The record-union., 1898-12-20
CO., YORK.

stand on the books for many years
more. Even if the Youngsters were
raced the record would be just about
as certain to remain untouched. Some
Idea OF What a great two-year-old
Arion was may be gathered when it is
remembered that only two three-year-
olds have ever been a faster mile.
Sunol in 2:1O1a and Fantasy in 2:OS4,
The trotting record has remained un-
changed through four campaigns. How
long AliX is to head the list is a ques-
t1on not easy to answer
The race record for trotterS is very
close for mares, stallions and geldings,
the latter being but a quarter of
second slower than the other two. In
their fastest performances the mare
leads, with the gelding second. Di
rectum's time record is not within
second OF his best mile in competition.
Among the PAGERS stations seem to
have the most speed, with geldings
next Three stations have beaten the
best mile of Robert j., the champion
gelding. The race record for pacing
mares, which was made this past sea-
son, is the same as that of Alix. The
time record for pacing mares is 200,
and stands to the credit of La Belle,
who was the last pacing mare to be
sent against the watch.
The fastest mile on record was made
in 1897, but Pointer has equaled it this
past season, besides putting in three
other miles for better than two min
uteS.
Both the race and time records for
trotterS h1tched to a wagon were re-
duced during the past year. Early In
the summer The Abbott won a heat
at Hartford, pulling a road wagon and
$50 pounds, in 2:12A. The best pre-
vious mile was 2:16A, made in 1890
by Alfred S.
Grace Hastings lowered the time rec
ord to 2:V31a. A very pleasing feature
OF the chestnut mares great mile was
that she was driven by her owner, N.
w. Hubinger In 1897 Elloree pulled
a wagon a mile in 2:1O, but as the per-
formance was at one of the Cleveland
Driving Clubs matinees the mile did
not go on the books as a record
Star Pointer made an attempt to
lower the wagon record for his gait,
but failed by a fraction Of a second.
The team records stand as they did
at the close of 1897, as no attempt was
made to break any of them.
Yearling races have been a rarity
this season, and not a baby trotter or
PAGER is credited with mile in 2:30,
SO, of course, the records were never
in danger.
The fastest tWo-year- trotter out
in 1898 was Mary Celeste, 2:1712. This
put her three and one-half seconds be-
hind the champion filly of her age.
Extasy gave the pacing record for
two-year-old fillies q. fall from 2:123A
to 2:101h
The oddly named Who Is 1t cut the
trotting record for three-year- old geld
ings from 2:13A to 2:12. The record
for stations 3 years old was not within
two seconds of being broken, While the
fastest filly of that age was nearly six
seconds slower than the 2:0S$4 of
Fantasy.
Klatawah gave the three -year-old
pacing mark a severe shaking, and
when he was through the figures read
2:05L. This was a cut of just four
seconds over the miles of Judge Hart,
Agitato, Sulphide and Searchlight.
In the fouryear-o class John No
Ian, by his mile in 2:0S. takes The
Monks place as the fastest unsexed
trotter Among the PAGERS Much Bet
ter joins Aieen as the queen of four
year-old mares