The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-23
DETROIT
HORSES TO
FEATURE
Star Home Entries in
GriswOld Stake
Monday
BIrIGEN POINTER
is ONE OF THEM
Flaxy B. Another that
Will. Justify Some
Backing

Detroit horses promise to play
the leading part In the Hotel Girls.
void stake. which Is the feature for
next Mondays opening of the Blue
Ribbon meeting at the state fair
grounds. This event. valued at g.,
900, ~ for 2:l0 class PAGERS, and OF
the big bunch OF originals no fewer
than ~ still are eligible.
Prominent among them Is Bingen
Pointer. whose debut on the grand
circuit At North Randall was attend.
ed by victory over a clever field.
the best heat Icing 2:06l.4. This
horse was bought at one Of the auc.
tions by w. ID. Moffat. OF this city,
and last year lie was put in the W.
l.. Snow stable. After the regular
. course OF training at the fair
grounds Snow divided his stable and
sent some members In charge OF his
assistant. Dan Newell, to race on the
hslf.mile tracks. Bingen Pointer was
one Of these and he did very well,
although not driven fora fast rec
ord.
Bingen Pointer came along nice
~ this spring and when Snow ship.
ped last week he was up to q mile
in 2:0S, having stepped that IN his
work. II Is notorious that Snow al.
Ways keeps about three or four sec.
onds in reserve-he never strings a
horse 10 his limit In training-so
Bingen Pointer must be rated as a
2:05 or better PAGER. His first race
showed how near right the trainer
VAS.
Another one owned hereabouts
that will dispute the right OF Bingen
Pointer Is the mare Flaxy b.. that
Ed Stout. OF Pontiac, bought during
the short ship meeting. Flaxy was
fast last year and IL more than that
this season. for last week she work
ed In 1907 on the big track and they
say that she had some left.
Whether Lord Seymour 10 to be
started Is not known. but he also Ia
. 2:o7 or better PAGER on a mile
track. doing much better since he
donned the hobbies. Cares has both
Faxy Il. and Lord Seymour. but the
last named may be given to some.
body else for the occasion.
In this connection Altawood also
may be mentioned, as she Is Michi.
san bred. although now owned In
Ohio. This gray mare Is q fast trick.
She worked with Judge Ormonde
and held him safe at Columbus. and
they say she will be up to a mile
around 2:05 next week.
Several Of the horses in the Hotel
Griswold stake also are In the
Chamber OF Commerce stake. SO It is
uncertain which will start. Murphy
probably will save Major ong for the
stellar affair and elect to start Jean
In this. Jean Is fast and will be
better In o week.
Geers doubtless will start Hal
Conner. that some thought was 20.
ing to be q star this year, and he
may At that. although he lost his
Connor. that some thought was 90
Randall by breaking. Lou Mcdonald
has q fast thing In the western geld
Ing Symbol Meath. that not q few
taobed for q mark around 2:04 this
year.
At all everts the first day stake
promises to be worth seeing and on
. good track they will 20 very fast
n Bineen Pointer can duplicate his
recent performance his owner 10 q
lucky man. a. the young stallion not
only has speed but ba II bred in the
purple and this adds to his desir.
ability.
Other events on the opening day
Of the meeting are the 2:0S trot In
which Bright Axworthy. that raced
second 10 Lee Axworthy. picks up a
smart field; the 2:1S trot with 20,
among them the sensational Almack
from down east and the 2:0S pace
with q small but select lot.
From the way they have been 90
Ing at North Randall look for more
speed than we ever have seen in
Detroit" remarked Secretary Con-
ner. Racing this week viii serve to
put the horses on edge and they
should be better when they come
hero. All we need is good weather
to give them q mighty fast track.
Il will be up 10 them to DO the rest"