Evening star., 1909-08-26
NEWWORLD'SRECORD
FOR HAMBURG BELLE
Great Tr0tter Travels Mile in
Competition With UhIan
in 2.O1 Ia.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. August c6-In the
greatest trottins race the world ever saw.
and one that bristled in sensation. Ham
burg Belle yesterday on the new track NJ
Randall broke two worlds records and
placed herself within a second and a
quarter of the two-minute mark, for which
men with millions in this generation hava
vainly strfven, and of which men in other
generations dreamed. and in furtherance
Of their dreams spent millions.
Nearer two minutes others nave gone
but with adventitious accomplishments.
Yesterdays race was a duel that makes
turf history. 1t was between the great
est mare of all time and the splendid
Chlan, gelding greater than was The
Abbot. 1t was Kentucky against the
east-the most finished product of the
blue grass and the staid old horse from
staid old Salem. in the old Bay state
And Kentucky won, but there was glory,
too, for the vanquished, for even though
beaten he was greater in defeat than any
other that ever had trotted save his con-
Queror.
New Worlds Mark.
The race set new worlds mark for q
mile in race in 2.O1A. There was new
made in 2.014. In the first heat Uhlan
was beaten by but the fraction of a head,
and in the second heat he forced the
mare to the half in 59S seconds, when he
met with an accident that probably robs
the world today of an actual two minute
record in race. not that he would have
won, for the mare was steady as a
church tower under the tremendous
pressure, but because both were at top
most best, the best eXemplars of perfec-
ton in the American trotter. He was
distanced, and the grand mare whose
dam was for years the pride of the
speedway in Brooklyn went to another
record.
Between the first and the second heats
NJ. Fl. Hanna of this city purchased
owner. John E. Madden, for $4,000 the
highest price paid for a mare in many
years. The purchase. however, was con-
ditioned on the mare remaining in the
Madden stable for the rest OF the season.
Day Was Brilliant
The day was brilliant. but there were
fecks of clouds racing through the sky
until past the noon hour. and the sun had
westered far before the interested horse
men decided to call the horses out. John
E. Madden, prominent on the running
turf, was present, as was also Saunders,
the owner of Uhlan. Billy Andrews, who
was responsible for the going upon the
trotting turf Of Edward H. Hartman, and
who is undoubtedly the richest reinsman
in the world, carried the Madden silks.
and Bob Proctor wore the colors of Saun-
derS.
Silent men, the pair Of them, they
mounted the steps of the judges stand To
toss for choice of position-a choice that
might be and actually was of tremendous
consequences. Neither needed TO dive foc
money. for both are wealthy, but each
wanted the honor of record. Proctor
tossed and Andrews called and the protege
of Hartman won. He had called head
and the coin responded, SO, naturally, he
took the pole.
Three times the rivals scored before they
got the flag. As they went by the timer
stand the mare was in front. with Uhan's
nose at her saddle girth The gelding did
not recover any ground until after the
first quarter pole had been passed in thr-
ty-one seconds. Then he crept up. travel
ing on the outside. At the half he was on
the wheel of the mares sulky, in one min
ute and one second. The third quarter
was trotted in thirty seconds, with the
eelding straining by the side of the mare
Into the stretch they turned with Uhlau
racing as never horse raced before. Ham
burg Belle was stepping the same low
To the cheers of the thousands the two
fairly flew down the stretch. Creeping
up inch by inch. the Selding was on the
mares flank ten yards from the wire. His
black nose crept forward slowly, to tile
saddle girth. then to the shoulders. The
cheers of the crowd died. 1t was a mo-
ment Of suspense as the great trotter
swept under the wire. The gelding's nose.
In the last thrust. had reached far upon
the mares neck, but Hamburg Belle had
won by u. head.
A cheer went up when the time, 20lA,
a new worlds record. was announced
Start Even in Second Heat.
They were sent away more nearly
abreast in the second heat. 1t was seen
at once that Proctor intended forcing the
speed in an effort 10 drive the mare from
her feet. He forced her to the quarter
in 3Ola seconds. The geiding then was on
the mares flank and drew closer and
closer as they sped down the backstretch
Stop watches told wonderful tale
the gedin9s nose thrust out i'm front OF
the mare as the half was reached in 59l2
1t was Just before the pole was reached
that Uhian was seen to skip a stride.
Then his feet went into the AR. Proctor
brought him To his feet again in few
seconds. but seconds meant lengths, and
Hamburg Belle, never slackening speed.
had gone on half way TO the three-duar-
ter pole. She had rounded the three-quar
ter mark in | minute and 80 seconds-a
pace-before Uhlan again
was stepping properly. Ehlan threw
shoe AT the three-quartcr and WAS dis
Lanced.
Andrews had shaken the reins i'm an
to drive the mare i'm Lou Dill
nn's mark OF 2.0l fat against time with
out a wind shield. The game daughter
Of AxwoIthy had no more speed i'm her.
however. She was able to cover the final
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