Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-02
With TrOtters and PAGERS

the big line next season. Mr.. Toliey has
named Dolly, by Empire Expedition, in
foal to Pilatus I'd, in the Horseman Fu-
turity for foals of 1914
e. c. Quinn of Philadelphia now owns
the two-year-old trotting lilly. Mont
gomery Belle. by Peter Montgomery,
dam Janice Meredith, by Bob Pepper,
1889. that took yearling record last
year of 2:2Sa at Lexington, KY. She is
handsome. sTong-going individual, that
trots on her own courage. She is paid
up in the Horseman Futurity and may
race in that event this year in the 2-year-
old division. Mr.. Quinn trains his own
horses for pleasure, over the Pitvilie
(Pa.) track.
Walter r. Cox purchased Peter Scott, 2.
2.2SA, last week at a reported price of
$4,000 The new owner is said to be San
ford Small, owner of Barring. 2;12k. Pc
ter Scott has been in James Carpenters
stable at Readville since he was 2-year-
old Che is now 81, during which time he
was owned by the Hanleys of Provi-
dence The late James Hanley paid 1925
for him at a New York sale in 1911. He
got his first lessons from the late Fred
Clarke. Peter Scott is by Peter the
Great, 2:074, dam Jenny Scott. 2:14k. by
Bryson, 2:16A. He worked in 2W last
year.-Onawa-
The New York State Fair is out with
It's early closing program and the hrg-
est purse is the Empire State Stake for
2:14 trotters and is for $4,000. Next
comes the 2.11 pace for 5000. then the
great free-for-all pace, which Is also for
5000 In all, ten races are listed. "A to-
tai of s36, 600 is quite a tidy sum to race
for. and should be appreciated by horse
owners and drivers as well. This, taken
with the New York State Futurity,
makes formidable outlay when we take
into consideration that $4,000 more will
be offered for late closing purses and
specials, making $4,000 in all to be raced
for this year. Then, too. the running
races will carry about $4,000.
Lon Mcdonald last week received by
cable a very f1attering offer to train for
titled owner of a big campaigning sta
BILE in Europe. While the money offered
him was so great as to make man hesi-
tate before refusing to accept, the fact
that the contract would call for an alb
sence of at least three years from the
United States did not appeal to the we'll
known Grand Circuit reinsman. Not only
are Europeans purchasing many of our
best trotters and paying fancy prices for
them, but they are also hiring some of
our best drivers. nothing but the best ap-
parently being their motto. Several
American reinsmen have become fnde-
pendent through their European con-
tracts, and hardly a year passes but
some reinsman with a national reputa,
ton is offered hattering inducements to-
go abroad-Indianapoli Star.
Owners whose 3-year-old trotters will
have to meet Peter volo, z:04a. and Lady,
Wanetka, 210 in the Kentucky Futurity
and the other big colt races next sum-
mer are consoling themselves as best
they can with the reflection that only
twice In q years has the winner Of the
Lexington classic for two-year-olds come
back and won as a three-year-oid.
Though Lady Wanetka's record Is 2.1o,
she was separately timed in 2:05s when
she finished second to Peter Yolo in the
heat In which he earned his record. In
the natural course of events both young
trotters ought to beat 2:0S this year.