The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-28
STEAMBOAT IS CHAMPION.
He Breaks the Worlds Record for
Trotting Stations.
STOCKTON KITE EACIRCLED IN 2:0S.
ROwena, TWO-Year.GM Filly, Also Beats the Best
Previous Time for Her ClaS-0ther
Horses Tested.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

STOCKTON FAIR GROUNDS. Oct. 81
Twenty-three trotters were entered to start
against time to-day, and among them some
very fast horses. The day was fine, but the
breeze was bit FRESH.
The Palo Alto farm had all the fast
youngsters ready to go. and opened the
work with thirteen starters. Racing COM
menced at 10 o'clock.
The first race was a match race between
Bonnibell, two years old, Ey A2moor, ana
George Dexter. two years old, by Dexter
Prince. Bonnbell won the race in the first
heat In 2:2734, distancing Dexter
Rowena, the fast two-year-old FLY, by
AZmoor. was started against her race rec
ord of 2:19h, and made the mile in 2:17A.
She went to the half in :08h, and covered
the last quarter in SO seconds. She will
start again Saturday. Her record to-day is
the fastest mile ever made by two-year-
old filly, SuDOls time at the age being 2 :18
DageStaD, years old, by StambOul out of
Alta Belle by Electioneer, owned by J. II.
Cultivate of Cleveland, Ohio, was driven
by Walter Maben 10 beat sc, ana made the
mile IN 2:25R, going to the half in 1 :13.
The colt made bad break under the wire.
Milie Wilkes, by Guy Wilkes, went
against 2:26 and got 2:2712. but the time
finish.
Truman, four-year- by Eleetloneer,
was sent against his race record OF 217, and
went to the half in l Co. and made the mile
in 2:13R, coming in strong and finishing his
last quarter in ;33
Lou Wilkes, by Sable Wilkes, went
against 2:21A and made 2:22.
jim Mulvena, by NutwO0d, was driven by
Pat Farrell to beat 2:20, and trotted in
2:19A.
sweetwater, 2 years old, by stamboul,
dam Manzanita, by Electioneer, trotted in
2:26, In the face of the wind.
Acrobat. a PAGER, went against 2:1S In
219A.
Daily, by General Benton, went against
. :22l@. and made 10. going to the half In
:07.
Stamboul got the worlds stallion record
to-day, trotting the mile in 2 :0S]2, beating
PalO Altos record 0ne-quarter of second
1t was the prettiest mile ever seen here. He
made the nrst quarter in 30s4 sec, repeat
ing the time on the next quarter, going to
the half in :01 Il and to the three-quarters
in :35. Too fast" the horsemen said but
the stallion had the speed. and he went on
strong and game in the face of brisk
breeze, finishing in 20Sh.
All the watches agreed. and the h0rsemen
shouted "The record is broken" before the
official time was given. Walter Maben.
who drove the great stallion, wae cheered
dhI CUusi dtuiateu VH dlI SUES CtdlHDOul
will stay here and go again next week. His
quarters were 3Gs4, 30s4. 33115a 3315.
Stamboul (510D is bay horse foaled in
1882 by Sultan q513), dam Fleetwing dam
of Ruby. 2:1934) by Ham mbletonian 10, gran
dam Patchen Maid by George M. Patchen.
so. He was bred by L. j. Rose of Los An
geles, who sold him to the late w. S. Ho-
bart. His record up to yesterday was 2:11.
made on the regulation track at Stockton
On November 29 $780, He is now the cham
pion trottipg stallion of the world, and the
Hobart slock farm can proudly boast OF
owning the stallion champion and also
Nancy Lee, the dam of the champion trotter
of the world, Nancy Hanks (2:04).