The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-18
NANCY HANKS NOW QUEEN
The Beautiful Little Mare CLIPS
Some Fractions or Maud
SIS Time
Without Skipping or swerving
She Goes q Mile at Ohica-
60 In 2:O7 Id.
Dobls THINKS She Will DO Even Better
Before the Season IL Over
Other Sports.

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CHICAGO. Aug. T.-Maud 8. il no longer
queen OF the trotting turf. The proud po-
sition which she held 10 long was wrsstsd
| from her and Nancy Hanks reigns supreme.
This afternoon at Washington park. in the
presence Of 10000 spectators, Bud Doble
| drove the bssutiful mare to best her record.
2Oo. SEE not only beat her own record.
but lowered the worlds trottine record
from 2:08Z, Maud SIS time, to 2O7A. The
day was an idsal one for tretting. The
track was tribe dusty, but - fast as it
well could be. The mare was in excellent
condition, and before she made the trial
the general opinion was that il Nancy
Hanks Was ever to equal her record OF 2:O9
this was the occasion. About three o'clock
the mare first oams upon She track, passed
the grand stand while other horses were
scoring, and received but little recognition.
An hour later she went = portion of the
track at 2:2O clip. She was warmly
crested and after jogging = mile went to
the stable and was rubbed down prepara-
tory to trial heat whioh was scheduled
for five O'Clock.
Punctually to the minute the gate at the
east end Of the track opened and Doble
drove her out. She was without boots or
trappinRs of any sort and was hitched to
ono of tie new sulkies with bali bearings
and pneumatic tires. Doble walked her
slowly to tho head of the lower turn, and
then came back to the wire at gentle pace.
After waiting until drag had left the track
Dobls drove back to the sixteenth pole and
then came down at smashing gait. Frank
starr. bshind the psesmaksr Abe Lincoln,
was waiting for him. Starter Walker
watched Doble's face intently TO see if he
wanted the word. Az the mare passed he
meath the wire Dobls shook his head and
Abe pulled up to await a second trial.
Back to the distance flag this time, and at
gentle trot. increasing az she approached
the wire. nod from Doble and ''go''
flashed from Walkers lips as tho mare shot
like an arrow toward the turn.
For the first sixteenth of mile Ate lost
ground steadily. Then Starr urged him on
and at the qua ter he was on Nancy's wheel.
There was not = sound in the densely
packed grand stand as the mare flew past
the quarter pole in :3l1a9. POS gait.
Al Nancy started along the back etretoh,
srettinG true as die, head we'll up, feet
striking the ground with the regularity of
pendulum, the crowd began to murmur.
She'll never do it; never in the world.".
But old-timers outlined Doble's gray jacket
against the picket fence beyond him and as
he passed so rapidly that the pickets seemed
to bs going backward they knew the record
was going.
As the mare, still keeping up her beauti-
full gait. went by the half mile in 1O3M, a
man in the grand stand called out, ''l:O4
at the half" A mighty shout went up from
the crowd. Keep quiet IS she finishes"
was not needed, as the crowd subsidized Of
its own accord. Its own breathless inter
est in the event kept it quiet Not sound
was heard. As the marc passed the three
quarter pole and turned into the home
stretch Abe Lincoln, under whip, moved up
to Nancy's throat latch. Doble spoke gem
tly TO her and her feet flow faster than the
eye could distinguish them. 'She'll do it;
she'll do it." yelled an irrepressible spec
&ator, and there was faint yell a. the
fastest quartetts of Gathering hoofs ever
heard on trottinR track swept under the
wire. a1s
A moments pause, hasty consulting of
watches. and then nm umbrella went sailing
into the air. accompanied by a loudlunped
howl, and then bedlam broke loose. Hats.
canes and coats were tossed madly into tho
air. Men slapped each other on the back,
while others shook hands IN sheer delight.
loud cheers which went up told Doble even
before he showed up that the record was
broken. ASH returned to the judges stand
his face was wreathed in smiles. As he dis
mounted he was surrounded by men who
wrung his hand. When he had chance
he lifted his hat in acknowledgements Of the
cheers. There was loud cries for 'Doble!
Doblev" and the veteaan reinsman. climb.
ing into the grand stand, again removed
his cap in acknowledgment of the wild sp-
plause that greeted him.
Three cheers for Nancy Hanks"
shouted Starter Walker, and they came
from ten thousand throats with unre-
strained enthusiasm. "Now three cheers
for the man who drove her." And again
the air shivered and everything available
went skyward. II was fully ten minutes
before the tumult subsidized.
The official time for the mile. which was
:3l1155, 1:o3s4. 1865, 2:o714. The last quar-
~ Tns eahiSision was given for certain
sum. to be paid by the Northwestern Breed
ers' essociation, under whose direction the
trotting meeting ia being held and an
additional sum. The amount Of which Doble
declines to disclose, to be paid If the record
was broken.
After the excitement subsidized, Doble
waxed enthusiastic in speaking of the mare
and said: I'm my opinion she is without a
peer on the trOtSlng turf. She was not dis |
tressed In the slightest degree at the end Of
the mile, and finished fresh and strong.
Within twenty minutes after trotting the
mile IN 2:O714 she could have gone out and
trottsd very close to it. She trottsd true
from wire to wire, never lost her head, and
did not show tho slightest inclination to |
leave her feet. I did not touch her once |
with the whip and only swished it through
the air and spoke quietly to her az she en-
tered the hOm0 0kratOh. / will not atari |
her here again, but have every reason to !
believe she will make her present record a
back number by tho time snow flies. She |
did the trick 10 comfortably to-day that |
am sure she oan beat it in the future"
Asked II he was aware he was breaking |
the record. Dobls said: II knew at the |
half that Nancy was going to como very |
close to it. looked at my watch and saw
that she had done ID in l:04. and know she |
could At least keep MP the gait" The mare
weighed $40 pounds to-day, pulled Dobls,
who weighed 100 aud sulky Of G2la /
pounds. Nancy Hanks. queen of the tros-
ting turf, 10 bay mare ak years old, l5s.
hands high. sired by Happy Medium ont
OF = Dictator mare. Abe Lincoln 10 bay
horse formerly connected with Forspaugh's
cirsus. Rscause Of level head, obedience
and thorough reliability. no was taken by
Dohls AZ the pacemaker for Nancy Hanks.
Flying Job. selling 800 to $15. had pic-
mic In the pacing stake. In ths last heat
ERbsrt J. moved up to him and made him
90 IN 2O9l9. The hest quarter was i'll 3O.
Jib had plenty Of reserve and may prove