Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-09-18 | Page 10 | Two Favorites Lose at Opening Day's Races in Columbus, O

Two Favorites Lose at Opening Days Races ; In Columbus, 0. i j COLUMBUS. Ohio, SepL 17. Grand (circuit racing began here today on a Jslow track because of heavy rains of Monday and cloudy skies today up until noon. Tho course was made safe for racing by 2 o'clock and tho four events were completed, but not without with-out some very consistent winners of the year being defeated. Binland in the 2:06 trot met with I1I3 first defeat of the season on the big line. He was not up to his speed and Royal Mac won a straight heat victory. Binland could get no better than third money. Binland sold for S3 00 to the field's ?150 in tho early betting. The fastest heat was run in 2:09. Directum J., who has not been defeated de-feated since tho second North Randall Ran-dall grand circuit meeting, took his beating, too, in the King stake, purse $3000, for 2:01 pacers. Adioo Guy. a 20-to-l shot from the half-mile tracks, won the last three heats. Hal Boy took tho first and Directum J. the third. Tho finish in the, third heat was a thriller, the first four horses hors-es doing a blanket finish. The best " time wax HOZ.