The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-06
CHAMPIONS OF THE YEAR.

Flyers Whose Performances In 1898 Arc
Worthy of Special Mention,
Among the noteworthy performances
that have marked the end of harm egs racing
On the principal tracks 10 the mile of Di-
Yeotum at Nashville, in the third heat of his
race, which constitutes tbs stallion record
for all ages, tho race racosd for ~tzottoEs of
all ages and sexes, the fastest mile by q
four-year-eld. and varieus other records,
says the Chicago HorGsman. 1t was truly q
wonderful mile and fttin2ly closes a season
of the most brilliant ttiumphs that ever fell
to any animal. Another notable perform
ance WAS the 2:O64 Vt the three-yaar-old
hlly Fantasy over the same track. Fantasy's
career during the summer stamped her a
race mare Of good class, but none expected
her equal to what she accomplished, and
she fairly earned the right to be considered
q phenomenon.
Another worlds yecord shattered during
The closing days Of tho season was that for
two-year-old pacing f%llies, held jointly BY
Dolly Spanker. by Jim Wilkes. who went in
2:16h in a race at the recent Lexington
meeting. and Lottie Lorraine, who last year
made a time record in exactly the same
notch. On the FIST appearance of Lena
Hill. BY William M. Hill. who is now the
champion. che went in 2:174 In a race,
which stood as she best record of the sea-
son until Dolly Spanke,'s race at Lexinp-
boAs ~ J~9 CAu"ASo "a RkcNlOub Dobz
on reoo; d.; but Tuesday, at Dallas, Texas,
Lena Hill not only placed 10 her credit the
best mile of the yeag for fllies Of the age
and gait, but also secured the world
record.
The performance Of the y~earlinR flly
Princess Clara. while not the best on record,
IL the best ever lnnde in a race, tho records
of Frou-Frou and Bell Blvd, the only ones
faster than Princess Clara. having both
been mado in dashss against time. Anoths1
change In our list of champion perform
anoes of the year is the addition of Nelly
A.. 2:ls. BY Wilkes Boy as the fastest two
ysar-old hlly IN place OF kalfa and Di-
xeotor's Flower. who divided the honors bv
their equal records of 2:2O. This perform.
snce, however, is not the worlds record,
that honor belonging to Silicon. 2:16A.
Among other changes are the reduction of
year-old colt. from 2:2l TO 2:2OL,
and William Penn. thres-yenr-old trot.
ting colt, from 2:l3 to 2:l2sI, while
Nav Marshall, by Billy Wilkes. al eady the
holder of the worlds record 70, paoina
mares by virtue of her mile in 2:O9, has fur
In 2:O8A, also at Nashville. The following
contains the best performances of tho year,
an asterisk (") indicating that the time i,
also the best on record for the age, gait and
sex: =.
Yesrling tro.sine colt. Borsal, BY Bow
Do'Ap' <.oA "A yeufAAn& srobtAnQ ully, fflHo6St
Clara. by Prince George. 2:26L; ysarlina
racing co t. *AmbuIator. by Ambassador
2:24s4: tuo-yeer-old trottinx colt. Axinits
BY Aztell, 2:201a; two year-oid trottint
lilly, Nelly A.. by Wilkes Boy, 2:l9; two.
zasT-oid pacing coli, Victor Mazzone, b.
General Henooeh. and Gilman. by Allie
Wilkes. 2:214; two-year-old pacing fliy
*Lena Hill. by William NJ. Hill, 2:l3I
thres-ysar-old szotting colt. william Penn,
by Santa Claus. 2:l2A; thrse-ysar-old trot.
ting dlly. *FantAsy, by Chimes, 2:OsI
thrss-yeaE-old tro.sinR gsldin0. *Litt..
Snap. BY Keller Thomas. 3:l7A; three
yeAr-old pacing colt, Free Coinage, b,
btsinway, 2:1ls4; Three-ysar-old paoins
flly *En1e Powers. by Ands SON Wilkes
and La Belle, by Lookhart (mads las,
season., 2:l2s4; thsse-ysar-old pacing geld.
Ing, Frank Aaan, by Mikaean, 2:l6A
fouE-ysAr-old trottinR colt. *Dirsctum, b,
Director. 2:054; fOu1-year-old tre,tini
filly. Belletiower, By Eleotionesr, 2:12sl
four-yeat-oid t~sottina ReldinR *David b.
by Young Jim. 2:1224; forr-year-old pseinl
colt @Diablo, BY Charles Derby. 2:O9A