New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
Peter the Great Sets
NezV Record as Sire


step the first mile in 2:05% sSe MN
quarter at 1863 clip, to beat me. mai
this took all of the trot ont IN ouo
Hollywood Colt, so that Peter Vow. TIE
Selha were contenders next t;ma shd
the best they could do was to and
Murphy register in 2:O6L. "ass
AS his name implies, Chestnp. D..
Is by Peter the Great, who also : eyer
sire of Peter Vonia that wan ~ tie
money, Hollywood Bob that second
third, and the FLY Selka thu. "auexed
fourth. Peter June was OUTSIDE axIiisd
money and Nella Dillon was disto0O! fae
The principal event for aged ta sa.s.
at the North Randall meeting lsS, ers
went to Wilkes Brewer. ana week
credit is due the mare for Tho while
race she trotted she at }east game
divide the laurels $3.50 with her anus. must
Guy Lee. e' usiser,
Wilkes Brewer failed in ber G..
start at the July meeting on the No nrs
Randall track, but many attr; ih,v.sa
that to the fact that Fred Jam;s.0sa
who drove her. was not in phvs;Uo,
condition to give her his best. S So nesI
week, at kalamazoo, he had Lee . .sA'
the mount and IN hard fight tss
hentucklan landed her in front If 4s
choice field. Then came Toledo 80,
Geers had the mount, but the mare NM wra
not up TO IL, gong very disappoint;ns
race. At Columbus she also ing
beaten. "eS
Lee Takes Big Chance
Few drivers would have taken ~.
chance Lee did in the first heat u ;ts
Wilkes Brewer. They came into wi" IVA
stretch in bunch and it did NOT la"s
as though this beautiful mare had
chance, but Lee saw an opening ill.,
the eye of a needle, shot her throw
and gambled with himself that +
would follow. Just how he mans,as
it is still a mystery with the crow
of onlookers, but he emerged. SET say
for The fodder. that was in from ss4
in the final stride beat him inches oriu
in 2:05 4, his own last half right sf
minute.
Wilkes Brewer had things to hersss
in the next mile but made a break 90
Lee did not make the mistake of goins
out in front with her in the fL;rS
round. Again he trailed and watsS
for the last quarter, where he came m
on Mack Forbes, winner of the secon5
heat, and in a superb drive he inst
managed to snatch victory from the
! local trotter.
Although it went but three heats
the real sportsmen whose opinions arc
not biased by betting consider this tbs
best race of the year in the stale
class, which takes iii what were 9:Os
or 2:07 trotters. 1t serves as fne
introduction for Lee. who, it is under.
stood, has been engaged to train and
{ race the horses that belong to the
D., l..
there is little doubt but that Guy Lea
viii become one OF the top-notch CHI dr n,.
ers along the big line.
The Pastime Stable. by the wav an.
nounces the arrival of The ROYAL
Knight. Two years ago this fall tbs
trotter showed so we'll that the Ceye.
land syndicate bought him and great
hopes were entertained for him in NE
Nj. & NJ. and other stakes last year,
but he did not come up to expects.
tons. However, he worked nicely last
winter and in Tie early season, and
the writer called attention to him back
in May. But The Royal Knight did
not have n chance to prove it until last
Tuesday when he beat very respect
able field in 2:05li, this being bis
| initial victory
Looks Bright for Ellis
Eran,, II r,,i- IS phi,aao,n,;
pears 10 have H. q to ",sars,P1 s,.S s
sewed nm tb;s war for 'V hi. '' na;,
Brusiloff and princess Ftawab n'' have ps"
habit of racing one-fwo in The ever, events
for this age. Thew are a mighty fre
pair and It il rather remarkshe that
a man should look over q bunch Of
yearlings and nick out the two that
would WIN all of the money.
Walter GOV &c in ~, a,,,,;,blo ,o,.