The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
MARGARET DILLON SETS NEW RECORD NORTH RANDALL
WALTER STEWART

NORTH RANDALL, CLEVELAND, O., July 7-(By Associated Press. )- Pacing the fastest mile of the sea son and setting new record for the event on this track. Margaret Dillon, driven by Thomas Murphy, Syracuse. N. Y. repeated her victory at the last August meting here in the free fcr-all pace today, the feature of the getaway grand circuit card here. Single G., the 13-year-old pacer, finished q scant neck behind in the mile, getting away to bad start and was the victim of an accident in the third heat when he got his foot caught in the wheel of John Henry's sulky and went down. Neither the aged horse nor Ed Allen, his driver was injured.
 Fast miles featured the days rac- ing
 The first heat was the fastest run by harness racers this season. In stepping 1t in 1:59 2-5 and the sec ond mile in 2:O2 2-5, Margaret Dillon raced the two fastest miles of the year.
 Margaret Dillon's sulky wheel caught in some knee -spreaders that Sir Roche wore, ana this apparently cost her the third heat.
 Sir Roche, driven by Ed Pop) Geers, set a terrific pace in the first mile. He stepped the first quarter in 29 25 seconds. the half in 59 2-5 and the three quarters ill 1:29 2-5.
 By winning the 2:10 trot with Alma Worth and the 2:20 trot with Jone AXworthy. Lon Mcdonald of Indianapolis drove his only two mounts of the day to victory.
 By winning the third heat of the 2:16 class trot, Belmara, owned by Taylor and Bowman, Memphis, Tenn nd driven by Sandy Taylor, in 2:07 2-5, established a world s double gaited record for mares.
 She has a pacing record of 2:03 IA.
 2:lo class trotting; purse sl,2oO Ghree- Bud Emerson, b. g., by Peter W. Herbeiyn' STS1''b D. g. by Manrico GET Dayehport W'41 b. h. by Axwort6y u,aa Shayo z, n. g.. by atova6 tPefayj Miriam Guy, b. m, by Guy Ak
 TimeG lime ,GG ;INS' i5. zoe $-5, zoe Is. Prod igal Watts, Harvest Lad Edith Worthy, Fair May, Just David, Alma Worth, Fred erick K, Supreme Justice, Justissma and
 2:16 class trotting; purse $1,2o0 (three- Well Worthy, TO. g.. by ortolon
 AxwOrthy (McDonald) ......... 5 Belmar, b. m., by Belwin Cray Captaln Eugene, D. B. Dy Ihe
 Captain (Egan) ....,.......... 2 Peter Henley, b. E., by Peter the
 Great (Erskine) ............... The Great Lulwater, c, h., by
 Peter the Great (J. Thomas). ... 3
 Time-2:05 4-5, 2:04 3-5, 2:07 2-5. Jim Mac and Lord Kimberly also started.
 Free-for all pacing; purse s2,50O .(three- heat plan)
 Margaret Dillon. b. m., by Dillon
 Axwortny (Murphy) ........... l 2 Hal Malone, b. E., by Prince Ar
 gothal (Childs) ...,............ l Single G., b. h., by Anderson
 Wilkes (Allen) reimbursement s Sir Riche, b. B., by St. Roche
 tGeers) ..,....... ..-........ 5 John Henry, b. g., by Wilkoe
 (CoN) ..................... 4
 Time-1 :59 2-5. 2;O2 2-5, ;O6 2-5.
 2;l4 class pacing; purse, Sl,2o0 two in three):
 Casey Jones, b. g.. by Peter W.
 tEganl ....'.:... .....,. ...:..:... l W alter M., b. B., by Don Line (keith) 2 2 Cigarette. b. m, by Walter Direct
 (StokeS) ............... ............ Virginia Tod. b. m., by Echo Tod
 NN dlRefl Q Livery Pointer, b. g., by Star Pointer,
 Jr. V. Fleming) .................
 Timc-2;09 3-5, 2:07 4-5. Taxes and Warren Allen also started.