Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-21
MAUD 8. oUTDONE.

Sunol Lowers the Worlds Trotting Rec
ord to 2:O8 ia.
STockToN, Oct. 20.-Sunol beat the
worlds record on the Stockton track to-
day, making mile in 2:0814, beating
Maud SIS time half second. 1t was a
fast mile from the start, and the mare
finished strong.
1t was good day for record breaking,
although it looked cool at the start.
The racing was nearly finished when
Marvin brought out Sunol to go against
the record, and that closed the days
sport.
Marvin 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 A 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 tie attempt, and
Sunol was driven out for the start just
before O'Clock.
A double set of timers had been kept
busy during the other racing, and six
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be no question about the record. The
mare had been driven four miles rather
fast, when she was found ready for
THE EVENT OF HER LIFE.
"A runner was stationed at the half
mile pole to accompany Snnol to the
finish, but she went alone the first half
mile.
Marvin nodded for the word on the
ofk D~aasIank Ghinvaa oh to1
the word "Go'' and Sunol went out to
win a record. She was guided along
Just inside the center of the track,
which had been prepared for her, and
Marvin cautioned her with his long
drawn out "Whoa!" to keep her from
becoming too excited.
She went to the quarter post in 3134
seconds, and kept on at her wonderful
stride to the half-mile post in l 04 fat.
Here Tom O'Brien came into the race
with runner. The mare came around
the turn faster than any man on the
grounds ever saw trotter go, and
reached the three-quarters post in 81.
1t was great race against time, as she
came down the stretch to the finish.
The excited timers shouted, "She's got
it She'll beat it'll" Sunol came home in
A MAGNIFICENT FINISH.
Marvin encouraged the mare all the
while, calling on her, but not using the
whip. Everybody shouted as she went
under the wire in 2:0814. 1t was the
gamest finish ever seen on race-track.
The six timers compared their watches,
and they were exactly the same-2 :08I
There was no watch on the grounds to
dispute the correctness of the record,
except to make it faster by quarter of
q second.
The crowd yelled like lot of crazy
men, and cheer after cheer went up for
Sunol and for Marvin. Marvin was
greatly pleased with the result, but he
"They will hammer at that figure long
time"
OTHER RECORDS MADE.
The record meeting opened today
with fast mile by the Palo Alto sta
bles' Advertiser, by Electioneer, lower
ing his record from 2 20 to 2:16.
L. q. Shippee's Kilrain trotted against
2.24 and made mile in 2:22A.
The Palo Alto stables Lady Well, by
Electioneer, went against her record oi
2:17, and made mile in 2161s.
Fred Talb IT'S Mount Hood went
against z:z6A and made mile in
2:2234.
Shlppee's Captain Thorne, PAGER,
years old, record 2:2411a, paced mile in
2:19%.
A. T. Hatch's Guide, by Director, went
against his record of 2:1734, and,, diver
by Hickok reduced his record to 2 :161a
Martin Carter's Ida W., PAGER, by
Nu.wood, went against 2:261a, and OF
the second attempt made a record o
2:184.
John McClouds Mount Vernon. by
Nutwood, reduced his record from 2:1S5z
to 2:1S.
L. U. Shippee's Thornwood, by Haw
thorn, lowered his record from 2:29A t.
2:27H.
The Palo Alto stables Hazel, by Clay