The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-04
OLD POP GEERS HAS
BRACE OF WINNERS
Drives Russell Boy to Front i'm
Pace, st. Frisco in
TrOt.
BOTH GO TO EXTRA HEATS

Pop Geers. the silent man from Ten
uessee. for forty years one OF the most
picturesque reinsmen the harness turf
has produced. featured the closing day
races OF the Grand Circuit meet at Em-
pire city track yesterday afternoon.
Geers, who had to be content with an
occasional heat now and then earlier in
the week. scored clever victories In both
OF the events in which he drove yes.er-
day. md to win them he had 20 ca. INTO
play every trick md vile Of his long ex-
perience.
The dean OF the sullSy was forced to
races. A wizard Of pace, he took his
own time with Russell Boy In the Broad
way, for 2 ~:0s-pacers, but after a grand
drive through the stretch finished just a
nod behind Hal Boy. In the second and
third heats Pop followed the same tao
tics. But the first trial gave him a t:ue
line on the abilities OF his most danger
Gus opponent and he was up in time for
the winning drive. These first three
heats. by the way, were by far the fast
est of the meeting. They were reeled on
IN : .Vfh = W. q anu .Vf q. ne IouTlH
heat was almost three seconds slower.
This Geers was winning just as he
pleased when about 400 yards from the
wire Russell Boy stumbled. The horse
was knocked completely of his feet by
the accident. Before Geers could right
him the field had passed and IL took
some conniving by Pop to beat the dis
lance nag. Russell Boy and Hal Boy
had all tho class Of this ace. Russell
Boy stood up better under a drive and
won the fifth heat clearly.
Geers landed the first heat OF the
2 10 trot with -. Frisco much as he
pleased in 2:07&. For the second heat
the horses we're sent away will the field
ahead Of Pops pole horse. Murphy cut
over from fifth place and took the pole
before the frst turn, and Geers found
himself In a pocket. The old man had
TO pull up and go all the way around hls
field. He was still trailing at the half.
but from there he came like a whirlwind
with st. Frisco. Mirthful and Murphy
were too far ahead. however, when
Geers worked himself free. st. Frisco
finished the stronger. He would have
won In another sixteenth.
The third heat of this race developed
one OF the prettiest finishes OF the meet
ing. A blanket would have covered the
first four. Geers let Murphy set the
pace all the way TO the stretch turn.
Then he came up fast with 81. Frisco.
Through the full length OF the stretch
st. Frisco and Mirthful fought IL out
without one apparent inch Of advantage
either way. In the last fifty yards 1t
looked as II Geers got two or three feet
the better of II, but the Judges placed
his horse second to Mirthful. Every
body disagreed with the verdict the
apnnInHar uaS higgAl Clara thnnUhf
he had won. and when he found he did
not get the decision objected ~strenuously
10 the judges. About the only difference
the ruling made was to place in jeopardy
a race that seemed fairly o 81.
Frisco took the fourth and fifth heats
with plenty to spare.
Murphy landed the AIS trot with
Trampr1ght. This horse finished fifth to
Roy Miller in the first heat. Murphy
was away to a bad start in the second
heat, but trOtted around the field with
Trampright Just AZ he pleased. After
hat IL was a procession.
The programme scheduled for to-day
was called off because of the fact that
the nagem could not get enough
entries to fill the Great Eastern Trotting
Handicap. The summaries
2;OS Glass, pacing; best three In Ave
! heats. purse s., 900:
| kussell 10y, u. H., ~ Ruellr fb-
teller, dam Maude F., by Vail
can tGeersl .....,., ........ ! 4 l
Hal Boy. b. x, by Hal b, dam
Ataloona, by Altamont IMur-
phyb .,....-. ......... ] .
single G.. b. II. ,GosnelD ........ 50 . 4
Major Ong, b. \. Murphy .,.. I 3 3 3
Time-2;04H 2;0th, 2;O+l., e;07, 2;Os,
c;i5 Glass. irot. best 3 in 5 heats. purse
$1,000:
Trampright, b. m, ny Trampfast,
dam Coupon Bond. by The Bonds
man murphy ...,..,..,. ! J
Roy Miller, b. h, by Bingara. dam
Mokoetta, by Moko (Gradyl ,,,. | 5 Z
Nalette, Ch, II. tCoburnl ......,.. . 2 2 )
W. j. Leyhurn, br. h. Mccarthy 81 2
Blue Feather, br, h. CCox) ,..,,... 3
Kitty l.. Bellini. gr. m. (Hinds) 4 3 q
Henry F.. b x. IAndrswsl ,,..,... Z dis
Time-2:l2H. 2:llL. 2:lli.. 2:1Si4.
e:l0 Glass, trottlnE best three In nv,
heats: purse 1000:
st, Frisco. h, h., by San Fran
cisco. dam clara Cantrill. by
Clarence :. ,GeersD ...........
Mirthful, h. m, by The Star of
Pstchen. dam Lizzie Belle
Smith, by George Simmon
nG SSMISsRsyi b 5. cMsDonardi; 100. 4 ! ! I
Parcllfe. b. &, (McCsrthyb ....., > I . 4
Dick Watts. b. h. Rodney. ... 4
The Zombro Belle, h, m. (ser-
TimeIs;o7%, 2:o7., s:O7, sio7.' go.