The Washington times., 1903-08-25
Loo Dillon, Queen Of the Tori,
rots a Mile IN Two Minutes
C. K. Billings Game Lit
tie Mare Clips 2 IA
Seconds Off Worlds
Record at Readvi11e,
Mass.
Lou billions Time by Quarters.

ANu bAiibh AAliC Bg VudlACiS.
Sec. MS
First quarter 500
Second quarter. =. 3ol2 I.OoS4
Third quarter. 3oA 1871
Fourth quarter. 7o 400
READVILLE. Mass. Aug 25.-The
two-minute trotter. the dream of horse
men for the last quarter of n century.
is reality at last. Lou Dillon. the
sleekest mare that ever stepped on iron
shoes. came out of the West into the
East to travel the track at ReadviIIe
yesterday afternoon with a speed that
broke the worlds record and crowned
her queen of the turf She covered the
mile in exactly two minutes.
The time for the first quarter was
3O14 seconds; second quarter. 3OA sec
onds; third quarter. BOA seconds;
fourth and last quarter, % seconds.
She flashed under the wire at the fin
ish in condition to go another mile at
gait fast enough TO be troublesome to
many a rival of fair reputation.
The record of Cresceus, 2.02A. which
has stood as the worlds record. was cut
pa seconds.
The Two Runners.
For pacemakers there were two run
ming horses hitched TO road carts. Peggy
from Paris. driven by Doc Tanner. and
Carrie Nation, driven by Scott Mccoy.
Feggy was selected TO make the pace.
and Carrie Nation was to race along at
the side of Lou Dillon to encourage her
Down toward the wire came Lou Dill
lon The multitude in the stand clappcd
its hands and waved its handkerchief.
hut the mare broke just before getting
the word.
Again Lou Dillon came along, moving
fast and easily. On this attempt the
word ~Go." was given. although the
starting judge rang his bell. Tame;
nodded 10 him for the word Col" and
turning to Sanders. called him to Come
on.
Tanner kept Peggy from Paris directly
in front of Lou Dillon. while Mccoy
Rugged Sanders suIky wheel. On they
went, smoothly and easily. to the quarter
pole in 30h seconds. The timer could
hardly believe il. The little mare had
been moving so smoothly that the spec
tators did not think she was travelling
so fast
Leaving the quarter pole she began
gaining slightly on the runner in front
and the encourager at her side was hav-
ing difficulty IN keeping up. Every
muscle in the beautiful little body was
doing its full duty. Every joint of the
1.-THE legs seemed 10 have ball bearings
devoid OF friction.
Last Quarter in 20 Seconds.
Sanders crouched over IN the sulky
was the coolest man at the track. With
out the touch of a whip he spoke words
Lou Dillon knew and which caused ner
10 Iengthen her stride, The pacemaler
spurted a little at the three-quarters
and gave Lou Dillon a better chance 10
show her real mettle. She closed the
gap in the sweep around into the home
stretch. The half had been made in
1909, and the three-quarters in 1:31,
leaving but % seconds to achieve the
300 fat record.
Horsemen who for years have been
breeding with the one object in view
of getting two-minute trotter. were
specializing whether or not the mare
would break" and inwardIy praying
she would not.
As they came down the homestretch
the hoofs OF the runners and the little
trotter sent up a cloud Of fine dust On
they came. the runners in more distress
than the mare. Sanders coaxed. plead
ed with and commanded the little won
der. Just a triie the pace was in
creased. but that trife was sufficient,
and Lou Dillon was under the wire In
two minutes fat. having made the last
quarter at the rate OF a mile IN / min
ute SO seconds.
Cheers for the Queen.
There were great cheers for Lou Dill
Ion. her driver and owner. Sanders said
he believed the mare would clip frac-
tions~bfrom even the new record this
year Cresceus' world record Of 2:O2A
was cut pa seconds.
Lou Dillon is a ive-year- and
never started in race until last May
she is by Sidney DilIon-Lou Milton ny
HILTON Medium. c. X. G. Billings bought
her in Cleveland for $l2. 500.