The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-20
lIIX TROTS In 2:O3 "a.
~ Fastest Mile Ever Trotted,
Beating Nancy Hanks.
= 1He NEW oALEssuRo TRACK.
~~~-Year-o Old Pacing Record Kquaied
More Pacing Records to Be
Broken Today.

r.rxseuzs ILL.,. sept. n. - Fifteen
A,s..nd people yelled themselves hoarse
-. afternoon when the great trotting
-. Asx oeat the worlds record by
-rssug nader the wire ia 2:03s<. It was a
a. ne-fornance from start to finish
r-.,fwine Williams boast az To the fast
=. az the track and Jones' assertion
-. the ability OF Alix to beat the
$50. record. The day was an ideal orc
= sueh an event. and the track was in
80 condition. II was 5 O'Clock when
r. psssed in front Of the grand
s,sd for little preliminary work.
rfpaxeII was her driver. In tie
s,sd. when the time arrived for Alix
be sent of, were Jones and
rcsroe Salisbury. joint owners Of the
.ee The timers were Fred Secord. John
a~<ey. I. G. Mcdowell and McHenry.
ru..ans vas the starter. In the audience
80 senator Culiom. 1t was 5i0 when
vrDoxes finished Aiix up. When all
3. IN readiness Williams announead:
ally viii now go against the worlds
sssts. 2:0i." The crowd became silent,
I'D for The instant there vas great sup
,ressed excitement.
/ The start was made in splendid style
l.ir came as regularly aud steadily as
| soetwork. with head down and her short.
~snted ears switching nervousIy AK
- given the pole, with the runner Just
! i her right and tritie behind. When shs
| rprosched the wire for the start she
eened 10 be going little slow. but she
! poa increased her pace. She was working
Ike machine. and yet so easily
md gracefully that one would hardly
imagine that she was going at such q ire
uspdous clip. When the quarter was
reached there was general exclamation:
thirty and n half: she will beat it,
from that TO the half che seemed 90 fly,
making il In i:0isl. The third quarter
ss Increased her pace triae, going In
,.ssa.. When she started up the home
nfssch thee va. the greatest excitement
sems started to yell but were suppressed,
ra AK was moving down without ap-
PARENT effort. Thus far there had not
ben false step. wabble of any kind.
She seemed 20 fairly fy TO get away from
tie horse that came laundering just be-
bind As she neared the wire many fnen
glanced at their watches and said. '-She
Vii not make H." In the last few rods
sbe again seemed 10 increase her marvel
Gus speed, and as she darted under the
sire the shout went up from thousands:
shes done il; she's done il.
The cheering was prolonged, and IL Was
0me time before Williams could quiet the
crowd so as 10 make himself heard. He
then announced: You have witnessed
toe fastest heat ever trotted by any trotter
on the globe, just trotted by AK. The
frst quarter was made in :30is. the half in
i:0is.. the three-quarters in i.32A1. and the
mile in 2.03s.. The crowd again cheered
snd thousands rushed onto the track as
Mcdowell came driving Alix back. Will
!ams introduced Mr. Jones, one of the
owners of Alix. and the cheering again
arose.
The performances OF Alix is the talk of
oil horsemen tonight One of the judges
saaghs the time ut a shade less than the
elInal figures. and many in the audience
had IL at 2:o3i1. Jones was nearly smoth-
cred IN congratuiation lie said:
Il was confident AIix would beat the
record. | knew what she could do. |
want to say that cold part interest in her
ssssrai years ago. to Monroe Salisbury.
Tbs Is not generally known. She came
ialo nay possession when yearling. l
kaRght her at a combination safe at Chica-
o. and shipped her 10 NV farm at Davis
tifY. Neh. She is now q years old. Her
tFst racs was at Beatrice. Neh.. in June,
l9a when a 3-year old. trained her
Ihsi snring. Last year she made record
d 2.U7A The first trntting she did this
rear was in an exhibition at Council
Buff, where she went mile 2:i0ls. Since
ihai time she has gone on steadily reduce
lng her record. | shall not start her again
here. | am satisfied for the present.
NnAi NAV do cannot say yet. but IL
beiongs 10 some one else to beat her rec
sfi. ssses
Williams was so pleased oyer the result
hal he confidently announced; lyon
have seen the fastest mile ever trotted.
Tomorrow you will see the fastest mile
ever paced. and IL will be by Robert J. +"
He also announced that Flying Jth. De
rsclly ard online would be driven against
iaslr records.
Another brilliant event this afternoon
vas Ethel A. going 90 beat the 3-year-old
pacing record of 2i0. She made the mile
N ..lo, equaline the record. All the other
sainfes we're interesting. Summaries:
s.sl class. pacing. stake $1,000 Whirii-
az 2i09..
40 class. trotting. stake si,ooo-Lady
Ahkes. s9S
z:I7 class, trottlng. stake 81 .eo-Senator
A., 2l4s..
Ihgee-year-olds and under. pacing. stake
Nt"e-E,la T.. 2:t2
Tue best previous record for mile, trot-
nag, was; Nancy Hanks, Terre Haate,
sssd, September =, 1892. 3;s, AK. terre