Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-06-11
DIRECT VISTA wins
Dealers Stakes
First Heat in 2.12 IA by
Trenton Mare, Distances
Eight Starters
ANIMAL ONCE OWNED
BY WILMINGTONIAN

half in l,O5 IL, which sent eight
of the IA starters TO the barn, Direct
Vista, CHI m, by Direct, nominated by
Thomas Eyere. { Trenton. y. j.,
and driven byl the Grand Circuit
pilot, c. Earl Pitman, proved the win
ner OF the third annual Horse Deal
ers Sweepstakes for 2.30 trotters al
Belmont track yesterday. Admiral
Cord, the heavily backed favorite,
which won the second heat was the
Only other heat winaer. the Trenton
mare taxing the race in four heats.
ING iargest Grove that has assrm-
bled at 8 harness meeting in Years
Witnessed the race, which was Pre-
NOTED and managed with successful
results by AL Saunders An interest
ing comparison was shown by the
several hundred automobiles parked
behind the grandstand, while every
bit of shed and tying room was oc-
cupied by horses. The grandstand
was almost filled with an enthusiasts
tic crowd of race-lovers, proving that
the light harness sport IS very much
alive when properly handled.
The racing could not have been
improved upon. A field of four PAGERS
went three heats better than 2.13,
the fastest in oil IA by Flash
Patchen, to win a blanket in the I'll
pacing event. while every heat In both
the Horse Dealers Sweepstakes and
the Belmont Stake event for PIG trot-
tiers was hotly contested and won by
slight margins
Starter Had His VrouhIps
Principal interest centred in the
dealers race, although the Belmont
Stake lasted six heats before ]. o..
Colloday landed Harvester a winner.
and the crowd waited to see the event
raced out. Starter Fred Shreve had
his work cut out for him in getting
the field Of fourteen started in the
dealers race. There were several
bad ACTORS in the field. and when they
did get the word, Atlanta Peter, sec
ond favorite for the race. was on a
run, while Nan b. was left almost
standing still. and several others were
strung out for a distance of fifty
yards.
Direct Vista. which was matinee
mare owned by H. T. Wallace. of
Wilmington, two years ago. and
which was sold at one of the Garden
sales for $40, after she had gone
lame, surprised everybody by step
ping the first heat in 212A with The
Bewitching Lady second Of the field
Of fourteen starters, only six got in
side the flag. In the second heat rhe
Bewitching Lady and Sanatel finish
ed outside the distance, both break
ing early in the heat
Direct Vista also broke and Pit
man made a hard drive, but the best
he could do was third to Admiral
Cord, which won in 2.15. The Tren-
ton entry, however, was the best
trotter, and won the race by taking
the next two heats in slower time.
though she showed she had all her
speed left by stepping the first half
in 1.051s, the same time as the half
in the first heat.
The winner took the entire purse,
which amounted to S1,0S0, and also
the silver cup presented by Senator
McNichol. There were originally %
nominations. All the starters except
the winner will divide so per cent of
the net gate receipts, which will give
each starter about $50, reducing the
entrance money to 500. In 1912 John
Toys Bonnie l.. won the event, the
best heat being in 2261s over the
half-mile track. Last year r. p.
Halls Bob Cord won with the fast
est heat in 2.1S% over the mile track
Six Heats in Belmont Stake.
The Belmont Stake for PIG trot-
ters furnished another surprise and
went six heats. Model Fortune,
driven by Tom Berry, and Edgar n,
owned by Walter Schafer and driven
by Eddie McGrath, battled hard for
three heats, the former winning the
first two with heat in 2.151a. For
est J. and Bel Tier were distanced in
the second heat. Edgar n. split the
race up by taking the third heat in
2.161a, and then j. o. ~Colloday caught
the tired pacemakers with Harvester
and captured the next three heats
and the race. which was worth a
purse Of $3.50. divided into three
moneys. with the Edwin H. Ware Cup
for the winner Last year Lucy Van
won this event, with first heat in
2.1314
The officers we're: Fred Shreye,
starter; j. B. Foard, Middletown,
Del; W. j. Hudson, Plainfeld. N.
j., and DR.. G. G. Blank, Allentown,
Pa. judges; H. r. Wallace, Whining
ton; J. p Winchester Wilmington,
and William Cleaver, Philadelphia,
timers. Summary:
211 pace, in mile heats. Prizes
to first, second and third.
Flash Patchen, blk. s.. by Joe
Patchen, Z. Pitman anu. 4 I I
Rosewood, g. g. by Russell B..
Bolton X, b. g, ]. Bell 80. 2 4 4
Rooster, b. g., Yelland .. 3 3 s
Time-First heat, IA mile, 80 "a
- mile 105 1-2; ga mile, 1.39;
mile, PIP IL. Second heat. IA
mile, SO 1-2; 1-2 mile, LOS ID; "a
mile, t39 Ia; mile, 2.12 IA. Third
heat, Ia mile, 81 1-2 mile 1903 !;
ga mile, 1877; mile, oil IA.
216 Trot. Belmont Stakes. in 8
mile heats, n T. A. rules. $25 en-
trance. Money divided 60, 80 and
10 per cent Silver cup offered by
Edwin H. Ware to the winner
Harvester, b. g. by
Early Reaper. ]. o.
Colloday !. ... 3 3 3 ! 1 1
Model Fortune, b. m, by
Fortuae Bell, T. Berry 2 2 2 2
Edgar ~, e., by Bell
man, 4. McGrath .. 2 l 3 8 3
Miss DELL blk. M, j.
Longworth ... A 4 no
Inc Jay, b. M, Snedeker. A . 8 70
Fred L., b. e.. Mabrey 6 5 70
Forrest J.. b. g., H. Davis dis
Bel Tier, Dr. g, Payne s dis
Time. 215 f-2, 217. PIG IL,
PIG IA. 2.1S IL. 2.17.
23O Trot Horse Dealers sweep