The New York herald., 1922-01-01
Champion 4-Year-0ld May Be
Champion Stallion Before
Next Season Ends.

Arion Guy, 1 :591a, the new champion
of four-year-olds. is the fastest trotting
horse ever bred in the State Of New
York. He was bred by the late Jacob
Rupert at his Hudson River stock farm.
near Poughkeepsie. but was foaled In
Kentucky. his dam having been sold be-
fore he was born. Harold Childs of Lex
ington gave him his early lessons as a
two-year-old, driving him to record of
2:20K against time at that age. and
soon afterward selling him to Thomas
w. Murphy of Poughkeepse, who bought
him for Charles C. Lloyd OF New York.
He was late in starting in his first race
as a three-year-old. but when he did
make his debut he proved to be the best
of his age in training by winning the
Kentucky F'uturity and never losing a
heat in which Murphy was able to drive
him. He closed the campaign with q
record of 2:04%, which did not represent
his limit of speed by any means.
Before the campaign of 1921 opened
the colt was sold by Mr.. Lloyd for S25.-
900 to Harry K. Devereux of Cleveland,
who is president OF the Grand Circuit,
and who bought the promising trotter
beating the best time on record for four
year-olds and of eventually lowering the
record for trotting stations Of any age,
Mr.. Devereux did not start him In a race
last year but instructed Murphy to fit
him for performances against time. After
several fast miles at other tracks. each
one faster than the last, Murphy put
him in the 2 100 list at Lexington in Oc-
tober. Though plans for 1922 have not
been disclosed 1t is expected that Arion
Guy will be trained again this year with
view TO beating the stallion record Of
1854. now held by Lee Axworthy.
Uhlan, :5s. and Peter Manning, :57%.
are the only trotters Of any age or sex
that have beaten this mark, but those
who should know Arion Guy best be-
lieve he will be equal to the task, with a
possibility of beating all records.
The champion four-year-old Is bay In
color, and Is 1871 hands high. He Is
as high mettled as most thoroughbred
race horses without being vicious. and
his trainer says he is as quick as a
cat in his movements He trots with
out even quarter boots forward and
wears only shin boots for protection be-
hind. Plain shoes Weighing four and
FIVE ounces are all he requires to bal
ance him. He strides about 19 feet and
6 inches in full flight, and seems to be
going at ease when speeding at 100
clip.
Guy Axworthy. 2:0S%, the sire OF
Arion Guy, Is distinguished as the only
horse yet credited with two trotters in
the 2 100 list. Lee Axworthy. bred by
William Bradley OF New York, at Ard
maer Farm, Raritan. N. j.. is his other
representative. Their sire was bred and
raised by John II. Shuts OF Brooklyn,
and Axworthy. 2 :15h. their grandsire,
by A. i. Darling. proprietor Of the old
Fifth Avenue Hotel. Arion Guys dam,
Margaret Parrish. 2 :06h was bred by
John r. Madden of Lexington, KY, and
was by Vice-Commodore, 2:11. the son
of Blngen, 2:06h. and Nancy Hanks,
2 :04. In the direct maternal line the
champion four-year-old trotter traces
back TO the great brood mare Mamie, by
Star Almont, that produced Helen Ley
burn, 2:14-; Catherine Leyburn. 2:14 ;
Rose Leyburn. 2:i5h, and Scourine.
2:1sh. as well as several other fast
trotters. Margaret Parrish was out OF
Lady Leyburn, :23h. by Arion. 2;O7&,
and she out of Margaret Leyburn
2:25%, by Wilton. 2:194. out of Rose
Leyburn. Both the sire and the dam
of Arion Guy were driven to their rec
ords by Murphy.