Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-21
MAUDrB DE'rHRONED
No Longer Queen of the Trot.
ting Turf.
sUNoL THE NEW REOoRD-H0LDER.

On a Kite-shape Track the Little Mare
Goes the Mile in gus Ia, Half Sec
ond Better Than Vanner's Other Queen
OF Trotters-The Time Taken by Six
Men of Experience. All Tallying to n
Dot-Great Enthusiasm.
STOCKTON, Cal. Oct 90 Marvin re-
deemed his promise yesterday and put Su-
mol over the kiteshaped track, beatir G
the best time of Maud 5. by a clean halt
second. Heavy, black clouds blew up
in the west Monday evening, and for a
time it looked as If the judges would have
to fly the blue signal flag from their
stand yesterday and declare the events off.
The barometer, however, was found to be
rising slowly, notwithstanding the ILL
omen in the western sky, and this indica-
tion of fair weather allayed somewh hat the
fears that it would rain.
Conditions Favorable at Last.
The morning opened bright and sunny,
with very little wind blowing Marvin
left his hotel at half past two O'Clock for
the track. He said he had made up his
mind not to speed Sunol unless all condi-
tons were favorable. even if he got no
show against time this season. All
through the afternoon it looked bad but
about O'Clock the wind died down, and
only gentle breeze blew The track was
in fine condition, and Marvin decided that
the conditions could never be more favora-
bic. He had the mare rubbed down care
fully, and when she came out she looked
less nervous than usual
Moved Like Machine
None of the usual trials were needed,
for on the first attempt Marvin nodded
and was off. The mare made great time,
going the first quarter in 3Is4 seconds.
Nothing could exceed the beauty of her
pace. She moved like a machine and
Marvin sat like a statue. The same even,
beautiful pace was maintained to the
half, which all timers marked at 1:04 fiat.
When this was announced it looked
bright for breaking the record.
The Running Mate Joins the Mare.
At the half running mate was wait
ing for Sunol and his presence seemed to
help the mare. Marvin urged her and she
went over the third quarter in superb
style. making the three-quarters in 1857.
As many in the crowd were timing her, it
got around that the mare would probably
beat the worlds record, and no race track
even when hundreds of thousands were at
stake.
Magnificent Sight at the Finish.
All the prominent horsemen in the state
were present, and it was Il magnificent
sight as Sunol swept into the las; quarter
aud came down like the wind The rum
ner had to pull out to keep pace with the
mares flying feet, and Sauol passed I'M
der the wire in 2:0sA. There could be no
question of the time, as six experienced
time.keepers tailed to the dot, and there
was no variation among many horsemen
present, who also kept time. To say that
the crowd was enthusiastic is to put 1t
mildly.
Marvin the Hero of the Crowd.
They would have taken Marvin up bod
lily and carried him TO the stable, but lie
kept his seat and merely acknowledged
his exploit by bowling. Horsemen here
will probably want to see Sunol speed d
on an old-fashioned track to see what she
can do, but this record must and il AL
lerton's is allowed. The Stockton track
is actually two feet longer than a mile, SO
there can be no claim that Sunol did not
cover the full distance.