Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-09-08

came back and scored down again.
Frank Starr had the runner, Abe LIN
coin, who prompted her in her great
effort, while Williams with Ned Cor
don was waiting at the post. When
she reached the wire she was going
square and true and Doble nodded
for the word. From the word ''go,"
Nancy trotted as only Nancy can trot,
steady clock-work and swifter than
a bird
With her matchless swinging gait
she reached the quarter pole in thirty
seconds. ''Too fast,' is the verdict of
the crowd. 'Budd Doble will never
drive her too fast" accepted by all as
the truth. The half was reached in
l: O1 and the men who catch the fig
ure on their dials find 1t hard to be-
lleve. Without taking their eyes
from the world beater. they ask their
neighbor his time and are bound to
accept the mark. The third quarter
flag goes down at 1 "a, and fearing
that she is tagging Williams closes
up with his runner, Nat Gordon. The
act is useless. Doble has loosed her
head and is urging her on gently
with whip and voice. AS she darts
under the wire there is deathless ST.
lence. Watches are consulted and
range all the way from 2:054 to 2:06.
No man dares tell the time caught
and each spectator assures himself
that the time has gone in 2:06 at
least.
Cheers are sert up as the great
horse is driven back to the stand, but
a hush falls over all as the bell is
tapped Starter Mccarthy announ-
ces the official time of 2:054 and his
voice is drowned with yells. The
grooms give the mare loving caress
as they adjust the blankets, and will
ling hands, only too anxious to touch
the queen of the turf, assist in ar
ranging the folds. Doble is lifted
from the sulky, both arms are wrung
sore by congratulatory friends and
huzzas sounded above the din for
Nancy, for Doble and for the kite
/ track.
! So dense is the crowd around the
horse that passage is almost impossi-
bic. Nancy Hanks longs to be free
, from all bonds and playfully nips the
shoulders of her admirers as she
, walks her way through the crowd.
The mile is an unparalleled one IN
the history of the world and is worthy
of study. A strong breeze was blow
ing from the northwest. and situated
as the kite track is, from half to the
home wire, the force of the wind in
, creased with every step. Nancy's
: first quarter was gone in thirty sec
, onds, the second quarter was but q
, second slower, and this was gone IN
> der constant effort of the driver to
; take her back; 1:01 to the half was
, considered little too fast by Doble,
; ana he coaxed her to a slower gait for
the next quarter.
The breeze begins to strike her; il
is a hard thing to rate fast mile by
l. quarters, and the third flag is reached
second or two slower than was in.
tended, but here Nancy was given hel
head and she finished strong and il
face of a northwest wind in 81 sec
onds.
Another noticeable feature" says
: Doble, "was the condition of the mare
r after her mile. Within fifteen min
;. utes after she reached her stall sht
!, was as fresh and lively as young
: colt, and no one would dream she haG
- made the greatest trial of her life"
e "Oh, yes, the kite tracks are faster
+ tracks than the regular shape. How
90 many seconds? I would not say, bu
- there is not a shadow of doubt abou
. it."
=: Most of the watches reposing in tn
pockets of the owners tonight mari
the time IN which the mile was made
= Had Allerton been in condition to
day and the match race been trotte,
- as was originally intended, Name,
= Hanks could have taken the tire
= heats on an average of 2:07. OF thi
there is no doubt in the minds O
- those who saw the great mile an
= know her ability.