The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-30
HORSES AND
H0RSEME::N||.
Long Looked for TWo.Mlnute
TrOtter IS Here.


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4 Il It Has Bce i Gradual; Was Practice
ally3 Minutes in sos ard ls2
Minutes In 1908.
The 8two-mInutc trottor, that seemingly
hopeless dream Of horsen,eh for QUAR-
ter Of d century past, IS reality at
Inst. The goat was reached. Lou Dill
Ion, less than three months ago practl.
emily midtown IA a trotter, on Monday
last, ne ,Sd Instant Mt Readville, MASS,
trotting a mile In two minutes. For nihe-
ty-seven years II has been the dream
Of horse1neii TO zee two.tninute trottcr,
but the nearest approach to this mark
was the 2:t2 IA Of Cresccus, whose rec
ord made him, King OF trotters III 1901.
Tic time OF Low Dillon's great mile by
Quarters was 80 IA seconds, frat uuar.
ter; 80 Ia seconds, second Quarter. 30 IA
seconds, third quarter, and ~ seconds,
fourth quarter. Lou Dillon IL a richly
colored red chettnnt mare, foaled ls9si
bred by Pierce Brothers. Santa Rosa, Cal.
if0rniR, from whom, she phsaed to her
present owner c. X. G. Billings. Of New
York and Chicago. having beenlptirohnsed
Iii May last at Cleveland Ohios Tor Sl2bO0
at public Auction, to which she was con-
signed by the Pierce estate. She was
sired bys Sidney. Dillon. son Of sidney,
$40 S-4: dam Lou Milton. by Milton Me.
dlum, son of Happy Medium, tho alre OF
Nancy Hanks. 2:N: second dam FlyiIsa
fast road mare OF untra ced breeding.
Lou Dillon has now trotted seven great
miles, as follows
#i 10 wagon driven by c. 4. g. Billings:s
Isl 10 "a Mile
r,,pa 14t1, 4 ~ 10 AZ "a IA
June 10Th, 81 "a 1903 IA 1874 s52:A "a
3 TO sulky, driven by Millard#F. sanders'.
ia 10 ga fSMie
July 4th.. 81 1: o1 a-4A1.ss "a 2,o41-4
July nth, .s11-4 1901 "a 1:32 10 2:03 Ia
July 3lst.. 20 ia 100 "a / 81 a. 2:o2 3-4
Aug. 18TH. .2s ga 50 1890 ia 2:oS 5-4
Aug. oath. 80 IA / 100 ga 1881 @ 900 l.
The worlds records that Lou Dillon now
holds are: That for trottlng mares, beat
Ing the 2:03 "a of Alix, made In 1894; that
for 1ve-year-old trottcrs, beating the
2:G5 10 Of Major Demar. made In 1902;
that for f1ve-year-old mares. beating tho
2:0G 12 of Susie j., made in 1902; that
Cot green trotters. beating the 2:o7 Of
Lord Derby. made in 1900; that for green
made in 1902 Her two miles to wa gon. IN
2:oG1-4 and 2:N "a, unfortunately matinee
and not technical records, are non-offioial
We're this not the fact she would hold the
worlds wagon record for trotters OF all
ages and sexes, with either amateur or
professional driver. 3D. AZ;
Lou Dillon Is a fvc-year-old mare. who
never, excepting these seven miles, had
been extended in public. either in or out
OLA race. and previously had absolutely
no record whatever. Alix's worlds record
for mares stood for nine years, and as
the worlds best record FOR six years.
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been lowered from Yankee d 2bs, prAc-
tlcally three minutes. in 1906, To- Lou Dill.
Ions mile, In two minutes nat In 1903, tho
time required to reduce the record from
three to two minutes being almost 100
years: GE # i a
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lS67-Dexter. br. g., Boston, July 3d.
1861 Dexter, br g.. Buffalo. August A.
!, 1s71-Goldsmlth Maid, b. M, Milwaukee,
, }. Goldsmith Maid, b M. Boston, June
4 1878 oacident Sacramento, Cal, Sep
TENDER II. ZIG "a 4}8
Z 18H-Goldsmith Maid, b.. M, East Sagl-
nav Mich. july 49, 2.16.Y
1874 Goldsmith Maid b. m, Buffalo,
August I. "15 l-2.
1871 Goldsmith Maid, b. M. Rochester,
August u, PA 3d.
( 1sN--Goldsmith Maid, b. M, Boston.
September 2, 2.14.
lS7S-Rarus. b. g.. Bunalo, August 8,
lso7-st. Julien, h. g., Oakland, Cal,
$3.50 Maud s.. CHI, M. Rochester, N, T.,
AUGUST ~, All 3-4.
g10Slt-St. julien, Hartford, Conn, avg
lss0.Maud 5 S. oh. NJ, Chicago Sep
!, 1ssl = s., ch. NJ. Pittaouss' July
isSi-Mnud S.. CHI, M. Rochester. n. Y.
iS S;;s; ( See, blk, g Providence
lsa--Maud 8 ~ oh, m, Lexington KY
issfa Maud " a. g. S. ch. M Cleveland, Au-
iss5.Maud s.. CHI m, Cleveland, July
iisSl-sunol. b, M, Stockton. Cal, (klte
= PiNEUMATfiG TIRED suLKEY.
g1s92.Nancy Hanks b. M chicago Au-
1882 Nancy Hanks, b. M, Independence,
la. August 81; EOS IL, ,r.u 11,
lss2-eH da, Hanks b \. M. IeFFe ilau'e'
iIa-Ai!x, ;: M. dalosburg, ILL.,. Sep
isoa~The Abbot. b. &, Terre IIaute, Ind,
is@@cresceua, en-. 8, Cleveland, July
20. 202 "a.
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