Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-01
LASSIE M'GREGOR WINNER
Takes M. and M. Stake in Grand
Circuit Race at Detroit.
ONLY THREE HORSES IN FINAL
Free-fOr-Au Pace, Captured by
Flower Direct, Furnishes sen-
SRtion OF the Days Pro-
nrnm.

DETROIT, Mich, July I.-Lassie Nc
Greggor. owned by Henry Oliver OF Pitts
burgh, yesterday won the seventh and de-
Gliding heat Of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' stake. which was carried over
from yesterday after six heats had been
run off
Only three horses started in the final
They got away on oven terms. hut Linda
wrona broke at the flrst turn. Cox took
big lead with Peter scott. while Tommy
Murphy kept Lnssic McGregor beside
Linda wrona, making little effort to set
up. When McDevitt's mare found her
stride. Lassic McGregOr raced her off
her feet again. and then took after Peter
Scott and won, by a good margin.
While the decision Of the I. and NJ
held the center OF interest, the frce-for-
all pace. won In five heats by Flower
Direct, furnished the sensation OF the
days Grand Circuit program. In the first
heat OF this race Directum led for half
a mile. Then Earl. ir., rushed around
: the field into FIRST place. Bunching up
as they reached the three-quarters, Earl.
/ ir., broke and swervcd in front OF his
/ field. There was bad miXup.
Thrown from Seat.
| Cox was thrown from his seat his
horse. Del Rey, running away A tire
was torn from Earl jr.'s sulky. while
Hal 3. ir's machine was smashed. Del
Rey stopped after passing the stand and
, no horse nor driver was injured. Di-
rectu,n won the heat and Hal jr., who
was led in, was placed.
/ Directum led all the way in the sec
ond heat, but Flower Direct took the next
three after keen racing and whipping
drives at the wire. The three other races
were taken I'm straight beats, Napoleon
Direct IN the 2:lS pace. Star Winter Ia
the 200 trot, and Sienna in the 2:16 trot.
winning about as they pleased
| Summaries,
Trotting. 2;l4 class, Merchants and
Manufacturers stake, $4,000. three in five
(siX heats Wednesday,;
L9ssie McCregor. b. M,
by jay McGregor
(Murphy) ................. 5 l
Peter the Great (Cox).., 2 21ss
McAdams CIcDevito, - 174 2dis
wats * 0r sno h MGDS9@d as
br. h. (NicMahon); The Guide. b. h
tGeersl Margaret Drum, b: IN. (Dicker,,
sonl;, Rythmell, blk. IN, tshanks)' and
started. Time. 2;O6H, 2OSA, 2.01l4, 2iOeA
2.1O, 2:iIh, 2Os%
Psoing," 5:iS class, purse S,O50 three
in five:
Napoleon Direct, oh s.. by Walter
Direct (Geers) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Rodney W. b. &. CMcDonald) ......2 2
'eTR T6e : MRnaseT an SHrBhi B. T. icoxy; Fred 6efor
est, br h. (osborne), and Myrtle Patch
blk. t. GIoffnan), also started. Time
Trcottins, 200 class purse $500 three
in five:
Star Winter, b. g. (McDonald) ...... l l
Maymack, b. m. CDeeTider). ......"S
Lulu Bumine. b. IN. (Murphy)..,.. 3
Henrietta G., b. IN. uialD; Ia Il j., b; m
Girl, b. m. Ccox); Moena, b. m. (Mc
started started. TTiH Time, s:oSA. 2:diM. a;os.
Trotting, 2:ls class, purse A,05O, thre'
in five:
Sienna, br. M, by Peter the Great
| (Geerity) neutrality-suspicious..
Mont Ferris, b. s. Gackson), ...,....2 2
Lula Worthie, b. m. (CoX) )....,.,...., 5
Duchess. ro. m. (McDonald); The Coma
SOM, and Myrthful, b, m. (Murphy)' als'
Free-for-all pace, purse 5000, three il
five;
Flower Direct, b. m. by Direct
. Star CWhitehead). ............,. !
Directum I, ch. h., by Direc-
tum Kelly (SnedeckeIJ. 1 l 2
Frank Bogash. jr., b. g..
MiIrRRey Bai Rsy h. ;cox,. Earl ir or
(Valentine); Evelyn W., b. m. (snow)
started Time, 2'Oa%, 2;O2lS 2;O23l, 2;O7
2:07A