Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-10-30

rect, another product of California, was
winning substantial honors in Tennessee
by defeating the renowned PAGER Hal
Pointer in the very neighborhood where
he first drew breath, and in the greatest
pacing race that ever occurred. They met
at Nashville, Tenn, where an important
trotting meeting was held. The track
was in perfect condition. The people
of Tennessee had good grounds Tor believ-
ing that Hal Pointer was invincible.
They were very proud of him and came
out in great numbers to see him win.
The distinguished son of Tom Hal,
which has won so many brilliant vic
tories in the past, was no match for the
little black wonder from the Golden State.
Direct won easily in straight heats
time, 2;10, :09i, I'll, reducing the race
record for PAGERS half second.
The long-antcipated event has trans
pred. Maud S. q :0Sa), which has held
the trotting crown since July 30, 1885, is
dcthroned. Sunol is queen of the trot-
ting turf. The growing event of her
life was performed by this wonderful
Young mare on the kite-shaped track at
Stockton, Cal, on Tuesday, the 10Th
inst, where she trotted mile as record
ed by six different watches, in , :0Si. She
trotted the first quarter in 3li, the Sec
ond in 32f, the third in 33, and the las
in 81 ], the fastest in the mile and Just
equal to the time made in the last quar-
ter of each of the last two heats in the
race between Allerton and Delmarch.
Sunol was bred by Senator Stanford,
Palo Alto, Cal, and foaled April II, Is
Sc. She is bay and is about 1913 at the
wthers and lG.l at her hips. She was
sired by the king of trotting stations,
Electioneer, son of Rysdyk's IIamble-
tonian, whose dam was the renowned
Green Mountain Maid, by Sayre's Harry
Clay. The dam of Sunol was WaXana,
by Gen. Benton. WaXana's dam was
WaXy, by the great four-mile race horse,
Lexington, out of Il daughter of Draw
ner's Eclipse, by American Eclipse, the
greatest four-mie race horse ever raised
in the North.
Sunol has been record breaker for
three years past. She lowered the two
year-old record to , is. As three-year-
old she again lowered the worlds record
for that age, placing it at , :l04. Last
year as four-year-old she again trotted
in 2:l01. \ short time ago she got a
record of 2:l0 and now enjoys the proud
distinction of beating the worlds record
for trotters of any age. After getting a
three-year-old record of 2:104. Sunol
was bought by distinguished trotting
horse fancicr, Robert Bonner, for SILL
900, whose property she now is.
Maud S., the dethroned queen, is also
chestnut in color, about 1913 hands for
ward, an inch higher behind. She was
bred at WOODBURY. Farm and foaled in
1874. She was sold when two or three
years old for $3.50. She became the
property of Capt. Stone, who had
daughter Maud. The captain named the
mare for his daughter, abbreviating the
Stone to 5. AS a four-year-old Maud S.
showed trial below 2:lS. She vas fin
ally bought by Mr.. Vanderbilt of New
York city for S2l 900. After she obtain
ed IA record of 2:098, she was purchased
by her present owner, Robert Bonner,
for $4,000. 1t is hoped that Maud S.
i'll produce a foal next year by Mr..
Bonner's stallion, Ansel G POI, son of
Electioneer. The sire of Maud 5. was
Harold, son of Rysdyk's Hambleton-
ian. Her dam, Miss Russell, was by Pr
lot. Jr. her grandam, Sally Russell, by
Boston, sire of Lexington. Sunol is
bred in very similar blood lines to those
of Maud 5. 1t is currently reported that
Mr.. Bonner refused an offer of 500, 900
for Maud 5. from parties who wanted
her for exhibition purposes.