The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-12
ARION, A WORLDS WONDER.
THE TWO YEAR oLD rHoTs A AIH
WITHOUT A SKIP IN e.f0 81.

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Marvin Drives The Colt from Start to Fin
ish without Usisg the whip IN tn,
Most Marvellous Trottine Ferfer.ane,
Ever seen-raio Alto Makes Fast Mile,
but Fails to Improve His Record.
srocKroN. Cal. Nov. 1L-Arion and Pale
| Alto were sent yesterday to improve their trot.
! ting records. The marvel OF the day was the
wonderful performance Of Arion. the two-year.
old Electioneer colt. raised and owned by Sen.
ator Stanford. in trotting mile without skip
| in 2:1Ok.
This colt came to Stockton few weeks ago
with record Of 2:21. and at the first attempt
reduced his mark to 2:15k. and beating the
worlds two-year-old record Of 2;1S then held
by sunol Marvin drove Arion again. and re-
duced his record to 2:14K. which all horse.
men believed would never be eaualled unless
Arion should himself beat the mark. Yester.
day the famous driver brought Arion out. con-
fdent that he would lower his record. He
came to the finish strong and fast, going under
the wire without touch Of the whip in 2:10x.
The first quarter was made In 0:33h. the half
in loan. the three-Q uarters in 1878. and the
mile. without skip. in 2:10k.
Palo Alto broke twice In his attempt to i'm.
provo his record Of 2:OoX. making the milo in
2:10K. His quarters were 0:31x. 1:03k.
t:36K. 2:10x.
Atelegram from Senator Leland Stanford to
Peter @. Kellogg 4 Co.. relative to Arton's
great trot OF mile In 2:10x at Stockton. Cal.
yesterday. says:
"Arion 10 by Electioneer out Of Manette
tsiater to Woodruff. 2:16x. and Manon. 2:21)
BY Nutwood. 2:1sx.
Although the day was not entirely favorable,
being quite windy. his performance surpasses
all precedent in the way Of spontaneous trot-
preached it. even II the most liberal allowance
be made for tho advantage OF the kite track on
which it occurred. It is but one-ouArter Of q
second slower than the record Of sunol. made
When EIsef,onoyy year older on regulation track;
list twenty one oi which are in the S:2o list.
No other stallion ever approached either point.
eight % IN the 9s6 list Which Is
e6s ot The oh o
s ss 2 Gss Ssa six 4es wh rs III Se M
'Nutwood was bred at WOODBURY. Farm. Ken
lucky. and is by Belmont tson Of Alexander's
us GadsmtfS 0 d O out ~ shs ssm
n Miss Russell, BY Pilot u. oSt q thoroughbred
to soon be the closest competitor Of Eleetioneer
n the , number s., q trotters n tho 2:s9 M:
s The g ss sGs tss s
en- as the most extreme and astonlsh
to light It is safe 70 say that Should his owner
to part with him he would quickly bring more
money. at auction or 9therwiss. than any horse
q ia worth than RI othar mr.
as successor 10 his dead sire. Eiaoticnee-.
troted IN 81 ali ekst
Wen f &c tSre
surely an I'M nc9'im PIE feat and We shall
year 1851 to supply Tor her two EQUALS and nd one
Tar superior. for this season not only has Mon
S@s5f tes 3d. 3d. hes s Ios dn n
them seems to have arisen IN Arion by Elec-
he se cosnty St GHy
ns e s the s
%ade sa1 record Of si9K Fh1ow M out e q the
snd al dsa a 2, The Ss @ q
the most marvellous trotting performance ever
made. and that by an immense majority:
shown in the following. account. beginning
with the first really prominent performance at
In 1872 Doble. blk. c.. by Ericsson. dam
Belle. by Dayy Crockett, trotted in 2;40x.
Little Ida. by Edwin Forrest trotted in 3:ssa:
Oct u; 1877. at Lexington; ~; was great
Ter dam, Eden Lsssie, by Golddust trotted In
2:3s. Then So 30 trotted in 2 81 y: and q little
later, q the same atterpoon: IN 2:3l a.,
haha. BY Bold Chief. trotted in S:36S.
In 1880. later. Fred Crocker. BY Electioneer.
Oct. 90. 1888. wildaower, BY Electioneer.
dam May6ower. BY st, Clair. trotted In 2:2l.
Waxana, by Gen. Benton. trotted In 2:20S. n
Oct. ~. 1893. !Sunol trotted In 2:16
. Oct 16, 1891. Arion. by Electioneer. dam
Manette. BY Nutwood. .trotted In 2:14k.
Nov. 10. 1891. Arion trotted in 2:lOI.
:, How fast he will trot eventually is the ques-
ton OF interest