The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28

Records Broken in a Sensational
Manner by Both Trotters
and PAGERS.
LOU DILLON; DAN PATCH
Two Names That viii Always
Stand High in the List of
Famous Turf Champions.

CHICAGO. Dec 27.-The year 1903 will al
ways be designated in red figures in the
annals of the trotting world. because of
the sensational season of record breaking
INDUCED in by both the trotters and the
PAGERS. and high in the list of famous
names will be those of Lou Dillon, queen
PAGERS. 1t was the Billings mare that first
equaled the 200 mark, so long looked for
ward to by admirers of the trotter. and
then wound up a glorious season by set
ting the worlds time at 1:5S1k. That was
a little better than even the most enthusi-
astic hoped, although when the news was
flashed out from the Readville track on
Aug. "a that the two-minute trotter had
arrived at last there were many who saw
the Billings mare in that performance that
predicted she would do better later in the
year. She did it on Oct. "a, two months
later, at Memphis. Meanwhile Lou Dillon
had chopped the worlds record for trotting
to wagon to 2:0l%, and then lowered it to
200 fiat four days later than her record to
sulky at Memphis. She also smashed Maud
SIS old high sulky mark, which had stood
unchallenged for years.
Dan Patch dropped the world s record for
PAGERS to 1859 at Brighton Beach in Au-
him of his laurels by doing a mile in 1851 at
the Empire City track. the Patch horse
came back with new mark or 1:56A at
the Memphis track on Oct. Y.
Cresceus, the former king of trotters, was
compelled to go way back to the Wichita
(Kan.) track along in the middle of october
TO get any laurels at all. There he Is said
to have made a mile in 1894, beating Lou
billions 200 mark by small fraction. That
record was surrounded with considerable
doubt and has not yet been accepted by the
board of appeals. but IL became a matter of
secondary Importance when the Billings
mare tore off that final mark of 1:5S12 five
days after Cresceuss effort in the woods
June 16-Lou Dillon trotted to wagon In 2:06L
at Cleveland; worlds record for mares to
wagon
June 29-Lou Dillon lowered worlds trotting rec
ord to wagon to 2:O4& at Cleveland
July 11-Lou Dillon lowered worlds trottng rec
ord for mares TO 2:03lk at Cleveland.
July 22-Elastc Pointer Chamber of Com
merce stakes at Detroit
July 23-John Taylor won Merchants and Manu-
facturers stakes at Detroit.
July 30-MaJor Delmar defeated The Abbot in
match race at Albany.
July 31-Lou Dillon lowered worlds trottng rec
ord II for mares to 2;o2& at Cleveland and, .
opening of Empire City meeting.
Aug lS-Frank Yoakum won Brighton pacing
stakes at Brighton Beach.
Aug. 19-Dan Patch lowered worlds mile record
for PAGERS to l;5s at Brighton srl d1o Beach
stakes at Brighton Beach
Aug. 24-Lou Dillon lowered worlds trotting rec
ord to 200 at Readvie.
Aug. 26-Elastic Pointer won Norfolk packing
stake at Readville.
Aug. 27-Billy Buck won $4,000 Massachusetts
trotting stakes at ReadvilIe.
Creseens lowered worlds record for mile on
Sept. 1.-The Monk Gold Challenge cup C.
h G. Billings driving, at Cleveland.
Sept. 3-Billy Buck $4,000 Roger Williams
Sept. dan Patck lowered worlds pacing rec
ord for mile on half-mile track to 2:O4A at
Sept. S-Cresceus lowered worlds record for
mile on half-mile track to 2:oSA at Lincoln,
Sept. 1O-Billy Buck won Charter Oak $4,000
Sept. I1-Prince Alert lowered worlds pacing
mile record for one-half mile track to 2:03a
Sept. I2-Lou Dillon lowered Maud SIS high
sulky record to 2:O5 The Monk and Equity
lowered worlds team record for mile TO
2:092 at Cleveland.
record for mile to 1:57 at Empire City track.
Sept. 27-Major Delmar equaled Lou Dillons
Sept. 2s-Alta Axworthy Horse Review
stakes for two-year-olds at Cincinnati
Oct. &c E. Smathers bought Sadie Mac for
Oct S-Sadie Mac won $4,000 Kentucky Futurity
in straight heats at Lexington. Nervolo won
Tennessee stake.
Oct. s-Caspian won Pennsylvania stake at Lex
Oct iO-Lou Dillon lowered worlds mile trot-
ting record to wagon to 2:OlA at Lexington.
Oct. 12-Billy Buck Walnut Hall cup at Lex
ington Driver Mcdonald set down for year
Dot i0 isp G Patch rI lowered T worlds pacing rec
ord for mile to wagon TO 1891 at Lexington.
Oct. 19-Cresceus lowered worlds trotting rec
ord for mile TO 1884 at Wichita Kan, rec
ord being questioned by board Of appeals
Oct. 20-Lou Dillon defeated Major Demar in
Gold cup race, amateur drivers at Memphis
Oct. 22-Dan Patck lowered worlds pacing rec
ord for mile to 1864 at Memphis.
Oct. 24-Lou Dillon lowered worlds trotting rec
ord to 1:5S12 Memphis.
Prince Alert lowered worlds pacing record for
haf-mile to 0:571A at Providence.
Oct. 27-Dan Patch lowered worlds pacing rec
ord for half-mie to 0:56 and worlds record
lie TO wa tn 1E-
Oct. 2S-Lou Dillon lowered worlds trotting rec
ord for mile to wagon to 200 The Monk and
Equity lowered worlds team record to 2:0S
at Memphis.
Nov. 30-Dan Patch lowered worlds high-suIky
pacing record to 2:O4a4 and world S two-mie
record All at Macon, Ga.
Dec. American Trottins Board OF Appeals
heard evidence regarding Cresceus's doubtful
record at Wichita, Kan, and reserved de-
csion