The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-18

Tn being asked if he was aware that he
was breaking the record, Doble said: II
knew at the half that Nancy was going to
come very close to it. | looked at my
watch and saw she had done it in :0i,
and knew she could at least keep up that
gait. The mare weighed SO pounds to-
day, and pulled Doble, who weighed 80,
and sulky of 62l5 pounds. Abe Lincoln.
the pacemaker, is bay horse formerly
connected with Forepaugh's circus. Be-
cause OF his level head. obedience and
thorough reliability he was taken by Doble
as pacemaker for Nancy Hanks.
Washington park officials claim that the
time of 2:0sA made by Maud s. at Cleve-
land in 1855 is second to that of Nancy
Hanks record of today. Sunol
trotted in 2:0SN on kite-shaped track
at Stockton in 1891 This performance
they declare to be inferior to that of Maud
B. on the regulation track, which is con-
coded to be from one to three seconds
slower than the kite-shaped track.
Flying Jib. selling 500 to $50, had
picnic in the pacing stake In the last
heat Robert J. moved up to him and made
him go in 2:0915. the best quarter in
thirty seconds. but Jib had plenty of
reserve and may prove able to hold his
own even against the champions Direct
and Hal Pointer. Summaries:
2:o trot-Geneva first. Azote second, Muta
Wilkes third, Independence fourth. Best time,
2:lSs<.
Champion stakes trot. for foals of 1sSs-Hula
nrss, Cleo second. Moloch third, Happy Pilot
fourth. Best time, 800.
Juvenile stakes, foals of 1890, trot-Luzelle
nrst Mambrino Swift second, Wooloomooloo
third, Axle fourth. Best time, 2:26l,
Irot-Prince de Leon three straight, Ben Wal
lace second. Mary Mac third. Nintin fourth.
Best time; 2:1.L.
Pace-Flying Jib three straight, Robert J.
second. Ella Brown third. Time, 2:l3A, 2:1l,
2.o9la.
Nancy Hanks is bright bay mare about 15N
mar nigh. foaled in lsS6. In conformation
tne mare 10 not unlike Jay Eye See or Goldsmith
; Mala: she was bred by Henry Boswell,
iarmer near Lexington, KY, and is by Happy
ssm sn OUT OF Nancy Lee. BY Dictator; second
z;lJ4, by Edwin Forrest Her breeding is of
the choicest, and is strongly Hambletonian.
Meoium is one OF the greatest sons OF the
formers in the go list than any other except
George Wilkes and Electioneer. His progeny
speed than for staying quality. The dam
OF Happy Medium was Princess, by Andrus'
fHainoietonian, 8 mare with a strong in
fusion of thoroughbred blood, and the com
petitor with Flora Temple in many a hard
fought race. Mr.. Boswell, the breeder OF Nancy
RANKS, 10 not known as horseman, but, like
few mares and breeds from them Thus he sent
ms mare Nancy Lee. by Dictator, to Happy
Medinm, ana when he named the filly which
resulted Nancy Hanks he did not send her to
one ofthe famous trainers and drivers. but let her
roam over the pleasant pastures OF his farm. A
young man In Lexington, with fancy for driv-
celvc some training at his hands, and when she
was 5 years old the shrewd hOrsemen of the
Blue Grass country regarded her a wonder.
Nancy Hanks made her debut on the turf at
Harrodsburg, KY, in July, 1882 in a 3-year-old
class, and easily defeated party of six trotting
the the heats she won in 2;21l4, 2:25l4. 2:251a The
2;2sA4. and that she gave to Bonnie Wilmore to
let Linn make record. week later at
Danville, KY, she lowered her marx to 2:2ns,
and that year she won seven races. In 1890 she
again made her start ut Harrodsburg, defeating
very fast party in straight heats and lowering
her record 10 2l9lz At Nicholasville, KY, she
reduced her mark TO 2:lS in third heat, and at
Lexington, KY, August %, she won in 2:l9l.,
2;l9,a; 2:l4a the last being the fastest heat by
g a,yeaI.oid outside OF California. Later. at
and at Lexington in 2:l5l7. On July Z, 1892 at
Belmont park, Philadelphia. Nancy Hanks went
against sunots record The club offered 900
successful. Budd Doble sent the crack mare
two warming up heats in 2:26l5 and 2:2ra, and
ing twice she went a fast mile. The time by
quarters was 81, Loo ( l:37 2:IiI4. This is the
fastest time ever trotted at Belmont. In sep
TENDER, 1890, Sunol did mile In 2:lls< Nancy
Hanks worked beautifully, but she tired per-
ceptibly on the last half.
Tho record which Nancy Hanks has lowered
was that OF 2:osl4 held by the bag mare Sunol.
Sunol made the record against time in harness.
accompanied by arunning horse, On the kite
shaped track at stockton, Cal, on October 20,
1891.
1t is about twenty years ago since Dexter cleo
trifed the trottng word bv the then wonderful
performance of 2:I7lx In 1874 Colds mith Maid,
| ha m
PA In 1873. at Buffalo, N. Y, Rarus took the
championship 2:19l4. Then came the won
deriui st. Julien breaking the record at Oak;
the track to determine its length, and
mile in s, Vt Hartford e Conn a'a The
next year, in 1851 Maud S reduced the record
to 2:l0l4. In 1854 Jay Eye-See trotted in 2:10,
and Maud S. in the same year again reduced
this to 2:O9l In 1855 Maud s., as an II -year-oid,
was sent against time, and she trotted in 2:0ss4,
aud she was queen of the turf until sunol. By
her splendid performance las; October, went in
2:osl4, which Nancy Hanks has reduced Sec
ond. In twenty years the speed OF the trotting
course has been increased 10 seconds.
Forbes, of Boston, on October l5 1881 The
price paid was said 10 have been $4,000. Mr..
Forbes is also the owner of Arion, now a 3-year-
Old, who, as 2-yearold. went mile in 2:lOs<l
Twin City Races.
ST PAUL, Aug 1.-THE conditions were good.
Lucille Mainettc made mile and twenty yards
in the phenomenal time OF 1:4334.
Five ana a half furlongs-Iooking Backward
won, Brown Idle second, Expense third Time.
l:l0.
Five furlongs won, Harvest second Elise
third. Time, l:03is
Six furlougs-kildare won. Baron second,
Ruby Payne third. Time, 1:l5s<
Mile and twenty yards-Luciiie Mainette won,
Piccoio second. Yale 81 third. Time, 1:42s1
Mile and twenty yards-Coro1et won, Lena
Frey second, Dave Pulsiier third. Time. !:44ia.
Five aud half furlongs-Bret Harte won,
Crab Cider second, Alice d. third Time, l:09A.
Brighton Beach Races.
BRIGHTON BEACH, Aug. 1.-THE track was
fast Summaries:
Five .furlongs-Zenoba won, Lallah second,
Luray third. Time, 1903
Five ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS won. Philanthro-
-. A,.llx I'd Ina