Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-11-05
HIGH PRICES MARK
GREAT HORSE YEAR

CHICAGO, Nov. 4-The outstand-
ing feature of the fall in trotting
horsedom has been the big advance
in prices, marking an upward SLAMS
in values that has been somewhat de-
layed but has at last arrived with
vengeance.
The hunt for horses for next sea-
son" is a feature of very campaigns
end, and this year as the grand cir
cult has drawn to close the speed
merchants" have apparently tried
TO outdo each other in their efforts
TO corral promising material for
1920 regardless of price. In many
instances, however, despite large Of
offers, they have been unable to in
duce owners to part with their hors-
es, they preferring to hold on to,
rather than sell them.
The star sale has been that of
the tree-year-old gelding Peter Man
ming, for which Tommy Murphy, the
turf's leading winning reinsman for
seasons past, has Just paid $21 900
TO his breeder and owner, W. NJ.
Wright, of Chicago.
The story of Peter Manning is in.
structive and interesting as illustrat-
ing the possibilities of horse breed
ing on the trotting side.
Wright is manufacturer of the
Windy City who for a number of
years has raised few trotters as
diversion, occasionally racing one or
two. From one of his friends, F. E.
Marsh, formerl a breeder and pro.
prietor of the Grattan Farm, near
Chicago, he purchased a mare nam
ed Glendora She had been able to
trot in 2;15 as a three-year-old but
did not train SCUM, bowing tendon
and only taking record of 2:25%
She cost Wright but few hundreds.
He decided to breed her to Azoff,
two-year-old record 2:14A a young
horse owned by another friend. ].
r. Thompson of Chicago. Glendoras
first foal by Azoff was filly. She
had wonderful speed but was injured
when young so was sold for small
sum, later coming on well enough
so that she has won a number of
races over the half-mile track of H.
linois.
Glendora was bred back to Azoff
and produced in 1915 a bay colt
the now $2l 900 Peter Manning.
Peter was gelded and nothing was
done with him until last fall. He
was then partially broken and was
allowed to rough It through the win
ter. Last March Harry Putnam. who
trains for Wright, took him in hand
and finished breaking him In the
process Peter developed indications
of great speed so Harry went at him
to find ont how much As he was
perfectly green he could not be hur-
ried too fast and It was the latter
part OF June before he trotted his
first mile in 2;30. From then one
he came like a sky-rocket In
early September Harry started him
at local county fair and he won
as he liked, trotting one of his heats
in about 2:14.
Then he took him up to the Mil
waukee races. at the Wisconsin State
Fair. and showed him up. working
him a mile In 2:lO andia quarter in
80 seconds two minute gait. This
performance was witnessed by a lot
OF horsemen. who pronounced him
& wonder. on account of his limited
training and the ease with which he
die his work.
Peter Manning was then shipped
south to Lexington. for the Ken
tueky Breeders meeting. There.
one morning. he was started for a
record and tratted a mile in 2:O6Ik.
the last half of which was done in
1:OOik and the last quarter IN 29H
seconds 1857 gait The time
equalled the worlds record for
gelding trotter OF the age three
years) made In 1918 by Eeaston.
and the critics said that no tro'ter
OF the age had ever shown so great