Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03
RECORD IS BROKE
Lou Dillon TrOts Mile in
Two Minutes.
The Most Wonderful Event in Trot.
ting History OF the World Takes
Place at HeadviiIe. Mass
Elastic Pointer Wins u
$1,000 Prize.

/ Ion trotted mile in two minutes, a
new worlds record.
So that no breeze might interfere,
Millard Sanders, driver of the great
mare, brought out the daughter OF
Sidney Dillon fo- the attempt early
in the day.
For pacemakers there were two
running horses hitched to road carts,
Peggy from Paris, driven by Doc"
/ Tanner, and Carrie Nation, driven by
Scott Mccoy.
The first score was fruitless, Lou
Dillon making a break just before
reaching the wire. On the second at
tempt, however, the word was given,
though Starting Judge Walker rang
his bell, but Tanner nodded for him
to say "go" and, turning to Sanders,
called to him to come along. Tanner
kept Peggy from Paris directly in
front of the peerless chestnut trotter,
while Mccoy lay at her wheel. In
this way the trio went to the quarter
pole in 304 seconds.
With never skip Lou Dillon went
so smooth-gaited down the back
stretch as to lead those not timing
the mile to believe that her speed
was not alarminglv fast. The half
was clicked off in 1:0O4. Around the
/ turn to the three-quarters pole the
| clip quickened, the third quarter be-
/ ing in 30H seconds, making that mark
/ of her journey in 1874. Faster and
/ faster came Tanner with the runner
/ and right with him trotted the hand
/ some California bred mare.
J To +1o of oil tho r,,o tnr
was drove in % seconds. thus maxi
ing the mile in the wonderful time
! of two minutes.
When Sanders logged the mare
/ back to the wire. those who had wit
messed the performance leaped to
/ their feet and sent forth cheer after
cheer. Lou Dillon apparently was as
/ fresh as though she had only been
/ out for = jogging exercise.
Favorites won all the four racing
! events "Scott' Hudson drove two of
! the winners. Nervala and Dillon Boy.
/ "Budd" Doble pulled off the Blue Hill
| stake of $1,000 with Kinney Lou,
while Curry had no trouble in win
ming with Al Book. Il as announced
/ that on Friday Major Delmar will
go against the geldiug record for
! trotters. 2:03H, held by The Abbot.
Toledo. Aug. 25.-George Ketcham.
/ owner and driver of Cresceus. upon
/ being informed of Lou Dillon's won
/ derful mile. sent the following tele-
/ gram: George X. Billings, Read
villc. Mass: 7 congratulate YOU on
! the wonderful performance of your
mare. CreSceus transfers the crown
TO good hands,"
Readville Mass. Aug. 27.-With the
/ track so muddy next to the pole that
racing had TO he done in the clean
outside of the course, the second
/ days program of the grand circuit
meeting at Readville was decided be-
/ fore a large crowd. The principal at
/ traction was the $1,000 Norfolk stake
! for PAGERS eligible to the 2.24 class
/ last spring.
Nick" Hubinger's blind stallion
/ Elastic Pointer. brother of Star
/ Pointer. was made favorite and won
/ the first heat. The talent got bad
/ scare in the second heat when Jack
/ Curry made rousing finish with Pan
/ Michael nipping out Pointer right at
/ the wire. Elastic Pointer came back
/ gamely, however, taking the two fol-
/ lowing heats.
/ Promise was backed heavily to win
! the 2:12 trot. After taking the open
| ing heat he dropped the next two,
scott Hudson having the WINNER
/ in Belle Kuser.
| In the 2:10 trot. the Roman,
warm favorite, was not a factor af-
/ ter the first heat. which jim Ferry
won. The next heat the grey gelding
! quit to almost a walk when collared
at the distance flag, Mckinley win
ming by half length.
Frank Yoakum was first choice in
| the 2:11 pace and won in two straight
! heats.
Readville, Mass, Aug. 2s.-About
! 10000 persons attended the grand
| circuit races at Readville yesterday.
| The conditions were not perfect for
! extremely fast time. Billy Buck was
| the favorite for the Massachusetts
| $1,000 stake for 2:12 trotters and
won the race.
| The Judges suspended Scott Hud
son ten days for laying Hawthorne
! up. Alta Mcdonald was also given
ten days suspension for laying Ka
mares up in the initial heat of the
| 2:@o trot. Queen Wilkes won the
| race.
Another New York horse to win
was MaZetto in the 2:16 trot. He and
| Jay McGregor had duel for five
| heats.
| Lou Mcdonald paraded TIE best
| j-year-old out this year in Sadie Mac.
| She trotted to the half the first heat
| Of her race in 1:0+h, the second quar-
| ter in 31A seconds, fairly walking
| the last so yards and winning in
2:12H.
Dan Patch paced each of the first
| three quarters of his mile in exactly
! 3OH seconds and the final one in 29h
seconds, making the mile in 2:001a.
A Probably Fatal Explosion.
ST. Louis, Aug. 25.-While railroad
men were trying to place deraied
| freiuht car on the track near. ITniOn