The New York herald., 1922-12-17
THREE NEW TRACKS
FOR GRAND CIRCUIT
Windsor, Goshen and Hender-
son May Be in Big Harness
Racing League in 1928.
BY GURNEY c. CUE.

When the stewards Of the Grand Cir
cult meet next month to arrange dates
for harness racing on the mile tracks In
1923 the member from poughkeepsie Is
likely to be missing. but applications are
expected from three new members to
make up for the withdrawal of the Hud-
son River Driving ParN. The prospec-
tive additions to the circuit are Wind
sor Ont. Goshen, n. ", and Hender-
son. Ky. Though TO official announce
ment has been made, 1t Is understood
that Goshen is ready to take the August
dates usually filled by Poughkeepsie ;
that Henderson will ask for week fol-
lowing the annual meeting at Lexing-
ton in October. and that Windsor will
again apply for dates preceding Cleve-
land In June or early July.
The Windsor people wanted to open
the Grand Circuit last season with
meeting late in June and offered to hang
up $4,000 for six days of harness rae
ing right across the river from the city
of Detroit. 1t was reported on good
authority last spring that Cleveland
strongly opposed the opening OF the cir
cult at Windsor and that dates were re-
fused to the Canadian track almost
wholly on the strength OF a very urgent
request of the Forest City delegation
After thus looking out for Its own in
terests the Cleveland member proved to
be little careless about the welfare
OF other meetings, for while poor little
Kalamazoo was struggling to break even
with a meeting on dates duly assigned
by the stewards Cleveland cut in and
gave a days racing. with $4,000 colt
stake as a feature on one OF the days
reserved for Kalamazoo. This was IN
direct violation of the Grand Circuit
rules, which prohibit members from CIV
ing meetings within 500 miles OF any
regular Grand Circuit meeting. Later
in the season the Cleveland people an
nounced another meeting for September
Is. one of the days assigned toj the
Grand Circuit races at Syracuse in con-
nection with the New York State Fair.
Peter Manning. Media. Arion Guy and
other record breakers were widely her
aided as the star performers. The man.
agement of the fair met this move by
notifying Cleveland that unless this
wildcat meeting was called on the
HorSeman's Futurity, In which the
Cleveland colt Bunter was engaged,
would be shifted from September IL to
Ser.ep1ber Is at Syracuse. The result
was that Cleveland changed its date to
September %. thus conflicting with the
neighboring Grand Circuit meeting at
Columbus.
The management of the new track OF
Henderson, KY, won golden opinions
among horsemen who attended Its III
fated Inaugural meeting last October.
Continued rain made part CT the
course unsafe. vet rather than declare
off the races the managers changed the
distance from one mile to three quarter
4. Af. 6
as originally announced. This track is
within A few miles of Evansville. Ind,
and is actually on the north OF the Ohio
River, although In Kentucky territory
I. appears that the river formerly ran
north Of the present channel and the
courts held that ats change of course
could not operate 10 take away the ter
ritory from the State Of Kentucky.
"The Cox and Murphy Circuit" Is be-
coming popular synonym for the
Grand Circuit among owners and train
ers Of small campaigning stables. These
little fellows" find It difficult to COM
pete with the syndicate stables OF the
two leading drivers when the latter
make multiple entries in nearly every
race. This alone gives them a great ad-
vantage over the man who has only one
string to his bow but the prodgality
with which they name three or four
horses in the same race at certain meet
ings has led to the open charge that
they pay the regular entrance fee OF
per cent. on only one horse and per
cent. on each additional nomination.
The alleged practice is of course con-
trary to harness racing rules, but since
"home rule" which means every asso-
citation does as II pleases. now seems to
be the prevailing rule almost everywhere
on the trotting track, nobody comes to
grief through making the best terms he
can In entering his horses. Eastern
meetings are the chief offenders In this
matter of rebates. according to semi
official statements. but this Is only be-
cause Eastern track managers expert
ence more difficulty than those OF the
West in filling their entry lists. In this
connection II was significant that several
trainers laid UP last summer while some
of the Eastern meetings were In prog
ress. the reported reason being that
they refused to play the one sided game
with Cox and Murphy.