The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-18
limo by quarters:

As viii be observed, the last quarter was
trotted In Boa seconds. In trotting the
heat the mare weighed to-day $40 pounds.
pulled Doble. who weighed $50. and a sulky
OF sixty-two and one-half pounds weight
Nancy Hanks. the queen of the trotting
turf, Is bay mare. ak years old ana NJ
teen and three-quarter hands high.
Abe Lincoln. the running horse VINO
helped Nancy along to glory, is bay horse
with something of history. lie was
formerly the property of Adam Forepauen.
IT., who used him Tor many years ABOUT the
circus, his good points being his perfect
gentieness and fondness for the society or
elephants. of which horses generally stand
in mortal terror. Because OF his level
head. obedience and thorough reliability
he was taken by Doble as a pacemaker for
Nancy Hanks in Der trials against time.
Driver Doble was most enthusiastic In
speaking of his mare, after the heat was
over.
''She is In my OPINION" he said. with.
out peer on the trotting turf. She was
not distressed in the slightest degree at
the end of the mile, and finished fresh and
strong Within twenty minutes after trot-
ting that mile In 2:074 she could have gone
ont and trotted very close to it, / don't
sag that she could have edualed 1t. but
she could have pnt in a very fast mile
without much trouble. She trotted true
from wire to wire, never lost her head and
did not show the slightest inclination To
leave her feet. | did not touch her once
with the whip, and only swished through
the air a little and spoke TO her quietly
she entered the home stretch. VIII not
start her again here. but have every reason
10 believe That she will make her present
record a back number by the time snow
flies She did the trick so comfortably TO-
day that am sure she can beat 1t In the
future"
Did you have any idea that you were
breaking the record?"
Il knew at the half" said Doble, with q
quiet smile: that Nancy was going to
come very close to 1t any how. L looked at
my watch and saw sue had done it in l:C4
by my watch, and / knew she could at
least keep up the gait at which she was
going. Then, when | heard that yell as
finished, L knew it was DONE"
Over the gateway OF the Cleveland, u.
Driving Park hangs one of the shoes worn
by Maud 3. when she made her record there
in 1885. Tonight President Wheeler, of
che Washington Park Club. wired Presi-
dent Edwards, of the Cleveland Driving
Park. at Glinville. Take down your shoe.
We hold the record now"
OTHER RACES WE'RE TAME.
The other races were overshadOwed.
Muta Wilkes and Azol were played as
sure winners in the ESQ trot, bnt were de-
feated by the game and steady going of
Geneva in consecutive heats after Azol had
taken the first. Azol was too unsteady and
Muta not fast enough to beat Geneva.
Hnlda took the Champion stakes in split
heats. only losing heats by bad breaks.
Luzells, after a game battle with Mambrino
Swift took the Juvenile sta kes, after drop
ping heat 10 Swift. Axle, by Axtell. who
also started was too short of work to win,
although made hot open favorite. Ponce
de Leon won IN straight heats The Cali
fornia mare Mary Mac made q few drives
each heat at him, but could not carry her
speed and broke to pieces near the wire
each heat. Flying Jib, selling at 500 to
SIS, had picnic in the pacing stake. In
the last heat Robert j. moved up to him
and made him go in 209l9, the last quarter
in 80 seconds but the Jib had plenty in re-
serve. and may prove able TO hold his own
against even the champions. Direct and Hal
Painter Summarizes