Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-05
PRINCE L0REE wins
FEATURE EVENT ON
CLEVELAND TRACK
Champion Black Geld
ing Forced to New
Record of 2.02 Sd in
Second Heat of 2.0S
E w ards Pace -
Close Finishes Mark
Opening Card Grand
Circuit

North Randall Cleveland. O.. July
4-The Grand Circuit harness horse
racing season Of 1921 was inauguratcd
at North Randall today under the most
suspicious conditions Close finishes.
fast time and one Of tho largest nrst
day crowds marked the opening.
One track record went by the board.
In winning the Edwards stake for
EOS PAGERS. the feature event on 10.
days card Prince Loree. the double.
gated champion Of the world. paced
the second heat in 2.O2 50. half a
second faster than the previous rec.
ord for the stake established by The
Game of Chance in 1918 The las,
quarter was covered in 3Ot seconds. a
full second faster than the FIRST.
The winner is owned by Captain
David Shaw and was driven by Mike
McDevitt, He is the first Cleveland
owned horse ever to win the stake.
which had a value of $4,000.
Prince Loree had to overcome a big
lead to take the FIRST heat. lie got OF
to bad start and trailed 10 the srst
turn. There he began passing his
field one by one. winning In the home
stretch by a good margin. lie was the
favorite in the betting.
In the second heat McDcyltt led
Fred Edman set The pace with Ruth
Patch and then passed him In the
stretch turn.
The Union Trotting Association
rules were put into effect here today.
AS a result after Utah and Prince
Loree had won their race In straight
heats they were ruled out OF the third
heats.
Dick Mcmahon was the frst driver
to draw a penalty. lie was fined sioo
for laying up with Great Excitement
in the first heat Of the 2.22 class trot.
first division.
Bessie Worthy went lame scoring
for the third heat Of Shc 2.so class
trotting. second division. and after
finishing third in the second mile was
drawn.
Jay Brook took first money in the
2.0i pace. unfinished. by winning the
first two heats. Tho third heat will
be raced tomorrow TO decide the re-
mainder of the money.
Summaries:
2.20 CLASS. TROTTING. PURSE
sl2Oo-FIRsT DIVISION.
Utah. eli g. by Etawah perry l / r,
Great Excitement. m (Mc-
Mahon) ..................6 3
Worthy Etawah. b & tMe-
Donald) ..................a 2
Gen knight. b h IN. Grady d "a
The Mail Man, blk CHon-
mani ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Major Saginaw. Improvement and
Old Hickory also ran.
Time-2.10l. 210. 2.i4i.
2.22 CLASS. TRoTTING. PURSE
sl2OO-sECoND DIVISION.
The Great Miss Morris. oh m.
by Peter the Great tCox)..7 I
Baroness Hanover. Oh m "
Fleming) ..................I
Grovetown, br & OR. Grady)..S /? =
Princess Nadina. b m tMur-
phy) ..................2
Harry Bingcn. br Derry. 3 }
Rose AzpT. HeElcr. Bessie Worthy
and Worthy Bond also ran.
Time-2.07 81 2.07 "a, cos Ia.
THE EDWARDS. POS CLASS. Fac
ING. $4,000
Prince Loree. b z. "A Prince
Mckinney (HcDevitD ....1 70
Ruth Patch, b m CEdman) ..2 II
Charley Sweet. b (Stokcs) q
Walter *, b & Palin) .....5
Queen Okla. b IN (Rhodes) - S
Minnie Williams and J. ". S. also
ran
Time-2.O3 1-2. 2o2 "a. zoe ~.
2.oi CLASS. PACING. PURSE $500
UNFINISHED.
Jay Brook. y. By Justice Brook
(E.dmanJ .................
Geo. Volo. ~ (Erskine). .......2 2
Lillian S.. b m (Thornton). .....3
Edna Early, blk m (Thomas). Q
Drift Patch. b & (McMahon) ..s
Belle Alcantara, William and sena-
tor Wilkes also ran.
Time-203 81. 2.04 3-t.