The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-13
THE RoCuEsrER RACES.
The Greatest Trotting Event the World
Hns Ever knoMn.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, August 12.-The
greatest days sport in the history Of the
Rochester Driving Park is concluded. The
announcement that Maud s and st. Julian
would each be trotted-the former to
beat his own best trotting record OF 2:l21,
and the latter to beat this and Sleepy
Toms best pacing record OF 2:12i-was
enough to attract multitude Of spectators
who went in throngs to the track. There
were $4,000 people present to witness the
grand events OF the day, and before 1t took
place some very fine sport was afforded in
the 2:30 and free-for-all trotting contests,
which resulted as follows:
The 2:30 class, purse $1,000 divided,
Parana, 5,l,1,l; Hector, l,5,4,4; Edwin
Them, 4,2,3,2; Calamo, 1928; Orange,
Blossom, 2,4,5,5; Houlsh, drawn; Josh
Billings drawn; Centella, drawn; Lothair,
drawn, kismet, drawn. Time 22t, 224,
22i, 22f Parana awarded first money,
Hestor, second; Thorn, third; Calamo,
forth.
Summary free for all. purse S., 900 divid-
ed, Darby, 2,2,l,l.l; Hopeful, l,1,2,2,2;
Great Eastern, S,3,3,3,S; st. Julien, drawn;
Trinket, drawn. Time 2:l5! 2:l6t, 2:l64,
2:l9, 2:22. Darby got the last two heats
by less than one length.
At 5 o'clock the California wonder and
king OF the turf, St. Julien, was driven ont
on the track aud up TO the grand stand
by Owen A. Hickok, who is part owner
OF the great trotter, and always handles
him when on the track. Prolonged ap-
plause and cheers rent the air as st.
Julien was trotted around to get heated
for the greatest effort OF his life. He went
down past the stand several times before
Hickok nodded to the judges to give the
word. Then he darted around the track
without running mate or anything else
than his driver TO urge him in making his
first quarter in 0:33, half mile in 1:07,
three-quarters in al and mile in 2:l39,
the fastest trotting ever done on the
Rochester track.
The crowd cheered and they who were
telling that both horses would lower their
best previous records now offered to give
their opponents odds in pools at rates of
$50 to $50. 1t was ;forty minutes later
when BAir, Of Cincinnati, drew out
the six year old Imare, Maud s. Deafen-
ening cheers greeted both. Bair nodded
TO the judges, and Maud was given good
send of the first time she came down the
stretch. The track, the weather. every
thing was In her favor, no less than 10 st.
Julien's. She sped away magnifcently,
and the involuntary excamations OF many
thousands was "beautiful." She COM
pleted her first quarter in S23, second in
05, third in 1881, and mile IN 2:lls., an
entire second lower than the best trotting
time on record, and a half second better
than the best PAGER ever went.
The widest enthusiasm followed the
performance. Everybody knew the best
time on record had been made before the
time. keepers made the announcement or
were consulted. Bets now ranged S5l and
$50 on Maud S against $50 and S75 on St.
Julien, as the better and faster trotter OF
1.-The two. When st. Julien was brought
out for his secoud heat there was less en-
thusiasm than before, but he got away in
fine shape and trotted TO the end of his
first quarter in 81 seconds; second in
l:043, third in 1881, and the mile in
2:1l3, precisely the same tune made by
Maud S in her first heat.
Cheers Of the crowd that time were
strongly mingled with expressions OF dis
s ltistaction, for no expert time keeper,
other than those in the judges stand,
made St. Julien's time less than 2:l2, but
the official record had TO stand. Each
horse had now earned special purse Of
50 900 offered to each, and Mr.. Stone, OF
Cincinnati, refused TO permit his mare to
be speeded again while Hickok took the
same position.
Maud S. was trotted again, however,
but she only made the second mile in
2:2Ol, and was excused from the third
heat St. Julien trotted the third heat In
the ordinary time OF 2:24t. Handsome
testimonials were presented tothe drivers
of the King and Queen OF the turf. Thus
terminated the greatest trotting event the
world has ever known.