Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-10-18
UHLAN MAY DO
BETTER Still
CHAMPION is THOUGHT
TO BE EVEN FASTER
Trotter Did Not Have Help of
Wind Shield as Lou Dillon
Did When She Broke the
Record,

Record,
When Uhlan stepped a mile at
Cleveland recently without wind
shield In 1:5SA. he became In reality
the two-minute trotter which the har.
ness world has been anticipating for
the past decade. This performance,
within a quarter second OF the mark
set by Lou Dillon with the artificial
aid, eclipses in quality her mark of
1:5Sk. which has stood since 1908.
Critics who were present at North
Randall say the handsome black has
not reached the limit OF his speed and
predict lowering in actual time OF
the record of the trotting queen AMI
that without the windbreak. Uhlans
wagon in 2:O1, also without wind
shield. gives to Mr. Billings trotter
the two most coveted honors of the
trotting turf.
That the New York sportsman. for
merly a Chicagoan. drove Uhlan in the
first of his record-breaking perform
ances, Is an honor merlted by his de
votion to the sport which has prompt
ed him to spend the money necessary
to secure performers which possessed
the ability of Lon Dillon and Uhlan
That Mr.. Billings personally will take
another tilt at "time" behind the new
champion Is the prediction of those
who know his love of the sport.
1t is worthy OF note In considering
the future of Uhlan that Mr.. Billings
does not campaign his valuable strine
for profit. Therefore. II the great geld
ing possesses any greater possibilities
for time humiliation they will receive
every consideration unhampered by
contemplation of what the earning ca
pacity of the horse might be for eX
hibition purposes.
Uhlan's rise to fame has been rapid
Less than two years ago he started
in his first race In the $3.50 class a
Boston, and little more than mon't
later gained record of 2:07A at, Co
lhliluuas ilf NlpNNtu lbul III
first campaign winning them all. II
his first race last season at the Cleve
land grand circuit meeting his record
dropped TO 2:03%. and two weeks later
he was finishing heads apart Will
Hamburg Belle in 2:01h. after hav
ing trotted long mile on the out
side of the mare from start to fin
ish.
When the two matchless trotter'
met again fortnight afterward II
Boston. Uhlan defeated Hamburg
Belle declsively on STOW track II
2:04A and 2:03is. He could outscort
her. outfinish her and ontfoot her a
every spot and place. and Mr.. Billing
after seeing this performance pal,
$35 900 for the horse. Starting to bea
his record at Columbus shortly aftel
this race, Uhlan trotted In 2:02is
This was his last appearance in pub
lie until Mr.. Billings drove him a mil,
In 2:O1 to wagon at Cleveland.
Charles Sanders. Boston mer
chant. who bought the horse from hll
bre eder, A. II. Parker of Bedford
Miss. developed his speed In amateur
races over the Readville track. II,
was trained and driven In his publ,
races last year and in 10S by Rober
Proctor, a Boston trainer. When Mr.
Billings bought Uhlan he passed int
the hands of Charles Tanner, a pupi
of John Splan, who has long ha,
charge of Mr.. Billings matinee an,
speedway trotters and who Is know
as one of the best conditioners anC
caretakers in the country.
Uhlan's sire, Bingen. 2:06H, Is |
son of May King, 2;2O, by Electioneer
Blonde. the dam of Uhlan, was by 81
Walter Jr, 2:lSh, a grandson of All
erdeen, formerly owned by Major S
T. Dickinson of New York, who by
singular coincidence also owned tn
dam of Hamburg Belle. The grand
mare by Black Eagle. Morgan bre'
horse.
The best time ever made by an.
other trotting horse without the aid o
wind shield was the 2;01 of Lou Di
ION at Memphis on November II. 1901
Her best record with the aid Of
wind shield was 1:58h, Performance
made in this way are no longer rec
ognlzed by the National Trotting Al
sociation.