Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-05
NOT YET THE LIMIT
The Wonderful Work ar Inde-
pendence
MARX
Nancy's Wonderful Reserve Force-Mar-
Leading Stations OF the County.

What fragile things worlds records
are when they come II contact with
pneumatic sulkIes, and the elastic
streteners, and polished surface OF the
independence kite track. The skill of
the breeder. supplemented by the gen
JUS of the greatest trainer on earth,
Budd D0hle. had lowered the worlds
record from Flora Temple, 2;l9l, made
at Kalamazoo in 1859. down through
successive stages, with Dexter, 2;l7s,
and from that point with Goldsmith
Maid, fraction by fraction until at last.
IN her eighteenth year, she reached her
limit of speed at Mystic park, Boston,
which was 2:l4. II seemed improbable
TO many horsemen that This supreme
effort of the invincible trotter, winner
of over hundred hard fought races,
or, 10 be accurate, OF 332 heats in bet
ter than 2:30. IA OF when were in bet
ter than 2:20. and tuned 10 concert
pitch by Doble's master hand would
ever be excelled. Ii was a difficult
undertaking, but John Splan capped
the Climax OF Rarus' trlumphal career
when he drove the mighty gelding at
the Buffalo track a mile IN 2.l3i. TINS
remained the record until Orrin Hlckok
came over the mountains with
the wonderful little son of NOlun-
teer, ~. Julien, which by
world of patience and perseverance,
he had changed from a crazy, hot
headed horse, worthless as a trotter,
into an honest, hard working and re-
liable campalgner, and cut the record
down by the thInnest shavlngs, a quar-
ter and half second AT time, until II
rested at 2:ll4. Then Maud s., like
Nancy Hanks, an unbeaten race mare,
lowered 1t TO 2:l0k. Then Jay -Eye-See,
the gelded son of Dexter's brother,
Dictator, ended his successful trottIng
career by turning the track al Provl-
dence, K. l., in 2:l0 fiat. Greater
things were expected of the game little
black whirlwind, but he went lame the
following winter, and all efforts TO re-
store him TO useful soundness had been
unavaillng for nearly eight years, but
now he has so far recovered from his
injuries that he was able to pace q mile
last week at independence track IN
2:06l, thus equallng at the lateral gait
the record of Johnston, which re-
manned the record at that way of going
for some years. Jay-Eye-See thus
holds the fastest combined record, that
OF PAGER and trotter, the second best
being held, If the expression may be
allowed, by his nephew, Direct, 2;06
pacing and 2:lS trotting.
He Loses the Crown
Jay-Eye-See, however, was not des-
tined to wear the crown long, for the
very next day the peerless chesnut
mare reduced It second and Il quar-
ter, so Maud s., 2.083, was written on
a gllded horseshoe and hung over the
gate at the Cleveland track, and for
seven years, or until last November,
II stood for the worlds record.
After the hinges on the gates
of every track east of the great divide
the phenomenally fast but faiDt-heart-
ed Electloneer mare SunOl, after being
brought 10 an edge by the famous
record-hreakmg trainer, Charles Mar
win, stepped Oh mile over the Stock
| ton kite track IN 2:0Sf. Though this
| became the technical record, horsemen
did not accept the new queen as a
worthy successor to the great daughter
| eff Harold. for the latter was race
| mare, while Sunol has not been noted
| IN that direction, but rather az sort of
| harness sprlnter, lnherltng from the
| family of her paternal granddam Green
Mountain Maid, that tired feeling
| which oveItakes most OF the immedl-
ate progeny of Electloncer when they
are called upon TO carry their speed IN
| a stern contest with horses possessing
| anything near their speed. Then, too.
| SunoPs mark was made over track of
| a kite pattern specially prepared for
| her, and though this advantage has
| been grossly over estimated, II certainly
was an advantage, probably equahng
| the difference IN the time of the two
J seconds. Had Nancy Hanks been able
to only chip a paltry fraction of a sec
| ond from Sunops marx, there would
| have been some color 10 the criticism
OF her performance by certain New
| York editor, Whese proverbal pusu-
| laminity is always eKempIfied wnen
/ any trotter not IN the posslOn of has
owner, Mr. Robert Bonner, essays 10 do
| something remarkable. This worthy Is
| inspired TO say that Nancy must trOt
! mile htChed 10 an Old-f8shloDed
| sulky before she can ue called
| the equal OF his-the editor's-stahle
! companions, Maud and Sunol. one
would think to near TINS fellow talk
! that the little bal bearing wheels ac-
/ tuallY pushed Nancy around the
! truck. This nonsense has no effect on
/ thinking hOrsemen, for though they
I are willing 20 admit that ball bearings
are decided improvement. yet the
/ mile this week at Independence IN
I 205l stamps Nancy Hanks as far and
away the fastest irotter that has ever
lived as surely as the fact that 40 horse
4 hss ever beaten her ln a race proves
( ner quality as race mare
Two Minutes To Be Beaten
Most hoTsemen are ready 70 admit
. that two minutes vii some day be
10 correct anv impression that NAV get
abroad that Nancy Hanks hss reached
her limit After her mile last Thurs
day even Nr Dob.e was forced % al
mit that he wes not acquainted with
+ the cs psc.tv of the great mare, bui
was fearful when he got 10 the first
quarter pole u thirty seconds. two.
minute gait and took ler hack. vel
knowing ihat no other horse in the
world had beer ahle % carry such 3
Clip and finish vel When Re got "a
the half snd Mr. Williams. who was
driving one of fhe tW0 runners wmch
scccmps 8i e,f Tire mare. ~ tnaf i one
should is8 g. keep up " ~ ber she
s1on q NOS have 81 fnish alone. called
oGt *auo. ere H uie saws thEt 10
tho8eht tae mare uast have breath.
ng spell 60 he TOOK stronger
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