New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-18
RIVAL OF NANCY HANKS.
WONDERFUL TROrTING OF THE LITTLE
MARE ALIX.
SHE TRoTs THREE HEATS FASTER THAN THEY
WERE EVER TRoTTED REFoRE-FINE RAG

SHE TRoTs THREE HEATS FASTER THAN THEY
WE'RE EVER TRoTrED REFoRE-FINE RAG
ING AT THE rERRE HAUTE TRACK.
Terre Haute Ind Aug l7-To-night AK is the
most Interesting trotter In the word. and she rs
expected 10 lower Nancy Hanks's record. She went
the third and las. In the freeforall trot to-
day In 205i.. equalling the race record made by
Direc;um: but she had won the first heats In 2Nb
and 2r5u making an average II 2O5 5-6 for the
three heats by far the fastest ever trotted AFTER
II was all over and sweet little AK" was being
cooled out she was full! OF life. and there was no
indication Of exhaustion. II was her first appear
ance in n race on Nancy Hanks's 2Oi track. and she
had tiresome experience waiting for the others
10 start each OF the three miles but she stood the
test superby. and scored again and again. while
Ryland T and Pixley acted badly. In none OF the
three heats either OF the other starters
competitor with her for the first place. and be-
fore the last heat trotted II was announced
that Mcdowell would drive her 10 her utmost
specd and that the association had waived the
distance rule Walter T.. was lame and ought not
70 have been started. He was dstanced In the
first heat and his admirers OF former years were
CAD he had 10 be sent 10 the barn. In the third
heat Ryland T. raised expectations that he would
do the sensational He trotted the third quar-
ter IN oSl but AK led home easily. Pxley several
lengths behind Ry.and T. and Bell Nara safely
beyond the distance flag that fell'on Walter T.
Rv,and T threw a shoe while scoring for the
second heat which caused decay, and when he came
gu, again he broke badly at the wire, as he had
done once in the first heat AL hope that he would
take a heat was abandoned. Pixey also was break
ing as they tried time and again TO get away When
they did get the word AK led 10 the half, with
Pixey second At the three-quarters Ryland l.
closed Nd on Pixey and entered the stretch along
side both back Of AK several lengths. Pix.ey made
n skipping break and Ryand T. went ahead
length, which he maintained under the wire. win
AK a length ahead OF him. After scoring several
times for the third heat. Pixeys harness broke.
and there was more delay. When the horses came
out again Starter Creve,ing made the announcement
that AlIx would be driven TO beat the record but
there ha.f-dozen more futile attempts 10 SEND
the horses away before Creve.ing shouted the word
At the first quarter AK Ave lengths ahead OF
Ry.and T, with Pix.ey further back, and Bella
vara bringing up the end Of the long procession
They came home in the same order. Alix moved
along with a.. the spirit and energy she might nave
been expected show in the first heat. and when 1t
was that the last half had been made In lO1'..
there a general expression of the opinion that
she could have done better II pushed to 1t in the
frs, heat
The time by quarters IN the three heats was as as
Drectums three heats were 2il,s s:ls's and 2%t.;
land baron won the first neat in 223N. and ap..
parenty had competitor; but in the next r heat
Axsmms o STnSS son OF Hxts and
here fought for the first place from the naf 70 sne
In 2:l6ia the record for a twoyear,od tnis yedr'
The Axtel colt as risky as kitten when n, Ge
ing cooled or and the Axtel syndicate were reJo''
ing his good work. -, ,. ,os,,,or
Doc Sperry did not meet with serious 1pposl,'oh
I'm taking the three straight heats OF the 2l5 pace
Azote the favorite In the $500 2l5 trot was oau,3
beaten by Trevan. He broke IN me .n,'t - a ,ha
place in the first half ana reSUVsr hard ASK
broke on the three-quarters. giving MN har' IDS"
70 N fourth.
MANY OF the horeses and horsemen leave here ITO, Tor
Chicago the early train tomorp1" 9, G a5c trot
races here tomorrow are; ~ 'ro'' ~'"'' - $500
s. 0OO and the 2:l9 trot. N.OW oo
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