The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-09
MAJOR DEL MAR CUTS
CRESCEUS' RECORD
Bay Geldina Clips Half a
Second From Time at
Lexington

LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. 7-Major Del
mar, the great son of Delmaf, out of Ex-
pectation, marked a new trotting record
today, when he circled the track in 2:01s4
clipping half a second off the record made
by Cresceus at Columbus. Major Delmar
used no wind shields or other speed con-
trivances. Twice before he had equaled
the Cresceus record the last time at
Oakley Park. The fractional time in his
wonderful mile today was: :29An :59A
1:29A, 2:01A. He trotted the second
quarter in 29% seconds, the third quarter
in 30A seconds and the fourth quarter in
81 seconds. The track was in perfect
condition.
The temperature was uncomfortably
warm and the stars and stripes in the
midfieid showed that the wind was blow
ing from the southwest, which gave the
trotter an advantage until he had cir
cied the half and the wind was then
against him.
Major Deimar appeared on the track
| just after the last race on the card was
finished. He was driven by his trainer,
Alta Mcdonald. His pacemaker was a
runner driven by Scott Hudson. At the
fifth try for start. Mcdonald nodded to
Starter Walker for the word
The terrific gait was almost too much
for the runner, who gradually Jagged be-
hind. A second paeemaker was picked up
at the half. An enormous crowd had been
attracted by the announcement that Ma jor
Delrnar was going to start against time
and the cheering for him was liberal.
Major Delmar is bay gelding and Is
owned by E. E. Smathers, of New York.
The first race on the card was the Will
son stake, 2:20 class pacing, value 1000.
It was won in straight heats by Morning
Star, the favorite The first heat was
paced in 2:O514, which clipped one and
hale ,f,1rr
made by Hal Chaffen last year. Hal
Chaffen was driven the mile by Ed Geers
last year in 2:06A. Morning Star paced
his third heat in 2:0612. Baron Grattan
Peruna, the fourth horse in the race. was
distanced in the first heat and fourth
money went to Morning Star. The VIC
tory was easy for Morning Star.
Scott Hudson won the next two races.
In the 2:20 class trotting he drove Main
land, the favorite. winning the first, third
and fourth heats and giXng1 the Sec on
set the pace until the third quarter was
reached in. each of the heats and was
nosed out of three of the heats at the
finish.
Harry Simmons took third money and
Emily Letcher fourth. Thirteen horses
started in the race but the distance flag
caught five Of them in the first heat and
two more in the third.
Nancy Fl, driven by Hudson, won the
The Wilson stake, go class, pacing,
purse $1,000; three in five
Morning Star, br g, by Star Pointer.
(McDonald) .........l
Baron Grattan, b g (Geers) .......2 2
Famine, b m (JoneS) -. .........3 3
Time, 5:65A, S:o91s, 2:O61k.
2:20 class, trotting, purse $1,000; three
Mainland, b h, by Axtell (FIud.
M l9no jeanette. blk . M 1Eneier)5 I I !
Harry Simmons, b h (Mutter)..7 3
Emily Letcher, br m (Rea). ...5 9
w. j. Lewis, b e Cunningham 3
Myopia, CHI e (Coe) .....-... ...S 90 D
Ben Axworthy, b g (Sanders): g 1dts
Grossia Maid. b m (Walker} dis
Electric Maiden. m (Dunbar) DIS
Judge Phillips. ch 6 (Marvin). dis
Gentle (Hickman) dis
Truthful Chimes br h Curry dis
Time, 2:1216. 2:141a, 2:14A, 2:1474.
2:15 class pacing, purse $1,000; three In
Nancy H. blk m, by Gambetta, :,
Wilkes (TIudson) ............-..d l l
Delpha, b m (McDermotD :....2 z
Christian Simmons, blk m (Sny-o .
Bourbon, b e (Francis) ............6 o
sunny Slope,.b m (Shire) ........ dis
Time. 2:09%, 2:O9ls, 2:OS1s.