The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-12
4 VERY FAST FLYER.
QUEEN OF THE TURF.
siand ). Lowers Her Record ut Lexington,
ny" Yesterday by Half n Second, MAX. u
e Ing the Mile In Two Minutes and ono
W. Quarter Secoi,,ls-.A Great Event.

LExlSGroS, KY Fov. 1l.-NIaud s. has
proved herself greater mare than ever
her late owner, Mr.. W. II. Vanderbilt, or
her present owner, Mr.. Bonner, even
thoughts she was. Hiram Woodruff the
old time trainer Of trotilig horses laid it
down rs the iron clad law, that you could
never have fast mile after the first frost
had struck tho ground. Last week ice
formed repeatedly and took elasticity
from the soil. Sober headcdmen like DR..
llcrr said it was too late for Maud s. 10
attempt to do what no horse except her
self had ever done. Enthusiasts, how.
ever, predicted that the record would be
broken. s slt7
To-day was bright for November, but
tho expert does not look for muscles to be
flexible when Indian summer comes.
Ihere was large gathering oi the very
best people OF tho blue grass region at the
fair grounds truck. Hundreds OF church
going people were present, among them
several divincs, and MIR. Bonner was graft.
fled to see the placard conspicuously
posted on the grand stand, "No Betting
Allowed -'Es,
a TIE WARNING VI.
At hali-past II o'clock l'air came out
behind the queen and gave her a warming
up mile in 2:26l. The judges and timers
we're: Major II. c. Mcdowell, Col. K.
West and ". u.Wilson. In tile opposite
stand Mr.. Bonner held his watch, lanled
on both sides by Gen. J. I. Robinson, Mr..
l.. Btoadhead, Mr.. Richard Anderson and
Hamilton Busby. The conditions under
which the performance was made we,c
written in the record book. "Aland S.
will start TO beat her own record OF 2:c93.
and should she beat the record Woodburn
farm, where she was bred, will commcm-
crate the achievement by awarding to her
through the Kentucky Trotting Horse
Breeders Associations "A cup with the time
made by her engraved thereon" as
-Bair logged around the track, went to
the head slretch,came down and nodded
for the word. ys.
THE srAEr.
The great mare did not make single
mistake. The time OF thel;rst quarter was
52f second: and the hall mile l:O4; the
threc-quartcr pole was reached in 1887
and here Mr.. Bowerman joined her with
4 running horse hitched to sulky. The
finish was strong ard the Judges stopped
their watches at a:09.. The majority OF
outside watches made the time 200.
The scene when the Queen returned to
the stand for BAir to weigh was indescrib-
able. -,
The crowd filled the quarter stretch and
chcered until their Threats were husky. 1t
was the greatest performance Of the kind
ever. witnessed in the world and Ken
tuekians shouted as only kentuckians can
do. -ll..
Mr.. Bonner was congratulated on every
side, prominent breeders like General
Withers, Mr.. b. Swigart and Mr. Tod
Hunter pressing forward to take him bv
the hand. When Grant, the colored
groom, was cooling Maud S. out on tie
lawn, scores OF ladies' gathered around and
asked ior the privilege OF touching her on
the hose. Mr.. Bonner's first consratula.
Tory dispatch was to Mr.. Vanderbilt. The
mare will now be turned out ior the win
ter.