Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-05
2O6 AND 2.1O.
Direct PAGES in 2:O6 and
Breaks the Record.
AlIertOn TrOts in 2:10 and
Breaks the Stallion Record.
The Fastest PAGER Bred by Mr..
Titus of Los Angeles.
A Great Day for Direct and Los Angeles
COunty--Nelson No Longer Wears
the Crown-The Latest
Sporting News.

California gained a brilliant triumph
yesterday. Direct, the little black de-
mon, Knocked out the long standing rec
ord OF Johnston and covered mile
faster than any PAGER or trotter living
or dead. The worlds pacing record is
now 2:06. On October 3, 1884, Johnston
paced mile in 2 :06I at Chicago, the
best previous record being 2:1134, made
by Little Brown jug. Since 1884, the
most celebrated knights of the sulky
have been shooting at the record made
by Johnston, with very poor success,
until little over year ago, since
which time Roy Wilkes, Hal Pointer
Direct and Yolo Maid have made
showing, but the next fastest
mile. to Johnston's 2:06L was Roy
Wilkes's 2 0814, which was the stallion
record of the world. Last week Direct
paced mile in 2:0914, and yesterday
lie crowned himself king by pacing a
mile in 2:06. Direct is a California
bred stallion. He is symmetrical and
handsome appearing black stallion,
and is trif1e undersized. His sire is
Director, owned at the Pleasanton stock
farm, and his dam is Echora,. by Echo.
As every reader of this column is
doubtless aware, Mr.. Titus brought
Echo from Orange county, New York,
many years ago. John Young, who
resides near Agricultural Park in this
city, and who has ranch
near the Ballona, bred mare to
Echo and the progeny was called
Echora. This mare was subsequently
purchased by Mr.. Titus, and after
brilliant campaign on California tracks,
Mr.. Titus sent the mare to Pleasanton
to be bred to Director. The result of
the mating of Director and Echora was
a black colt, who is now world famous
under the name of Direct. Mr.. Sails
bury, the owner of Director, liked the
youngster amazingly well, and soon
opened up negotiations for the purchase
of the yearling, and if the writer is not
in error, Mr.. Titus sold Direct for $1,000
quite fair price for yearling trotter
several years ago. Direct started in
life as trotter, but he was compelled to
carry whole lot of weight to make him
trot. As a four-year-old he took
trotting record of 2:18A. A little
over year ago Mr.. Salisbury decided
to let Direct go at his natural gait which
was pace. Accordingly he was sent
CcSob III OllO OoiicOuly dOOub bLIOc
months since, and the little black de-
mon made his debut in slow class, at
Saginaw.
Much of the informs ton given in the
above is published for the first time
The performance is very remarkable in
more respects than one. 1t will be no.
ticed that the second half was paced
two seconds faster than the first, and
the last quarter in 3011a seconds.
Mr.. Titus, of San Gabriel, has the
proud distinction of breeding the fastest
pacing horse in the world, and Los An
geles county moves up big notch as
the home OF gilt-edged stock.
Allerton is now king of the trotting
stallions.s Yesterday he trotted mile
in 2:10, the best previous record being
2:1CA made by Nelson. The latter
stallion has trotted private mile in
2:1O.s The four fastest stations now
are; Allerton 2:10, Nelson 2:10M, Stam-
boul Eli and Axtell 2:12. Allerton
now divides with Jay Eye See the dis
tinction of having the next fastest
record to Maud s.. Allerton is by Jay
Bird and is five years old.
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Kebu who entered the list yesterday
at Oakland is by Alcazar.'
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The tabulated pedigree of His High
ness ID crowded out this morning.