New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
Tr0ttimg in East to
Close With Syracuse
Grand Circuit Show This
Week Should Prove Best
of the Lot
By Frank S. Cooke


the best racing in recent years mas
been seen on the various mile rings
Also. the attendance was such that the
wartime popularity of the sport IN the
seaboard states is unquestioned.
Syracuse probably will stage the best
meeting of the five held in this section.
for the entry is wholesome and there
will be a goodly supply of new talent.
Among the daily features of the bill
are the Chamber of Commerce. for
2:o6 PAGERS, value $4,000. on Monday.
The big event Of the week the Empire
State. for 2:l2 trotters, and worth
$4,000, is set for Tuesday. On the
same day the Ka-Noo-No, of $4,000, will
assemble the three-vear-old trotters
that were eligible to the 2:2o class at
the end of last season.
While the Syracuse. $4,000. for 2:12
PAGERS, is the big money on Wednes-
day, the Juvenile, of $4,000, for two
year-old trotters. is the one that will
attract most notice. A special feature
is team race for 2:14 trotters.
The Governors Stake, of $4,000, for
2:oe trotters, should be a nard race on
Thursday, on which afternoon the free
for-all trotters also will perform. The
free-for-all pace is set for Friday, while.
special class races make up the Satur-
day card.
Amateur Drivers to Race
IN addition to the professional
League of Amateur Driving Clubs will
be held on Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day afternoons. There are ten of these
and trophies will be given to the win
ners among the millionaires who pilot
the steeds, which come from many
parts of the country.
Syracuse has one of the best tracks
IN the country and spends more for up
keep than any OF the others In view
of the crowds at other Eastern meet
ings, the big stand probably will be
taxed during the annual visit of the
equine kings and queens.
Outstanding from the events which
marked the first three days OF the Con-
necticut State Fair at Hartford was the
clean cut victory Of Lu Princeton over
that other San Francisco stallion, ST.
Frisco, in the free -for-all trot. While
the finishes were not close Lu Prince
ton had to trot two heats faster than
any stallion ever has the first mile in
2:02A and right back in 2:0212.
Ina Jay, that has habit of bobbing
up now and then in big events, raced
hard to win the Battle Royal of $4,000,
failing in the first heat, when she lost
a shoe. But she came back and dis
posed Of Esperanza in the second mile,
then Busy's Lassie in the final. The
time was not sensational. but was fast
by comparison, for the best Judge Or
monde did in the pace that day was
2:04&4, which is couple of seconds
slower than the fast PAGERS should go
on n good track
Let Fly New Good Thing
In winning the Nutmeg, for two-year
clds, with Let Fly, Joe Serrill intro
duced another good thing from A, B.
have been great ones for this combina-
tion, with Miss Bertha Dillon, Nella
Dillon and The Divorceo winning
brackets. Let Fly is by Peter the Great
and out Of Vonia Worthy, by Axworthy,
hence an own brother to Peter Vonia,
that rates as one OF the good three
Year-olds of the season. In the list of
eligibles for the junior division of The
Kentucky Futurity it is noticed that
this gelding's name is missing, Coke
keeping Electro Dillon good in that
event. while Let Fly Is named in the
Lexington Stake.
Some of the old judges of colt racing
are OF lnG QplUlOn In6t DaVlQ Guy Is
best among the three-year-old At all
events he won at Hartford without hav-
Ing to beat 2:08M, scoring over Holly
rood Bob and The Divorcee among
others.
While other classes which feature the
ewing Of the Grand Circuit through
the East have resulted III many notable
contests there Is a lack of pep in the
xree-for-all pacing division, nobody be
ing able to give Miss Harris NJ. q
genuine battle. The reason for this Is
tho Western trip taken by Single G.,
William and Russell Boy.
Single G. became the worlds cham
plon racing PAGER at the Toledo meet
ing, and now he has added to his
laurels by doing something no other
horse has done on half-mile track.
At the recent Des Moines meeting
Single G. paced his winning miles in
2:06, 2:03a4 and 2:01. new record
for three heats, aud the final mile the
fastest ever raced on 3 two-lap oval.
The old record was 2:022s, made by
'Directum ] when owned by James
Butler, of New York
Able on Any Size Track
Few horses can race equally we'll on
big and little tracks, but all of them
look alike to the rugged Indiana
stallion. He went over to Springfield
ILL.,, where there is pretty glib mile
ring and fought it out with William
and Lillian r. in three very fast heats.
Single G. led in the first one to the
stretch, where Lillian r. came down on
the outside and Marvin got through to
the pole with William. They were
noses apart at the end. William win
ming in 2:001a.
Single G. trailed next time and again
the trio charged on the wire abreast.
Single G.. winning by inches in 2:0O14
These two heats took enough of the
pace out of the others to enable Single
G.. to win the final mile in 2:0l a max
ing the average for the three heats
2:00%.
Last week they we're at indianapolis
end both Single G. and William being
Hoosier bred. they came in for an ova-
4ion that made the Governor of the
state look like distanced horse. They
will rejoin the Grand Circuit at Co
lumbus, where they have two engage
ments. then on to Lexington. 1t will
take all of Murphy's resourcefulness
70 keep Miss Harris M. out of thei
way.
Racing in tho Bay State Circuit this
year has shown that time has taken
its toll in the instance of Earl, Jr, one
of tho greatest racing PAGERS of all
times. UP to this year that wonderful
gray warrior had started Ill times
won 80 races, second in 3S. and taken