Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-18
CALIFORNIA.
PalO Alto OLOwers the Worlds
Stallion Record.
Mckinney Breaks the 4-Year-
Old Stallion Record.
The Los Angeles Horse TrOts in
2:l2 l-2.
Charley Durfee Will Drive Me-
Kinney Again.
Frou Frou, a Yearling, Trots in
1927 Flat.
California Now Holds Every Record.
Both OF Allerton's Records Wiped
Out In One Day-The Dam
of Frou-Frou Bred in
Los Angeles.
Frou Frou, a Yearling, Trots in
1927 Flat.

Tuesday, November 18th, will be an
other day long remembered in the trot-
ting history of America. The worlds
record was lowered. Palo Alto gained
the stallion crown, and Mckinney. the
Los Angeles horse, broke the 4-year-old
stallion record by trotting a mile in
2:12ls. While Mckinney has had the
benefit OF the glorious climate OF South
ern California since he was yearling,
he was unfortunately not bred in this
state. Kentucky is entitled to divide
the honor with Los Angeles. Charlie
Durfee is to be congratulated upon driv-
ing and training the colt. The perform
ance will be hailed with delight for
several reasons. In the first place it
will demonstrate to northern horsemen
that Mckinney outclassed Frank
M, Wanda and ,silas Skinner.
Many had formed an opinion
papers that Mckinney was not the
equal OF Frank NJ. The sweeping chal-
lenge issued by Durfee and the record
made by Mckinney at Stockton yester-
day make sufficient refutation OF these
stories. 1t will also show that McKin-
ney is not so dead lame as has been
reported, tfs
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A second reason for rejoicing is the
fact tn at scores of people in this county
own Mckinney colts and fillies. Their
value has doubled by McKinney's per-
formance yesterday: II the weather
continues good Mckinney will cut big
aIss,a ofy b,c ,,raoapt vs,art- uo hos -
reached the limit OF his speed. An
analysis OF the quarters will show that.
The first quarter was made in 3316 sec
onds, the second in 33 seconds the third
in 33A and the last in 3214 seconds
200 gait. I'm the next attempt Durfee
will doubtless shave something off the
first and third quarters.
Mckinney cost Durfee $500. He
bought him for Mr.. Gardner, of Shet-
land pony fame. Mr.. Gardner did not
= like the purchase, and made deal
with Durfee, whereby the son of Alcyone
went to Durfee. 1t was the best deal
Durfee ever made. and has made his
fortune. Mckinney will be worth $50.-
600 before the end of the year. Durfee
could make $25. 900 a year in Kentucky
in stud fees. On the night that McKin-
ney took record of 2:17M in third
heat at Stockton, L. U. Shippee bonded
the horse until the 29th day OF October.
The price was either twenty-five or thirty
thousand dollars. The reported lame
ness of Mckinney was instrumental in
knocking out the deal, as Mr.. Shippee
failed to show up with his gold on the
day set. Durfee was glad, especially as
Mckinney trotted mile few days
IA H. AIx<& l...~< l.
in 2:141La, and many expert judges who
saw the performance say that Mckinney
could trot over this track in 2:12.
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A supplemental dispatch to the
HERALD is as follows:
''He trotted great mile, rating the
quarters at 331a, 33, 3334, 324. He
went to the half in 1:061a, and trotted
the second half in :06 without a skip.
The track was hard for Mckinney, and
he will 60 again Saturday, when Durfee
hopes to drive him under 2 TO-"
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Among Los Angeles people who saw
Mckinney and Palo Alto trot.. were
Messrs. Newton, 6ichtenberger and r.
r. Brown. The former gentleman tele-
graphed the HERALD few minutes after
the records were made, and the news
spread with great rapidity.
McKinney's performance gave general
satisfaction, but those who know the
horse were little disappointed. They
expected lower mark. If Mckinney
succeeds in going in 2:10I he will then
hold the best 4-year-old record of the
world.
California now holds all the records:
Yearling, Bell-Bird, 2:264; 2-year-old,
Arion, 2:1034; 3-year-old, Sunol, 2:1O1s;
4-year-old, Sunol, 2:10H; 5,year-old,
Sunol, 1:084; worlds record, 2:OS4,
and worlds stallion record, 2:0S34.