The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-28
RIVAL TROTTERS
OF 2;O5 GLASS
Their Races May Be Feature
Of Next Grand Circuit
Campaign.

The 3:o5 class for trotters promises
to be the leading attraction of the
Grand Circuit next season, with Ante
Guy. 2:0SH. and McGregor the Great.
, :03h. as the probable rivals for SUI
premacy. Both were held over this sea-
son to obtain the time allowance which
Will permit them to race in this class
in 1921. Ante Guy, owned by Leo Oct
finger OF New York and trained by
Thomas W. Murphy OF Poughkeepsie,
worked a mile in 2 :03 during the Octo-
Der meeting at Lexington. with the last
half better than a minute. McGregor
is in the stable OF Walter Cox, who
has not driven him mile at top speed
this year. II is difficult to see another
trotter In their class that seems TO have
very rosy chancs of beating them.
The ones in sight include Peter Coley,
Bonnie Del. Peter June, Mile Irwin,
Baron Gigantic, King Watts and Just
David.
Stewards Of the Grand Circuit will
hold their annual meeting at Pbiladel-
phia on the second Monday in January
to formulate plans for the season Of
1921 The consensus of opinion among
horsemen at the Garden sale last week
was that the circuit next season, will
include the same members as in 1920
and with substantially the same dates.
Cleveland has decided to open the cam
paign on the Fourth OF July. which Is
peculiarly appropriate for harness rae
ing-a distinctively American sport.
Rumor has II that the Ohio city will
this year abandon the time honored
auction pools and confine betting on re-
suits, as we'll as heats. TO the pari-mu
fuels. w. Fl. Kinnan, secretary of the
Cleveland meeting. said the attendance
on the opening day last season was
23,O00--a record crowd for the Forest
City.
The presence OF w. II. Gocher, W. II.
Smollinger and j. +. Seldomridge, re-
spectlvely the secretaries of the Ma
tionai, American and Union trotting
associations. at the Garden sale gave
rise to the gossip that negotiations We're
pending for the long hoped for union
Of all trotting tracks under one flag.
But nothing more definite than gossip
could be heard. The Rules Committee
OF the U. T. A. held meeting on Tues
day and agreed upon a code to govern
harness rscing next season on the
tracks of It's members. The report of
so that horsemen may study and criti-
else it at their leisure before 1t comes
up for final adoption at the annual
meeting several weeks hence.
f. Roland Hartman, whose interest
in harness racing seems to be as keen
as that of his father. the late f. II.
Hartman, is reported TO be the owner
of the trotting bred PAGER Sanardo,
2:o01s. struck off to Thomas w Murphy
for $1,000 at the Garden sale The story
goes that a free-for-all class for PAGERS
is to be added to the programme
through the Orange County Circuit next
season. and that Mr.. Hartman bought
the horse in hopes Of winning at Endi-
colt. Monroe, Goshen or Middletown.
With no racing engagements in sight
for Peter Manning. 2:02h. next year,
the four year-old trotter that holds tho
record for three heats may be pointed
for an attempt TO beat 900 or the
worlds record of Uhlan, :5S. There
are horsemen who believe he can do
both In the hands of Murphy. Uh-
lan's record has stood since 1912, which
is longer than the best time on record
has remained unchanged since Dexter
John L. Dodge of New York and
Georgia paid something like $4,000 for
the sensational young trotter. My
Choice. recently purchased from John
+. Madden. This daughter of Silko.
2:0SA. and Matte. by Ashland Wilkes.
2:171a. finished second TO Peter Man
ming in the first heat of the Transylva-
MIA. trotted in 2 :O3. when she was al
most without racing experience.
Daniel O'Dell, whose death was re-
ported In Fridays NEW YORK HERALD,
was one of the old time horse fanciers
OF New York. having owned trotters al
most continuously for forty years or
more. He bred Bon O'clock, 2 :06h. and
owned such fast ones as Lady Gail Ham
ilton. 2:06h Bonnie Russell, 2:iOA
and the PAGER Quadriga. 2 :0s&. that he
drove on the Harlem River Speedway
about twenty years ago.