Iron County register., 1892-10-06
NANCY HANKS. o:o4.

The Pretty Daughter of Happy Medl1m
Proves to Be a Yerftabie whiriwind-
She Trots a Mile Over the Regulation
Track At Terre Haute, Ind in the Piae-
nomenal Time of 2:o4-Bud Doble, Her
Trainer aud Driver Calls on MI. Bonner
for that $4,000.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Sept. 29.-Tlie
worlds record for the light harness
horse either trotting or pacing was
lowered yesterday when Nancy Hanks
tretted the mile in a:O4. The 10000
people who saw it sat breathless for
moment after the little mare passed
under the wire, and even Doble, always
modest of speech, declared when car
-z-ied to the judges stand on the shoul-
-ders of the crowd and called upon for
a speech that he was "hoarse, and
Nancy Hanks went so fast it took my
breath away"
1t was aboutS4:3n o'clock when the
.scEapers put the track at edge and
Starting Judge Walker announced that
Nancy Hanks would go to beat her
record of 2:O7 made over the regulation
track at st. Paul.
The daughter of Happy Medium had
been worked two miles in 2:36 and 2:25
respectively early in the afternoon.
The runner Abe Lincoln, stood oppo-
site the flag while Nancy was taken up
the stretch for the start. Coming like
a whirlwind down the stretch Abe was
at her wheel and Doble nodded for the
word The clip was n terrific one.
She was at the eighth in Is Is seconds,
and at the first quarter in 81 seconds.
The second, an uphill quarter, was
done in 3I3I seconds, the half being
reached in 1:02%i.
The excited crowd began to cheer,
but at 4 word of admonition from the
Judges lapsed into silence. This was
only broken by murmured ''Ohs' when
the third quarter was done in 291S Sec
onds- Even the judges Were appalled,
at the wonderful burst of speed and
thought the mare was running away.
So fast did she come that no
one could tell her gait. On
she few and into the stretch,
never faltering. Doble with his steady
hand and chuckled gentle ''Whoa's' to
keep her steady, squared her away for
the great flight home. Even her light
hoof beats sounded loud to the silent
crowd AS Doble gathered her for the
final effort he touched her gently with
the whip. gave two of those masterful
lifts of his and then worlds record,
either pace or trot, was lowered 4 Sec
onds, and the record for regulation
track three seconds.
The excitement over the great mile
did not really begin until evening,
when the crowds gathered about the
hotels Nearly every noted driver in
ehe country is here, and all are unan-
Imous in declaring that it was the most
wonderful mile ever done. Mr.. Doble
received hundreds of kilograms of con-
graduation from all over the country.
He wired Mr.. Bonner: "Nancy Hanks
2:04 over a regulation track" This is
gentle hint that the owner of Maud S.
and Sunol can present him the $1,000
offered for the first horse to trot a mile
in 2:O5 over n regulation track.
Mr. Doble said last evening that too
much credit could not be given Ben
Kenny, who brought out Hanks and
gave her her first race record. The
more ! see of her and the longer 1
handle her the more credit / give
Kenny. The little mare is of sweet dis
position, but easily spoiled. and I feel
proud to know that she should first
have gone into the hands of a man who
fAne" just no" 10 randle ner
Mr.. DOble was questioned about the
great mile yesterday, and asked if he
thought Hanks had reached her limit
He said that the track was just right.
the mare was just right and the driver
was at himself AS to the possibilities
of lowering her record he thought that
as she is only years old she would
train on next year and be even 4 bet
ter mare than Tow.
Not only was the worlds race record
broken yesterday but the 3-year-old
stallion record. made in 1889 by Axtell,
when he trotted over this track in 2:12
was lowered by the black son of Eagle
Bird He was accompanied by a rum
ner. and made the quarters as follows:
334; 1:0114. 1898; 2:114.