The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-10
AN INTERESTING EVENT
TO An LOVERS OF FAST TRoTrERS.
Nancy Hanks Great Effort to Beat sunol's
|;oS 1-d-What is Hoped of Her-vir.
ginia TrottipR News

An event of more than ordinary Importance
70 lovers Of the trotting horse. and which
had been anticipated with great interest for
weeks past was the effort of Nancy Hanks,
2;O9. to beat the record Of Sunol, 2:034, the
reigning empress of the trotting turf
Inc trial took place on Thursday last ut
beiinont fark, Philadelphia. The great mare
laied 70 beat 2.O54 but scored q mile ia
zll4, thereby succeeding in lowering ounOPs
z:iicl made over the same track. Nancy
HANKS went the mile without q skip or a
break, and while not successful IN lowering
Sunois record. yet mile in 2:ll13 this early
IL the season Is a highly creditable perform
ance, being an evidence OF what the nnbeaten
Nancy will accomplish later on. The most
astute judges IN this country consider her
capable. when Just right of lowering the fast
est record yet made by several seconds.
Last season when matched against the
great stallion Allerton. 2:09l4 she scored a
victory IN ZIP, 2l2. 2l24 the fastest three
consecutive heats ever trOtted IN race. She
has been always a most consistent performer
IN ali OF her career. never having lost but one
heat Her future efforts will be watched
with the greatest interest by the whole trot-
ting horse world.
As the season advances. Virginia trotters are
coming to the front. The bay gelding Vortex.
u
at Baltimore on May Sd. while Susie q.
made mark of 2:264 at PottstOwn, Pa, on
June lst, the latter being sired by Alcglde.
Jr. by Alcalde. dam by fremont, a stallion
owned by John Hudgins, Esq, of Caroline
county, but now in the hands Of Dir. W. W.
Hutchinson, of Berryville.
number Of trotters bred and owned in
this State are likely 10 enter the 2.30 list be-
fore the close Of the season.
Mr. W. ". Brauer. of this city has pur-
chased from James Fletcher the bay mare
Lady Harrington. by Walker Morrill,. This
mare mated with the gray mare Miss Finney
(by Gray Eagle, son Of Walker MORRILL,. also
owned by Mr.. Brauer, made the fastest pole
team in the city.
Captain William Allison. Of this city. owns
fine double team in the beautiful brown
mares Nellie A. and Cecil T., being full sisters
and very highly bred sired by King Rene
(sire Of II on the 2:30 list. the greatest show
horse in Kentucky invincible in the herd
ring. having captured eighteen first premiums
and not a single defeat first dam by In
field. second dam by Conscript. full brother
TO American Clay third dam bay Ferguson.
the dam of AlmOnt Eagle. 2:27, and Piedmont,
2:17ll, who sold for S27 900, now successful
sire In the stud Of Senator Leland Stanford
of California. Mr. Allison also owns brown
mare. said to be by Brennan, that trotted n
trial of 2.43l[ over the Whitby Farm hali
K,
either of the King Rene mares.
Ar. Allan f. Donnan, of this city, is owner
of the handsome bay mare Roanoke Maid,
2.225z, very fast and able TO lower her record
Mr. Samuel b. Nelson. proprietor OF the
large livery and boarding stable, 1921 east
Franklin street. had the misfortune 10 lose
by pneumonia during the past week his ele-
gantly- bred young stallion Odorloo. chestnut
horse. fOaled 1882 by Juror. 2249l (son OF
Pilot MAmbrino sire Of n. T. H.. 2:l71I. 6o.).
first dam Incog by kutwood, second dam
Easel (dam Of Latitude, 2:l9Sl). third 0uIda
dam of Trinket. 2.14), by Rysdyk's Ham
betonian 10, fourth dam Morning Glory, by
imported CONSERVATION. A good individual
himself, Odorco. as it will be seen from the
above. sprung from q splendid line OF per-
formers and producers. both sire and dam
tracing to a line Of producing dams-pro-
ducers of 2:2O speed at that. Though Mr..
Nelson is TO be sympathiZed with in the loss
of Odorico, he has another fine stallion IN
Money Hunter, 2:254 who IS doing wei. ana
will materially reduce his record this season.
Mr. H. g. Chambhn. OF the Whitby Stock
Farm. has sold 10 w. w. Brauer. OF this city
the elegant bay FLY. fosled 1891. by Egwood,
2:2S. dam by Sam Purdy, 2201s. for $500.
A. w. Archer. Esq, Exchange Hotel. has
sold to Mr. William A. Walker a bay yearllng
colt by Egwood 2:23. dam by Foigger son
of Edwin Forrest and Medora, by Pilot. Jr.).
for S400.
1t seems TO be a pretty safe conclusion that
at least seven trotters will equal or beat 2 O8
this season. They are as follows Nancy
Hanks. 1909; Sunol s2;Os4; Palo Alto, 2;OS54;
Allerton. 2:094; Nelson, 2:l0; Deimarch
21116: Axtell. PIP.
The fame Of the dead Virginia sire Of trot-
ters, Sam Purdy, 220JS is increasing. His
son Charley c.. 21914. is out winning money
this season. and others will follow soon.