National Republican., 1880-08-13
RACING EXTRAORDINARY.
st. Julien and Maud s. King and Queen OF
the Turf,
The Unprecedented Fast Time of 2iti 3-4
Made by Either Horse on the
/ . Rochcster Course.
The Fastest Trotiing on Record.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Aug. 12.--The announce.
mont that ST. Julien and Maud s. would each
be trottod, tho former to boat his own best
trotting record Of 2;l2i, aud the latter 10 beat
this and Sleepy Toms best pacing record of
2:l2l, was enough 10 attract tho multitude Of
spectators who went IN throngs TO the driving
park to-day, aud 1,5o0 people wore present to
witness tho grand event.
Tho first rgco was for tho 2.30 class purse
81 1000, divided. summary: Parana, >, !, l, 1;
Hector, /, 5, A, a; Edwin Thorn, A, =, g. g;
Calamns, g. 3, 2, 3; Orange Blossom, 9, 4, o, 8.
Time, 2:23, 2:23!, 2:2li, 2i2l4,
Second race, free for all, purse $4,000 d..
vided. Summary: Darby, ., 9, /, i, Il;
Hopeful, /, l. 9, g 2; Great Eastern, o. g. ., 3, 3;
ST. Julien and Trinket drawn. Time, 2;l5l,
2:16l, 2:16l, 2l9, 2:22.
At ) o'clock the California wonder and
king Of the turf St. julien, was driven upon
the track and passed tho grand stand by
Owen A. Hickok, who Is part owner Of tho
great trottor and always handles him when
on tho turf. Prolonged applause and loud
around to got heated for the greatest effort of
his life. He went down past the judges
| stand several times before llickok nodded TO
| the judges 10 givo the word. Then ho
darted around the track without n run.
ming mate or anything olso than his
driver to urgo him, making his
| 6rst quarter IN 33 sec, the half mile IN t:07,
| the third quarter in 1:il and tho milo In 2:133
tho fastest trotting ever done on tho Roch.
ester track. The crowd cheored, aud those
| who were hating that ksih hsysss would
| lower tho best previous record now offered 10
| give their opponents tho Odds In the pools at q
rate of $50 TO $50. 1t was forty minutes later
when Bair Of Cincinnati drove out the bnauti-
ful six-year.old mare Maud s Doofsning
lnI,n D,,s, x,,1N AL to N1,n .t,l,
aud Maul S. was given q scudoif the first
time sho cano down the Stretch The track,
weather aud everything was in her favor, no
less than in St. Juien's. She sped away mag
Efficiently, aud the involuntary exclamation
Of tho many thousand witnesses was
beautiful" She completed her trst quar-
ter IN 32i scc., second IN 1Oj. third In 1851
and the mile IN 2;1li. an entire second lower
than the best trotting time on record, and
half a second better than tho best PAGER evor
went The widest enthusiasm prevailed. To
describe IL adequately would bo utterly impos'
sible. Everybody knew that the best time on
record had been made before the time-kecpers
| had made their announcement or were con-
suited. Bets now ranged sol and $50 on Maud
against $50 aud $I5 on st. Julien as the bet
| ter aud instCr trottcr of tho two. st. Julien
was brought out for his second heat. There
was less enthusiasm than before, but ho col
away in fine shape, trottod 10 the Ond of thu
first quarter In 3li second quarter in 1:OIl
third in 1881, and mile in 2:1ll-preciscly the
same time made by Maud S. in her first heat
The cheers Of the crowd this time were strongly
minglsd with nxProSSi9ms Of Dissatisfaction
for nota single expert time.kcopcr oSher than
those on the judges stand made st. Julien;
time less than 2:l2 but the official record hai
to stand. Each horse had now earned th'
special purse of $4,000 offered to each and Mr.
Stone Of Cincinnati refused 10 allow the mare
TO be spccdcd again, aud Hickok took til,
same position. Maud s was trotted again
but sho made her second mile in only 220i
md was excused from her third heat, whilC
st. Julen's third was trotted in the very ord
nary time of S2:2il. Handsome testimonial
werc presented to the drivers Of both tho kim
and queen OF the turf, aud this terminated th,
groatest trotting event tho world has ever
| known.