St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-11
ARION, EQUINE KING.
Stanford's Wonderful Young
Trotter Proves Himself
Peerless.
The Greatest Performance in
Horse History--A Mile
in 2:f0 3-4.
Allerton Speedy as Ever--Re-
suits Of Contests on Run
ming Tracks.
Sullivan's Backer Puts Up His
Money to Bring SlaVln
to Time.

Ste CXToN, Nov. 1O.-Palo Alto made
the race against his record of $685. to-
day but broke twice and made the mile
in 2:1014. His quarters were :3l%,
1:0314; 1855 2:1O1l. Bell Bird, the Palo
Alto yearling, went to beat her worlds
record, 2:264. She broke ON each trial,
Marvin finally jogging her home.
Hatch's Guide went against 2:161 and
made 2:17. Atadon, yearIing. by Mata-
don, made mile in 2:33. The sensa-
ton Of the day was the wonderful per-
Torrance of Arion, the two-year-old
Eiectioneer colt, raised and owned by
Senator Stanford, i'll trOtting
mile without a skip in 2:10%.
This colt came to Stockton
few weeks ago with a race record of
2:21, and at the first attempt reduced
his mark TO 2:15$4, beating the worlds
two-year-old record of 2:1S then held by
SunOl. Marvin drove Arion again and
reduced his record to 2:1415, which
all hOrsemen said would never be
equalled unless AriOn should him
self beat the mark. To-day
the famous driver brought the colt out,
ord. Marvin had no bother with the
youngster, for he is as level-headed as
the old turf veteran, and
Never Gets IsattIed
when he came up just right, Marvin
nodded for the word, and was sent away
at flying clip, with Sandy Smith close
up behind with a runner. The game
youngster trotted out squarely, and,
without hitcG, went to the quarter
pole in So 2-5 seconds. That was a
recOrd-breaking gait, but horsemen
who knew the colt said he couldn't
keep it up. He went to the half in
:04 3-5, making the second quarter in
81 1-5 seconds, Il terrific gait even for
aged horses. On lie went strong and
game as all old racer without hitch.
He reached the three-Quarter pole in
a little slower, in 81 ID seconds.
Then it was thought the young colt
would not be able to keep up the killing
gait, but he is game trotier and bred
to stay. He came to the finish strong
and fast, going under the wire without
Il touch of the whip it 2:1O$I, making
the final quarter i'll 30 A seconds.
1t was the greatest race against time
ever seen Oh any track, for it was q
square trOt from the start to the finish.
1t was great performance, and every
body gave Marvin credit for his train
ing and banding Of the greatest colt on
earth.
PaIO Altos Second Trial.
Late in the afternoon Marvin trotted
PalO Alto second time, hoping to
reach the mark he wants for tue hero
of the stable, as he is anxious to retire
the game cid fellow. Palo Alto was not
distressed by his first fast work
and lie seemed to lie ready
to go wonderful mile Marvin
gave him only two scorings and
then nodded for the word. The stallion
went away at terrific gait with q run
ner exciting him. Marvin held the old
fellow back as well as he could, talking
to him all the while, but he went to
the quarter post in :3l3l, and to the
half at the rapid gait of 1862.
From the half he slowed up
little, doing the three-Quarters in
SO seconds, reaching the post in 1:3615.
He made magnificent finish in about
the same time. coming home without a
| skip in mile in 2:09$1. The horse was
| too tired to break the record in second
mile, only a quarter of a second be-
| hind his best mark, and q
| half second lower thad the worlds rec
| ord, held by Allerton. The crowd
! cheered wildly, believing that the lee
ord had been broken, and there was dis
| appointment showed when the time was
shown, but there was no unfairness,
| ami the record made goes.