The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-05


grand circuit series closed last
week at Atlanta after a run OF 16
weeks. During that period its IL
members gave II meetings, one
more than last year, at which there
were SO races decided OF that
number 131 were for trotters, in
which there were 1,158 starters and
129 for PAGERS with ia starters,
making a grand total Of 1870 start
ers atbo tn gaits. Last year there
were 1890 starters in go races at
Is meetings and in 1918 there were
$50 races in which there were 1858
starters.
The premiums for the races pass
ed the half million dollar mark, the
total amounting to $552,749.95. Of
which the trotters received $685.
1857 and the PAGERS $188,832.9S.
Last year the trotters were paid
1885,, 064.49 and the PAGERS 1885,
37S.10, making a total Of $486,442.58,
while in 1918 the premiums for
both gaits amounted to $459,337.33.
The 1920 series runs the number
of meetings given by members of the
Grand circuit since it was organ
lied, in 1873 to 416, at which the
premiums amounted to S13,35S,-
053.S7. This year Cleveland. Tole-
do and Columbus. the three Ohio
members, each gave two meetings.
one Of the stops at the Ohio capital
being for two weeks. Lexington
was also assigned two weeks for its
To-day program.
While the average rate of speed
for this year is faster than in 1919,
Louie Grattan and Prince Loree are
the only new members Of the two
minute list. AS in 1919, Single G
paced the only heat below even
time Last year he won a heat at
Toledo in 1:59Z. This season at
Atlanta he reduced his record, anu
in the same race won the three fast
est consecutive heats ever made in
harness when he defeated Sanardo
in 1859. 200, 2:0O1a. The time is
three and one-quarter seconds fast
er than the record which William
made in his 14-year-old form at
Grand Rapids in 1914.
Mabel Trask's Time Beaten.
Peter Manning, the largest mon
ey winner of the year. also reduced
the three-heat record for trotters
when he won the Translvania in
'2:O3, 2:O2z. 2:021s. 1t is half a
second faster than the time made
by Mabel Trask when she won at
Columbus in 1917 from Miss Direct
ed. st. Frisco and Zomrect
Five hundred and ten heats we're
required to determine the winners
in ISL trotting races which were de,
cided on the trip from Cleveland to
Atlanta. OF that number. 349 were
below 2:1O and 33 in 2:05 or better.
This point has been passed by. but
very few trotters in races. 1t was
not reached at the first Cleveland
or Toledo meetings. At Kalama-
zoo, Charley Rex won in 2:04A and
Peter Coley and Royal Palm in
2:04%. Others followed, but none
of the trotters won three consecu-
tive heats in 2:05 or better until
the stables arrived at Lexington.
At that meeting Peter Manning won
the Pennsylvania in 2:03, 2:02%,
2:021s, and the Castleton Purse in
2:04A. 2:03N, 2:04h. On the last
day of the meeting Media also quail
flied for this selection circle by de-
feating Charley Rex in 2:05, 2:031z
2:04A.
OF the 1858 heats paced in 129
races, $40 of them were below 2:10,
142 being below 2:O5. The PAGERS
Single G.. Louie Grattan and Prince
Loree. with new time record OF
two minutes, are the leaders this
year. OF the other heat winners
during the season. Sanardo, Symbol
S. Forest, Ethel Chimes, Dirrectum
j., Johnny Quick. Margaret Dillon
and the three-year-old colt Frisco
June are included among those
who beat 2:02.
Peter Manning made his first
start at the second Cleveland meet.
ing. Murphy intended to hold him
over for 1921, but changed his
plans when Alta Donovan severed q
tendon in a race at Columbus. Peter
Manning won his first race in 2:0S
a few minutes before his driver was
injured in a wreck. The following
week with Geers up, he won a heat
at Philadelphia and was distanceG
ON the next. trip on account of q
break. He was not started al
Poughkeepsie.
Fastest Heat to Peter.
Murphy won with Peter Manning
at Readville, Hartford and SYRIA
cuse. After he went to the hospital