The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24

a horse trotting a 2iO gait has 10 plow through
what seems like a strong wind. and a mere
gentle breeze seems like a gale when you're
going agsinst il.
ITO. 30 back to the kite track at Independ-
ence, ] remember one day when the wind was
whtstline over the prairie George Starr. set out
10 drive Direct n mile against time. He went
down TO the half in something like lOl, with the
wind. OF course, and lots Of folks thought he
was going TO knock the worlds record into II
cooked hat, don't remember how fast the
mile was not much better than 2lO. though.
When he struck the head wind he wlltad, and be-
Tore he rot To the wiz" he was 50 tired that he
could hardly put on" cot before the other, lie
jest staggered home like a dead one. though no
gamer horse was ever ioaled. I've seen many
anntl,er game one do The same"
The records Of cycling alord about the best
lire eNtant on IN" effect Of Atmospheric resist
ance and 40 far TO confirm the views of the
trainer above quoted What IL termed "paC-
nv" a rider l. done by setting the pace for him
by means of u wheel, often a tandem or Quadru-
plet, directly IN .rUnt OF the record maker, The
pac"maker II IN reality IA Windbrcaker. and The
man who Is going against the record runs ms
wheel IN u partial vacuum. 50 TO speak, with lit
lle atmospheric resistance 10 contend against
This advantage would seem 10 be worth about
ten seconds 10 the mile. as the professional
record paced, is 10 as against 81, As unpated;
The amateur records are | - and 2O2 80. re-
sp"ctively, The amateur record. unpaced, IL
almost Identical with the best time on record for
trotterS, II atmospheric resistance cuts as big
n fgure in ,rottinG ~ in cycling. then II would
seem 10 be n fair conclusion that the trotting
horse could beat 200 quite easily under the
conditions which favor the paced bicycle rider.
For the frst time IN the history of the trotter
these conditions are open 10 him on the long
stretch oi soft earth road AZ Speedway Park,
The course Is not level. 10 be SUR. but IL is prac-
tiCally straight. 80 that the retardiig current
OF air which Ii. has Ia breast on the track AT
some stage OF his contest with Father Time can
be turned To his aid on the Speedway.
-Those hOr~eipau who believe that the timing
OF Darrell. Alice norman, Cobwebs, and other
Speedway flyers has been substantially accurate
are looking forward 70 sensational develop
meats IN the near future, II Darrell can pace
Il mile in 200 without preparation as early
a. the middle Of June" they say, what could
a tro,ter like The Abbot do along IN the au.
tumn II specially fitted for a fast mile," And
then they figure IL out like TINS. Dariels mile
shows that under certain conditions "A horse
can trot anywhere from seven TO ten or twelve
seconds faster over the Speedway than on any
other stretch Of earth In the wide world, The
Abbot cat irUt IN 2OJ ou any good track, ergo
he can trOt In SIS or better maybe l55--when
the north wind J. wh,rling the dust clouds
through the arChwaNs of Washington Bridge.
III" Abbot viii br In town az the time Of the
Grand Circuit trotling meeting at Empire City
Park next September, Mat q host of New
Workers would be un baud TO thank his owner,
{. J, Hamlin, If he would consent some day to
hook the great soa of Chimes and Ncttio King
10 q road wagon aud jog him down through
Van Cortlandt Park 10 the Speedway and there
make the trial.