The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-29
THE NEW TROTTING WONDER
DETAILS or THAT UNPRECEDENTED
PERFORMANCE AT LEXIN0 ron.
Tho riIiy that WIN. ~. vanderbiit IL Said 10
Have Bousht FOR SEA, 200 Whnt may he
Expected OF AN Animal that Trotted n
Mile In 1,t1 lie : Four eur Ola.

TS,sa he Ciacanat C,ur.,rtiL
The trotting season Of 1873, which Is
rapidly drawing to u close. has been the most
brilliant in the annals Of tho American turf
We presume. from tho marvellous improve
mont that IL made In the trOtting stock OF the
country from year to year, that the same asScr-
ton will 10 made next fall Of the season Of 1879
but 50 far as this year is concerned there can hc
no manner Of doubt Thousands OF mon with
out oven tinge Of gray in their locks can re-
member when 24O on tho Shell rOad was re-
gardcd ne almost lightning speed. and can re-
call the successive shocks OF amazement they
experienced when Flora Temple first beat 90
whom Dexter trottcd In 2:l7A. and when both
Goldsmith Maid and American Girl trottod w
10 iTioras time whenever they pleased. Last
ycar was pretty fair year itself for tr0tters
duccd their records until Flora Temples 2. 49,,
Mae simply an ancient landmark. held IN but
!lttle more repute than the stu moro ancient
u,dgldsmi,h, Maid the, Quccn Of the Trotiing
Turf trOttod In the almost incredible time ~
2:i4, and the Oldest hands at the ribbons threw
sip their arms and exclaimed. That settles it.
no horse will ever beat that time" And yet
nonchaan.ly trots In 2:l3', and 2:13A. with
ovory sign Of nbiity TO go still faster. And Ed.
win Forrest gets down TO half mile in :0i.and
full mile in "a a along comes Hopeful with
HE 2:l4A, and Edward and CroNie. and Lucille
sc seer into tie frec.icr.a Glass. Which al.
NAYS means "a; S sSOa deal better than 20 when
The performances OF the young trotters were
more SO this season. As a two:year old last
was thought Ike Goldsmith Maids s:ii' Would
never be beaten. On his way to Lexington. to
perlcnced New YORK turipan. Mr. j d, Walton.
paid to reporter Tor the Cop'n,erclaG its
that fast, but IL record. and must be accepted.
I'D like TO bet something pretty however. that
te boa a dSns az aFab e n s q qes' y
he put HE timing watch to his ear. and, with
stsrted aggression, compared i with that Of 9
Year Old div, bad troltcd mile in $50 Mr.;
his watch must have stopped. Ii would require
more SPACE than we have to spare to enumerate
pill tho brilliant things that have been done by
irotters old ana young. this year. hut an event
occurred at Lexington yesterday which calls
for moro than passing notice. That event was
OF Capt. Gcorg" \. Stone Of this city trotted u
pile over the track Of tho Kentucky Troiting
Horse Breeders Association. in tho altogether
Unprecedented and unexpected time ~ 2:l7 :,
Maud was known to be- extremely fast, and
hSr gwn"r has not b. or some ne time doubted her
sanguino .! her irottng IN any such time MS
she maio yesterday. The llly has been NJ Lex
ingtun s"no three weeks and IN consequence
Of the lad weather that has spoiled all 81 these
wecks ior, turf cXcrcisr. was very short 81
- 20 ia ttC face OF a strong. piercing wind.
that drove MI Int tho most robust men from the
track. and ttourd a milo in 2:z24, a repetition
~ her peiorman"e several sundays age nj
Chester lSrk Capt stone WAS for bringing
her home after that performance; hut Mr. W. W.
BAR. h leaous and enthusiastic ira inerplcad-
oil hard tcr u Nv days more in the Blue Grass
region opposing the utmost confl.lence in his
ability e. brighten the people Of Kentucky
with the marc II he could only strike
goOa DAY and good track The Cap
tain rolls family Onscntod to his remaining the
rect u the week. and yesterday being the last
dav ui grace. another go was given ne mare.
The conditions were not the best possible for a
trial Of speed there being considerable wind,
and the track being somewhat cuppyr Still
il was decided 90 let Maud show what she could
do. There were probably a hundred m"n on
tho ira, many Of whom held watches on the
mar. me gentlemen who specially held On
her in the Judges, stand were Gen. James +;
Robinson. DR. J.. Herr Col II. =. Strader and
Col fcrguson. Tho trial took place at IL 4
O'Clock in tho morning. and after Jogging, the
marc around the course two miles. Bair nodded
20 the timers to LEI them go, and away they
went In earnest. Without n skip or false move
ment OF any kind but going at her work like an
old horse. the wonderful lilly went TO the quar-
] minute and q seconds. to the threo-uuarter
pole in minute and Al seconds and finished
tho milo In 2 l. a.
The timers IL tho Judges stand. as well as the
other spectators could hardly believe their
watches. but there they stood. and among the
four Ecniemon named above there was not the
VARIATION 4 n fraction Of n second
The 2.li's II - c,lre". not record, not hay
Ing been made IN q rh q or trial for considera-
ton. hui II teats al the four-y ear-old private
trials ever made the next being that Of tho stall
Maud ;. u u beautiful golden chestnut flly.
with M white Li:.rn hands three inches nigh.
by Harold out II Miss Russell. by Pilot, Jr.
Sh" hur gfac'tn "asy, yet determined way OF
old, the Lord only knows how fast she Will 10
IL the llI.c e. ctine.