St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-17

time was that it should have been 1881
seconds. But as no change was made
by the timers, the 47s4 has headed the
half-mile record ever since. The most
prominent performances at the distance
during the season of 1883 are as follows:
Galen %. Washington Park. Chicago.
July ID, ITO lbs 49,. .O:4S
GENTLY (2), Louisville, Sept. IL. "a
Tr rps "a los inaeles cal anril 0'40'z
II, l0G lbs -. =. 0:4S%
Typesetter's performance was some
what remarkable. 1t was a second heat
in Neat race, and he ran the third heat
in 40 seconds.
: At the regular distance of five furlongs
a doubtful record of an even go sec
ondS" headed the list at the beginning
of the year, made by the fOur-year-old
filly Kitty Pease at Dallas, Tex, in No
velnher 1887, which followed the we'll
known performance by Jim Renwlck,
with LIS pounds, at San Francisco,
in November. 1888. of 1909. These
two records, however. were split at
Jerome Park on October 2, by Sam
Harper, Jr., who, with 118 pounds. Is
credited with running over the straight
five furlongs in 1:004. 1t is not good
record and the horses were well away
from the post before the flag was
dropped, fact observed at the time by
many of the reporters. The following
are the next best:
Britannia (aged) Sheepshead, June
jim b. o., West side, Chicago, Sept.
Princess Bowling o., Louisville.
sept. 20, 11S lbs. ................--.I: Ul
Champagne Charley co, sheepshead
Bay, sept. 6, ! 10 lbs. 1:Ol 2-5
Galen (2), Washington Park, Chicago,
Sept. 10, 100 lbs........ ...........1 :O1l2
At no distance is the test of time
more accurately made than at three
quarters of mile. 1t is the distance
at which majority of the twO-year-old
stakes are run, and the youngster that
can carry full weight close TO the best
record classes among the best. while
even three-year- and upward that
can average close to record time at
weight for age are classed as valuable
property. At the beginning of the sea-
son the two-year-old colt Oregon. by
Monday, headed the record, as having
run at Salem, Ore, with 10 pounds, in
l:l2M. 1t was doubtful performance.
The known record was l:13. made by
Force over the Louisville straight track
with l2l pounds. in September, 1888.
The'best for 1888 are as follows:
Tom Hood a., Louisville. Sept. 49,.
Egmon at o., Louisville. May is, lis 40
Grimalai s.. Monmouth July %, liz
Salisbury o. Monmouth, July 5, 100
reiIe Doe j6j, Monmouth Aug 4,
Proctor Knott CD. Monmouth, Aug H..
liz Ids. ............ III
strideaway a., Monmouth, Aug &c.,
Lan n is', C2j, Louisville, Sept. 80, los
lbs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Of the above the races at Louisville
were run OH the straight track, while
those at Monmouth were on the regular
oval track. Many races were run in
better than "15," while it will be re-
membered that Proctor Knott won the
Futurity over the straight at Sleeps
head Bay, with 112 pounds. in lib l-5,
Fresno winning the Autumn stakes at
1872 pounds in LIS.
At seven turlongs Kingston's 1:274,
made over the Sheepshead Bay track,
with lis pounds, Sept. l, 1887, is still
the best. But it is so closely followed
by the next that one might say there is
no difference. The best, however, for
1888 are as follows:
Bradford, 4, Sheepshead Bay, Sept.
Amialgam, 5, sheepshead Bay, June
e1 rem lhc:'i aged, shcepshead, Sept. @
Laftte, 5, Sheepshead Bay, Sept 10,
lOl L.. 800. -. LIZ 10
A performance that outclasses any of
the above is that of the three-year-old
Emperor of Norfold. who, with 12l
pounds. on June l4,covered the distance
in :2S, winning the Swift stakes at
Sheepshead Bay.
At no distance have there been more
determined efforts to beat the record
bean at a mile. Special prizes have
then offered conGitionally that Ten
Br0eck'S :29X was beaten. Since May
"a. 1877, those figures have headed the
list. 1t was race against time" over
n specially prepared track. The next
best. and considering that it was actu-
ally made in Il race, is 1:40, made by
Stuvvesant in September, 1887, at
Sheepshead Bay, when carrying 11l15
pounds. The track was in no sense
hard or specially prepared. 1t was sim
DIV a good track The best for 1883 are
numerous, even with the limit at better
than '42."
Eolian, 5, Sheepshead, June 81.
10 L .4OA
Jacobin, 8, West Side, Nashville
April IS. 102 ........:.. 49,. Al
Niagara, 4. Sheepshead, Sept. l, 97.1:41 1-5
Wary, 4, West Side, Nashville, May
Boni az s. Latonia, June 5, ios...i:4ia
Wheeler T, ), Louisville. May "a.
Little tGe . Minch. aged, sheepsnead.
Sept ii, 115ls .............. .'1:41 3-5
White Nose, /, West Side, Nash
vile. May ;, 81 ....1:4lA
Pink Cottage, aged, Washington
Park Chicago, Sept Il, ia -. .1:41A
Kingston, /, Gravesend, Sept. %,
1lS......... ......t... .......... -1'ftSS
| Swift, aged, Gravesend, Sept. %,
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