Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-18
Nancy Hanks Lowers the "ori"''
Record at Washington Park
Yesterday
.. rue PRESENCE or TEN THOU
y" SAND PERSONS.
Inscription Of tho Interesting Event.
-Dedlam Relgns Among
the Crowd.
n, r,lsupah to tho SEws.i
NANCY HANKS.
Tns Position OF queen Of tho fnrf
won from Maud y.


cuoAoo, Aug. l7.-Msud 4. 10 no
,,nger queen Of the tro,ting turf The
.,asd positlon which she has held 40
nc "a Wrestcd from her aud Nancy
uspks raigna supreme. This alter
n5on nj Washington Park, in the pre-
,srce Of 10, 900 spectators, Budd DOble
ss,vc the beautiful mare tO hcat hor
ss,1rd of 900. She not only beat her
1v,n record but lowered the wOrld's
noting record from 2:0s4-Maud So
ume-tO g.0I,.
This day was AN Ideal one for
,,,tiiua. The track was triilc dusty
hi As iast as 1t well could be. The
mai, was In excellent condition, and
ssiotc sho made the trial the general
snlnion was that n Nancy Hunks was
ever to equal her record OF l'OO this
was the occasion.
About 3 O'Clock Nancy Hanks nrst
came on the track anu passed the
Knnd stand while the hores were
,sofiug, and received but little recog-
pl,lon. An hour later sine went over
5nlous OF the truck nj 2:2O clip
~ was warmly greeted, md after
logging mile went 10 the stable aud
vas rubbed down preparatory 10 the
rial heat, which was scheduled Tor
boielock. Punctually TO the minute
ihe gate ut the east end Of the track
steled aud DOble drove her out, and
Ike without boots or trnppings oi any
ut WIS., hitc1ed to one VI the sulkieE
Win tall bearings and pneumatic
tires. D0hle walked her slowly ~ the
had OF the lower turn and then came
lsek to the wire at IA gentle pace.
After waiting until the drag loft the
track Dohleurove back to the sixteenth
i9le and then came down at n smash.
iny gait. Frank Starr, behind the
Itsemaker, Abe Lincoln, was waiting
~ him.
s.arter Walker watched Dcble's face
lhieb,ly TO see u ho wanted the word.
the
MARE PASSED BENEATH THE WIRE
Doutle shook mia bead aud Abs pulled
uplo wait the second trial. Back ~
the di.2nce flag Hho went this time
and siagentle troI, increasing as she
,Upsohvd the wire.
ihsN was no word from Dohlr,
aaa go" flashed from Walkers lips
tlhe mare snot like an arrow towards
ihfiurn. For the first sixteenth Of n
nile Abe lost ground steadily. Then
snn urged him on Huu ut the quarter
lewas ON Nancy's wheel. There was
NJ sound In the densoly packed
silndstand ~ tho mare flew past the
quarter polo ia ~ n 2.OO gait.
As Nancy started along the back
hieich, trotting true as "a deer, her
bead well up, feet striking the ground
9Th the regularity OF n pendulumi
TIE CROWD BEuAS TO MURMUR
She'll never do II; never do It In the
voild." Rut Old.timers outlined
Doubtless Rray Jacket against the picket
race beyond MIN, anu nj he passed
70 rapidly the pickets seemed 20
10 going backward, thoy knew the
record was going ~ the mare was still
ievping up beautiful gait. She went
" the halt-mile IN 1908, A man IN the
yanl stand called out "l;Ol ut the
hail." a mighty yell went up from the
crowd.
"kcep quiet TIL she finishes"
shouted Stuart Walker, but the warn.
lug was not heedei, M the crowd sub
sdtd OF lis own accord. its own
uieathless interest On the event kept
Hquiet. There was not sound heard
A. the mare passed the three-quarter
Iole and turned into the home stretch.
Abe Lincoln under the whip moved
W to Nancy's throat latch. Doble
lpoke gently TO her aud her leet flew
A,lef than syecould distinguish them.
\ she'll do II, she'll do itln yellet an
iutpiessible spectl t0r, aud thefo was a
nlut yell as the fastest quartette Of
eAlIefing hOOis ever heard on the trot.
uhH uaek swept under the wires. A
uomshPs pause; u hasty consulting OF
eNehgs auI the umbrellas went sail.
,As INTO the air, accompanied by II
,ouSfunged how, and then bedlam
u'oAe loose. Hats, canes and coats
n''e Tossed wildly into the air. Men
smlitl each other on the back, while
Vlhen shook hands In sheer delight.
lut chetfs which went up told Doble
en bel0ie ho siroue up that the
,'vyiI mai been broken, and as he re-
~,h.d TO the judges stand, his face
n.alhtl IN smiles, anu no was sur
wuuuuu by men who wrung his hand.
"nsh ne had q chance he lifted his
~ III acknowledgement. There were
Mvvia aud loud cries for "Doble,
Douie" aud tho veteran reinsman,
,nulpg into the grandstaud, again
moved his cap In acknowledgment OF
W. VIA applause that greeted MIN.
lh,'e cheers for Nancy Hgnks!"
ol'el Starter Walker, and they came
",.n Ten thousand threats with unrr.
Nneu Enthusiasm. snow three
us Iot the man who drove heI!n
,s1 Az again the air shivereL, and every
Ims available went skyWarl. II was
nbslded. Wv ''"
me official tlmo for tho mile, which
US homes, milo as ever Iwas
S.Iu. was :Sl!, l;O3l, 1864, 2:O7i,
M Mt quarter In ;3Og. The exhi,
~ was given for a certain sum 10
lNl by the Northwestern Brceders'
s',,1lauOn, under whose direction the
lii,ihlg meeting is being held. An
lhiohai sum, the amount OF which
~ ueclines 10 disclose, was to be
~ we record was broken.
pI inc excitement subsidized.
l,lp NhSei enthusiastic In spealxIns
we mare and said;
q. ~ ~ my opinion she Ia without n peer
L,''ns, uoVtlng turf. bhe was not dis.
ma e' IN the slightest degree nj the
rron.. we mile, and finished fresh and
uottiss Mlthln twenty minutes after
gOps ns, mile IN 2'07t she could have
'"lu lroV91 very CLOSE to 1t. She