Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-10
THE LIFE OF PETER THE GREAT.
How the Famous Horse Lives, What
He Does, and by What Exercise He
Is Made SO Stronu

How the amou Horse Lives, What
He Does, and by what Exercise He
Is Made so strong.
BY Special Correspondent.
Peter the Great lives in a quaint spot.
Iar from the citys noise, just under
the shadow of Blue Hill, Boston.
he has a box-stall, covered with
straw. When he is not on the field or
IN the sulky, he neighs and whinnieS
n U D his handsome head against
the yeliow-painted boards in delight at
his w magnificence.
For Peter the Great is a stallion. a
horse, which will trot in a few months
LOT q or h largest of American
sulky stakes, $40, 900.
When | first saw / eter he was stand
ing in his box-stall at the end of a long.
low stable. He pricked his ears for
ard and dubbed his neck against the
door, and then 4e turned and quick as
a flash made a round or his stall and
came back to the square opening. his
Whitney was like the cry OF a happy
child, for the air was pure, the day was
cool and Peter had just been fed.
When Peter goes into training for
the racing season his work vii be care
fully planned. Every morning at $50
he will get his portion of grain, three
quarts, and his drink.
Then, blanketed, he will be led TO the
open. and II there is good grass, allow
ed to feed for a time, Tor racing men
believe that there is nothing better
than good, fresh grass for a valuable
horse.
The stallion was born about FIVE
years ago on the farm of ID. d. Street.
er, in Kalamazoo, Mich. He is a son o.
Pilot Medium, sire of many winners,
and Is u of Santos.
Early he showed fine form and was
first placed on he track as a three
year-old, season before last. That year
he was entered in the Kentucky Futur-
ity and won it easily, with Peter john
son, an old-time driver up. He got a
record of 2.I1.
Last summer Peter was started as a
fo~ur-year-old. He vas not going in
particularly good shape when the early
Readville races were trotted, and con-
seuqently was not started, although
entered. Under the care of river
Henry liter ne worked out well. how
ever, and the day before the race show
ed such good speed that liter was
tempted to start him, but finally deeid-
ed not to.
Peter seemed 10 improve, however,
and started at Hartford and won his
race in 2.0SA against Lord VINCENT,
then deemed almost ~invincible.
Then down to New York Peter went
and started OF the Empire City track,
where he won his fast time. securing
in the first heat his present mark of
2.07A. Later he started at Louisville
and won. and then he was entered
in the great Pennsylvania race at
Lexington and won two heats. Lord
Vinvent took the third. There was a
neck and neck finish in the fourth.
Vincent and Peter came down the
stretch with great strides, the dust
from their hoofs flying backward In
clouds, the crowd roaring in its excite
ment.
Under the wire they came and the
starter called the drivers numbers.
Peter was called first. There was a
conference of judges and Vincent got
the heat and later won the race. 1t
was said afterward that = prominent
Boston horseman had $4,000 on Peter
in that race. The Pennsylvania is a
race in which horsemen "cut loose"
with the best flesh in their stables.
Peters hard work will be done on
Tuesdays and Fridays, weather per-