Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-21

up start would require some hump
ing on the part Of a jockey to pro-
woke such speed from almost any
horse which might be named unless
he were being prepped for the old time
quarter horse stunt In which partlcu.
larly fast times were made, but, OF
course, with the aid Of flying st@rts.
A Speed Phenomenon
or recent years there probably has
been no greater speed merchant or
track burner among thoroughbreds
than Roamer, which showed himself
in the first flight among horses with
early foot and as a front runner.
In the mile race won at Aqueduct oy
Short Grass In 1886 rs, unquestionab!y
the best mile ever run in America
(Anaifi's 1851 IA to the contrary not
withstanding), It was Roamer which
aided in the making Of this perform
ance when he took the track, running
the various furlongs in 0:12, 0:23, 0:34,
0:46 Is, 0:5S As, 1:10 AS and 1:24, to
the seven.eighths, where he gave over
to the eventual winner.
AS against the II 3-5 seconds spok'
en- of in the question above PROFOUND
ed It Is noticeable that Roamer. re-
quired IL seconds for his first furlong
and at no stage did he approximate
the average of IL 3-5 for each eighth.
except at the half mile. After the first
eighth he was clocked in II seconds
each for the eighths, inclusive OF the
three-eighths and falling off is no
ticed in the flight to the half with II
Is seconds required between three.
eighths and the half mile marks.
" Slows Up PerceptibIy~
From the half to the fiEe-eighths
(around the turn q still further loss
is evident with IL 3-5 seconds, the
time between these points. Straight
ened out for the home the mighty son
Of knight Errant ran the eighth be-
tween five-eighths and three-Quarters
In u seconds, or in 1.10 IS for the six
furlongs, where he began to feel the
effects requiring 13 LIS more seconds
to the seyen-eighths where Short
Grass. which had been we'll off the
pace the early part, came through and
beat the other handily. II. il a matter
Of fact that the first half by Short
Grass In this race was IS seconds.
Il IL therefore safe to assume that
except in rare cases, and these
with the most perfect of track and at.
mospheric conditions. can horse be
expected to take up any such pace as
Is suggested In the inquiry and live
over route of more than five
eighths Of mile at the greatest.
In the fastest Of the three-quarter
mile races OF last year, that BY Thun-
derer at Aqueduct, July 6. in which
he ran the distance in iii, 1t is re.
called that the brother Of the great
Regret trailed Hanson for the greater
portion of the journey the fractional
times being 10 s-5. "a. 35 3-5, 47 and
So. for the fiye-eighths where Thun-
derer flashed into the lead to win by
q length. - -
He. VIII is conceded to be some
sprinter and he aids In bearing oat
the contention which Is held against
a horse being able to step the first
eighth In ii .S-5 and go on. In one of
his races last year the son Of Heno
took the track from that other well
known sprinter High Noon. and gal
loped the different eighths In u. %
3-5, 50 2-5s Is As, So and liz, The fur.
long leading up, to the three-eishths
mark, timed In 10 As seconds, was the
fastest accomplished on an American
track last yeaT, but the first eighth
was well off the standard involved in
the question. ~. - -