Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-25
THE RECORD LOWERED.

Nancy Hanks Is Now Queen of the Turf
She Lowers the Record OF Maud a.
chieago-A Mile Trotsed In s-oz L.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1s.-Maud s IS no
longer queen of the trotting turf The
proud position which the daughter OF
Harold has held so long has been
wrestled from her, and Nancy Hanks
reigns in her stead
Yesterday afternoon at Washington
park, in the presence OF TO- 900 specta-
tors, Budd Doble drove his beautiful
mare to beat her record OF 2.09. She
not only beat her own record. but
lowered the worlds trotsing record
from 2iSSz. the time OF Maud s, to-
2:oz54.
1t was about 8 o'clock when Nancy
first came up the track. She passed the
grand stand while other horses were
scoring and received but little recogni-
ton An hour later she was out and
went portions of the track at 800 clip
Doble walked her slowly TO the head
OF the lower turn and then came back
10 the wire at gentle pace After
waiting a few moments until drag
which had gone around the track close
to the pole had left the track Doble=
drove her back to the sixteenth pole
and then came down at n smashing
gate Frank Starr behind the pace
maker, Abe Lincoln, was waiting for
| him Starter Walker leaned far over
the railing Of the Judges stand, his eyes
On DOble's face, watching to see Il he
wanted the word Just as the mare
shot beneath the wire Dobie shook his
head Mr. Walker drew back and Abe,
pulled up to await second trial
Back 70 the distance flag this time
and AT gentle trot which increased
rapidly as she drew near the wire. a
nod from Doble, and go flashed from
| Walkers lips as the msre shot like an
arrow toward the turn. There was
work for Abe Lincoln now and for the
first sixteenth of mile he lost ground
steadily. Then Starr urged him on and
he was on Nancy's wheel 1t the guar
! ter. There was not sousd in the
| deHsely packed grand stand as the mare
/ flew past the quarter pole in :Sl5z-a-
i 2:o6 gait
As she started along the hack stretch,
/ trotting as true rs a die, head well mp.
| her feet striking the ground with the
/ regularity @ d pendulum, the crowd
I began to InurIner She'll never do II;
never IN the world" bat tho old timers
/ outlined Doble's gray Jacket against the
: =
+ them 50 rapidly that they seemed 10 De
! going backward, they held their breath
and said nothing. They knew that the
! record was going. As the msre, still
/ keeping up her beautiful gait. went ?
( the half mile pole in 1:0S2<. 4 Iaa1 IL
front OF the grand stand called '-1.o: at
! the half" and q mighty yell went pp;
from the crowd.
The loud cheers which went up told
/ Doble even befores he had slowed up
that the record was broken, and Is he,
came back TO the judges stand his face
/ was covered with smile as wide as
the visor OF his cap. He had said that
Nancy Hanks would beat the record
ard she had done It
Three cheers for Nancy Hanks!"
! shouted Starter Wallzer. and they came
! from 10, O00 tllroats with wild enthusi-
asn1. Now three cheers for the nan
who drove herr" and again The air shiv-
| cred. and hats, coats, handaerchiefs and
| about everything else that could be
! thrown upward were sent in that 81
rection- II was fully ten minutes be-
fore the tT-1ult subsidized.
The cfti-ial tine for the NILE, which
! was as honest mile as was ever trot-
ted. is :5I5Z, 1:OSs4, 1861, 2:0714.
The last quarter was frosted in 50S<
seconds