Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-15
suNous MARVELLOUS FEAT.
She Trots in $40 1-2, Beating Axtell's
Record 1-2 Seconds.


SAN FRANo1sco, Cal, Nov. 11.-Axtell
was displaced as the greatest three
vear-old trotter Saturday by Leland
Stanford's filly Sunol, who trotted a mile
on the Bay District track in 2;10t, and
clipped one and a half seconds from the ex
kings marvellous performance at Tore
Haute Ind Sunol had held the record for
horses of her age until. Mr.. Williams's
wonder in his great series Of trials,
finally ended in the Californan's over
throw Then a match was talked of to be
trotted this winter between the two phe-
nomenal racers. but Axtel's RELOCATION to
the stud until spring ended the negotiations
Sunol's performance was not the only sem
sation of the day, for Senator Stanford was
out for blood III respect to turf honors, and
he satated his desires to his hearts content.
Last year Axtell, as two year old, showed
mile in 1928, making the record of stall
lions of that age but today Regal Wilkes
flashed under the wire in 2;2Of, beating AK
! tells record q seconds Nor was this all,
! for Faustino, Mr. Stanford's champion
yearling, trotted around the mile in 2;35,
breaking the best previous record held by
| Won Wilkes, by three full seconds
Another great showing was that made by
| P11o Alto one Of the senator's favorite
three vear-olds that was also sent to beat
! Axtell's time. Owing to mlshap he was un-
successful, but he trotted in 2124, only
half second behind Axtell. This perform
anco was wonderful, and was robbed of its
brillancy solely by Sunol's unprecedented
feat The day was a perfect one MS to
weather. and the track was in the best pos
siblc condition.
Tho first event on the programme was the
triel of the three-year old FLY Sunol to beat
tho record, 2:12 held by Axtell. Orrin
Hikok drove n running horse alongside the
fillv. Sunol was given the word at the first
attempt. and left tho wlrc behind in beauti
full style. Her speed from the very start
was exceedingly fast, but it was only by
looking at the runner that one was able to
notice how fast the FLY was really travel
ling When Marvin, who held the reins,
nodded to the starter. the running mate was
nearly furlong behind. The quarter post
was reached in 90 seconds. and without a
noticeable decrease in speed the journey up
the backstretch was begun. When the
half-mile station was reached the timers
watches showed the distance to have
been made in 1Oj, and then it be
came a certainty that, barring a break,
the Eastern colts record would BE- badly
broken. The FLY. never faltering, and go
ing true as the wind, made the turn and
started for the siy-furlong mark, which was
reached as the watches showed in / 81.
Then pandemonium broke loose ss the gal-
liant Young trotter dashed down the straight.
Marvin felt that he was about 10 drive I'M
dor the string a world bcnter, but, fearing
that his charge might let down at the last
moment, looked around and nodded 10
Hikuk to bring up the runner. At this the
crowd yelled all the more and went fairly
wild in their demonstrations TO help the filly
keep her courage up to the highest poin
The trotter dashed on, and soon dispelled all
doubts as to her gamencss. She came like
hurricane, so fast. indeed that the thor
oughbred runner could not hold the pace.
At the fifteenth pole Marvin reached for his
whip. poised il in the air over the head OF
) of the filly, when, with an extra burst OF
speed, she flashed past the Judges, winner
against time in 2:l0t transferring the
crown of threc-year-old supremacy from
King Axtell to her own queenlv head.
Palo Alto, another OF Mr. Stanford pets,
was also sent to beat Axtells record, bu
made a bad break on the upper turn ant
came in in 2;l21, only half second behnt
the time
Faustino yearlng colt, then came ou
10 beat the yealling record, 2:3S, held 10y
Won Wilkes On the fourth attempt he wa.
sent on his Journey accompanied by run
ming horse to aid him The first quarter
was made in Al seconds, the half in LEO
the three-quorteIs in 1919, and the tul
mile in 3;3j, thus breaking the second rec
ord for the day.
, Regal Wilkes. stallion by Guy Wilkes
was then sent out to beat the two wear ole
record of Axtel OF 2:23, being also attend
ed by a running mate. The colt rushed t.
the quarter in 36 seconds, reached the hall
5 in t:l05 scurried TO the three-que"ters il
in / .i54, and accomplished the mile without
skip or break iii poo breaking the thirC
record for the day.
3 STEAMBOAT, to wind up the sport, trotteC
) an exhibition mile on his own courage, anC
caused great surprise by making the circu
= of the track ia 2l39, beating bis own rec
3 ord full second