The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11
FOOTBALL IN MFIELO ENLWENs MOMENTS OF DULLYss.

Lexington. Ky. DC. w-Thc worlds
trottinE record 90 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 G:50 came within two and
one-half seconds of equalin= the worlds
pacing record. held by himself.
The trotting record. exhibition mile. to
wagon. was held until to-day by Lou Dill
Ion. who trotted the mile in 2.O4is at the
Cleveland track. Major Delmar. with his
owner. Z. +. Smathers. driving, reduced
this to-day 10 2O34.
For five minutes Mr.. Smathers's EeldinC
held the worlds trotting record. Lou Dill
Ion. as If jealous Of the record which she
had just lest. appeared upon the field.
and. driven by her owner. G. X. G. Bill
ings. reduced Major Delmar's record to
2:0Ia4.
The worlds t~rurtinE-race record to a
wagon was held by The Abbott. and is
2c0i2. made on the Hartford track. and
is ~one-quarter second slower than the
former exhibition record OF Lou Dillon.
The track itself was lightning fast to-day.
, but conservative horsemen declared that
the wind made it at least three seconds
slow.
Major pelmar was the first Of the spe-
cial performers on the track. He was ac-
companied by two runners. driven by
Spears and Mcdonald. Spears was driv-
ing a thoroughbred to break the wind.
and Mcdonald was driving slightly TO the
rear Of Major Delmar. The trOtter had
the pole. He reached the quarter in Ct,
and the half-mile pole in 1Ol. He made
the third quarter in l:3l. but lost ground
in the home stretch, and went under the
wire in 205I. He had trotted a half
mile, consisting OF the second and third
quarters. in one minute fat, but the wind
heightened his time in the first quarter
and in the stretch. striking him at right
angles.
Price Alert then came p the field 10
make an attempt at breaking the pacing
record Of l;5S, held by Dan Patch. He
was mot started against his own worlds
record Of l:5I. He was also accompanied
by He went the first quarter in
81 EuE clipped on d quarter at the half
mile pole. reaching il IN one minute fat.
Halr "a second was cllpped OF at the three
quarters pCle. which he reached in l.29i4
He went under the wire in 1.5gls.
Lou Dillon then trOtted out on the track
IN front broke the wind and another one
beside her sDurred her on. She reached
the quarter in 81 seconds and the half in
1Ol. At the th~Tee-quarters pole, however,
she clipped a quarter second of Major
time, Tor she reached IL in 1:3JA.
The crowd vent Wild when the figures
went W In front OF TIE timers stand.
Down the stretch she came with magnifi-
cent stride. y II appeared TO the on
lockers that she would o~verstep her IN
ming mate in front OF her. Doctor TAM
ner. who was driving the runner in front. |
took the pole and the three horses went
under the wire together in 2:oi4.
The only exciting race OF the day was
the 2.GJ class pacing. purse $500. which
was "on by Terrace Queen. an even
ia"oritc in three heats. One heat
went 20 C~ubanOla. Only two starters en-
tered in the 2:2i class pacing, purse 5000.
and they finished jay MCGregOr first and
Maid second.
The JUDGES to-day issued an order pro-