South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-18
Horse Talk

Five OF the twenty-six races con
tested at the Cleveland Circuit Meet
ing last week. were won by horses in
Murphy's stable. Royal Mack, who
Is making his third trip down the
line. broke the ice on the second
day. when he defeated Peter June
and half a dozen others in 2:O7L.
lie was followed by the San Fran
cisco pair Fenesta and Sanardo. the
western trotter MariondaIe and Con-
stantine the Great by AzOg. With
his other starters. Murphy finished
second with Lucille Harvester to
Mr. Dudley. when Lyman Brusie
won the halS-mile dash for two
yearOld trOtters in 1:02%, while
third places in the summaries were
assigned Directum j., in the free
for-all pace which Allen won in
2.O2% with Single c.. Harmony
and the three-year colt Brusiloff
Valentine had three winners at
Cleveland, his successful mounts be-
ing Flora A, Peter Coley and The
Substance. Geers also had a very
busy week or his ten starters, he
won with the two year old trotter,
Prodigal Watts and the PAGER Goldie
Todd in 2:O4A He also stood sec
Ond in the summaries with Peter
June. Mamie Lock and Dudette and
fourth with kerrigan, Tallahatchie.
Don de Lopez and Molly Knight
The last named is a three ear-old
and as she was at Fred Hyde's
wheel in 2:O6iz when he won with
Joseph Guy. the Geers family will be
close 10 the King row with this fIiy
when the big futurities are being de-
cided later in the season. Tom big
bee his other three-year-old, was
given a time record OF 2:Osh and
turned out. lie has a world Of
speed but Is shy on racing manners.
Notwithstanding the sickness,
which put a crimp in his stable, Cox
made his presence felt at Cleveland.
10y winning his third Edwards
Purse with Frank Dewey in 2:O4A,
his other leaders in that event be-
ing A Game of Chance and Del Rev.
He also came through in front with
AIignola, finished second with Nc
GregOr the Great after winning a
heat in EOS "a. third with Busy's
Lassie and fourth with Jess Y.
The pleasantest feature in con-
neetion with the Cleveland meeting
was the return OF W. ]. Andrews TO
the suIky- on his first appearance
he won the three-year-old trot with
Abbie Putney in 2:O6 = and on his
second behind Mary Coburn forced
Allie Lou out in 2:O4k in the first
heat OF the Ohio Purse which stokes
finally won with Brescia.
The balance OF the first monies #
Cleveland We're scattered all over
the field. Dick Mcmahon landed
one with Belle Alcantara. i'm 2.O2L
and Earl Beck secured another with
Grace Direct in 2.04l4. it being the
sixth placed 20 her credit this seas
on. On the last day OF the meeting.
Whitehead won "a splendid race with
Miss WOodbine from Tommy Todd
and Emma Mcgowan. while Palm
gathered In a nrst with Eva Able in
e:04I and a second in the free-for-
all pace with Verlie Patchen. Nc
Dewitt showed in front OF The Tod
A4tl anu " AAhE1 brewer with that
useful gelding Prince Loree in
2:0s L. while Berry dropped in from
the half-mile tracks ana won with
Charley Penn in 2:07L
ON the first day of the meeting
Forest Park Farm showed a futurity
candidate when Fleming won the
mile dash with Kentucky June in
z:10- She is by Manrico out Of the
dam OF Peter June and Harvest Lad
both OF which also started at the
meeting. Laurel Hall also aired a
clever two-year-old when Henry
Thomas won with Natalie the Great
from Dudette IN 2.15L
san Francisco was the only sire
credited with three winners at the
Cleveland meeting Peter tbs
Great however, had strong repre-.