82 THE TWO-MINUTE TROTTERS 



The champion's record miles, trotted in 1921, are as fol- 

 lows: 



North Randall— To beat 2:02i4 :30% 1:01V2 1:31 2:O0i/4 



Readville— To beat 2:00^4 :30i4 :59% 1:291/2 2:00 



Syracuse— To beat 2:00 :30i4 :59% 1:28% 1:58 



Columbus— To beat 2:01, track record :30 :59 1:29 l:59i^ 



Lexington— To beat 1:58, world's record :30 :59y2 1:29 1:57% 



In one respect Tommy Murphy and John J. McGraw, 

 manager of the New York National League team, are alike, 

 and that is their purchase of developed material. But do not 

 think for a minute that either of them depends entirely on 

 that method of procedure. Glance over the long list of play- 

 ers that have performed for McGraw and note that many of 

 his very best were developed on his team and were not pur- 

 chased. Then take a look at the long list of great trotters and 

 pacers that Murphy has exhibited, and note the large number 

 of them that he developed. There is nothing in anything that 

 Murphy has said to indicate that he cares a "rap" what is said 

 about his methods, but once in a great while he lets go of a 

 remark along this line: "Nobody appeared to want Peter 

 Manning at the price but me, when I bought him. A lot of 

 other people saw him and knew he was for sale. He looked 

 like he was worth having, and I paid $21,000 for him. I 

 guess anybody else could have bought him." And again, in 

 talking about the same subject, he said: "If they are for sale 

 and I like them, I buy them if I have the price. Arion Guy 

 was for sale and most people knew it, for no secret was made 

 of it. But he was still for sale when I got him; I drove him 

 a mile in 2:23 and bought him. He was'nt kept for me, and 

 it was through no strategy of mine or my friends that I bought 

 a Futurity winner and a two-minute trotter." And speaking 

 of making instead of buying, but one example of recent times 

 need be cited to show that Murphy does not have to require 

 that they be handed to him ready made, and that one is Rose 

 Scott, winner of the Kentucky Futurity at two and three, with 

 a record of 2:03l/v). "All I ask is a good horse and that he 

 do well for me. I buy all for a purpose, and they do not all 

 become champions either, nor for that matter, good race win- 

 ners. 



And it can further be said to the great credit of the 



