The New York herald., 1922-12-24
VERY FAST HORSES
MEYER 50 NUMEROUS
Free-for-AIl Trotters Of 1928
Promise Great Harness
Racing.
Dy W. III. 0OCHER.


within month the harness racing
associations win be busy selecting dates
and announcing programs for 1928. The
Grand Circuit will lead OF with a meet
airy.
For tho first time in years the mile
tracks can announce a free for all trotting
race and get plenty of racing material
in competition and there is nothing In
the light harness brigade to race with
Peter Manning. the horses eligible to
classes Of 2:05 or better present an ar
ray OF racing material that has never
been duplicated.
Any Grand Circuit track can afford to
offer a $1,000 or even O $4,000 event
for such horses as Lee Worthy, Peter
the Brewer. Gear Worthy. The Great
Volo. Grayworthy, Peter Earl. Great
Britton, Bill Sharen. Escotillo and The
Great Rose. Periscope and Jeanette
Rankin can also be added, even II their
time allowance does make them ell
gible to the 2:06 class In 1923.
Lee Worthy and Peter Earl cannot
fail to prove important factors in the
1923 campaign. The speed which both
of them showed In the futurities was
as fast as trotters go. and both of them
will be raced. Gear Worthy, Peter the
Brewer and Great Britton are formi-
dable trio. Murphy considered Car
Worthy second Peter Manning. While
he did well In the fastest company he
only showed his true form in two races
at Columbus and in the $4,000 event
at. Syracuse.
Peter the Brewer is what the plain
everyday folk call good horse. Like
Grayworthy, he won the Charter Oak
purse and the Transylvania. If the pair
ever meet there will be track full Of
people to see them. Both Of them have
marks below 2;o3, and both of them
acted as If they could go faster than
the records handed them by the timers
The Great Volo's flight Of speed In
the Walnut Hall Cup gave him a free
for all rating, while the manner in
which Great Britton handled hts fields
until he reached Lexington placed him
in the first flight of trotters. In her
first two races the Great Rose looked
like a star. Sickness put her on the
side line for few weeks, but she never
recovered her July form.
The Orange County Circuit will dup
licate it's 1922 offering next year. It
is also reported that one or t~o towns
are considering joining Endicott, Mon
roe, Goshen and Middletown.
The tenth series of the Bay State
Circuit promises to be almost a dupli-
cate of the one which preceded 1t. Since
II was organized, In 1914, this circuit
has paid out s553,275 at ninety-six
meetings and is going strong. Scouts
are now securing the country to find
racing material to duplicate the show
ing OF Iskander, Colonel Bidwell, Bin
worth, John r. Hal, Trumpet, James
Albert. Mary O'Connor, Dan Hedge
wood and others which led their fields
on the trip from Combination Park to
he closing dates in August, at either
Woonsocket or Norwich.
During the past few seasons Maine
and the Maritime Provinces have be-
come an important factor in supplying
a superior brand of summer racing Tho
Aroostook and New Brunswick tracks
keep the horses busy from the last week
in June until the fairs attract the at
tention of those who control racing ma
terlal. With John r. Braden. Roy Gratis
tan and jackson Grattan Us free-for-all
stars the track managers were always
,sure of an overflow attendance when
these PAGERS met. No one ever saw a
better series OF races than we're put up
by them. With Dan Hedgewood and
another possible starter added. the Down
casters will have free for all each
week that will keep the grand stand
buZzing.
The most peculiar feature In connec-
tion with the outlook for 1923 is the
dearth of known fast material for the
classes on the mile tracks from 2 10 up.
Last winter the woods were full OF
highly tried trotters. This winter Bunter
is the fastest and best hammered one in
sight In his futurity engagements this
Beiwin colt showed that he could trot In
2:04. Aside from him. Taurida. Flea
nor Guy, Eleanor Worthy. Worthy Son.
Peter Pfaff, Siivie Brooke, Edith
Worthy and Bisa Dillon look like the
best