The Red Cloud chief., 1892-08-26
THE RECORD LOWERED.
Nancy Hanks is Now queen OF tho Turf
she Lowers the Record Of Maud y ne
Chicago-A Vile Trotted In a;Os Ii

Nancy Hanks is Now queen OF tho Turf
she Lowers the Record Of Maud = ne
Chicogo-A Vile Trotted In ESQ, IL
CHICAGO, Aug. 1s.-Maud = Is no
longer queen of the trotting turf Tho
proud position which the daughter OF
Harold has held So long has been
: wrestlcd from her, and Nancy Hanks
reigns in her stead
Yesterday afternoon mt Washington
park, In tho presence of 10, 900 spccta.
tors, Budd Doble drove his beautiful
mare to beat her record of 900. She
not only beat her own record, but
lowered the worlds trotting record
from o:s9l, tho time of Maud y, -
S:O7H
It was about 3 o'clock when Nancy
first came up the track. She passed tho
grand stand while other horses were
scoring and received but little rccogni-
ton. An hour later she was out and
went portions Of the track ut n 2:2o clip.
Doble walked her slowly to the head
OF the lower turn and then came back
to the wire at "a gontlc pace. After
waiting n few moments until "a drag
which had gone around the track close
to the pole had loft the track Doble
drove her back to the sixteenth pole
and then came down at u smashing
gate. Frank Starr behind the pace
maker, Abe Lincoln. was waiting for
him. Starter Walker leaned far over
the railing OF the Judges stand, his eyes
on Doble's face, watching TO see il he
wanted the word. Just as the mare
shot beneath the wiro Doble shook his
hend. Mr.. Walker drew back and Abe
pulled up to await II second trial
Back to the distance flag this timc
and at a gentle trot which increased
rapidly as she drew near the wire, u
nod from Doble, and Ego" flashed from
Walkers lips as the mare shot like an
arrow toward the turn. There was
work Tor Abe Lincoln now and for the
first sixteenth Of u mile he lost ground
steadily. Then Starr urged him on and
he was on Nancy's wheel Mt the quar-
ter. There was not u sound in tho
d~euselv packed grand stand rs the mare
hew pas. Inc quarter pole in :3lk-a
2:0G gait.
AS she started along the back stretch,
trotting as true "a - die. head well up,
her feet stri ding tht ground with tn.
regularity Of u pendulum. tho crowd
began tn MURINE shed never do u;
never In tho world" but the oil %tinr,rs
outlined Doblc's gray jichctagain,t tho
picket fence beyond him H. he passed
them 81 rapidly that they seemed to be
going backward, they held their breath
and said nothing. They knew that tho
record was going. As the m re, still
keeping up her beautiful gait, wont ~
the half mile polo in l:03si. u Ia III
front of the grand stand called, ''i:0i ut
the half" and q mighty yell won't up
from the crowd.
The loud cheers which went up told
Doble ever before no had slowed up
that the record was broken, and as he
came back to the judges stand his face
was covered with n smile as wide "a
the visor Of his cap. He had said that
Nancy Hanks would beat the record
and she had done it.
"Thrce cheers for Nancy Hanks!'
shouted Starter Walker, and they came
from 0 1000 threats with wild enthusi-
asm. NOW three cheers for the man
who drove her" and again tho air shiv-
cred, and hats, coats, handkcrchicfs and
about everything else that could be
thrown upward were sen in that di.
rection. II vas fully ten minutes be.
fore the tumult subsidized. Z
The official time for the mile. which
was as honest n mile IA was ever trot-
ted. is :3l5G, l:o32i, 1861, 3:07l4.
The last quarter was trotted in 30sI
seconds.