The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-10
uvo1-rTNG ARBITERs RULE THAT
ONLY DIRT DIVERTING DEVICES
MAY BE USED.
PRINCE ALERT IS
THE MOST affected.
,,,-nER THIS RULING MAUDE S. Is
STILL THE HIGH sULKY QUEEN.

80 TrottinE Associations 1t Was
RuIed That Records as Recognized
ONiciaIIy, Would Not Be Affected
bv performances of Phenomenal
nature Made With the Aid of Mod
.ru Devices-QuestiOn. Now Arises
Who Is Really EntitI&I to the
rifle of "Queen of the TrOtting
Turf"
The board of presidents of the Par
ont Trotting Associations have declar-
ed that all records made with the aid
of wind shields are void. and Lou
Dillon loses her title of champion of
the American trotting turf.
The board decided that Lou Dillons
recent performance at Cleveland in
9.O5 to a high wheel, ball-bearing sui
XIV. with pacemakers, was not a record,
she having made faster time. There
fore the high-wheel sulky record of
Maud s, 2:OSa4, stands.
The following compromise rule was
announced on the windshield contro-
yersy: mo record can be made with a
wind shield other than the ordinary
dirt shield and pacemaker in front.
A performance with pacemaker in
front. with dirt shield shall be re-
corded with a distinguishing mark, re-
ferring to q note stating the fact"
Such is the rule which the board of
presidents of the three associations
passed. BY adopting this regulation
the board has entered into a new era
in the trotting horse world. Hitherto
it has not been customary, when prog
ress has entered into and furnished an
improvement for the purpose of in
creasing the speed of a trotter or pa
Ger, to place the same in special
class. When the pneumatic sulky, toe
weights and other devices made their
appearance they were not given specific
Characterization. When a horse made
a record with the aid of any modern
appliance, it was not so specified or
recorded in the year book.
Establishment of "A Precedent.
If one looks over the list of cham
pions in this authoritative book from
the time of Lady Suffolk, 2:291k, record
made in 1885, TO Cresceus, 2:02A, record
made in 1907, which is the last record
made prior to those of last year Q9O3),
it cannot be found where it designates
the style of sulky drawn, either pneu-
matte or high wheels
In the first year the pneumatic sulkv
was introduced there was a wholesale
slaughter of records, and the world S
record was reduced four and three
quarter seconds by the trotters and
seven seconds by the PAGERS. Still this
Wholesale reduction of records did not
bring legislation from the board, which
would classify records made with this
style of sulky.
A Blow at Prince Alert.
The new rule will not affect any of
the champion records made last year
except that OF Prince Alert. This horse
paced mile in 1:57 on the Empire
City track. On this occasion Prince
Alert was paced by a runner that drew
cart which had an extra piece of
canvas attached to it above the shafts,
mus making it wind shield" in ad-
oluon to dirt shield"
MAJOR Delmar also trotted a mile at
ms meet in 200, paced in exactly the
same way. In fact, the same cart was
used for him that was employed in the
case of Prince Alert
Delmar, however, trotted a mile at
Memphis in 1:59A, paced by the ordi-
nary dirt shield" thus improving his
Empire City record.
Classifying records made under the
conditions of those established last
year may have it's moral effect: still
y IS safe to predict that all future
une records will be obtained under the
same conditions until some other i'm
povement appears.
Lou Dillon Versus Maud s.
inc board also took up the protest
vi lhe sons of Robert Bonner, who
asserted that Lou Dillon did not wrest
me crown of queen from Maud S.
W. mat day in September when the
speed marvel travel a mile to high
wheel sulky in 2.O5, thus reducing
MAUD SIS record of 2 .0SA made over
'le same track in 1886.
considerable argument was heard by
. .He BOARD. Testimony from every pos
. sue source was offered. Tom Eek,
t rS.nef OF bicycle riders, gave expert
%Se'Hnony on the value of the wind
Ipi'eIu' Others heard were Robert
DDouher, I. B. Armitage and H. X.
.DIe'ereuX. Mr.. Devereux appeared in
S Ge interests of the Cleveland Driving
al S'uo, While Charles Tanner represent
3 nn,C' X. q. Billings, owner of Lou
Now, Which Mare Is Queen:
Inc board went into executive ses-
son' and when the doors were opened
Ing: Jul 'ii0
We find that the performance of
ic O1 Dillon at Cleveland, o.. Sept. II,
b sso, IN 2:Oo, to q high wheeled. ball
aug sulky. with a pacemaker, with
laay shield, in front, was not a record,
Iause the mare had previously per-
smlned IN faster time, which perform
slo,, was her record and precluded
1Wr performance being a record.
Man. Also find the performance of
ho -. Mt Cleveland o., in 1886. was
corsi. lsh-Wheeled, plaln-axle sulky, ac-
vas 10 rules: that the time 2:0S%
tim. 'ol only her best time, but the best
was a record"
pro,ls, ruling of the board was APP
no'ed by many. whileA there were
"a w, VINO believed the board had act
hsr none too wisely. Thelone point at
Inn rai peared to be that, linasmuch as
o,S Dillon went out TO reduce fine rec
dan. Maud s., it should have been
toss u'luer exactly the same condi-
rhe s,.,s.
Asr evidence given by Charles Tan
t9u-, ss TO the effect that Lou had
ng b sulky equipped with ball-bear-
hat Us was preceded by oace. and
he DO runners had ACCOMPANIED her.
Nlsy inner family testified that the
sshior- 9"n by Maud s. was an old
m paceqa, ,plain-axle sulIky, and that
oily ora maker had preceded Ter, and
L va uhner had accompannd her.
ha1 SHOWN later that two horses
Wien sh Panied the Bonner mare
Sue made her record.