The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-25
TROTTING QUEEN.
Lou Dillon May Yet Lower Her
Own Record.
Driver Sanders Talks Now of
1853 or Better.
GREAT STAYING POWER
Apparently as Fresh at the Fin
ish as at Start.
Some Records of How the Mark
Has Been Lowered.

Readville, Mass, Aug 25.-Lou Dillons
great feat here in making a two min
ute record is the wonder of the sport
ing world. but Sanders says he thinks
that before the season closes he Will
drive the mare in. 1853 or better.
When Sanders logged the mare back
to the wire she apparently was as fresh
as though she had only been out for a
jogging exercise.
Lou Dillon's best time before was
2:02A. or a half second slower than the
record held by Cresceus.
From statistics compiled during the
past sixty years of the trotting turf
history the worlds records have been
held by mares and during this long
period of time covering half century
and a decade but fifteen years has
stallion or gelding worn the trotting
crown. In 1S43 the gray mare Lady
Suffolk trotted mile to the saddle in
2:2S, which is the first time 2:30 had
ever been beaten by a trotter. The fol-
lowing season she reduced her mark to
2:2612, and thus stood until 1852, when
the roam gelding Tacon clipped half
second off the gray mares mark. He
reduced this a second and half the
year following and 2:251k stood as the
worlds record until 1856. when Flora
Temple reduced it to 2:2415. Three years
later that great mare scored a mile in
2:19S4, which marked a new era in trot-
ting history, as it was the first time
2:20 was ever beaten.
In 1865 the sensational Dexter went a
mile in 2:1SA, which he reduced to 2:1S
in 1866 and to 2:17A in 1867. This stood
as the worlds record until 1871, when
Goldsmith Maid went mile in 2:17 and
1872 she set the mark at 2:16a, and two
years later she reduced the record to
PA. Rarus became champion in 1875
with a mark of 2:131z, but he held the
honor only year, as the following sea-
son st. Julian reduced that record to
2:11A.
This was the best mark until 1880,
when Maud S. trotted a mile in 2:10A.
This stood until 1884, when Jay-Eye-See
went a mile in 2:10. He also has the
most unique record in trotting history,
as he was champion only one day, as
twenty-four hours later Maud S. won
back her crown by trotting a mile in
2:O9%.
She reduced this later to 2:OSst, which
stood as the worlds record until 1892,
when the pneumatic tire sulky came on
the scene.
with this rigging Nancy Hanks set
the mark at s2:O7A, reducing it before
that year was out, first to 2:05A and
later to 2:04.
She reigned as queen until 1894, when
another mare. Alix, became the cham
pion. reducing Nancy Hanks record a
quarter of a second. The Abbot clipped
a half second off the record six years
later in 1900, going a mile in 2:03A,
which the following season was beaten
by Cresceus.
He trotted a mile on July 26 that year
in 2:03s4, which he reduced on August
q the same year to 2.0214, the present
worlds trotting mark. The following
table gives the standing of mares, geld
ings and stations in the matter of rec
ords. showing the marks of the best per-
formers of each sex in the history of
the trotting turf those that have scored
records of POS or better.
Seventeen mares have scored this
mark or better to 16 stations and II
geldings. Three mares have beaten 2:05
to one stallion and two geldings that
have earned that honor and in general
average speed the great mares of the
turf have a percentage in their favor.
! The table follows and it is one of the
most valuable of recent trotting COM
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