Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-26
~ FRANK G. MENKE.

HT FHANh 9s
NEW YORK, July sN-Uhlan. the rae
ing whirlwind, never again will be seen
in a race, and never again will appear
on race track in exhibition miles. ao-
cording 10 tho recent announcement OF
G. X. G. Billings. his multi-milionairo
owner.
''Uhlan. like Alexander. has no more
worlds 10 conquer" declared Billings,
and 50 ! shall put him in retirement.
He has done all that ever was asked
OF him-and has done II well. He has
deserved rest and he shall get II on
my virginia farm, where he will end
his days in ease and comfort"
The passing Of Uhlan takes from the,
turf the greatest race horse that ever
was foaled. a horse that never may
know an equal.
t'hlan, the perfect horse. today holds
practically every trotting record. lie has
smashed so many track records with
hts wonderful bursts of speed that II
would take an adding machine TO COM
pute them all. And he rounded out his
career on october 0, 1913 at Lexington.
KY. with the most amazing performance
Of ail-trotting a mile. with runner
at his side, in 1874 the best mile ever
negotiated by either trotter or PAGER
Holds Worlds Record.
Uhlan holds the worlds record for
straight trotting. without the aid OF a
runner or a windshield. with a mark OF
.bs made in Lexington, KY, In 1912.
Lou Dilion's best was l:bslA, made In
1903 But this mark is regarded as at
least three seconds slower naturally than
the record made by Uhlan, as Lou Dbl
Ion had the protection OF windshield
in stepping to her record mile. and Uhian
did not.
Uhlan, sired by Bingen, 2;O6it, and
whose dam was Blondell. with a record
around 2sl did not give early promise
OF being n real race horse. As colt
he looked somewhat scrawny, and his
legs seemed unsuited for the terrific
strain of racing.
But when he grew to be S-year-old'
ne developed suddenly, but not even then
did his first owner. Arthur Pnrker' OF
Bedford. Mass. believe that he ever would
take rank even among the second rate
trotters. But Uhlan when a S-year-old,
surprised his owner and the sporting
world as well. by whiszing along the old
Faeadville, Mass, track, hitohed to a
wagon, In 2.is.
In 1907 Uhlans consistently good work
on the track attracted the attention Of
Charles Sanders, a horse owner Of Salem
Mass. He watched the black gelding II
n number OF workouts. and In a number
of races, noting his courage ana hi
stamina. Then he went TO Parker ant
after some dicksrins purchased him fo
$500.
Soon after Sanders secured him, Uhla,
trotted a mile In 2;O7h making recor
for l-yearl-old geldings that still stands
Sanders campaigned him In 1908 and tn
wonderful black horse brought HON
thousands OF dollars In prizo m0noy 70
his owner.
Wonder at Five Years.
II was in 1909. when he was a B-year-olt
that Uhlan really startled the sportin
world with his wonderful speed b
travelling a mile in 2;O2h and establishin
a record for 6-year-old geldings. Earle
in the year, before Uhlan had made hi
2:OelG mark, Sanders was offered 500
for his geldinE. but refused TO sell
''Uhlan viii bring me that much none
in prize money in less than one season.
my price. However. $4,000 10 many milk
away from IT,"
But in September OF that year uslO
Sanders sold his great black horse
Frank Jones. the Memphis millionari
who was acting as agent for Billings III
price. tsS,oO0. was about $4,000 less this
Sanders would have taken for his hoH
before he stepped 10 his 2:Oeh mark, bl
Uhlan's feat In travelling at such a spe'
meant that his days as a big purse winn
were az an end. That mark put him
the tcpnotch class where he could IN
hut little composition, ending his cnahc'
at prize money.
Withdrawn in 1911.
In 1911 Uhlan was withdrawn fro
further participation IN purse races, Al
was grOomed for flights against time
= Doc Tanner. the veteran rensman.
that year Uhian tied tho 900 wag
record OF Lou Dillon. established a ne
wagon for geldings. trotted a half m
10 wagon in bS4. the fastest time ev
made for that distance. and drew a sui
around a half-mile track in 2;O2k. =
other record.
But It was In 1919 that he made /
famous record-a mile In l;5s. II was
Lexington. KY on the last day OF I
meeting. that the famous black hoI
stepped the nrst quarter In O:So. the 3
ond IN 0;2s. the third In o;2s, and the fir
in O:S0. setting up the wonderful iss ma
On October o. 1913. at Lexington. Uhl
once more startled the world by reeli
OFF a mile with runner at his side
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Nowhere on the trotting horizon tod
is there a horse that has the wonder
courage. the wonderful speed. the will
nature OF this great black Eeldins. 9
nowhere IL there a horseman who belize
that during the present generation '
there come a horse who can equal
wonderful performance OF this amaz
trotter.
Youns sfilI In Harness.
~ Young Il still playing base b
The veteran Of many diamond bal