The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23
TROTTING MEN FORESEE
ERA OF HIGH PRICES
Recent Sale of Peter the Great for $4,000 Is Hailed
as Harbinger of Good Times to ~Come-Record
of Stallion Never Equalled.

decade stand out so distinctly as "a sire
OF speed as to leave no room for any
other sire. living or dead. to be compared
with him. His tremendous success is ac-
counted for only by the fact that his blood
iln's FURNISH a distinct outcross. Peter
the Great 10 Il son of Pilot edium by
Happy Mcdium. The last named was
by Hambletonian out OF the long dis
tancc champion Princess. that won a
!acc at ten miles for s36.50O on Long
Island In 1859. Happy Medium. ii is
true. sired the Champion Nancy Hanks,
2:oi, and the champion stallion Maxey
Cobb. 2:i3h. in 1884. but his tribe did
not compare In popularity with the
Wilkcscs and Electioneers. ,and OF "a
large number OF sons only Pilot Medium,
was much of a success.
Besides Peter the Great Pilot Medium
sired Jack. 2 :12 Lady Bullion, 2:1Ga
Pilot Boy. 2:09L, and p'letta. 2:l11a,
all good winners in their day. Pilot
Medium VAS out Of the good mare
Tuckcy. ::26. II she was by Pilot Jr..
whose blood has had as much to do with
the establishing OF the American trotter
as a breed AS has IN other line OF
blood. Pilot Jr. was a fast and fine
horse. and that he preserved great merit
Is attested by the fact that q place was
found for him in the stud at famous
WOODBURY. Farm. where he got the dams
OF Maud 8. and Jay Eye See among
others.
The price paid for Peter the Grea,
Is far from the record. but when age
is considered 1t stands by itself. Fol-
lowing is a list OF notable sales Of trot.
ting stations:
Arion. 2;o7S, BY Elc%ctionccr. sold
in 1892 when coming . years old
Forbes Of Boston,. sies. DOT
ANtell. 2:l2. by William l.. sold In
1889 at 3 years by c. W. Williams.
Independence. Ia. to the Axtcll .....,
Aniesc; ;.isl,; ~ r-ise;icnssr. sold
to Fl: S Henry. Morrisviiis.' Pa. sooo'
The Harvester. e.oi. by Walnut
Hal; sod o n ,sii at i,s : ysar; MY Sy
naukee. to c. n. G. Billings Of ....,
New York. $1,000
fe Msa, ,nS snl sa in igiss q, S 3, y rl9
by W. L. n. stokes OF New York
70 $. J. Fletcher 81 Indianapolis. 5000
Bell Boy. 2:lsi., by Electioneer.
sold In 1859 at I years to Jcrer-
son & seamans. Lexington, KY,
for $4,000. and by. them sold Al
auction to u. II. Hopper, Union
rilie. Ohio. and J. II Clark.
NJ m 'nnsy. ::ii,. ty Aicyonc. sold '''VO'
~ 1895 at ~ yenrs by II. " Gen
try. Bloomington, Ind to william
simpson Il Now York ........... 5000
Allen Winter. :.06i.. by Ed Winter.
sold IN 1905 a. : years hy VI i
Rcsrdou. Indianapolis. 20 Louis j.
Wiusus. brighton. England. o.. $1,000
Dare Devil. 2:09. by Mamhriro
King. sold In 1902 at ? ',lrs Icy
Village Farm. las; Aurora. y y.
10 Thomas ". Lawson of Boston 10000
Billy Burk. ?:03i. by Silent Brook.
sold Ia 1918 at : years hy j
Howard Ford Of New York to
Russians ..... ...... s..-... fh,Vc'
Sgiiko. ?.VSx. 10y MokN. sold In
1907 at ! years 10y John L. Mad
den. Lexington. Ky. to Louis J.
winans, Brighton. Englani. 81. oot
ring.n. :.osi.. by May king sod
at auction In 1904 at IL years by
Forbes Farm, Milton. Mass 80
A. II Parker OF Bedford, Mass.
for sac. 600. sold "a 1905 20
william Bradley ~ New York so. oo'
Todd. g:ii., BY Eingen. sold at
auction Ia 1907 at years hy :.
". johnson. Calais, Me, to VIII.
tam Bradley ~ New Work.. 5000
Peter scott. .,0ti,. hy I,t,r the
Great. sold In 1914 a. : years by
". r, Cox. Dover. y. II, 10 II