Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-01
NANCY HANKS AGAIN.
The New Trotting Queen Lowers Her
Own Record to 2:05 IA
ON THE INDEPENDENCE TRACK
Flying jill, the PAGER, Also Makes New
Mark for Side Wheelers
M'CUSTER ARRIVES TO SWIM FOl

INDEPENDENCE, la, Aug. 31.-Nancy
Hanks, the queen of horsedom, added a
shining star to her crown to-day when she
trotted the world famous kite track at this
place in the unprecedented time of 2.05L,
clipping two seconds off her Chicago mark,
made two weeks ago. She was brought out
at 2:30, and as soon as she was recognized in
the loop the cheering began. She looked
well, and her superior condition was easily
discernible.
She took her first warming up mile gently,
being only driven on a jog About o'clock
she was brought out again and received with
the same cordial welcome as before on the
part of the spectators. When she passed
the stand this time even the band stopped
playing and joined with the others in the
applause. A bow from Doble and they were
away to her quarters followed by echoes Of
the 5000 voices on the grounds.
Nancy Begins Her Big Task.
At just 5:15 they appeared on the stretch.
This time the applause was ,deafening
Handkerchefs and parasois were waved;
voices expanded to their utmost; young and
old and everybody cheered. The old gray
pater forgot himself and let loose one of
those yells that were the pride of his boy
hood. Even the old ladies contributed
their quota to the general chorus. She was
now logged up the loop and turned
to face the kite before her. The attempt
was fruitless and she came back and
scored down again. Frank Star had the
runner, Abe Lincoln, who prompted her in
her great mile at Chicago near her, while
Williams with Ned Gosdon, was waiting at
tha he, ho olrI h. aaha
was going square and true and Doble
nodded for the word. From the word go"
Nancy trotted as only Nancy can trot;
steady clockwork and swifter than bird.
With her matchless swinging gait she
reached the quarter pole in 80 seconds.
TOO fast" is the verdict of the crowd.
"Budd Doble will never drive her too fast,"
is accepted by all as the truth.
The half was reached in 1:01, and men
who catch the figures on their dials find it
hard to believe Without taking their eyes
from the world-beater, they ask their neigh
Dor his time and are bound to accept the
mark.
Dob!e Gently Used the Whip.
The third quarter flag goes down at 1874,
and fearing that she is tagging Williams
closes up with his runner, Ned Gordon. The
act is useless. Doble has loosed her
and voice. As she darts Under the wire
there is a deathless silence. Watches are
consulted and range all the way from 2:05Z
to 2:06. No man dares tell the time caught,
and each spectator assures himself that the
time is gone in 2:O6 at least.
Cheers are sent up as the great horse is
driven back to the stand, but hush falls
over all as the bell is tapped. Starter Nc
Carthy announces the official time of 2:05H
and his voice is drowned with yells. The
grooms give the mare loving caress as
they adjust the blankets, and many willing
hands, only too anxious to touch the Queen
of the Turf. assist in arranging the folds.
Doble is lifted from the sulky, both arms
are wrung sore by congratulatory friends
and huzzahs sound above the din for Nancy,
for Doble and for the kite track
So dense is the crowd around the horse
that passage is almost impossible. Nancy
Hanks longs to be free from all bonds and
playfully nips the shoulders of her admir-
ers as she walks her way through the
crowd.
There Was a Strong Brecze.
The mile is an unparalleled one in the
history of the world and worthy of study.
A strong breeze was blowing from the
northwest, and situated as the kite track is
from the half to the home wire, the force of
the WIND increases with every STEP Ihe
first quarter was gone in 80 seconds, the
second was but a second slower, and
this was gone under a constant effort
of the driver to talk her back; 1:01 to the
half was considered little too fast by Doble
and he coaxed her to a slower gait for the
next qua Ter. The breeze begins to strike
her: it is hard thing to rate fast mile by
quarters, and the third flag is reached a
second or two slower than was intended, but
here Nancy was given her head and she
finished strong and in the face of north
west wind in :3lH. Another noticeable
says Doble. "was the condition of
the mare after her mile. Within Is min
utes after she reached her stall she was as
fresh and lively as young colt and no one
would dream she had made the greatest
trial of her life.
Nancy Hanks not only lowered the trot-
ting record to 2:05H but in the 2:2O $1,000 |
pace Flying Jib did the mile in 2:07, break |
ing the worlds pacing record in a race. He
was barred from the pools and Rocker was
picked for second winner, but Reflector was
the gamey second horse and soon sold favor
lite. Flying Jib won the first two heats in |
fast time but clapped the climax by pacing |
the third heat in 2:07.
THE SUMMARIES.
2:2O pace S. COO
Reflector
MARY CentlVTe....