The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-10-22
THE RECORD BROKEN.
sUNoL, THE PALo ALTO MARE, I9
NOW QUEEN OF THE tURF.

Tho Great Racer Trots n Mile in 2:O8 Ia
on a Rite-shaped Track on the Pacific
Coast-The Event Furnishes Splendid
Sport for Race Lovers.
STOCKTON, Cal. Oct. 2t.-Marvin re-
deemed his promise yesterday and put
Sunol over the kite-shaped track, beat
ing the best time OF Maud S by clean
half second. The morning opened
bright and sunny, with very little wind
blowing. At II o'clock the temperature
was 7G degrees and there was light
breeze stirring. Marvin left his hotel
at 6:30 o'clock for the track. He said
he had made up his mind not to speed
Sunol unless all the conditions were
favorable, even If he gotno show against
time this season. All through the after
noon it looked bad, but about o'clock
the wind died down and only gentle
breeze was felt. The track was in fine
condition and Marvin decided that the
conditions could never be more favor
able. He had the mare rubbed down
carefully, and when she came out she
looked less nervous than usual. 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 0.314.
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 the timers marked at
1.04 fiat. When this was announced it
looked bright for breaking the record.
The Queen Fairly Flew.
At the half the flying mare was met
by the runner, whose presence seemed
to encourage her, and she passed the
three-quarte- pole in 1877. Then Mar
vim begar . urge her, and with the
runner. ing his best to keep up, she
made tue last quarter in the fastest of
the mile. AS she rushed down the
stretch the men who were holding
watches on the great test said, She'll
break the record, and they We're right,
| for when the great young mare passed
under the wire hundreds of watches
clicked as they, stopped at 2.OSE, half a
second better than the record held for so
many years by Maud S. who is also
owned by Robert Bonner, the proud
owner Of the present queen of the turf.
Her Glorious Record.
Sunol was bred by Leland Stanford at
| Palo Alto Farm, California. Her sire
was the famed Electioneer, son of Rys-
| uyhe 3 hdIuDleJOulau anu UTeen mount
ain Maid, by Sayer's Harry Clay. He
can justly be considered the greatest of
trotting sires, as he now has about
eighty of his get in the $50 list, includ-
ing the fastest yearling, 2-year-old, B.
year-old and 4-year-old. The dam of
Sunol was Waxana, by General Benton,
and his grandam the Thoroughbred mare
Waxy. In 1883 Sunol astounded all ad-
mirers of trotting by reducing the 2-year-
old record, held by Wildfower, 2.21,
first to 2.20t and then to 2.1S. This
had been thought to be the most
impregnable of all the age records.
Suuol in 1889 trotted three races against
oSsier horses, winning two and being
beaten by Lillian Wilkes. She also
started against time, and Nov. 0, at San
Francisco, went in 2.10t to beat the 2.12
of Axtell. This remains the best record
for q 8-year-old. Shortly afterward
Robert Bonner bought her from Senator
Stanford, but she has remained in charge
Of Charles Martin, the Palo Alto trainer.
In 1890 she again trotted a record of
2.10i, and that is still the top notch for
4-year-old. Her recent trial at Stock
ton in 2.10, with the wind against her,
is remembered by all. She was not at
herself in the early part of the season.