The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-27
a MOST REMARKABLE HEAT

Fifteen thousand people yelled
themselves hoarse on the 10Th inst.
when the trotting queen, Alix, beat
the worlds record, coming in in
2:034. 1t was noble performance
from start to finish, justifying
Williams boast about the fastness
of the track, and Jones assertion
about AliX. The weather and track
were perfect. 1t was 5 o'clock when
Alix passed the grand stand for
her preliminary work. In the
stand when the time arrived for
Alix to be sent off were Mr.. Jones
and Monroe Salisbury, joint own
ers. 1t was $40 when Mcdowell
finished up. When in readiness
Williams announced: "AliX now
goes against the worlds record of
2:O4."
The crowd was silent from that
instant.
The start was made in splendid
style, AliX coming regularly and
steady as clockwork, with her head
down and short, pointed ears
twitching nervously. AliX was Civ
EN- the pole with the runner just to
herright and triHe behind. When
she approached the wire for the
start she seemed to be going like a
machine, yet so easily and grace
fully one could hardly imagine she
was going at such a tremendous
clip. Whefthe quarter was reached
there was a general exclamation:
"Thirty and a half; she will beat
it'll"
From that to the half she seemed
to fly, making it in ;0l3. In the
third quarter she increased the
pace, making it in / 1929.
When she started up the home
stretch there was the greatest eX-
element, AliX moving down with
out an apparent effort. Thus far
there had not been a false step or
wabble of any kind. She seemed
to fairly fly to get away from the
horse that came laundering Just
behind her.
As she neared the wire many
glanced at their watches. In the
last few rods she seemed TO increase
her marvellous speed, and as she
darted under the wire mighty
shouts went up from the thousands.
The cheering was prolonged, and
it was some time before Mr.. Will
liams 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, the one Just
trotted by AIix. First quarter, :30t :;
half, ;0l8; three-quarters, l 1929 !;
mile, :034."
The crowd again cheered and
thousands rushed on to the track
as Mcdowell came driving Alix
back. Mr.. Williams announced Mr.
Jones, the owner of AliX, and cheer
ing again arose.
At night the performance Of AliX
was the talk of all horsemen.
Driver Mcdowell said: at was
a most remarkable mile. She did
not seem worried Il bit by the effort,
but came back as fresh apparently
as she went in. Her action was
perfect. The whole distance | never
spoke to or her raised the whip; it
was not necessary. When / reached
the half-mile pole knew she would
beat the record. She was in the
very pink of condition and so eager
TO go she needed no urging. |
therefore let her gallop her fixed
gait from the half-mile in. At the
upper turn of the third quarter /
found the track trihe spongy.
when / reached the home stretch |
gave her the pole again. / was
confident she would beat the record.
| wanted her to for Mr.. Williams
sake"
Twice after the heat Alix passed
in front of the grand stand, and
each time was cheered. The Judges
gave the time out as 2 ;034 although
one of the judges caught it a shade
less, and many in the audience had
it at :03t. Mr.. Jones was nearly
smothered with congratulations.
When he went there he predicted
thnt u urns tho fnsInat n1iln irnnE