New-York tribune., 1921-12-18

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The Grand Circuit can change rul'
cerned and what innovations there
ization, for the old parent associatio
The North Randall track at Cleveland
is responsible for more ideas to add
snap to racing than any of them. Every
year there is something new for the
patrons, who thus enjoy the very best
on the racing calendar. Win Kinnan,
who is secretary both Of the track and
Of the grand circuit, announces that
he is going to try and put over two
heat rule which he believes will make
real contests out of races.
The three-hcat rule, generally fol-
lowed on the mile trac.:s and adopted
by most of the half-milers west Of the
New England states, serves the pur-
pose of shortening the events, but it
has serious drawback When a horse
has won tho first and second heats he
has won the race, SO that the third
heat often is a joke, especially where
there is betting. North Randall got
around this last summer by sending
the winner Of the first two heats to
the barn, which helped somewhat.
Means HARDER Driving
Kinnan's plan is going back to the
two in three heat system OF racing.
A horse must win two heats. II calls
for harder driving and less laying-up.
will make races shorter and permit OF
another event each afternoon. Also,
it will allow starters to race twice in
a week, as two races will not take rs
much from horse as one Of the old
allday sucker affairs on the three in
five heat plan. What trotting needs is
more pep and this appears to supply it.
Another very wholesome scheme
dicap race for trotters with records
of 2:05 or better. There is too little
for these extremely fast horses to DO
in the regular run of stakes and purses.
X is difficult to. get enough of them
together to make an interesting race.
The handicap which may feature one
Of the North Randall meetings next
summer is planned to be mile and a
quarter dash. Just how the nags are
to be handicapped is not mentioned,
but it is likely that the standing start
at various distances will be favored,
the same as they race in the old coun-
try. Among those mentioned for this
event are Peter Manning, 1:57&;
Media, 2:03A; Periscopc, 2:031s, and
Jeanette Rankin, 2:031s. There are a
few others eligible, but the half dozen
mentioned would make great attrac-
tion.
Allowance Rule Made Universal
The time allowance rule which has
caused a lot Of trouble will be univer-
sal next year, as the National will
abide by the same conditions as those
which were in force in the American
this year. A horse gets its time al
iowance and starts all over again, just
as though that were HIS record. Sup
pose the allowance took horse with
2:09A back to 2:15H, putting him in
the 2:16 class. If in his first race
he should win in 2:13lz that would
be his mark for the future. This tends
to fit horses nearer where they should
race, balancing up the fields and doing
away with virtual walkovers.
Talk of classifying horses by the
amount won appears to be dying out,
although it is good scheme. Maybe
it would make too much work for the
turf moguls, that appears to be the
main objection. The present plan of
not counting records made within two
weeks before meeting is a laughable
obstruction to progress.
At Columbus, Ohio, Charley Valen-
tine, who is one of the most active and
successful drivers in the business, has
eighteen head which he is considering
for the next campaign on big and little
tracks. Juno. 2:o2a4, is the veteran
PAGER of the organization, and among
the others are these: Petrovsky,
2:O8 II, trotter that Murphy tried;
Iorbey, Dillon ANworthy trotter, now
2:0S1s; Fraginia (5). 2:15H, by Man
rico; Esther O'Donna, now three, with
trial Of 2:101s and counted upon for
the stakes; Wrack, 2:07%, PAGER that
has been racing quite a bit: Sammy
r., trotter with 2:10A and highly re-
garded.
Brook Volo Looks Promising
There is more aged stuff and several
colts, one of which Valentine thinks
we'll of being Brook Volo, that will be
shaped for the two-year-old stakes and
futurities. Guy Mac, a year older, is a
Guy AXworthy and intended for the
senior colt races.
Ramey Macy has gone back into the
game and will train for John E. Mad
den and L. T. Bedford. Rsmey is a
pretty good hand with trotter and
comes to it naturally, as his dad, Gus
Macy, won the Futurity with Beu-
zetta, the Kentucky with Colorado e.,
the M. T. NJ. and many other stakes
with Spanish Queen and number of
notable events. Ramey will have
q good stable and should cut figure
with such material as Kernel (3),
2:0oH; Sillidar {3), 2:07i<; Eunice
Belle (3), 2:0SA; Bahia, 2:10sz;
Laughter (2) 2:19&, sister to Peri
scope, 2:O3hs, and some young things
by Siliko or out of mares by that
horse.
Lucille Bingen, that sold for $4,000
after her record mile in 2:O3sx, turns
out to be the most expensive broodmare
in the land. She will not stand up for
training, so she has been sent to Lex