The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11
LOU DILLON BREAKS
BRAND new RECORD
Billings Trotter Refuses to
Share Her Honors With
Major DeEmar.

Major Delmar and despite the strong
and biting west wind Prince Alert
Q:5O came within 21s seconds of
equaling the worlds pacing record,
held by himself The trotting record,
exhibition mile to wagon, was held I'M
til today by Lou Dillon, who trotted
the mile in 2:04k at Cleveland track.
Major Delmar, with his owner, e. e.
Smathers, driving, reduced this today
to 2:03A
For five minutes Mr.. Smathers held
the worlds trotting record. Lou
Dillon, as if jealous of the record
which she had just lost, appeared upon
the field and, driven by her owner,
G. K. G. Billings, reduced Major Del
mars record to 2:01A. The worlds
trotting race record to a wagon was
held by The Abbott and is 2:04%, made
on the Hartford track and is one quar-
ter second slower than the former ex-
hibition record of Lou Dillon. The
track itself was lightning fast today,
but conservative horsemen declared
that the wind made it at least three
seconds slow.
Major Delmar, Lou Dillon and
Prince Alert were warming out for an
hour before the Shanklin Memorial
Day stakes were called and each time
they passed the grand stand they re-
ceived vociferous applause. Dan
in harness.
Major Delmar was the first of the
specials on the track. He was accom-
panied by two runners, driven by
Speers and Mcdonald. The crowd held
itself in suspense as starter Frank
Walker gave the word. Speers was
driving a thoroughbred to break the
wind and Mcdonald was driving be-
side and to the rear of Major Delmar.
The trotter had the pole. A ripple of
applause went up when they reached
the quarter in 81 seconds and the
half-mile pole in 1:01. He made the
third quarter in 1: 81, but lost ground
in the home stretch and went under
the wire in 2:03M. He had trotted
half-mile, consisting of the second and
third quarters, in one minute flat, but
the wind heightened his time in the
first quarter and the stretch, striking
him at right angles.
Prince Alert then came uponS the
field with half-hearted hopes of break
ing the pacing record held by Dan
Patch G:59). He was not started to,
go against his own worlds record of
1857. He was also accompanied by
runners. He went the first quarter In
BON, but dropped off quarter at the
half-mile pole, reaching it in one
minute flat, half second was clipped
off at the ee-quarters pole, which he
reached in 1:29A. He went under the
wire in 1891.
spectators were pitched to the highest.
key by Lou Dillon, who strotted out
on the track in front of a wagon With
a frictionless gait she scored twice be-
fore receiving the word. A thorough
bred in front broke the wind and an
other one beside her spurred her on.
Lou Dillon seemed to realize that she
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break record that had just taken
away part of her glory She reached
the quarter in 81 seconds and the half
in 1:01. At the three-quarter pole,
however, she clipped a quarter second
off Major DeImar's time, for she
reached it in 1904. The crowd went
wild when the figures went up in front
of the timers stand. Down the stretch
she came with magnificent stride and
it appeared to the onlookers that she
would overstep her running mate in
front of her. DIR. Tanner, who was
driving the runner in front, took the
pole and the three horses went under
the wire together in 2:01A
The summaries:
First race, 2:06 pace, purse 81 800
Terrace Queen, br m, by Valpu
c2 1SssSPS9 blk lGreer) ~
Trilby Direct. blk m (Walker). % 2 4 7
Y
Clipper. g (Thompson@ ...4 IS 4
Al ,s. gr 90 6Tuullager) 6 3
Second race, 2:24 class trotting, purse
81, 600
Jay McGregor. b h, by Jawhawker
Patchen Maid, blk m %. RYDER % 2
Time 2:11A; 2:11H; 2:11.
1o Third ID race ace ZIP pace purse r, 5000 :.
nv No. i'm n q
Ravenna Wilkes, .br m (Bebout) 10 8
Conroy, b C (Horine) ................4 6
Daphne Direct, blk m (Walker) ......7 4
! Credette, blk m (Roth) ............5 5
Whole, ch g (Harrison) ............. 6dis
Go Direct, blk h (Carnathan) $780,. dis
Time, 2:10; 2:11.
Fourth race, 2:11 trot. purse s1,5O0-
Mckinley. g. by John st. Clair
(Benyon) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. L I
Dr.. Strong, gr g (Gabogan) .......2 8
Belle Kuser. br m GHudson) ........4 2
Dorothy Redmond, blk m Curry rs
Jim Underwood. b (HarD ......6 z
Bodie K. blk m q5ydel ..........7 6
Fanfanron. m (Fulleger) .....9 8
Fifth race 2:1o class trot. amateur
Queen Wilkes. b m (E. E. smathers}..1 /
Louise Jefferson, br m 9Billingsj ....s 2
Time 2:15; 2:15.
Major Delmar e C. C. Smathers),
quarter, 81; hal half, 1:O1; three quarters,
y Lou Dillon. br m &c. K. C. Biliings),
| time, quarter. 81: half. 1 :01; three-quar-
ters. 1909; mile. 2:01%.
Pacing
Prince Alert. b g tDemarest), quarter.
:3oA; half. 100; three quarters, 1:29N;
mile. 1:5912.
Results at Highland Park.
DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 1O-The most
| successful racing season the Northern
land Park today. The weather was fine
and the card of seven races drew out one
| of the largest crowds of the meeting,
Only one fayorite won. but all the winners
We're well played. Summary:
First race, six furlongs-Illuminate 100
Munro, to l. won; Ben Frost 102 Hodg.
son. 70 to l, second; Swan Dance. 162,
Pieratt, to l, third. Time, 1:1S5b Dr.
Riley, Cruaehan. Wunderlich. Easter
Boy Fine Shot. Queen of Gasoline. Bal
! FAC, Show Girl and Claristina also ran.
Second race. six furlongsHRathgar. los.
Minder. to 2, Won; Ed L, 102. T. Walsh.
8 to s., second; Corder. 107. j. Moore. SO
to 1. third Time, 1:174 Flora Hooner,
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