The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-18
QUEEN OF THE TURF.
Nancy Hanks Breaks the Worlds
Trotting Record.
SHE MAKES THE MILE IN 2:o7 Ia.
Large Crowd at Washington Park Witnessed
the Wonderful Performance. Other Rae
ing Events, Bas ball, Etc


leigns supreme This afternoon at Wash
ington Park In the presence of 10, 900 spec
tators Bndd Doble drove the beautiful
mare to beat her record of 2:09. She not
only beat her own record, but lowered the
worlds trotting record from 2:0Ssz, Maud
SIS time, to 2:Os1.
The day was an ideal one for trottlng.
The track was q trihe dusty but as fast as
it well could be. The mare was in excel
lent condition, and before she made the
trial thegeneral opinion was that if Nancy
Hanks was ever TO equal her record Of 200
this was the occasion.
About 3 o'clock Nancy Hanks first came
OF the track. She passed the grand stand
while the other horses were scoring and
receiver but little recognition. An hour
later she went portions Of the track at d
20 clip.
SHE WAS WARMLY GREETED,
and after jogging mile went to the stable
and was rubbed down preparatory TO the
trial heat, which was scheduled for 5
o'clock. Punctually at the minute the
gate at the east end of the track opened
and Doble drove her out She was with
out boots or trappings of any sort and was
hitched to one OF the new sulkies with ball
bearing, pneumatic tires. Doble walked
her slowly TO the head of the lower turn
and then came back TO the wire at gentle
pace After waiting until the drag left the
track, Doble drove back to the sixteenth
pole and then came down at smashing
gait. Frank Starr behind the pacemaker.
Abe Lincoln was waiting for him.
Starter Walker watched Doble's face in
tentiy TO see if he wanted the word. AS
the mare passed beneath the wire Doble
shook his head and Abe pulled up to await
second trial.
Back to the distance flag this time and at
gentle trot, increasing as she approached
the wire. There was no word from DOble
and "Go' flashed from Walkers lips as
the mare
SHOT LIKE AN ARROW
towards the turn.
For the first sixteenth OF mile Abe lost
ground steadily. then Starr urged him on
and at the quarter he was on Nency's
wheel. There was not q sound in the
densely packed grand stand as the mare
few past the quarter pole in :3l15, :06
gait.
AS Nancy started along the back stretch,
trotting as true as die. head well up, feet
striking the ground with the regularity of
a pendulum, the crowd began TO murmur.
"She,u never 90 1t, never in the world. u
But the old timers outlined Doble's gray
jacket. against the picket fence beyond
him, and as he passed 80 rapidly the pickets
seemed to be going backward. they knew
the record was going as the mare was still
KEEPING UP HER BEAUTIFUL GAIT
she went by the half mile in :O33l. A man
in the grand stand called out, 04 at the
half" and mighty yell went up from the
crowd
Keep quiet as she finishes" shouted
Starter Walker, but the warning was not
needed, as the crowd subsidized of it's own
accord. Its own breRthless interest in the
event kept it quiet.
Not sound was heard as the mare passed
the three quarter pole and turned into the
home stretch. Abe Lincoln, under the
whip, moved up to Nancy's throatlatch.
Doble spoke gently to her and her feet flew
faster than the eye could distinguish.
"She'll do it, she'll do it," yelled the ire
pressible spectators, and there was faint
yell as the fastest Quartette of gathering
hoofs ever heard on trotting track swept
under the wire.
A moments pause, hasty consulting of
Watches and then en- umbrella went sail
ing into the air accompanied by loud,
long howl, and then
BEDLAM BROKE LOOSE.
Hats, canes and coats were tossed wildly
into the air, men slapped each other on the
back. while others shook hands in shee,
delight. Incidentally they kept on yelling.
The loud chorus which went up told
Doble even before he strobe up that the
record was broken, and as he returned to
the judges stand his face was wreathed in
smiles, and as he dismounted he was sur
rounded by men who were wringing his
hands. When he had a chance he lifted bis
cap in acknowledgement. Cheers and
loud cries for ''Doble Doble," and the vet.
eran reinsman, climbing into the grand
stand, again removed his cap i'll acknowl
edsement of the wild applause that greeted
| him.
"Three cheers for Nancy Hanks. ),
shouted Starter Walker, and they came
from 600 Threats with unrestrained en-
thusiasm.
Now, three cheers for the man who
drove her." and again the air shivered and
everything available went skywards. Il
was fully ten minutes before the tumul,
subsidized.
The official time for the mile, which is as
honest mile as ever was trot:ed, is BIZ
:033l, l: 1861, 2:0714, the last quarter il
3054 seconds.
| Tne exhibition was given for certain
sum TO be paid by the Northwestern Breed
| ers' association, under whose direction tht
trotting meeting will be held. An add
tional sum, the amount of which Doble de-
clines to disclose, was TO be paid if the
record was broken.
After the excitement subsidized Doble
waxed enthusiastic in speaking of the mare
and said: I'm my opinion she is without !
peer on the Irotting turf. She was not dis
| tressed in the slightest degree at the end
of the mile, and finished fresh and strong
Within twenty minutes after trbtting the
mile in 2:071l she could have gone out and
trotted very close to it. She trotted true
| from wire to wire. She never lost her
/ head and did not show the slightest inclina.
ton to loose her feet did not touch her
| once with the whip and only swished i;
she entered the home stretch. / will not
start her here again, but have every reason
| to believe that she will make her presen,
record back number by the time snow
flies. She did the track so comfortably to
| day that l am sure she can beat IL Ia the
future "
Asked if he was aware that he was
breaking the record, Doble said: 81 knew
| at the half that Nancy was going to come
saw she had done il III | :04, aud knew she
could at least keep up the gait''
The mare weighed $40 pounds today and
pulled Doble, who weighed loo, and a sulky
of 6215 pounds. Nancy Hanks, queen o.
the trotting turf, is bay mara years old
| 1874 hands high, sred by Happy Medium
out of Dictator mare. Abe Lincoln is 6
bay horse formerly connected with Fore
paugh's circus, and it was because of bis
level head, obedience and thorough relia-
biiity that he was taken by Doble as the
pacemaker for Nancy Ranks.
Flying Jib, selling 100 to Is, had picnic
in the pacing heat race. In the last hea
Lucy ] moved up to him and made him 2,
in 2:0915. The best quarter was in 80. bu
the Jib had plenty of reserve and may