The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-05
SIZE CAN'T DO IT.
Again Sunol Fails to Lower
Maud SIS Record.
PALO ALTOS EXHIBITION MILE.
Bonner May Leave the Mare in Maryin's
Hlnds-Has She Attained Her 81 eco?
Sheepshead Bay Races.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Fifteen thou
sand persons were present at Belmont
park to-day to witness the attempt of the
stallion Palo Alto and the trotting mare
Sunol to lower their records. Neither the
stallion nor the mare SUI ceeded, the mare
making a mile in 2:1l$l, an unfortunate
break marring her performance and Palo
Alto trotting the distance in 2:1215.
The trotter Alfred S. in match race
with Maggie B. made mile to wagon in
2:l624. Coming within a half second of
Hopeful's record of 2:164.
The racing commenced with match
race, best two in three, between Alfred S.
and Maggie b, the former being to wagon
and the latter to harness. The first heat
was won by Alfred S in 2:2l.
Maggie b. broke badly near the first
quarter post in the second heat, and AL
fred L. won the heat IN 2 1853, and the
race.
Then Sunol's trial race against time was
called. After scoring once, the word was
given and and the fast mare began her
race. She made the quarter in 30I seconds,
and maintained her speed until near the
half mile post when she left her feet. She
settled down again, when she raced to the
I half mile post and trotted the last half
mile without skip. She was joined by
running horse in the half mile which
seemed to help her along. She
made the half mile in :044, the three
quarters in :3S15, and the mile in 2:1lI.
Within few yards of the wire Marvin
used his whip lightly on Sunols shoulders
and urged her to go along, go along" and
she evidently did her best. After alighting
from the sulky Marvin approached the
judges stand and said he would not give
the mare another trial Although he did
not say so, she was apparently somewhat
tired. A floral collar was placed around
SunolS shapely neck and she was led back
to her stall amid the plaudits of the assem-
blage
Then the stallion Palo Alto was brought
upon the track. After scoring three times
the word was given to go. A running
horse joined him at the start and ran ahead
of him to the finish. He made the mile in
2:l215, within a quarter of second of his
record, without skip. The quarter was
made in 3214, the half in 054, the three
quarters in 1:35M, mile, 2:1215. Marvin
declined to give MN another trial. Pale
Alto was also decorated with floral collar
Marvin said the track was a trifie heavy
and what wind there was operated to hi:
disadvantage. Marvin also said he hat
calculated to make the half mile with Sumo
in :03, which he would have done but fol
her unfortunate break.
The opinion was expressed by many ex-
perts present that the mare was driven of
her feet and that had she been held to
little slower time on the first half sh
would have done the mile in = 10 or better
Many thought also that Palo Alto shoul'
have been given another trial.
Fred Bonner said to day that his fathe
; had almost decided to leave Sunol in Mar
. WINS charge for another year. The pres
ent contract calls for the delivery of tn
mare to Bonner in November next. l
Marvin retains charge of her, she will
: taken back to Cali tornia this winter
- Palo Alto and Sunol will probably b
taken to Cincinnati on Saturday mex
where they will trot an exhibition mile.