Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-28
BUMPS BREAKS THE RECORD
Finishes a Mile in the Best Time Ever Made
to a Wagon.
BEATS PATCHEN SECOND AND A HALF
Driven by w. l.. Snow the Little
brown Gelding Passes Under the
Wire In 2,O3 Ia, the Holder
of n New Worlds Record.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 27.-Amid the
enthusiastic plaudits of a big crowd at the
fair grounds this afternoon the little brown
gelding, Bumps, owned by w. X. Billings of
Chicago, trained by c. r. Bentley and
driven by w. L.. Snow, broke the worlds
wagon pacing record of 2:04%, held by Joe
Patchen. The mile was paced in 2:0Sk, a
second and a half better than the rec
ord.
The little gelding, moving like a piece of
clock work., did not once falter during the
journey from wire to wire and reeled off
the quarters with the low swing stride of
the trained campaigner. He finished the
mile In the best time ever made to a wagon.
The first quarter was paced in thirty Sec
onds fiat. Thirty seconds more brought
the half in a minute, still going with the
steam-engine regularity. Bumps went to
the three-quarters pole in thirty-one seconds
more, having travelled all but the final quar-
ter OF his mile in 1871. The grand stand,
wildly excited, rose to its feet. Would
the little PAGER hold out in his wonderful
burst of speed? The questions was soon
answered, for in 32A seconds more Bumps
had passed under the wire in 2:03A for the
mile, the holder of a new worlds record.
Trainer Bentley was beside himself with
excitement and pleasure as the crowd flocked
OuJ Ou Iue lTdGh 10 shake his HdDQ ana pat
the little horse on the back. The track
was fast, but a light wind was blowing.
But for this the mark set by Bumps today
would have been still lower. i
Bumps is a brown gelding by Baron
Wilkes out of Queen Ethel, she by Strath-
more. His record to a sulky is 2:04A.
The chief racing event of the day was the
SO, 600 trotting stations stakes, which
Tommy Britain won in straight heats. The
summary:
2:2S trot, purse $500, two heats:
Phrase, b. m, by Onward (Deroyder).. I !
Annie Burns, or. m. (wilson) ......... 2 8
Geo. Alex, b. 6. (Hossack) ............ 2
f BETTY W Hamli Gh. g. e. +! H faeeTs, ':::: s
Robert Belmont, b: g; (McMakin) ...... ds
SGsaq Md b; g; c%S y. n. element: ;ii .::.: a fF
slMiP9away, b: m; (Benyon) ...""..... dis
vaipa, b. M, by Bark Night CMiiierj.. 1 1
H S Hssis : BY q }Hrs E }Hiiisrl ::::::::::: ! z z
9 psyfsei D al 9, Biz siien m. Giiaidwinj ::: !
Paul Pry, or. g. CMcCarthyl :..........7 s
Dorothy S, blk. m. ~(McLaughlin) ....... Q
Trotting, Stallion stake, value 5000, two
Tommy Britton, br. S., by Liberty Bell
Charley Herr, - $. ,Kelly) .:..."."::.2 z
Bingen, br. s. CTiter) ....::............ 8
Monterey. CHI. s. (McDowelD ...........3 A
2:17 pace, purse $500, two heats:
Tom Wilkes. oh. s., by Allie Wilkes,
carmelitta, b. m. CMaioney) ............5 2
Norphlet. b. m. (Benyon) .............. 2 s
Jim Ramey, CHI. g. (Ramey) ............4 3
Vesper, no. m. (Stephens) ............ s Z
McShedd, CHI. S. Curry ....:...........1 10 ds
Bessie Thompson, b. m. (orbison) ...... Sds
Dandy. b. g.. Murtis) ........."...'". :
Saul, br. g. (Honey) Observation-Disclosures. 9 5
Billy George, CHI: g. (Reider) ........... 6
Time: eli, 2:13.