Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-27
NANCY HANKS MARK BEATEN,
Alix Lowers 1t by a Quarter
of a Second.
A lying SPRINT AT GALESBURG
One Mile In Two Minutes and
8 3-4 Seconds.
The Galesbnrg Track Now Holds the
Worlds Record for Trntting, and Alix
Is tho Championships Time ..O3h.

GALEsBURe, ILL.,, Sept. 19.-The
Galesburg track now holds the worlds
record for trotting, Alix clipping a
quarter Of second off her record here
this afternoon, going the mile in 2034.
1t was one of the grandest achievements
ever witnessed by man. The day was
all that could be desired, the hot'sun
putting the track in perfect order. 10
witness the trial of Alix and the other
events no less than 10000 people were
on the grounds. AT 5.1U the track WAS
in shape, and Mr.. Williams announced
the special event OF the day, the attempt
OF Alix to beat the worlds record Of
2.04.
When the mare appeared on the track
with Mcdowell behind her, she was
greeted with mighty cheer. On the
second score, Mcdowell nodded, and
with the runner hooked to a sulky by
her side, the little marc was off on her
journey.
To the quarter she went in 30I and
sped on to the half in Lola. At the
three-qunrters the watches marked l.3244
When the mare turned into the stretch
she fairly flew and without skip came
under the wire in 2.03s. The crowd
fairly went wild, and cheer after cheer
went up for Alix, Mcdowell, Morris
and Williams and his fast track.
How evenly the mile was rated may
be seen by the time of the quarters,
which were made in 30i, 304, 81 and 81
seconds respectively. Alix, 2.03s, has
trotted seven fast miles this season ON
five different tracks, as follows:
T.. lqr 2qr. Sqr. iqr Mile
lerre Haute, Aug. 3iai .89l .3O5a .sDg aOiT
Chicago, Aug. 2l..."3i1a ,Sl1 .Si4 bon ass
~. wayne, Aug. 8l..3la ~ .Sab .3Ok a.OJG
Indianapolis, sept. 900 .3lA III .3l34 2,Oi5t
Terre iiaute,sept la,3s % i .g9k ~ s.J4
I defre hante, septi4.slS ,3lk .3Os air s.uiN
Galesblrg, sept. 10. .SJh .3iA 81 81 s.U3a
CAREER OF THE CHAMPION MARE.
Alix is a 6.year.old bay mare by
Patronage, dam Atalanta, by Attorney;
grandam, Flirt (dam of Patroness, 2. 1854,
by General Hatch. She was bred by
Daniel Hayes of Mascatinc, Ia., and is
owned by Morris Jones of Red Oak, Ia,
and Monroe SalsOuryof Peasanton, Cal.
She has been a phenomenal performer
Tor the past two years, having taken
record Of 2.074 as a 5-year.old, but it
was not until she passed into the hands
OF Dfcnfoe Salisbury few months ago
that she gave promise of dethroning
Nancy Hanks as the queen of the trot.
ting turf, At Terre Haute she, on Sep.
TENDER 10th, reduced her record TO o.O4,
equaling Nancy Hanks record on tho
same course. In one of her trials she
was beating AL previous performances
when she threw shoe, and even thus
handicapped she would have beaten
2.04 had she not made wild run at
critical time. Mcdowell, who drove the
mare, and her part owner and manager,
Monroe Salisbury, said then that Alix
could beat all records, and they have
make their word good.
Alix is much better-gaited marc
than Nancy Hanks, and when at full
speed she is the poetry of motion. Her
stride is phenomenal, being something
like 22 feet when she is trotting 2.1O
gait. She is very neat, blood-likc mare
and, as she is but q years old and sound,
there is no telling how fast she will go
before the close of tho season.