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Show POP GEERS DRIVES W1ERINFEAT1E Heir Reaper Takes $3000 Purse for Trotters; Single G. Victor. ICALAMAZOO, Mich., July 1G. "Pop" Geers, driving Heir Reaper, won the $3000 Paper Mills purse for 2:06 trotters at the' Grand Circuit meeting this afternoon. Royal Mack won the first heat in a sharp brush with The Toddler and Prince Loree, but after that Geers swept to the front and fought every Inch of the route, for victory. Only two horses started In the free-for-all pace, but the race was interesting and was won by a short head each time by the noted Indiana wiggler, Single G. Murphy drove Directum J. against him. Murphy won the three-year -old trot easily with Brusiloff, while the 2:11 trot, with thirteen in the field, was won by Echo Direct. Starter Merrill announced the four miles trotted by Peter Billiken and Winnemota in the 2:12' trot Tuesday afternoon constituted con-stituted a world's record for a four-heat race over a half-mile track. The time was 2:09 1-4; 2:09 1-2; 2:09 1-4; 2:09 1-4. First race, 2:11 trot, purse $1000, three heats; Echo Direct, br. g., by Echo Todd (Brasie) 1 12 1 Mariondale, br. g., by Archdale (Murphy) (Mur-phy) 10 1 2 Luana, b. m., by Kinney L.ou (Owens).. 5 2 8 Brittan Forbes, b. g., by J. Malcotn Forbes (McMahon) 2 6 11 Mintmark, Peter Pogue, Tommy Direct, The 1 ! - Substance, Kerrigan, Bingen Pointer, The Triumph, Tri-umph, Jess Y., 'Anna ilnloney btarted. Time, 2:07, 2:0S!4, 2:07't. Second race, free for all pace, sweepstakes, two in three . heats: Single G., b. h by Anderson "Wilkes (Allen) 1 1 Directum J., b. g., by Chamberlin (Mur-phy (Mur-phy 2 2 Time, 2:03, 2:03. Third race, 2:06 trot, Paper Mills, puree $3000, 3 heatB. Heir Reaper, blk. h., by Early Reaper (Geers) 6 11 Royal Mack, b. g., by Royal McKinney 4 (Murphy) 12 2 The Toddler, b. h., by Kentucky Todd (Stlnson) 2 5 3 Prince Loree, b. g., by Prince McKinney (MoDevitt) 8 4 4 Busy's Lassie, b. m., by Peter the Great (Cox) 4' 8 G Lord Stout, b. g., by Lord Forbes (Stout) dis Time, 2:0G, 2:04. 2:05. - Fourth race, 1-year-olds, trot. Celery City sweepstakes, two in three heats: Brusilorf, br. m., by Peter the Great (Murphy) 1 1 King Stout, ch. c, by El Canto (Stout).. 2 2 Peter L., b. c, by Peter the Great (Ed-man) (Ed-man) 3 8 Grace Drake, b. f., by Robert C. (White) 4 4 Time. 2:113i. 2:10. |