New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-12
Moguls OF Grand Circuit
In Bic POaV-aUOaU Tomorrow

Among the most important midwintel
affairs in the realm of the sport of the
sulky is the annual pow-wow of the
Grand Circuit moguls. which takes
place this week at Philadelphia, start
ing tomorrow. Racing had been in
high favor in the Quaker metropolis
for many years, but there was an abb
sence Of the big line variety until 1917
and since then trotters and PAGERS have
taken such a firm hold on the people
that the annual affairs at Belmont Park
are we'll toward the top in the Eastern
half Of the organization of tracks.
Schedule and rules committees are
to get together Monday morning and
most of the day will be spent in visit
ing. Belmont directors will give ban
quet in the evening, followed by q
theatre party. There will be an open
session on Tuesday morning, and in the
afternoon the racing dates and rules
will be agreed upon at the executive
session, the annual dinner that evening
to assemble about 500 votaries of the
sport.
No particular rumors of circuit
changes have circulated, so that at this
time it looks very muh as though rae
ing would begin at North Randall early
in July, that meeting to be followed
by Toledo, Kalamazoo, Columbus, the
delphia, Poughkeepsie, Readville, Hart
ford, Syracuse, Columbus, Lexington
and Atlanta.
Peoria May Apply
There has been talk OF an applica-
ton from Peoria, but it is not plain
where that Illinois track would fit into
the scheme. Also, it is possible that
closing dates will be assigned to Birm-
ingham, to follow Atlanta.
Detroit may be back in the fold, but
it depends upon what the state Legis-
lature does with racing bill. De-
cision will come too late for an assign
ment Of dates, so if betting is permit
ted in Michigan there probably will be
a Encouragement of weeks in July.
While it may not be adopted as a
mandatory measure, it is sure thing
that most of the Grand Circuit tracks
will race on the three heat plan this
year. This style dominated the sport
last year, and when it was approved at
Lexington that was putting the national
o. K. stamp on it, for the Kentuckians
stuck to the long drawn out shambles
ike prayer OIL @A lcluS Oh VIC Hdil
mile tracks.
But, whatever they do, all should
agree on the same plan. One of the
hardest nuts the trainer has had to
crack has been getting horse ready
for two-in-three heat affair this
week, a three-in-fve heat race to the
finish next week, and maybe one on the
three best plans the third week. Train
ing methods must differ from each OF
these styles and even horse sense die
tates that it is n mighty bad idea.
There are times when race under
the three heat plan is not finished, that
is, the horse that was best at the end
of the third heat is not the winner
This is part Of the game, no use finding
fault with IL, as some Of the cranks
have, for every trainer has the same
chance of having his steed right up to
concert pitch the first time they &c
around.
There were not many races
under the three heat plan in which
Murphy made a start and won heat
that he did not go on and grab another
There is no Murphy luck about this, il
simply IL business played the way a
business man in another field of en-.
dcavor would play it.
Racing under the three heat plan OF