The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-18

VS. nod from Dobie, and "Gor' flashed
from Walkers lips as the mare shot like
a arrow toward the turn. For the first
sixteenth of a mile Abe lost ground stead
ily. Then Starr urged him on, and at the
quarter he was on Nancy's suikv wheels.
There was not a sound in the densely
packed grand stand as the mare flew past
the quarter pole in 81 2:O6 gait.
As Nancy started along the back stretch
troiting true as die. her head we'll up,
her feet striking the ground with the
regularity of a pendulum, the crowd began
to murmur, .She'll never do it, never in
the world" But old-timers outlined
Doble's gray jacket against the picket
fence beyond him., and as he passed so
rapidly that the pickets seemed TO be GO
ing backward, they knew the record was
going. As the mare, still keeping up her
beautiful gait. went by the half mile in
l1sA. aman in the grand stand called
cut: lion at the half" mighty yell
vent up from the crowd.
Keep quiet as she finishes" shouted
Ssasr Walker, but the warning was not
needed as the crowd subsidized OF its own
sccUd. and its own GREATNESS interest in
hsesent kept it quiet. Not a sound was
neafd As the mare passed the three-quarter
pole and turned into the home stretch.
ABE Lincoln. under the whip, moved up
70 Nancy's throat-latch. Doble spoke
sently to her and her feet few faster than
meeye could distinguish them. "Shell
coit, she'll do it. by God" yelled an ire
ponslole spectator. and there was a faint
!ei as the fastest quartette of Gathering
noois ever heard on the trotting track
swept under the wire.
ilefe was moment of pause. a hasty
consulting OF watches, and then UNI
ofeias went sailing into the air, accom-
panied by loud howl, and bedlam broke
'oose. Hats, canes and coats were tossed
saaiy into the air, men slapped each
ssnef on the back, while Others shook
aaaos In sheer delight. and incidentally
Wy Kept on Yelling. The loud cheers
saieh went up told Doble even before he
sosea up that the record had been
s'oken. As he returned to the Judges
s~aa his face was wreathed in smiles,
qua Is he dismounted he was surrounded
men who wrung his hand. When he
sa chance he lifted his cap in ac-
Aaosiedgement of the cheers There
we loud cries for "Doble. poble," and
veteran reinsman, climbing into the
ssaa stand, again removed his cap in &C
osiedgemen, If the wild ap-
sss that greeted him. Three
Tor Nancy Hanks" shouted
sr Walker, and they came
''sa iaooo thros,s with unrestrained en-
nasm. Now. three cheers for the
"a la who drove her." and again the air
''efed and everything available went
ssafd. Itwas fully ten minutes before
tamult subsidized.
.ae o'hcial time for the mile, which is
,.s - ,assest ever trotted. ia: :3lH, 1:0S4.
an 2e''4. The last quarter was in
eAhibltion was given for q certain
N RI 70 be paid by the Northwestern
ssn Association. under whose direc-
A. cue rotting meeting is being held.
~, aaonal sum, the amount of which
!, :. aec'lnes tn disclose, was To be Maid
80 -e record was beaten After the ex-
,A.'" eh. had subsidized Dohle waxed en-
said, % '"e mare ana
t,s,,-s opinion enc is without a Peer on the
aiss,Ns 'ufi' She was 10. distressed in ths
fui.hss eessse al the cad OF tie mile aud
n,pn,.. .sssa sud strong. Within twenty
eunls N''eF noting the mile in 2,n7i. she
sh. ,,.,. s0he out and trotted very close 10 n
her - uae from wire Ia wire. never lost
ein..sns ana did not show the slightest in
eac. W. :" save her feet did ne, touch her
ns.,..s 'ne sh'p, ami only swished il through
The hr..a anu SPOKE quietly to her as she .ntere..
eaiA.~ss'eo isi!l not start her here again.
ees nrss.s. reason TO believe she will MAKE
record back number by the time