The Detroit times., 1910-10-27

LBnt harness. recOrus nave occh
slaughtered all along the line this
year. Though technically Lou Dillon.
who has wind shield record OF
1853 IL, Is the champion trotter, the
mark OF 1853 "a, which the Massa'
chusetts-bred, gelding Uhlan put. on
the boards Is far and away the best
mile ever trotted. The hve-year-oid
stallion. the Harvester, by trotting .
mile In 2:01, made big cut In the
worlds record for trotting stations,
the record having been 2:O2 IA, Dy
the great race horse Cresceus, now
owned In Russia.
In addition to this the record Tor
three-year trotters was given q
tremendous Jolt by that wonderfui
colt. Colorado E., who by trotting Q
mile in a.. race In 2:04 3-4 Knocked
two whole seconds from the 2:06 "a
made by General Watts. Then In adj
dit,on to this the two-year-old colt
Justice Brook trotted mile IN
2.Osl.2. a new record for trotting
colts of his age.
The three-year-old Ally Native
pelle. who last season lowered the
worlds record for two-year-old trot.
tars ia 2:O7 ga, also cut half second
from the record for three-year-old
a,Iies the 2:07 of the Boston bred
any. The Leading Lady, by trotting
a mile In 2:06 IL.
In addition to this the two-year-old
silent Brigade trotted two miles. eacn
On a.lO3.4. the fastest race ever trot-
tad by a colt of his age. These are
saw Of the remarkable happenings
Of the present trotting season. II mas
truly been a great year Tor the tro'-
ters. and the brilliant work that mas
Mean aone Is sure TO awaken new IN
terest. particularly among the breed
ers.
Eioht 10 stations.
I'm to the present time eight trot'
ting stations have taken trotung rec.
ords OF 2:1O or better. or these TOUR
entered the list this season. including
The worlds champion. The Harvester,
s.o1 The stations that have records
=, s.0s or better are In the order OF
their records: The Harvester, 2:ol;
Crasceus. 200 IA; Dob Douglas
9.ol Ia. John A. McKerron. 2:O4 l-2;
Co,arado T.. 2:O4 3-4; Admiral Dewey
,.oIa-4 and Mainsheet. 2:06. When
~. considers how slow has been the
,aduct,on of the record for stations,
-, a.r,sin,v IN remarkable thing
.h.t the 2.O5 list should have been
doubled the past season.
The nrst trotting stallion to trot III
e.as ~ letter was Cresceus, VINO ~
1Is.,sord IN 1900 trotted In 2:O4 ~
assr,sc,ns Directum, whose record 0,
e.ns Ia had stood az worlds RECORD
.v.n years. At Cleveland the
.u. vear Cresceus again lowered
IN. record by trotting mile ~ Nv,
mha soIlowinr year the chestnut stai
IL. .rotted a mile In 2:02 "a at Cleve
ia on July 26, and at Columbus. or
49, g lowered this TO 2:o2 Ia, wnicf
s.ao~d has remained on the Doaro'
III, TIL. Harvester made his success
81 a.saults upon It this season.
~. u.rvester's Two-Miie RECORD.
Not only did The Harvester take
from Cresceus his title OF worio
champion stallion. but he also lower
"a ths chestnut stallion's worlds rec
"a ,or two miles, ALL to 4:15 Ia. II
svo,,lS not be 30 very surprising u
hsve ali these worlds records re-
duced Az there IL no question thai
,hs .oeed of on. harness horses Il
Constantly improving. but when they
are not only lowered but practical,
rnocked into a cooked hat, one ma,
we'll AK what the end is to be.
when marks that have stood ON thu
for years are beaten, not by
Sraction of second but, as in M
case OF the three-year-old trotting rec
ord. are lowered by two full seconds
one Is inclined to the opinion that the