The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-08-26
THE RECORD LOWERED.
Macy Hanks is Now Queen OF the Turf
She Lowers the Record of Maud az
Chien So-A Mile TrOtted in S;07 Ia.

Nancy Hanks is Now Queen OF the Turf
She Lowers the Record OF Maud az
Chienxo-A Mile Trotted in s;OT Ia.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1s.-Maud S. is nc,
longer queen of the trotting turf. The
proud position which the daughter OF
Harold has held so long has been
wrestled from her, and Nancy Hanks
reigns in her stead.
Yesterday afternoon at Washington
park. in the presence OF 10000 specta-
tors, Budd Doble drove his beautiful
mare to beat her record of 2:09. She
not only beat her own record, but
lowered the worlds trotting record.
from 2is9l, the time of Maud s. to-
2:O7I4. .ar 1900 siuss5
It was about 8 o'clock when Nancy
first came up the track. She passed the
grand stand while other horses were
scoring and received but little recOgni-
ton. An hour later she was out and
went portions OF the track at 2:20 clip
Doble walked her slowly to the head
of the lower turn and then came back
TO the wire at a gentle pace. After
waiting a few moments until drag
which had gone around the track close
to the pole had left the track DOble.
drove her back to the sixteenth pole
and then came down at smashing
gate. Frank Starr behind the pace
maker, Abe Lincoln, was waiting for
him. Starter Walker leaned far over
the railing Of the judges stand, his eyes.
on Dobles face, watching to see if he
wanted the word. Just as the mare
shot beneath the wire Doble shook his.
head. Mr.. Walker drew back and Abe
pulled up 10 await second trial
Back to the distance flag this time.
and at a gentle trot which increased
rapidly as she drew near the wire, a.
nod from Doble, and go flashed from
Walkers lips as the mare shot like an
arrow toward the turn. There was
work for Abe Lincoln row and for the.
first sixteenth of a mile he lost ground
steadily Then Starr urged him on andl
he was on Nancy's wheel at the quaT-
ter. There was not sound in the
dcnsely packed grand stand as the mare
flew past the quarter pole in :5l55-a-
2:GG gait.
As she started along the back stretch,
trOttinE as true as die. head well up,
her feet striking the ground with the
regularity OF a pendulum, the CROWD
began TO murmer shell never do il;
never in the world" but the old timers
outlined Dobie's gray jacket against the
picket fence beyond him as ne passed
them 50 rapidly that they seemed to be
going backward, they held their breath
and said nothing. They knew that the
record wus going AS the mare, still
keeping up her beautiful gait, went by
the half mile pole in 1:O394, a man il.
front of the grand stand called, '.1:Oi at,
the half, aud 8 mighty yell won't up
from tie crowd. a u
The loud cheers which went up t1d
Doble even before he had slowed up.
that the record was broken, and as he
came back to the judges stand his face
was covered with a smile as wide as
the visor of his cap. lie had said that.
Nancy Hanks would beat the record
and she had doneit.
Three cheers for Nancy tHanksr
shouted Starter Walker, and they came
from 1000 threats with wild enthusi-
asm. 'sNow three cheers for the man
who drove herr and again the air shiv-
cred, and hats, coats, haudkerchiefsa and.
about everything else shat cOnId be
thrown upward were seat in that di-
rectiOn It was fully ten minutes be-
fore the tHmult subsidized. iftlJt.
The official time for the mile, which
WAS as honest Il mile as was ever trct--
ted. is 81 4. 1:08@(. 1869. 2:O754. m
The last quarter was trOtted in 502t
seconds.