New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
7ro4ing and Pacing Fans
May Expect Busy Season
N the Ohio and Western Pennsylvania

on the ONO and Western Pennsylvania
tracks.
All that is needed now to make things
mum is the amalgamation of all trot-
ting associatons--each of which is
willing, providing it can boss the job
1t is doubtful IL any owner in the
country has three stake trotters that
are IN the same class with those owned
by George w. Slaughter, and now win
terlng at Birmingham, Mich, under the
eye OF Guy Lee, who has won notable
races on both mile and half mile tracks.
In the trio are Lucille Spier, 2:o3h;
/ Car Peter, 2:0Sil, and Doris Watts,
2:o9A
Lucille Spier took a record of 2:O74
IN winning race as three-year- old
and IN 1916 she improved that by trot-
ting mile in 2:o6A on the half-mlc
track ut the Michigan State Fair and
IN 2:o3 4 on the big, oval at Lcxing-
ton. She was rated as the best thing
in sight when entries closed last
spring, but when Murphy got her to
the races she was sore and bad gated
and a genuine disappointment A long
rest seems to have brought her back.
1t is likely that Lucille Spier will be
named in all of the rich stakes for
2:oS trotters, and along with her will
be Car Peter, that took record of
2:0S 4 in Detroit last summer, and was
considered at that time to be the best
Peter the Great stallion in sight.
However, he was hurt a week later, and
THIS postponed his mile track career
ne injury was not a severe one: he is
sound and strong, and with reasonable
luck he Will be star among the stake
trotters this year.
Doris Watts had won a few wonder
L.
fore she was turned loose in the Grand
Circuit whore she won a lcng-drawn-
out race at Columbus and made it very
| plain to the crowd that she is mare
/ of considerable quality.
mere are two other aged trotters in
the stable that are held in high regard
by the owner They are Isoworthv Nc
hinney, that took a two-year-old mark
OF 2:19h, and Anne Cecil. 2:15i4 that
trIpped up the half-milers on some oc-
casions. 1t is the intention of Mr..
Slaughter to start in on the Michigan
ha!f-mile track circuit and then drop
down to North Randall with his stake
horses and give the Grand Circuit
/ birds q chase.
Dick Mcmahon. who rates as one of
the best trainers and race drivers any
where, became q convert to southern
training few years ago. He tried
Macon tor a couple Of seasons and now
is at Billings Park. Memphis. the fam
Gus oval where "Pop" Gears gets his
steeds ready for their annual campaign
on the big line.
McMahon has lot of horses for 1918
among his most prominent patrons be-
ing r. ]. Mackenzie, the Canadian
millionaire who also has q stable OF
runners; John r. Thompson, the sue
cess of whose help-yourself eateries
enables him to dabble with the trot-
tiers, and Stoughton A. Fletcher, who
paid $4,000 for Peter the Great.
Azoff Arouses Interest
OF the horses in the Mcmahon stable
there is about as much interest il
Azof as in any individual. This son OF
Peter the Great came out as two
year-old. showed q rare flash of speed
and ability. but when approaching tor
form he was hurt in a stall and had tt
be thrown out Of training Since ther
Azof has become a very successful sire
of early speed, and during his retire
ment from race tracks he has regainet
form to such an extent that McMaho1
thinks he will stand training, in which
instance he appears to be destined t.
give his sire credit for another 30;
trotter.
ne tOpllnef OF the Mackenzie horses
is Miss Perfection, that took a mil,
track record of 2:06A and a half mile
track record of 2:071s last year. show
ing that she is unusually versatile. A:
the big stakes are for the 2:OS elias
she will have to race in a faster div
sion.
Mcmahon is very we'll equipped fo
! the fast pacing events with his ow,
gelding, Hal Boy. 2:01, and Peter Look
hot Al 6 a 10
At the start of last year it looked a.
) though Peter Look would be the biz
gun in the pacing stakes, but he wa.
not at himself and the best he could dc
was to win heats in three events. Ha
Boy is one of the toughest CT the free
for all lot and will make any Of then
!, hustle.