The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-24
WORLD RECORDS BROKEN.
<.,.sdid Racing Was Witnessed on
the Memphis Track.
AWARD SILVER WAS THE FEATURE
u, Drove the Great Trotter Two
tsoas 4 Record Tire---cresceus
hpI lid to Make New Mark.

-. Tenn, October 23.--.Two
Asnp1 .scords broken, another one tied
Fciia' ..,,snt attempt by the great Cres-
~ 70 lower his trotting marx were the
eN. .sonal features at the Driving park
fl'' ',,srpoon. The exhibitions Of Ores
tsh "a onward silver were reserved for
a1 "a ~ the days sport II was after 8
ths CIV ,rhen onward Silver, accompanied
se0ss ..rnor appeared for his great effort
" - the two-mlle trotting record OF
g Made by himself last week at Lex
80 4, the second trial the starter
IT, ,,,dson the word and the handsome
s-,,,r fairly few around the FIRST turn.
.,.s.on apparently checked his speed at
,rsrter. which was passed In :34Ii Go
,p' sarr the back stretch Onward Silver
W hnt in moment regalned his stride.
pe ~ was reached In 1;0S7i, and the
p. ,r.rter pole was passed In 1:41I2.
,be running horse set hot pace to
~ ~. and the mile was mads in I:14is.
n the next pole the timers registered
20, nown the back stretch again On
\ IA SILVER moved with clocklike precision,
g "a ,hs mile and half post was reached
lnss.Siis The runner again set the pace
J Nj noint, and at the last quarter pole
\ =, timers showed 3:54la. Hudson began
=. urge the horse in the final run home,
II IA when the wire was reached new
q srrlds record was hung out--the line be-
& ,os I.ssii. Both horse aud driver received
a nesce1s, with two runners, next .ap-
4 ,t,red. Ketcham sent him along ~ i've
(, rsIt To the quarter in BIZ. When the
NM was passed IN 1:02 old horscmen
\ stook their heads aud remarked that the
sf6Y record was safe. The three-qunrter
4 IA was reached in 1882 aud the mile
Y M finished in 2.04 Hat. A stlf breeze
+ va blowing directly up the stretch and
Z M exhibition was regarded as remarkable
4 ii the Diamond haDdicap Major DelInaf
. tro,ted the first heat I'm 2:05l2, equdling
M worlds record for geldings in a race.
81 IN the third heat OF the same race, at half
mile, Major Delmar won handily in 10L
Which Is another race record for the dis
n / large crowd witnessed the sport. To
= morrow Dan Patch the famous PAGER, will
stitmpt GLOVER the 1894 record.
Diamond handicap for 215 trotters, three
beats; first one mile. second one aud one
eighth miles, third half a mile; purse 5000
Major Delniur Monte Carlo. Chase, Nut
bearer. Time 2:05la, 2:22l2, 0l.
y 2ilS pace, StOO0-Orin b., Harry B., Ma
tcn Ross Mason, Hard Case. Dark Way,
Rive Points Ethel Mack, Irene S. Perry
L., also started
100 irot. $1OOo-- Billy Foster Boy. Grace
Boyd, Laretta. Best time 2:12E. Clarita
Nv. Jsutina. Katie S, and Oneonta also
started.
gl0 pace to wagon, amateur drivers -
Fed Brick, Nicol b., Dr. Monical. Best
lime 2l0l9. Frazier and Carlo NJ. also
ltarted
Onward Silver to beat worlds two mile
tntting record pf 4;29l5. driven by Scott.
hudson. Time Pr quarters: :344 LISA :
l5ll ~; 't4ei4ls; 2,+Sl2; 3:21h; 3:5iis
~ Cresceus, to beat worlds trottine rec-
Rtt Of e02i4, driven by Mr.. Ketcham
Fine by quarters: Biz; 1:02; 1881; 2:04.