St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-06
Nelson's Mark Made at Kanka-
kee Eelipses the Rec
ord Of Axtell.
A Lengthy Table Showing the
Downward March of the
Stallion Record.
General Horse NeWs--Entries
for the Running Races
To-Day.

back in 1884, trotted in 2:42755, and the
following year went TO saddle in 2:3S15.
Until his son lowered it no entire horse
approached Andrew Jackson's time. In
1858 Ethan Allen came out as the cham
pion foQr-year-old of his day, and low
cred the mark to 1856. This was at the
old Union course on Long Island, and
two years later he again cut the mark
down to 2:347zz. The most beautiful of
the Morgans kept on. and in 1855 he
trotteG at Boston in 2::33441z. Two years
later he made the record 1920, and in
1853 he entered the then rare $50 list
with mark of 2:2S. This stood as the
stallion record for year, until George
II. Patchen in 1859 cut it over the Union
course to 2:2614. Patchen was by far
the greatest entire horse of his day.
Like old Andrew jackson, he was al
most without rival among stations,
and he went on until in 1860 he trotted
in 2:2515. That, remember, was thirty
years ago, and though the time may
seem slow to Us of to-day, when we con-
slider that it has taken thirty years TO
get from 1921 to 2:l115 we must not
be too boastful of our progress
The stallion record stood at 2:2331s
until 1868, or for a period
of eight years, when the Eastern-bred
horse Fearnaught made reduction of
a quarter OF a second in it. He had
beaten the best horses of his day, and
in the race in which he made the mark,
American Girl and George Palmer were
among those that failed. Fearnaught
was of the Morgan race. and his great
ness was loudly heralded in New En-
gland. After him came George Wilkes,
1.-The noblest Roman of them ALL" After
much campaigning he met and beat
Rhode Island and Draco Prince at
Providence on Oct. Is. 1868, and trotted
the second heat III 2:22. This stood
good until 1872, when Jay Gould es-
Sayed TO set stallion mark, or rather
10 beat the record of Goldsmith Maid.
The task was too great. however, and
the best he did was TO trot two heats in
2:2015. 2:211a, and as this was against
PA. the fastest heat the son of Lady
Sanford ever trotted did not constitute
a record. Then the mighty Smuggler
came upon the scene. He Totted first
in 2:2O3z, and then Mambrino Gift made
the stallion mark 2:20. The scion of
the Mambrino Chief line accomplished
his feat at Rochester, Aug. Ii, 1874.
Charles Marvin was then a name less
known than now, bat when, in the great
stallion race at Boston, Sept. Is, 1874, he
drove the queerly-bred trotter the third
heat in 800. beating Phil Sheridan.
MambrinO Gift and others, the genius
of the best colt-trainer of our day was
in a degree recognized. Smuggler,
however, went On to greater things. A
year later he beat Judge Fullerton at
Philadelphia, trotting in 2:17, then next
year he went to Cleveland and humbled
10 N<1lr Hi
OF the turf. The 2:154 of Smuggler
stood unbeaten from 1876 till 1884,
period of eight years. Then the great
est of Dictator'S entire sons, PhallaS,
was out and sweeping all before him.
He beat Catehfly, Clemmie G and Fanny
Witherspoon at Chicago. trotting the
fourth heat in 2:133z, which remained
the fastest heat ever trotted by
stallion III a race until Palo Alto de-
feated Jack at Washington park this
summer, trOtting the last heat in 2:13.
Phallas remained liking of stations"
so far as time was concerned. until 1884,
when Maxey Cobb tretted the good old
track at NarraganSett Park, Providence,
E. l., i'll 2:1314. From that day onward
many have been the attempts. and more
the designs, on the stallion record. 1t
remained. however, for three-year-
old colt, Axtell, and breeder and
trainer, Williams, who then had name
TO make, to break it. And Axtell did
CALAMITY break it in PIP. And now
comes 1.-The Northern King" the idol of
the Pine Tree state. who trots the kite
shaped track at Kankakee in 2:1115,
drawing his unique breeder, owner.
trainer and driver at many pounds
overweight. In illustration of the
| downward march of the stallion record
the following table is appended:
! Andrew Jackson. blk b. foaled 1923,
| by Young Bashaw; Philadelphia, Pa,
Oct Is. 1884 Ito saddle -. .2:42ls
! Andrew jackson. blk L. foaled 1928.
by Young Bashaw Philadelp hia. Pa.
! Oct. ~. 1885 to saddle .-..- - 2:3Sia
Long Island Black Hawk, biz b, foaled
! 1887. by Andrew jackson. dam Sally
| Miller, by 1ippoo Saib; Union
Course, L. l., Nov. II, 1877 Ito
wagon ..2:SS
Ethan Allen. b, foaied 1s49. by Yer
mont Black Hawk, Union Course, L.
l.. May 10, 1853 2:36
Ethan Allen. h. foaled lS49. by Yer
mont Black Hawk; Boston, Mass,
Oct. D. 1870. :ttS4Ia
Ethan Allen, b, foaied 1S4S. by Yer
mont Black Hawk; Boston, Mass,
Oct. "a. 1856 Ito wagon .--..-. -. o:3os4
Ethan Allen, b h, foaIed 1S49, by Yer
/ mont Black Hawk; Union Course
L. /, Oct. 2S. 1895. ...2: 2S
George NJ. Patchen, b h, foaled SI9.
by Cassius NJ. Clay, dam by Head'e
Union Course, L L, July z, 1859 e:264
! George NJ Patcheu b b, foaled 1919,
by Cassius VI. Clay, dam by Head en-.
| Philadelphia, Pa. Oct 26. 1859 - 2:25L
I George NJ Patehen, b b. foaled 1919
pv Csssius NJ Clay, dam by Head EN-;
Union Course, L. L, Nov. 21, 1859
60 saddiel 2:24
George NJ. Patchen. b b, foaled Is4s.
by Cassius NJ Clay, dam BY Head EN-;
Union Course. L. l.. May To- 1860 2:24
i George NJ. fatchen. b. foaied 1s49.
by Cassius Al Clay, dam BY Head'em:
! Union Course. l. l., Ang. 2 1867 .2:23ls
| Fearnaught eh h, foaled 1859, by
! Young Morrill, dam Jenny. by Steve
French Horse; Buffalo. \. Y, July
George Wilkes, br h, foaled 1857. by
Hambletonian, dam Dolly Spanker,
by Henry Clay; Providence, R. l..
Oct IS. 1868 2:.s2
bletonian, dam Lady Sanford. by
Seeiys American Star; Buffalo. \.
Y, Aug. II. 1871 -. 2:22
Jay Gould. b h. foaled 1861, py Ham,
! bletonian. dam Lady Sanford, by
Seeiy's american Star; Buffalo. N
! Y Aug 2, 1s72--.-.....- .......- 2:2lA
Su1uggler. br h. fealed 1866. by Blan-
! co: Buffalo. n. Y. Aug. ), 1871. 2:2os4
! Mambrino Gift. eh b. foaled 1866 by
Mambrino Pilot, dam Waterwitch- by
Pilot DR.; Rochester, \. Y, Aug Is.
smnggler, br h, foaied 1856. by Blan-
co: Boston Mass, Sept 10, 1874. .2:2o
! Smuggier br b, foaled 1866, by Blan-
co; Philadelphia Pa. July Is, 1876. Pr
| Smuggler br b. foaled 1866, by Bian-
co; Cleveland, o., July 81, 1876 e:16l4
SmIggler. or n foaled 1866. by Blau-
co; Hartford. Conn. Aug. 81. 1876 2:i5E
! Phsllas, q 1, foaled 1877, by Dictator
dam Betsy Trolwood, by Clark Chief:
Chicago, Ill, July L. 1881 -- 2:1Ssz
Maxey Cobb. b b. foaled 1879, BIZ Hap
] ~ Medium, dam Lady Jenkins. BY
Black Jack: Providence, r T.. Sept
! Axtel b h, fealed 1886. by William L,
dam Lou. by MambrIno Boy; Terre
Haute. Ind Oct II. 1899 2.I2
Nelson. b b. by Young Rolfe- 2:2l.
dam Gretchen. by Gideon: Kanka-
/ kee, H. Sept. 26, 1890 - 2:IIIs
Bismarck Killed.
CANTON. o.. Oct !. -During the run
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