The herald., 1894-12-27
THE FLYERS MADE GOOD TIME
Sweet Little Alix Lowers the
Coast Record.
A Worlds Record All But Smashed
by Directly.
Events of Notable Character Own
st Agricultural Park
Yesterday.

A coast record was smashed all to
Imithereens yesterday at Agricultural
park and a worlds record only escaped
by the narrow margin OF one-quarter OF
> second. The weather. the park and
the crowd combined to make o frost
which any other kind of an attraction
but horse race would have felt the
effects Of, but tho events Of yesterday
were OF q kind to linger long in the men,
ory OF local sporting people, and in the
aggregate presented more remarkable
features in the horse racing line than
were ever presented at any one days
racing in the world before.
The crowd numbered less than 300
people. the lowering clouds OF the morn
ing and the rain drops just as the races
began being responsible for tHis. Many
carriages lett the grounds before the first
race began. and the grand stand was
sparsely settled at any time. The
"speiler" for the pool sellers yelled him.
self hoaree aud no one came to buy
ite badges with tears in his eyes. but it
was useless. The crowd was cold, like
the weather.
LITTLE DIRECTLf, Z.UI4s
Monroe Salisbury's phenomenal 2.
year.old was the horse that threatened
to break a worlds record until the last
skip under the wire was made. As it
was, the black son OF Little Direct
came within q quarter OF second OF
the record, and when the fact that the
track was two seconds slow is considered,
the performance must oe regarded as
wonderful one-the greatest work ever
done by any 2-year-old in the world.
Again, taking the condition of the
track into consideration, the mile OF
Alix in 2:051a must be recognized as a
performance of some merit. The little
bay was in excellent form, and on the
stretch her wonderful speed was Illus
trated when ahe made the last quarter
in 3014.
The coast record for trotters was no.
where beside this time, and the record
OF the coast for PAGERS. made by Silk
wood at Santa Ana. 10 at 2:07.
A wealth OF smilax and roses was
placed around the neck OF the queen"
by Secretary Thorne when the mile was
finished and the mare stood before the
grand stand, and Directly was honored
likewise when his mile was done.
THE TRoT.
It was 2 O'Clock when Ed Geers started
Nightingale through the gate and
warmed her up on the turn, for the
great free. .for.all trot. Budd Doble, from
with q critical eye. A moment later big
Asote came on, driven by Mcdowell,
and then the crowd cheersd and kept it
up when the Santa Ana horse, klamath,
appeared.
THE FIRST HEAT.
The three were off at the first trial,
klamath leading to the quarter, with
Azote close up. The quarter was passed
in 33t4 and just beyond it Azote gained
the lead by q neck and kept it to the
turn. The half was passed in :05M and
the three quarter notch in l 40. From
there home the horses made one OF the
prettiest races ever seen on the track.
Azote and Klamath were neck and neck
almost to the wire. when klamath, by
q wonderful spurt, put his nose under
first and won the heat. Azote was sec-
ond. Time 2:l24. Klamath's record
of 2:13 went glimmering right there.
GREAT FINISH.
Twice the gong called the horses back
in the second heat, and when they got
away Azote was leading, but went off
his feet before the quarter and klamath
was steered to the pole. This quarter
passed in :33h and Klamath was two
lengths in the lead down the back track.
The half was gone in :05I and Azots
had gained the lead sgain, and alter
three-quarters in 1854 another great
race on the stretch took place. Azote
was full OF race for the finish, however.
aud widened the gap to q couple OF
lengths under the wire, Nightingale
about the same distance in trail of
klamath. Time, 2:10.
WHEN AzoTE BROKE.
klamath was half length behind
Azote and Nightingale when Starter
Newton yelled "go" for the third heat,
but the plucky little son OF Morookus
filed the gap before the quarter in :S4
and then fell back on the rear stretch,
making the same old procession, two
lengths between each nose. The half
was made in 1:059. and the three
quarters in 1891. Down the stretch
it was bunch until just before the wire
when Azote broke and klamath won by
half a length. Time. :l24.
ONE REMARKABLE QUARTER.
Klamath and Azote held woll to.
gether to the quarter Of the fourth and
passed it in O.33 Azote set hot pace
to the half and led by length in :O5.
The three-quarters was passed with the
old precision in :3854 and on the
stretch klamath. in q desperate effort,
closed the gap until just before the wire
when Azote skipped length in the lead
in one mighty effort and won in 2:103d.
Azote's performance on the last quarter
was remarkable.
Three times the two tried to get
away together for the last heat and
when they did Azote had the lead,
which he never relinquished for the
mile. The quarter went by in 0:34, the
half in :0614 and the th.ee-quarters in
1877. 10 the wire from the last sign
1t was a great race, but Azote WAS able
to make the last quarter in 0:3la4 and
won in 2:llM. Nightingale WAS last,
but came under tho wire close up to
Klamath,
ALIx'S GREAT MILE.
Between the third and fourth heats
Alix came out to beat the worlds trot.
ting record and nearly accom- plished
the feat. Cheers greeted the little won
DER as she stepped before the stand and
Monroe Salisbury gave final instruc.
tions to Mcdowell. A little warming up
and under the wire flew the fastest
trotter on earth. A running horse to
sulky trailed until the three-ouarter
sien was left and then came alongside.