The New York herald., 1921-08-28
Gar Worthy Is Sold for
$4,000 to 7. W. Murphy
Three-Year-Old Trots Half
Mile In 1:01 1-2.

After driving Czar Worthy TO a record
of 2:07 at Poughkeepsie last week
Thomas w. Murphy bought the proplis-
ing three-year-oid trotter from George
w. Slaughter Of Detroit for $4,000 and
the next day gave an option on him at
si7,50o TO the owner OF Brook Farm,
who. however, had not purchased at last
accounts. Murphy drove the gelding
from the half mile pole 10 the wire In
1:o1 IA :o3 clip.
II Is not often in these days that trot-
tors of 10 speed make new records
outside the Grand Circuit, but the recent
meeting at Sedalia, Mo, ushered three
newcomers into the 2 10 list IN one race.
Rogers Boy, q chestnut gelding by The
Imitator. son of Chimes and Mocking
Bird, :1eA. won the first heat OF the
ZIG race in 2:0T1h. Alta Evans, roam
mare by Peter Montgomery, son OF Peter
the Great 2:07A. took the second heat
In :09ia, and Lyndon c.. by Lewis Will
kens. the next two heats in 2:091A and
2:09H.
czar Worthy, 2:7. IS the ninth and
fastest three-year-old trotter to enter
the 2:i0 list this season. The
| gelding Is a newcomer in the 2:3o list as
well as the 2:lo Est, never having started
uncu this year. He ts by Czar Peter.
a;oSjz. SON OF Peter the Great, 2:o7M. and
is out Of Babe Worthy. AHA. by AK
worthy. 2:15h. Tho other three-year-old
record makers are Lee Tide. 2:o7A; Silla-
dar. 9:07A; Ammunition. 2:071A; Sakura.
2:os; The Great Rose, 2:0sk Eunico Bell,
2:0SA; Kernel. 2:0SA. and Heather, 2:10.
A movement Is on foot to make
Newark a member of the Orange County
| Circuit next season Members of the
Road Horse Association of New Jersey
want to hold the proposed meeting at
the municipal race track in Weequahic
Park. This would probably mean free
admission to grounds and grand stand.
with purses raised by subscription
among the horse lovers Of Newark and
vicinity.
Charles Wefland's discarded stallion
Mintmark won another race last week
at Kutztown, Pa. trotting O third heat
| in 2il5 over the tVo-lap track. Mr..
Weiland sold him because he thought he
was gone on his legs. The handsome
little son OF Bingen, :o6A, lowered his
record to 2:10A when ne won a dash
race at Philadelphia Grand Circuit
meeting.
Helen Dillon. 2:12A, was officially
timed In O:S0la for the third quarter OF
her second winning heat In the race for
two-year-olds at Philadelphia. This Is a
2 :02 gait, which few trotters of her age
| ever equalled In q race. She viii start
tomorrow In the American Horse
Breeders Futurity at Boston.
Jane the Great, 2:06A, trotted a halt
In :02h in two of her three winning
heats ct the Philadelphia Grand Circuit
meeting. This fast four-year-old daugh.
ter Of Peter the Great 2:07M, and
Graceful Mckinney. by Mckinney
2:11h has few engagements in impor-
tant fixed events.
In the hands of Joe Johnson the PAGER
Col Bidwell :03&. won nine races in
consecutive weeks In the Bay State Cir
cult which closed a week ago. He
started in ten races last season without
winning heat After two weeks
rest he will start next Tuesday In the
2:fo race at Bostons Grand Circui,
meeting.
Frisco June, 2 2:o1i%. is hailed as n
son OF San Francisco. 2;07M, and June
2:11A. stepped half in o:5SM in mis-
losing race against Single c., / :5s. al
Philadelphia o week ago. He is In the
stable OF W. w. Fleming
II. T. Bedford has purchased the
| three-year-old trotter Eunice Bell
2:08A. carnpaigned successfully by
Thomas w. Murphy at early meetings In
the Grand Circuit She has won nearly
$4,000 this season.