The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-08-23
'NUMBEfyf.
THE CHAMPION rRoTrER

"''"Sne"" -hntds IIon,lcr/M Time Bcu,e,
1 LdSt-Rurus Growned Jkyo,rL ~
.Me 1"J WorIf after Trottin1 a. Itir
~ mc unprecedented Time ef2. 1911
BUFFALO, N. Y, August 3-I w,.
great day for Buffalo and the trottipr world !
'hat afternoon in August, 1867, eleven vn,r.
ago, when Dexter trottcd a mile in b,ynesa
l1 1l'i, eclipsing the 219} of Flora Tom'
pie, which for eight years had stood at haul
| or the record, and the only pcrforn,, neIu L'
trotter in harness better than 2 % T ny
uay was equally memorable, however, Ra.
80, H;a'ins trotted mile in 2.13i, the fast.
est time cvcf'madc in the world
! Ii WAS 4. .45- -P-ML-when .R.r,,s
Eastern and-Hanns, who had been cntorod
Tor the event, were drawn. When. tho
great flyer came out with Splan behind him
he was greeted with round after round ~
applause ~ running horse was provided
to accompany and stimulate him.
:, After rough warming up, to satisfy
oplan, the horse came down fyinc. Tho
word was nodded for and given, and off hc
started on his first heat The mare did not
get out ior him until he was one hundred
yards from the score, and when he reached
the quarter polc and watches marked 35l
1t was evident that =. II would not be bco.
ten IN that heat. The half was made in
io9i, the three.quarter pole in 1.43. and
Ill was hung out as the time Of the milo
IRIS was fast enough to show that tho
morse was at himself, but left it An oncn
question whether he could beat 2.14 that
day. In the pools he was the fayoritc ut
about $50 to $35 against time.
In about half an hour he came out again.
1hc mare started with him from the score
ana Kept close up. On he flew, but lust
before reaching the quarter pole he left his
icct. lie was set going again, and when
he camc home watches in the Judges stand
rkcd $50. The $1,000, the main nnrso
was lost, and it looked blue for the $500
conditioned on beating 2.l4 Withont
leaving the track, the horse arain comn
uo~n. and got the word, but broke almost
immediately aud was turned before rcachino
me draw gate, brought back and blankctcd
Tor couple Of minutes
Again Rarus came flying down, this time
as steady as clock work The word was
given and with the runner at his girth he
nesssa neM aal99Rs: When the quart ;r. pole was
"a gait, and the 'slowcst quarter of the
track Straight work Of the back stretch
was now before him, where his mighty stride
could have its perfect work, and along this
nc flew at a terrible pace, reaching the half
IN l.O5i Cor 2.114 gait and trottinc the
second quarter in 32i seconds "a 200 GATE
iiis speed was slackencd very little on the
third quarter, the gallant trotter never max
ing skip or faltcrins, and when the
timers noted 1854 at the three-ouarter
pole the exclamation "He'll do it," was heard
all over the track.
Now the.sccends became precious. The
horse was firing, as Splan could feel, and as
the wire Was approached he gently touched
him with the whip on his hind quarters,
and two minutes was recorded by watches.
and he was nearly at the distance stand;
z.lO, and he was within one hundred feet
Of the score; I'll, 2.12. and he's only ff-
ty feet; 2.13, and he is here, and "click p'
90 scores of watches as he sweeps under tho
wire and index hands point to the hereafter
memorable figures, 2.13l. Everybody knew
the horse had done it, but the shouting did
not begin until the board was hung out
from the judges stand. Then the cheering
. .13,pkxemendOus The ouartcr strotcb w,S