Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-28
CRANDCIRCUlT
OPENS TODAY
Five Early Closers Lead OFF
Dope Seems Split On
Speed Kings

Columbus, Ohio, July 2s.-Five Of
the nineteen events which viii be
raced for at the midsummer Grand
Circuit meeting that will open today
are early closers. All Of them are for
aged horses. three being for trotters
three year ODDS will appear in late
closers, Natalie the Great which has
been winning alt Of the former and
trotted in 2:10A at Toledo. will not
get a start. while Geers will have an
opportunity to show in front with
Dudette. AS for the three year olds,
the returns from Toledo, where Nc
Donald won his first ace this year
with Little Lee, shows that there are
2:10, eve If the pair that won at
Cleveland finished outside of the
money.
At present it looks as if Cox had
the winning tag on the events tn
which ne starts McGregor the Great
and Frank Dewey. The races of the
former at Kalamazoo and Toledo
land, where he was b%eaten5by Marion
dale, vas not an accurate test Of his
form. AT Toledo he trotted three heats
below 2:O6, two Of them being in
2:O6A, The Acme getting the place
in two and Hollywood Naomi in the
third. The Acme is named to meet
him again Tuesday, together with the
my Todd and Constatine the Great.
Frank; Dewey has won all his races
this When Whitehead came to
him Eat Toledo with Jay Mack, Sox
turned on little, more gas and after
pacing two heats in'z:o2A, stalled of
Grace Direct in; the third .in 2:04A.
In the Deshler purse on Thursday.
Frank Dewey will meet either; Direct
G, Burnett or Sanardo from the MUIR
ply stable. Wellington Direct Goldie
Todd and The Harvester. II he is on
edge and beaten, the winner will get
a tab OF 2:02.
In the Southern Hotel purse which
win be trotted on Wednesday, Brescfa,
the winner Of the Ohio, will again
meet Allie Lou, whose heat In 2:04h
at Cleveland is the fastest shown by
Z trotter this season, as well as Mig-
nola, Peter Chenault,. Harrod's Greek
and Don de Lopez, whose second to
Peter Billiken in 2:05A at Toledo
proves that he Is a better >trotter than
many expected after his showing al
Cleveland andTKalamazoo. h
The real battle between the .trotters
at Columbus, however, will be seen in
when Royal Mack Will again meet
Heir Reaper. The fodder and Prince
Loree. At Kalamazoo, Heir. Reaper
wonin 2:o4N, while at Toledo, where
Geers started Peter June instead Of
the black horse. Murphy shewed in
front with Royal Mack in 2:04H,
which IL q new winrace for the Royal
Mckinney gelding. stinson also land
Cd second In two heats with The Tod
der and won the third In 2:O7A.
The Elks Purse for 2:o5 PAGERS viii
bs raced on the opening day Of the
meeting. The starters include Jay
Mack, Belle Al~cantara. sanardo M
either Grace Direct or South Bend
Girl from the Foster stable. On hia
showing ut Toledo, there 10 q chance
Of jay Mack starting favorite al.
thcnsh his careSr shows that ne ma
always failed to deliver the FOODS
Mons Of the others have BEEN ubatc
winner in S3:o2A sbAteas aIlsofsthsm
have been winners, their tabs sound
better. Monday may be his day. how.
sver. and n, he VIM. Whitehead VIA
1De entitled to5all 9 the credit thai
goes with the victory.
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