The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11
WORLDS RECORD
TWICE BROKEN
Major DsImar and Then Leu Dill
Ion Go Against Watch.
PRINCE ALERT'S FAST MILE
WONDERFUL TIME BY WONDER
Full HORSES AT LEXINGTON.

Lexington. Ky. Oct. I0.-The worlds
trotting record 10 wagon was twice
smashed this afternoon. once by Lou Dill
lon and once by Major Delmar, and de-
spite the strong and biting west wind
Prince Alert Q;5) came within two and
one-half seconds OF equaling the worlds
pacing record. held by himself The
trottinE record. exhibition mile 60 wagon,
was held until today by Lou Dillon. who
trotted the mile in z;O4ia at the Cleveland
track Major Deimar with his owner, r.
F. Smathers, driving, reduced this today
20 2:O5&.
Held Record For Five Minutes.
For five minutes Mr.. smather's gelding
held the world trOtting record. Lou
Dillon as IL Jealous of the record which
she had Just lost. appeared upon the
field. and driven bv her owner. G.. *. O.
Bllings, reduced Major Delmar's record
20 2;pI%. The worlds trOtting race record
70 a wagon was held by The Abbot and is
Z-Dls1. made on the Hartford track. and is
one-quaTter second slower than the former
e&niniuOu record or 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 was the first Of the spe-
Graz performers on the track. He was
accomDanied by two runners. driven by
Spears and Mcdonald. Spears was driv-
Ing thoroughbred TO break the wind
and MeDonald was driving slightly 20 the
rear of Major Delmar.
Wind Against Major Delmar.
The trotter had the pole. He reached
the quarter in thirty-one seconds and the
haii-mlle pole IN lsVl. He made the Chird
Quarter ia l:3l, but lost ground in the
home stretch and went under the wire
IN Z.U34, He had trOtted q half mile. con-
sisting Of the second and third quarters,
In one minute fiat. but the wind slack
ened his time In the first quarter and III
the stretch. striking him at right angles.
Prince Alert then came upon the field
TO make an attempt at breaking the
pacing record Of 1888. held by Dan Patch.
He was not started against his own
worlds record Of 1851. He was also ac-
companied bv runners. He went the
first quarter in :5oA, but clipped off
quarter at the half-mile pole, reaching il
ia one minute plat. Half a second was
clipped off at the three-quarters' pole,
which he reached in 1:29H. He went UNI
der the wire in 1854.
Lou Dillon Makes a Trial.
Lou Dillon then trotted out on the track
harnessed TO a wagon. a thoroughbred Ia
front broke the wind and another behind
her sDurred her on She reached the
quarter in thirty-One seconds and the
half in 1:01. AT the three-Quarters polo.
however. she clipped a quarter second off
Major Delmar's time, for she reached il
in 1909. The crowd went wild when the
figures went lid in front Of the timers
stand. Down the stretch she came with
magnifiCent stride. and &c appeared to the
oUloolers that she would Overstsp her
running mate i'm front OF her. DR.. Tan
ner- who was driving the runner in front,
took the pole and the three horses went
under the wire together in 2.0lSs.
The Summary.
2:c5 pace, purse Sl,50O-Terrace queen
won the second. third and fourth heats
ia 2.GSJL. Z-l0 2.091 CUbanOIa won the
first heat in 2:GS. Trilby Direct kiley b,
Sphinx 5, Clipper and Allerton also
started.
ga trot. purse S2O0O-Jay McGregor de-
feated Patchen Maid in three straight
heats. Time. 2:11&. 2:1114. 2:l1
2:l5 pace, purse S1,000-John NJ won two
Ravenna Wilkes. COnroy, Daphne Direct.
Credette. Vyzole and Go Direct also
started.
2:11 trot. purse 81. 50O-NcKinIey won two
straight heats in 2:O9z 2.OSla. DR..
Strong. Belle Kuser. Mary d. Dorothy
Redmond. Jim Underwood. DOdie X,
Palm Leaf and FanfaTOn also started.
Z.10 trot. amateur wagon Tace-Queen
Wilkes won two straight heats in 2.l5.
Wauban and Louise Jefferson also
started.
exhibition mile. wagon, trotting-
Major Delmar. b. e. &c. +. Smathers)--
Quarter. 81: half, 1:0l; three-quarters,
1:31. mile. 2:032.
Lou Dillon. br m. 6. X. G. BUlings)-
Quarter. 81. half, 1-Ols three-quarters,
1909: mile, 2:01A.
Pacing: Prince Alert, b. G. CDemaresD
Quarter BOZ; half, loo; three-quarters,
1891 mile. 1:59Iz-