The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13

Marked by two weeks of racing, As against only one last year, the heavy entries of fast troters and pacers in early closing events, the Inaugural Grand Circuit meeting It North Randall. Cleveland, prom 1ses to set the harness loop off with q bang.
 William Hughes, well-known 1, Cleveland sportsman, assisted by Wayne Groves, secretary of the North Randall Trotting association 1n releasing entries for leading { trots and paces here June 23-July dy declares that with 10 fast entries Tn the Championship Stallion stake: 25 in the Fasig. three-year- old tr0t; 12 in the Rainy Day sweepstakes for two-year- -olds, and nearly 150 other early entries, the outlook was never better for a suc- eessful meeting.
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 A race which. will draw nation wide interest is now planned for the local meeting. It will be q match affair between Calumet Cru :. eader, 2:01 IA, and Vansandt, z:0L These steppers, owned re- spectively by l.. F. Hartman. of New York, president of the Grand Circuit, and l. w. Gleason. Will Transport, Pa, are both world Champions with impressive strings bf victories behind them.
 The seasons first rehearsal for the Hamblctonian stake will be seen when 13 three-year-olds, many of them eligible to the $40,- 900 trot, go to the post in the Championship Stallion stake. worth nearly $10.00O. Muscletone, 2:03 3-4, Reynolda, a2:04 1-2, and Name McElwyn, 2:08 3-4, look like stars hard to beat to the wire, while Calumet Eleanor, 2:11 3-4,, Goshen, g. II, and Fay Mack, 2:07, the "old, grey mare" won't be far behind.
 The full entry list for the Cham pionship Stallion stake is: Calumet Tleanor. Miss Spencer win, Name McElwyn, Goshen, Hanover Venus, Katie Hanover, Reynolda, Sly Mack, Muscletone. Emily Stokes, Hay Mack, Winnie May and Brown Worthy.
 Starting at Cleveland June 23, trotters and pacers campaigning on the big league tracks will race con- ItinuOusly until Sept 29 when the circuit ends at Lexington, Ky. The addition of Chicago, Toronto, Can, and Flint, Mich, to the Grand Cir cult this year, making total. of H cities as compared with eight in '83, gives the harness game one .Qf its greatest spurts, while unus- ualy heavy entries for early clos ing events guarantee strong fields.
 The harness horse game this year will attain top rank among sports, with the outlook for a { highly successful, Grand Circuit season never better" MT Hartman asserted today. with the help of the Trotting Horse club, and trot- ting fans generally, we have forged a series of racing links this year which should make the entire sports world sit up and take mo- tice."
 Results
 Pointing out that William H. .Eane. New Jersey sportsman, and 'promoter of the $4O.O00 Hamble- tonian stake at Goshen, N. Y., had enlisted the support of trot- ting officials and fans throughout the country in his capacity as ~czar", MT Hartman declared that proof of the work accomplished was the three and one-half months of racing and three additional cit 1es on the 1884 schedule.
 The Grand Circuit ifficial sched- hle, as compiled by MT Hartman and MT Cane, is as follows: Cleve- land, June 23-July z: Toledo, July 0-14: Toronto, July 1925; Salem, N. H.. Aug Ill; Goshen, N. Y., Aug 13-18; Springfield, III, Aug 20-. ,25: Syracuse, N. Y., Aug 27-Sept a7: Indianapolis, Sept 3-7; Chicago. Sept 10-15: Flint, Mich, Sept 17-22, and Lexington, Ky, Sept 24-29.