The Detroit times., 1917-07-24
|B. of {. Stake To Have
Big Field To-
day

The largest field IN many years
will star The classic Board of Como
merce stake for 06 PAGERS az the
fair grounds this afternoon The
race Will name the pacing champion
for the year. II is worth $1,000 in
cash and several times that amount
in glory. Entered and expected 10
start are Ado Gray. Ben All. Day
kpring. General Todd. Or Burns. Jr..
Hal B.. Jr, Loyal W. Oregon Hal.
Peter @. Peter Look, Peter Pointer.
3rhe Savoy and Thomas Earl Horse
men confess that they are all at sea
IN picking the probable winner. Gen.
eral Todd and Peter Look both are
well liked. but the veterans OF the
game insist that On outsider Is like
y 10 stir things up.
The same situation exists in the
N. & NJ, scheduled for Wednesday
Ridgenark. which fooled them all al
cleveland. may be fayorite This
borse is now believed 10 be better
performer than was suspected ba
Tore the seaepn opened. and horse
men are inclined 10 believe that the
Ohio stake winner is farther along
IN training than the more formidable
rivals.
In addition 10 the Board OF Com
|nerce stake, there will be 2.l2
rot and 212 pace Tuesday after
boon Both have huge fields. Neder-
meyer's band viii again furnish
bome Of the music that made such
hit Monday and the betting
booths again will be occupied BY
kentlemen who dispense lemonade
and peanuts. instead OF gentlemen
BIZ the hand book profession. There
no betting at the grand circuit
this year Commissioner Couzens
made his order stick. and the vet
erans wander around the stands and
bid betting ring trying their best 10
ook pleased with racing without
he trimmings. They don't make
much OF success OF the pose
Betting Is not permitted at the
brand Circuit meet this year be
tause the track rs now In the city
limits. So all layers OF the old ma
Luma must come into the heart Of
he city, tackle the runners and
place their shekels with the bookies,
who are nourishing n our midst by
he hundreds. Sporting men say
hat more money was bet in Detroit
hand books last week than ever be-
ore in the history OF the city. which
s known as one OF the hand boob
tenters OF the world
Racing was excellent Monday. The
drivers evidently dreamed they had
billions on their steeds and drove
o win Murphy had no trouble in
winning the 2 rs trot with Royal
Mac The other two races were
vhizzledingers. Game OF Chance
von the FIRST two heats OF the 210
pace and then evidently tiiyvered.
finishing way in the ruck in the next
hree heats. Meanwhile Fern Hal.
hat had started way back. came
With rush and won a pair OF heats.
rhe horse that made the race good
vas Battle King. Vic Fleming's half
niler, which was a dandy second
hruout the last four heats.
The best race from the standpoint
6 thrills was the 2:l4 trot, in
which Early Dreams took the first
wo and the nfth heats n took
lot finish for the Mcdonald horse
o beat Peter Chenault In the first
|ound. Ira c gave Mcdonald the
anne kind OF battle in the second
u Princeton. that had been no
Fhere hitherto. came with n rush in
he third and fourth heats. nosing
|ut Early Dreams in the third and
onward Allerton in the fourth. II
ppeared that Dreams was thru. for
Q had dropped back 70 fourth. but
he nth heat proved this notion an
rror. Early Dreams beat Cox horse
~ inches In smashing drive for
be wire. The Monday summary:
AIS TROT. PURSE $500.
Royal Mac b. n by Royal
Mckinney (Nurphy) ..-... !
Anne Cecil. br m. G,ee) ....
Peter Schuyler. br. h Gy-
Richard Hunter. br z (Gray).1o
fune Red. b. m. Mccarthy II
hanklin. b. "a. collins. 49,. Z u
ouis Winter. b. n. NC
ia sSgie BOD. b. m. (J. F1em-
balmacaan. b. b. CTailman) II 10
kobinwood. b. n. (valentine) 12. s.
udge Jones, b. n. (Geers) ? 10 ii
dawitxa. b. m. (Edman) ar