Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-23
Ihe 3rGe press.
MAUD Y. ECTIPSED.
The Tastes, Trntiing Time Ever Made
on any Track.

oh any Track.
AT Prospect park, Thur.day, James Keen.
ans hose Flank with running mate trotted
one mile in 20sl. This is the fastest time
ever made hya troter. All sorts of contriv
ances have been tried TO get inside of Maut
SIS wonderful trotting record of 2:10i, made
at Rochester on the 18th of August, 1881.
The achievement was made by the aid of q
running horse but the figures are undoubted
1y due to the mares wonderful ,roting
powers rather than any help she received
from her accompanist. But on Thursday il
was cast into the shade entirely through the
instrumeataity of johnny Murphy, who is
10 the American trotting turf what Fred
Archer is to the English running turf The
American driver, by the aid OF broken
down Brighton beach plug, j. o. Nay, the
runner aud Il fine trottcr named Frank, put
to his credit the fastest mile ever travelled.
In order to accomplish this Il purse of
$4,000 was offered at the Prospect Park fair
grounds, aud as a further Involvement TO
speed a man promised to givn $500 extra if
the record of 2.l0i was lowered. Only two
teams entered for the event, James Kccuans
bay gclding Frank and running mate j. o.
Nay, driven by Johnny Murphy, and j. b.
Barnaby's ii. B. Win9hip aud running mate
Statesman, driven by James Golden. The
gentlemen in the judges stand were Messrs.
David Bonner, Boylan and Stems, 50 that
there can be no doubt that the time is per-
fcctly correct The only fault to be found
with the management is in the failure to
take the intermediate quarter-mile time. 1t
is quite possible that the gentlemen who acted
in an official capacity had neglected to bring
ing that record would be made on a track
which is so VIGOROUSLY slow, and which was
frozen into the bargain. Under these adverse
circumstances Franks 2:0Sl seems little
short of marvellous, and it is more than prob
able that Il mile in 2:05 can be shown by this
horse when everything in favorable. What
makes the record all the more startling is the
fact that the second hea' was iOnc'in 2:l01
by Winship. The first heat saw an excellent
start, Winship almost Immediately going to
the front and setting the pace in very steady
manner, showing lengths lead at the tirst
quarter. Between here and the half Frank
was taken up several times, but he invariably
dropped back again, and at the half way
mark there was still a length separating them
Between here and the threc-quarer pole
Murphy set his animal going in dead earnest
but he bad hard work to overhaul
the leader. and when he passed the
thrce.quarter pole half length separat-
cd them. Once fairly in the home
stretch Frank came up very rapidly, and the
pair went under the wire separated by
half length only, Frank taking the heat
and scoring the fastest time on record 2.0Ss,
having done grand piece of ttrottiug all the
way through. After a good rest the pair
came ont for the second. This time FRANK
had the best of the send-Off and led by half a
length 10 the quarter, when he seemed to
tire and fell back, and was fully three
lengths to the rear at the half mile post.
Between here and the three-quarter pole he
made up two Of the lost lengths, hut it was
evident that the first heat had told its tale,
ms they had no sooner entered the home
stretch than Frank again took up the pace
and broke badly, getting defeated by length
in the fast time of 2:10i. The darkness
having SET in, tue deciding heats were post
poncd.
KrRnk and vinship at Prospect Park.
New YoRK, Nov. 1G.-Thc race between
Frank and running mate and Winship and
running mate, two heats of which were
trotted yesterday and in the first of which
Frank beat the record by trotting mile in
2:0Sl was finished at Prospect Park this
afternoon. Both horses were out of condi
ton to-day and the betting was heavily
against Frank, Notwithstanding his wonder
full time yesterday. Winship won b0tl
heats and the race to.day;'in 22Oii aud 2:14 i
The weather was very cold and the whit
blew gale during the race.