New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-19
NANCY HANKSS NEW RECORD.
DISCUSSED BY TRoTTING MEN-A. A. BoNNERs
VIEWS

DISCUSSED BY TRoTTING MEN-A. A. BoNNERs
VIEWS.
Nancy Hanks's wonderful work Chicago was oil shss
talked about by trottng horse men yesterday. sne
the merit OF her performance compared With Sunors
20S over kiteshaped track. and the record OF MAUI
ST. over the track Cleveland discussed wherever
group Of horsemen gathered The Parkve trainers are
unanimous saying that Money Hankss OH TO mey'
Gle suky superior Sunos :osh over kiteshaped
track John Drscol. G. Washer. l. Denton ana D. Dun.
lay all that Nancy Hanks fairly the crown. ane
that the performance second better than sunos =
tn. bicycle suky equalzed the ke-shaped track. ana
that IL superior Maud SIS record. when horses
get better than 2:15 gait. matter how they
hitched II Is harder to clip quarter OF second on
horses record than would be to take OF second from
2 20 horse
W. H. Mccarthy said that Nancy Hanks's record Of
O7 secured without any Of the drawbacks sttacnea
70 many tincup" records made In recent years.
advertised TO trot against her record ana
when the time for her 10 attempt IL she did %
without preliminary waits for the wind 10 60 down. sae
went at began for the word and got IT,
She and beat record carrying $50 pounds IN ne
sulky whether it q bicycle any other
sulky. She a mile In 2'07h and that was the
record. j. S. Campbell and other lovers OF troters
agreed with these remarks.
The horsemen say that Maud 3. retired 70 the stuo
as the Queen Of her time, and that one wants 70
deprive Of the glory to which she 10 entitled, ous
that in regard TO the comparative merits Of Nancy Hsnks
and Suno the matter DO easily settled, IS Sunol
Is being prepared under Mr.. Bonners supervision for
record breaking trial number Of bicycle
sulkes TO be had. As both Mr. Bonner, sunols owner.
and Mr. Forbes the Nancy Hanks possesses
OF ample wealth, the horsemen say there Is no reason
why the two great should not meet ct Chicago
and decide the question in tn. good old.fashioned mile
heats five. The raco would TAX the UNIT Oh mo
grounds tho attendance would be large, and - Mr.
Bonner will purses matches for money the
gate receipts could be divided among chari~oie sso
ciscons.
Neither Robert Bonner those associated Win him rev
like hiding their heads shedding tears over Nancy
Hankss Robert Bonner is ct present in Mead
Vile Penn experimenting the preparation OF Sunol
A. A. Bonner, In Of talk with Tribune re-
porter yereray sold Of course It would be Idle to deny
that Nancy Hanks IL wonderful mare and has accom-
pished great performance SIN, don't hink msu9
SIS reputation IA in any way dmned either by Sund OF
Nancy Hanks. Why, 1t IL easily enough explained.
SIS record Of CSs. made seven years ago. wnen
the trottne tracks somewhat inferior % those Of the
present day when fact they destitute Of ell the
modern improvements which have worked such material
difference in the conditions and time records. Maud b.
made record an old track And with an ordinary
sulky Sunols :OSl accomplished kite shaped
track But Nancy Hanks although che tros on IN ordl'
nary track is helped by OF the new bicycle sulkes
which VII, make an astonishing difference in tho records
Take In point AZ the same meeting, os sae
same day. what do find: That Geneva In Inc z'So
class gtves US third heat mile In 2;l4%; ths*
Huds four yearod has 20s for her first neat that
tina Lucille (Oho breed), shows 2;2o- ana
Ponce de Leon Of the 25 class, has 2;ls All these
records arc made the bicycle sulky Now OF course
we don't went to detract the value from nancy
Hanxss record but my view, neither her recora nor
rho, ~ snnol is all conditions considered, improve
ment in that OF Maud SIS.
do you think likely that MI Bonner Will ask MAUD
: to lower Nancy Hanks's colorsP'
s.Scarcely" answered Mr.. Bonner. "She Is oene'eo
N be in foa But think It almost certain That ne Will
at some time In future take shot 81 the record
with Sunol."
THE RUBBER TIRE HELPED NANCY HANKS.
Cincinnati Aug. 1s.-Sportsmen here claim tnat tns
-nhhnr thru seconds than the Kind Maud