New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-25
A TWO MINUTE TROTTER.
Lo1oers Cresceus's Worlds Nile
Record by 21-4 Seconds.

Readvine Mass Aug. 24-Lou Dillon accom-
pIished Readville track this afternoon what
American trotting horse breeders have laoored
years to produce-a mile trotted in two minutes
Nillard Sanders, driver of the great mare, after
one heat in the regular Grand Circuit card had
been decided. brought the daughter Of Sidney Dll-
lon out for the attempt. For pacemakers there
two running horses hitched to road carts.
Peggy From Paris driven by Doc Tanner, and
Carrie Nation driver by Scott Mccoy.
On the first score the little made break
just before reaching the wire. On the second at
tempt. however. the word given, though
Starting Judge Walker rang his bell, but Tan
ner nodded for him to say Go" and. turning 10
Sanders, called TO him to come along. Tanner kept
Peggy From Paris directly in front of the peerless
chestnut trotter, while Mccoy laid her wheel
In this way the trio at the quarter pole IN
3Oh seconds. Lou Dillon went smoothly down
the backstretch that her speed did not last.
to those who held watches. The half was
clicked off i'm l0024, Around the turn 10 the three
quarters pole the pace quiCkened. the third quar-
ter being in 50 seconds making the three-quarters
in 1:31. Their came the crucial test Sanders sat
perfectly still but Mccoy cried aloud 10 his runner
to cheer Lou Dillon. The quarter was in %
seconds. making the mile In the wonderful; time o:
two minutes. When Sanders logged the mare back
to the wire, amid the applause Of the crowd. she
was apparently fresh as though she had only
taken practice spin. Sanders said that before the
season closes he expected to drive the in 80
or better
Lou Dillon is a fve-year-old red chestnut mare by
Sidney Dillon dam Lou Milton. She has never
been raced. She trained last year for the
first time. She was bought by G. X. G. BILLINGS
for $125OO the sale of the Henry Pierce stables
at the Cleveland May sale last year The reason
for the low price her bad disposition and the
difficulty ir driving her Last year she did mile
in 206 in her work at Memphis. Tenn
On Monday, August II, Lou Dillon the Brigh-
ton Beach track against her best pre-
vious record of 202a4. She made the first quarter
in the phenomenal time of O2Ssl, and the half in.
0:59 She reached the three-quarter pole in 3OA,
but in the last quarter her strength failed and
2:OSs4 the best could do for the mile. This
full second behind her record, and a second
and half slower than the record Of Cresceus.
No other trotter of prominence ever reached fame
suddenly Lou Dillon. Previous her trial
at Brighton Beach week ago she had made only
five starts in public. yet each time she had
ceeded in improving upon her previous efforts.
Mr. Billings denied. a few days ago, that the
was not easily controlled in a field of horses.
81 have driven the mare in company and found
her ali times subject to my control" said the
owner.
In speaking Of the wonderful speed of the mare
MT. Billings said that he had every to be-
Ieve she would break the worlds record for a
trotter when the conditions happened be favor
able Continuing said: When l told
my friends that the mare had trotted quarter in
2Ss4 seconds in her work 1t was. received with in
credulity. Now she has demonstrated it by
quarter in 2S seconds"
At the time she failed to lower the record A. ].
Welsh. owner of Charter Oak Park. predicted that
Lou Dillon was the coming two-minute trotter.
My reason for believing this said Mr. Welsh,
is that If a horse do a quarter in OBS it
ought to be able TO trot mile in minutes
when all conditions favorable. ! believe that
Lou Dillon will trot in TWO minutes next year, if
this year"
Lou Dillon is 151 hands high and weighs only S04
pounds Her action is extremely low and reaching.
This is particularly noticeable when she is
pared with the runners who pace her in her trials,
They seem to have more knee action than the
n la In
keep her In her gait and she has been driven
TO break in public work.