The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27

Such astonishing strides have recently
been made IN the development OF extreme
,,r,v speed that the subject of the uti-
mate limit Of trotting capacity Is easily
The most absorbing question NJ the day
,, tho vast army Of trotting horse breeder :
throughout tho country. Senator Stanford
MAS the original advocate of colt train
Ing. and from the time that Widnowcr.
he FIRST ~ he Eloctionccr tribe. trottcd
,9 2:2i In 1851, nc permitted none OF his
contemporaries to hold the record for
,,her yearlings or two or thrce year ODDS
OUTSIDE OF his ncighbors william Corbct
aad L. J. Rose and few breeders in
kentucky like Timothy Anglin and II. G..
Stoner he had few followers, such famous
breeders OF the foundation days as c. J..
lIamlin, Charles Bschman, A. ]. Alex
ander and Robert Bonner having been
violently opposed to early racing. Now
the opponents OF early development arc
the exception. Nearly all breeders agree
that a 2:10 trotter at 3 years of age. or
at the most. can he bred with as much
certainty and developed as harmlessly as
e30 trotters at maturity were produced
twenty-five years ago.
The first four-ycar-olds OF note to APP
near we're Alix and Moquettc IN 1892,
but to-day trottcrs at that age form the
great majority of race winners. while
,hree-year-olds and two-year-olds have
such vast earning capacity and reach
racing form at the expense Of so
little time and money that the lead
ing reinsmen are patronizing them
in place Of matured horses. Even
Ed Goers, who in the past always re-
fused to train two-year-olds, much less
race them. won the Juvenile division OF
ths Kentucky Futurity with Sparkle
Watts this year.
The feeling against the training OF
warnings is so well defined. however that
this feature of colt development was so
much on the wane this year that 1t prom
ises to become extinct at an early day.
and that in spite of the fact that the best
OF our two and three year ODDS In 1918.
and again this year. were yearling
trained. In 1912 no less than twenty
nine yearlings were driven to standard
records. from 2:i5"i I" = 80. aud from
the total about twenty lived through the
ordeal as two-year-olds while of the lot
Peter, 2:O3is Lady Waneika, Airda'e'
Abellah Watts and Roberta Blugcn were
winners in the Grand Circuit this year.
The agitation that followed the produc-
ton OF so many yearlns performers was
20 great that the number which went in
TO the list as standard performers OF
1918 was reduced TO ten. There was a
corresponding decrease. however. IN the
number of good two-ye ar-olds on the turf
this year. and It is worthy Of note that
all the best two-ycar-olds of 1914 OK
cepting Native Spirit. were ycarlns
trained.
This year the extreme opposite was the
use and only three yearlinS tro;ters were
gwen records The absence of yedrlnes
in training IN Kentucky this fall wa 50
marked that 1t created general comment.
and turfmen we're free IN the prediction
that yearling development Is about to
cease altogether. II is not denied that
this viii lessen the number Of great two
year-olds and that the chances are {. "
for seeing in one season two SUCH baby
irotterS As were Peter NolO and Lady
Nanetka one year ago. The standard Of
three year-ulds will he materially i'm
proved. however. aud our race horses OF
the future will be at their best In four
year-old form. Peter Nolo and Lady
Wanetka were such unusual trotters that
they are made exceptions to the rule that
yearlngs cannot be trained and such
mighty race horses of this yea a.
Etawah and Margaret pruien, both four
year-ulds aud sound To the core, are
pointed 20 as examples of what race horses
may be expected when not early trained.
Quito as great "A four year-old this year
as either OF the two previously mentioned
Was the magnificent colt Belwin. He Went
- 20 FfpaF a.ftt han
completely. In 1911 he was the second
fastest vearIng IN the world. The year
ling list for 1914 follows;
sublime o, c.. Icy Worthy Mckinney-- go.
Carietts, 2.lS. by Directman. ..... e:s4s !.
siEnoll br. g. by Echo Todd-Yac'- .....
ITALIA. by Akron. ................... 2;.s
Helen T.; h. {. by Mainieaf--Heiie ga,
Curry, by simmons. ........-.,. -.@s
when the crop OF two-year-olds in 2:2O
reached a total Of eighteen last year the
season MAS considered an unusual one
nut in 1914 fully forty beat That time and
nearly all in races and an even dozen
earned records of :1j or better Native
Belle in 1903. with record of 2.01 "A,
VAS the first two-year-old to beat ":lO
although 50 far back AS 1891 Arion
t-Otttd IN :.I0S, to- high heels. This yeai
twO tNo-Near-uld. went INTO the IL
list bringing the grand total mp 20 seven,
while six earned records Of IL or better
" Was noteworthy At Lexington tnat inc
leading two-year-ods like Native Spirit
Sparkle Watts, Bondella, Henry Todd
General French, Pettress, Burton and
Baceli made up the largest field Of two
year-olds that had raced for the Ken
lucky Futurity In years, and That they
vere souuder and brighter looking lot
y youngsters than IL generally seen AZ
"a fail meeting OF the Kentucky Breed
es Association. \ list Of two-y ear-olds
- the 2:2O list having reached the cum
tegsomc point. those which earned records
r. 2;lj or better in 1914 are given as
follows:
Naive spirit. n. T.. by Native KING.
:Na, Great Spirit 9;llA, By .o,,
Foilgtl 2.l6.,.. ',.... .....'' - 30 -'"' :.
BondrUA. b (, by Wdlnut Hal
-os', Rondalin. by The Bonds o,o
man 1l......,-.. gee. ...-. ...-.t NV
Srisk'e Watis Oh. {, by Genera,
S,rmr 'O' i"'""'', ~ s:lOi
"n.rd Pr ngh. T.. e., by Justlc,
SE"'r,ny w ig i".. 'u""'' .IOa
H.9r. Todd b. g, bv Henry Setter
lo',--Nowaddy s;lth, by Look
'-e. Hnlton b r. by Peter the
Hr'. -;o5. Mary Burton. by
N!..".r, 2.-i....,............ ...- 2ils
. t"'.r-. b. e.. by J, Malcolm 800.
TO. 0s-I, oIott", by Moko.... 2:l2 y,
Nt ."t'. .h g., hN ANWorthy, dia
ID .~H Hy T, by Advertiser, -.l5i, 2;lSh
N'N' Watts b ~. by General