Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-10
FAST NILE HoEsEA.


TIN bRoKcK. TIE oREarEsr or rHEu ALI N
srxHo-sALvAroR's oEk.r NILE AGAINST TINE
LAST sEAsoS-FLYrSa cElDERs' rERFoRx-
AScR NOT GENERALLY CREDITED
Or all the record breaking on both the tros-
ting and the running turf during the year
which has just closed the inroads on the mile
mark have been most prevalent 90 far a. the
running horse is concerned. SAYS the Cincin-
nan EHqHtrs-, no less than three performers
having this season annihilased the time hung
mp BY Ten Brock. which up 10 June D last had
stood as the best on record FOR upward OF thir-
teen years. The California crack Racine on
that date set the ball s-rolling by beating the
desd Kentucky kings mark q quarter Of q
second, which mark Raveloe later reduced
s;ih quarter Of . second over Long Branch's
straight course. This stood the best for fev
weeks. Then the mighty Salvador went 20
beat The record. and. on that bright August
day, amid the plaudits OF thousands. he
swept under the wire in the phenomenal
time OF .S5ls-hgures which promise 90 re-
main unchanged Tor at least some time 90
come; though, considering the difference in
the formation Of the tracks and the weight
carried, one being four and the other three
year-old. kacines mile compares fsyorsblv
with the monarch Of Haggin's ranch. Viewed
from time standpoint. however. in which only
minutes and seconds considered. Salvatore
mie IL not only the best ever run in America,
but beats the worlds record. no other horse.
living or dead, having as vet publicly demons
suated he Possessed anything like such high
rate Of speed.
FILING cHupERs' rTsr.
In Australia Frying Pans mile in i.s7 has
remained the best since scored by that wonder
in 1884, while in England Gladiaseur. Raw
Middleton aud Saunterer are each said 20
have covered the Rowiey mile. which ia
seventeen yards over the regulation mile.
m t.so; fradihon aeeredits Flying Chiiders
as having gone the distance in the startling
time OF LIS. but in his day watches had hardly
reached a perfection sufficient 10 accurntely
time horse going at such a rapid rate of srepd.
We are told by the Arabs of horses possessing
the speed of the wind, but the introduction
Of such breeds of horses both in E.ngiand
and this country in recent wears prove
them 10 be Ear from the equal of their
English and American rivals and. while
majority OF the successful families in both
countries trace 10 Arabian stock, ve have
right 10 assume that the racer of To-
day Is the superior Of any steed that ever
coursed over the Great Sahara. The Persisns
claim no great amount OF speed for their
horses. they being rather noted for their en-
durance and staying powers. while other conn.,
tines where the developed horse IL popular are
too new In the business 20 lay clsim 10 any
rapid time scored by Their equine STARE Old
English authorities describe Eclipse as the fast
ess horse that ever lived, but the only record
OF his speed, so far the time test IL con-
cerned, Is one Of the titles conferred upon him
at the close Of his glorious career. the motto.
"Nolst ocior euro"-he flies swifter than the
east wind.
THE FIRST MORSE TO BEAT I4s
In America was Alarm, whose daughters are
breeding so well, which is instanced by the per
formances Of his grandsons fremont and Tour
nament he covering the distance in 1871 in
i;42S<. The year previous to the scoring OF
this record Longfellow ran a mile In 4 40 but
II being In race Of two miles and a quarter
that Hight OF speed was never considered a
record The past summer Teuton in a nine
furiong dash at Washington Park. Chicago ran
the first raile IN l.S95I, but be, like Longfellow'
Is robbed OF the honor Of that performance in
the racing guide on account OF the race he won
beng longer distance than a mile. After
Alarm, Grey Planet was the first 10 further re-
dnce the record, he chipping a quarter Of 4
second on OF the mark scored by the son Of
imp. Eclipse. One brief season the gray horse
held sway, then he fell by the wayside,
Sesrcher, afterward called Leander cutting the
record three-quarters OF n second. Though
acknowledged fast horse. Searcher WAS
aided by a flying start at the hands OF an
inexperienced starter. and there is therefore
some do1bt as TO his really accomplishing
the feat he has been accredited with. In
the fall OF the same year. in 1885, ksdi, in q
heat race at Hartford, Conn.,, stepped OF q
mile in l.iS54 and this remained the best until
May "a. 1877. when Ten Brock scored his rapid
time, which menaced the stars Of the turf Tor
over thirteen years. Though now ranking as
the fourth great miller of this glorious country
1t is question whether the son of Pheton's
equal has vet been seen. Notwithstanding the
now great reputation OF Salvador and a host of
other stars which have since his day flashed
across the turf horizon. lie this il NAV. one
thing seems certain, the marble slab at Nantura
hides the ashes OF horse that held the mile
record for longer period than viii doubt
less fall to the lot of any other.
SINCE 1850.
In American turf history up 10 lse0 the best
mile was run in las, made by Prioress. who
afterward raced with distinction in England
under Mr.. Ten Broeck's colors, winning several
important events In that wear horse
called Allendorf went a mile in l44lS
and two years later Nagram, bred by q
son of the great Commoner, Henry Clay,
Clipped a quarter OF a second of this
mark. Herzog next reduced the record 20
1431x and two years later both Salina and
Fadladeen took marks of Las. The latter
figure then remained the best until Alarm
came on the scene in 1s12. CHANGING down
through this list Of champion miles We miss
many great names and IL does seem odd thst
such horses a. Hindoo, Falsetto, Parole. The
Bard, Luke Blackburn. George Kinney.
Leonatus, Hanover, Firenzi and o host OF
Ike other stars do not appear as once hold
ing the record for this popular distance.
Fate, however, WIS always against them
when essaying the task OF a mile dash-the
track either slow or the company not of the
kind 10 require the lowering of a record TO
win. Many Of the horses named have no
turf records to compare with that Of these
great performers, and yet the rspid mile
will figure in history 10 Q noD-posted turf lover
on par with the Hindoos, the Hanovers and
The Bards Of days gone by. As to horses that
have made rapid time on two different occs-
sions at this distance, Badge, who sold when .
yearling for the insignificant sum of sl20
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