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

AnS VnhmflON TEOTTER,,
Go|ttsn'm Ma@Fs IIon1c,1m Time Beaten
W Ldst-Rarus Cro,cned Monarch of
.me 7"Ef World, after Trotting a Miie
M the Unprecedented Time Of 2. 1911
BUFFALO, N. Y, August 3.-It was n
great day for Buffalo and the trottipp world
that afternoon in August, 1867, eleven wear,
ago, when Dexter trotted a mile in harness
In 2.l!t, eclipsing the 2192 of Flora TEN.
pie, which for eight years had stood at head
OF the record, and the only performance by
trotter IN harness better than 2.2O. To.
day was equally memorable, however, Ra.
rus having trottcd mile in 213i, the fast
est time cvefmade in the world.
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Eastern and-Hanns, who had been entered
for the event, were drawn. When, the
great flyer came out with Splan behind him,
he was greeted with round after round of
applause. a running horse was provided
to accompany and stimulate him.
After rough warming up, to satisfy
Splan, the horse came down flying. Tho
word was nodded for and given, and off he
started on his first heat. The mare did not
set out for him until he was one hundred
yards from the score, and when he reached
the quarter pole, and watches marked 0 35f,
1t was evident that II would not be bca
ten in that heat. The half was made in
l.O9i, the three-quarter pole in .43, and
III was hung out as the time of the mile.
This was fast enough to show that the
horse was at himself, but left it an opcn
question whether he could beat 2.14 that
day. In the pools he was the favoritc at
about $50 to $35 against time
In about half an hour he came out again.
The mare started with him from the score,
and kept close up. On he flew, but just
before reaching the quartor-polc he left his
icct. Tie was set going again. and when
he came home watches in the judges stand
marked $50. The $1,000, the main purse,
was lost, and it looked blue for the $500,
conditioned on beating 214. Without
leaving the track, the horse again came
down. and got the word but broke almost
immediately and was turned before reaching
the 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
psysa sw aaSns Mhsa sSa Sf VII R2s was
2.14 gait, and the 'slowcst quarter of the
track. StralSht work OF the back stretch
was now before him, where his mighty stride
could have its perfect work, and along this
he flew at n terrible pace, reaching the half
in 1.O5I Cor 2.114 gait and trotting the
second quarter in 32i seconds "a 2.O9 gatc.)
His speed was slackencd very little on tho
third quarter, the gallant trottcr never max
ing skip or faltcring, and when the
timers noted 1881 at the thrce-quartcr
pole the exclamation "lIe'll do it," was heard
all over the track.
Now the,scconds 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;
2.1O, and he was within one hundred feet
of the score; 2.11, 2.12. and he's only ff-
ty feet; 2.13, and he is here, and "click %
60 scores of watches as he sweeps under the
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 tho judges stand. Then the cheering
1-7stremendous. The quarter stretch was
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