New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-07
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
Peter Pan Not Sold, but Here
for Shipment Abroad.
ORT WELLS FOR GERMANY
Seven Mares, Which Cost Will
lam X. Vanderbilt $50, 1000, to
Sail for France To day.

be loaded on the steamship Minnewaska,
of the Atlantic Transport Line. early this
morning for their Journey 10 England and
later to France. In the lot are the STALL
ions Peter Pan and Ort Wells and the
brood mares Maskette, Court Dress,
Megg's Hill, Early and Often. Mosquito
Pope Joan. Stepping Stone and Ocean
Bound. With the exception of the STALL
ions and Ocean Bound. the shipment Is
made up of the seven mares which Will
lam X. Vanderbilt purchased for $4,000
from James X. Keene. Ocean Bound was
purchased from Woodford Clay by Joseph
f. Widener. and Is bound for his French
farm, while Ort Wells will go to Ger
many
Peter Pan has not been sold. although
Mr.. Keene has been offered $4,000 for
the son of Commando The present plan
is to take him to England and 1t is prob
able that later he will be sent to France.
Herbert Temple, who arranges all the
horse shipments for the Adams Express
Company, superintendent the trip from
Kentucky, and his care OF the horses will
not cease until they are safely landed in
their padded stalls this morning. They
all stood the Journey from Lexington well,
and on being unloaded were taken to the
Fiss. Doerr 4 Carroll stable, in West 36th
street There they underwent a veterinary
examination and each was pronounced TO
be in robust health.
Phil Chinn came on with the horses
from Lexington. and he will deliver them
to their various destinations. AS is al
ways the case the mares, each one OF
which, with the exception OF Ocean Bound.
is heavy in foal. were as docile as could
have been desired when II came 10 UNI
loading from the cars to the float. on
which they were ferred across the Hud-
son River from Jersey City. II was not
so with the stations. They absolutely re-
fused to board the float, and after John
Miller and his various assistants had ex-
hausted every known method 10 coax or
drive them from the car It was given up
as a bad job. The car was taken back to
the yards and both walked out on the
landing platform quietly.
From there the pair were brought to the
New York side by ferry and led through
the streets TO the stable John Miller led
Peter Pan and one OF his assistants took
care OF Ort Wells. All through that long
walk TO the stable both horses behaved
admirably, and. though just from the
farm. the city noises did not appear 10
alarm them. They were cooled out, and.
like the mares, pronounced In first class
physical condition by Dr. McCuly.
Foxhall p Keene was one OF the inter-
ested visitors at the stable and several
To rr II IA
to have a look at the horses that only
few seasons back were making racing
history on the tracks here.
Peter Pan naturally was the prize ex-
hibit. The big bay son of Commando
Cinderella cannot fail 10 catch the eye OF
the foreigners, and II may be that when
he reaches the other side Mr.. Keene VIII
have an offer that will induce him TO sell.
He stands about sixteen hands two inches
and weighs probably LEO pounds His
legs are as clean as when he won his
greatest race-the Brighton Handicap
and. while he has naturally fattened up
I'm his comparative idleness, he is as
shapely a horse as has ever been shipped
from these shores
Ort Wells has changed less since he left
the racecourse. He has filled out. OF
course, but is still the same sturdy, tough
looking individual as in his prime, before
his final breaking down at Saratoga. one
leg appears to be filled a trihe, but II Is
30 slight that II could scarcely be called
n Flemish and could have no effect on
his worth as stallion.
OF the mares Maskette was the queen,
lust as she was during her racing days,
when she captured Futurity. She is
stul OF a size and substance that as
two-year-old made her look like a big
colt and a wonderfully sturdy colt, rather
than a FLY.
Mordecal Brown, former star twirler OF
the Chicago Cubs. Is seriously considering
opening a school of baseball In Chicago
Tentative plans include instruction in
the art OF pitching, the art OF fielding the
pitchers position and running bases
Fans who admired me as pitcher
gave me the idea" Brown said the other
day. "and already l have had enough
announcement to warrant my establish
ing such a school. Thefe Is lot about
pitching which should be able TO teach
D
pitchers step out OF the game when they
are comparatively young Is because they
do not know how TO take care OF their
arm. All they know is to pitch and they
mitch until they have pitched themselves
out at an age when they should be at
their best.
THE method OF holding a ball would
be taught. The good pitcher holds the
hall the same way. regardless OF whether
he intends to throw slow or fast
one, straight one or curve. The
same motion must be used-otherwise the
batter Cannot be fooled. | believe l can
teach youngsters with some ability how
10 develop into first rate twirlers.
can discover their Weaknesses and aid
them in correcting the faults
Fred Clarke, manager OF the Pittsburgh
Pirates, was In Toledo yesterday to see
Roger Bresnahan. recently retired from
the management OF the st. Louis club.
Clarke is anxious TO secure Bresnahan for
his catching staff. He will go to Pitts
burgh, where he will stay few days be-
fore coming to New York for the National
League meeting.
The date has been set when Marty
O'Toole. OF the Pirates. will become
member OF the matrimonial league. lie
will marry Miss Rose Katherine Heffer-
man, OF Saxonville. Mass. on December
80. Other Pirates who are expected to be
married in the near future are Wagner,