Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29
Harness Turf Show
to Reduce Records

1t required nearly a century to reduce
the trotting record from 2.3g to the two
minute mark, and the progress in redlc-
ing has been extremely slow of late years.
In 1903 Lou Dillon succeeded in lower
ing the record to 1.JS1a and it remained
at that point until the present year. when
THAN, the wonderful Cleveland stallion.
placed it at LIS fiat. this wonderful tune
being made at Lexington. KY, last Oc-
| tober. Uhlan being aided with wind
shield. Five years ago some horsemen
stated that there would be few records
broken in the next ten years. but since
that time there have been fifty new marks
set upon the books. and there seems to be
no limit to the record performances.
Even at the age OF sixteen years Country
Jay set new record for horses of that
age by negotiating a mile under saddle
in 211T. Evelyn w. has been a great
performer all season and set several new
| records. as did Braden. the horse that has
been sold to foreign syndicate. Billy
Burke and Grace have been splendid
performers and Dazzle Patch. one of the
Patch family, promises to set the PAGERS
a fast gait next year. The principal rec
ord performances OF the year by trOtters,
PAGERS and runners are as follows:
Minneapolis. Mimi, February 24.-ln
! the second heat of five of the fastest heats
paced on ice Hans NJ. went the distance
| IN 1.o2 equalins the worlds record for
unhobhIed PAGERS The first heat was
won by Marion Patch in 1.O33a: the sec
ond by Hans NJ. in 1.H2; third by Audu-
! witch in 1854: fourth by Hans NJ. in
1.U21. and the fifth by Marion Patch in
| LOT
| Louisville, Ky, May 11.-Worth won the
Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in
100 "a.
EPSON Downs. England. June Along
Set a fve-yearold, won the Craven
stakes at one mile forty-four yards i'll
J - 30 seconds
New York May 1.-Pearl owned by
George Pepper of Canada. made a jump
| of seven feet four inches
Grand Rapids. Mich, July l2.-Country
Jay trotted a mile in 211L-a new rec
, ord for "A sNteen-year stallion trot-
| ting under saddle
Minneapolis, Mimi. July 27-DazZle
| Patch paced one-half mile on mile track
| in O.54a..
| Fort Eric, Ontario. August 15-Evelyn
| w. paced two of the fastest heats in a
! race. setting a record of 10; and 2.02l4.
| Lexington, Ky. August 16-Peter Volo
colt. trotted one mile in :. 10.
Vittel. in Voages, August 1s.-The horses
| Bskra and Mount Joie I'll tied the record
! in high jump of Z feet S1a inches.
/ AInnea polls Mimi. September 3.--Rot
| Roy owned by l.. S. Champine of Willis
/ ton y. D.. tied the worlds record in the
j first heat of the 2.13 pace. of 2.o5A. but
| failed TO win the race.
| Hamline Mimi. September 6.-DaZZle
! Patch paced one-half mile in O.5S1a.
| Syracuse. y. Y. September 13.-Evelyr
! w. driven by Bert Shank. paced two
! heats in the free-forall pace, which broke
| the worlds records. at 2.00a4 and o.001a
| The second heat was the worlds record
! for the fastest heat paced by a mare and
the fastest second heat ever paced by any
sex.
Columbus Ohio. September % - The
] free for-all = trot was won by Grace. II
! her first successful heat she reduced hei
| own record to 2.O434. and in the final one
! made a worlds record for fifth heats il
ID trot,ing race. This mile was nego.
! tiated in 2.06s,
! Columbus. Ohio October IA new trot-
/ ting record for four heats was made by
! Billy Burke and Dude .Archdae Billy
| Burke won the first heat in 1854, and
| Dude Archdale won the next three ir
2.G6I4, 2.O4Is and 206S4. Minor Heir and
| George Gano paced mile in 2.02 a new
| worlds team pacing record for stations.
Columbus. Ohio. October 2.-Impetuous