The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-05

He Gees sTiIe ON the Klrkwoea Trnss
I'm s.05A, estabiishins New Record
for Stations. Trofted In 9. O3k.
On the kite shaped track at Kirkwood
yesterday James Is. Gree1,,s nacing
stallion Saladin defeated W. Andrew
pacing stallion Mascot By i've leugths.
Saladin made the mile in 205X. This
is new worlds record for stallIona
made in race. John Hamlin's team
OF bays. Ayers r., and his running
mate, Telephone, also lowered a
WORLDS record, the horses going to
, polo In 2.03L. The former record was
9,e6 and was held by Winshlp.
Never before has there been such q
crowd at a race In this State, there
being fully 10000 people Oh tho
grounds. About $500 OF these went
from this city. while others were
from Chester. Philadelphia and South
as far as Washington. The program
started at LIS o'clock, when it was
announced that Miss Lulu Bates
would make balloon ascension and
drop 5000 feet by means OF n para
chute. The exhibition failed to come
of. for after the balloon had broken
away from the holders it was so badly
burned that the ascension could not
be made.
The Breining twins gave an exhibi-
tfon OF boxing. d. Scott Quinton,
who Ia "a years OF age, gave an exhibit
ton on his great saddle horse, Sweet.
heart. tho animal showing twelve diff
ferent gaits. The horse is undoubt.
eddy the greatest saddle horse Ia the
world. While the band was playing
Yankee Doodle" the noble animal
danced to the music.
The trotting races were then COM
menced, The first one called was the
2.37 class, there being five starters.
]. u. Turner's b. Q. Belllni won the
race. lie 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 two finished third.
Her time for the fret heat was 2. 81 and
BellinFs time for the other three heats
was 2.2e, 2.26H and 2.26A. May Bell
from baing dietanced In all OF the
heats.
The 2.17 class for trotters also was
made in four heats. ID. II. McCoy's b.
m. Sadie M. being the winner. She
finished first in all the heats excepting
the second, when she secured second
place, ID. Scott Quinton's br. g. Con-
way getting first. Time, 2.2o1s, 2.1s1I4,
216L and 2.l7l4.
John Hamlln's great trotter, Ayers
p, and hts running male. Telephone,
were next brought on the track. The
mile was made In 2.059%, establishing
Of 2.o6. The trotter could have made
better time had faster mate been Sc.
cured. Telephone was dragged almost
the entire distance. The quarters were
made as follows: First. 3lN; second,
Loo; third, 1925; mile. 2035. when
the time was announced tho crowd
cheered to the echo.
Ayers P. and bile mate arrived at the
track on Saturday night. Monday
morning Mr.. Hamlin hitched them to
an old race wagon and drove them
around the course in 2.O59l, also
breaking the record. Before yester-
day most OF the fast miles made by
trotters with running mate to tho
pole were held by Ethan Allen, his sons
and graDdsons. Ayers p. Is by Pros
per Maurice. a son Of Harold His
dam was by Rustic, son OF Thor
oughbred Lexington. Before Monday
Ayers Ps mark was 2.23, which he
made by himself.
What the great crowd had come to
see was next announced. 1t was the
race for purse of $4,000 and between
James b. Greene's b Saladin and W,
p. Taylor's b q Mascot and also to
Liver the worlds record of 204. As
the horses appeared they wero APP
After the excitement was over Mr..
Green drove his horse around the
track FOR an exhibition mile, but cover
ing the mile In o01. He made the
first quarter In 800, the half mile In
mile In 2.07.
Mascot also worked out mile be-
fore the race in 2.0sH. He went the
first quarter In 1871. the half In I.08ls,
three quarters In 1880. and the mile In
2.0sI. The last half was made In l.O2
and the last quarter In 29L seconds.
When Saladin finished his first mile
large horseshoe of roses was put
around his neck The crowd rushed
on the track and lifted Green from the
sulky.
THE HEAT AGAINST TIME.
The horses were then announced to
pace together and another burst OF ap-
plause greeted them as they again an.
peared before the crowd. Together
they went slow mile, and as they
came down the stretch at cannon ball
velocity, Starter Edwards gave the
word go" They reached the frat
quarter pole together, the Watches
showing the time to be 3n4. After
leaving the pole Saladtn broke and be-
fore he could regain his pace Mascot
was on the lead by three lengths.
His admirers were down-hearted but
when the halfmile post was reached
and their fayorite fast gaining on the
champion they became more expect
ant. Mascot had not yet lost his pace,
and when they passed the three-au ar-
ters' post were neck and neck. The
time thus far was 1341S. The horses
went together for few seconds, when
Saladin again broke, hut not go bad Ia
the previous time. They were now
coming down the stretch and within
quarter of the wire.
Saladin only needed word from his
driver, and at 1t new life seemed TO be
given him aB he shot ahead OF Mascot
the crowd cheering to tho echo. He
gradually pulled ahead and reached
the wire five lengths ahead OF the
cham pion. The applause continued
for fully ten minutes. The time was
2.05s4. After the race Green wac pre-
sented with large horseshoe of How
ers from NJ. F. Hayden and the trot.
ting association. and handsome whip,
with an ivory handle and gold mount.
ing from Michael Gallagher. of Phila-
delphia.
Saladin wore set OF harness weigh
ing six pounds and his shoes alto
gether weighed ten and one.half
ounces, The sulky weighed forty. two
pounds and Green weighed thirteen
pounds over weight.
just before the great race started
very htrong breeze sprang up and
blew almost gale from the quarter
post. The horses had to go against
this wind for over one-third OF the
mile and on the turn of the track IL
WAS cuppy. 1t is thought that Saiadin
could have gone much faster had the
wind not been SO strong.
w. j. Andre VS.. the driver OF Mascot,
said after the race that Mr.. Green had
the fastest horse In the world. W. p.
Taylor, the owner of Mascot, said
Saladin WAS wonderful horse and he
WAS surprised at the time he made.
The officers of the day were. Start.
ing judge, Col. L. s. Edwards OF New
ak, N. j.; associate judges, L. b.
Risdon of Trenton and Cyrus Lukens
OF Philadelphia; timers, John s. Clark
OF New Brunswick. w. G. Hendrick.
son OF Trenton and Harry Fancher of
New York; secretary ]. q. Mccoy.
Tho summary follows:
a.37 TRoTTISo CLASS. PURSE $500.
]. z. Turner's nellini. by Ar