St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-05
AMONG The HORSES.
Remarkable Feat Of Two
Year-Old Sunal, Who
Trots in 2:1S.
Speculation as to Guy and
His Probable Per-
fopmanceS.
The Erdenheim Sale Will
Take Place Next Thurs
day.
Capt. Maprett Has a Great
Filly at MeGrath's
Farm.

The sporting world was antonished
the 18th of October at Bay District
Park when Sunal, two-year-old filly,
trotted mile in 2::2O15 The 27th day
of October, just eight days after, she
trotted over the same track mile in
2:1S, the first quarter being trotted in
35 seconds, the second and third in 3414
each, and the fourth in 34115. Sunal is
bay FLY by Electioneer out of WaXana,
by Gen. Benton, and she ont of WaXy,
thoroughbred daughter of Lexington.
Her mile in 2:1S reduces the two-year-
old record to the three-year-old mark of
Salde Wilkes, 2:1S. 1t is reasonable to
expect that she will lower the three
year-old record next season, and that if
nothing happens to her as four-year-
old she will wipe out ManZanita's
2:l6. She is said to be the best
within the possibilities that she may in
time beat Maud SIS record of 2:0S$4.
She is built after the pattern of Maud
S, being higher behind than forward,
and having great propelling power.
But before she reaches the notch marked
by Maud S the five and siX-year-old
records of Jay-Eye-See, respectively
2:1O% and 2:10, will be found difficult to
equal. notwithstanding all the promise
of improvement with age which her
speed indicates.
Wednesday, Oct "a, Stamboul started
at Bay District park, San Francisco,
to lower his record and was sue
cessful. The time was 1889, 1907,
1:41, 2:l4$l. Orrin A. Hickok
drove him. Stambaul is by Sultan, out
of Fleetwing by HamDletonian; second
dam by George Nj. Patchen; third dam
by Abdallah. He is six years old,
and commenced trottiDg as a two-year-
old. Last autumn ha went into winter
quarters with fiye-year-old record of
2:2715. He is now at Rosemeade, with
the fastest stallion record ever made on
the Pacific coast.
Guy, one of the most noted horses of
the year. is looked uDon by many as the
horse that will beat the record Of Maud
S, 2:OS3l. Since he went on the circuit
he has been kept Oh edge with a view
to his makinga very fast mile. Thus
far he has mol beaten 2:12. With good
day and track, if fit and well, he ought
to trot in 2:10. He can certainly do it
if as good as he was at st. Louis. His
gait is the perfection of trotting action.
There is not particle of waste motion
about If. Coming down the stretch
he reminds one of Jay Eye-See, but
has not so much knee action. He is
as rapid strider as was Red Clond, and
goes as low as Bonesetter. His racing
days are undoubtedly over. Owners
would not start horses against him on
account of his erratic scoring, and even
if they did there is no horse now on the
turf which has chance to beat him.
In the future he will have to tackle the
scythe-bearer or take his flights of
speed on the road. That he would de-
velop into a steady scorer with regular
racing there is hardly a doubt. His i'm
prOvementS this year was remarkable.
At st. Louis, his last start, he scored
nine times in the three heats. There
were two scores in the first heat, one
the second and six the third. He is
cunning. He joys like an old COW and
brushes whenever called upon,
and seems perfectly level-headed
until asked to turn with the
other horses and score to the wire.
He knows what is wanted and doesn't
want to do it. He begins each score
by throwing his head upward to one
side and taking short jumps, keeping
his forelegs nearly stiff. When he gets
ready to go he drops his head, and in a
flash is trotting a 2:2O gait. Other
trotters have no chance with him if the
judges protect him. If they square
away each score they will exhaust
themselves while he is not doing any
work. and if they wait for him to strike
trot he will dart away from them be-
fore they can catch their speed. He
should be an ideal road horse. 10 the
pole he is as good as ever was seen. If
Jay-Eye-See will stand training next
year Mr.. Case and Mr.. Gordon will
probably hook their black whirlwinds
together and see what kind of team
record they can make.