The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-05
THE TURF.
Goldsmith Maids Wonderful Time
Beaten ct Last.
Rarus Crowned Monarch Of th'
Turf World Saturday,
After Trotting a Mile in the Unpre'
cedented Time Of 2:l3 ia.
The HaIf.Mile Pole Reached at
2:lIl-2 Gait.

BUFFAEo, N. Y, August SIT was a
great day for Buffalo and the trotting
world, that afternoon in August, 1867,
eleven years ago, when Dexter trotted a
mile IN harness in 2:l74, eclipsing the
2:l9I OF Flora Temple, which for eight
years had stood at the head OF the record
and the only performance by trotter in
harness better than 300. To-day was
equally memorable, however, Rarus hav-
ing trotted mile in 2:lSt. the fastest
time ever made in the world.
II was 4:45 when Rarus appeared for
the contest against time. Lulu, Great
Eastern and Hams, who had been enter
ed for the event, were drawn. When the
great flyer came out with Splan behind
him, lie was greeted with round after
round Of applause. A Arunning horse was
provided TO accompany and stimulate
him.
After rough warming up, 10 satisfy
Splan, the horse came down flying. The
word was nodded for and given, and of
be started on bis first heat. The mare
did not get out for him until he was one
hundred yards from the score, and when
he reached the quarter pole, and watches
marked O:35t. il was evident that 2:l4
would not be beaten in that heat. The
half was madein 1908, the three.quarter
pole in LAB, and 2:l7 was hung out as the
lime OF the mile.
This was fast enough TO show that the
horse was at himself, but left it an open
question whether he could beat 2:l4 that
day. In the pools he was the favorite at
about $50 10 SS5 against time.
In about half an hour he came out
agsin. The mare started with him from
the score, and kept close up. On he flew,
but just before reaching the quarter.pole
he left his feet. He was set going again,
and when he came home watches in the
Judges stand marked 300. The 81 900,
The main purse, was lost, and il looked
blue for the $500, conditioned on beating
2:l4. Without leaving the track, the
horse sgaip came down and got the word,
but broke almost Immediately and was
turned before reaching the draw gate,
brought back and blanketed for couple
OF minutes.
Agaiu Rarus came flying down, this
time az steady as clock work. The word
was given and with the runner at bis
girth he few along. When the quarter
pole was passed the watches marked 80!
seconds, a 2:l4 gait, and the slowest
quarter Of the track. Straight work Of
the back stretch was now before him,
where his mighty stride could have it's
perfect work, and along this he dew at a
terrible pace, reaching the half in 1:05l
Tor 2:ll! gait, and trotting the second
quarter in 32t seconds IA 2:O9 gait. His
speed was slackened very little ou the
third quarter, the gallant trotter never
making skip or faltering, and when the
timers noted 1854 at the three.quarter
pole, the exclamation "He'll do it," was
heard all over the track.
Now the seconds 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 was nearly at the dis
tance stand; 2:10, and he was within one
hundred feet OF the score; 81 2:l2, and
he's only fifty feet; 2:l3. and he Ia here,
and "click !" go scores OF watches as he
sweeps under the wire and the index
hands point to the hereafter memorable
figures, 2;lSt. Everybody knew that the
horse had done ii, but the shouting did
not begin until the board was hung out
from the iudgea stand. Then the cheer
ing was tremendous. The quarter stretch
was alive with people, waving their hats
and hurrahing. The crowds in the grand
stand rose up in a body. The ladies
clapped their gloved and jeweled hands
and waved their handkerchiefs, and the
men hallooed themselves hoarse. Di-
rectly splan appeared in the judges stand,
and received an ovation, and was pre-.
sented with basket OF lovely flowers. i
was an occasion long to be remembered.
SARATOGA RACES.
SARATOGA, August 3.-The frat race
to-day wR n mile dash for $500, and was
won BY Belmontt Glenelg; Belle second,
Rhadsmanthus third. The winner sold
in the field for 500 in the pool Of $3.50.
The second race, for maiden two-year
olds, i've iurlongE, was won easily by
Boardman; King Earnest second, Lulu
third. Time, l:0S4.
French pools on the first race paid S24O.
The third race, two miles and quar-
ter, was won by Danichefl; Bushwhacker
second, Albert third. Time, 4:Os.
The Selling race, one mile and hall,
waa won by Viceroy; Shylock second,
Princeton third, all tapping. Time, 2:4S.
Ike Bonhan was the big favorite.