New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-07
glass case long enough Why don't you trot him out

The Chicago Horseman" has this 10 say about
Racine the holder Of the mile record-1 30 L.
DESPITE torrd weather, there was large crowd al
Washington Park and the people were entertained pS
highly sensational racing. Horses seem 10 run "st vi
hot. dry day. and the track as smooth as o'ru
table il was not surprising that the time I'm all the events
OF the dav was The first race OH the r"rar pro
rrammc the day received twenty-five entrees anu i
divided into two parts The distance Wa' Oh" "'''
ard J,Ja captured the TART in Al Racine was
hot favoro for the part and he ran and won inc
os r,n arhaLlc eyer seen on any track inc or"
was tapped good start the third break ana ''"'
shot TO the front lie went to the quartcrpet ~
o49 seconds and n: half he good length IN the
load Tho time at the half 49, seconds ana nc
turned the six furlongs in 10 He slowed up I''l' III
the stretch and C,ymnast and Marion e. cIoS'd on Nun
Naryicc dug his heels into the colt ana WIN one hoi
NJ the vhp he called Racine for last cnorV acIhe
rosnonded 81 poblv that he shook the others of In few
bounds and at finish he going easy ana strong
Every one a last mile had been run DuV "hci INV
timers :39R there was prooneea oufs' o' "p
plausc Few Ieorlc expected TO see len brVc.-A io
of 39a which has 1877, reduced but Racine
now holds of having run the fastest mile enef
against time In race that mas cN'T pc'h ""'''
I'm cd Considering fact that Racine Is mfee-!ear
old and carried his full weight no7 pounds while Ten
Brocck was nvc-year.od and carried ITO pounds ana
ran against time specially prepared uack' tlS WI"
v far greater performance than that Oh 'he bon o'
Phae,On.
Racine is a block bay colt by Bishop Bishop Is IA
son OF the Palo Alto shannon was at his best
fair racchorse, although knocked about ana liusc'
in the East lie rated with selling platcls ard ran al
Clifton and Gutenberg. lie was sold to taptaln
ErtnNln OF Tennessee and Kacne's glory makes nm
marked in the stud. Racine l. ont OF mp FAIRY
Rose the dam also Of L. j. Roses good hlly thlr!.
Fairy rise was bred by Leopold Kothscild, and was
purcha sed and imported in looo by senator Htalf"Tu
she is a mare OF queenly form and one OF the iaN0rc
thoroughbrcds al Palo Alto. Racine bred at Palo
hto and started as two-ycar-od in California twelve
times being beaten but once, tat being In his maldcn
race al half mile. lie and his sable companion
flambleGu wcrc the sensations Of last year on tlc
Pacific SLOPE and this spring they swept all before
Them in California. IL Was al one time proposed 10
send both colts East in the Hearst stable bat anbea
went wrong and idea abandoned. However,
RacneS racing qualities were let 10 the Ondnc SaOic
in whose COOrs he rams. After ne ran Ms nrsl
race ut Washington Park mile in Al. he was pro
nOunccd a record breaker, and those who knew MIN
best were least surprised when he broke the record last
SATURDAY, \ meeting between Racine Burlington and
Tournament would probably settle the question as 10
the three caI-old championship aud should they go
10 the post money the West would be carried by
Racine He WILL no Doubt when his racing DAYS are
over be installed at the head Of the thoroughbred dc
partment at PalO Alto