New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-28
PALO ALTOS GREAT PERFORMANCE.
MAKING THE AVERAGE RECORD FOR THREE
MILEs-CLosE TO MAXEY CoBD's


FIGURES.
San Francisco. Sept. o. (specaD.-The chief topic
among horsemen here to-day was the mashihcen'
performance Of Senator StanfOds stallion falo Al'o
at stockton yesterday, when he made the oest average
over made by stallion in three heats. broke the
Coast stallion record and only fell oncquartcr second
behind the best worlds record made by MaXey Cobb
II the track had not been hardened In one place by
driving wagons 1t there Is no DOUBT Ihat the
time I'm tho first two heats would have equaied that
I'm the third Palo Alto was entered IN uV."ns
race for 81 900 against Bay Rose ana DIRECT oo'n
spcedy animals. In tho first heat Paio A''o oroAo
badIv hut came in ahead in . 16 IL. The second
roat wa. nractical repetition OF the first Pao Alto
losing several lengths by breaking yet coming IN h's
in IL "a. A.,
When the bell rang calling them out for the thiri
heat the Judges announced that Palo ALTO wouh De
driven for a rooord and thai runner Wouo 'ahe MN
IN at the half mile post and force MN out ~ u'c
second attempt the word was given. Paio Al'o was
rolnc az steady as a machine, and he swept around
the first turn and past the quarter In 50 SECONDS
Direct and Bay Rose four lengths back cong
down the backtretch Palo Alto kept to his feet Mar
win leaning over in the suky and talking to him. lie
flashed past the half mile post ana nai huhu'eu
watches marked l :O5 "a. The running horse joined
him. and they came around the second TURN ana sh''
by the threequarter post IN :39 L. Inc morse
began TO slackcn his pace slightly, but at the draw
lie came on thing little, but s trottnS fast, ard
in \ moment more shot under the wire. There wa5
anxious delay in the judges stand and then the black
board showed the figures = 10 "a. The crowd went
wild.
Pao Altos performance is the best ever seen on
tho Coast beating Stamboul's record against tine
one second. The stallion record of the world, held
by Maxey Cobb, is 10 IL. The next best was
Phalass, with 2I3 "a, made IN the fourth heat
of race. Palo Alto is in the same notch, made In
the third heat. The average time In the race was
2:16 the best average ever made By stallion. II
Is performance that will stand without rival fol
a long time. Palo Alto is named after the famous
establishment where he bred and maturcd He
is product Of the now popular theory that extreme
speed and stamina as we'll are best reached by in
fusion of thoroughbred blood into troterS. Mr..
stanford was one of the earliest advocates Of the
theory, and with this idea in view bred Electioneer.
the most noted living Sire TO Dame Winnie, thor
Oughbrcd mare PalO Alto was the foal. lie Is a
beautiful bay horse showing strongly in his con-
tour his thoroughbred blood. He is steady trotter
and rarely breaks his mishap yesterday being caused
by the bad spot in the track. The spot who're PaO
Alto broke in the first two heats where wagons
had been driven the track. making II hard.
fore the third heat, after which the stallion went
around the track without skip. Palo Alto first
attracted general attention three years ago, when
he was taken East, and four yearold made
went lame, and has not appeared in public perform
unt I'll this At Napa he began by making
a record OF :ls. lie Is entered in the 30 class.
and has won every time he started I'm straight heats
regular, but that is the way Axtell made his record
of . IA IA.