Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-06
HUNT CAUSE0F
!. HORSE SPEED
Peter Manning and Arion
Guy Examined For
Pedigrees

Lexing gton, Ky, Nov. 5.-When Peter
Manning and Arion Guy established
new world speed records during the
fall trotting season held here recently
thousands of spectators took the per-
formances as a matter of course
while breeding specialists and close
followers of the sport went home to
scan peHgrees and statistics to dis
cover if possible the origin of the un-
usual speed displayed by the two ami
mails.
A study of pedigrees made by Prof
w. S. Anderson, an authority on horse
breeding and a member of the animal
husbandry department of the Ken
lucky College of Agriculture, shows
that the two animals derived their
ability for speed from AXworthy. a
sire who was not exceptionally fast
himself but one who is noted for the
speed of his get and that of his sons.
He has a record OF 2:15I7.
Studies made by Prof. Anderson
show that Peter Manning who set a
new worlds record for the mile by
reducing the time from 1:5S to 1853,
could not have obtained his speed from
his mother. Glendora CT, 3, who had
track record of 2:25ss nor from her
sire Emmet Grafton, who had a record
of 2:oS.
"On the other hand one would not
pick the sire of Peter Manning. Azoff,
who has record of 2:14M for mile,
to produce the greatest speed of any
sire of breed but 1t must be conceded
that the champions speed came to
him from his sire since he could not
have obtained it from his dam,' Prof.
Anderson said.
The dam of Azoff is Dolly Worthy
who was sired by Axworthy. This
makes the new worlds champion a
Sreatgrandson of Axworthy.
Previous to the crowninE of tho
worlds champion, Arion Guy. another
| descendant of Axworthy, became the
| first four-year- old stallion to go n mile
| in two minutes or better by setting a
| record OF 1885, for the distance. Arion
| Guy was sired by Guy Axworthy who
went mile in 1;5sH.
Peter Manning obtained three of the
requisites of speed in great horse
from several different sources further
studies made by Prof. Anderson show.
These requirements are speed. or tho
ability to go very fast; toughncsss and
| endurance. or the ability to carry speed
for "A mile and to repeat; and intelli-
gencc, or the ability and willingness
TO be trained and raced. No one fam
lily of trotting horses has all these re-
quisites. according to Prof. Anderson
In spite of the fact that he was not
a fast horse, ASworthy, who contr!-
buted extreme speed 10 the makeup
of Peter Manning, is noted for the
speed of his own get as we'll as that
of his sons as shown by the reCurd.
established by some of these animals
Prof. Anderson said. Lee AXworthy.
worlds champion stallion. was sired
by Guy ANworthy. Il son of ltNworthy,
while General Watts, another son OF
ANworthy. is founding a family OF
consistant trotting horses. according
to Prof Anderson. Dillon Axworthy.
another son. is at present the sure OF
the most sensational lot of young trot-
ters ever produced by any trotting
sire. Prof. Anderson said.
1t is safe TO say that the greatest
contribution which any sire has ever
made to "A breed is Peter the CIR, ats
gift of toughnesS to his descendants
Prof Anderson said. "fIo also has
passed on extreme pced but its value
in his offspring has not been AS great
perhaps as his contribution OF cndur-
ancc. Peter Manning got this tough
ness or endurance thru his sire Azoff
in "A supcrlative degree. Last year he
was consistent trotter and .stab-
lished the worlds record for three
heats in 2:O3. 2:024. and 2:O2is. He also
holds th" worlds record for fouryear-
old GcldiuEs with mark of 2:O2I.
Peter Manning's intelligence could
have come to him thru more than one
line OF his pedigree. This is an inn
portaut factor which is sometimes un-
dCrrated by people who view a trottinE
race. No matter how fast {. horse may
hc or how great his endurance II h
will not start right, stay In his gait or
Yield himself to his driver he viii not
mako records worthy Of his speed ami
endurance