Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-15
KALAMAZOO RACES TODAY
HORSES ON GRAND CIRCUIT .
READY FOR SECOND MEET
Rtekuihn Hotel Purse Of $4,000 for
2n3 PAGERS Feature Event on
Opening Program.

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Thirteen OF tho nineteen races pro-
grained tor the Grand Circuit meet
ing. which opens at Recreation Park
tomorrow. Will be raced over the mile
track. Seven OF them arc also early
closing events. in which no horses
that appeared at Cleveland will take
the word
The Hickman Hotel $4,000 purse for
::l2 PAGERS is the feature event for the
FIRST day OF the meeting. and 1t looks
as though Geers would win II with
Goldte Hal Her three miles at Cicvc-
land in c:o4 IL. 200 IA. ::osl-Z was
hish-class performance. She will
hero from Harvester X he should be
started in it. as we'll as Eva Able.
Sanardo and Flora a.
The free for-all PAGERS will parode
on Wednesday. the lis, OF eligible can
didates being pirectum j. Lillian L.
Single G. and Peter Nash. II will be
sandwiched with the ,hree-year-old
appear behind Abbic Putney. with
which he won at Cleveland in ZOOS IL.
while the other starters will include
hin, out; King Stout and Peter l..
Paper Mil Purse $1,000.
The Paper Mill $4,000 purse for the
2:0e trotters will also be decided OF
the second day. AS At Cleveland. it
will result in another struggle between
and Mis-: Perfection. with The fodder
l.oree added. At cleveland, Murphy
dropping a heat to Geers. He will be
forced 10 step faster than that to stall
of Stinson with The fodder. or Nc
Shaw stable. providing Cox does not
make trouble FOR all OF them with
Busy's La2sie.
The Columbia Hotel $4,000 purse for
fast race. as II will bring out Mary
Cohurn Fenesta. Harve.; Tide. Peter
Goley, McGreEor the Great and Hilda
Fletcher, forcing her out, while Mary
Colburn made Allie Lou trot in .:o4 -
TO win the hrst hea, OF the Ohio purse
The Burdick Hotel $4,000 purse for
stubborn battle between Frank Dewey.
~ he came out o! his Cleveland race
In good form. and the Tennessee, terror,
sweep over the half-mile tracks since
the last, week in May, landed in front
track in 2o4s4 Frank s beWey on also Nom
couple Of heats, while Q. u. 6. Jay
Red Bearer; all of which are named
to start. showed almost as fast al
Cleveland.
Opening Meeting Brilliant.
cu, the North Randall Dali G traek VAS VAS
one OF the most brilliant in recent
years, and the management far out
did it's former record In more than one
respect In number OF races finished.
total OF twenty-seven. the program
~as one OF the most extensive for
hHe-day meeting ever carded while
IN tota! value, without specials or ad-
ditional colt futurities, IL Ear outdid
any other held 1t Cleveland since 1908.
the plant.
Performances iii both divisons were
more brilliant and In faster times than
eould be expected al an opening meet
ing, In spite OF the interference from
t .. weather, with the result that North
usual quota of new 2:lo trottcrs. an
even dozen, or equal to its best former
mark OF last year.
Due 10 the six colt races tn. general
speed average was not up 20 the former
Tor total OF seventy-hve heats. trotted
and paced, will perhaps be eonaied
only at tho closing meetings OF the
circuit. '"'
Large Number of Starters.
To horsemen. followers CT racing
and breeders in particular. The most
pleasant feature Of the inaugural was
the number OF actual starters and their
,es 70. racing. as Is shown by
mums. ' pre-
Another happy and encoura1ine
feature TO the rank and Nile was the
d aurnner OF race winning horses and
with wider distribution Of purses than
even IN two weeks meeting.
me following general statistics
piainly indicate that the start OF the
'Fac!nE season promises we'll:
statistics of Cleveland Races