Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-10
ON THE TURF.
The Records Broken at Terre Haute Yes
terdaY.


TERRE HAUTE, October 9;h.-The fastest
harness records in the world is the mark
hang up to day on the Terre Haute track.
The fastest stallion record, 2:114, the fastest
mile ever paced or trotted in a race, 2:093
and the three fastest heats in race, 2094-
2:123-2:l3.
1t was perfect autumn day, with gen.
tie breeze blowing, aud the track was very
fast. The attendance was over 10000. The
great attraction was the announcement
that Nelson would go to beat Axtell's time
of 2:12, made over this track last fall.
After warming-up heat. the great stall
lion started to beat the record. The first
quarter was made in 80 seconds, the half
in 1:044, and the three-quarters in 1851
Cheer after cheer went up as Nelson
flashed under the wire in 9Th.
The 2:24 trot, $1,000 Second division),
unfinished from yesterday, Godelia won,
Kenwood second, Harry Medium third,
the others ruled out. Best time, 2:19l.
Edeewood stakes, for four ear-olds, $10,-
800, Navidid won, Matte h. second, Min
ME Wilkes third, Alice Black fourth. Best
time, 2:223.
Free for-all pacing race. First heat, B.
B. had the pole, Hal Pointer second, fol-
lowed by Adonis, Pickaway and DR.. M.
Geers riding. Hal Pointer did not pursue
his usual tactics, but scored his horse up
strong in determination to win the heat
from wire to wire. B. B. and Pointer had
it seesawing all the way. At no time did
the distance of q neck separate them.
Never in the history of harness contests
did two such horses fight it out. Not q
move of one but was checked by the other.
The geldings went locked under the wire,
Pointer having it by throat latch. There
was 70 need to hang out the time to en-
thuse the crowd. 1t was wild in the real
ization that the fastest mile in harness bad
been made. Time, by quarters, :314, LOAF,
1864, 2:094.
The second heat was a repetition of the
first, with the exception that at the half
Adonis broke and was distance. Time,
2:124.
The third heat was war again, and with
heats ever gone in harness.
Forty thousand dollars worth of pools
were sold on this race. Hal Pointer won,
3. B. second, Pickaway third, DIR. N.
fourth. Time, 2:093. 2:124, 2:13.
In the BIB trot, for 81 1000 (un6nished),
Veritas won the first heat, Mocking Bird
second and third. Best time, 2:163.
AT MORRIS PARK.
mOkRlS IARB, OCtODeI Jlu-lne tIaCk
was in miserable condition.
The race for three-year-olds and upwards,
mile and sixteenth. Eon won, Raceland
second, Salvini third. Time, 1:5S.
Two-year- Odds, three quarters of mile,
Annie won, Michael second, l. Intrigusnte
third. Time, !:17a.
Belle Mead handicap, all ages, mile and
a quarter two starters) Montague won,
Lavina Belle second. Time, 2:19i.
Fashion stakes (fillies), two-year- olds
six furlongs, La Tosca won, Cantatrice sec.
ond, Fireworks third. Time. LII.
Peyton stakes, three-year-old FLIES, mile
and furlong, Can-can won, Reckon sec.
ond. Druidess third. Time, POI.
Five furlongs, KiDgstock won. Sirrocco
second, Mascot FLY third. Time 1:02.
AT LAToSIA.
LAToNIA, October 9th.-The track was
fast. Three-year- olds and upwards, one
mile, Consignee won. Harry Weldon Sec
ond, Pullman third. Time, l:45&.
Three-year-olds and upwards, mile and
twenty yards, Gymnast won, Eugenia sec.
ond, Nina Archer third. Time, 1:46.
Three year olds and upwards mile and
three ixteenths. Business won, Hamlet
second, Virgo dor third. Time, 2:044.
Kimball stakes, for two-year old colts
six furlongs, Palestine won, Valera second
Sir Abner third. Time, LIZ.
Two year-old maiden fillies, four furlongs
Ssxonette won, Sara second, Mary Conroy
third. Time. 81.
Two.year-old maiden fillies, four furlongs
Lucille Mannette won. Rosedale second
Edith L. third. Time, :504.