Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-08
FORMER OMAHAN
wins EVENT IN
G 81. R An D CIRCUIT
Henry Thomas Takes Forest
City Stake With Natalie, the
Great; Large Fields
Are Feature.

cleveland, w. July |.-lhe largest
crowd which ever Witnessed the
opening of the Grand Circuit was
on hand Monday afternoon to see
Frank Dewey b. h., by John Dewey,
Walter Cox up, take the big end Of
the 2:08 pace for a purse Of $1,000,
the feature event on the card. Four
teen starters lined tip for the word
in the first heat, with the winner
finishing in 18th place at the end Of
the mile. In the second heat be
finished third and was IL In the
last two in 2:041-4 and 2:l23-4
Harvester, a brown colt by The Har-
vester, with Will Fleming up, won
the second heat and second money,
pacing the mile in 2:04 IA. o. u. C.,
By The Limit, was third, and Red
Barer, by Cup Bearer, who raced
so good over the western half-mile
tracks last season, was fourth.
Seven starters took the word In
the first heat of the 2:06 pace, purse
81, 500, with Grace Direct, by Walter
Direct winning in straight heats in
POS IA, 2:04 IA and 2:05 IA. Jay
Mack, by Liberty Jay, finished Sec
ond in each heat, and Dick McMa-
hons mount, Symbol Baron. by
Symboleer, got third money.
The former Omaha man, Henry
Thomas, driving for the Laurel Hail
farm, copied first money in the For
est City, 2-yeartold trot, for a purse
of 81 800, with Natalie the Great, a
bay flly by Peter the Great. Du-
dette, by Etawah, driven by Ed.
Geers, was second. The fastest time
Of the race was 2:ls IL, made in the
first heat.
In the az trot, for . purse Of
$l,20, Joseph Guy, by Guy AK
worthy, led the field in straight
heats, winning over Hiliho and Har-
mony in 2:06H, 2:05A and 2:l2M.
Twelve starters took the word in
this event.
The 2:30 trot for 3-year-olds, a
one-heat affair, went to Kentucky
June, a bay filly by Manrico, with
Will Fleming up, who, by the way,
was the only driver who was twice
in the money. D.
The summaries follow:
$3.50 trot. for 3-year-olds. value $3.50
Zone heat only):
Kentucky June, b. T.. by Aanrico wv.
Little Lee. CHI. e.. by Axworthy INC.
Nihila. b. T.. by siliko tEnsiemanj 49,.
Betty Arnold Watts, b. T.. by Junior
Atlanta, b. t.. by Atlantic Express CIV.
MaSsi Worthy and H.rv.t. also started.
Time: 2:1o. \
i:22 class. trotting. purse $1,000;
Joseph Guy; b: b. by Guy Ak
H MSs.n & i e.. By 'si,iio twhit:j.::
Harmony. b. g., by Tregantle
Molly Knight. b. T.. BY General
ro w1s,' 6 6Gss5s' b. =. By p,r.c.
Baron oe peFo o0a Prime. Hal. Alice NICK
Cord Axworthy. Robert Bennett. Betty
Thornton and virginia Bingen also start
Time: 2:osA. i:osA. 3:1ax.
Forest City. s-year-old trot. value
Natal. Tho Great, b. T.. by Peter
The Great (Thomas) ............1 1
Dudette. br. f.. by Etawah (aeers).. . .
Harvest Horn. b. c., by The Harvest
Ell Stout. CHI. g.. by Ell canto (stoutj 1
Time: a:16h. 2:17A.
The Edwards 2:os pacing. purse $1,000:
Frank Dewey, b. h.. by John
Dewey Cox ...............13 3 l
br. c.. by The Har-
vester CIV. Fleming) .......s 2
o. u. G.. b. g., by c. The
Limit (ward) ............. I12 IS
Red Bearer, b. g.. by Cup
Bearer (Whitney) ......... 5 . 70 7
John R. Braden. b. h., by John
r. Gentry q. Thomas) .... s 3 sro
Dan. Hedgewood. Peter Mauer, Ethel
Chimes. Maggie Wreath. Highland Lassie,"
Mowrer Boy. Alexander The Great, Kath-
leen Gale. Omonde also started.
Time: 2:06h, 2:o4A, 2:04k, 2:12X.
1905 pacing. purse $500:
Grace Direct. b. m. by. Walter
Jay Mack. CHI. h.. by Liberty Jay
(Whtte~cad) .................. .
Symbol Baron. blk. m, by Sym
boiler (McMahon) ..........3 8
Rascal, b. e., by Sunglass (Wil-
Betsey Hamlin, blk. M, by Lor-
EMO Hamlin (Moore) .......6
Edward p. and little Batiste also start
ed.
Time: 2:05H, 2:o4k, s:o5H,