Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-11
Busted Wide Open.
Three RECORDS 60 to Eternal
Smash on the Terre Haute
Track On Thurs.
day Last.
Nelson, the Maine Stallion, and
Hal Pointer, the Side
Wheeler, Cause the
Disturbance.
Three Records Broken.

iEhnE uhtlE luus, oc'. III ne
three fastest harness records in the
world-that IL the mark hung up her
today on the Terre Esu'e track and IL
u likely TO he shot at for many long
day. The fastest stallion record, 2:lll:
the fastest mile ever paced or irGtied
IN a rncr, 2:O9!; and the three fastest
hosts in race. 2:O9i; 2:l2i; and 2:l3.
The amph.theatre, haddork ard in
field were filed To-Day with spectators
to witness the greatest card Of event.
ever offered bya ,rotting association.
1t was perfect au'unn day, with a
gentle breeze blowing. aud the track
was very fast. The great attraction
WAS the announcement that Nelson
woulo 90 t. beat Axtell's time-::la-
nade over this track last fail. Abuu'
3 3o'lock the great Maine Stallion ap
y AIRED on the track driven hy his
owner and driver, G. B. Nelson, aud
was given n warming up heat IN 2:223
the last quarter la 32l. A quarter If
sn hour later the purpie cap ana
jacket of the Pine Tree state horse
man appeared on the track. A great
cheer went up from 10000 tbroat- n
the peerless stallion, with his snoo,h
aud friciionless motion, came brush-
ing down the stretch. The purple
cap WAS doffed again and again. The
second time down, the word WIS CIV
Ell with the stallion going smooth and
strong with runner back. The rate
Was deceptive, but a furloug being
compass-d H. i6i, WAS pointer To tn.
great effort that was on. Watch. :
-plit at 81 seconds at the first quarter,
the hslr 10 l:Oil the horse going en-
tirely on bis courage; now the runner
quickens his striue and moves up, and
with his ears laid back, the great stsl
lion passes the half and another link
IL let out as be gsIDely fights against
farther time; to the three. quarter pole
In 1851, and rs he swings into tn.
turn for home, all know that record
has gone down. Cheer after cheer
goes up as he passes under the wire
IN oil and the dense throng realizes
the Importance Of the event. The
driver is scarcely permitted TO salute
the judges for dismouDtiDg orders ere
the track ~ black with Il wildly en-
iastic crowd. Nelson Is lifted bo-
dily from the sulky aud borne aloft on
the shoulders of enthusiasts. The
stations neck is encircled with a
wreath of flowers, and quite 4 time
elapses before the king Of stations can
be led from the track.
THE FAST MILE.
The great mile of Nelson had pre-.
pared the spectators for the great FREE
for.all pacing race. B b. had the pole,
Hal Pointer second. followed by ADO
mis-, Pickaway and DR.. NJ. The bron'
cho and Pointer had 1t see saving al
the way. At no time did the dis,ancs
Of neck separate them. Never In ths
history of harness contests did two
such game cocks fight II out. TIL,
geldings went locked under the wire
Pointer having 1t by = throat latch
No need to hang out the time to en-
thuse the crowd. 1t was wild In tn,
realization that the fastest race mile II
harness had been made. The time b,
quarters WAS Sit, l:0Il, 1881, AND
2O93. The time of the second hors'
was 2:lO. The second heat was a re
petition OF the fret The third hes
Was war sgain and with the time 2:l3
rounded out three Of the fastest heat
ever gopein harness and that too. b,
despi-ed PAGERS that are commopl.
supposed to find the last quarter yer!
long. Four hundred thousand dollar
i'm pools were sold on this race.