The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-21

rHs Performances heeo Oh no NeW "se
,.,,,r Heavy Kite.shapea Track at
..,,s. C.,-Mr. Bonner Hears the
g.. from The sun and Inpsrts later.
..,,,s Information About the Marc.
o,,,,roy. CAL. Oct 2l.-Dr. Marvin redeemed
~. nromIso to-day. and put sunol over Kite
.a.na track, beating the time OF Maud s. by
resn half second.
Law dark clouds blew UP In the west last
..,,ins. and for q umo II looked as II the
;rSs,s Of tho record meeting would have to
~. nine signal flag from their stand to-day
ard declare the events oil.
Tia barometer. however. was found TO DO
Using slowly. Notwithstanding Ill omen in the
...,srn sky, and this indication Of. fair
..,ther aIlayed somewhat fears that It
MD rain Tho morning opened bright and
.nnny with very little wind blowing. At IL
o'slocL temperature was 70 degrees. and there
rs. light breeze stirring. Marvin left his
ho,el ut OK o'clock for the track.
M said he had made up his mind not to
.,..l su,,ol unless all conditions were favor
M. even II he got NO show against timo this
..,,op. All through the afternoon It looked
,ad, but about o'clock the wind died down
and only gentle breeze was felt
Tho track was in fine condition. and Marvin
ds+idod that conditions could never be moro
favorable Ho had tho mare rubbed down
carefully. and when she came out she looked
,e,s nervous than usual.
yoo, OF tho usual trials were needed for on
,benrst attempt Marvin nodded and was OF.
Tns marc mado grent time. going the first
ouarter in SIX seconds. Nothing could ex-
eesd the beauty Of her pace.
Shs moved liko u machine and Marvin sat
N, statue. Tho same even. beautiful pace
was maintained to the half. which all timers
marked at :O4 fat. When this was announced
II looked bright for breaking the record.
At tho half II running mate was waiting for
Sunol, and his presence seemed to help the
mare. Marvin urged her. and she won't over
the third quarter in superb style. making the
quarters in l 49,
As many in the crowd were timing her. it got
around that the mare would probably beat the
worlds record. and no race track probably
ever saw more exciting crowd. even when
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars were at stake
All the prominent horsemen in the State
were present, and it was magdifcent sight
as Sunol swept into the last quarter and came
down like the wind.
The runner had to pull out to keep pace with
the mares flying feet. and Sunol passed un-
der the wire in 2:0Sk. There could be no Ques-
ton Of time. as six expert timekeepers
tailed to dot. and there was no variation
among many horsemen present. who also kept
time. To say that the crowd was enthusiastic
isto put II mildly
They would have taken Marvin up bodily
and carried him to stable. but he kept his seat
and merely acknowledged his exploit by
bowling.
Honemen here will probably want to see
sunol spseded on an old-fashioned track to
see what she can do. but this record must
stand II Alerton's are allowed. - -.
The Stockton track is actually two feet
nagsr than mile. 90 .thera can be no claim
that Sunol didn't cover the distance.
Nh Robert Bonner sat up later than usual
last night In the hope Of hearing some-
thing, about the splendid performance
Of his treaursed ave-year-old. sunol.
which astonished the trotting world
two years ago by creating q new record
?:lOh) for three-year-olds. A Sun reporter
Impaired to Mr.. Bonner the first news he re-
'eived Of the peerless mares unparalleled
performance yesterday.
Mr. Bonners eyes sparkled. and his face
There was Just trace Of nervousness In his
manner. due doubtless to tho nervous strain
Waiting for the result OF Sunors race against
inc Several other horses. including SIAM
'oul. Arion. Palo Alto. and Bell Bird also trot-
ed in an endeuvor TO beat their records.
Alter recovering from the surprise the an
,ounccment Of Sunol's time gave him, Mr..
Bonner said:
| v.rIS nal hn 4 k,,l al
NAL ever foalcd. hesitate to compare her
With Maud S.. as she made her record over the
regulation track. and. as all horsemen know.
ro'ted yesterday. is triie faster
glorious record. The best previous
me over the Same kind OF track is BOOK
made by Allcrton. To show you how much SUI
,"rl'r regard sunol to Maud S.. will say
nat pnd $4,000 for Maud s.. and S41 900
or SuhoL do not look upon this new and
me record OF Sunols as quite as good as that
d Maud :. over the regulation track.
There has been some misconception on the
'an OF the newspapers In regard to the tracks
II stockton. The impression seems to be gen.
''a 'hat there is only one track there. when
"Tcnretwo. The Eite-shaped ono il about two
'' ""'"' he otner Is regulation Track.
'unoi wl'itro over this track later. think she
'Foeabiy will not excel Maud SIS. marvellous
'lce'. These two horses regard Us nearly
'Fh!y matched. senator Stanford. from whom
purchased Snnol on Nov. .. 1859. has written
- Ins t!'a, I'll" mare Sunol will trot
u lNH. He knows more about her
aI@oilities than l do. and he may
;. nxht. l believe her performance OF
!, - -'n'i as IL three-year-old is greater
uaA this. her record as fve-year-
NV, AMI l think every horseman
WV agree with me In this opinion. The
'''e' Greatest trotters In the world are
~ \" my opinion. Maud s.. Sunol. and Nancy
.'"nAs do not expect to live to see any
m's 'rot mile on regulation track In 2:00.
WV y" expect ever to SEQ another 3-year-old
'quai Sunols time Of 2:1Oh. Some enthusi-
,''S hope that the record may be even
Iy brought down to 200. or very
,oss to that figure. think POS or
~, on the regulation track probably will |
W NE illnit, We have not had enough expert |
wy aue "''i the kite.shaped track to tell what |
49, ~, De accomplished on 1t. There are
-" few 81 that kind OF tracks
, ue country. Charles Marvin. Gov.
"u,ofd's trainer and superintendent OF his |
hl"cne' has written to me that the kite
I"ed track. being new. is somewhat slow.
y says that after the fail rains. in |
week Or on ha tra,i- sill 10 Il