The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-15
SLJMATRA WINS
 FEATURE RACE Tommy Murphy Narrow Iy Escapes Injury In
 Upset

NORTH RANDALL, CLEVELAND, Eaohio, Aug. f4.-After going into 2 break in the first heat and finishing sixth. Sumatra, the Belwin-Sienna lilly, owned by H. J. Schlesinger, Milwau- kee. Wis, and driven by Ben White, lexington, Ky, won the next two heats and the Rainy Day sweepstakes Tor two-year-old trotters, with value or SIG, O,5OO, feature of the Grand Circuit program here today. The event was the first of series of $10,OO0 stakes for two-year-olds to be raced in the Grand Circuit this year.
 Thomas ". Murphy, the Syracuse reinsman, narrowly escaped injury in the first hSat of the three-y -year-Old pace. when Romana Direct stumbled and tipped fhe sulky right after the start. The stlky of Bootsie passed over Murphy's body but outside of aI shak- ing up he was not injured and drove his horses the rest of the day. ~
 The three-year-old pace was won by Theodore Gay, undefeated this year. Favoniafl, despite q stiff wind down the back stretch, trotted the fastest mile of the year when he stepped around the oval in 2:01 4-5 in his successful effort to beat his record of 2:03A Driven by Fred Edman of Memphis he stepped the first quarter in :S0 1-5 ; :01 1-5; I':S2 2-5 2 :01 4-5. He was accompanied by runner.
 The Rainy Day sweepstakes for two- year-oid trottsrs. value al0,bo0 (main dt- yisionl two in three: - M xSumatras b.f.. by Belwin
 sam " WilIlans. De-. by Peter x15ssn SsSss cisirss. ITs blk.f.. by Bel. Hot Toddy: b.t, by Guy ak Lightning Flash, b.f.. by Peter Chenault 'tLGmmiein) s,... s Brightly and McI1lyn also started. Time, 2:0S 1.5i 2.07 3-5; 2:07 4-b.
 Ifi es HGS s9ots a1f5sss: Das: so iiaSs ;R iRs:s sylladar. b.h.. by snikO
 ckristis ck%idi'M Mae. pli.h., by Nal, - |
 colm Forbes (Morrow) .... 2 Shady Una, b.g., by CochatO
 rhs hStSFsse Srss3 Luliwi:atsr. cG.G.. 6by l Peter the Great (Candler).. 3 s s Trumpator, b.g., by San Fran
 Ssp sSa R. seaN New Hope. Httasalo, Alma Al also started, Time, 2:Os s-5; s:OS IS;
 s:ss class trOtting. purse a1.sOO. three I
 Bessie Bond, br.m, by Baron
 Bond (AfallOw) .......... 1 l Kernal, b.h., by Lee Axworthy (Whtel .s................. Ruby Hall, blk.m., by Walnut
 Hall (raltmanJ ....,..... 3 2 Peter Wooster. blk.g., by Peter Scott (Bickabaugh) ........2 2 7ro Mir. Harvester, b.h, by The Harvester (P. Fleming) .... 3 TO Sequla, Bee Worthy, Dr.. Montgomery, John Gallagher, John Foote, Guy Brown, | Worthy Rico. Master Volo and Ettawax l also startedgs Time, 2:08 1-6; 2:07 1-5; 2:08 s-5; 2:08 2-5
 The. Rainy Day sweepstakes, consola- tion division, value S2,000; two in three; sovbrette, b.f.. by Day Star ,. tIo1l 's....... ....,....... l Aompelle. b.f., by Guy Axwor- Time, 2;1S AS; 2:I3 s-5. Fhree-year-old class pacing; purse Sl- z0O, three-heat plan:
 Theodore Guy, rn.c., by Guy Axworthy (PalinJ.. ..... TO xbootsies blk. m., by Axvolo CThomas) ................ . 2 The Farmer rn.g., by Braden Direct (Stokes) ........... 2 8 xMarion C., b.f., by Napoleon Direct lcandlerl ...,.. 2 | Frisco s Bell b.f., by san Fran
 cisco (Mokayl ........ 35 4
 xCandler entry.
 ] Albia Maxey and Romano Direct also l started, Time, 2:07 2-b; 2;07 3-6; 2:O7 4-b.