The New York herald., 1921-07-07
WALTER COX DRIVES
THE OHIO WINNERS
Lands Both Divisions of S10,-
900 Stake for 2;03 Trotters
at North Randall.

CLEVELAND. July 6.-Walter Cox, stho
New England reinsman. distinguished
himself by plotting the winners in both
divisions of the Ohio stake for 2 :08
trotters, the feature Of to-day's Grand
Circuit harness horse racing at North
Randall, some of the finishes being the
closest of the season. The stake was
cut in two because Of eighteen entries,
nine starting in each division. which
carried purse of $4,000 each. A cup
went to the driver.
1t was the first time in the history of
this track that such a purse has been
divided and the original purse given TO
the winner of each section. and probably
the first time in the history of harness
horse racing that a stake OF this value
has been so handled.
In the first division Cox was behind
Natalie the Great. a filly by Peter the
Great, owned by the Laurel Hall Farm,
Indianapolis. After finishing eighth in
the first heat Cox drove the filly to vic
tory in the next two heats. In the first
heat he was In the lead when his mount
went into a break and he was forced 10
pull up. Patrick Todd then took the
lead and held it throughout, after with
standing the challenges of Little Peter,
Molly Knight. Dottie Day, Edith Car
ter and Mary Coburn in the stretch.
They finished in that order noses apart
Todd's hackers received S51 on 81
mutuel ticket
Natalie the Great took the lead at the
half mile in the second heat and set the
pace in the third and was never headed
winning both pulled up.
The second division went to u. Colo
rado, owned by B. Pardee OF Atlantic
City, in straight heats. Cox laid IN
third position with the bay horse until
the three-quarters pole in each mile.
He passed the field in the stretch in the
first heat, but was forced TO a hard
drive, the first six being closely punched
at the wire.
In the second heat Dorothy Day fur
nished the closest competition I'm the
race to the WIRE but the remainder OF
the field was not far behind and well
punched. The time for this mile. :04 Y
was within half a second of the record
Both Natalie the Great and E. Colo
RADIO were overwhelming favorites. TheiI
victory brought Cox's record to foul
firsts during the meeting.
Another close finish was produced ir
the third heat, which was won by Emma
Harvester in a hard drive from Eliza
Dillon. Wiki Wiki. Dorothy Day and
Kilo Watts.
Periscope established the seasons rec.
ord time for mile for trotters in the
second heat of the :05 trotting sweep
stakes when he went the distance In
2:031h. He won the event after finish
ing sixth in the first heat and then TAX
ing the next two. The time for the three
miles was the fastest of the season.
The summarizes
2:1s CLASS, TRoTTING. PURSE 81 200.
Neva Brook b. m, by Justice Brook
st. Roberts. b. h.. by Lord Roberts
worthoia, g. g., by ortolAn Axworthy
Peter Mount. oh. g. e.. BY Peter the
Erne ile FORBES, br. M. by Todd Forbes
Mss Miss zada and d Bedciia Hisslnson nls'
''' Time-c:ooa. 21o. 2;ilh.
THE OHIO. 2:os CLASS, TRoTTING.PURsE
$1,000.
tFirst DivlsionD
Natalie the Great. br. M. by Peter
the Great (Cox) j.. ............
Patrick Todd. blk. g.. by Jim Todd
petersBay. e. G.. by peter Ashland
Little Peter, ch. h.. by iconovltch
EditS S'' Garter ci. m. BY Kinney de
Dottie Day, Mary coburn. Molly knight
Tlme-2 :O0s4. 2:0sls, 2;o6h.
THE OHIO, . Os TROT. PURSE 5000.
(Second Divlslon.)
Z. Colorado. b. H., by Colorado Il.
(CoX) .......... ..s... 80 i tc
Emma Harvester, b. m, by The HRr-
vester (Brusie). ..-...:.....
Eliza Dillon. b. m, by Dillon Az
worthy (Nalentne) ................
Dorothy Day. ch. M, by Peter the
wiEI Grf%t N,Id {EdPaR, n ~ Sy Aavi (ccer:j s
Great Brittin. Kilo Watts, Bruslloft and
Walnut Frisco also started.
Time-2 :0sA. 2:04A, 2:os.
2:o5 TROTTINC;, SWEEPSTAKES, VALUE
$500 ADDED MONEY.
Periscope, b. m. by Sililo (Dodge)... 1 !
Peter Coley. b. H., by Peter the Great
tStokes) ..........sss ssss ..s's'.' 1 = d
Mile Irwin, b. m, BY Blngara
(Egan) .......... ...... .....:. -
Baron Cegautle, b. h.. by Cegantle
(McDonald) 49,. ...........
Arion Mckinney, br. h., by McKin-
rey (Erskine) ..........-............
Charley Rex and Comit also ran.
Time O5h. 2:03h, 2:07
212 CLASS, PACING. PURSE 81 COO
Jimmie McKerron, b. e., by Jack
McKerron (Ray). y).................... 10
Ruth c.. b. m. by Peter G. (N
Fleming) ........ .....s.... ....s. =
]. L., Jr, b. g.. by Eugene Colbert
(LOngD ...s..s.......... .-..s..+ = = .
George Patenter. br g., by Rustic
Pateuter Palln). Observation-Disclosures.
Miss Cowles. ch. m, by Peter the
Great Derry ....................4