The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-20
ALIX SNASHES THU
7ROTTING RECORD.
Comes Under the Wire in Two
Minutes Three and Three
Quarter Seconds.
FIRST QUARTER IN
THIRTY AND A HALF.
WILD SCENES ON THE TRACK AT
GALESBURG, ILL.
Robert j. to Go Against His Record
Today-EtheI A. Equals the Three
Year-OId Pacing Record of 2.1O-
Other Interesting Events on the
Tracks Throughout America.

Galesburg, Ill, Sept. 19.-Fifteen thou
sand people yelled themselves hoarse
this afternoon when the great trottrng
queen Alix beat the worlds record by
coming under the wire in 2:O3A.
1t was a noble performance from
start to finish, justifying Williams
boast as to the fastness of the track
and Jones' assertion about the ability
of Alix to beat the worlds record
The day was an ideal one for such
an event, and the track was IN good
condition. 1t was o'clock when AliX
passed in front of the grand stand for
a little preliminary work. Mcdowell
was her driver.
In the stand, when the time arrived
for Alix to be sent off, were Jones and
Monroe Salisbury, joint owners OF the
mare. The timers were Fred Secord'
John Hussey, T. c. Mcdowell and Nc
Henry. Williams was the starter In
the audience was Senator Cullom
Alix up. When all was in readiness
Williams announced: "Alix will now
go against the worlds record, 2:04.'
The crowd became silent, and for the
instant there was great and suppressed
excitement. The start was made IN
splendid style. AliX came as regularly
and steady clock work, with her head
down and her short pointed ears twitch-
ing nervously. AliX was given the
pole, with the runner just to her right
and a trifle behind. When she APP
preached the wire for the start she
seemed to be going little slow, but
she soon increased her pace. she was
working like a machine and yet SO cas-
lily and gracefully that one would hard
ly imagine she was going at sucn
tremendous clip.
When the quarter was reached, there
was a general exclamation: Thirty and
q half; she will beat it,
From that to the half she seemed to
fly, making it in 1:O1%. The third quar-
ter she increased her pace a trifie go
ing in 1921. When she started up the
home stretch, there was the greatest
excitement. Some started to yell, but
were suppressed. Alix was moving
down without apparent effort. Thus
far there had not been a false step, a
wabble of any kind. She seemed to
fairly fly to get away from the horse
that came numbering just behind. AS
she neared the wire many men glanced
at their watches and said: "She will
not make it
The last few rods she again seemed
to increase her marvellous speed, and
as she darted under the wire, the shout
went up from the thousands, Shes
done it; she's done it!'
The cheering was prolonged, and it
was some time before Williams could
|quiet the crowd so as to make himself
heard. He then announced:
''You have witnessed the fastest heat
ever trotted by any trotter on the globe
Just trotted by Alix. The first quarter
was made in 3O1a the half in 1:01%, the
|three-quarters in 1924, and the mile in
|2:03%"
The crowd again cheered, and thou
sands rushed on to the track, as Nc
IDowell came driving Alix back.
Williams introduced Mr.. Jones, the
|owner of Alix, and the cheering again
Iarose.
The performance of Alix is the talk
of all horsemen tonight.
One of the judges caught the time at
la shade less than the official figures,
Jones was nearly smothered with con-
gratulations He said:
ST was confident Alix would beat the
record. l knew what she could do.
want to say that I sold a part interest
lin her several months ago to Monroe
Salisbury. This is not generally known
here. She came into my possession
combination sale at Chicago and
Ishipped her to my farm at Davis City,
INeb. She is now years old. Her first
race was at Beatrice, Neb, in June
1890. then a 3-year-old, I having trained
her that spring. Last year she made a
Irecord of 2:07%. The first trotting she
ibid this year was in an exhibition at
iCouncil Bluffs, where she went mile
lin 2:1O1A. Since then she has gone on
lsteadily reducing her record. L shall
mot start her again here. 7 am salts
fled for the present What I may 90. I
lcannot say yet, but it belongs to some-
lone else to beat her record.
Williams was so pleased over the re-
suit that he announced: you have
seen the fastest mile ever trotted. To-
morrow you will see the fastest mile
ever paced and it will be by Robert j.
| He also announced that Flying Jib,
Directly and Online would be driven
against their records. Another brilliant
Ievent this afternoon was Ethel A going
to beat the 3-year-old pacing record of
l2:10. She made the mile in 2:10, equal
ing the record. All other features were
interesting.
The 2:21 pace required four more
heats. or six in all. to complete it. 1t
Twas a prolonged struggle between
lWhirligig. Barondale, and Rocky P.
lSummarv:
| 2:21 class. pacing, stake, 81, 000-Whir-
| ligig won the first. third and sixth
theats and race. Baronda1e won the
second and fifth heats and Rocky P
won the fourth. Paddle D, Hustle
Russell Redskin also started. Time
I2:111s. PIP. 2:1OA, 2:1O1a, PIP, 2:14%.
2:30 class. trotting, stake, s1,000-La-
Idv Wilkes took three straight heats.
lTime-2:2 41b, PA, 2:23. Bismouth and
lCephas also started.
Iator A won three straight heats and
trace in 2:14%. 2:15. 2:16. Egyptienne
IDomineer Alominto. Baron Moore
BLOOMFIELD and Good Time also star
tied
3-year-olds and under. pacing, stake
81 .O0O-Ella T won two straight heats
lTime-2.121s, 2:12. Rokeby, Prairie Girl
and Oniz also started.
Special race against record-Alix won
lTime-2:03%.