The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-30
WILL THE RECORD DROP?
AVID WILL NANCY HANKS BE THE
ANIMAL TO SHORTEN IT?
A New Possibility Opened Up by tho Young
Mares Astonishing Progress-Hcr Per-
fOrmanccs Compared TO AIlertOn's and
NeIson's-Other Expectations for the Fail.

| NeisOns-otner ExpoctatIOnsiO r inc fhi.
| The performances OF tho trotting horse have
| been peculiarly sensational OF lato. During the
| past few days those who have an especial adj
miratlon for this particular institution In
| which. above all things. America confessedly
exces tho world. have boon called upon to
throw up wondering hands upon several occa-
sions. Tho 2:10 OF tho stallion Nelson. fol-
| lowed upon the succeeding day by the 2:03A
| Of tho stallion Allerton. and following that
with scarcely an Improbable intermission. the
2:0aH OF Nancy Hanks. together with the
2:10H Of the two-year-old colt Monbars. have
well nigh taken away the breath Of
the trotting turtles: and all these mar
vols Of speed caused a reporter OF THE
Sun to drop In upon Walter T. Chester. one
OF the most acute aud accurate observers Of
trotting horses In the country THE Sun
would like to learn what you think OF tho
trottcrs whose names are now in the minds
and mouths of all horsemen. such Us Allcr-
ton. Nelson. Nancy Hanks. and Monbars"
"Well. suppose" was tho answer. that the
point which comes to the front is the question
whether any trotter this year will beat the
2:OSk Of Maud s. II n record for any ordinary
trottcr. by which mean ono Of tho four hum
dred, or 80. that havo beaten 2:2o; is an object
OF such peculiar care you see that in these days
onds away down to the ranks OF s1tremc speed iced
% so sss
IT, s ssassa x Z sas t.s ii s.
years since the combined efforts OF all the
Tonttinng stock Of the country have resulted in
299S; the latter over kite, shaped track. and
oE f NIFTY sd t Is b; Ss over an
to l. s f a. i s ss IS
Grs S sSH's'f ses ssai
t Ea ns1 Hat Hanks 5s' sna hson nuf
tar r0 Pr sSnf ssns soa R hS Ana R Rs q
9sshhsr y hal, a second loave. his oSnpstitos
bo HNss nsn's? sSsntK ,e seas
+, But still while cali to your attention. in
scssa dEerense there Is Between 3 osa at and nd
SgiPl9a that Nsnsy i Gapks ff i all goes T %G
aayd A ths Season. w equal or
"a, AS c2mpared with Nancy Hanks. I dis
I IN ASn she beat hin
sshaped track.whlch all experience goes to show
Ss o Chances ffsPsy nhRfs
S MauS larger oasa IL a q,
ll-autheuticated public performance. but
record to 2:l0X at seven years to 2:ioa: at
her. but all her records wers made against
RR han Sansf HxFs ss s sS in
other horses. besides a walk-over. was Ieaton
sf tt Is pge
old. In 1880. she trotted ELK races. ali ngainst
s s!rE owsrs hsr Is1sa y
Seaar;S8ld. this season. she has beaten Allerton
s aas Mhsrf hsst 81 81 p Fl s5 s1S
diced her t. and me Tie aI Ter
MsH S hs1 III gn # that
q 4, she Keeps right fhere viii pc many favor.
e. m aSys II be all
th Ssy EN- Mi and Mssd my Expectation
Do YOU consider i a specially fast one" WV
particular value on that point. because have
Sson h msds g9 s be
Mo aSs ah rostsd t
this year. Chatting yesterday with Mr.. Robert
City track had a rail on the inside to define tkS
Pee e. Il tb sua could not tell him and he
case Western taeks faster e, eouS
be made over it, because, when travelling at |
the highest rate Of trotting. speed. the most |
the turns. This was a novel idea to me- sI be-
tSe sde Of af fo rees sas Sn
sensible one. like all OF Mr. Bonner's PROPOSE !
fence, might MAKE difference Of a second. or
2 part OF second. ndriving a mile at the OK |
Bronson. the Secretary of the Cam bridge CITY |
{{ srns in ma whether there was such
notGins can be- disceunted from ths great e per
foLmance Of Nancy Hanks"
=. How about her breedingY
considered By many to be- cutters. E E
there The was the same idea prevalent about the
shyf 'y AR shs Hank sns e
ss HtthEs at tse Is GSt e WSk1 tSsi
SfShsr f. ss, Es;. aS$ sSs Eys
Rhis, by Edwin Forrest, Her recognized blood
lngton,, Ky. who still owns her. and Budd
to G9s dr tGo a hsr dGs3Ege Wilkes
no idea OF tho limit of her speed, for she had
always been able to do more than was asked |
q her o How much Is she worth Not less than
- You mentioned the two-ycar-old Monbars
old record ~ '>
We'll, scarcely. He is surely a wonderful
colt and since he has trotted within socond
predict that no could not beat it, Still as ii,
Nustratfd 70 You IN tho case Of Maud s. and
Nancy Ma Hanks; sun9ls time would leave Mon
pars sixty feet and more in the roar. and that
Z terrible gap for two year-old To close IN.
This y p. colt, h9wGycr. is In tho careful hands
% hi% I, about HE wsare md has not allow
bred bred Wilkes. his sire being Eagle Bird. by jay
iitrd son w q George Wilkes dam Tansy BY
1 hfo bent abS SHn9s time and that holds
i Gat sSo BY tho way there have been reports
.rotted yesterday at Stockton. Cal, in 2:i1 |
SEe If Is tm9a d he a nst eighth il 15 Seconds
iike Il, hrcak down., does IT n As for the
,e earl, record and tho stallion record. il You
;ecm to DO much chance that the 2.oN,, ,' "
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