Evening journal., 1918-07-16
MURPHY IN FRONT
IN Grand Circuit
He is Likely TO Land on Top
Among Winning
Drivers
VETERAN HAS
A FINE STABLE

Returns for the FIRST Grand Circuit
meeting at North Randall, Ohio, show
that Thomas w. Murphy has the best
average stable OF his career, and II
none OF its members meet with any
backsets in the way Of sickness he Is
very apt to resume his place at the top
Of the winning drivers.
During the week he started fourteen
horses and won with Miss Harris NJ. IN
202A, the fastest heat Of the year
CilcOot, The Problem, which he held
over since 1916; Dark Flower, Directum
j., Celah Baird and the SilikO gelding
Dagastan. The victory OF Miss Harms
NJ. also recalls the remarks made by
Greedy Winnings when she was sold in
New York last winter. At that time he
said that S. a. Pitcher had decided TO
pass her along as he had a better
PAGER in Peter Look. Possibly he has
changed his mind since this colt bump
ed up against Cox with A Game OF !
Chance last Monday, when he was not
only defeated but did not even finish |
second in the fastest heat.
OF Murphy's other starters Kelly De |
Forest finished second TO Mcmahon In |
the splendid race which he won with |
Miss Perfection, while Allan Watts had
10 be content with the same position /
IN the Tavern Stake, which was award
ed Prince Loree in 2O5k Gudlight was
third in the summary OF his race, while /
Chestnut Peter forced Hollywood Bob |
out in 2Oi% in the second heat OF the
three-year-old race. This colt will also
be Murphys bannes bearer in the /
NrnH hn Re n Il
meet Nella Dillon and Peter June and
both OF them will have to be on edge
20 trim him.
Three OF the horses that Walter Cox
trained over the snow banks at Dover
n. H., last winter came through as win
ners, while Lu Princeton also served
notice on all prospective free for alters
that he is ready for the fray by win
ming in 2O4h and repeating in 205h.
A Game OF Chance also won brilliant
race IN 203A, while Peter Nonia gath
cred I'm one Of the three-year-old events.
Cox was also in the money during the
meeting with May Leaf, Betsey Ham
lin. Lucky Glover, Little Batice and
Frisco Worthy. and drove Bacilli AMI
Mary's Sister in their engagements for
the Pastlme Stable.
Ben White, who wintered at Thomas
vile, Ga, parsded a wonderful pair OF
two-yesr-olds in Perlscope, with which
he won in 2i0&, and Brusiloff. which
finished second 10 her with Geers in the
sulky. AS he has a small stable, Geers
was not very much I'm the limelight at
North Randall, but on the last day he
won a clever race with "Knap" Nc
Carthy's old standby, June Red, In
2O7E. and gathered In second money
with the two-year-Old colt Northeast
by The Northern Man. Mamie Locke
Valentines only winner during the I
weeS. although he was I'm the money
with Hal r.. Flo Stately, Mary Rosa
lind Parr. The fodder and Baxter Lou.
also made his presence felt
by winning with Hal Boy, Belle Alcan-
tara and Miss Perfection and getting
place money with Peter Look, Eva Bin
gen and Esperanza.
The splendid race won by Binland in
. O5N was one Of the outstanding fea-
turas Of the North Randall meeting ana
as he was bred I'm Ohio the victory was
very popular. The mistake OF Wilkes
Brewer. made in the third heat OF the
Ohio Stake, also gave Blanche Carter an
TO make good and win In
time that she could almost make on a
two lap track.
The remarkable showing Of the get Of
Peter the Great was a feature at this ,
Grand Circuit meeting, as 10 has been !
at so many in Ohio this year. OF the
winners Hollywood Bob. Miss Harris NJ,
Peter Nonia and Dark Flower are by Z
him, while Of the placed horses Peter 1
Toox RrusilOff Chestnut Peter Broth :
er Peter. Car Peter and Peter Lafay-
cite appear in his list Of performers.
The Kentucky Futurity winner Siliko
also had only two starters at the meet
ing. They were Periscope, 2i0%, and
2i7%, and both Of them
were winners.