The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-08
RECORDS FOR 100 YEARS.
The Trofting Champions From Yankee
Down 10 Lon Dillon

The Irofting Champions From Yankee
Down 10 Lou Dillon.
New York, Feb. S-Twenty-nine horses
nave held worlds trotting records in
~ years. Yankee was the first horse
Dsat a-mlnute time and Lou Dillon
we nrst 70 go in 2 minutes or better. A
saole or the evolution OF the trotter' s
1scofQ 70 harness, to wagon, three
abreast and double teams follows:
5soe Time.
le0S-June 5. First mile trotting
49,, DeioW minutes, Yankee. 2:59
4o4U--Au gust g. First mile trottfng
49, below 2:50, Boston Horse. Z:4g1k
+Sf0-October Is. First mile be-
low 2;30, Beacon Course,
Lady Suffolk ............ 2,291s
le4s--JuIy 2 Second mile ttrottfng
,oz. below 2:30. Pelham. 2.2s
une IS. Trotting. Center
1910 Viile. n. J., Highland Maid. 2.z7
Suly a. Equaled at Union
7p=e course, L. T., by Taeonyl. 2:27
september ,. Union course.
7o-o Il. l. Flora Temple. 2.241L
Ao9S-O october Is. First mile below -
~, Kalamazoo. Mich.
Flora Temple 9.7osl
19O ugust Il, Bunalo, N. Y. bv
0S8ter ....-...-. %. ....... am
ls75-September Il. Stallion and
worlds record, Sacramento,
80 Cal. oecident. -. 2.lss4
ls14-Juiy 16. East Saginaw, Mich,
Goldsmith Maid .......... 2:16
1S74-August u. First mile below
2:15. Rochester, n. Y.s
Goldsmith Maid s......s.. 2:1434
1S76-August 81. Stallion RECORD at
Hartford, Conn., SNUG.
gler ........--...- -..........--.. z:1554
187S-August II. Record for
gelding, Bunalo, N. Y,
Rarus -...--...-.. 80 S'1oz4
18SO-Sept. 49, Chicago, Maud s.. 2:1Os4
1e81-July 10. Pittsburg, Pa Maud
1SS1-Aug. II. Rochester. N. Y,
Maud S..-.-..- ........-...- 1:lO74
1SS4-Aug. 1. Providence. R. l.,
Jay Eye See $500. z-dO
1884-Aug. 2. Cincinnati, o.. 2;09sz
1884-Nov. IA. Cleveland, o.. 2:9g74
18S5-July 3O-Cleveland, Maud S, 2:0Saz
1S89-Oct. IL. Terre Haute, 3
year stallion record. AxteH, 2:12
1991-Oct. 20. Stockton, Cal, SunOl, 2.0eA
1s91-Nov. TO- Stockton, 2-year
record, Ari0n ......-.-..... zs1Os4
1S91-Nov II. Stocktons stallion
record, Palos Aleo- ....-.... 2:0SSS
1891-July 81. Cleveland, Belle
Hamlin, Globe and Justina
trOtted three abreast, in. 2:l4
1S92-Sept. %. Terre Haute, Nancy
Hanks (bicycle wheels). .-. z:O4
1s93-Oct. II Nashville, Tenn, g.
year old record, Fantasy. 2:0Ss4
IS93-Oct. - Nashville, Tenn, 4
year-old record Directum, 2:05A
1s94-Sept. 10. Csalesburg. Ill. Alix, 2:039z
1894-Sept. q. q. Stockton, Cal,
yearling record, Adbefl- 2:23
190O-Sept. % Terre Haute, Ind,
The Abbott ........... .-.. 2:O3A
1901-July 26. Cleveland, Ohio,
Creseus .....-.-...--. 49,. 2:02#
Gresceus .................. 2:o2l
1902-Oct. 81 Memphis, Tenn, 2
mile record resceus.. 80. 4:17 :
1903-Aug. "a. Readville,- Mass,
Lou Dillon -. s.-z ZOO :
19O3-Aug. rs. Readville, Mass,
record for gelding, equaling
Cresceus worlds time,
Major Delmar ..--......... 2:02A
I903-Oct. "A. Memphis, Tenn, Lou
Dillon (pacer) .......'.-..-. 1;581a
1903-Oct- q. Memphis, Tenn,
gelding record, Major
Delmar ........ .....--.-- 1884
1902-Oct. %. Memphis, Tenn,
wagon record, amateur
driver, Lou Dillon. 200
1g04-Oct. q. Memphis. Tenn.
team record, The Monk and
Equity Observation-Disclosures. 2:079z
19O4-Nov. IL. Memphis. Tenn,
(unpaced), Lou Dilon.... POI