The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-07
RECORD BREAKING.
An EYentful Day at The Stock
ton Kite-Shaped Track.
TFOtt,nS Against Time By FalO Altos
Bell Bird and ATiOn.
The Worlds Time for Two Year-OldS and
YearllngS LOEered-NutWOOd Spesded.
Racing at District Fairs.
Epecial to THE MORNING CALI.

Stockton. Oct. 6-The FIRST record meet
ing held here to-day shows that the new
kite-slaped track is in the best possible
condition, aud is as fast as any other
course. if not better. The weather was
fine. and with a perfect track 1t was an easy
matter to bring out the speed of the trotters.
Seventeen records were made to-day, and IN
every instance the records were lowered.
In the seventeen trials only one record W as
above 2:3O, and that was made by green
mare that never had a record, and her time
was 2:3Ok.
Two worlds records were broken, and
the PaIo Alto stable holds the record for a
yearling and two year olds. The track
measures two feet over a mile. but it is reg
istered at six inches over a mile; so if any
dispute arises over the distance the associa-
ton will be safe. The timers were closely
watched by horsemen who had watches on
every heat, and the general comment was
that the records were closely figured, and
where double existed it went against the
horse. The Judges were Directors of the
association, and the audience numbered
about 800 persons.
BELL BIRD.
The Palo Alto stable yearliug Bell Bird,
by Electioneer, out of Beautiful Bells, was
first brought out by Charles Marvin to go
against the worlds record Of 2:29A, held
by Corbett's Freedom, Wilkes colt. Mar
vim asked the judges to clear the track, as
the filly was nervous and he did not want
to excite her. He had good reason to be
nervous himself. for she had bad accident
Saturday and ran away with him, but he
stopped her In time. Her bit was not
buckled in on one side Saturday. aud when
Marvin urged her in exercising he found he
had only one line. She ran from the first
quarter turn and he jumped on her back to
catch the bride and she was terribly fright
ened. He could not hold her. so he slipped
off, holding the one line, and fell. He was
dragged some distance, but he held the line
and we'd the FLY. Marvin was consider
ably bruised and the flly's legs were
skinned, so he was nervous about her to-
day, and she did not seem all right. The
event was match race for purse offered
BY the association, Willis Parker's Claratgn
being entered against the fillY. On the first
attempt to 90 Bell Bird acted badly and
made a bad break. so Marvin asked to send
her TO the stable for rest, and the second
contest was called up.
LEADS THE WORLD.
Marvin then came out behind the famous
two-year-Od stallion AriOn. by ElectioneeI,
out Of Manette, by NutwOod, entered to
beat his record Of 2:2l, made IN race at the
State Fair a few weeks ago. Arjon was
accompanied by a runner, driven by Ed
O'Brien, and he went off easily, trotting
squarely to beat the world. He went the
first quarter in 81 T. TO the halt-mlle IN los
in 4 md
made the mile in 2:154. Hlsquarters were:
34H, 1872, 343+, SO. AUi0n beat the record of
2:I0 held by Sunol, and holds the worlds
record Mon ars, the Eastern stallion. has
record of 2:25. SO Arion leads the two
year-Olds by sale margin.
LOWERED TWO SECONDS.
Marvin then brought out the yearling Bell
Bird, TO 90 against Caraign for the purse
and to beat the worlds record OF 2;29A.
The FLY acted splenddly, and led the
yOungster To the quarter post in 81 4 sec
onds, to the half-mle post in 1:13A, the
thrte-quarters In 1:5OA and the mile in
2:27A, beating the worlds record Two sec-
onds, and Marvin was six pounds over
weight.
Balkan by Mambrinn Wilkes, and owned
by irwin Ayers of San Francisco, was driven
by Hickok to beat his record of 2:21A. He
trotted the mile without skip in 2:15, max
ing the first quarter in 34A, the half in
1:U7A. the three-quarters in AZ aud the
mile ID 2 10 fiat,
RECORD-BUHDING.
Electricity, another Palo Alto horse. went
sgainst his record Of 2;22, aud made the
mile in 2;17A.
Guide, A. r. Hatch's horse by Director,
was driven by, OrEin hickOk to beat his
record Of 2:2Oh. The owner stood by and
saw his trotter 90 the mile in 2:l7A. His
quarters were 1871, 81 1914 and 36Ia.
AZmOOr. au Eiectloneer, went against
2:2412, and made the mile In 2;20R
MUutrose, three-year-old Electioneer,
made a record in race of 2:22A.
Eectrina, by Richards EIector, three
year-old. made a record of 2:30.
Hlckok drove Mount Hood, by Eros, he
by EleCIioneer, in a race and made record
of 2:26A
Cl,rion, an Electioneer, made record Of
2:25A.
Thornwood, by Hawthorne, made record
of 2:29k.
Maud. Stockton mare, got In mile In
2:30, winning a race.
Mount Vernon, by Nutwood, was driven
by HickOk to beat his record Of 2:2215, and
made the mile in 2:1SA. He is 10 years old
and is an old campalgner owned here.
Tiny, atwO-year-o!d, by Electioneer made
record in a race against Richards Electric
OF 2:28A
Electric. three-year-old. won heat In
2:27A.
Wild Bee, by Piedmont, and Bay Thorne,
by Hawthorne, were matched Wild Bee
made hard drive to get in the list, but
made 2:30h, while Bay Thorne won the race
In 2:28h.
Another meeting Will be held next Tues
day, when, II the weather is good, Palo
Heved that Sunol will 90 about a week from
next Tuesday, but Marvin may believe her
fit TO go sooner. He says he will stay here
to give all Of his string Of eighteen records.