San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-21
The Fastest rrOtilng Time Oh,
Record.

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ROCHESTER, August 12.-The an
nouncement that st. Julian and Maud
s. would both be trotted, the former to
beat his own best trotting record Of
2.l2a, and the latter to beat hers and
Sleepy Toms best pacing record OF
2.123, was enough to attract multi
tude of spectators to the driving park
to-day. Fifteen thousand people were
present to witness the grand event. AT
8 o'clock the California wonder and
king of the turf, St. Julian, was driv'
EN- out on the track by his past grand
standby, Owen A. Hickock, who is
part owner Of the great trotter and al
ways handles him when on the turf.
Prolonged applause greeted st. Julian
as he was trotted aro und the track to
get heated for the greatest effort OF his
life. He went down past the judges
stand several times before Hickok
nodded to the judges to give the word,
Then he darted around the track with
out running mate or anything else to
urge him, making his first quarter in
.33, half mile. 107, third quarter.
1.41, and mile 2. l32, the fastest trottiug
ever done upon the Rochester track.
The crowd cheered, and those who
we're betting that both horses would
lower the best previous record now Of
fered to give their opponents odds at
the pools, at the rate of $50 to $50, 1t
was forty minutes later when Baird, Of
Cincinnati, drove out the beautiful six
year old mare, Maud S. Deafening
cheers ensued. Baird nodded to the
judges, and Maud s. was given a send
off. The first time she came down the
stretch, the track, weather and every
thing in her favor no less than st.
Julian's, she sped away magni6cently'
and the involuntary exclamation
of the many thousand witnesses was,
beautiful p She completed her first
quarter in .323. second in LOS, third in
1881, and mile in 2.1l3-an entire
second lower than the best trotting
time on record, and half a second bet
ter than the best PAGER ever went. The
widest enthusiasm prevailed. To de-
scribe it accurately would be utterly
impossible. Everybody knew that the
best time on record had been made
before the timekeepers had made their
announcement or were consulted. Bets
now ranged at $51 to $50 on Maud
against $50 to SIS on st. Julian, as the
best and faster trotter of the two. st.
Julian was brought out for his second
heat. There was less enthusiasm than
before, but he got away in fine shape
He trotted to the end of the first quar-
ter IN 3l3 second quarter l,Oo3 third
/ 3Sa, and the mile in 211i, precisely
the same time made by the mare Maud
s. in her first heat. The cheers of the
crowd this time were strangely mingled
with expressions of dissatisfaction,
for not single expert tImekeeper, 9TH
er than those on the judges stand,
made st. Julian's time less than 2.12
but the official score had to stand, Each
horse had now earned a special purse
of $1,000 offered to each. Mr.. Stone,
of Cincinnati, refused to let the mare
be speeded again, and Hickok took the
same position. Maud S. was trotted
again, but she made her second mile
in only 9 2Oi, and excused from the
third heat. while st. Julian's third
was trotted in the very ordinary time
of22il' Handsome testimonials we're
presented to the drivers Of both the
king and queen Of the turf, aud this
terminated the greatest trOiting event