New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
Senator Bailey Back
As the Trottimg Game
Planning to Have Breeding
Farm in Blue Grass Sec
tion-Conling Sales


with the principal vendues at New York
and Chicago and lesser ones at several
other places. With the approach Of the
end OF the war and the resumption Of
business on a peace basis, there Is no
question that prices will be better
than they would have been had the
awful shambles in Europe continued
indefinitely. Successful as was the
sport of the sulky everywhere this
year, it is expected that it will boom
as it did in 1890 in another season.
Looking over the advance announce
ments Of the trotting horse auctioneers
it is noticed that there are few abso-
lutte dispersals. None of the Dig breed
ers is quitting the game, although
many Of them are selling OFF stock, but
generally the reason for this is that
they are surfeited with certain blood
strains and are getting away from too
much inbreedlng.
At the same time breeders have been
buying and number of recruits more
than balance up the interest. There
is considerable rejoicing over the re-
Senator Joseph w. Bailey, who has
bought several broodmares this season
and is planning to have an establish
ment again, probably in the Blue Grass
section. Senator Bailey's Fairlands
Farm on the Versailles Pike was one
of the leading places there decade
ago, and the sale of 1t and of his
horses was because he could not spare
time from his law practice.
Dozen High-Bred Youngsters
Senator Bailey has something like a
dozen high bred youngsters, and one
that calls for attention is the weanling
brother to the great young New York
trotter, Ante Guy, 2:03h. In addition
he has from good dams three we weanlings
by The Harvester, and as many by
Peter VoIo, both Of these stations hav-
ing been champions. There is another
by San Francisco, and all Of them will
be sampled next year and pointed for
the juvenile stakes in 1920.
Just how number of prominent
sportsmcn feel about racing is shown
in the private sales of young things:
A short time ago C. w: Leonard: OF
Boston, paid David M. Look, Of New
York, who is master of Castleton Farm
at Lexington, $4,000 for the yearling
filly by Peter the Great out of Morn
ing Gale, a triple-producing daughter
of Baronmore. Tommy Murphy made
the selection, and many who know the
filly say that she could show as much
speed as could Brusiloff and Princess
Etawah at the same timelast year.
F. F. Field, of Brockton, recently
paid $500 for q yearling PAGER by
Etawah out Of Easter Lilly W., the
dam of five. 1t is not often that baby
,>ocorc CT nm mark
Lon Mcdonald has made couple Of
additions to his stable at Indianapolis,
one of them the two-year-old Little
Lee, by Axworth, which McDon9 d
bought ct Lexington. The other is
Grace Forbes, by Malcolm Forbes, out
Of Starry Wilton. Although her mark
is slower than 2:20. Grace Forbes raced
second to Petrex, 2:05&, at Lexington,
and trialcd in 2:07, with the last quar-
ter close to 80 seconds.
Charley Valentine recently pur-
that is looked upon as genuine speed
marvel.
A late addition to the Geers stable
ia the three-year- r-old Heggler, by
Hedeewood Boy, 2:01. Heggler worked
in 2:1o and is regarded as worth while
for the slow trotting events next year.
Snowy Sort of Horse.
There is considerable talk about the
Azoff trotter, Constantine the Great.
that was given breeders mark OF
2:O6A this fall. He is snowy sort
of horse, and with his great speed ne
can race, as was attested by starts on
the small ovals, where he won IN slow
time. That he will figure in one Of the
Grand Circuit stables next season tnere
is little doubt.
One of the prettiest contests along
the Grand Circuit this year was that
for the honor of being the largest con-
tributor to the 2:05 list of PAGERS, in
which Charley Valentine, the Ono
trainer, Just nosed out Tommy Murphy.
The New York man put over the hign-
est money winning PAGER IN Dlrectum
j.. but Valentine was ever busy and
slipped seven into the he. charm chained circle
Valentines roll Of honor starts with
Un. by Redlac, that came to him with
a record of 2:09A and lowered it to
2:02A. Flo ", by Stately, that was
tabled in 2:osA, now sports brand Of
2:O3N. which is the same as that Of
John r. Hal, by John A., that had
2:11N after his name when he began
to eat at the Valentine table.
Mary Rosaline Parr, by Guy Prince
ton, knocked on second, now Delng
classed 2:04A Minor Hal, by Eddie
Hal, reduced his from 2:12M to 2:04h
and Omonde, by Ormonde, from 2:15
to 2:041a. Baronwood, by Barongale,
started with 2:06M and now has
2:04A.
Just how many of these will be win
tered at Columbus is not known, but
Valentine is rather keen for Ormonde.
and expects to have him in the 2:05
stakes next season. Un started rather
poorly early in the season, but he came
along fast and, doubtless, will figure
in the free for alls.
Murphy dropped Directum J. from
2:0bA to 2:01A. and recently bought
that horse for an Eastern patron, fgur-
ing him the best thing in sight for the
open classes of 1919 The four-year-
old Sanardo, by San Francisco, had no
record in the spring. but now has
2:02]s. Orc Fino, by Copa De, Orc,
stepped from 2:Oe to 2:o3A, and Billy
Jackson, by Wayne Patchen, from 2:15
to 2:04A. The Problem, by Cochato,
lowered his mark from 2:0614 to 2:041a
and Budlight, by The King Red, from
2:12A to 2:04A.
Murphy leads all drivers with regard
to giving extremely fast records to
PAGERS and Valentine now is second to
him. each Of them being clever with
the hobblers.
In connection with his purchase Of
Directum j., for $4,000, from Fred
Cline, of Indianapolis. it is announced
that Murphv will oct threa ofhar no ca ~.