The morning call., 1891-10-21
WITHOUT A PEER.
The Worlds Trottins Record
Broken by Sunol.
An EYentful Day at the Stockton Kite
Shaped Track.
4 Mile Covered In 2:0S 1-4-Maud s. Time
Lowered Half SeCOld-EXCIting
Scenes at the Finish.
Special to THE MoRNINe CALL

| STOCKTON, Oct. 20-ThiS was a good day
| for record-trotting at the kite-shaped track.
! although it looked cool at the start Mar
| vim 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 Sunol
was driven out for start just before 5
o'clock.
A double set Of timers had been kept
busy during the other races and the six
watches we're 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 Alto
stables was stationed at the half-mile pole
with runner to accompany Sunol to the
finish, but she went alone the first half
mile.
Marvin nodded for the word on the first
attempt, President Shippee shouted "go,"
and Sunol went out to win the record that
Marvin has been working for so long.
"She'll break the record at that clip" they
said in the timers stand.
Sunol was guided along just inside the
center of the track which had been pre-
pared for her. and Marvin cautioned her
with his long-drawn whoa" to keep her
from becoming too excited. She went to
the quarter post in 3lA seconds, and kept
on at her wonderful stride to the half-mile
post in :04 fiat. Here Tim O'Brien came
into the race with the runner, and as the
start was made on the second half the ex-
cited horsemen in the stand shouted 81 :04;
she'll beat it,"
The mare came around the turn faster
than any man on the ground ever saw a
trotter go, and reached the thJee-quarters
post in 1 :37. 1t was great race against
time, and as she came down tile stretch to
the finish the excited timers shouted shes
got it; she'll beat it, Sunol came home in
a magnificent finish. Marvin knew he had
the race, and he encourage ed theImare, all the
while calling on her, but not using the whip.
Everybody shouted as she went under the
wire in . :0SA.
1t was the gamest finish ever seen on a
race-track aud the mare semed to BIZ
proud of the performance. The six timers
compared their watches aud they were
exactly the same-2:0SH. There was no
watch on the grounds to dispute the correct
ness of the record. except to make it faster
by quarter Of second,
The crowd yelled like a lot of crazy men
and cheer after cheer went up for Sunoi
and for Marvin. The mob crowded around
the mare and driver and kept uD the cheer
ing. Mr.. Marvin had to do a lot of hand
shaking when lie got down from the sulky
and he flushed as all sorts OF congratulations
were offered. Marvin was greatly pleased
with the result, but was quiet and had little
to say. AS he went into stall to take off
his driving coat he said to a reporter who
followed him; They will hammer at that
figure a long time"
The Electioneer stallion Advertiser. 8
years old, went against his record of 2:22,
ard driven by Marvin. trotted the mile in
2:16 fiat. His quarters were: 0:34, :05h,
:4O12. 2:16
l.. u. Shipppe's Kllraln by Hawthorne
went against 2 :24 and on the second attempt
made the mile in 2:22A.
Fred Talbot's Mount Hood by Eros went
to bat 2:26A, and driven by hickok, made
2:22A
E. X. Alsip's Birdy by Sidney went
against 2:2S and trotted in 2:30.
Shippers Captain Thorn. PAGER, years
old, with record of 2:2i12, made the mile
in 2:19h.
Dir. Latham's Dexter Princess, by Dexter
Prince made record OF 2 2:2Sh
A I. Hatch's Guide. bv Director, went
against his record of 2:17%, and. driven by
Hckok, reduced his record to 2:16h.
Lilly Dale and Pleasanton went a match
race. but did not get in the list. Lilly max
ing 2:3O75
Martin Carter's Ida W, a PAGER by Nut
wood, went against 2:26 and, on the second
attempt, mace a record of 2:1SA.
Sam Candles Del Wind, By Del Sur,
broken-iegged horse, went q match race
against }. Kenner's LightfOot Del Wind
won in 2:29b and 2:27A.
Vivian by Homer, and Sacramento Girl
by Alcazar, were matched, but did notgo
better than . 2:31 u.
Martin Carter's Nutwood Wilkes, by Guy
Wilkes, made heat in 2:20, but it was not
allowed on account of running. On the sec
ond trial he tr0tted in 2:20b
John McCloud'S Mount Vernon, by Nut
wood, reduced his record from 2:1SA to
2:1S
l.. U. Shippers Thornwood. by Haw-
thorne. lowered his record from 2:29A to
2:27A.
Paio Altos Hazel. by Clay. made record
of 2:2S in match with Hallstorm, by
AnteeO.
f. Fl. Burke's Daylight, by Eros, trotted
in 2:30k in a race with Meno Falls.
Judge Greene's Lidnia, by Sidney, won a
race in 2:30 and 2:29 against Novelist, n
Palo Alto twO-year-old. Novelist trotted a
fast heat in 2:31A
The Palo Alto trotters, Palo Alto, 2:12A
Bell Bird, holding the worlds record for
yearlingS. 2 :2TA, and Arlon, the winner #
the worlds record for two-year-oldS, 2:15A,
will 90 against their records tomorrow.
Several others will also start.