New-York tribune., 1918-07-07
North Randall Meeting Bids
Fair to Give Sport
Big Send-Of
By Frank S. Cooke


Just as he bosses everything that is
earthly, the weather god is arbiter OF
the destinies of the opening Grand
Circuit meeting at North Randall this
week. Such is the entry for the meet
ing in Clevelsnd's best known suburb
that with five afternoons of sunshine
the pioneer American sport of trotting
and pacing is certain of fine send
of. Some of the horses have been
there for weeks or months. Eastern
stables arrived late In June, and on
Saturday the equine census showed
inward of 800 head about half OF
them engaged in the inaugural.
Racing opens tomorrow with the
s;a7 trot, which sheuld be a real race
with Bacel, Brescla, Miss Perfection
zomrect and others in the field of
seven. Zomrect is reported to have
returned to the form that made him
star in 1916, and such being the case
they are likely to beat 2:o4 right off the
Rat
OF the two -year-olds that participate
in q sweepstakes less is known. Brusi-
loft has been doing some rather SEN
been in 2l4 two weeks ago, so that
he looks to be up TO a 2:10 mile.
Stake Feature Interesting
The stake feature of the first day is
the Edwards, for 2:10 PAGERS, in which
Bend Girl and Nerlie Patchen, have
been doing 2:0s stunts on the half
mile tracks. Cox has Game of Chance
in this and Murphy elects between
Budlight and Orc Fino. On his show
ing last year Game of Chance should
be amonr the very fast things.
The 2:06 PAGERS also are on the caru,
the entry being larger and including
some clever halfmilers. Lee Grand,
that has won four races and tab Of
2:eSA on the small tracks, has q
chance, but Murphy. with Directum j.,
or Valentine. with Mary Rosaline Parr.
is likely to have the call.
The first division of the Fasg
sweepstakes, for three year olds. is the
feature Tuesday. the other half of this
event to be raced on Thursday There
are twenty-three eligibles, and it is not
known just what the division will be.
The 2:04 pace that day should be a
hard and fast race. with Hal Boy,
Little Frank D. and probably Little
Batice making up the field. The 2:20
on his mile in 2:08h before coming
north from Lexington. looks to have
the speed of the party. The PIP
PAGERS also go to the mat on Tuesday
many of them from the minor circuits.
1t is an open affair at a distance.
Ohio Stake Wednesday
The Ohio Stake. the first of the big
sfars for 2:0S trotters, is set for
Wednesday There are fourteen in
this, and on past performance, includ-
ing work miles this year, Esperanza
may be favored. Mack Forbes re-
Gently got a chirp out of the railbirds
BY his mile in 2:07A. Blanche Carter
has beaten 2:l0 on half-miie track
in race this year, while Wilkes
Brewer has been showing that she is
back to top form.
Cox likes Northspur. and Murphy
has been getting along nicely with
Peter Chenauit, that showed fast last
seascn. Bertha. Mcclure is said to
please Alderman, and as she beat 2:0A
as three year-olG she has every right
TO be in the first fight. Gentry c. has
been coming along all right for Geers,
covered some Of his licks, so that it
ought to be one of the best renewals of
the premier stake of the meeting.
Vertabe herds of trotters are in
the 2;14 and 2:12 classes, also on
Wednesday.
Among those that stand out in the
2:14 pace are The Weed, Flora A., j.
W. D. and Wellington Direct. The
last named has been scampering
around 2;o6 in rather handy fashion
at Indianapolis.
The Tavern "steak" is premier of
Thursdays programme 1t is worth
5000 and IS for 218 trotters, ten being
eligible Royal Knight has been doing
the fancy work in this bunch, having
been in 20S in has work.
Three in 2:05 Trot
1t looks as though only three will
60 to the score in the 2:05 trot on
Thursday, Cox starting either Busy's
Lasse or the lazy Lu Princeton. Muir
ply driving Royal Mac and McDevit,t
taking a chance with Miss Directed.
The 2:17 pace hasn't much class.
The free for-all pace is set for Fri
day and it should be worth while.
Murphy with Miss Harris NJ. and Mar
win with William stand out. There is
larger field in the 2:08 pace, and it
Is good one, with John r; Braden,
Alexander the Great. Lee Grand or
King knight, Betsy Hamlin and others
in it.
The 2:10 trot is strong, many OF the
horses starting there instead of the
stakes. The 2:16 trot has attracted
couple of dozen and should be rat
Ting contest. Excepting the colt
events, all racing at North Randall will
be in the three-heat plan, which is
quick action
Quite the most sensational perform
ance up to the first of this month was
the c'ean-cut victory Of Single G. in the
special freefor-all pace at Akron. 1t
went. four heats. and the reason that
Single G. did not turn the trick in
three was because he could not get
through the bunch in the first mile, in
which the rugged Eastern PAGER Roam
Hal won in 2:07. After this Jamison
got where there was clear sailing, land
Ing Single G. winner in the second heat
In 2:o5h and right back in 2:05A in
the third, with Roam Hal and Hal Boy
trying to catch him. This took all the
pace out of the others, and Single G.
marched away with the fourth heat in
2:09k.
Single G. is one of the great PAGERS
OF all times. He has had five hard
seasons, but is glutton for fast work,
and the edge is as sharp as ever, SO
mat any Of the Grand Circuit horses
VIII have to race in two minutes or
,petter to take his measure. Last year
ae figured on both mile and half-mile
tracks, winning eleven of fifteen starts.
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