Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-31

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HOW RECORDS HAVE GONE.
Two and one-Qulrter seconds off the
trotting record, one-quarter of the pac-
ing mark and the running record cut
two-nfths Of a seconl-trottng, pacing |
and running all in one season-ought
to satisfy the most enthusiastic admirer
Of the horse, says the Chicago Daily |
News Wien Lou Dillon trotted mile
In 200 fiat at Readyille, Mass,
she rounded out the string which
Uas first started here during the Wash
ington park meeting, when Allan-a-
Dale lowered the running record TO |
1877 3.5 only TO have his laurels taken |
away from him week OF so later by
the speed wonder, the S-ycar-old Dick
Welles NJ Harlem. Dan Patch did the
honors for the PAGERS and his 1888 mark |
NJ Brighton Beach last Friday turned |
III eyes to the trotters, every one pull
ing for Lou Dillon TO make good her
early promise by SCATTERING a mark
that Cresceus had long held.
Dope shows that In 81 years more
seconds have been cut OFF the trottlng
record than of the pacing mark, In
1898 the books say that the best pacing
record stood AT 22S, to the credit OF
proyer At the same time the trotting
hest was Dutchman's 1882. Drover's
2;2S stood until 1874, when Fanny Els
Ter lowered II to 2:27h Fanny Ellsler's
9'27h was broken the same year by
unknown which went in 1882 In 1874
| the trottcr. Lady Suffolk. reached 2,2sh,
which TODD FOR four years, when Pei
| ham cut OF second and half For
| the PAGERS Pct then came TO the fore
| and got on tho hooks in 1851 1852 and
1858 With 2;2l, 2:l9A and 2,lSh respec-
| lively.
THE FIRST RECORD MAKERS,
Jay Eye-See was the first $40 trotter
| and Johnston the first 2:i0 PAGER The
former did II In 1884, a year after the
| latter's stunt. Mascot beat 2;05 for the
| PAGERS in 1892 putting up 2oi while
Nancy Hanks 1904 the same year cut
sunols 2;0Sh, which succeeded the
great Maud SIS 2Os% in 81.
From this point on II was nip and
tuck TO see II II would be trotter or
PAGER to reach 200. The PAGER won out
| in 81, when Star Pointer did l:59A
beating John X. Gentry's 2;Olh This
record stood until Friday, when Dan
| Patch, which had previously tied IT,
cut one-nfth second on. Now the PAGER
| is one second to the good IN the race
against Father Time, and II looks as II
the contest OF the '9Os would be renew
ed
with the runners the slashing has not
been so general Voter placed 1t al lSS
at Brighton's Beach, July IL, 1900, and
four days later Orlmar tied the mark at
Washington park. the same course over
which Allan-a Dale gained fame. The
tide mark survived until Brigadier. a
four year-old carrying ll2 pounds, ran
In 1877 As at Sheepshead Bay, June ~,
1901. Allan-a-Dale did 1881 S-5 this
summer, and Dick Welles now holds
the mark at l:S7 20,
The fastest mile credited 10 n horse
is the l:S5h made against time by Sal.
vator over the Monmouth park straight
course. Salvador was four years old
at the time and carried 40 pounds, The
date Of his performance was Aug. Is,
1890.
Conditions so far as the track and
weather were concerned yesterday were
ideal for the effort asked OF Lou Dill
lon With the track as fast as II could
be made and the weather calm and hot,
It was predicted long before the trial
that the Billings mare would az least
equal Cresceus record OF 2:02h, but
few expected 10 see her reach the 300
mark. so long shot at unsuccssfully.
CROWD EXPECTED SOMETHING.
As the mare. dripping with sweat,
passed by the judges stand In her pre-
liminaTy warm-up, she was royalty
cheered. the crowd OF people evidently
expecting that something would hap
pen 10 the record. II was a pretty
sight 10 G.. X. G. Billings and Just be-
fore the mare made the record attempt
Mr., billings patted her glossy neck and
quietly told her 10 DO her best, and that
was all She seemed 10 know that great
things were expected Of her and when
Driver Willard Sanders gave the judges
the nod. intlmating that Il was q go.
Lou seemed 20 fairly ny 10 the first
Qaurter In 3oh seconds. That was sim
plv an Indication of what was coming.
The second quarter was trotted IN 30a
seconds, making the half IN LOOK II
was plainly evident at this time bar
ring a break. that the record so long
held by Crcsceus would be lowered, and
the cheering began as the sturdy little
mare won't the third quarter In So4
seconds fairly living. As she reached |
this point Carrie Nation took up the !
great task Of acting as paoemaker for !
the tro;ter and down the home stretch |
the two came like q runaway team. |
Carrie Nation was being whipped out |
while Lou Dillon was set IN her work |
like a piece OF machinery and there were /
no signs Of her faltering Sanders called /
upon her IN the final io0 yards for one /
more burst and she had Il and crossed 4
{ he line like a streak Of lightning.
As the Judges hung out the Official
time ~ 200 Hat throncs crowded onto
the main track and Lou Dillon was The
Idol Of on. She had not only reached
the much-sourht 200 mark. but she
had also trotted the lest quarter IN %
1ht. feat no Other harness horse ever
WAS NEVER IN A RACE.
Lou Dillon Is 6 years old and was
bred IN California and strange 10 say
mas never competed in a trotting race.
although she has gone against most an
ne records. and on June she trottg u.
/ mile TO waton IN 2:o6h. Then Nh
'eemed dissatitasd with her workT I =
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