The New York herald., 1922-07-23
Harness Racing Dates
of the Grand Circuit


president of the Orange County Driving
Park Association in Gosnen, gained a
trotting record of 2:12Z. 1t was her
first start in public. She IS in the $4,000
May Day Sweepstakes to be trotted at
Lexington in October. as we'll as all the
big Futurities and is billed to start this
week at Endicott. N. Y, in the first
meeting of the Orange County Circuit.
The promising filly Is q daughter of
San Francisco. 2:07A, and Silver Silk.
:0Sh, by Moko. w. X. Dickerson. who
trains the Hartman trotters. bought her
for $1,000 at auction In Madison Square
Garden last year.
Single G., 1914, the terror of the
free-for-all pacing class, went lame
after his winning race at Cleveland and
did not start at Toledo or Kalamazoo.
He is entered all through the East in
races on the leading half mile tracks,
beginning this week at Endicott, N. Y.
Owners and trainers of the rival PAGERS
are not wishing the old hero any more
hard luck. but they seem to be unani-
nous and positive In the belief that 1t is
high time he was pensioned and retired.
Kalamazoo presage a banner year for
Walter r. Cox's horses. At Cleveland
Cox won with The Great volo; 2:o5%
and the PAGERS jackson Grattan. 2:02h,
and Sunflash, :05%. This trio re-
peated at Toledo, where Lee Tide,
2 :07 ". and Longset, :061a were added
to the list of winners. At kalama zoo
last week Lee Tide. Jackson Grattan
and Sunflash again topped the sum-
maries, but Longset was outlasted by
Peter Pluto, after winning a heat in
2 :06H, and The Great Volo went down
to defeat before Mike McDewitt's re-
converted PAGER, Prince Loree, when he
trotted his winning heats in 2:03A,
2:06%, :04N In the 2 :0S class.
Murphy's prospects were not much
improved at Kalamazoo Princess Etah-
wah. starting in a class nine seconds
slower than her record. was able to win,
but 1t was only when Cox withdrew The
Laurel Hall on account of iameness after
winning the first heat that the mare
forged to the front I'm 2:071a and Q :0S u
Car Worthy. 2:03N. and Bill Sharcn.
2 III u. 2 the supposed stars of the
Murphy stable. made their first starts
this season with conspiciously disap-
pointing results. neither of them having
been a factor in his race. Murphy has
not yet uncovered all his colt trotters,
but the Matron Stakes at Toledo next
week will perhaps bring out one of his
best three-year-olds.
Prince Loree's fast winning perform
ance at Kalamazoo surprised the know
ing ones who had set The Great volo
UP on a pedestal as the best young trot-
ter OF the season. Perhaps he is the
best young one In sight, but the Prince
Is apparently the best old one, and pos
sibly the best one of any age now rae
Ing. The romantic story of this peren-
nial double gated performer Is not new,
but IL will bear repeating for the benefit
OF those who do not follow the harness
horses very closely Bred by John H.
Shuts, at Port Chester in the suburbs
OF New York. he passed into the pos
session of the Pastime Stable in con.
nection with the historical deal for Lee
Axworthy. 1884. and was later dis
carded and sold for $l25 to his present
owner. Capt. David Shaw of Cleveland.
Developed in matinee races there, he
broke into the Grand Circuit in 191S and
the next year won the classic Transyl-
vania and several other races. trotting
In 2:0Sh and earning 5000. McDevitt
| then converted him to pacing, and In
| 1920 drove him a mile in 200 at Lexing-
| ton. making him the fastest double
| gaited performer on record With all
| his speed he was failure in pacing
| races last season. but his two years
absence from trotting races served to
make him eligible to the 2:0S class in
1922 under the time allowance rule. He
Ia again headed for the Transylvania.
and may meet Media. 2:03%. and Peter
| Coley. 2:oiiz. IN the race at Lexington
| In October IL Is worthy OF note that
| his sire. Prince Mckinney. was a son of
| Mckinney and the Futurity trotter
Extacy. 2:11h. that produced Media 5
dam. Pleasant Thought. Deloree. 2:09h
the dam of Prince Loree. was a beau
| tiful trotter by Delmarch. 2:l1. that
James w. DAILY OF Mount kisco bred
and developed many years ago.
The inspiring spectacle Of a profess
slonal horseman who Is past Il years
old driving trotter In 2:03A in win
ming race against Cox. Murphy. Me-
Donald and others of the best trainers
In the country was one of the finest
features Of the Kalamazoo meeting. De-
spite his three score years and eleven
Ed Geers Is still match for any of the
| younger men. and his success this year
IL a wonderful demonstration of the age
to which driver of trotting horses
may remain active and efficient
Fruzzetti Beats Clinton.