The sun., 1916-09-12
NAPOLEON DIRECT
AN EASY WINNER
Gecrs Drives Star PAGER to
Fore in Grand Circuit Meet
at Syracuse.
. ROMP FOR DIUMETER

SYRACUSE, N. r, Sept. li.-straisht
heats featured the I'VE events on the
opening day programme Of the Grand
Circuit at the New York State Fair
grounds to-day.
In the free for all pace Napoleon d.
rect. driven by Pop Geers. won almost
as he pleased. While the time for the
first heat was fast, 2:00is, Napoleon
showed a fash Of speed'in the last three
quarters Of the nrst heat. which he ne
gotiatAd In 1 minute and 30 seconds.
Going TO the quarter in 30ta seconds
Geers rave Napoleon his head for the
remainder OF the distance. and when the
finish was reached Singleg was two
lengths behind. with Fred Russell five
lengths back.
Diameter made a procession OF the
Karnival $1,000 stake for 2:i1 PAGERS
by winning with ridiculous ease. The
four horses which finished ended each
heat in the same order. The fnal heat
was made in 2:o3i. Jay FL Mack.
capably driven down the stretch by MUIR
ply. challenging sharply at the turn
and finishing a scant neck behind dunn
eter.
Narcissa T spreadeagled the field in
the first heat Of the c:1S trot when
she broke Mt the upper turn. Daisy
Todd and Host Peter, closing with a rush
from behind, were unable to e~xtricate
themselves from the tangle which fol-
lowed and were d!stanced. together with
Narcissa T..
Brescia won h race easily. trotting
tn. final two heats in exactly the same
time. 2:09L.
Azora Axworthy had things all her
own way In the Devereux. 2:15 trot.
Baron Frisco and Jeanette Speed tried
desperately to overtake the Murphy
entry, but lacked the necessary speed
in the stretch.
The Messina Springs Sweepstakes for
~thrce-year-old %trotters attracted a field
Of ten starters. Harry X. Devereux.
plotting Jack Mooney. won the first
heat. but Bonnie Del. with Thomas
Kinds up. took the next two easily.
Tomorrow the programme is featured
by the Empire state 10000 for . :0s
t~rotters. St. Frisco and Mabel Trask
ara among the field OF ten horses which
will start. Lee Axworthy. worlds
champion ,rotting stallion. will attempt
to lower the track record Of 9 :0l u held
by The Harvester. The summaries
MEsslSA SPRINGS SWEEPSTAKES.
ESTIMATED VALUE i:.cc.
Bonnie Dell. br. g.. by Del Coronado
bonnie Dircc, MIR. Hindo..,;r-;.tll
'i Tcr1 soSIsi; Ray Ia, Mr.. E SSsa =,
Just Tess. II. tMr. BurkI.............. S . 5
pssan blk. g; tMr. Lorillardl; $500. $40
L.ock.pur. b. c. tMr. y ! White III
Peter Mount. ch. C.. (Mr. JoDesD........,s 6 s
Roy Blnsem.. b. G. .Mr CahilD.....""r :
Peter. Pride. Sr. Z INF. Bree..i ..... 10 .
Time-?:Sh. ?:is.. ::l?..
THE KARNIvAL Ill PACE % HEAT
Dinmcter, oh. &. by Dium-Ester b
Jay Fl Mack. b. 5 murphy, .......,.. > :
Spring Maid. ch. NJ, ID white :
Major w%oolsor,h, b, $ 'H'roo'rd' : "a.
Hal plex r. ~ +. oMcCsln,.. ... dis
Time OK. zoo. ?;o1t.
THE SAC BUSTER FREE FOR ALL PACE
% HEAT PLAN. PURSE $500.
NAPOLEON Direct, ch. h, by Walter ID
Single C b. h, by Anderson wilkes-
Fred Russell. b. 6. ...........
Trne-e:6ts. 2;ois, .:o3.
2:s TRoT % HEAT PLAN. PURSE 81 80
Brcscis. b. m. by Bingara-Chamber-
maid ,RodneyD. / !
Ridremark, br. 8, by wliask-Eoii,e
blk. h. tMssponaidi ......... . ;
La Princeton. b h ,CoxI....... -
Be'iina, b. m oCro,,erl y.-"",...., Sdr
Rcd Gift, b. G tDickcrsonl .......... ! DIR
Host Peter, hr. h. ,Crossmsnb., ........ dis
DAISY Tod. h m. handler,. ........... dis
Narcissa T. h, m, HondS .........,.,. dis
Time-::lo,.. ?o9i.. 2ses.
THE DEvERECX. ?.i5 TROT g HEAT
PLAN. PURSE s:.cN.
Asora Axworthy. h. M. by Bale Az.
worthy Murphy ................
Baron Frisco. h e.. 10y San Francisco
Baroness Dickcrson). .............. .
Jeanne'te Speed. br. m. ,Cox,........ 5
Worthy Bingen. blk. . Murray .....+ <dr
Lyndon. blk. g. Rathbun). .......... dis
T~ime-s:0sis. c:0st. 2Ii%.
TO BEAT ?i7iI PACING.
Binworth. b. g. by BinEar@Madge worthy
tCrozicr). won.
Time 0sh.
TO BEAT 2:is. TRorTINo.
Prince Delgin. b. h, by Bingen-pe ligo
,Hoganl. won.
T~ime-e:lih.