The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-22
PERISCOPE, THE CHAMP

Periscope won the champion stallion
stake, worth Ss,4O6, at Cleveland re-
Gently from Molly knight. Brushon
and Kentucky June in 2:o6h. The
bred by John Il. Madden at Hamburg
Place and sold to her present owner,
John L. Dodge. for $780, 900 during the
Poughkeepsie meeting last year. She
Is by Siliko. a Kentucky futurity win
ner that also became a European
champion before he wa retired to the
stud, She Is also a sister to Dagastan,
that made a four-year-old record of
2;0Sh when Murphy won with him at
Cleveland last season.
The contests for the champion stall
lion stake during the past five years
present an apt illustration of the shift
Ing fortunes Of the sires which have
been represented in it. In 1915 C. w.
Laseil won the event at New York
with the Henry Setter gelding Henry
Todd, that trotted a mile to saddle
In 2:12h at Readville last week. He
defeated The Colorado Belle by Colo
RADIO E.. who died before he had an
the stud. Deroche by John A. Nc
Kerron, Onward Forbes by J. Malcolm
Forbes, Native Spirit by Native King,
and the Axworthy horse Rusticoat,
that was recently sold for export to
Italy.
In 1915 the race was programmed
at Cleveland and has been decided
since hat date over the course at
North Randall. There were seven
starters that year. three Of them be-
Ing by General Watts, two by Peter
the Great. one by ,Bingen and one by
ors for the Peter the Great family in
2;07%, with Blngen silk second and
EXPRESSIVE lou third.
Another star was in the ascendant
in 1917 when Cox won with Harvest
Gale in 2;obk after losing q neat in
while Bertha Mcclure, another mem
Der of The Harvester family. finished
third, and Mary Coburn fourth. The
other starters were kellev DeForest
Worthy Volo and Brother David, This
made the representation In 1917 two
and n each by Dillon Axworthy
Manrico and The DeForest,
Last ear the champion stallion
stake was a Peter the Great famil,
affair. OF the six starters. five o.
them were by the Laurel Hall premier
was distanced In the first heat. Wher
the summary was completed. Chestnut
Peter appeared as the winner In 2:05&
while Peter yonia. Hollywood Bob
selka and Peter. June were placed IL
the order named. No n ever say
" fNNhN VIZ u tNNNAbN "
running turf hat was open to tn,
world and which was won almost II
record time, that presented such.
field Of three-year-olds by one sire
as appeared at North Randall that day
Another only can also be added to thi
race as Ahree OF the six starters, tina
il Chestnue Peter, Peter Vonia an,
Nella Dillon, were bred by A. B. Coke
OF Paoli. Pa,
There were II starters in the cham
nion stallion stake this wear, OF tn
lot. Brother Peter. Peter L. and Brush
loft are, by Peter the Great, the las
ramed standing third in the summary
Mokn was represented by his two sons
Siliko, the sire of Periscope, the win
rer, and Manrico. the sire of Kentuck
June. General Watts also appeare
again rs u sire for the first time sine
1915, his representative, Molly knighl
. being awarded second money, Will
his son. Watts, Jr.. was the sire c
Betty Arnold watts. which also too
the word with Abhie Hutney by Sa
!, Frarcisco, Princess Etaweh by Etawal
Norman Dillon by Dillon Axworth,
. and Mulvaney by Belwin.