New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Promising Gard for
P0ughkeebSie Races
feature Poughkeepsie week s,,..

feature Poughkeepsie week f,,.a
acceptably. and the purse events ws7
flank them on the daily card hav. "uish
cred in all the rest. The fsatn.ss ss!h'
morrow, when the meeting onss 70
the 2:05 pace, for $4,000, whish y
bring forth lot of fast side -wha.,sil WI
The three year-old trot and tbs n''S
pace are headliners for Tuesday ''N
What should be one of the star
of the year thus far is the Kn;..laas
booker. $4,000, for 2:O6 trotters
Wednesday. This caused much %
ment at the time of closing, for ~ W. y
fields are the best Of the fast rs,s - as
horses eligible. and from the wav v'a wi
have been performing it is anyhns'
race. The free-for- all pace also i ss
for this day. s'
Feature Race Friday
The 2:12 trot, for $4,000, on Thr,.
day, is a big event, and shoula !.
fought to a finish. An open tSra's "
year-old race also is carded The f..' ~.
for-all trotters Mabel Trask and Z.
Frisco will fight it out on FRIDAY !.
was on this very track last wear Aas
st. Frisco made the seasons best ss' rss
ord of 2:01$4 to beat this mare.
Pourhkeepsie has several adysn.a...
over Philadelphia, where they raced lsss
week. Some of the horses did not -.
there from Cleveland in time for tbs,
engagements, but now all the stssi.
that were to make the Eastern can.
paign are at Poughkeepsie, and thai,
ranks have been recruited by numb,
that did good work at Monroe and
Goshen. In fact, the local entry ..
Poughkecpsie is such hat it is causjns
concern among the Grand C.rcuiters
The five meetings held in Ohio and
Michigan were brilliant from racine
viewpoint, and disclosed remarkshls
evenness among the stake performers
so that performances at the track ON
the Hudson this week should be in hs
ma ure Of fast contests and not proces.
sions.
The most sparkling race during n.
first three days at Philadelphia wa, IN
the 2:06 trot. which went to Ina Jaw
Murphy winning the first heat with
Royal Mack. lima Jay is the propery
and pet of Harvey Ernest. we'll knovn
New York State reinsman in earlier
days, but of late years owners Of The
half mile track at Rockport, which
grinds him out money like a yeritsbls
mint.
Beat Half MiIers First
But Ernest wanted a horse TO ius,
with, so he bought a brown hlly BY JAY
McGregor and went to work with her.
When she was ready he began to trim
the half milers with regularity.
Among o her starts. he raced her Il
the Michigan State Fair on the half.
mile track, then stayed few days 10
sample her on the mile ring. The
track was not at its best the day he Sc,
her in. but the mare trotted in 2.0sh
for him, and he knew what he had
Last year she broke In at Poughkeepse
and won in good time, but her stella,
race was when she won the Transy!
vania from Early Dreams and others.
Ernest started her at Toledo first thi,
ve~r, and surprised them by winning
in 2:04T, while at Philadelphia sh,
landed in 2:O514. She promises t.
make a few of them trip along in tn,
event at Poughkeepsie, for that tract
suits her.
There was no surprise III the coll
stakes at Philadelphia. Chestnu
Peter showed at North Randall that ht
is best among the three -year-olds. al
this stage. no matter what may happen
In September and October.
Geers scored another win the two
yearold division with Brusiloff
A small field was beaten in slow time
by Chilcoot. but the event shows that
this fleetest of Canadian owned trot.
ters is on his stride and likely to be
one OF the real stars of the year.
Watts Beats Watts
Murphy also put over the big horse
Allen Watts at Philadelphia beating
his near relation. Dick Watts. Las.
fall Allen Watts did a mile in 2:O5.
Honors among drivers of Grand Cir
curt PAGERS are pretty well divided this
season. although Tommy Murphy 20,
! the Jump on the boys with some use.
tul wiggiers in his cavalcade. With
The Problem and Oro Fino he began
cking up one or two races a week
Whlie the going was good and before
they had to race in faster classes Di
rectum j. has pulled off some verv root
races for him. Budlight has wop brack
cts and Miss Harrie n. has landed
couple of free-for-all events.
'-4ii = ~ ~. st4fN W Bi4ldW. lUHt nav
beaten Miss Harris NJ. did not COM
Est. as they have some big purses il
sight at mid-W We tern fairs and thi
should make the free-for-als her
IA her easy for Miss Harris NJ.
Valentine has hand Of useful pacer
headed by Tn. Sturgeon invaded tn
big line with Lee Grand and Sout
Bend Gir, ard won a number Of race
with both of these half-m trae
graduates palm SURPRISED them wit
Wa ter H. and now that he also ha
Vcrlie Patchcn he is well equipped.
Cox is not very strong or racers
Geers is bit shy on PAGERS now ths
Single G. is not with him Snow hs
Ahbe Bord and some others. Hai Roy
ncw in Fleming's charge, is a toug
proposition when right, and Pittra
is likely 20 upset thing any week Gt
Ben Ali, the champion money WHINE
last year.