The Washington herald., 1914-07-26
WILL
Retire UHLAN
Famous Racing Whirlwind
VIII Never Again Be Raced
Is Claim of Owner.
HOLDS ALL BIG RECORDS
Big Black Geldins Trotted Mile in
l:54Lz at Lexington. KY.
Track October 9, 1913.

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Track October g. 1913.
| New York. July 25.-Uhlan, the racing
whirlwind. never again will be seen In 8
race, and never again will appear on a
race track in exhibition miles, according
TO the recent announcement Of c. K. G.
Billings, his multi-miIlionaire owner.
"Chlan, like Alexander, has no more
worlds to conquer" declared Billings,
''and so 1 shall put him in retirement.
He has done all that ever was asked of
him-and has done it we'll He has de-
served rest, and lie shall get 1t 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; horse that never may know
an equal.
Holds All Records.
Uhlan, the perfect horse. today holds
practically every trotting record He. has
smashed so many track records with his
wonderful bursts of speed that IL would
take an adding machine to compute them
all. And he rounded out his career on
October 9. 1913, at Lexington. KY, with
the most amazing performance Of all
trotting q mile. with a runner at his
side, in 1:54h. the best mile ever nego-
tiated by either trotter or PAGER
Uhlan holds the worlds record for
straight trotting, without the aid of a
runner or a windshield. with a mark of
1;5s, made in Lexington. KY, in 1872
Lou Dillon's best was 1:5s1a. made in
1900 But this mark is regarded as at
least three seconds slower naturally than
the record made by Uhlan. as Lou Dillon
had the protection of a windshield in
stepping t. her record mile and UhIan
die not.
Uhlan, sired by Bingen, 2.Os1-4, and
whose dam was Blondell. with q record
around 2:3l, did not give early promise
Of being a real race horse. As a colt he
looked somewhat scrawney. and his legs
seemed uDsuited for the terrific strain
Of racing
But when he grew to be a two-year-
old he developed suddenly, but not even
then did his first owner. Arthur Parker
Of Bedford, Mass, believe that he ever
would take rank even among the second
rate trotters. But Chlan, when a three
year-old, surprised his owner and the
sporting world as well, by whizzIng
along the old Readville. Mass. track.
hitched to a wagon. in 2:1a
In 1907 Uhlan's consistently good work
on the track attracted the attention of
Charles Sanders. a horse owner of Salem,
Mass. He watched the black gelding in
number OF workouts, and in a number
OF races, noting his courage and his
stamina. Then ne went to Parker. and
after some dickering, purchased him for
ESQ
trotted mile in 2:07 IL. making a record
for four-year-old geldings that still
stands Sanders campaigned him in 1905
and the wonderful black horse brought
home thousands OF dollars in prize money
for his owner.
Showed Real Speed.
It was in 1903, when he was a hve-year-
old, that Uhlan really startled the sport
ing world with his wonderful speed by
a mile in 2.02 Ia and establish
ing a record for five-year-old geldings
Earlier in the year, before Uhlan had
made his 2:o2 IA mark. Sanders was Of
fered $4,000 for his gelding, but refused
to sell.
''Uhlan will bring me that much money |
IN prize money in less than one season."
declared Sanders TIL sell him IL / get
my price. However, 10000 is many miles |
from it"
But in September OF that year, 1910, |
sold his great black horse to /
Frank Jones, the Memphis millionaire, /
who was acting as agent for Billings. |
The price. $3.50 was about s15,O less /
han Sanders would have taken for his I
horse before he stepped to his 2:02 IA |
mark, but Uhlan's feat in travelling at |
such speed meant that his days as
big purse winner were at an end. That l
mark put him In the topnotch class where
he could find but little competition, end
ng his chances at prize money.
In 1911 Uhlan was withdrawn from
'uFther participation in purse races, and
vas groomed for flights against time by +
Doc Tanner, the veteran reinsman. In
that year Uhlan tied the 200 wagon
'ecord Of Lou Dillon, established a new
wagon record for geldings. trotted a half
nile to wagon in 56 IA, the fastest time
'ver made for that distance. and drew
sulky around a half-mile track in
.O2 s-4, another record.
But 1t was In 1872 that he made his
amous record-a mffe In 1:5& It was at
lexington, KY, on the last day of the
Meeting, that the famous black horse
topped the first quarter in 80. the second
n g, the third in q. and the final
uarter In 30. setting up the wonderful
IS mark.
On October 9, 1s13 at Lexington UhIan
nee more startled the world by reeling
n a mile, with q runner at his side, In
"a Ia
Nowhere on the trotting horizon today
, there horse that has the wonderful
ourage. the wonderful speed, the willing
ature Of this great black geIding, and
owhere is there q horseman who be-
ewes that during the present genera
on. win there come a horse who can
quail the wonderful performances Of this I
making trotter.