Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-01-19
TEN YEARS PROGRESS.

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Farm, has just flushed ten years
service in that capacity, and in review ny
the progress made during the decade
says:
] Ten years ago it was the general be
lief that trotting had nearly reached its
eliminating point; but this was also
true twenty and thirty and forty year,
ago, yet the progress in the last decade
has fully kept step with amy of its pre-
decessOrs, and it may be interesting TO
note the advances since this department
of the Turf Field and Farm was insti-
tuted. The best record for one mile in
harness was, at the beginning of l 81.
2:l0t, by Maud >, and is now 2:Ol. by
Nancy Hanks and no less than % trot-
tiers, Maud 5. included, have beaten
2;l04. This is stupendous showing,
but 50 strong is my belief in the general
progress of the sport that do not hest
tate to predict that there will he at least
300 in the 2:l0 list 10 years from now,
and that no horse of this gait will bring
a high price for its speed unless able to
enter the select company indicated.
The two-mile record, 4 :46, was then
held by Monroe Chief, and has been re-
duced to / :32, by Greenander. The
three-mile record was :2li, by Huntress,
and has been lowered away down to
6;553, by Nightingale. The five mile
record, l3 100, belonged to Lady Mac,
and has been reduced to 2:30t. by
Bishop Hero In 1891, Controller held
the ten-mile record, y :23i, but the
honor has been taken from him by
Pascal, with a record of 2G:l5. All
the othe" old long-dstance records stand
a7 they were 10 years ago, no attempt to
beat them having been made.
"The reductions of records by young
trotters have been even more marked.
At the beginning of 1884. the fastest
record by "A yearling was , :364, by Kinda
Rose, which has been lowered to , ;233
by Pansy McGregor. Wildhower had
the champion two yeaT-old record, ~
which has been reduced to 2:l0{ by
Aron. Three-year-old honOrs wire
held by linda Rose, with record of
2:l94, which Fantasy has dropped away
down to 2:0Sf, equaling the champion
record for all ages so long held by Maud
S. The fastest four-vear-old record
belonged to Bonita. :lS3, but the mark
for this age has now been placed at
2:054 by Directum. Santa Claus held
the five-year-Old record. 2:lS. which
honor now belongs to AliX 2:074. 1t is
noticeable that all five of the young
champions of 10 years ago were bred i'm
California, and four of them were by
Electioneer. while at present only two
are Caifornians, and no two are by one
sire.
"Ten years ago the stallion record
was held by Smuggler, 2:l54, and it has
been lowered precisely 10 seconds, by
Directum, 2 ;054. | now present, for
convenience, these reductions of records
in tabular form, showing 10 years of
progress in trotting performances in
harness, from Jan. |, 1884, to Jan. |,
1894.
Conditions. Performer. Time.
1884. one mile........Maud S...,........ 2 :lOl4
1884. One mlle...... Nancy Hanks..... 2:O4
Reduction ......., NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81.
1884. Two miles .....MonrOe Chief..... :46
1894. Two miles. ..Greenlander.. -
Reduction. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Il
1884. Three miles. Huntress. ........ 81 d,
1891. Three miles. Nightingale. 6:55 I
Reduction................. .......... 254,
1884 Five miles,. Lady Mac..........I30 0
1894. Five miles..... Bishop Hero.......l2 30 4
w uon,' ''''''''.,' ,''''''''''' -, =
1884. Ten miles...... .Controller........27 23ia
lsH. Ten miles....... Pascal.............26 10
heuuctlOn..'... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. / OS a
1884. learling LINDA Rose....... 36 Z
1894. Yearling.... .Pansy McGregOr. :23 Z,
Reduction NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l2a4
1854. Twoyear- old. wild Flower. =. III
1894. Two-yeaI old. .Arion............. 2:IO7t
Reduction. ................. .......... Iol4
1854. Three-y ear.old. Kinda Rose...... 2I9i,
1884. Three yearold. Fantasy ......... 2:Os 4
Reduction. ............... 100.
1854. Four.y cart DID,. Bonita........... PASS.
| 1884. Four-year DID,. .Directum ........ ;05 a
Reduetion........... ................ l8l.
1884. Five year old. Santa Clause. 2ls
| 1894. Five.year old...Ali and kremlin :O7 q
Reduction .............. lO'4
1884. StallOn..........Sm uggler ......... 2l5i4
1884. Stalion".... ...Directum ......... 2 O5ti
Re,iuction............... ............. 10