The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-18
THE MARVELLOUS FANTASY.
TRoTs A MILE IN sos 50. AND BREAKs
WORLDS RECORD.

Nine Other Youngsters Started Aeniust the
Great Daughter or Chtnes, bat She
Passed Them rs She Liked-The Second
Half Mns Was Covered in ~ . 4, nud
the Last Q-artcr In 81 Secoads-A Day
! or Clever Performances Mt Nashville.
NASHVILLE, Oct. 1.-THE performance oil
Fantasy. a bay hlly foaled in 1900. at Cumber-
| land lark to-day was one OF the most wonder
full ever accom- pished in harness. 1t has been
an open secret. ever since the swift footed
| daughter OF Chimes made her appearance
| during the first OF the Grand Circuit at Pitts
| burRh In July. that she had q turn OF speed
that gave her n first m ortRage on all her en-
gageme nts. while the championship for her
age was also not beyond her powers
As C. J. Hamlin. who bred Fantasy. IL strong
| ly opposed to time records, he wanted no honors
| for his nlly that she could not secure In race
He let his trainer. Ed Geers. show the mares
quality to some extent when sho trotted athird
heat at Rochester in 2:13G. and since then
she has been especially prepared with a view
to lowering the record for three ear-olds at
this city. At Terre Haute Fantasy was timed
in 2:1l. covering the last half In :O2A. aud
last week at Lexington J. II. Thayer. who sold
Americas to Mr.. Hamlin for $4,000 last fall.
says he caught the nlly in 2:11h.
In the field against Fantasy were nine other
three-year olds. The first heat in 2:10h was
merely pipe opener for the big Ally. Starter
Frank Welke5 ANNOUNCED bei2f,e the second %
record Of 2:l0ls. secured by sunol four yesrs
Seq the Sn auasP Ing T0fa
when they n oted the half in :O3 it was gener-
ally agreed that the old record was safe.
n
wheel had skipped tho third Quarter In q
seconds. This put new face ON matters. but
we're still sEeptisal about her success.
perceptibly fast enough to be sensational. bnt
as Fantasy got nearer the wire her terrific
ea Sst he eyre WAS b1t o al
that the new queen OF the ee-year-olds
trotted the last quarter in 81 seconds. and
The crowd did not appreciate this great per-
any excitement When 2:os4 was s"h hung UNCUT out.
Mr. Hamlin. who was present. received con
ntGm hat Fantasy hs
most likely OF all the candidates for the place
Nancy Hanks has occupied since she secured
the worlds record some fourteen months ago.
There were two other regular events on to-
days card. the one for two.year- old trotters
lection for this. but she was unable to get a
heat from Axiniter = black colt by the es-
champion ANte!L Inc winner CWed MS sue
cess largely to the help he got from McHenry
who rallied Axinite Just at the right time In
each heat. The time OF the second heat.
2:2Os. is new mark for Axinite.
The 223 class. after three heats had been
decided. was postponed. Courier. Raven
Wilkes. and Parole are the only ones eligible
to start tomorrow. as it is two in three heat
affair
Arion was sent to lower his Lexington rec
ord OF 2:YI : but los. was MS limit; Dobe
unsuccessful. trotting in 2:lOk. Fxley was |
still further away from her record by her mile |
In 2:1l4 |
In addition to the 1--WE regular events to- |
morrow. George Starr will drive Aubine and |
Thuba doub le for a record. and. II the track is
made softer. Hamlin's Nightingale will 60 |
against tho record for three miles PIX.
made by Huntress In 1872 Summarizes: |