The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-22
WAS A GREAT PERFORMANCE
She Came Very Close to the
Worlds Record.
RACING ON THE OTHER COURSES.
Abbott Knocked Out in the Twenty
fifth Round by Everhart at
New Orleans.

CHICAGO, aug. 21.-Alix to-day trotted
in 2:05A AT Washington Park. and the e6-
hibition was pronounced by nearly all the
horsemen present to be the greatest ever
made in the suky. 1t reduced the track
record of 2:O6A held by Nancy Hanks,
and while it fell second and quarter
short of the worlds record 1t was really a
better performance, condi lions considered.
Washington Park is at least a second and
half slow. 1t has not been so fast as
formerly since the new loan was placed
on 1t before the June running meeting
and is in need of a good hard race. All
the drivers agree that the track is slow.
John Kelly, who handled Directum last
year. said: This is the grea test mile ever
trotted. Had Alix been sent against the
record last week at Terre Haute she would
have undoubtedly beaten it,"
Mcdowell. who handled Alix to-day,
said the track was two seconds slow at the
smallest estimate. The event was not
called until $50 o'clock. Although the
wind was not high the atmosphere was
cool and far from record-breaking AK
scored twice and then was sent away.
The first quarter was made in 81 y, she
scurried on to the half in :03A, and there
Mcdowell let her out little and the run
ming mate joined her. She went to the
three-quarterS in ] :35, and came home
without break and full of 60 in 2:O5A.
Tomorrow Directly e :12) and Carbonate
(2:I9) will engage in a match for $1,000, and
on Friday the great PAGERS. Robert and
Joe Patchen. will meet for $4,000 purse.
Saturday Fantasy will reel off a fast mile.
The attendance to-day was 5OO0 A
great field appeared for the 2:15 trot, but
Trevillion clearly showed the best of the
lot, while Ora Wilkes was just as clearly
second lest. Silicon was quite disap-
pOintment. FidCl won the 2 IL pace with
out trouble. The 2:30 pace brought out
the hardest race of the meeting and a
scandal. Dickerson. who was substituted
for Thayer behind Douglass in the fifth
heat. DIVIDED Major Ewing into the fence
causing him to fall, yet Sells got the Chi
cago horse on his feet and covered his dis
lance. There was loud protest and it
was claimed Dickerson's act was inten-
tional. but the judges decided otherwise.
Douglass won this heat and the next one
and seemed to have the race. but Major
Ewing won the decisive trial amid great
enthusiasm.
- iO''i"s' = -oO LASS poi 90 SAoOO-Ni dJOI
Ewing won the third, fourth and seventh heats
and The race IN 2:20-2 :2015-2: 1924 Doug
las secOndFwnning The fifth and sixth heats IN
:2O54 -2:22; Nisant third, with the first and
second heats In 2:17-2:17$4. Austrian,
0udan. Lady Nelson, Chicago Belle and Pitt
Kellogg also started.
Pacing, 2;ll class, purse S15O0-FidOl won
the race in straight heats. Time, 2:l4-2: 1O12
-2:1314. Two Strikes, Rocker. KiSselt's Dali
Las, BuIlmont Prince Hal and Ed Easlon also
started.
Calumet stakes, for 2:15 trotters. purse
S3OO0-TTevlliOn won the race in three
straight heats IN 2:114 -2:1114-2:l3I4
Ora Wilkes, Jennie &, Gertrude, Maby, Priuce
HerSchell, Courier, Senator a, Red Line, Me-
dunn, Silicon and Kate Z also started
ak, to beat the track record OF 2:O6A,
went in 2:O5L.