New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-01
THE QUEENS NEW RECORD
NANCY HANKS TROTS A NILE IN 2:o5lA
SHAPED TRACK AT INDEPENDENCE.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TkIBUNE.i


Independence Iowa. Aug. 31.-Nancy Hanks broke
the worlds trottlng record again to-day by trOttIng
mile on the kite-shaped track at this place in
2:Oj II. This reduces by two seconds her own
previous record OF . :O7 L. made at Chicago on
| the Washington track, August II. Excepting slight
breeze, the day perfect for Nancy Iiankss at.
tempt and the track In the best possible condi-
ton. Mr. Williams went around at O'Clock with a
planer and the surface fairly polished and shone
| In the sun II 1t painted ana vanished.
Generous applause greeted the masterrensman. Budd
| Doble, when at half past = he appeared behind
Nancy Hanks, who appeared to be fit to go the mile
Of her HE. She driven slow mile and repeated
It at trlfe faster clip. After she was cooled out
she reappearcd accompanied by two runners, one Of
he old Ned Gordon the ancient geding which used TO
| rate the record breaking performances OF Axtell
and Allerton, driven by c. W. Williams. and Abe
Lincoln Dobles faithful prompter, driven by Frank
starr.
She scored down for the word at beautiful clip.
but Doble satisfied. shook his head and was
called back On the second attempt she came Ike
An arrow Doble nodded and 10000 pair OF eyes fol-
lowed Nancy as she crossed the wire and Starter Nc
Carthy said: Co She went close to the rail and
the two runners followed a length back. thousand
watches had clicked when she began her Journey and
thousand voices said "Up' when the red flag In the
infeld dropped and the seconds split at the thirty
mark. a quarter OF mile in a hafminute. TX
perenced looked at their Watches ana said
too FAST: but the flying mare kept up her clip to
the end OF the long sraightaway.
When she turned into the great bow Doble was seen
TO take her back, but she reached the half In one
minute and one second. Doble took stronger pun
upon the rens and fairly doubled the neck of the eager
mare and kept her steaded to the head OF the long
homestretch Here Williams and Starr began to close
up with the runners and the finish began. The three
quarters pole reached in "A and Dobe relaxed
bt mil Viii 10
ground as she both heightened and quckened her
stride. The urged TO their utmost CLIP.
but they could not get any nearer tran her SADDLE a'
with the same determined rush that has carried her
victory In every She started In she dashed
under the wire In the wonderful time OF :Oo IL
The scene which ensued 10 beyond descnptioh'
The excitement had been wrought up TO the
highest pitch by the terrific finishes which had occurred
in the 5000 pacing stake, in one Of which
Flying Jib the phenomenal PAGER had been Obliged
to lower the worlds pacing race record TO 2o'
When Doble returned TO dismount, thousands Of men
thronge upon the quarerstrech, and as the starter
with voice tremulous with emotion, announced that
another worlds record had been broken, and broken
badly the audience fairly went wild. Everything
movable was thrown higher than the roof 10 the ampm
theatre, and It after many Interrupted attempts
that order could be sufficiently restored to make the
announcement Of the time BY quarters audible Cheers
proposed and given with VIII FOR nancy iiaiH'
tho greatest mare IN .ne wora iUT b Gsn e other
drivers combined and finally for the kite track ana
Independence. -.
WAS being cooled found her exhibiting 10 sign OF
distress. and Mr. Dobe said she could repeat the
Tomorrow Jay Eye See will attempt To reduce the
worlds pacing record. now held by Hal POINTER.
Martin Wilkes, the great daughter of AlcyOne, VIII
be started by Mr. Dobe to beat Nancy Hanks record
made today. IIorsemen present TO see the
stirring events OF this afternoon from every state In
the Union and from the Dominion OF Canada.
The trotting record is getting nearer TO the two
minute mark but the chances that Nancy Hanls's
O5 Ia will remain unbeaten Tor a long tme. Tho
track over which yesterday record made Is kite
shaped There Is no doubt about the correctness VI the
time II had been announced all over the country
that the peerless little mare would make the attempt
To lower the record August Ri. The previous
record :O7 IA her own. made at Chicago. over
regulation track with a bicycle suli,y Nancy Hanks
VA, driven by Budd Doble. At the time there WAS
much Excitement among admirers OF trotting. Many
trotting men deprecated the performance by assert
ing that the Washington Park track. mt Chicago. was
rs fast rs the independence kiteshaped track They
said IL due 10 the pneumatic tire on the suhy
that Nancy Hanks trotted In -. IA, and declared
that this sort Of sulky equal TO two seconds IN
favor of the mare. Yesterdays mile. however.
cfrectuay settles the question Nancy Hanks re-
duced her own record two seconds. The mile was
trotted as follows: First quarter, 80 seconds; hat
mile In :Ol. three quarters In | d. and the fun
mile In = :O5 IL. the worlds record.
Nancy Hanks Is owned by j. Malcolm Forbes. OF
roson. and Is trained and driven by Budd Dobe. who
has driven many OF the most famous r0tters. Nancy
Is, she made her record Of :07 Ia at Chicago