The morning call., 1892-08-18

passed the grandstand while the other
horses were scoring, and received but little
recognition.
An hour later she vent along portions Of
the track at 40 clip. She was warmly
greeted. and after jogging a mile went to
her stable aud was rubbed down pTepara-
tory to the trial heat, which was scheduled
for O'Clock.
Punctually to the minute the gate at the
east end OF the tract was opened aud DoDle
drove her out. She was without boots or
trapplngs Of any sort, and was hitched to
one OF the new sulkies with ball gearingS
and pneumatic tires. DOble walked her
slowly to the head of the lower turn and
then came back 10 the wire at a gentle
pace.
After waiting until the drag left the track
DObie drove back TO the sixteenth POLE and
then came down at d smashing gait. Frank
Starr, behind the pacemaker, Abe Lincoln,
was waiting for him. Starter Walker
watched Dobie's face intently to see if he
wanted the word. but as the mare passed
beneath the wire Doble shook his head and
Abe pulled up 10 await second trial.
Back 10 the distance flag went the mare
this time and came down at a gentle trot
increasing as she approached the wire.
There was nod from Duble and go
flashed from Walkers lips as the mare shot
like an arrow toward the turn For the
first sixteenth of a mile Abe lost ground
steadily. Then Starr urged HIM on, aud at
the quarter he was at Naney's wheel.
There was not sound in the densely
packed grand stand as the mare flew Fast
the quarter pole in 81 y, a 2:06 gait.
As Nancy started along the backstretch.
trotting as true die. her head well up
and her feet striking the ground with the
regularity of pendelum, the crowd began
TO murmur, She'll never do it; never in
the world" But the old timers outlined
Doble's gray jacket against the picket fence
beyond him. ard as he passed along so rap
idly that the pckets seemed 10 be going
backward they knew the record was going.
As the mare. still keeping up her beauti-
ful gait, wens by the half-mile in 03s4,
man in the grand stand called out, Il :Oi at
the half, and mighty yell went up from
the crowd.
Keep quiet as she finishes" shouted
Starter Walker, but the warning was not
needed, as the crowd subsided of its own
accord. It's own bresthless interest IN the
event Kept il quiet.
Not a sound was heard as the mare passed
the three-quarter AMI turned into the home
stretch.
Abe Lincoln, under the whip, moved up
to Nancy's throatlatch, and ID bic spoke
gently to ner and her feet flew faster than
the eve could distinguish them.
She'll do it, she'll do 1t, by -" yelled
an irrepTessible spectator. and there was
faint yell as the fastest quartet OF Gathering
hoOfs ever heard on trotting track swept
under the wire.
There was moments pause, hasty con-
sultlng OF watches and then umbrellas went
sailing into the air, accompanied by loud
lunged howl and Bedlam broke loose. Hats,
canes and coats were tossed wildly into the
air and men slapped each other on the back,
while others shook hands in sheer delight.
incidentally they kept on yelling. The
loud cheers which kept up told Doble even
before ne slowed up that the record had
been broken, aud as he returned 10 the
fana hal
smiles.
When he dismouutsd he was surrounded ed
by men who wrung his hand, but when he
had chance he lifted his cap in acknowl-
edgement of the cheers aud there were loud
cries for "Deble, Dobler' The veteran
reinsman, climbing into the grand stand.
again removed his cap in acknowledgement
OF the wild applause that greeted him.
Three cheers for Nancy Hanksp u shouted
Starter Walker, and they came from ten
thousand throats with unrestrained en-
thusasm.
Now, three cheers for the man who
drove her! and again the air shivered and
everything that was available went sky
ward 1t was fully 10 minutes before the
tumult subsided.
The official time for the mile, which was
as honest a mile as ever trOtted, was:
FIRST quarter, 81 u half mile. :03s three
quarters, :3612 the mile, 2:074. The last
quarter was trOIted In :3O%.
Inc exhibition was given for a certain
sum, to be paid by the Northwestern Breed
ers Association. under whose direction the
trotting meeting is being held. An addl-
tlonai sum. the amount of which Doble de-
clines 10 disclose, to be paid If the record
was beaten
After the excitement had subsidized
DoDle waxed enthusiastic in speaking
oil the mare and said: "In my opinion
she Is without peer on the trottiug
turf. She was not distressed in the slight
es. degree at the end of the mile, and flu
lshed iresh and strong. Within 20 minutes
AFTER trottlng mile In 2:01L she could
nave gone out and trotted very close 10 II.
one tfoited true from wire TO wire, never
lost ner head, and did not show the slight
est inclination to leave her feet. did not
touch her once with the whip, and only
swshed it through the air and spoke
quietly to her as she entered the home
stretch. will not start her here again,
Out have every reason TO believe that she
Will make her present record q back num-
ber by the time snow flies. She did the
trick SO comfortably to-day that I'm sure
she can beat it in the future"
Asked II he was aware that he was break
log the record. Doble said: Il knew at the
hall that Nancy was going TO come very
close to It, i looked at my watch and saw
that she had done it In :04. and knew she
could at least keep up that gait"
The mare weighed so pounds to-day aud
pulled Doble, who weighed $50, and a sulky
of 62h pounds weight.
Nancy Hanks, the queen of the trottinC
turf, is a bay mare, d years old, 15A hands
high. and was sired by Happy Medium. out
OF Dictator mare.
Abe Lincoln is bay horse, and was for
merry with Forepaugh's circus Because of
ms level head. obedience and thorough re-
liability he has been taken by Doble as a