Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-25

brought the daughter 81 EEdney Dillon out
for the attempt. For paqeuakers there wers
two running horses hitehsA to road carts.
Peggy From Paris. drtYep by DOC Tan
ner and Carrie Nation. driven by Scott
Mccoy s8j9
On the first score the little mare made a
break just before reaching the wire. On
given. though Starting Judge Walker rang
CO. and. turning to Sahders. called to
him to come along. Farmer kept Peggy
From Paris directly In front of the peer
less chestnut trotter, iH5hils Mccoy laid at
her wheel. In this way the trio were at
the quarter pole in Bow seconds. Lou Dill
Ion went 50 smoothly down the backstretch
that her speed did not seem fast. save to
those who held watches,a The half was
the three-Quarters pole the pace Quickened,
the third quarter being in BOZ seconds,
making the three-quaFters in 1.31. Then
came the crucial test Sanders sat per-
runner to cheer On Lou Dillon. The quar-
ter was in % seconds. making the mile in
the wonderful time OF 2 minutes. When
Sanders logged the mare back to the wire.
amid the applause of the crowd she was
apparently as fresh as though she had only
taken a practice spin, Sanders said that
before the season closes he expected to
drive the mare In 1.59 or better.
Lou Dillon is a five-year-old red chestnut
mare by Sidney Dillon, dam Lou Milton.
She has never been raced. She was trained
last year for the first time. She was
bought by c. K. G. Billings for $12,5OO at
the. sale of the Henry Pierce stables at the
Cleveland May sale last year. The reason
for the low price was her bad disposition
and the difficulty in driving her. Last
year she did a mile in POS in her work at
Memphis, Tenn.
On Monday. August II, Lou Dillon. at the
Brighton Beach track, was sent against her
best previous record of 2O2%. She made
the first quarter in the phenomenal time
of O.2S% and the half in O.59. She reached
the three-quarter pole in 1.30A, but in the
last quarter her strength failed and 2.O3A
was the best she could do for the mile
This was full second behind her record
and second and a half slower than the
record of Cresceus.
No other trotter OF" prominence ever
reached fame so suddenly as Lou Dillon.
Previous to her trial at Brighton Beach a
week ago she had made only five starts in
public. yet each time she had succeeded in
improving upon her previous efforts.
Mr.. Billings denied aAfew days ago that
the mare was not easily controlled in
field Of horses. II have driven the mare in
company and found her at all times sub
5ect to my CONTROL" said the owner.
In speaking Of the wonderful speed Of the
mare Mr.. Billings said that he had every
reason to believe she would break the
Wolio . lcCoIu IOT d tIOlter Wnen the con-
ditions happened to be favorable Contfn-
uing. the owner said: when 1 told my
friends that the mare had trotted a quar-
ter in 2SA seconds in her work it was re-
cefved with incredulity. Now she has
demonstrated it by public performance
and believe she can trot a quarter in %
seconds"
At the time she failed to lower the record
A. j. Welsh, owner of Charter Oak Park.
predicted that Lou Dillon was the coming
2-minute trotter.
MY reason for believing this" said Mr..
Welsh, rs that If horse can do a quarter
IN OBS 1t ought to be able to trot a mile
in minutes when ali conditions are favor
able. L believe that Lou Dillon will trot
In minutes next year. if not this year"
Lou Dillon is ISL hands high and weighs
only s04 pounds. Her action is extremely
low and reaching. This is particularly
noticeable when she is compared with the
runners who pace her In her trials. They
seem to have more knee action than the
horse in harness. No appliances are need
ed to keep her in her. gait, and she has
never been driven to a break in her public
work ~ fo