New-York tribune., 1900-09-14
HA RNESS RACING.
THE ABBOT TROTs IN 2:o4 AND MAKES
WORLDS RECORD-MARE DROPS
DEAD IN A RACE.

The Abbot has new worlds record to his credit !
for he trotted a mile in 2O4 AT the Empire CITY I
track Yesterday, thus doing with the record
for gedings 2:Gfsa which be had held Jointly with
Azote. Il was we'll in the afternoon when
Geers brought him out. and they sent him away
on the second score. He was not moving very fast
when he got the word. and was only at the quar-
ter I'm O:s2s Down that fast stretch between the
quarter and half he flew like a runaway. and step
ping the second quarter in O.29A, he was at the haI
in 1O2Ia. Up the hill he went in O:3OA. and was at
the three-quarters in 1:322 The terrific clip half
mile In a minute had done him no particular good.
especially that part OF It which is on the up grade
He Il like hero but the terrific clip told
on him He struggled spiendidiy. and got to the
wire in 2O4
The Abbot was timed by Oren Hckock. driver Of
ST JULIEN Albert c. Hall. Robert f. Bonner and
several other persons. The watch held by Oren
Hickock showed 2:O34s, and the outside watches
generally gave figures below 2-H. None of the
watches indicated slower time than 2:Oi. The rec
ord is 2O3%. which was made by Altx. When AK
made her record Mr. Hamlin, who owns The Abbot
and Geers. his trainer and driver. timed her in
2O4 and the majority Of outside watches also timed
her in 2:04. Geers yesterday timed The Abbot In
2:OS24 The Abbot bred by Mr.. Hamlin In
| speaking of The AbbOts performance MI Ham
| lin said he well satisfied with it. He added
/ that he wished the judges time for the race had
| been a little faster than that indicated by the
watches held by most OF the spectators. He was
confident that the horse would beat the record be-
| fore the end Of the season. The Abbot will prob
4
/ Haute.
| The uncertainty Of horse racing illustrated
| by incident OF the contest for trotters OF the
| 21S class. De Witt c. Flanagan's well-known
Speedway mare Martha, Yelling for S25 IN pools
of S1OO. stepped out and the first heat handily
| In 2I2H Half an hour later pair of big work
| horses dragging the dead body Of the hand
| some, fast big bay mare off the track After show
ing the way the three-quarter pole In the second
heat Martha suddenly made break In trying to
| land her on her feet again Demerest took her
| back and as did she dropped like shot
| on the homestretch, stone dead. with the blood
gushing from her mouth. DR.. H H. Kane said
she had probably burst large blood vessel close
| to the heart Mr.. Flanagan felt her loss keenly.
| as she had belonged TO his father. the late j. F.
| Flanagan. and family pet
| Speedway trotters performed brilliantly in this
race. Thomas ?. Russelrs bay mare. Maid Thorne
| that has been prominent the road in double
| harness with Princess Sprague, won the second
heat IN PA after a sharp contest with Leonard
| Bell. John F. Cockerill's good little brown mare
| Rival, the pole mate to Honor Bright. was one Of
the contendng trotters In the next round. showing
| the way to the field until the distance stand was
| passed Right at the end Ed Bovine brought
Daniel O'Dell's fast young mare Lady Norvetta up
| with rush. and nipped the heat In 215l5 Maid
| Thorne was second; Colonel II. D. Mix's speedy
| little Speedway mare. AmbO third; Rival was
| fourth. and Anton Rinchler's All Day. winner or
| some good brushes the Speedway. finished fifth
| Mr.. ODers young mare proved to be the winner
Of the race lowering her record in each succeeding
heat. Leonard Bell finished very strong in the
| final heat. getting up TO almost even terms with
| Lady Norvetta ffty yards from the wire Bovine
| was as cool as d cucumber. rousing his mare to her
| best effort without driving her off her feet and
| winning a great heat and race in 2:1312.
| C. X. G. Billings yesterday won the second heat
| Of the wagon race for pacers driving his chestnut
stallion Hontas Crooke in 21O. Daniel O'Ders well
| known Speedway PAGER, Quadriga. finished within
open Length Of the winner and WAS i sgiRaTateiy
thing Ike SO 500 iona fSg ReS & oaT & nos 6S4se tns @
mile in 1909 hooked to wagon and was timed the
| second quarter in OPS he was driven oy ms
The Boston horse Fred w was looked on to have
chance in the 2;lS pace hGt strong TIP go. out S
way in the first heat. but after that Tom Calhoun
for bTous6 out three Of the original
Hontas Crooke had the first dash on Tuesday
6eId to-daV beating out Quadriga handiIy in 2:lO
There were only three OF the free for all brigade
driven by McHenry Prince Alert was driven a.r Tor
me me sS1rs nT e at artfo had Mccarthy in the seat
The first heat was a duel all the way between
quarter in 80 seconds. and at the half Alert had
a length the best of It, Rounding up at the three
also moved up McCleary sat easy and the
pace paced round the deid and was sailing, away in
front down the backstretch when he broke II
| was a wild one and before he caught he was hope
iessly beaten. All Anaconda had to do now was
TO es D1Pa i'd II Alert snd w%s hs om Of Il no but
conditions he was placed Prnce IN b AieTt o,
the w@y IN be enf h IN magncent struggie IN
2O4Iz. Following are the summaries:
PAcING-2ls CLAss-PURsE $1,000
Tom CALHOUN m Tn H:,s.,Gnsn :. g5sa Sws9s; %sss dam
| De Veras b'k h. by Direct, dam Vera. by
prnee Ksp'uSsy % b1 T0gnfsJ g Sy TSe Prince
fTSa GHa. W B. n Gn sy BeuTbon By Wilkes
Tme-2:1iK, 2:iOls 2:1O. 2:1lS
TROTTING-a:iS CI.AsS-PURSE 81, 200.