Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-12-11
THE AMERICAN TROTTER.
What He Has Accomplished During
the Year 1880.

What He Has Accomplished During
the Year 1880.
Marked Improvement Ia speed.
From the New York Herald.1
The lrottipg statistics OF 1880 de-
munstrate that at 10 period In Inc
history of the turf have such mo-
mentous events transpired az during
The season now virtually ended, and
this marked and rapid advancement
is the more surprising when we bea'
III mind the short period that has
elapsed since the trotter became ali
institution of the c~ountry-so short
that many persons, still compart-
lively young in years, can remember
the time WEea what is now an every
day occurrence was considered some
thing phenomenal.
Stimulated by the large amounts
of money paid for a superior roa"-
ster by a McDonaid,a Vanderbilt, and
u Bonner, capital, brains and energy
were enlisted in the enterprise OF
improving the American trotter. and
the result is shown i'll the list we
print below. But, however gratifying
the result AMI rich the harvest, there
are indications that point to a still
moro brillisnt future, for with two.
year-Ulds irotting in 2:25 and Six
year-elds in 2:10, who can measure
the speed Of the coming trstterf,
In the tables appended are the
names of 266 animals that trotted in
2:3O or better during 1880. Of which
lumber 1874 did SO Tor the first time,
while 72 reduced the records made
previous to this year, and the re-
manning 60 only equaled, or did not
succeed i'll lowering the time they
had already accomplished. First
and foremost of them all is the Pie
nomcnal young trotter Maud 5, that.
in her first season has ecllpsed all
previous performances aud becu
crowned "Queen Of the Turf" 1t is
bnt three years since that the little
| chestnut stallion Hannis was eonsid-
cred a wonderful equine because as i
.'green" horse he had trotted i'll 2:19ii,
the first instance that 2:20 had been
| beaten under like circumstances; but
here we have Il mare Two years
than he was at the time acfu-
ally trotting nine seconds faster. Nor
need the comparison end here, for we
find that Hattie Woodward, a year
Younger than was Hannis when he
accomplished his then marvellous
feat, in her first season has scored Il
m.ie in tout aud u quarter seconds
quicker time. Aud TO GO still further
we see Trinkel, three years younger
than was Hannis, eclipsing his time
Oh a laif-mi!e track. Such deeds ana
the astonishing teats of precsciou>
Youngsters That have recently been
]cnrumicled from California, lead IL
10 think that the mile in two minutes
that all enthusiastic horscmen hope
Tor is not SO very distant, and that
perhaps in that far-otl stare of ''gre.t
possibilities. IA future king may
even now he inhaling the inviSorat-
ing air iom the placid Pacific.
In the accompanying. list are many
nitnals which we should like Il
mention in detail, but space iorbids
and We mnst lie, The figures speak tci
t EN-. Twenty-three have trotted ii
2 go or better. all but three OF which
lowered their records, the exception:
being Hopeful, Darby aud Santa
. Claus. The last Two succeeded i,
duplicating the time they made IL
1879, AS did also Doty, Voitaire, Pos
Boy, Nellie Irwin, Ella Earl, Wagner
Bashaw and Jshn Il. A slgniican
feature of the list is the number o
Young animals to be found in it, Cal
~iformia alone furnishing sever tina
IRE four-year olds or under.
!, We have taken great pains with tn
d compilation, aud it will be found II
accurate as can we'll be made withou
. Investigations covering a great dee
. of time. In one OF Two instance
the records given here will be foun
at variance with those publishe
a IN several of the sporting Journals
but We have ascertained their col
rectness as presented. The recor
of Uualala is given as 2:27i, thong
e some of the authorities make it
Y quarter of a second slower. III
! Jerome published is o to be col
founded with either of the two J'
rOmes already i'll the list, as he Is
= new aspirant for turf honers.
o The following is the list of
;. HORSES THAT TRoTTED IN 2:s0 OR BETTER ;
TIE FIRST TINE IN 1880.
~ Maud s, CHI. M, Chicago, Sept. b.. Ask
n. Hattie, Woodwsrd.b b. M, Bu6alo. Aug. 81:
~ Parana, b. m, Boston, Sept. 7........... 81!
y R, .a,nssr % = T.; cbbi I 6 h Hnly al.i Aug. 6 -
ID Alexander Frances ~. blk h. Milwau-
,e Black kss: Cloud Clone biz. H.. Chicago, July o.: 81
n. Lady Roll, b. m. Louisville, Oct. 5 -. 2:2
Palma. CHI e.. East saginaw June Is. 1880 2:2:
Id Hector. b. g. Rochester, Aug, D.. 20
Aicsntars: b: h.; =, Lo o %Rnis Oct sr . . >
~ Gray Cloud, &. h., East saginaw, June Is BE
Lizzie H.. ch. m, East Saginaw. June IL ~
- L ~ ncyn SIT D oJ
Minnie R. h; m. Cynthiana, Oct, q -. ..
,e, Tommy Dodd. +. g. Sacramento. Sept: 81 2!
Kat sprague. br; IN , Chicago. Sept. lt-. y;
Leontine. br. n. Cincinnati, Nov. a.. ? !
oh Wilbur F. blk. e.. Hartford, Aug 26 -. 2"
IN Stonewail, CHI. e, Washington, Oct. g.. 2
~ Charlie Ciiampiin, b. g., Prospect Park
A5aali"h Boy, b II. Toledo. june IT,: !:
~, Valley Chief. &. H., Hartford, June "a. =:
elsie Croft, b. m, Earlviile, Ill. Aug. 10 ."
rd Josephus. ch. g., Chicago, July %. -. D.
Solden Girl. = m, Hartford, June 22 -. -
he Lumps, b. H., Cynthtana, August p -. 2:
Florence, ell. m, Rochester June ) go. ;"
an. Calalnus 81. b m. Minnesnoiis. sept. 5 =:
49,. Erancise' Ny 10 ::
MamurIno Belle. b. m, Cyuihruna, Au-
- y5nn Grant, b. &, Chicago, july 20. -. .
vi Sir Matter, CHI. ii, Boston. June 10 --... ;:
i. IL Emma maxwell, b. m, ST. i oseEh, Mo
,riy Jerome, u. e. CyuthIana. October u -. ::
Prospect Maid. br. m, Roche ster, An
hat gust .------'- F.
Alfred, b. x, East Saginaw, June IL go. :
ais Hrouksiie Flora. POughkeepsie, June9 &c ,
,rs Blanche .Am0ry -. NJ. .CyntnInna Aug. % }
J { Bunker : &, Louisville, Oct. D.. :.
s OF George II o., or. <. Albany, Jriy -. :
NJ, Capt H,rot, CHI. H., Propiirts;nwn, IL,
Lady Martin, b. m. Boston, Oct. ii -. >
nah Timothy, IL e., Albany, july i -. ;
liu- Sweetheart, b. l., & years. Sacramento,
- Sept. ~ --.-. =
an ]. W Tnomas ch. &, Louisville. Get. .. =
Myrtle, Z. M, Chicago, Sept. is ...-..... :
pom Parole. DIX 3, Waveriy. n j.. sept. - :
and Uncle Dave, SIP. ..FrOsptct Park, Junei i
III" Crown Point, ch. h, sacramento, Sept. % :
mere Capt. jerks, b. g. Sacramento Sept. iS. (.
slnuie u, g. III . Cynthiana. Oct. il 49,. =.
his Chester. Ii. : Hastings. Mich OCT. :. .
H"IlIe Drew, CHI. IN, Stockton, Cal,
a.1 iIeirne, ch. m., Providence, Oct. 2l......
Donald, L.. &, Cynthia, Oct. 20 -. 800.
he Carrie +. b. M. st. Joseph, Sept. IL 80.
Anui- PAGE. br. m, Prospect Park, Jane }
Cuaunccy II, br. =. East Saginaw. June Il
IieI-n. b IN , Washington. Dct 4 -.
nuly Lady sargent, b. m. Washington. Oct. 5
Legal Tender, b. &. Philade! rhia. May 81
Rus, Ellis, h. & Grand Rapids. june -.
ayed Uualala, b. m, PhiladelphIa, May Is -
Polly Wishard. CHI. m, Danville, III,
ana Oct. q --.-......
49, Midget, W. m -. Cleveland. Sept. 20 ......
huer Tom Me Hey. b. g., Cleveland. Aug. TO-.
ami Pilot Boy, b. x. Washington. Oct; S..
" Clay, blk, &, Sacramento, Sept. IL.
the Dan Donaldson, CHI. x, Newcastle. Pa,
Jnne II
weet Gypsy Boy. br. b Cleveland. July .