New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-05
DlRECTUM, / MILE, 9:O7.
RECORD BREAKING DAY AT FLEET
WOOD PARK

THE LILLE ELkcH WnIRLwIND SETS A NEW
MARX FOR srALLI0Ns-THE FIvEMILE
FIGURES BEATEN-CLo>E or
SUCCESSFUL MEETING.
Fleetwood has at last begun and carried through
six days successful harness meeting successful
not alone in the character Of the sport but also as
regards the treasury OF the Driving club of New
York. Yesterday was the final day OF NewYorks
Grand Circuit meeting and II was httingly marked
by the marvellous performance OF the four-year-old
colt Dlrectun. who. In spite of every disadvantage
succeeded in capturing the alleged stallion cham
pion record OF the world
Nlce-President W. Il. Fasg' VINO started the
horses yesterlay-and did II weli-announced that
Directum would be sent to beat the worlds stall
lion record OF 2O7i5. the track record 2:OG', made
at Fleetwood last Thursday by Nancy Hanks. and
the worlds trotting record of 2Oi held by Nancy
Hanks, and made at Terre liaute last iaii monroe
Salisbury. who controls Diroctun. agreed to take
$40 II the colt beat the stallion record or s'"'
II he lowered either OF the others What the sturdy
little black could have accomplished had ne been
saved for this supreme effort. can only be con-
jectured. but IL Is not open to reasonable doubt
that but for his two Furnishing races last week,
when he trotted eight phenomenally fast miles
averaging close to 210-he would not only nave
lowered the two former records. but have come
dangerously close to Nancy Hanks 2Oi As IL U.s.
DirectuIn has beaten the record Of every horse
that ever trotted. bar Nancy Hanks. ana the
circumstances under which 1t was done make II
certain that If h. stands ;he strain he VIII be IN
the front rank before the present season - over.
Kelly gave Directum warming up mile at
good stiff clip. and then at about 40 O'CLOCK LOON
the word and sent him along to do his best Nearly
every horseman the grounds blames kelly ior
the manner in which he rated his horse IL IS an
a.xnt In Irtt lilo nc
part of the mile shall be within the limit OF the
hcrse's capacity 40 as to leave some reserve OF
strength and speed to come home WIN "heh'
therefore Kelly let Directum have his head In the
first quarter and passed the post in 5O't seconds
20l gait. there were ordinations or uisHay'
"IIe can never keep up that clip was the cry
but the clip was slightly accelerated to the hail.
which was covered in lCOi4. the fastest time ever
made in a half mile by any trotter. From therc
home came the crucial test: the hill III the thiru
quarter handicapped the gallant little stanton TWO
seconds but even then had Kelly driven him so as
his colt the last quarter, trotted ahy'hhs
under Os2 would have beaten the worlds record;
but it was not To be. Directums strength was
well nigh spent though he struggled gamey to the
erd firing visibv down the stretch. and as he
passed under the wire in 207 he fairly stag
gerng.
The last quarter was covered at "A 30 gait. an
evidence of the want of Judgment with which Kelly
had handled the really WOnderiui colt DHeetu"
should have had difficulty in covering the two first
quarters In 81 seconds each. and he plainly showed
his capacity to do the remainder of the trip in
81 seconds for the third and fourth quarters-ths
would have landed the colt In zoo. As 1t was the
mile in 2O7 was a marvellous performance: "A four
year-old unframed for a specially fast mile. and
only day or two after two victories made In rec
ord breaking time ne beats every other racer that
ever pulled a suky, bar one. and comes within
three seconds OF the record time track that
Is admittedly slower than Terre IIaute.
This 207 wipes out the 2O1s. Of kremlin, the Of
ncialy recognized stallion record. and the rejected
2:O7, made by STEAMBOAT last November. Directum
is coal black without a white hair. stands l1lis
hands high and weighs about lO0o pounds in racing
condition.
Another record was broken during the afternoon.
and one that has stood for twenty years. The
black g.ding Pascal sent against the hVe-
mile record OF 1870 made by Lady Mack in 1914. II
was a scratch attempt. for the geldng was
practically unframed. but l.. A. Burke, the owner,
consented to the trial Partland the driver rated
81 the mile. and the figures as they were ruied
on mile after mile were 235.. 10, 2:S, s5',s ana
81 total IA. thus securing Tor fIestwo1 IN
the last half OF the nth mile. other than that the
distance was covered at good steady rot
II Almont, dam 10y imported bennington.
The story OF n" other contests is told III the
liuda's three heats were not much
more than stin exercise miles Tor her. Nellie Nc
I;reKor Was backed against the field In the 10
stake and won handly. The winning yearling
pion yearng record had there been any colt In the
'rld to chas, her home. but though she finished in
a jos they were nearly 80 yards behind
kern,er In winning III" match race best time
In eg}i,. goes into the 2;D list. one more Tor
i;lection"er. summaries.
2lj Class PACGNG-PURSE $1,000.