VETERAN DRIVES HS HiS TWO STARTS TO VICTORY AT ATT DETROIT T Ed Geers Justifies Confidence of His Admirers at Grand Circuit Opening NEW METHOD OF STARTING Detroit Detroi July Juh 22 Veteran Veteran Ed Geers always the f favorite orlo of or the tho crowd Justified t the confidence o of his admirers at the opening of or tho the Grand Circuit m meet et etaL aL at the state fair fall grounds gl this afternoon b by driving his two starters to victory Pee Pec Pr Wee Vee taking taking tho the trot and Dudle Dudie Archdale the trot both In straight heats The da days day's s 's racing was wa spirited d. d tho fastest fastest fastest fast fast- est timo of the year was made and the horses generally considered best In three of or the S four events e failed aBed to ln In in first I mOll mooney money A new departure In starting the horses I Imet met with wih instant approval About 10 yards ar s back of tho the distance stand a n wide tape taie something like the barrier on A t running track track was le stretched across the lr track lt De Beyond ond this the horses were not allowed d to go when preparing for the start The result was wag a considerable reduction re re- re- re ducton In the resul time usually consumed In getting the field awa away The Time 20 pace produced the fa fastest test time of or the year year ear 4 1 In each cach of or the first two heats In the first round C the tho Limit Lim it and Don Pronto raced like a team nearly nearly near near- ly I Into the stretch with Ih Branham Braham Baughman Blugh- Blugh Baugh- Baugh man clo- clo close cloe e up Down the tho str stretch Pronto tired coc and Jim Logan coming through on tred the pol pole In a hard drive rl e. took second place by a nose from Branham Brnham Baugh- Baugh man C the Limit winning the hert liet and clipping a second from his Imis previous pre record In the second heat the tho horses wore well bunched most of tho the thoa a way but bul C the tIme Limit faltered In the last el eighth Jim JimLo Lo Logan an winning winnin In a neck finish and re- re during hI his previous best mar mark b by two seconds The last halt half haJ was vas covered In 10 1 let Jim Logan took the third h heat at I with wih something to spare ar