Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-13
st. 5nIien and kiauts q,

ROCHESTER, N. Y. Angus. 12-Tbo az
1ourcemelt that St. alien ead Maud S. would
cech be tret!td-tho former to beat lis oTn
best lroting record OF 2l244, tho latter to beat
this aud Sleepy Ton's best pacing record Of
2:l24 wac enough to attrse; tkc multiu!a OF
spectators who went in throogs 10 tho driving
park to day, aud Is 900 people ware present 10
witness the ererd event. Tho first RAGS vas
t1r the 2 80 class, purse 81 900. aud wss Won by
Psraun. Enc sccsrd race, frso icr all, purse
SO 900. was Ton By Darby.
At O'Clock the California wonder end king
Ct the turf, 81. julien. was driven oct rpol tho
track and past tho grand stand By Oaeu Il.
HickoE, VITO Is part cWGer CT TIC great tro.r
ter, aud always handes him when on tha turf.
Prolonged app'aus, erd loud chedrs rcrt the
mir as 81. Julien Was iro:ted around 70 ert
heated for tic greatest /. fl Of lis fS. lis
went dow0 past the iadscs' stand several !i;acs
before Iliekok nodded to the udgo to gvo tho
word. Then no Gsricd around the track With
out ruunicg mate or anything else than bis
driver 10 Gteo him, ;iIaking lis first quarter 10
O:S3 tho ha!f milo in l.0T. the third quarter 10
l:4l and the mile lie .: l3i tho fastest lrottng
ever done upon tho Rochester track. Tho c7a1d
eheGrcd Gud those who acre betiiug that both
ho-9cs would lever tho best previous rtcIrd poS
offered 10 pye their opponents the odds 10 tho
pools at ra;io OF $50 to $50.
L. vas forty minutes later 4hcn Mr. Eeir, CT
CLo!nnsil drove cut tho beautiful sia ycar od
marc Maud s. DtaIcuip2 cheers casued. B.ir
nodded to the ;Gd scs onI Maud S. vas given
o send oil tho Erst tins sho csno down tho
stretch. The Irick, wealhtr and everything
was In her favor; 20 less than in ST. JuIien's.
She sped away magnlfic ln!ly, and the iuvolun
ts-y exclamation Of tho lnsuy thousand Wit
ness Was ''B,oulifu T. She completed her frs!
1arIer 10 U:S23, seonId 10 Los, third 10 1881,
aod the milo 10 2::ll& an cntiro second lower
than tho bost lroItipg timo % rtcold ard hslf
second bjt.cr tGau the best racor ever went.
The w,id's: enthusiasm prevailed. 10 d;sc:ibc
It Adequately would Do utterly impossible.
Everybody knew that the best tme on record
had Gcen msd. bctJ5c the tmckeeperJ had
made their announcement or vera consulted.
Bets COW ragged $5l and $50 On Maud, eganst
$50 aid SI5 on St.. Julien az the better and
faster trottcr If the two. St. julien was brought
out Tor bis Socord heat aad there was less en-
ttu:lasn than before, bus he got away in fine
shape. trotted to tho end Of the first quarter 10
O:3l3, second quarter l:04&4. third 10 1889, and
nile 10 2:ll9 precisely the sam, time mado By
Maud s. in ncr first beat. The cheers of The
crowd Terc this t'E!e sr0EglY miogltG With tx-
pge:slons OF dissatisfaction. iOc nct siDplo tx.
pert tlmekceper other than thcs, on tho Judges
sand made s.. Julcn's time less than 2:l2,
but the Ctiical record had to stGud. Each
ho,s, had now earned tho special Purse of
So 600 ttf:Tsd to oRch, AID Mr. Stone, of Gin
cIrna,i. refused to alloy he marc to be opeeded
again a0d ilckok took the same position.
Maud s. trottcd erain h,,t sho mazda bor ooo
end mile 10 only 2::213ss aud was excused from
her .hitd heat, wbi.e 81. Julien's third was
trotted ia the very ordinary tims Of 2:24l
Handsome testimonials we're presented 10 the
drivers Of both tho king and queen of tho turf,
and this termiosted the greatest trotiing event
the world las ever knowo.