The New York herald., 1921-09-04

their Libertyville quarters. one bleak
december day In 1918, and after we had
looked over several promising ones he
asked his trainer, Harry Putnam. to
lead out the latest addition to the stable.
viewed long-haired. gangling two
year-old gelding. thin and unattractive,
being fresh from the pasture, and was
told that he could be purchased for
$780,
The next thing heard OF the unprornis-
ing youngster was in September. 1919,
when Putnam started him In race at
the county fair. He won 1t easily. trot-
ting In 2:1TA on the rough half-milc
track. after which he was shipped to
Milwaukee,. where there Is mile course.
During the Wisconsin State Fair there
his trainer worked him an easy mile In
2 10. with the last half in :04. Half
an hour later Putnam breezed him a
quarter in 80. a 100 clip. Con-
vinced that he had a great three-year-
old. but one without engagements. he
shipped to Lexington in October and
astonished the talent by driving him to
a record of 2 :061a against time. The
first half was trotted in 1 :06 and the
last half In :00h, with the last quar-
ter in :2SA, according to the official
time. 1t was Just after this sensational
performance that the green three-year-
old was sold
HIS Great Cam mpaign in 1870.
After being entered in all the big In
stalment purses through the Grand Cir
cult last year Peter Manning trained off
at the outset of the campaign and did
not start until the second Cleveland
meeting in August. From there he went
through the season. winning the $4,000
Massachusetts at Boston, the $4,000
Charter Oak at Hartford, the $4,000
Empire State at Syracuse, the $4,000 NJ.
and M. at Columbus and the $4,000
Pennsylvania at Lexington, as well as
several others of less note. earning $685.
500 and meeting defeat only once, when
he broke and was distenced at Philadel-
phia after winning heat. His three
heats in 2:03, :02s4 and 2:02h in the
Pennsylvania are the fastest ever trotted
in q race.
Peter Manning is bay gelding. about
1873 hands high. He is a nicely turned
horse, goes with about as little rigging as
any trotter in training, and with an i'm
pressive appearance of ease when NOV
ing at high speed. But ne does not look
or act like great racehorse of the
stamp of some other champions. In fact
his long ears and his rather sour way of
carrying them, together with his ap-
parent dislike for close quarters in a
field of horses. last year prejudiced a
great many horsemen against him. and
predictions were constantly being made
that he was about to blow up. And
there are not few to-day who believe
his wonderful speed alone saved him in
more than one race. His breeding. how
ever. is that or a stout hearted race
horse.
Azoff. AJAX. his sire. is son of
Peter the Great. 2:07A and Dolly
Worthy, 2:27A. by Axworthy 2:15 u :,
grandam Dolly Phoebe. full sister to
NJ Z. McHenry's rock ribbed old cam
paigner Phoebe Wilkes. :0sA. by Ham
bletonian Wilkes. His dam. Glendora
2:25A. was a very fast mare that went
lame before she got to the races. She
was a daughter of the little known but
well bred horse Emmett Grattan. 2 :2S,
by Grattan, 2:13, out Of Maggie Nc
Gregor by Robert McGregor. 2:17h. the
sire Of Cresceus. :02A. and Glendora's
dam, Wallie Moore was a sister to the
old time PAGER Gambrel, 2:10A. by
Gan,betta Wilkes, 2:19A. out Of Bell
fieId by Enfield, 2:29.