The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-01
REMARKABLE TROTTING.
Record Breaking Events at the
Terre Haute Track.
A FIvE-YEAR,oLD TRoTs IN 2.os "a

Thirteen Heats Trotted in an Aver.
age Time of 2.12 2-3-A Brilliant
Wind Up to a Brilliant Trottins
Week.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. 1.-The time
Of Maud s., 2.09 "a in an exhibition
mile, equaled in heat race by 5-year-
old, and the four heats Of that race in
the wonderfully low average time of
all IA, the six heats of the free for all
trotted in the average time Of 2,12-14,
and the gray gelding Jack, timed separ-
ately, trotted every heat better than 2. 49,
ruled out for not winning one, These
were the two record breaking events
that wound up a week OF the greatest
racing known in the history of light
harness horses. Thirteen heats were
trotted yesterday in the average time of
2.12 2-3.
It was big card of events that was
prepared for the close, and beginning at
sharp noon, Starter Walker would have
had them all off. but for the hot and
drawn out contests of the two great
trotting classes, The 2,20 pace carried
over was quickly dieposed Of, as Flow
ing Tide had things her own way, sweep.
ing all before her. The result was not
much of surprise, but the 2,1S trot
brought big one, when Ryna, that had
brought but So in pools of $40, went out
and was never headed, won in three
etrRight heats and took mark off ala
1-2 in the first heat.
Ten Fastest Heats Ever Trotted.
Then were piled in rapid succession
the fastest heats ever trotted in races.
AS fixed on the card and by reason Of
the many hot finishes the free e-for-all
comes first, but even more wonderful
was the .. IA class in the first heat, where
Bellvrra captured in 2.Os 3-4, the last
half timed by her owner, A. S. Browne,
of Kalamazoo, Mich, being done in
1.02 3-4. Ryland captured the Lext heat
In all.
Still the talent pinned their faith to
Little Albert, the unbeaten Californian,
and when he scored with terrific speed
and was a length away at the start there
seemed more than an even chance for
him to capture the race. Little Albert
was never headed, and won the heat
in 2.l2.
was overhauled by Ryland T. at the
three-fourths. Jack and Little Albert
both fought hard, bnt the Ledger horse
was tco great performer. The thrc7
winners of heats was left to fight 1t out
in The sixth. Ryland broke in the brush.
with Albert up the turn. THAT settles
it, all cried, but the handiest catch
ever seen was made by clever Ben
Walker, and squasliing away Ryland T..
overhauled the leaders and won the heat
and race with ease.
Bellvara Wins a Heat in 2 OS Ii.
In the first heat of the q IA trot Bell
vara made it in 2OS "a. Then the little
black daughter of Vatican squared
away, and even Doble had plenty to do
to hold her at her stride, so fast was it
The half was reached in l.04 l-2, Matte
Fl. in the lead and Vera several lengths
behind Faster and faster she few, and
one by one the field was overhauled
and in the stretch had only to fight it
out with Walter T. She had done the
last half in l02 ga and the mile in
Maud S. time.
The second heat was hot one between
that consisted performer, Walter E.,
and SO Long at the finish. Again in the
third Walter E. brushed them ont in the
stretch. Even in the final heats Walter
Il. had plenty to do in shaking st Vim
vent OF, and the wire was almost reached
before it could be done.