The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-25
LOU DILLON AGAIN LOWERS THE REC0RL roud Queen of the Turf Goe
 Mile in 1;58 l-2 ,TRONG WIND BLOWN. This Hurt Speed for While, But In Stretch Proved of Advantage and
 She Came Home With a
 Great Burst of Speed.

Memphis, october z4-Lou Di'0ii' W neerless trotter, owned by c, K. G. Bil- .ings and driven by Willard Sanders this afternoon proved her right to the prouh | title of Queen of the Turf by trotuhs mile under adverse weather conditions n the remarkable time of 1;0S7s The daughter of Sidney Dillon was paced by q runner driven by Scott Mccoy and anoth- CT runner followed closely to urge the mare to a supreme effort.
 i The track of the Memphis Driving club never showed to better advantage. Teams and sprinkers were employed throughout the day, putting on the finishing touches and when the time for Lou Dillon's trial arrived, the general opinion was that the course was perfect. A strong wind from the north swept down the long back stretch, however, and Judge Newton an- nounced the spectators that too much trotter.
 Lot Dillon Starts.
 Lou Dillon appeared on the track at 5:l0 D. m. and after a preliminary canter, San ders announced that he was ready for the start. The two runners were aligned in position and it was noticed that a strip of board about one yard wide was fas- tened to the pacemaker's sulky directly under the seat This, it was announced later, was used to keep the dust out of the mares face. At the first start San ders nodded for the word, and the flag dropped. After going an eighth of mile Sanders yelled to Mccoy to drive faster and 1t looked as if the mare would eaten the runner. Making the first turn, the remarkable work of Lou Dillon could be better seen by the thousands present, and like piece of perfect machinery she reached the quarter pole in 90 seconds The turn for the back stretch was now reached and many expected to see the champion falter because of the wind. But to the surprise of every one, Lou Dillon seemed to travel faster and when the half mile was reached, the timers stand clicked out 59h. A great cheer arose and many horses predicted a new record was making. On the far turn Mccoy was forced to whip the runner to keep clear of the trotting marvel which was pushing him closely. The three quarters pole was passed in 1:2Sh, and the mare had turned for home.
 Wind Helped ir the Stretch.
 The wind now was an advantage rather than detriment and with a superb burst of speed Lou Dillon, urged on by the shouts of the drivers of the runners, dashed under the wire in 1:5SlA. When the time was flashed. to the spectators pande- monium reigned. Hats were flung high into the air and cheer followed cheer. Sanders was literally lifted from the sullSey by an admiring throng. while Mir Billings was showered with congratulations.
 It was a noticeable fact that the watches of the three official timers agreed to the minutest fraction, and many hun- dreds standing in the field caught the time as officially announced to the fraction. The timers were Bud Doble Fred Hart well of Chicago and John Dickerson of New York
 After the mare had been blanketed and sent to her barn, Willard Sanders, her driver, said:
 Sanders Not Surprised.
 'I am not bit surprised at the result of Lou Dllon's effort. I expected to break the worlds record despite the ad- verse conditions. I desire to say that 1t Is my candid opinion that Lou Dillon can trot as fast as any horse in the world can pace, and next year I will demonstrate this statement. With perfect conditions today l would be afraid to say how fast the mare would have trotted the mile.'
 Lou Dillon is a chestnut mare five years old. She was bred al the Santa Rosa Cal. stock farm, where she was first har- messed as a yearling in 1899 She was turned over to George Ramage for early training and later passed into the hands of Willard Sanders. who in turn sold her to c. K. c. Billings of Chicago on May P last. The career of this mare ever since she trotted a workout mile at Memphis last fall in 20S% has been watched with interest by harness horse followers On August 24 she stepped mile at the Read vile, Mass, track in two minutes flat
 Two other worlds records were broken this afternoon. Darcla, a bay mare by Al Cander,s driven by A. Mcdonald, paced mile in 2:00h. The former pacing record for mare was held by Fanny Dillard in 203%. Equity and The Monk, from MT. Billings stable, were sent a mile against the 2:17s4 trotting to pole record. The two horses were driven by Mr. Billings in ------------------------------ --s.---------------