Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-11-11
AriOn Trots in Sensational
Time at Stockton.
The Two Year-Old Goes a Mile
i'm 2:l0 3-4.
The Most Phenomenal Record Ever
Made BY q TrOtter.
Palo Alto Fails to Lower His Record
Direct to be Sent Against the
Watch on observation-disclosures
VIII Also Trot.

California nreC, kentucky second. All
other states outside the distance flag.
Yesterday a California-bred 2-year-old
trotted q mile, without a skip, in the
marvelously fast time OF 2lO34. Arion's
performance yesterday outclassed every
record ever made. Sunol's worlds
record OF 1851 loses much of its pres
tige. When Arion trotted in 2:141a a
week or so since, the trotting world was
fairly electrified. Enthusiasts expected
that he might lower the record Sec
ond, or possibly second and half
but no one expected that he would clip
three and three-quarter seconds off his
already sensational mark at his next at
tempt. Without any exception, Atoms
performance is the most remarkable on
record. Only seven trotters have beat
en- 2:l0A, the time made by California
bred 2-year-old. They are Sunol, 2:0S14 /;
Maud s., 2:0SA; Nancy Hanks, 200;
Allerton, 2 :0914 Palo Alto, 2:09H jay
Eye-See, 2:10, and Nelson, 2:10. No
less than four OF the records have been
made this season.
To give the general reader a better
idea OF this astounding record made by
Arion, dig into the past will help
matters. In 18S8-three years ago, the
only two trotters with records better
than 2:10A were Maud S., 2:0834, and
Jay Eye See .2:10. In 1880 St. Julian
created sensation by trotting mile
: in 2:llI. Jay Eye See made his record
of 2 10 in 1884, and Maud S. encircled
the Cleveland track year later in
2:0834, which record stood until Sunol
cut the mark half second fortnight
since.
Until few years since the stallion
record of the world was held by Make
Cobb. In 1884 he went mile in 2:134.
This remained the record until the SEN
sational Axtell appeared. He trotted
mile in 2:12. Then came the stations
that are before the public today. Three
years ago not one of the five fastest stall
lions was bred in California. Today
California has produced three out OF the
five fastest stations. The FIVE fastest
are: Allerton, 2:0914; Palo Alto, 2:09H;
Nelson, 2l0; Arion, 2:10s4, and SIAM
boul, 2:11. Palo Alto, Arion and SIAM
boul are California bred. The sensa-
tional fact is that California has
produced 2-year-old stallion that has a
faster mark than any stallion OF any age
in America, save Allerton and Nelson.
Iowa claims Allerton and Maine is the
home OF Nelson. Where is Kentucky?
California leads the world as breeding
state. The blue grass is not in it with
the sunshine and climate of the golden
west.
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Arion is by Electioneer and was bred
by Senator Stanford, who has also bred
the fastest yearling, the fastest 2 year.
old, the tastes. 3.year-old, the fastest
4-year-old, the fastest 5-year-old and the
fastest trotter in the world, and Palo
Alto is knocking at the worlds stallion
record, only lacking quarter OF sec
ond to tie Allerton's record. This has
been a sensational year for colt trotters.
When Suno trotted mile in 2:18 as a
2-year-od it was generally thought that
limit had been reached. This year
Monbars, Ralph Wilkes and Arion have
all trotted in 2:l8 or better-perform-
ances never equaled by year-old
until Sable Wilkes did the trick in 1885.
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Marvin is the only driver in the world
who has given three horses records be-
low 2:ll. No other driver has succeeded
in getting more than one trotter below
that notch.
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If Axtell, who trotted in 2:12 as a
3-year-old was worth $105, 900, how much
is Arion, who trotted in 2:10M as 2
year old, worth.