New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
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I'm 1Irot W orld
By Frank S. Cooke

Perhaps the most significant thing
N connection with the waning season
OF 1913 was the successful auction sale
Of trotters and PAGERS held in Chicago
during December As rule prices in
the Western metropolis have been
somewhat Of a joke when compared
with those at Madison Square Garden,
cut this time the showing was indeed
respectable, 1913 horses bringing $685.
600, an average Of $3.50.
The headliner Of this sale was the
PAGER Red Bearer. 2:O8A on half-mile
track, which never lost q heat in his
thirteen starts during he season. Muir
ply, Cox and others were there and
Did on him. but Al Whitney, of Chi
cago, lasted longest, his prefer Of
$3.50 being accepted Whitney bought
The PAGER for Z. B. Caldwell, OF New
7 ork
Little lIal Boy, 2:0l. which is the
champion PAGER from the amount Of
money won, was bought by W. P
Weber, Of Rochester. for $3.50 and
turned over to Nat Ray, who has him
Ut Mount Clemens and may start the
gelding in the ice races next week.
II. c. Jewett, OF Fredericton. n. B,
paid $3.50 fer the trotter The Exposer,
2:06, which calls attention TO activity
in the maritime provinces. lust d
short time ago the fleet PAGER John A.
Hal, 2:03i4, went to New Brunswick
buyer, so there should be plenty Of
pep to the racing up that way this
year.
Charley Valentine got one of the
bargains Of the sale when he bid sl,675
for the trotter The Substance, 2:10A
considered 4 topnotch prospect.
With Brusilotf, Princess Etawah and
Periscope among the prominent ones,
there Will be q number Of good three
yearolds out this year. In this flight
is a colt that may be there when the
heats are finished. This one, First
National, has the right to be a star in
his three ear-old form on what he
showed last season.
First National is a big colt. His
first appearance was at the opening
CT the North Randall meeting, where
he romped off with the inaugural heat
in 2:121s, beating BrusiloF and Peri
scope. An early break in the next
heat put him out Of contention, but
the week following Silly Andrews
worked him in 2:10, with the last half
in 1903.
First National is member of the
first crop of colts by Belwin, six Of
his two-y ear-olds beating $3.50 last
year, which IS Z sort OF running
start for a young stallion. Belwin
himself was a great colt trotter and
in his four earold form took q mark
of 2:06s4 in a campaign in which ne
won every race.
Some men fuss along for years with
out breeding or buying good horse
and others hit the bullseye with the
first shot. In the last mated class is
George Gregory. q West Philadelphia
business man, who also Ray have some
thing TO say of the finish of the three
year-old stakes this year, with Nor
man Dillon.
At the grand circuit meet in Phila-
delphia last year Murphy was given the
mount on Norman Dillon, winning sec
ond money to the other Philadelphia
colt. Brusiloff. Mr.. Coke also sold
Electron Dillon, which made his stable
shy on twoSear-olds, so Serrill took
Norman Dillon along with the others.
at Columbus and was second in the
second heat of the Kentucky, winning
third money. A few days later Serrill
started Norman Dillon against the
watch, with the result that he lowered
the two-year-old gelding record to
'2:07A, the third quarter in 81 seconds
and the last half in 1:02%
\This created an active market for che
gsding, but Mr.. Gregory turned down
all offers and took the youngster to
AIcyon Park. at Pitman, N. j., where
he is wintering.
From Tennessee comes word that
Ben Whitehead figures on the reap
pearance of The Emo, 2:06s4, this
season. This trottcr was tough prop
osition before he went wrong and if
Whitehead has made q good guess he
will have some fast rides
One of the PAGERS thai .1as attract
notice this season is Miss " oodhine.
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