The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-07-08
NEW RECORDS MADE.

! two Ms " world records being established
Sal4din beat Mascot, the champion
PAGER of the world, by mora than hive
lengths, the time being 2.O52, making a
new worlds record for stations, made IN
a race. The er new record marked
up was that OF John Hamiin's team OF
bays, Ayers p. and his running mate,
Telephone. He drove the two horses
to pole in 2 OBJ breaking the former
record OF 3 O6 mold by Whinship.
The races took place in tie presence
OF fully 10000, such IA crowd never being
seen AT any race before IN Delaware.
The programme started at l.lo O'CLOCK
when il was announced that Miss Lulu
Bates would make a balloon ascension
and drop 5000 feet through the air by
means of a parachute. The balloon was
inf .ted properly, but Hetore Miss Bates
could get into the basket it broke away
from the dozen or more colored men
holding it and went away up IN the air.
1t landed nearly three miles away from
the track and was hauled back to be
inflated again. While 1t was Being
Inflated the second time it caught lire
and was SO badly damaged that 1t could
not be used again during the day.
The Breiniug twins, Frank and Willie
gave an exhibition of boxing and club
swinging on small platform erected in
the field surrounded by the track. ID.
Scott Quiutop, who is IA years OF age
gave an exhibition of his great saddle
horse, Sweetheart. Without Il doubt
this horse is the greatest saddle horse
in the world, showing ten or twelve
different gaits and also dancing a jig
when the band played" Yankee Doodle. !"
The first race on the programme was
the 2 81 class which was won by Belllnl.
He finished fourth in the first heat, but
took the next three heats straight.
Agate Wellington won the first heat,
got second place in the next two and IN
the last heat flushed third. Her time
for the first heat was 2 81 and BellinIs
time for the other three heats was 2.29,
2.264 aud 2.264. May Bell finished just
in time to save her driver from being
distauced in all of the heats.
1t took four heats to decide the 2.17
trotting class, it being finally captured
by Sadie Nj. She finished first in all
the heats but the second, when she
secured second place Conway getting
first. The race was very exciting and at
all the finishes Sadie NJ, Convey and
Gypsy Girl could nearly be covered with
blanket. The time of the race was
2.203, 21S4. 16. and 2.174.
The next event Gu the card was Mr.
Hamlin and his great trotter, Ayers F.,
and his running mate, Telephone, driven
to the pole. The horse made a new
world record, breaking that held by
Winship, 2.06- If Ayers P. had had
faster running mate he would have gone
the mile in two minutes or less as he
kept dragging the runner who was
being whipped by Mr.. Hamlin. Ayers
P. made the quarters as follows: First
quarter, 3li second; half mile .O2
three quarters, 1924; mile, 2.O3a.
When the figures went out the crowd
went W lid and cheered to the echo.
Ayers P and his mate arrived at the
track on Saturday night. Monday
morning Mr. Hamlin hitehed them to an
old race wagon and drove than around
the course in 2.05S, also breaking the
record. Before Tuesday most of the
fast miles made by trotters with rum
ming mate to the pole were held by
Ethan Allen his sons and grandsons.
Ayers p is by Prosper Maurice, son of
Harold. His dam was by Rustic, son
of thoroughbred Lexington. Before
Monday Ayers P's mark was 2.23 which
he made by himself.
THE TWO RECORDS BROKEN.
The most interest of course was ecu
tered on the great race betwneen Mascot
2 GA, owned by w. p. Taylor of Buffalo
and driven by w. J, Andrews, and
Saladin, 209i, owned and driven by
James B. Green, of Wilmington. Some
time before the race Saladin came on the
track for warming up mile. As be
passed the grand stand he was cheered
loudly He started past the judges
stand at rafting clip but he looked
as if be was not going as fast as he
could. The first time he lowered his
previous record by more than two
seconds, going the mile in 2.O7.
Mascot also worked out mile before
the race in 2OS4, He went the first
quarter IN 3si; three quarters, l.39; and
the mile in 2.0S5. The last half was
made in 1.02 and the last quarter in 29i
seconds.
When Saladin finished his first mile a
large horseshoe of roses was put around
his neck. The crowd rushed on the
track and lifted Green from the sulky.
THEY CAME TO THE STAND
The horses where then announced to
together. Both came Cd the track and
after making slow mile they both
came toward the judges stand, square a
breast. When Starter Edwards gave
! the word "gc," both horses went as il
shot from cannon. At the quarter
pole they were on even terms, but just
past the pole Saladin made a bad break
and Mascot went three lengths ahead.
The quarter was made in BOT. At the
half mile post Mascot was still leading
| by nearly three lengths, Saladlu having
| closed in on him little piece. The
half mile post was passed in i W ano
as the horses approached the three
quarters post Salsdin forged ahead anc
both passed evenin 1.341. Just afteI
passing the three quarters post Saladil
made another small break, but sool
RECEIVING himself went like the wine
after Mascot, soon passing him ant
goirg under the wire, amid cheers o
thousands of people fully five length
ahead of the champion. The time wa
O52. After the race Green was presented
with large horseshoe of flowers from
NJ. E. Hayden and the trotting ASSOCIATION
and a handsome whip, with an ivor
handle and gold mounting from Michae
Gallagher OF Philadelphia.
sALADIN's OUTFIT.
Saladn wore set of harness weighln
six pounds and his shoes altogethe
weighed ten and one half ounces. Th
sulky weighed forty two pounds all
Green weighed thirteen pounds owe
weight. Just before the great rae
started very strong breeze sprang u