The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
AFTER LOU DILLON'S RECORD
Major DeImar Will Make the Effort of His Life
at Memphis

Major Delmar, 2:0OA champion trot-
ting gelding, and next to Lou Dillon
the only two-minute trotter now on
the turf, will make the supreme effort
Of his life to retire this season the
champions at the Memphis fall meet
ing. where he gained his fastest mark
last year.
Having wiped out all existing records
of any Importance, many of which have
stood for years as the worlds best
time, horsemen are now wondering
what will be the next sensational per
Torrance of Lou Dillon, the worlds
champion trotter.
With the wagon, sulky and high
wheel sulky, both amateur and profess
sional, records to her credit there is
nothing for the mare to do but try to
reduce her record stln further, which
horsemen claim is possible for her to
do under favorable conditions
When Lou Dillon trotted her won
derful mile at Readville in two min
Ltes it looked as though she had placed
the figures where they would not be
bothered for some time to come, and
that her title was we'll protected. The
recent performances of Major Delmar
show that such is not the case, and the
speed shown by the speedy gelding is
enough to cause uneasiness in the Lou
Dillon camp.
Major Delmar is watched with great
interest to see If he can beat or even
equal the mares time. That he has
worked dangerously near the record
can be understood when his record of
2:00A is considered. 1t is only a quar-
ter of a second behind the champion,
and there is every indication that he is
capable of improving it to some extent
before the season is over. Should Ma
jor Delmar be successful in reaching
the two minute mark it is safe to say
that Lou Dillon will at once be sent to
improve her present record.
Major Demars flight to champion
ship honors marks him. aside from his
very fast record, marvellous horse
and a genuine race horse champion. He
is the first baby trotter to become a
worlds champion. He was out three
times as 2-year-old, and in the money
every race, retiring at that age with a
mark of 2:31%. AS a 3-year-old he won
two races. quitting the season with a
record of 2:15. He was off the turf
DIS d 4 year out returned last sea-
son. and in twelve starts won nine
races. Save against time he is un-
beaten this season. and his day of de-
feat in his present condition seems now
to be over, as there is no prospect of
him ever clashing sull1ies with Lou
Dillon, the trotting queen, owing to the
aversion of the owner of the latter to
race his champion mare against other
horses. So the horses actual race rec
ord during his entire turf career now
reads fourteen races won in twenty-five
starts. The following resume covers
the winning record of the now cham
pion gelding, which so soon followed
Lou Dillon into the very exclusive circle
of two-minute trotters:
AS a 3-year-old in 1900:
Aug. 20-Readville, Mass, purse 81
000 won in 2:16. 2:16A.
Sept. 24-Readville. Mass, purse 81
$40. walked in in 2:21%.
In the former race he lost the first
heat to Emma Winter in 2:15, finishing
third.
AS a 5-year-old in 1902:
July 17-Detroit. Mich, 2:13 class,
purse 81. 200, won in 2:11, 2:12k.
July 21-Cleveland, 2:14 class, purse
$1,000; won in 2:111s. 2:12A. 2:11%.
Aug. ALBANY, N. Y, 2:12 class,
purse $500; won in 2:l6, 2:12A, 2:11A.
Aug. 31-Readville, Mass. 2:12 class,
Massachusetts, purse, $4,000; won in
2:OSiA. 2.OS%. 200.
Aug. 2s-Providence, R. L, 2:1O class.