Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-31
MAUD S. DOES IT IN 2:O8 81
The Queen Of the Turf Beats Her
Own Record a Half Second,
LITERALLY sMAsHts ALL OTHERS,
At CIeYeIand, Yesterday, on a Track Said
to be One Second
Slow.
THE MARE DEckED WITH HOSES.

CLEVELAND, O., July 3O.-Msud S. re-
newed her claims to tie title of Queen Of
the Turf" at Glenvills track to-day. Tho
feet mare trotted q mile over o slow
ooure in 2:Os3. This beats her previous
record by half second, and is one second
and half faster than the best mile ever
ICt.ed by any other horse. The trial
Was fora cup, and -ths. time goes
on record. The course was in fair condi-
ton, but was not, in the opinion Of the
management q fast one. 1t was under
stood to be Mr.. Bonner's request that no
pools be sold on time, and bulletin to this
effect was posted. There was a good deal
of private betting, odds being about $25 to
s. that the mare would fail. It was 5
o'clock when Maud S. was seen COM
ing down toward the wire with Bair in
the sulky. Bsir drove her slowly
around the track and then gave her
warming up mile. She went to the first
quarter in 37l, to the half in l:l3!, to the
three quarter pole in so, and came under
the wire in 2:28f. She was then taken to
her stable, when she was brought out an
hour later for her trial mile. Maud began
her fast work before the distance stand was
reached She struck q splendid clip
and twenty rods from the
Judges stand Bair nodded for
me word. John Splan drove the runner
and followed behind holding a watch more
70 post Bsir as to the speed that was being
made than as help to the mare. Tie queen
went away fast and the first eighth post was
reached in sixteen seconds. She rounded
the turn and headed for the quarter. The
turn was a trlAe sharp and the went
Into the Air.
Bair stopped her and went back tor an
other start. When she came down the
stretch for the second time. She appeared
TO be unsteady, but Bair wanted
the word and it was given. The mare re-
covered herself before she had gone far and
settled down into an even clip that was like
a whirlwind. She reached the first quarter
in .324, a 2lO gait. Then Bair
began to urge her and she
trotted the next quarter in 81 seconds, a
2OS gait, reaching the half in l:OS4.
She few on ike a bird, and the old
timers began to declare amidst great en-
rhusissm that she was breaking her
wonderful record. Passing the half she
increased her speed and went over the back
stretch at terrific gait. The third quar-
ter was trotted in 81 seconds, the fastest one
of the mile. On the lower turn she was
seen to raise her head suddenly and ii
seemed certain that she would go of her
feet. Bsir caught her, however, and on she
few. Coming up the home stretch
The Awful Strain
began TO tell on her and she slowed up
Bair applied the whip, however, and she re-
sponded quickly. She dashed under the
wire at o tremendous clip, having finished
the last quarter in 3Si seconds, and the
mile in , 0s3
No one except the Judges aud the re-
porters knew that the record had been
broken. There was great excite nent in the
Judges stand. The watches Of three otf
cial timers, President VIM Eiward's, c. +.
Emery and n. L. Hunting had stopped al
2;OS3. Mr.. Edwards made the announce
meut and wild scene followed. Bair was
loaded down with roses and the mare WAS
presented with
a Beautiful Floral
collar. Mr. Edwards hastily wrote the fol-
lowing telegram:
RACE TRACK, July 30.
Robert Bonner New York.
The Cleveland Association congratulates
you most heartily and thanks you most sim
cerely for allowing your peerless queen,
Maud s., to show the people how easily she
beat her record in the quick time of 2:O83
on track certainly one second slow, hsv-
ing had a hard rain at midnight After
Maud S. went to the stable, Clyston was
brought out and attempted to lower his
record oil 2l4 with running mate. He
tailed, his quarter being 1874, lO68, l;4lt
and 2:l4.
Free-for-all trot. purse $4,000, Harry
Wilkes won. Time, 2:lS.
2:3O class, trottiDg purse $1,000, unhn-
ished.
PhalIas and wilkes Matched.
PHILADELPHIA, July 3O.-Phal'as and
Harry Wilkes have been matched to trot al
Belmont Park Au usE l3 Tor purse Of
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