Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-08
HARNESS HORSES INHERIT
SPEED FROM AXW0RTHY
Peter Manning and Arion Guy
Establish Records al Lex
ingion. XIV.

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LEXINGTON. Ky. Nov. When
Peter Manning and Arion Guy cs-
,abliSlicd new world speed records
dIr!u. the fall ;rotting season held
here recently. thousands Of Spccta-
tors took the performances as Il mat
ter of course. Will" breeding special
lists ;nh close. followers of the sport
went home W sean prdier"-s anu sta
tiSticS To- discover. IL possible. thu"
origin of III" unusual speed displayed
Icy tn" Two animals.
y study Of p~"digr""s made 10y Pro-
f"sS"r W :. Anderson. AN authority
on h"rS" breeding ami a member Of
The auiiuai hushHudrY department OF
The k"uiucky COLLEGE q: Agriculture.
shows that th" tw" animals derived
their ability Tor speed from AN-
worthy. n sire VIII" WAS not "Nccp-
ti"naliv fast himself. but nu" who *
noted for the speed of his get and
that "f his sons. He has a rccord OF
2;lj l-2.
studies made 10y Professor Andcr-
son show that Peter Manning. WI"
set u new worlds reCord for tn" mile
Ivy reducing the tim" from l:5S 1"
l.5I 81. could not hay" obtained his
speed from his mother Gleudrra g..
III. who had u track record uf
=" 81, nor from her Sire. Emmett
Grafton. who had u record Of 2t2S.
"pn the other hand. ON" would not
pick til" sire of Peter Manning.
AZ"m. who has a record of 2:li IL
ltl u ntll'. L. produce IN" greatest
speed "f amy sire of breed. but 1t
must h" conceded that the champions
speed cam" to linn from his sire.
since he could not nave obtained it
from his dam Professor Anderson
said.
The dam of Non is Dolly worth,
who was sired by ANw"r,hy. This
makes the new worlds champion Il
Er"a~t-crands"n Of ANw"rthy.
PREVIOUS to the cr"wninG Of IL"
T. LA1 80 No.. - "a . 49,.
descendant Of AXw"rthy. became tn"
first i-ycpr-old stallion to 20 Il mile
ia two minutes or better 10y setting
a record al l:3a IL for III" distance.
ArIuu Guy was sired by Guy AN
worthy, who was also the sire Of the
worlds champion stallion. Ice AN
worthy. VIII" went a mile in l:IS Ii.
fcicr Manning obtained three of
The requisites of speed in a great
hors" from several different sources.
further studies mad" by Professor
Anderson show. Thcs" requirements
are speed, or the ability To- go very
fast; t~oughn"Ss aud endurance, or
tn" ability TO carry speed for Il mile
and TO repeat. and Intelligence, or
tn" ability and WILLINGNESS to be
trained and raced y" on" family OF
tr",ttng horses has all th"s. re-
nIisit"S. according To Professor An
dcrSon.
:, tas; horse. Axw"rthy. who con-
,rihu;.i extreme speed :" tn" make
ur of Peter Manning. il noted for the
speed Of his own get as well as that
Of hi- sons. as shown by the re-
cords established hy some Of these
animals. Professor Anderson said.
Lee ~ANworthy. worlds champion stat
lion. was sired by Guy ANworthy. "a
son OF ~ANw"rthy. while General
WATTS. another son az AXwurthy. is
founding Il family az consistent trut-
i'nG horses; according Ia Professor
anderson. Dillon ANw"r,hy. an
TIA" most sensational lot Of young
irott"rS eye produced 10y any trOt-
ting sire. Professor anderson said.
1T is safe I" say that the greatest
contribution which any sire has ever
mad" To "a breed is Tctcr the Greats
*lit of ~i"mGhncss Ia his descendants.
Professor Anderson said. III" also
mas PASSED on cNtrcm" speed. hut its
vain" in his offsprings has not beer,
as great. perhaps. as his contribu-
non OF endurance. Peter Manning
got his t~ourhncSS or endurance
through his sire. Azon, in a supcrIa-
tive degree. Last year. lie was n con
SlSt"nt i%r"ticr and established tho
worlds rccord for three heats in
holds tn" worlds record for +-ycar-
old S"ldlngS with Il mark Of 2:o2 l-2,
Peter M%anninG's intelligence could
nav" COM" 1" him through more than
one" lin" al his pedigree. This is an
important factor. which is sometimes
und"rrat"d 10y people. who view {:
i'"i'inE race. y" matter how fast
4 h"fS" may Ice, or how great his en-
durnnc". If he viii not start right
stay IN his gait or Weld himself +,
his driver, b" viii not make record.
worthy Of his speed and ruduranrc'