Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-14

heat system or racing mas ndu a
 thorough test for two years and is now
 near the discard. As substitute, Ed
 A. Tipton suggests that the two in
 three rule be amended so that if the
 race is not terminated in two heats,
 all of the starters shall remain in un-
 til after the third heat, after which
 only heat winners can start if an
 other mile is necessary This would
 limit a race under any conditions to
 four heats unless there was a dead
 heat
 Peter Manning is one of the marvels
 of the trotting world. Very few peo-
 pie heard of him until he trotted in
 2.o6 1-2 at Lexington and by so doing equalled the three year old record for geldings which was made by Easton
 last year. This new star was bred by
 W. NJ Wright. of Chicago and is by Azoh a son of Peter the Great, out of Glendora by Emmet Grattan. His dam was sold to a Wisconsin farmer at one of the Chicago sales for $75 and last February Peter Manning was priced at $1o0 but did not find purchaser He was broken to harness, in March and made his first start in August when he won over haf-miie track in 2:17 Last month during, the Wis consin State Fair at Milwaukee, Peter Manning made a time record of ?: 10. This was reduced at Lexington to 2:O6 1-2, the last half of the mile being trotted in 1:00 12.
 After being on the complaining list for over a year. Early Dreams staged come back at Lexington When he won in 2:O3 3-4, 2:o3 3-4, the fastest race trotted this year and also the fastest three heat race ever won hv gelding. In this race Early Dreams cut one second off the eleven year old record of 2:04 1-4, which Sonoma t1lri made in 1910 and which Royal Mack equailed at Toledo in July. The time in the second heat is also the fastest geldlnE a it being quarter of a second fast CT than Uhian's mile in 9: 03 12 when he defeated Hamburg Belle at Read vile, Mass in 1909.
 Barton Pardee, the owner of Lu Princeton. 2:81, and Mabel Trask, POI 3-4 enjoys seeing every body's horses in good form as well as his own. At the same time. he adds many subtle wit One day last week when a few of the ultra wise were weaving turf honors for 1920. he said 'I would give a few dollars for a peek into next seasons Year Book about the first of June'' This is a shade better than Tombstone" Keney's come back and Abe Dysher when the latter said that the Irish were no good and Kelley re- piled. 'I admit it if they are not de veloped."
 pacer in sight for 1920. After he won a third heat from Direct c. Burnett at Lexington in 2:01 1-2 his owner or dered him home for the winter and refu sed to put a price on him.
 Chauncey Sears of Fall River, Mass has set his cap to win the Transy1 .-ania next year with the ten year old gelding Charley Rex. He paid C. M. Hatch his price after he saw Charley force Early Dreams out in e:03 A al Lexington and transferred the geiding to Murphys stable. Hatch says that Murphy will drive Charley Rex in two minutes but no one knows what he will do with Royal Mack with which he has finished second in three Tran sylvan:a and may bid again if Tipton cuts the class to POS.
 Fred Hyde may winter his stable of trotters a Pinehurst. N. c. He will race at Atlanta and Macon before go- ing there.
 The Bondsman pacer Captain Mack, 2:05. is now in Murphys stabel He is one of the handsomest horses that was ever seen on race track
 Fred Icsta brooks trotter F. Colorado H0ske ed-a. mile at Lexington in , 06 4. He looks like the best stake horse for 1920. During the past season he won sleyen outSzof twelve races over the nalf-naile tracks. < The Pastime Stable has passed. W. H. Cane of New York purchased Mary Coburn while J. R. McCune Of Pitts burgh gave $6,0o0 for Abbie Putney. the day. before .Geers defeated her in the Kentucky Stake at Lexington. She is now in Cox's stable Frank Ellis also paid S14 900 at auction for Nolga and her yearling lilly by Lee Axworthy and sent the pair to Castleton Farm.