New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
Non-Interference With Ship
ping Permits Good
Racing Season
BY Frank S. Cooke

With positive assurance from Uncle
Sans railway traffic commanders that
there will be no interference with the
shipping of livestock this year, that
conditions will be as near like those of
1917 as possible, horse owners through
out the country and the votaries of the
sport of racing are feeling a bit more
cheerful than they were a few months
ago.
The government announces through
w. III. Gochcr, who went to Washington
for the purpose, that there will be no
only such east of that point as may be
necessitated by the shipment of men
and munitions.
This straightens cut what was a
doubtful situation for the Grand
Circuit, the refusal of the railroads to
haul seventy-odd colts from Walnut
Hall Farm, in Lexington, to New York
IN February having set everybody to
thinking.
Now that the clouds have vamoosed
and the air is clear there will be great
er activity in training camps, and some
men who. thought of taking a year off
will be back in the game, which to
them is all of the real sport there is
on the calendar
Poughkecpsic Meeting p!oascs
And with this announcement come
good words from Poughkcepsie-th the
big meeting is to be held as Scheduled
1T was not known what effect the death
OF Horatio N. Balm might have, and in
the Western end Of the Grand Circuit
it was feared that it might result in
the abandonment of the week. for
which Mr.. Balm largely was respen-
sible. However, the new organization
is one which gets a vote of Confidence
from the turf, with George Rupert
president, A. II. Cosden treasurer, and
Al Saunders secretary
The position of secretary is one of
great Importance, for most of the man.
agement centres in him. Saunders
showed last year when he put on such
a good meeting at Philadelphia that he
Is skilful workman, and his selection
by the Poughkeepsie association is a
wise move.
In the entry of the Fort Miami
stake of $4,000 at Toledo, where the
Grand Circuit turns over virgin soil
during the week of July % it is
noticed that Peter Mac is slated for a
start in high society Also, from
Mike McDevitt, who taught the colt all
him, and that this wonder of the Peter
the Great tribe appears to be headed
toward deferred honors.
Peter Mac has been much discussed
horse. His dam, Lillian r., was a
great race mare and raced in 2:O415.
many believing her to be the best of
the free for-all trotters in the year of
her greatest flight. Her racing DAYS
over, she was sent to the court of
Peter the Great and the resultant foal
was Peter Mac
Rather large as three oar-old no
was not rushed, but he showed a lot
Of speed at stages and in 1914. as n
four-year-old, he trimmed some of the
matinee crowd at Cleveland, then took
a record of 2:10h at Lexington.
Won Fame in 1915
1t was in 1915 that greatest fame
came to the young stallion. At Svra-
cuse he marched in 2:0GA, at North
Randall in 2:o51s, and at Lexington
he capped the climax with 2:0sn. Inv
ing been driven in all of these starts
against Father Time by his breeder
and owner. Captain David Shaw. man
approaching the fourscore mark in
years. :"
This made Peter Mac the logical