The morning call., 1892-09-29
Nancy Hanks TrOtS q Mile at Terre
Haute in 2:0f.
FASTEST TROTTING TINE EYER MADE.
The Peerless Mare's Performance on Regulation
Tratk-BOble Wins $1,000 Prize
offered by Bonner.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 2s.-Six thou
sand people witnessed the record breaking
events and to-day's races. Nancy Hanks
was driven to beat her record on a regula-
tion track of 2:07
AT o'clock after some preliminary slow
j0gs she appeared with Budd Doble driving,
accompanied by Frank Starr behind the
runner. Abe Lincoln. The weather was
fair and light breeze was stirring. Starter
Walker gave the word and the mare started
off at full speed.
The first quarter was made in 81 seconds,
the trotter being steady as clock. Up the
backstretch there was no perceptible
change. though the second quarter was
slower, the half mile being made in :O2%.
That was record breaking speed for cir
cular track, but the sensation was to come.
Along to the third quarter the peerless
mare came at clip that made the earlier
part of the mile seem slow, taking only
29h seconds to cover the distance.
Starter Walker requested everybody to
keep still until the mare had finished, but
he had hardly stops ed speaking when her
nose was even with the wire, aud the
watches were stopped at 2:04 fiat.
Everybody knew that all records were
up was terrific. When President ljams got
chance 10 speak he said the feat lust ac-
compished was beyond anything ever done
before IN harness, and the kite track was
not in ii.
The third quarter was done at ;5S clip.
Scarcely was this sensation over when
George Starr sent M0nbars to beat his rec
ord of 2:14A, made at Columbus last Sat
urday. He was in great form, and lowered
the record for ihree-year-Old stations pre-
viously held by Axtell by trotting mile IN
2:uA His fractional time was :33-l :U7 a
/ :39$4, the last quarter being done IN ;52
The summaries OF the other events were as
follows:
The 80 class, Dirigo won in three straight
heats, Chester Alien second, Blandacho third,
Tom Pugh fourth. Time not given.
The 2:35 class. Wheatland won, Onward
second, Max Ambroslo third. Eura fourth.
Best time, 2:27A.
The 2;i6 class. Cheyenne won, Aline Sec
ond. Jack Sheppard third, Ollie Wilkes
fourth. Best time, 2:14A.
BY to-day feat Doble gets the $4,000 prize
offered by Robert Bonner to the horse that
went III 2;O5 ON regulation track.
At Gravssend.
GRAyEsEND, Sept 2S.-The track was
fast and the winners were as follows:
Six furlongs, Chiswick won. Frleze Sec
ond, Prince George third. Time. 1:16A
SIX furlongs, Canvass won, Rose Dance
second. Elmer third. Time, 1:154.
One and a sixteenth miles. Dagonet won,
Miss Dixie second, StrephOn third. Time,
1:49A.
six furlongs, Stonenell won, Key West
second. Major Daily third. Time. :15.
One mile. Walcott one, Stalactite second,
Fagot third. Time. :43A.
Five and half furlongs, Sport won, Maid
Marion second, FitZsimmons third Time,
1:0954.
At LRtonIa.
LAToNIA, Ky. Sept. 2S.-Tbe track was
/. fast. Jockey John Porter was ruled off the
turf for fraudulent riding Of Parametta
Qmp.) in the second race yesterday. The
summaries to-day were:
Six furlongs. Emma Louise won, Vashti
second, Carus third. Time, l :1G4
One mile and seventy yards, Parametta
won, Tom Tough second, Bessie Bisland
third. Time, :46A.
Five and q half furlongs, Sir Charles Won,
Senator Morrill, second, Ernest l. third.
Time :10A.
Five furiongs, Coda won, Miss Mosely
second, Foreman third. Time, :O4
-Four and half furlongs, Youlinden wen.
Carrie Pearsall second. Queen Isabella
third. Time, 57A.
Six furlongs, Lonnie B won, Rorka Sec
ond, Portuguese third. Time. 1:15A.