The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-01
AGED CHAMPIONS

The two fastest miles trotted this
Royal Mack and Mignola won the
events in which they started In 2:04A.
Both of them were also worlds records,
the time made by Royal Mack being
the fastest for, an 11-year-old gelding
while it also equals the best perform
ance for a trotter at that age, the limit
having been reached by Sonoma Girl
at Kalamazoo in 1910. when she won
was defeated by the Jay Hawker geld
ing In 2:05A, 2:05k. At the same time
1t would not be out of the way to add
tina Country Jay was IA ear old
when he won this race and the time
made in 1t still stands at the top of
the list for a horse of that age.
When Mignola won the Fort Miami
purse in 2:O4A on Thursday, he re-
duced the worlds record for a 10-year-
old trotting stallion from 2.05A, where
1t had been placed by Peter Billiken
the preceding day. Mignoia,s pers
gelding record that Alta Mcdonald gave
Major Delmar in a trip against time
In 1907, the race record for g~eldings
OF that age being placed at 2:05 by
Royal Mack last October at Lexington
In the third heat Of the Tr~anslyyania:
trotter is, however. zoe. 1t was made
by Sweet Marie in 1906.
Heir Reaper also made a worlds
record for ~12-year-old trotting stations,
when Geers won with him at kalama-
ZOO in 2;04A, while last year he cut
2:05A This horse, If he retains his
form, is very apt to equal or reduce
the worlds record of 2:04h for r.
year-old t~rotters that Wentworth made
In 1905.
Single G. is another aged horse that
was seen in the front row at Toledo.
paced in 1:59&, It being the first mile
below two minutes this season. AS in
1918, Miss Harris M. forced him out
but on this occasion she failed to win
made her record Of 1854,
Murphy won seven of the 20 races
decided at Toledo, Fenesta n Direct
| Q, Burnett each having two placed
to their credit while Royal Mack, Sa-
front. In 1918 he made 40 starts at
the first three Grand circuit meetings
and won II races. This year he had
the same number. of. starters and won
is, while he has also been credited
with five seconds and four thirds.
Cox had a good week at Toledo where
he and Murphy won halt OF the program
and all of the early closing events for
aged horses, the tl4ree-year-old race
| going to Mcdonald with Little Lee and
the t~wo-year-old event to Laurel Hall
with Natalie the Great, Cox started
six horses and won with Frank Dewey
In 2:02A, Mignola in 2:O4A4 and Nc
Gregor the Great in 2:05A, while Little
Batiste stood second in the summary
to John r.. Braden, and Jess !, and
Daystar were unplaced. Cox has had
very fair sailing at the, first three
Grand circuit meetings. He has made
II starts of which he won eight, was
second in two, third In two, and fourth
in one, while in his Toledo winners
he has three Of the best stake horses
in sight.
-Four of the horses that have been
whirling over the half-mile tracks in
the Michigan circuit started at the To-
ledo meeting and showed that they
were in top form. OF tins, quartet,
Peter Billiken won in 2:05A. while
both Captain Heir at Law and Sunburn
Pointer had second positions placed to
their credit in the first race won by
| Direct C. Burnett and Symbol s. For
rest also landed a heat In 2:03h in
the event that Geers won with Goldie
Todd.
double winners at Toledo, the former
scoring with Britton Forbes in 2:o6.1ia
and Belle Alcantara in 2;02A. while
Thomas won with Peter Bilnlten and
Natalie the Great in 2:10A, he best
two-year-old performance of the year.
The other vents at the meetings were
won by Fred Hyde with Joseph Guy
and Valentine with Jack In 2:05%.