The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-17
Grand Circuit Man
May Purch as e
a Home Here

"' soihs weeks. and before
they return North for the sumynar
they viii probably purchase a home
mere or p lot ON which to build ane AZ
thoroughly they are in love with this
as a winier home They say they az.
pect 10 spend about six months each
year on the Beach. He is an old
friend OF Landlord j. p. Glenn. hav
ing. met him in former years IA Lex
iington, Ky.
ar. flfeh is one OF the best posted
men in America in trottfug and nae
Il ing horses, their drivers. trainers and
owners and the working OF the Grand
circuit He has been with the Grand
circuit for rs years. and is ION
noteher in his line of business. When
ne first became interested in the SNORT
the best known drivers in the country
We're: John Splann. Bud DobIe. Holm
Il Turner, Nap Mccarthy and Dick VIII
son. I'd Geers, the premier OF today
and now the daddy OF them all. was
just coming into public notice. Those
besides Pop Geers. who are taking
h their places il the Grand circuit TO-
day are: Thomas Murphy. one Of the
best drivers the world has ever
/ known; Waiter Cox Harry Stokes.
I Dick Mcmahon, Wick Fleming. Mike
/ AeDevitt and Ben White. who gave
Lee Axworthy his record. In speak.
ing of some of the present dav rein
experts Mr. Fitch said Now that Mr..
Geers Is getting pretty old. Murphy
rs regarded as the most famous OF
active drivers. Personally I regard
him as the best that ever drew a rein
later a horse Harry Stokes. a new
man on the turf is coming fast. Last
year when Murphy was hurt Stokes
took TWO of his horses to drive for
him and won both the Pennsylvania
and Kentucky Futurity at Lexington.
Wick Fleming. the Canadian favorite.
who drove Louie Grafton il two min
utes is also classy reinsfnan. Nike
McDevitt Of Cleveland had fine horses
he drove in less than 2:05 last year
He certainly knows his business.
I In speaking of great horses OF to-
day MIR Fitch said: OF course Uhlan
owned by G. X Billings mas the low
est record. but he is not on the track
any more For the coming year 1.
look for Roy Grafton. half brother OF
Louie Grafton. 10 be the greatest pac-
ing find OF 1921 He was recently
1 bought for $1,000 By Edward French
OF Toledo. Prince Loree. owned ny
David Shaw of Cleveland. IS the great
est green horse / ever saw, and look
for him TO make a record worth while
before The Grand circuit closes this
year. Last year Single G. was the
sensation. He beat two miates sev-I
efal times. In my opinion. 1921 viii
! be the greatest year in the history OF
harness horse racing. There never
were so many promising horses and
There never were 50 many wealthy
men interested in the sport before
As a matter OF fact, trotting and pac-
ling are the milIionaires' games today
For instance, there IS Herbert Giea-i
son OF Wfiliamsport. Ind: Barton Par
idee OF Atlantic City; Ralph .-Lashury
iof Broadhrook. Conn. John +. Mad.
den OF Lexington. Ky. owner OF the.
Hamburg stock farm and my person
al friend. and Stoaghion Fletcher. the
indianapolis banker. who owns the
Laurel stock farm. and Peter the
Great. the greatest sire that ever
lived. Mr.. Stoughton paid S50.0no Tor
min ana received $1,000 for a single
service from him. These are all very
wealthy men and among the best
business heads in the country BE
lsides the game has the support and
hearty encouragement Of such hish
class citizens as Harry DeVereauN OF
lCIeyeland and Edward A Upton, pres
lideat Of the Kentucky Trotring AS
lsociation. They have done and are
doing much TO place this sport where
In belongs in the condolences Of the
lpeople. We are also fortunate in hay
Ina the class OF drivers have re-
lferred to. Every driver ia the Grand
ICircut IS absolutely on he square
woald as soon have tho word Of any
iene OF them a. the bond Of many peo-
lrle
when asked il the hgarncss OF me
present day sulky has hsd Eaeh 10
do with reducing records. Mr.. fitch
choeryed. ~Na ccubt- Today u, rae
ing sulkv weighs from . To 50 pounds
lxhne the old sulky Of ~ years ago
wesyhea from SO 10 so pound The
lfrs. of tae light bicycle suikles, slmi-
liar to those III use nov. was used by
Bud poble at Detroit. wss present
and saw Ia Geers borrow i aad WIN
big race with Honest George
Ihitched 10 IL
sir. Fitch says the ccsnd Circuit
viii open this year in Ciaveiend early
n July and that be viii 5e risht there
on the job. as he has heea Tor many
i-eaIs.
Mr.. and Mrs n. a. Bailey OF Adrian
Mich. have arrived 10 spend the r.
fn..;n~ ,,,sr3ar months and have al