New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
Laurel Stable
IrOtters Will
Be Sold Here
Walter Cox, Years Second
Best Reinsman, Likely to
Assemble Stable in East
BY Frank S. Cooke

Horse racing uncovers peculiar
condition. While business men all
over the country were making long
faces and exhibiting fat wallets the
money was pouring in to the mutuel
machines and hookmakers on all sides.
Right to the end of the trotting season
betting was brisk and the running
meetings have been handling millions,
showing that there always is money
for sport.
Also during the fall fancy prices
were paid for trotters and the market
for good material is still high. The
next opportunity the patrons Of the
sport of the sulky will have chance
to dig down for the large bills 1or write
fat checks is the annual Old Glory
sale Of trottcrs to be held at Squadron
A Arlnory in New York, November %
to 25.
Always these sales are big event
with trotting. horse folk, who look to
the results with just as much keenness
as they do at the summaries of the
races: The headliner of the sale this
month is the dispersal of the racing
stable of Laurel Hall Farm, the home
of Peter the Great.
Announcement that all of the do
veloped speed Of the establishment is
to be thrown on the market came as
surprise. 1t does not mean the finish
of the farm, for the premier stallion,
all of the brood mares and the wear-
lings are to be kept.
Untried Young Stock Let Go
Laurel Hall probably is going on
something like Walnut Hall, at Lex
ington, whence trainloads Of untried
young stock go to the New York auc-
tions. each year, letting the other fell
low, do the developing and pay for it as
we'll. In the instance Of Walnut Hall
this has worked out so we'll that the
whole farm is to be devoted to trot-
ters, the highbred sheep which have
roamed on part of the estate to be
sold.
Dispersal of the Laurel Hall Stable
sends Walter r. Cox back East, where
he doubtless will assemble stable that
will be factor at the Grand Circuit.
Those who have watched Cox closely
think that while he has been clever
reinsman for years, he is now at his
best. He will have no trouble picking
up horses, as the rich New Englanders
and New Workers who back him will
| go into the market and grab anything
that Cox thinks is worth the money.
Cox gave Murphy good run for first
money honors this year, ending the sea
son with thirty-eight firsts, twenty-one
seconds and fourteen thirds to his
credit, the total being $64,054.50. Muir
phys record is forty-fve wins, twenty
two seconds and twenty-four thirds
amounting to $71,146.25. The wonder
full flash Of speed shown by Rose Scott
when the big Futurities were reached
in the last month of the campaign pu,
Murphy over the line.
Jimmy McKerron, Star PAGER
Each year Canada sends across the
border a few mighty nimble PAGERS. The
new one this season was Jimmy McKer
ron, that wound up with a record o.
2:01% and is the champion money win
about s15, 1000 to his credit.
Jimmy McKerron is Canadian bret
and was driven by a Canadian reins
man, Nat Ray, the old steeplechass
jockey, who has been doing pretty
we'll with the harness nags. Ray is
wintering. his stable at North Randall
for the first time. He picked
up q couple of new ones late in thu
season and appears to have made gooe
selections, for with the trotter Peter
Will Tell he won several races ct the
Cranwood meeting.
Double victory on the part of lows
|
plains something that happened on the
last day of the two weeks session al
Mount Clemens. The Illinois PAGER DR.
Warren had won three races and the
Canadian wiggler Dundee Lad hae
taken down two.
The pair finally got together anc
few could see anything else in the
race, for while Iowa Knight was g
member of the party, he had not wor
during the meeting. However, lowe
knight tripped the wise men and bea
both of the favorites, which many
claimed was false ending. However
the Cleveland summaries justify tn.
outcome, for Iowa Knight was hurried
to Cranwood and beat all of the 2:1i
class PAGERS that had been winning.
John E. Madden, whose fame as {
breeder is divided between the run
ners and the trottars, originally wa:
a harness horse devotee and never ha.
been able to eradicate the germ. Will
Siiko at the head Of his stud he goe
on breeding, and now lie has sever
weanlings at the Lexington track, wher,
they are taking their lessons. Thre,
of these are by Silko out of dams b,
Peter the Great and Todd, and tn
others are by Guy Axworthy out o
Siliko mares.
! In the olden days select cava,cade.
came from California to the Eastern
tracks in charge of the Goldsmiths
Marvin, Hickok and other skillfu
trainers and drivers. Few are the re
cent invasions, and while the sport con
tinues to thrive in the Golden West
not so much is heard of the perform
ances; the old speed schools are closed