New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Petrex Rated Highly for
Ohio Stake-Cood Field
in Paper Mills Purse
By Frank S. Cooke

ure the grand circuit opening at North
Randall and the Kalamazoo meeting,
which is second on the list, reveals an
unusual state of affairs. In the Ohio
stake. the headliner at the Buckeye me-
tropolis. are twenty 2:0o class trotters
and in the Paper Mills purse. which is
the most important race at the Celery
City, there are eighteen 2:06 trotters.
OF the first named bunch only three
are in the Kalamazoo list, which shows
that there now are in training about
forty fast trotters of stake calibre,
and this is above the average in years.
Just which one to pick as the most
likely in the Ohio is not a simple
matter. but in view of the way she
raced last year, beating aged horses
as we'll as some of the crack colts, the
four-year-old filly Petrex must be
a wonderful collection of three-year-
olds that he raced Chestnut Peter in
the early season events, then followed
with David Guy, both of them winning
renown. Conscious of the rare ability
of the Peter the Great filly, he turned
her loose among steeds of all ages and
she beat them quite handily. Time
and again she dominated her class and
there were few Of the star colts that
had anything on nef.
Murphy has also in this event his
purchase of the winter, Hanks Stout,
POSI-, and while he raced well and
attracted notice it is not easy to
figure him in the same class with
Petrex, whose record is 2:05&.
Cox Has Four in Stake
Cox has four in this stake-Legal
W, Magnolia, McGregor the Great and
~ - o0< lya
first money at this time. Legal W.,
after fine career on the half mile
tracks of the East, went into this stable
a wear ago, but did not train on to
speak of. However, the first year Cox
had Lu Princeton he was a bit like
gold brick. and think of him now, the
fastest trotting stallion in training.
Northspur has been highly tried by
the New Englander and has not shown
the ability of some other San Fran
ciscos
McGregOr the Great was one OF the
much discussed three-year last
fall and sold for a fancy figure. Mig
nolia is fast but not we'll hammered.
Fond hopes are entertained for the
New York colt, Echo Direct, 2:09A,
that stepped up at the end OF the third
heat in the Kentucky Futurity. finish
ing third in 2:05A, and many believed
that he was 2:O5 trotter that day.
From over the great divide comes
Allie Lou. 2:061a, to battle with the
Eastern herd. This daughter of Kin
ney Lou was one of the best things in
California, beating the redoubtable
Grattan Boy and lot of others with
the lick.
Allie Watts, that is named in this
event, took mark of 2:O7A, and then
lameness laid her on the shelf. When
she was right she had world of speed
and return to form gives her
chance.
Del Jolla, 2:O6A, added to the fame
of the Binjolla tribe last fall by some
clever victories, and there are some
who think she will trot as fast as Bin
land this season. Red Bon, 2:09A,
frequently mentioned during the off
season, won about nine races last year,
mostly on the small tracks, and ap-
pears to be quite a trotter.
The Pastime Stable, whose owners
also are principals in the Cleveland
track, is represented by Bacelli and
Mary Coburn, and both of them are
reported to have done we'll during the
winter Bacelli started ten times last
year without winning, while Mary Co.
burn had a vacation.
Gentry c., Geers's Entry
Geers names only Gentry c., 2:05, in
this race, but some of the others are
apt to be in his stable this spring.
Hollywood Kate, 2:07A. owned and
driven by J. L. Dodge, gave flashes
last season of lots of speed. Selah
Baird, 2:07h. was in the Murphy
school last year, but never showed
stake class.
Miss Isabelle McGregor found such
q long name no handicap, for she won
a number of half-mile track events and
her mark is 2:0SA. Brescia. 2:05M
has been knocking at the door for a
couple of years and some day she will
get on the inside Lord Stout, 2:07A
is handy trotter and owned and
handled by pretty smart combina-
ton. Suldine 2:06A, has had num-
Der of trials and is to be given an
other. From cothood this has been a
fast horse.
The field in the Paper Mills purse at
Kalamazoo is quite the best the turf
has known in any event for fast trot-
ters. Fully half of the horses must
be conceded a chance, and as so few
of the lot are engaged at North Ran
dali this stake will stand out as one
of the big affairs of the season.
Geers is in this one hook, line and
sinker, having no fewer than four
rare old pair, June Red and Heir
Reaper, will have to put up a lively
scrap TO stall off the four-year-
Peter June, that should be a great
horse this year. The other one is
Gentry c., also named at North Ran
dali. June Red made one of the great
campaigns of 1918, winning early.
training off and coming back strong.
Like Heir Reaper, she took a mark
of 2:05N.
Peter June, fast but too big as a
two-year-old, improved in his three
year-old form, won some good races
and record of 2:06M. 1t would not
Dc surprising to see him fighting 1t
cut In some events with his near rela-
I'VE, Petrex, that is favored in the
ONO, although the filly is not in this
event.
Murphy Relies on Royal Mac
Murphy is relying on Royal Mac,
1.oo, that has been a first-class trot-
ter for him, and Wilkes Brewer,
1;ooA n that came into his stable during
the winter. The mare showed good
,orm sast year on occasions when Guy
Lee Grove her, and it is thought that
Murphy will put her down among the
last ones. Kelly De Forest, that he
drove to record of 2:05A, also ia in
the Paper Mills, but named bv his
owner, so somebody else may have
the mount.
In addition to Echo Direct. that alec
IS IN the Ohio, the Brook Farm hs.
Emma Mcgowan in this stake TIE
hiiy IN question was very fast when