The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
Interesting Late Dispatches
Cleaned From the Wires.
Sunol Trots a Mile in 2:08 IA
at Stockton, Cal.

al SI0cKCOn, Oal'
Sunol, Robert Bonner's wonderful mare,
trotted mile in 2:OS1I on the kite-shaped
track at Stockton, Cal, beating her own
record of 2:10 made week before and low
ering the worlds record of Maud S. of2:oS%
by half second.
Marvin, her trainer, hesitated to trot her
against the record on account of strong
breeze which was blowing. The day was
warm. however, and otherwise favorable to
record breaking. >,
At 5 o'clock Marvin jumped into the sulky
and gave the mare O warming up, drlVln5
her five miles. He finally nodded for the
word. and the little mare was of like naSn.
A runner was in waiting for her at tine
half-mlle pole, and she came IN with
very little urging. Six timekeepers were In
the stand, double set having peen en- EN-
ployed, and very watch was the same; lne
mare made the first quarter In o:3lA, tne
half ir :04 the three-quarters III i'''' an'
the me in 2:0SA.
SnnoI finished strong, and the horsemen
present pronounced her the gamest trotter
ever seen on a local track. When the time
was announced the crowd went almost crazy
with enthusiasm for the horse and her
driver, and followed them to the stable, CIV
ing both a veritable ovation all the way,
The quarters were trotted very uneVeniy,
as will be seen, the record being O:3l a, o:oaH,
O:33. and 0:3lA. The middle quarters were
the slowest, both including part OF the
senicircle of this peculiarly formed track.
Had she been able to troG these as fast as she
did the first and last quarters, when she was
going on dead straightline, she would nave
made the mile in 2:e5:
Sunol was bred by Leland Stanford at the
Palo Alto farm in Santa Clara County
California, thirty-tWo miles IRON 1css Sah fran'
cisco. She was foaled April IA, 1886.
Her sire was Electioneer and her dam was
Waxaua, by General Benton: Her grand
dam was Waxy q thoroughbred.
It is through her dam that she lnherlts
the thoroughbred blood, the potency OF
which has all along been champ:oned oy Doth
Mr.. Stanford and Mr.. Bonner, and Illus
trated by successes OF Maud s.. the queen
who was and Sunol, the queen who is.
Sunols career has ever been lnoica1lve OF
imperial greatness. As two-year-oid she
made the then record of 2:l8, and as three
year-old reduce it to 2:lOL, which was tne
worlds record for that age. Robert bonner
was one of the first to appreciate her worth.
He paid $4l, 900 for her.
General Howard's Report.
Maior-General Oliver o. Howard, COM
manding the Department OF the East, Ge-
votes much space in his annual report TO tne
War DEPARTMENT at Washington to the dis
cussion of coast defences. he says
that at New York, San Francisco
and Boston new guns and +sa5ass morsass
are needed. Many fixed torpedoes
or submarine mines have, however, been
already constructed for use at these points.
General Howard calls special attention to the
necessity of having fortified points as oasis
of a proper defence Of our national interests
Increased pay for non-commlssloned ohcers
is also recommended.
General Howard remarks that the reei
mental promotion Of first lieutenants Is pro
ducing greater and greater lrregularlties'
and as the lineal promotion OF second neu-
tenants give to them certainty and fairness
of promotion. he recommends the extension
of the system to the frsts. The new
methods OF examination for pro-
motion are praised. Can0eens, he remarks,
have been an Improvement on the posi-
traders stores, and useful except wnen
placed too near the mems quarters, Inc
beneficial effect Of the canteen at small Posts
ia doubtful. ..From consultation with Of
fcers in cnarge of these canteens, l am OF
the impression that the evil that the sale
of beer engenders in making it credltaoie
for recruits to drink, more than counteroai-
ences the restraining effect it exercises on
the habitual drinkers and confirmed drunK-
ards. The benefits Of the system to large
garrisons however, are numerous. l oe,
cidedly recommend that no soldier De piaceo
behind the bar to deal out drinks to his cou-
rades 1t is certainly demoralizlng 10 nave
q military subject acting as barkeeper.
Two Old Sisters Found Dead.
.,l a+t;o roopos in four-story
brick tenement house in the rear OF No. 6l
Prince street, Boston, Mass, have been oc.
cupied for great many years by Margaret
and Bridget Breen, seventy-fve and seventy.
eight wears cd respectively. They are
sisters, and both are unmarried. Since
early the other morning neither
of the sisters had been seen, and
repeated knocSings brought no response. An
officer forced in the door and found one OF
the old women. Margaret, lying dead near
the door. In the rear room, coverea Dy
She was also dead. It is supposed that she
died first and that her sister covered her
up and then ran toward the door
to call the neighbors, but was also stricken
with death before she could do SO. For nve
or si1 wears they had been unable to do any
work. Although offered food repeatedly by
their neighbors, they were so proud they
ALWAYS refused to accept it. Both appeared
emaciated and, without doubt, had died OF
starvation.
Blown to Pieces by Powder.
A terrific explosion occurred in the pack
inc-house of the Columbia Powder Company,
three miles from Farmingdale, N. y. The
building was completely demolished. AT the
time of the explosion all of the employees had
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