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meetings. Grace Direct defeated all of the best class 

 pacers of the year including Direct C. Burnett, 

 Sanardo and Frank Dewey, while she was only 

 beaten a few inches by Directum J. at Lexington. 

 Prior to the opening of the Grand Circuit, this 

 mare picked up five races on the half-mile tracks, 

 in one of which Symbol S. Forrest won a heat from 

 her in 2:05%. Also after the close of the Phila- 

 delphia meeting, she was shipped to Springfield, 

 111., where she defeated Single G. and a number 

 of other high class performers in 2:001/2- 



Murphy did not start Dr. Nick until the circuit 

 reached Poughkeepsie. He won six of seven starts, 

 his only skip being at Syracuse, while he also showed 

 a mile in 2:04% at Lexington after picking up three 

 first moneys at Columbus. 



Goldie Todd and Molly Knight were the stars of 

 Geers' stable. The General Watts filly won seven 

 of her engagements while Goldie Todd had six out 

 of nine starts standing to her credit when she pulled 

 up lame at the Columbus September meeting. Her 

 most sensational race was paced at the Columbus 

 summer meeting when she defeated Frank Dewey 

 at a time when he was booked for a trip in two 

 minutes. She also won at Poughkeepsie in 2:021/4. 



The time honored Walnut Hall Cup was awarded 

 Baron Cegantle as the time in the first three heats 

 of his division of the event averaged faster than 

 that in which Selka was awarded the honors. This 

 race with two at Columbus and one each at Pough- 

 keepsie and Syracuse ran his score for the year up 



