Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-27
GREAT SEASON FOR SPEED.
Grand Circuit Campaign Shows Start ling Performances-Com With Other Years.

Now that the details and figures of harness racing during the past season are all in, the general results show that this has been 8 year of sensational performances, as far as speed is con cerned. The first and most important proof of this Is the number of new trotters in the fast list, which is, so far, six more than the banner year of the past, 1910, when 56 entered this list When the figures are taken pertaining to speed average of the new fast per forming trotters they show facts that could never have been expected in the past.
 The 2.1O list of 1913 is headed by Lord Dewey, whose record of 2O3 S-4 is the fastest for the headliner, with the single exception of Lou Dillon, which led the list of 1903 with her trotting list of the past 10 years or from 1904 was headed by the following with their records: 1912, Baden, 2.05 IA; 1911, Charley Mitchell, 2.04 IA; 1910 Colorado E., 2.04 3-4; 1909, Penisa Maid, .204 If; 1908, Hamburg Belle, 2.04 s-4; 1907, sanoma Girl, 2.05 IA; 1906, Orc, 2.o5 IA; 1905, Admiral Dew ey. 2.04 3-4 the sire of this years lead CT, and 1904, Tiverton, 2.04 1-2. It shows that the record of even the horse standing second in line this year, Peter VoIo, 204 1-2, was beaten only
 
 At the close of the present season no fewer than six trotters have entered the fast circle with records of 2.06 or faster, a speed showing which has never been equaled in turf history. They are. besides Lord Dewey and Peter Voio, NewzelL 205 1-4; Tenara and Don Chenault, each 2.o5 3-4, and Gazetta 2.06.
 Last year. aside from Baden, the leader, Ross B., was the only other O IsrsE xr-lt tI1 kDnf mark. Tn 1905, 1906 and 1907 the fastest performers were alone in the 206 class. while in 1904. aside from Tiverton, Sweet Marie was the only other to gain a mark faster than 2.O6' which was 2.04 3-4. Four trotters en- tered the 2.06 list in 1910, the banner year of fast performers-Joan, who tied with Colorado E.. and Hailworthy and Startle, each with 9 record of 2.O5 IA This was the largest number ever gained in one season. In 1911 two others besides Charley Mitchell gained marks faster than 2.06-Stroller, 2.O5 IA and Don Labor 2.05 1-2.
 There were also two other 2.06 per formers in 1909 besides Penisa Maid, namely. Paderewski, 2.05 IA, and Mar gin, 205 3-4 while the year Hamburg Belle trotted her third heat in 2.04 3-4, a worlds championship record, in the Charter Oak stake, Amy Brooks. 2.05 IA, was the only other 2.06 or faster performer
 The new 2.10 trotting list for 1913 contains the name of Is horses that gained records of 2.08 or faster, which is close to the record made last year, when a total of 22 entered the list. Before then the largest number was gained in 1908, when r entered that list: 16 in 1911. IS in 1910, II in 1909, in 1907. 5 in 1906. and each in 1905 and 1904 The average record of the IS trotters that entered the POS list this year is exactly in 2.06 12, against the average of shade slower than in 2.0T In the 22 in the same list last year.
 The new 12o or better record of Lord Dewey in EOS 3-4 was beaten only four times during the past 10 seasons even in the last of former 2.10 trotters that took faster records. or in what is called the reduced 2.10 record list. Tn 1902 Sweet Marie headed that list with her record of POP. while in 1909 Hamburg Belle and Uhlan trotted respectively in 201 IA and 202 IA. Tn 1910 Uhlan trotted in 1.5S 3-4, and The Harvester in POI. Last year Uhlan reduced his mark to 1.5s. while Billy Burk trotted in 20S IA The reduced lists of 1908 and 1911 were headed by HighbaIl Billy Burk and Soprano all taking records of 203 3-4. while in 1904, 1905 and 1907 the best records were much cT0