The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-12-13

At3G NnHENGAQuu A6tRA0NGAAAGAAt NaAs4N -
made in the trotting stock OF the coun
try from year 10 year. that the same a.
sertion Will be made next fall OF the
season of 1879, but 30 far IS this year
u concerned theirs can be no manner oil
loubt. Thousands Of men withou.
even u inge OF gray in their locks can
remember when "2:40 ON the shell
road was regarded ~ almost lightning
speed, and can recall tie successive
,hocks OF anazement they experienced
when Flora Temple first beat 20, when
Dexter trotted IN 2;l7A, and when
Doth Goldsmith Maid and American
GIRL trotted up 10 Flora's time when
ever they pleased. Last year was y
pretty fair ear itself for tFotters, and
some of the fastest OF them materially
reduced their records, until Flora
Temples 2:l9% was simply an ancient
iAndmArk, held in bNt little more re-
pate than the still more ancient Shell
road record.
Goldsmith Maid. the Queen of the
frolung Turf, trotted III tns almost IN.
credible time OF 2:14, aud the oldest
aands ut lhe ribbons threw up their
arms aud exclaimed, THAT settles II,
no horse will ever beat that time. "
Aud yet along comes the imperial
R4rus this year nj nOnchalantly trOta
"a 2:l31< and 2:13Z, with every sign VI
.blnty ~ go sull iaster. Aud Edwin
FOREST gets down 10 half nlile N
I:U4, and u full naile in 2:l4H; along
comes Hopeful Nith his 2. la, and EA-
ward aud CrOxie, and Lucille and Pro
seIne, aud several others gracetuily de-
scand into the '.Iree-for nj" class uhleh
always means good deal better than
20 when they gO lor 'biood.
The performances Of the young trot.
as we're remarkable last year, bat they
nave been stlil more ~ tins season. A
= twO-year old last year, So So trotsed 4
mile ia 2:3l y. which IL was thought
tlke Golds aaith Maids Ala, would
never be beaten. On his way 70 Lex
an ton, ts attend the recent tFottine
meeting there, an experienced New
York lurfman, Mr.. J. ID. Walton, sAlc
70 reporter tor the Commercial: cit,
nard 20 believe tnat y two year old eyel
trotted thai fast, but it's 3 record, anc
must be accepted. I'd like 20 be
something pretty, however, that th'
axe Is not uone again IN the next nv,
years" An hour later, 1t the hnish o
= heat, he put his timing watch 70 hi
ear. and, with . startled expression
compared il With that Of friend. Tut
eime-p pieces agreed. and recorded thA
Mrmento, Col. Il. =, Straders beantilu
tWo-year OLD hlly. had trortcd . mile j.
2.30. Mr.. Walton, astonished by tbs
performance, thoughs his waich mus
nave stopped. 1t ~ould require NOR
space than We have to spare 20 ennmer
ale all the brilliant thIngs that hav'
oeen done by trotters, old and young
this year, but an event occurred - Lex
lngton yesterday which calls for NOR
Gkan passing nOtice. That event wa
tnat Maud s., the magnificent four
year olu filly Of Capt. George n. Stone
Of this city ,trOtted mile over the tract
of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breed
ers' Association, in the altogether m
precedented and unexpected time o
2:17Z.
Maud s. was known to be extremel,
fast, aud her owner has not for som,
time doubted her ability % beat 20
but he WIS by no means aanguine o
her tr~tting IN any such time as sh'
made yesterday. The flIy has been q
Lexington some three weeks, and II
eonsed uence OF the bad weather, tha
has spoiled all of these weeks for tur
exercise, was very '.short of work.
EARLY in the week she was given ''go
N the face Of = strong piercing wind
that drove all but the most robust mel
from the track, aud tFotted mile il
2:22Z repetitioh Of her Performance
several Sundays ago at Chester Park
Capt. Stone was for bringing her hom
after that performance; but Mr.. w. w
BAir, her Jealous and enthusiasts
trainer, pleaded hard for q few day
more in the Blue Grass region, express
Ing the utmost confidence Ia his abilit
70 frighten the people Of Kentuck
with the mare, II he could only strike
good day and q good track Tn
/ Captain reluctantly consented to hi
remaining the rest Of the week, and yes
terdAy beirg the last day Of grace, an
other 'sgo" was given the mare. tn
conditions were not the best possibl
for q trial Of speed, there being con
siderable wind, and the track bein
I somewhat ''cuppy." Still il was de
cided to let Maud show what she coul
do. There were probably q hundre
/ l4cn OA AnS tNAChs l4au4 VI WuoA4 ACA
watches on the mare. The gentleme
who specially ''held on her" in th
judges stand were Gen. James +. Roi
inson, DR.. L. Herr, Col. r. s. SGrl
der and Col. Ferguson. The trial too
place ct 11:30 o'clock in the morning
and after jogging the mare around IN
course two miles, Bair nodded to th
timers 70 let them go, and away the
went IN earnest. Without skip q
false movement Of any kind, but goin
at her work like an old horse, the woI
derful dlly went 70 the quarter pole j
30 "a seconds, TO the halt mile pole in
minute and 8 seconds, 70 the thret
quarter pole IN minute and Al seconds
aud finished the mile ia 2:1711I
The timers IN the judges stand as we
as the other spectators, could hardly bt
Iieye their watches, but there the
stood, and among the four gentleme
named above there was not the varii
tion of fraction Of q second.
The 2.171z is, OF course, not q record
not having been made in q race or tria
for consideration, but it beats all th
four-year old private trials ever made
the next being that Of the stallion Coy
ernor Sprague, 2:21H.
Maud 3. is Q beautiful golden chesl
nut dlly, without white, fifteen hand
three inches high, by Harold, out {
Miss Rnssel, by Pilot, Jr. She has
graceful, easy, yet determined way
going, and II she trots IL 2:171< at fou
years old, the Lord only knows ho'
fast she will go in the time to come.-
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