New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-29
PEERLESS NANCY HANKS.
SIZE TRoTS A MILE ON THE REGULATION
TRACK IN 2:O4.
ALL RECORDS LOWERED EASILY BY THE WON
nrrrr1. M,RE-MoNBARs BEATS THE RECORD
FOR THREE-YEAI-oLD sTALMoNs-REp'
LETTER DAY on THE TERRE
HATTIE TRACK.
HAUTF TRACK.

HAUTF TRACK.
Terre Haulc. Ini Sept % lSpeciaD.-Nothing
that Nancy Hanks tan do in the way OF spceu
seems to be surprising. 30 when she placed 'ne
worlds record at :O4 this afternoon the big crow"
was quite prepared for the feat
Tho dav WAS the warmeSt OF the week, Drishe
and clear and the track received careful prep
sration last night for the queens supreme ehoi'
II was nearly ) O'Clock wien Budd Doble ana the
famous mare came out for the trial and a crown
of 10000 greeted thcl. After scoring Nanny
several times. Doble took her clear up around
the turn TO get under full headway. When 'he
starter Judge Frdrk Walker. said Go IN IT,
sponse to a nod from Doble, she was trottins ao
rate that carried her TO the eighth IN 10 ~
seconds, and when the Quarter was maoe !" %
seconds everybody with watch felt that sou',
thing wonderful was at hand. Up the backstretch
tbere was no perccptiblt change. though tha'
quarter was slower. the half being male o- 49,
That was record breaking speed for clrcniar
tracks but the sensation was to come. AIo"R
the straight to tie third quarter the peerless arc
came at "a clip that made the earlier part oil ue
mile slow and took but 20 l-2 seconds 10 "o'
the quarter. Rodnd the turn she cane wl.no''
a falter still on her courage. with ponlc heipn's
her and the paccmaker a length back o'd''''
Walker requested everybody to keep still tiil Inc
mare finished, and he mad scarcely done speaking
when her nose even with the wre ana 'ic
watches had stopped II. figure once aeemeh
utterly beyond the power Of any horse that u"''eu
or paced.
Every one knew that all records were swept
awav before President Iams made the announce
mcnt. and as the crowd checred and applauded
scores Of excited men rushed out on the track 70
conoratulote the clever horseman who had placed
the queen Of the turf on still higher pedestSl.
Mr. Iiams finally got a hearing and In nriei
sncecb said: "Tcrrc Haute claims Nancy Hanks
and Budd Doble as WELL the feat just accomplished
heinp beyond what has ever before been done IN
harness The kite track is not in 1T.
lie then announced the time by quarters when
bc ended hy stating the official time as Oi. there
were loud calls for Dobe, who stood beside him
in the Judges stand The clever Chicago driver
bowed his acknowledgements, but declined to say
anything.
No trotter or PAGER ever went a quarter below
thirty seconds in public till to-day, when Nancy
Hanks trotted her third quarter at a :1s CLIP.
This marvellous fight enabled her to make the last
half in :Ol ii. The mare seemed about aS trcsn
when She finished as at the start and could prob
ably have increased the rate little to tie hrst
half. A sull,y with pneumatic tires and ball bear
| lngS was uS'u
Scarcely was the sensation over when George
Starr. taking advantage Of the smooth track sent
Nonhars to beat his record OF IA 3-4, made AT
Columbus last Saturday. The colt was In great
form and lowered the record Tor thrce-ycar-old
stalIions previously held by Axtell, trottlng ue
mile in 2:lI 3-4 His fractional time was 80 "a,
:O7 IA, | 80 "a, last quarter In ~ SECONDS
This was scarcely noticed after the greater event
that had preceded it. Three of the four regular
events were disposed Of, the 30 class ieii over
from yesterday ending in a single heat. Diriso
entering the > 20 list BY his mile III 10 -
Then the 22j trottcrs had long struggle III
which the favoritc. Eura, was unable To grt
heat, and the victory finally went 10 Wheatland
Onward The judges did not Ike the way Johnston
handled Max in the fifth heat, and declared u
OIL This only postponed the Onward trotters
success for Starr, who vas put behind Max, found
him too weary 10 bc dangerous Cheyenne won
splendd victory in the . :1G class, after losing
two heats He, with Jack Shephcard and Aline,
got new records all below -. and the blind
stallion outlased the party. The 2:l3 raco
was not reached and goes over with four other
oass.s 10 make a long card for the third day.
Summaries