The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-30
Wonderful Speed at the Grand Cir
cult Races.
THE ABB0T'S GREAT FEAT
CUT RECORD FOR 5-YEAR-oLD
GELDINGS TO 2:os1k. .
Also Won the 2:1O Trot In Straight
Heats and Trotted the Fastest
Race Of Season-World's Record
to Wagon Broken Twice, By Ken
lucky Union and Grace Hastings.

Cleveland, o., July 29.-Record-break ak
ing marked the close of the grand cir
cult meeting, as -reeord-clipping had
signalized the opening. This afternoon
the worlds record to wagon was brok-
en- twice. first by Kentucky Union, who
went under the mark established by
the Village farm stallion, The Abbott,
second and a half and by Grace
Hastings, who lowered the mark to
POSI-, half a second below even the
unrecognized clip of Elloree.
in the first race, the 2:1O trot, con-
tinued over from the day before, The
Abbott, with Geers in the Sulky, trav-
eled the fastest heat trotted this year,
the fastest trotted on the Chenille
track in two seasons, cut the world S
record for 5-year-old geldingS from
2:0SsA to 2:0S15, and went three heats
that formed the fastest race trotted
this season, robbing Matte Patterson
of the recently gained glory.
The 1000 people who packed the
stand not only witnessed a breaking
of turf records, but they saw four of
the greatest races ever punched to-
gether on a grand circuit course.
Smashing of the records in race won
by straight heats was a wonderful
achievement, yet that was what The
Abbott did in the 2:10 trot. Pilot Boy
was the only real competitor of The
Abbott. Three times he had what ap-
peared to be a ''cinch" on the heat. but
the Abbott always managed TO push
his nose under the wire first.
Anne Lee and John Nolan won the
2:19 pace and 2:14 trot with compare
tive ease.
There were seven starters in the 2:05
pace, and Bumps and Anaconda We're
placed to win, but Anaconda took the
race, after losing the third and fourth
heats to Frank Bogash. Anaconda was
beaten only head in the third, and
in the fourth heat he was pocketed on
the last turn and could not help him
self.
The trial miles by Kentucky Union
and Grace Hastings to beat the wagon
record made by The Abbott were fine
exhibitions. Summary:
2:10 Class, Trotting purse, $1,000
The Abbott won in straight heats
nigan second. Pilot Boy third. Dan
Cupid and Tilma also started.
PIG Class, Pacing purse, $4,000
Anne Lee won first, third and fourth
heats. Time-2:1215, 2:11.4. 2:14@
Evangeline won second heat in 2:11h;
Silver Hal third. William Harold, Har-
ry Woodbine and Don Sphinx also
started.
2:14 Class, Trotting (purse, $1,000
Dione won in straight heats Time
2:10%, 2:12%. 2:0S14 Wilbur second,
Red Bee third. Cedacalla, Medium
Wood. Black Silk, AL Rich, Hastings,
Courier Thorne, Mountaineer and
John Nolan also started.
2:05 Glass. Pacing purse, $2.OOO).-
Anaconda won first. second and fifth
heats. Time-2:O494, 2:O51a, 2:O9A.
Frank Bogash won third and fourth
heats. Time-2:O5A, 2:O91S. Anias
third. Bumps, Bright Light, Pearl On
ward and William Wallace Scribner
also started.
Trial heats to beat wagon record
(2:12i2). made by The Abbott at Hart
ford on July 4.-Kentucky Union:
Quarter. 80: half, 1905: thI-ee-quarters,
:S7S4; mile, 2:1034. Grace Hastings:
Quarter. SO; half, 1:06% three-duar-
-ers, 1:3S14; mile, 2:091h.