The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-12
'PH|LA. RACES MEET
N GRAND CIRCUIT
mont Park with All Horses
In Eighteen Contests.

Philadelphia. Pa. Aug 1.-Two
hundred and eleven horses are named
to start in the eighteen races pro-
grammed for the fve-day Grand Cir
cult meeting, which will open today
At Belmont park. The entertain
ment will start with a 2:17 pace, in
which Budlight, a winner at North
Randall last week in 2:04%. or Zom-
brine, from the Murphy stable, will
! meet Young Todd In his first race this
year. or the New Jersey product,
Betsey Hamlin. Barlight. Flo Stately,
Windsor Todd and Robert Lakewood.
This event will be sandwiched
with the 1904 pace in which Baxter
Lou. that defeated Hay Boy At CO.
lumbus. and won at North Randall
In 2:02 Y. will make an effort to stop
the winning streak Of Directum j.,
while Ben All, Little Batice and. Ras-
cal will be In the field. These two
races. with the 2:0s trot for which
Chilcoot, a winner at Columbus in
2:04k, or Selah Baird, from the
Poughkeepsie stables, will take the
word with Hollywood Kate, the Joe
Dodge mare that forced Binland out
in 2;05%, Dick Watts. with which
Rodney won at North Randall, Tacita
and Zomidotte.
Tuesdays program will lead off
with a three-year-o trot. and on
form shown at Columbus. The Di-
vorcee IL the best one In 1t, as Chest
nut Peter, Peter vonia and Holly
wood Bob will no doubt be held over
for the Matron Stake on Thursday,
where they will renew the struggle
with Peter June and NeIla Dillon. In
the 2:l4 pace it looks as If Orc Elmo
or Senardo had falle4 into an easy
place. as the latter worked in 2;041 n
at North Randall 1t. with local
race for 2:20 trotters and the 2:l3
trot. completes the card for the day.
Wednesday afternoon Frank Ellis
will have an opportunity to show the
Philadelphia people his splendid two
year -olds, Brusiloff and Princess Eta
wah. although there is a chance of
Murphy and Dorothy Day being in
with the division of the liberty
bonds. with which the purse will be
paid. The 2:0s trot will result in a
clash between the four-year- old
champion, Bertha Mcclure, Ina Jay.
AL Mack. winner at Philadelphia last
year. Busy's Lassie and Royal Mack,
who was second to LII Princeton in
2:o2k at North Randall last Monday.
II will be followed by the free for all
pace in which Miss Harris M. the
reigning queen of pacerdom, will meet
pace. in which, IL Budlight does not
start you can shut your eyes and take
your pick.
Valentine should win the 2:09 pace
with Tn on Thursday, while Chestnut
Peter will be expected to duplicate his
North Randall victory in the Matron
stake, although there Is a chance of
the race at Cleveland doing both
Hollywood Bob and Peter Nonia a
world of good After his first race
Peter June may also show an i'm
provement, while Nelia billions IA
miliarity with the footing at Belmont
Park may also cause her to be seen
among the leaders.
Alma Forbes and Ante Guy will
meet again in the All trot with Mig
nola June Red and Blanche Carter
on the firing line. and will be followed
by the AIS trot. in which Royal
knight will be given another oppor-
tnnity TO show IL his victory last week
/ in 2:oS was a fluke or a true bill.
The battle royal of the week is pro-
grammed for Friday. when St Frisco
\ i'll start with either Mable Trask or
I.u Princeton, Miss Bertha Dillon and
Zomrect, With everything favorable
the winner should make a new trot-
ting record for the track over which
Maud s, Jay Eye See, Phallas and
Star Pointer performed almost to the
limit OF their speed, and close the
meeting in a blaze OF glory while the
winners of the 2:ls trot and in the
pacing division of the Matron stake
are being located.