memphis. and since he has been at the
North Randall. Ohio track he has sent
his PAGERS and trotters through some
fast practice miles. 49,
Judged from the number Of high class
performers in Geers string, and by the
fact that he has more horses than any
of the other Grand Circuit drivers. II
looks now as II Geers Will be not only
the greatest money winner Of the coming
season, but that his winnings may reach
g record total.
Many Fast Horses.
The other trainers, most Of whom have
been at the North Randall track for over
a week. also have some fast horses in
their strings. and It looks as If the
brushes on all the tracks this year viii
be speedier and closer than ever before.
There has been noticeable revival of
the enthusiasm and interest concerning the
the doings Of the trotters and PAGERS this
year, and there is every reason to be-
heve that every one OF the meetings win
bring out a record crowd The harness
fan" impatiently awaits the opening OF
the season in Cleveland on the 10th. And
II is quite likely that az least 1000 horse
lovers from all parts Of the country will
be in Cleveland during the coming meet
Ing, and that at least half of that number
Of enthusiasts will follow the performers
all through the circuit -ts
Rich Purses.
The purses for which the horses will
battle this year are, on the average.
richer than ever before. In most OF the
standard classes an addition has been
made TO the prize money, and this will
bring about some entries, and, of course, /
some keener composition.
The meeting at Detroit from Jul, q to !
August /, is exciting more interest than |
any Of the other meets. because Of the
three big features Of that meeting. Two
Of them are the Historic Chamber Of
Commerce stake for BIB PAGERS for 5000 |
on the 18th, and the N, & NJ. stake Of /
40 600, which will be fought for on the |
18th by the 2:l4 trotters The third fea- !
ture is the free-for-all trot. best two in |
three, on the S1st, in which all entries 4,
must have record better than 2:O7. This 1
race will bring together the fastest trot- |
ters in the world, and it is likely that
some of the existing trotting records viii I
30 to smash.
The rules of this free-for-all trot pro-
vide that no less than four horses and |
no more than nine can race. 1t is likely |
that there will be about. seven starters. !
The entry fee Is $500 for each horse, TO |
which the association will add $50 The |
purse will be divided 50, ., Is, and 10.
Nine TrOtting Events.
Fourteen regular events win make up |
the card for the FIVE days Cleveland ,
meeting. There will be nine Srotting |
events and five in the pacing. Each will /
be for a. 1900 purse, to be split 90, ., 1
Is and 10, according to the new rules
In addition to the regular events there
will be some special ones and some ex-
hibition miles.
Here is the Grand Circuit program for
this season: -
CIeveIand-July 0-3
Detroit-JuIy q 7-August l.
Grand Rapds-August SO.
KalzmazOO-August l0l5.
Pittsburgh-August H-2.
Bufzlo-Ausust 2i-3.
SyrAcuse-August 5l-September s
Hsrtford-September T-l2
Columbus-September 3O-October ;
Lexingt0n-octobef 5IT.