Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-10
AWAY GO THE RECORDS.
Nelson Beats the Stallion Trotting Record
of the World and Hal Pointer Makes a
New Mark at Terre Haute

| Nelson Beats the Stallion TrOtting Record
of the World and Hal Pointer Makes a
New Mark at Terre Haute.\
TERRE HAUTE IND. October 9-The three
fastest harness records in the world. That is
the mark hung up to-day on the Terre naute
track and it is likely to be shot at for many a
long day. The fastest stallion record 2:llA,
the fastest mile ever paced or trotted in a race,
| 20934, and the three fastest heats in a race.
2;O934, 2:l23z, 2:l3.
Amphltheater, paddock and lnfield we're filled
to-day with spectators to witness the greatest
card of events ever offered by a trottlng asso.
ciation. 1t was perfect autumn day. with a
gentle breeze blowing. and the track was very
fast The great attraction was the announce
ment that Nelson would go to beat Axtelrs
time, 2l2, made over this track last fall. About
5 o'clock the great Maine stallion appeared on
the track. driven by his owner and driver, C. H.
Nelson, and was given warning-up heat In
2:23, the last quarter in S21z. quarter OF an
hour later the purple cap ana jacket of the Pine
Tree State horseman was seen. A great cheer
went up from 10000 throats as the stallion, with
his smooth and frictionless motion. came
brushing down the stretch. The purple cap was
dotted again and again. The second time down
the word was given, with the stallion going
smooth and strong with the runner back. The
compassed in l634 was pointer
to the great effort that was
on. The watches split at 80 seconds at the first
quarter, the half in lOi54: the horse going en-
tirely OH his courage. Now the runner quickens
his stride and moves up. and with his ears laid
back, the great stallion catches the half, beats
behind him another link is let out as he gamely
fights against father time. To the three quarter
pole in 1861: and as he swings into the turn
for home all know that another record has gone
down. Cheer after cheer goes up as he flashes
under the wire in 2ilA ana the dense throng
realizes the Importance of the event. The
driver, C. H. Nelson is scarcely permitted to
salute the judges for dismounting orders ere
the track is black with wildly enthusiastic
crowd Nelson is lifted bodily from the sulky
and borne aloft on the shoulders of the enthu-
siasts. The s. allions neck is encircled with a
wreath of flowers and quite time elapses
before the every inch a king of stations can be
led OF the track.
The time by quarters was 81. 325l, 3l5l. 34sz.
The second division of the PA trot carried
over from yesterday, was as fine an exhibition
of a hotly contested race as ever spectators en-
jnyed. Godelia did not care to win, but under
Doble's masterful drives she had to.
2:24 trot 81, 900 (second division)-
Godelia George Starr, Budd Doble).1 2 1
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$i5si52S $iE:f $?s S:sS? s=$ s$
Zine Tme. SSfh s!sIT S:Is1 "a 2:iSR eSoS Ss.
The EdSew cd stakes, for 4-year-olds, wasn't
lacking in interest Splan, however, with his re-
bnt from ihat on he ave a horse race and was ca
pable of greater efforts.
Edgewood stakes, for 4-year-olds, $1,000.
Navidad (John Splan) n).....................5 l /
Matte II (Alike Bowermanl .......... ....1 8 .
Minnie " likes Isaac cGuerney)............2
Black (John Diekerson). .............. .-...3 S
Hussar (Rhody Patterson) n)...............4 4 dist.
Time 2:254. 2:2S7s, 2:ee1s, e:251s.
The great mile of Nelson had prepared the
spectators for the great free-for-all pacing
race. B b had the pole, Hal Pointer second
followed by Adonis. Pickaway and DR.. NJ
Geers did not pursue his usual tactics but
scored his horse up strong IN time to win the
heat. From wire TO wire, the broncho and
Pointer had it see-sawng all the way. At no |
time did the distance of neck separate them. |
Never in the history of harness contests did |
and Geers handled their horses with consum- |
checked by the other. The geldings went |
throat latch. No need to hang out the time to |
en- nIhuse the crowd. 1t was wild in the realiza-
ton that the fastest race mile in harness had |
been made. Time BY quarters was BIZ, l.053I,
:3615, 2:0915 The time of the second horse was
2:l0.
The second heat was repetition of the first
with the exception that at the half Adouis
who was not at himself, broke, and before he
got on his stride the flying leaders were over a
distance away.
The third heat was war again, and with the |
lime 2:l3 rounded out the three fastest heats
ever gone in harness, and that, too, by the de-
spiseu PAGERS that are commonly supposed to /
ind the last quarter very long. Forty thou
sand dollars in pools we're sold on this race.
Hill Ibofn Ia