Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-29
REC0RDS0F
The Weeks Raeings al Various
Points
HAVE BEEN VERY SENSATIONAL
Wonderful Performances BY Jsy-Eye-Ses
Of Belle Vors and Globs.


has been great races al the grand eiI-
cult meeting at Hartford, notably that
for the $4,000 Charter OAK stake. N
which Globe, the best one Of the Ham
In champion pole-team, Was put be
/ tween the shafts aud won the first heat
IN 2:l3i. the eyes Of al horsemen are
turned toward Independence, where
the greatest carnival " speed ever seen
upon the turf is IN progress. There
has been lively scenes at Columbus,
| too. during the past week. Eyangelne.
a 4-year-old filly. by Director, sire OF
Direct. 200, and Direetum, the game
little black year-old that won the
race for colts of that age al COmstock
park, lowered her record IA a race -
| 2:l3. The contests at the Iowa kite
track were somewhat tame during the
| fore part OF the week, as most OF them
were stake races for yearling trOtters
| and PAGERS and class race or TWO,
which smacked strongly Of jobs, but on
Friday the track had SO far re-
covered from soaking rain, which
| caused postpOnement OF the en-
tire Wednesdays program, as 10
be in fairly good condition and
each event of tie afternoon was de-
cided in sensational time and worlds
record after worlds record succumbed
| to the influence of the lightning track
and pneumatic sulkies. The mighty
Canuck stallion Alvin. that won the
| great stallion race here a fortnight
ago and won the free-fOr-all at Chicago
last week covered himself with new
| laurels though he did not win heat
but was timed separately IN faster time
| than three heats were ever before trot-
ted IN by an entry horse, beng second
to the wonderful daughter OF the dead
| Alcyone, Martina Wilkes, and driving
her out in 2:l2, 2;l0, 1904. In the first
heat Martha tied the race record made
first by Nancy Hanks, and which
though tied by Delmarch at Cambridge
City, second, and again by herself at
Comstock park in the first heat IN the
race with Honest George, yet had
stood for year and half but IN the
second heat the big Canadian was
driven from wire to wire and the Mas
sachusetts mare was obliged TO clip,
two full seconds from the mark 10 head
the stallion at the finishing at close 10
two minute gait. When the power
full voice of Starter Mccarthy ringing
loud and clear announced That another
| worlds record had been lowered, ana
| that Martha Wilkes had trotted the
mile in 2:l0, a scene OF the widest en-
thusiasm ensued.
Martha Sent to Win.
Everything movable was thrown
into the air and cheer after cheer rose
from the great audience. The crowd
saw that Martha could win, but with
two such heats no one was prepared
for what was TO follow. When the word
was gwen in the third heat it was seen
that Mr.. Doble was paying little atten-
ton to the field, but was rating his
mare as if he was driving an exhibition
mile, and so il proved to be. The foot
| ing was trifle soft near the pole so
that the famous relnsman took for his
route position about twenty feet from
the win and Martha went up the
straight away never swervlng, but going
square and true. She rounded the
long bow In the track at the same kill
ing pace and drew into the long heart
breaking stretch four lengths in front
of Alvin. When she had Strengthened
away Doble relaxed his pull and the
famous mare heightened and quick
ened her perfect stride until when IN
side the long distance stand DOble
called on her for final effort TO which
she gamely responded and she crossed
the win IN 2:051, the winner Of the
fastest race by long odds ever trotted.
To complete the record breaking per-
, formances of the afternoon Belle Ac-
ton, yearling, and Outline, a 2-year-
old, both by the Nebraska stallion,
Shadeland Onward, and both trained
and driven by Chandler, the famous
western colt trainer, paced against the
yearllng and two-year-old records held
by Fansta, and Manager, respectively.
Both miles were wlthouta skip or break,
little Belle Acton making a new world :
record OF 2;224 and Outline one OF 2:l6'
Jay-Eye-see's Fast Mile.
IT eeemed like the memory of a
dream to see the most wonderful horse
that ever stepped on track, Jay-Eye-
See, which eight years ago was king of
} the trotting turf, trotting the Provl-
: dence track in 2:lO, a mark never
: beaten by geldlng. He electrified
/ the horse world by pacing the track az
: Washington Park last week IN 2:0Sl.
! With his owner, Jackson I. Case, IN the
: sulky, he paced wonderful well-rated
: mile, finishing strong in 2;06l, thus tie
| | ing Johnstones record and coming
r | only second behind the worlds rec
= ord now held 10y the Tennessee wonder
Hal Pointer. AS this was the seventh
mile the little geldng has been asked
to 60 IN better than 2.20 it is fair "a
7 suppose If he says eight that he wi
i pass all harness records, and such ar
G opinion IL strengthened 10y the fact
!. that be can pace a quarter handy in
@ 81 seconds, faster gait than any othe
=. horse had ever shown.
a While q great majority of the tastes
= trotters OF the turf are thus engaged ~
j brilliant contests on the Independence
Il kite. the degenerate east-the country
= where the pool box too often dominate
the Judges stand, is not without IL
share OF sensational harness racing
81 Hartford, the Grand Circuit meet
9 ing has been the scene OF lmportan
q events. Annually the race Tor On
}. sl00 Charter Oak stake attract
many Of the best 2.20 horses 10 tram
IL ing, Il being an event which it's deemf'
n a blgh honor TO any eastern horse Z
e WIN. Ia the years that have passe
q the contests for this valuable stak
u have been long and bitter. isst year r.
qmring nine heats O. decide the VIII
nor. For two wears past 81 h9s bee
captured by tr0tfers from Village Tarr
= and thls year the speedy but fa n
hearted Glohe was deta ed 70 DO tb
~ act. hut ia courage failed after