The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-01
NANCY HANKS AGAIN.
sfrots a Mile in 2:05 IA on Inde-
pendence Kite Track.
4 QUARTER IN THIRTY SECONDS.
evo other Turf Records Broken-Ollie
Campbell to Be Tennis Cham.
pion for Another Year.

DEPENDENCE, Ia, Aug. 31.-Naucy
Hanks queen of horsedom, added another
shining star to her crown today when she
8 trot;ed on the worid-famous kite track at
1 This place in the unprecedented time of
1851, clipping two seconds off her Chi
] eseo mark, made two weeks ago. She
vas brought out at 2:30, and as soon as
she was recognized in the loop the
\ cheering began. She looked we'll.
and her superior condition today was
essily discernable. She took here first
vsrming-up mile gently. being driven at a
jor. About O'Clock she was brought out
seain and received with the same cordial
welcome. At just Sis she appeared on
the stretch again. This time the applause
vas deafening. Handkerchief and
parasols were waved, voices ex-
I banded to their utmost, and the young
! and old and everybody cheered. She
now logged up the loop and turned to face
! the kite before her. The attempt was
fruitless, and she came back and scored
down again. Frank Starr had the runner
Abe Lincoln near her, while Williams
With Ned Cotton 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 a.
only Nancy can trot, steady as clockwork
and swifter than bird, with matchless
swinging gait. She reached the quarter
pole in thirty seconds. ''Too fast" was
the verdict of some of the crowd. "Budd
Doble will never drive her too fast"
was accepted by all as the truth.
The half is reached in 1:Ol, and the
II cSAI
find it hard to believe. The third quarter
flag goes down at 1: "a, and all are fearful
that she is tagging. Williams closes up
with the runner Ned Cotton. The act is
useless, for Doble has loosened Nancy's
head and is urging her on gently with whip
and voice. As she darts under the
wire there is GREATNESS silence. Enthusi-
astic cheers are sent up a. the great horse
is driven back to the stand. but q hush
falls over all as the bell is tapped. Starter
Mccarthy announces the official time of
1861, and his voice is drowned with tho
yelIs
e The grooms give the mare loving car
esses as they adjust the blankets, and
many willing hands are only too anxious
TO touch the queen of the turf to assist in
arranging the folds. Doble is lifted from
she sulky, both arms wrung sore by
congratulatory friends, aud hurrahs
sound above the din for Nancy, for
Doble and for the kite track. So dense is
the crowd around the horse that passage
ID almost impossible. Nancy Hanks longs
TO be free from all bonds, and playfully
nips the shoulders of her admirers a. she
walks her way through the crowd.
The mile is unparalleled in the history
Of the world. and is worthy of study. A
strong breeze was blowing from the north
west, and, situated as the kite track is,
from the half to the home wire the force
.sof the wind increased with every step.
Nancy's first quarter was trotted in thirty
! seconds; the second quarter but a second
slower, and this under the constant effort
OF the driver to talk her back, as
i0l to the half was considered q little too
fast by Doble and he coached her to .
slower gait for the next quarter. The
breeze begins to strike her. 1t is q hard
thing to gauge fast mile by quarters and
the third flag is reached second or two
slower than intended, bu. here Nancy is
given her head and she finishes strong in
the face of the northwest wind in 31H
seconds. Doble said:
noticeable feature was the condition Of the
mare after her mile Within fifteen minutes
after she reached her stall she was as fresh and
lively AZ young colt. aud no ono would dream
Dhs had made the greatest trial OF her life. Oh,
5ss. the kite track is faster track than tho
regulation shape; how many seconds I would
not say, but there Is not q shadow OF doubt
about IL
Had Allerton been in condition today
and the match trotted as originally in
tended. Nancy Hanks could have taken
three heats in an average of 2:07. Of this
there is no doubt in the minds Of those
who saw her great mile and know her
ability.