The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-27
From Trotting World
BY w. III. Goeher.

When Pancoast sold for sss0e0 at
auction and Mambrino King was rep
resented by winners at nearly all OF
the big meetings 1t looked as though
the Mamhrino family of trotters would
soon rival the leaders In the HANDLE
tonfan family even II they were not so
numerous. Both of them and all of
their great sons are now dead and the
only we'll known stallion tracing
through the male line of Mambrino
Chief Is the PAGER Don Densmore,
2o2A. the sire of Sayde .Densmore Goa
Two hundred and rifty-two entries
were received for the Grand circuit
meeting which will open at North
Randall Ohio, next Monday All OF
the fields viii be very large except
the 2o5 trotting sweepstake, in which
Miss Directed, Lu Princeton. Busy's
Lassie, and Royal Mac will take the
word. Al the present time Lu Prince
ton is considered the best horse IN
the Cox stable. but he will have TO
be up to record form to win, as Nc
Dewitt worked Miss Directed a mile
last week in eos "a. This mare Is
now ten years old and seems To be
faster than at any time during her
career.
Thomas w Murphy has arrived at
North Randall. Ohio, with twenty
trotters and nine PAGERS, The trot-
tiers are Allan Watts, EOS; Chilcoot.
All Ia; Peter Chenault. 2:o4 "a;
2:1o IL: Expressive Lou, EOS IL;
the three-year- Mokum by Moko,
Seiah Baird. '2:1o: Daghhestan.
2;l3 IL; Winnatoma, ,2;13 IA, the
two -ye ar-old Chestnut Peter. by Peter
the Great; Dark Flower, Harvest Lad
ago; Royal Mac. o:05 Ia. Dorothy
Day, The Real Lady, 20s; Measles.
s;io; Kelly DeForest 2:os Ia; Pc
trek. '2:1s: and Ruth Mainshett.
2:os IL. The PAGERS are Miss Har-
ris NJ. 400: Directum j., 2:o5 IA;
2;o5 Ia; Budlight. 2:12 -; ORC
Elmo, 2:oS; The Problem, oo7 ia:
Rex DeForest. 2:06 IA, and Banardo,
While the mile track at Pough.
keepsie. n. Y. was being prepared
for Murphy Day" Will Shut stopped
long enough to make. a few remarks
on Friday and other superstitions
that always find few pegs to hans
on near a race track. You all knew
John, II. Shuts" he said, "He was
born on Friday on the thirteenth OF
the month. He landed In New York
when he was thirteen years old and
DPpHeN iAi> caNtiN III DiOOhlSn on
Friday When he died after spend-
ing over a million for trotters. he left
each of his eight grandchildren a
million ana a half in trust and as
much more for his wife to enjoy
during the balance OF her life" The
crusade against thirteen runs
through everything in racing. It is
omitted from a set Of arm mum bers
for drivers and. never appears on a
score card.
The new mile track at Syracuse, y.
Y---is EQUIPPED with Ithrt& subways,
two for aitomobiles and teams and
one exclusively for foot traffic. There
are also four hundred fireproof stalls
in. sections OF eight for race horses
on the New York state fair grounds.
The commission has also decided to
enlarge the grandstand. by adding two
extra rows of private boxes making
two hundred and twenty-five in all,
There will be six days racing at thu
Grand Circuit meeting. The open
classes will include AIS. 2:tl3. 2:ln,
2:07, free for all, and team race to
wagon for trotters and a ais. 2:1o.
2:17, '2:04. and free for all for
PAGERS. In addition to the above
there will be a series OF events for
amateurs and four races for half mile
track horses, the classes selected be-
ing 2:l5 and 2:20 for trotters. and
c;.l2 and 2:li for pac1rs.e-