The record-union., 1891-10-21
SHE CLIPS HALF A SECOND OFF
OF MAUD S. TIME.
The Mile Made Without a Skip in
2:0S Id on the Stockton Track
Advertiser, q Three Year Old,
Trots in 2:16, Lowering His Rec
ord Six Seconds-PaIo Alto, Bell
Bird and Arion to go Against Their
Records To-Day.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oS.

STOCKTON, Oct. 20.-Sunol beat the
worlds record on the Stockton track TO-
day, making the mile in 2:OS4, beating
Maud S. IS time by half a second. 1t was
fast mile from the start and the mare
finished strong. Marvin did not like the
wind that was blowing up to noon, and
said he would not start Sunol unless the
wind died out. He was urged to make
the attempt, as the day was warm and the
track fast, and at O'Clock he concluded
to bring her out, as the wind had gone
down. He logged her three miles, and
she seemed to feel just right The track
was rubbed down for the attempt, and
Sunoi was driven out for start, Just
before o'clock. a double set of timers
had been kept busy during the other
racing, and six watches were held on
Sunol. so there could be no question about
the record.
The mare had been driven four miles,
one rather fast, when she was found
ready for the event of her life. Tim
O'Brien Of the Palo stables was stationed
at the half-mile with runner to accom-
pany Sunol to the finish, but she went
alone the nrSt half mile. Marvin nodded
for the word on the first attempt. Presi-
dent Shippee shouted Co. and Sunol
went out TO win the record that Marvin
has been working for so long.
Sunol was guided along lust inside the
center OF the track which had been pre-
pared for her, and Marvin cautioned her
with his long-draWn-Out whoa" to keep
her from becoming too excited. She
went to the quarter post in 3l3 seconds,
and kept on at her wonderful stride to
| the half-mile post in 1:04 fat. Here Tim
o. 'Brien came into the race with the
fl,a 4,
| faster than any man on the grounds ever
saw trotter go, and reached the three
quarter post in l:37. 1t was great race
against time as she came down the stretch.
AS she finished, the excited timers
shouted: ''She's got it! She'll beat it !"
Sunoi came home in magnificent finish.
Marvin knew he had the race, and he en-
couraged the mare all the while, calling
on her, but not using the whip. Every
body shouted as she went under the wire
in 2:OS4.
1t was the gamest finish ever seen on
race track. Six timers compared their
watches, and they were exactly the same
2:094. There was no watch on the grounds
to dispute the correctness of the records
except to make it faster by quarter of a
second. The crowd yelled like lot of
crazy men, and cheer after cheer went up
for Sunol and Marvin.
Marvin was greatly pleased with the
lSSult. OuI IlS " do VI NulCG duu 1dU llJIlo 10
say. He said to a reporter that they will
hammer at that figure q long time.
Previous to SunoPs great feat, Marvin
came out first with Advertiser, three
years old, and drove him a mile in PIG
| fiat, lowering his record six seconds. His
quarters were "a, 1:054, l:403, 2:16.
l.. u. Shippee's Kilrain then trotted
against pa, and made the mile in 2:22i,
Palo Alto stables Lady Kingwell, by
Electioneer, went against her record of
2:l7 and made the mile in 2:l61.
Fred Talbot's Mount Hood went against
2:264 and made the mile in 2:223.
Shippee's Captain Thorn, a PAGER, three
years old, record 2;244, made a mile in
2:I94.
a. T. Hatch's Guide, by Director, went
against her record of 2:I73. He was
driven by Hickok, and reduced his rec
ord to 2:l6I.
Martin Carters Lida W., a PAGER, by
Nutwood, went against 2:26, and on the
second attempt made record OF 2:IS!,
John McCfoud's Mount Vernon. by
Nutwood, reduced his record from 2:IS4
to 2:lS
L. U. Shippee's Thornwood, by Haw-
thorn. lowered his record from 2:2g4 to
2:2T4.
Talo Altos Hazel, by Clay, made a
record of Dds in match with Hailstorm,
by Anteo.
The Palo Alto stallion Palo Alto, 2:12l:
Bell Bird. holding the worlds record for
yearlings, 2:Z7s, and Arion, winner of the
worlds record for two-year-o 2:I58,
viii go against their records tomorrow.
Several others will also start.
Los ANGELES RACES.
Los ANGELES, Oct. 2G.-Four thousand
people attended the second day of the
sixth District Fair. Following is sum-
mary of the days events:
unfinished l.20 frpt McEinDav WON
Lucy i. second. Best time, 2:l7g.
Three-y year-old trot, Redondo won.
Theora second. Best time, 2:34.
Half mile dash for two-year-olds, won
by CapristanO, Bridal Girl second
Time, 0:49l.
Mile dash, John Treat won, Guadalupe
second. Time, I:42I.