New-York tribune., 1922-01-08
Kound of SQUASH Tennis
Grand Circuit
ChanggesLikc'y
For This Year
Canadian Track May C0'
Membership at AnnuTI
Meeting Of Trot Stewards
BY Frank s. Cook =

"It"nNcn OF horsemcn ccntcrS N
week at Cleveland. where the annual
session Of tho Grand Circuit stewa rdz
IL underlined for Monday and Tue
day. Thr interesting possihility IS
whether one Of tho Canadian tracks +,
given Nom bership. Two Of the Windsor
ova!s are said tc be out for the nlura.
Kcnilworth having fled formal app'i-
cation and Dcvonshire also asking for
dates in June.
Admission Of ono of these tracks vii
add materially to the earning canac,ty
Of the big line stecds. and II will no.
interfere with the schedule Of ncct
lngs which has prevailed during the Ia,
two years. Mr.. Mcbride, Of Toronto a,ho
IS principal owner Of Kcnilworth. has
promised to restore the $4,000 Mcr
chants and Manufacturers' stake
which made the old Detroit meeting
most notable Of their time Also he
VIII give $4,000 Chamber Of Commerce
Stake for PAGERS, and other events to
suit the campaigning stables.
Mr.. Mcbride has been prominent IN
the horse world for years. He has
been steady contributor 20 the tro.
ters. which are his first love. although
ne is raking in shekes from the
runners on his mile ring at Windsor
and halfmile track at Toronto.
Rest of Circuit the Same
The rest Of the Grand Circuit will 10
the same as it was last season. North
Randall Will be given the week of Jul~
3, then will follow Toledo. Kalamazoo.
Columbus, Toledo, North Randall. Phi
adelphia, Poughkeensic. Readyille
Hartford, Syracuse, Cf,lumbus, Lcx.ng-
ton and Atlanta in turn
kenilworth asks for three davs in
each of the last two weeks in June.
period when the trainers generally are
spending money BY working their
horses instead Of making something b.
racing them. Half milers race well and
prohtab'y in June and there is no rea-
son why the good horses cannot do the
same thing
Complete statistics Of the season
show that by adding forty-tire 70 the
list Peter the Great now has SO stand
ard performers, being the first sire tc
pass the 500 mark. Thirty years ago
Electioneer was the talk of the coun-
try when he reached the 100 mark in
late 1891. 1t was far different task
then, for tracks were not as good and
they raced to high-wheeled sulkies
which account for five TO ten seconds
in speed. varying with the individuals.
The 200 mark first was reached in
1909 by Allerton. that also was firs-
at 250 performers. Peter the Great
went on the books as a sire in 1909
with one performer. His career in the
East was not notable as far as mum
bers are concerned. but when he was
established in Kentucky he began 20
send IN herd every season. IN 1919
Peter reached the 800 mark. two years
later he made il 400 and row he 's
headed for 900. with a fair chance TO
land there if he lives a couple o.
years more.
Long Time Conceding Ability
While breeders were forced to rec
ognze the greatness of Peter, and Il
went against the grain of many who
could not see his blood lines, the
we're a long time conceding his ability
to breed on through his sons. Some
of them got few ordinary trotters
and suddenly they began TO bloom,
until now, Azoff. a son Of Peter the
Great, is the sire of Peter Manning.
1:57A the fastest trotter Of all times:
another, Gar Peter, Is sire Of Gar
Worthy. 2:O3a4, that could have been
made the three year-old champion:
Peter Scott is the sire of Rose Scott,
the champion three year-old race horse
of the year: Peter Montgomery sired
CALI Curc. 2:O3%, the fastest green
mare of 1920
Blood lines are being pretty clearly
established with the Peter the Greats
at the head and the Axworthys. Bin
gems, McKinneys and Mokos furnishing
the needed outcrosses- Breeding IS not
as much of gamble as it was even
ten years ago.
1t is noticed that very few yearlings
we're given records Of 2:30 or better
during 1921, which is a good thing for
the turf. Harriott Silk, by Bingen Silk.
trotted the fastest of any of the
babies, taking a record of 2:2s24 This
likely flly was bought for s2.450 AZ
Baden fame. who will develop her ~
Readville. The fastest vearing PAGER
of the year is Flipfast. roam hlly BIZ
Trampfast, that wiggled in 2:1s's.
Charley Rex Quits West
There will be a new one in the fas'
trotting classes Down East this year. aS
Charley Rex, 2:o44 is through with
the Grand Circuit, and will be driven
by Dave Warman on the Bay State
tracks. Charley Rex is rather Won
derful old gelding. For years he raced
in the West. mile tracks this week an-
half mile tracks next. and he beat ever
good horse that tried to catch HIM.
Now twelve years old. Charley Rex "a
in good shape, and it will take mighty
clever young trotter TO show him tho
way.
Although less is heard Of hin, than
in the days when he had Minor Heir
and won the big pacing events. Charley
Dean is just as busy as ever At Pala
tine, H.. he is wintering ninety head.
the fastest st. Roch 2:02 u. one of tn
sensations Of the season. This fellow.
along with Silver Song, POSI-, and
Collateral, 2:18 as a yearling. attes,
the activity of the Dean establishment.
for which Charles jr. is doing mcss
Of the racing.
The good Bingara trotter Bnston.
2:06N, is in Vic Flemings hands, aud
this is taken to mean another 2:O5 per
former for the famous sire that now
is at Goshen.
Willie Singer Victor