The record-union., 1891-11-18
special 10 the REcoRD-US1ox.


STOCKTON, Nov. I7.-Palo Alto, the
famous campaign stallion of Stanford s
stable, was placed by Marvin to-day
champion of the world of trotting stall
lions, going a strong and game mile in
2:O84. The horse went a mile yesterday
in 2:l0l, which made him right for to-
days performance. Heretofore Marvin
has tried to hold him down to the half
and save him for the finish, but to-day
he let him go away at his speed, holding
him on mis- feet. He went along his
usual track in the middle of the course
with runner close up and made the
quarter IN 31& seconds and the half mile
in l:03!, a terrific gait Marvin he'd him
back on the next quarter to keep him
strong for the finish, making the quarter
IN 80 seconds, and reaching the three
quarters post in 1867, a second faster than
he made the distance yesterday. On he
went, making a wonderful finish, COM
ing the last quarter in 324 seconds with
out skip. going under the wire brave
and strong. winner of the worlds stall
ION trotting record in 2:0S{.
PalO Alto goes home in the morning to
retire 10 the stud having won the mark
Marvin had set for him.
While P&lO Alto goes to the head of the
list, much honor must be given to the
famous driver Marvin, who has persisted
IN working the great campaigner on to the
championship. 1t has been insisted that
the grand old trotter had seen his best
days, and could never go q faster mile
Than his record Of 2;l24, which he had
when he came to Stocht ton the Ist Of OctO-
Der. Senator Stanford gave Marvin full
authority 20 DO as he pleased. October
18th the horse was started here against
his record of 2:i24, and trOtted in 2:l23. 4
week later ne went III 2:lI4. Six days
after he went III 2;l0, and on the Sd Of \ o.
ycmber he troJted bis best mile in 2:093
Then it was said THAI the old horse had
done his best, and should be re-
tired, but Marvin kept on. driving him,
a week later, two terrific heats, one in
2:I0@ and three hours later another in
2:N93. Yesterday Marvin drove the stall
ion in 2:l0l, and but for breaking lie
would have had the record. To-day he
seemed to understand what was wanted
Of him, and went out to win the race of
his life. 1t was the grandesJ race and
most creditable performance ever seen
on any track, for the stallion is years of
age, and has been raced more and faster
Than any living horse, and has not been
sound since he was years old, having a
laneness in one leg which always shows
in his warming up, and undoubtedly
causes pain.
Bell Bird, the Palo Alto yearling, went
against her worlds record Of 2:264, but
made a break, coming in in 2:2S She
went to the half III PIP.
c. a. Durfeo's 1our-year-old stallion,
Mckinney, by Alcyon, trotted against
his record of Eli, and made a record of
2:l2l, heating the tour-year-old stallion
record. His quarters were 0:33!, 1861,
I:4Gt, 2:l24. 1t was made without a skip.
The track was hard for McKinny, and
ne viii go ain Saturday, when Duriee
hopes to dave him under 2:1O.
The contest for the yearling record is
still exciting. J Nesterday Aillard Sanders
drove the yearling tTou Frou, by Sid
ney, IN 2:2S4, and to-day he gave her the
very fast record of 2:27 fiat, made without
a skip in the mile. She made a wonder
ful finish for yearling, trotting the last
quarter in 0:35. He went to the quarter
in 0:39, to the half IN 1:l5, to the three
quarters in l:52, and the mile in 2:27, only
threc-quarters OF q second slower than
Bell Birds worlds record of2:26l.
Athadon, a Fresno yearling, who trot-
ted last week in 2:29!, went again to-day.
and equalled the time, not making a skip.
Matt Dwyer, who is handling the colt.
VIII stay to drive him again.
Marvin will stay TO give Bell Bird a
faster mile, so the yearling excitement
will be kept up.