The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-20
NANCY HANKS OTTDOYE
Six Year-0ld Alix Creates a New
Trotting Record,
COVERED THE MILE IN 2o8 ga
Fifteen Thousand People Cheer Them
selves Honrse In Honor of the Trotter,
Her owner and Her Driver-A New
Pacing Record by Robert J Predicted.

Pacing Record by Robert j Predicted.
GALEsHUBc, Ills, Sept. %. - Fifteen
thousand people yelled themselves hourse
yesterday afternoon when the great trot-
| ting queen AliX beat the worlds trottiug
| record by coming under the wire in 2 OS. 4.
The day was an ideal one for such an
| event and the track in good condition It
was o'clock when AliN passed In front
Of the grand stand for little preliminary
work. Mcdowell was her driver.
The start was made in splendid style.
When Alix approached the wire for the
start she seemed 10 go little slow, but
she soon increased her speed. When the
quarter was reached there was a general
exclamation: Thirty and half, She
will beat it." From that to the half she
seemed to fly, making it in l0l'4. The
third quarter she increased her pace a
triae, making 1t in 1929 When she
started up the homestretch she was mov-
| ing without apparent EFFORT
As she neared the wire many that
/ glanced at their watches 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 mp from the thousands,
shes done it; she's done IT," The cheer.
| ing was prolonged, and it was some time
before Williams could quiet the crowd so
as to make himself heard He then an
announced: You have witnessed the
| fastest heat ever trotted by any trotter on
the globe, The first quar- er was made in
| 80%; the half in l.0l4; the three-quarter
| In 1929, and the mile in 203s4."
The crowd again cheered and thousands
| rushed onto the track as Mcdowell came
| driving AliX back. Williams introduced
! Mr. Jones' the owner of AliX, and the
| cheering again arose. The performance
| Of Alix is the talk OF horsemen.
Driver Mcdowell said: ut was a re-
| markable mile. She did not seem worried
bit by the effort but came out as fresh
as she went in. Her action was perfect.
| The whole distance l never spoke to her
nor raised the whip. 1t was not necessary.
| When I reached the half mile pole knew
that she would break the record"
The judges gave the time out as 2:03A
although one of the judges caught 1t a
shade less and many in the audience had
it 2:09%. Jones was nearly smothered in
congratulations He said; II was con-
fident Alix would beat the record
knew she could do it. | want TO say that
sold part interest in her several years age
to Monroe Salisbury. This is not gen
orally known.
"Alix came into my possession when a
yearling. I bought her at a combination
sale at Chicago, and shipped her to my
farm at David City, Neb She is now
years old. Her first race was at Beatrice
Neb, in June, 1890, then 2-year old,
having trained her that spring Last year
she made a record of 2.O7], The first trot
ting she did this year was in an exhibi
tiou at Council Bluffs where she went
mile in 2,1l1S. Since then she has gon'
on steadily reducing her record"
The general sentiment among the horse
men here is that the quarters were won
derfully evenly trotted. Williams was Sc
pleased over the result that he confidently
announced "Y0u have seen the fastest
mile ever trott. Tomorrow You will SET
the fastest mile ever paced, and it will b,
| by Robert j.
He also announced that Flying Jib, Di
rectly and Online would be driven agaius
their records.