New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-01
Harness Horses Have Biz Year;
New Records and Prosnects
By Frank s. Cooke

Looking back over the harness rae
ing season of 1918, 1t must be given a
place as one of the most notable in his
tory, although record breaking was con-
fined to ages and sexes.
The comprehensive tables Of records
are subjected to a number Of altera-
tons, Yor, in grouping the three best
Of every age, sex and gait, It is noticed
that fifteen new names appear, showing
that there has peen an abundance Of
speed and that it was very we'll dis
trbuted.
Starting with the free-for- all trot-
stunts. Mabel Trask joined the ranks
of great race mares by reducing her
mark to POI "a which took place on
one Of the occasions when she beat St.
Frisco.
That stallion had raced IN 2:O1A in
1917, but he came back in the same
notch this year, beating Mabel Trask to
do it. and thereby he has the stallion
speed honors of the year.
Into this same fight comes Lu
Princeton, who raced N 2:02, and with
the demise Of St. Frisco, he becomes
the fastest trotting stallion in racing
trim.
Unless it is recruited from the three
year-olds of this season. the freefor-
all trotting division for 1919 is q very
limited affair. Hollywood Bob, David
Guy, Easton, Albert and Chestnut Peter
are among the most likely to give bat
tie to the veteran Lu Princeton and
Ante Guy, Bertha Mcclure and one or
two others that may dare to accept the
issue Four-year- Odds displayed such
superlative quality this season that the
foals Of 1915 must be taken into the
reckoning.
Mares Do Good Work.
One Of the real features Of the year
was the manner in which four-year- old
mares stepped in open company, Ber-
tina Mcclure reducing the mark half a
second when she won a heat at Toledo
in 2:041 u. Miss Bertha Dillon made
them forget the rest when she raced
in 2:02ia, which is nearest TO the rec
ord for age Peter Nolo's POP. An
other in the class to distinguish herself
is Ante Guy, the New York Ally, that
won in 2:03ib. coming out OF the sea-
son in a blaze Of glory.
Among the three-year most Of
the honors went to geldings. The fast
Bob's in :64M at the very first clash
Of the season, which has been beaten
only BY Peter Volo. Peter Thompson
had held the three -year-old gelding rec
ord since 1911, but Albert equalled It,
2:071a, and few days later Easton
lowered it to 2:06l2 No fly of the
age approached the wonderful speed Of
The Real Lady and Miss Bertha Dillon
in 1917.
Norman Dillon knocked the two-year
old gelding record down to 2:O7A. and
Let Fly, that won the breeders stake
and took a tab OF 2:1l%, looked like
better than 2:10 trotter
Coke Bred Fast Trotters.
IN summing up the notablcs of the
season much of the honor goes TO A. B.
Coke, Of Paoli. Pennsylvania, whose
breeding operations az more or less
modest. but wonderf. ~ successful. Mr..
Coke bred Miss BERTHA Dillon. Norman
Dillon and Let Fly, also Nella Dillon,
2:05M, the seasons fastcs: threeyear
old FLY. Adding to these The Cossack
and The Divorce. that were raced by
his man, Joe Scrrill, and Chestnut
Peter, of the Murphy stable, and Peter
Vonia Of the Coke string also bred by
the old Yale athlete, his dividend Of
satisfaction must have more than off,
set the expense Of INDUCING in this
nastime. which Ia his favorite.
David NJ. Look, OF New York, has the
satisfaction of having bred the fastest
two-year-old colt and FLY Of tho sea-
son in Brusilof and Princess Etawah.
also the three year-old, Albert. BrusiloR
BY Peter the Great, is out Of Emily
Ellen 90 2:00A, the first trotter OF
prominence raced by Mr.. Look: These
two and Ueriscopt won all OF the prin-
cipal -year~old events
John L. Dodge, oe Middletown. N. Y.
bred, trained and drove Hollywood Bob,
also drove Perscope in some sparkling
races
PAGERS Also Active.
The humble paccrs also were doing a
few things TO add to their side OF the
ledger They put up the best race Of
all times at Toledo, where Miss Harris
NJ. won a heat In 1891. and tl"n Vas
beaten by tho determined Single G. IN
1904, that stallion coming back IN
1:b9s4.
ORC Elmo stepped into the linelight,
his 2:03M, putting him among the
three beat four year-old colts. Honors
among three year Odds went to Direct
tho Work, that one knocking the geld
ing record down to 2:06M.
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