The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-10
EVERY HEAT RACED
EASY FOR MURPHY
Takes Two Events and Sends
Directum /. to New Record
for Hartford Track.
SWALLOWS TIME 1:58 10

HARTFORD, Sept. s.-It was a sr.a,
day for Tommy Murphy at tho Grand
Circuit races this afternoon. the POUCH.
keepsie driver winning all six heat.
run and finishing the splendid work By
breaking the Charter Oak Park track
record whom he sent the wonderful
Directum I. around In 1 :5SI5.
Tho weather conditions were ideal for
the trial against the former record Of
2 minutes, which a remained IN.
touched for sixteen years. since Star
Pointer paced here In 1899. Accom-.
panied by a running horse hitched 10
= sulky. the great ACE went the mrs,
quarter in 30% seconds. Hitting the
straightaway up he back stretch the
sturdy son OF Directum Kelly flashed
past tho half mile pole in / :00i., the
announcement of which whetted the
anxiety OF the crowd that was watch.
ing the event. The third quarter took
only 20 seconds, the home stretch be
ing reached In :2gA.
Coming down the final quarter, Muir.
ply urged tho PAGER home, touching
him a bit with the lash as he faltered
oncs or twice, The stallion, bred By
James Butler OF New York and now
owned by NJ. Il. Sturgis. Was plainly
weary after his successful effort. lie
dropped down to n walk soon after
passing the wire within half a second
of his previous best performance.
II was all Murphy in the other two
races. Mirthful, which won her race
on Tuesday, took tho 2li trot IN
straight heats. The invincible Peter
Scott removed all chance OF ST. Frisco.
driven BY Geers n owned b. the
daughter OF Frank Jones OF Memphis,
taking first money In tho ?.9l trot.
Dick Watts finished second In the hrs,
heal of the 2:14 class. but McCloskey
succeeded in beating him out 10: place
in the other two heats. There was n
big field. eleven starters. in the $40,
trot. the third heat OF which was trav.
elled by Peter Scott in 2:OGa,. Gst-s
was always second after Murphy and
the real finishes lay among I.oe Blossom,
Jess Y. and Truesada. The summarize.
2:lt Glass; Trottinsi $4,000; 3 In s:
Mirthful. b m, by The star OF
Mt re,shsH tMu5p" SyM1cponaidj - ! I!
Dick Watts, b. ), CRodneyI '.......s : :
Mary warren. Todd Temple. B.'.'n,
Tims@a.o6u; 2:oss; :;o7..
,:2l ciaes. Trottins; 4. 1000, 3 In s.
refer ScOtt, n. r., by refer the
St FL fs!,o sMS S's ''a.tr.j......:,! : :
Jess Y. br. m tStallel. .........3 \
Loe Blossom. ch. n, Floyd. .....s , :
Truesada, Arnes Albinsen, Tommy Todd,
cochato Maid. Lou Guy. Dolly Dixon anil
Solitaire also started.
Time-2:0sk: 2:0sk: 2:o6t.
To beat Charter Oak Park track record
OF . minutes. established In 1899 by star
Pointer:
Directum l., ch. ., 1858. by III
rectum Kelley Murphy ........ won
Time. accompanied by Il runner. l:i''s
Southern League
Atlanta 0. Birmingham. ..
Chattanooga, 4: Memphis. o.
New Orleans, s; Mobile, 2.
Little Rock, 4; Nashville. 2 Chrst game
little Rock. .. Nashville. . tse.pui
IA me, eight innings, darkness.
Pacific Coast League.
Oakland, 6: Portland, 8 thrst game.
Portland. s: Oakland. 2 Csecond gaml.
San Francisco. /; los Angeles. o larst
game).
San Francisco. 6; Los Angeles. o second
camel.
Vernon, 10; Salt Lake. l.
Carolina LEA Cue.