The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
THE ATLANTA UEErINC

Rain clipped n day off the Grand
circuit meeting at Atlanta ana reduced
the number Of light harness races from
% to Is, AS during the three meetings
which preceded It at Lakewood park
since II was opened in 1916 the fields
When the horses were moved from
Lexington only 80 were loaded for At.
lanta. The balance of the racing ma
terial was given "home, James tick
cts or whisked away to the overcoat
meetings which will be continued in a
few localities until snow flies.
Murphy and Cox each won five races
at Atlanta, the former boosting his list
of winning mounts for the year to Sc
by finishing in front with Royal Mack.
Directum J., Esther r., Sanardo and
Molly knight, which he drove for Geers
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the same stable. McGregor the Great
was Cox's first winner, his only other
competitor being M~ariondale, who de-
feated him at Cleveland and Hartford,
AS Mamie Lock was distanced in the
first heat. IT was also the twelfth vic
tory placed to the credit of the gallant
top of the list of money winning horses
for the year with $24,947 to his credit,
Periscope coming second with $2S, 507.52.
Frank Dewey made HIS second ap.
pearanee at Atlanta memorable by cut
ting his record to 2:b1b and also by
landing the frat race placed to his
credit since he took all of the leaders
into camp at Toledo, On the same aft
ernoon Lu princeton made his fourth
start over Lakewood park. In 1915 he
won a heat from Azora Axworthy "
2:09&. The following year he won two
heats from Early Dreams, one Of them
being in 2:04h. while in 1913 he de-
feated st. Frisco in 2:o2, 2:04&. 2:92A,
the three fastest heats ever trotted by
a stallion In a race. This wear he and
his travelling companion, Mabel Trask,
with Murphy behind her. started and
~ Princeton Won in 2jos, after max,
is now in a class by himself. At Bos-
ton he euualled his win race Of 200.
while at Lexington on his only trip
against time he reeled off a mile In
Jess 2. and Dsystar were the other
winners in the. New Hampshire stable,
and prepared for his three year ola en-
gagements. His yearling half brother,
Lee Tide, by Lee Axworthy, will also
be sent over the same route for an air.
ing in the two-year-old stakes in 1920.
The Canadian reinsman. Vic Fleming,
won with both Lou Todd and Louie
Grattan at Atlanta, while Geers secured
first honors with Homefast after a
three-heat encounter with Wood Patch
and the Brockton PAGER. Colonel Bid
well. which Cox drove to a record of
2:03A during the Lexington meeting.
His stable also received second money
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Home. The last named is by The Hsr-
yester and acts as II ne will take =
prominent part in the three-year-old
races next year.
Atlanta May Not Be Made.
on account OF so few Of the leading
stables making the trip to Atlanta,
there is a doubt as to whether II will
appear in the Grand circuit chain in
1890. Lee Axworthy made the opening
meeting in 1915 conspicuous by trot.
ting in 1:5e%. while Captain Shaw also
drove Peter Mack a mile in 2:04iA The
fields were, however, rather light. as
there were but As horses PROGRAMMED,
II Of them starting in two races and
one in three during the week;
In 1917 there was q marked improve.
nent while the weak was made me.
the worlds race record for three-year-
did t~rotters to 2;03A and Miss Harris
M, pacing in two minutes in q special
with Hal Boy, That year there we're
ga horses at the meeting, II Of them
being started in two events,
in1lQeIEA pldCeu AlidHh VII tine
doubtful list last year. but the man.
agement went on with its fair and
gave a race meeting. with AZ starters.
II Of which were double starters. This
year but 50 horses took the word at
Atlanta. Of that number 10 were
Southern horses and appeared In events
programmed for them. The balance of
the racing material was in five sta
bles, Murphy having nine, Cox eight.
Geers seven, Beck three, Vic Fleming
two and White two.