The New York herald., 1922-07-16
WINNING DRIVERS
IN A NEW LINEUP
Speck Erskine and j. Thomas
Off in Front in Harness
Racing Campaign.
ny W. n. coCHER.


There is q new lineup in the list Of
winning drivers for 1922. Last season
Fred Edrnan rushed or in front and re-
mained there until the Grand Circuit
horses had completed the first loop of
their trip down the line. This year up
to the close Of the first Grand Circuit
meeting at Cleveland, "Speck" Erslxine
and John Thomas were awarded most
of the honors
Signal Peter and Walter McGreEor
are the best pupils In the Erslxtne stable.
Each Of them won three races. The
Peter the Great colt finished In front
at the North Randall half-mile track
and at Akron and Canton. where he
trotted in 2:o9 IA. The talent rated
him as star. but during the Grand
Circuit meeting a. Cleveland, Lamlein
found hole in his armor and defeated
him with Clyde the Great in 2:o71-4
Walter McGregor won at Sandusky,
the Pennocx meetings at Cleveland and
at Akron, where he paced in 2 :09 IA.
Roger c. also won for Erskine at Gran
wood and North Randall, where Charley
Sweet landed the Edwards purse in
2 :O5 IL. while on the opening day at
Toledo he was out in front again after
Childs had taken all Of the 20 out Of
Hal Bee with mile In 2 :03 S-4. Miss
Eagle and Amarillo Mckinney were Err
skine's other winners.
Twelve Wins for ErsIkfne.
Erskine has now twelve wins to his
credit the number including Charley
Sweets victory In tho Fort Meigs purse
at Toledo. John Thomas has nine. The
FSouthern trainer started his sweep by
winning at Sandusky, with Mainlick and
Edna EARLY, the latter reducing the
track record to 2: :07 Ia. Edna Early
also won at the first North Randall
meeting and at Canton. where she reeled
off another mile in 2:O7 IA Thomas's
other winners were Alta Evans Abbacy
and Minnie Williams with which he rode
in front at Akron and Canton.
The returns up to the close of the
Windsor. Conn. meeting place Joe John
son third In the list Of winning drivers
He is racing In the Bay State Circuit
and has won seven races at four meet
ings. Native Judge ana Forrest B. won
for him at Woonsocket and Windsor
James Albert also won his engagement
at Woonsocket. Peter Kennedy showed
in front at Avon and Buster Boy at
Medford, where johnson also finished
second to Dan Hedgewood In 2 zoe with
Colonel Bidwell.
Tommy Berry Is busy bidding for .
place in the. king row in 1922. He made
his first start at Freehold. N. j.. on
Decoration Day and won with George
Mack. From that point the Jersey
spider Jumped to Ohio. where ne took
over the horses owned by w. H. Dali
OF Greenville, N. c. Among them he
found Parker Boy. with which he won
four races. one of them being at the
Cleveland Grand Circuit meeting In
:06H. The returns show that Barry
also won at Akron with Frank Hal In
2 IAN. This gives him a score Of six
winners.
OF the other trainers who are bidding
for turf honors Nat Ray. Sep Palm.
Dick Mcmahon, c. Lamlein. W. L..
Snow and Eddie Sunderlin have each
won five races. Ray won his events over
the Ohio tracks, three being pulled off
by Rags Direct and two by Tony the
Hero. After the close Of the Canton
meeting this pair were shipped East
They Joined the Leese stable at Wind
sor where Tony was defeated by Is
kander and Rags Direct by Almaden
Onward.
Sep Palms Trotters.
Palm has been getting his money this
year with the trottere. He scored with
Alma Todd at Sandusky, Akron and
Canton. Miss Ellen Todd also won for
him at Canton. where she trotted In
2:0SN. Fagan is the only PAGER that
Palm won with this year.
Lamlein won his five races with
Clyde the Great. This four-year-old
looks like one of the best trotters In
training. After losing his first start at
Sandusky. Clyde kept In front of his
fields. Over the mile track at Cleveland
he bowled over the European champion
Baka, Mariondale and Signal Peter.
When the Michigan circuit opened
Snow shipped from Endicott to Mount
Clemens He won there with Peter
Pater, Wilmington and Bisa Dillon. The
following week at Flint he won again
with the Dillon Axworthy filly in 2 :16H
and with wellington in 2:oSM. At that
point the Michigan circuit stopped for
the present.
sunderlin won his five races with rs-
kander and Dan Hedgewood. AS has
been stated, the latter defeated Colonel
| oiuWCh OF WIllC tliC
| San Francisco geldlng is still unde-
feated. The returns show that Isiander
won at Windsor on Decoration Day IN
2:12A, at Medford in Q :101a. at Avon
in 2:10A and at Windsor again, where
he defeated Peter Kennedy, James Al
bert and Harry d. c., in 2:OSH. On
public form Islander looks like one of
the best PAGERS that has turned for the
word this year. He has good manners,
Is a good doer and can go the route.
Two for Dick Mcmahon.
Dick Mcmahon IL back on tho firing
line with o now lot of material. After
winning at Sandusky with Alice q.
Forbes IN 2:13A he did not show IN
front again until the stable reactsd
Cranwood. At that point he won with
Jessie Riggs and JustissfmA. He also
landed two moro races over the North
Randall mile track with Jessie Riggs IN
l2:O6N and Hollywood Hf1da IN .Oo q .