Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-07
Fastest 7IiIc Oh Record.

Fastest Mile Oh Record.
The great event OF the Buffalo, N. y, meet
ing vas a special purse Of $500, free for Mi.
| To take the purse the winner had to average
better than . Is in three heats. $500 addIiH:'"'
if2.l4 was beaten in any Of such heats. TIA"
most famous trotters in the country were enter
ed: Rarus, Monarch of tho Tuil, lllu, IA"
celebrated little marc, Great Eastera, the MAN
moth mare from Central Ntw York, and the
phenomena! stallion Iannis B?f'ro the ai.c'
it was announced that the latter three had hr'l.
drawn. The heats atcruatcd with the hch'@
the other classes Johu Splan dr1v2 Oil th,
track with Rarus aud vas loudly applauled b:
| the immense crowd.
| The track had been scrapcd and rolled ios
| the occasion, and was in first class condition,
although rather hard. John Sn!an logged ~
rus up and down and all the way around TIE
track to prepare him tor the heat. karu5 was
started by the Judges at nod from Splan laf
the first heat, accompanied by running horsa
under saddle. Rarus, trottiug magnlie>ntiy,
mado tho first quarter in SOL went to the hal
! mile at his case in l.09i and to the three qlT
ter pole in l.43. His driver urged him up H.
|
! The crowd seemed disappointed at the result,
but felt confident that they would see faster
| time.
| Alter the usual rest, Rarus was agaln brought
| OF the track, with the running horse, fer !hr
second trial, Again Splan nodded to start hin
! and Rarus shot from under the wire Ilko dee.
but, after passing the quarter pole in 80
! seconds Rarus made double break, ant
| Splau logged him around the course, making Tho
mile in $50
| For the third trial Rarus was started, hut
| broke on the turn. The bell was rung, aud
Splan returned back to tho judges stand.
| Then, amid loud applause, Rarus WIS exercised
for tho last trial. lie looked fresh, although
he was not cooled out or prepared. Accompan'
led with the running horse, nc flew around the
turn with great speed, pass ng the first Iuaric'
in 33l seconds Trotting with marvellous speed,
he madc the fast time Of l.0j4 at tho hall
mile, and the three quarters 10 tho wonderful
time OF 1881. With tremendous speed lie
came along, and everybody who held their
watches in their hands was ccrtai, tha! EsruF
had cxoced Goldsmith Maids fastest time or
record (214,) made at Mystic Park, Haston.
lie camc down the homcstrctoh with ranh
strides and did not lessen bis speed until h.
pnsscd under tho wire. ln moment Tho space
in front OF tho judges stand was filled with AT
anxious multitude, and when tho word %aH
given that Rarus had trotted mile in :!l%l
| the excitement was intense. all prrstn scenic!
Graz cd with excitement, and cheer alter riIre:
went up 10 the air, hats followed and th" ladlr'
wero beside themselves with jay. Mr.. BUS,
the president OF tho association, handed ali.
| Snlan beautiful silver basket OF raIo tiger
presented by Mr.. Bush for driving Eern> 'h"
fastest mile over travelled in the county wr!hnu
l ul,, ar 'rhnn bn \ Il n rnrI n,nI,.
greatly pleased with their days sport.
| After tho race was decided there Was n row
at the pooI box between buyers OF time arainst
Rarus and tho booksellers, the buyers cialn'inr
that Rarus was advertised TO have only thrHs.
trials and that they had won their lnonny; thai
alter Rarus had been pulled in the third 'r",t
the Judges had no right to start hm tor lh"
fourth time. Various opinions were expressed,
but tho jldgcs would have noIhiog to "ny III
regard to p0olsclIins. Old tucIinen p'c:rn
| said it was kn0tty question, and wonld puzZ''
Philadelphia lawyer TO settle II. Hut "n"
thing is certain Rlrua trotcd mil; IN =: l"f,
and is we'll entitled to the proud distinction u
tho Monarch OF tho lurf.
| The bay yeldng Rarus, By Conkin z hhiai
lnl, is owned by Mr.. 4. B. Conk!ln, OF Hrcene
port L.. l., and is now coLeide'u ul Tie lEalC't
horse on tha turf. He began hi5 tro!'lnH car'N:
in 1874 He won gcvera races und mai"" 70
| cord of 2ct. In 1875 no msd0 tho citcuii I;.
the2y7 class and won 81 Clcycland, i s'rh"-thr,
ijtics and at Hartford won in throa straight
! heats, getting record OF : NJ. IN 1916 ho Wnni
through the circuit and WAS beaten H. Cl"vnlhi'1
| bv NAV Queen, but won st tho six rnnlalnIh&
| meetings without reducing his record.
| At Fleetwood Park he won tho nth hoat IN
tho 2 20 and closed tao acRsOn with this rcc0r'i
Tho next winter he spent in California, and ms
races there with Goldsmith Maid arc maLLoro q.
l history. In one race he Tapped the mar" "nt ~
I214., and beet her in another, gcit'nE r'c":i
Off I9t. Last scsson he nsdo u clean SWeop oi
the racos for the ~ class in the grand circ",t.
1 and won Two free-for-a races besides, "h'S
! losing ono heat 10 Hopeful,
| At Hartford he was closely pressed ~ ni"sI y,
I his contests by Lucille Golddust, but nv sr&"'
Il enough TO beat her every hosL. lie won "'r
heats eng $1,000 in this circuin and eInerg"tI
= rom it VIII record Of IL, madn in Hartford.
This season 70 has been barred in nearly HI lhH
free. for el! races, but has made several o&h'El
ton trcts. At East Saginaw, Michigan. n'
tshovcd mile il { ~, without break or skip.
and at Cincinnati July 4, no made the last 81
ncrformancc over hatf .aile truck, in Il The
{. | conditions of tho special purses for when III
ts trots arc difficult ss he must svcrago Reil"r sna
LIS in three heats to WIN, II no'H"H "'"''
= against him. |
N A CURSE UpoN IIIM.-Tho family history
of Sir Capcl Fitzgerald, the young baronet ar
rested for robbog his mistress OF her jeWolr!
u AID o sovereign, is, according to London cor
rcspondcnt, strange one, aud the scandal vii
{. canle many peasant to Cross himself dcvoutl
snd mutter off en- ancient prophecy and her
;tage of malediction. The young fellow
n Grandfather was the first baroDct, 80 create!
for the bloody part be took 10 the horrors |hc
g followed the Irish insurrcctlon ID l7eS; lie wa
c' known as Hanging Fitzgerald. The pitc
IT, cap, the triangle, and the lash were part OF HI
ne travelling equipment. One DAY an ola Woma
sSoa kpsi tS S9as S sa sd So shot dea
at their own door, and, lifGng her hands
r heaven. cursed hin" to tho third generation
ii ..anhasiod a dcath of liigracc to all h