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REDUCING THE MILE RUNNING RECORD List of All Horses Which Have Run Miles in Races in 1:39 or Better. The third race at Brighton Beach this afternoon Is a mile dash for a ,500 purse. A condition of the purse reads: "The association to add ,000 in specie or plate, at the option of the owner of the winner, should the track record for a mile, 1:3S, be beaten." It happens that the track record for a mile is now 1:..7, but it was 1:3S when the conditions were devised and the winner will capture the extra ,000 if lie runs the mile in better time than 1:38. It has been hoped that Charles Edward and Dr. Gardner would start In this race, but It seems the inducement offered was not sutlicient and only Mc-Carter, Rye, Kentucky Kean and Cressina have been entered. All are speedy horses and a surprising record may be hung up, even if the two celebrities named are not in the conlllct. At Louisville, .May 27, 1S77, Ten Broeck electrified racing enthusiasts by running a mile 1n the then unprecedented time of 1:3! J. Tills record stood until Racine reduced it to 1 ::?. at WiNhing-ton Park in 1S!M. This time was equaled at Morris Park by li Tosea in 1811 ind at the same track Chorister ran a mile in 1:391 In 1SU3. It was not until 1S04 that a mile was run in better than 1 :.!!. Libertine scoring in 1:383 at Harlem, October 21 of that year, it thus requiring seventeen years to reduce the Ten Broeck record to the full extent of a second. Previously In that same year, 1801, a mile had for the first time in this country been run in 1:3!.. This was when George Forbes speedy old selling plater Arab covered a mile in that time at Morris Park June 11, and Ducat equaled Ibis time at Sheepsbead Bay August 28. The Libertine record held good until 1!I0, when Voter ran a mile -in 1:38 at Brighton Beaeh and Oriuiar did the same at Washington Park. In 1901 Brigadier became the record holder by running a mile at Slieeps-bead Bay in 1:371 and held that distinction until Allan-a-Dale cut the time to 1:372 at Washington Park July 1, 1903. Allan-a-Dales supremacy was short-lived, lasting until August 14 of the same year, when Dick Welles established the present record of 1:37s at Harlem. This time was tied by Kiamcsha at Belmont Park October D, 1005 and Is about due to be wiped out. In these days a mile in 1:39 attracts no great attention because fast miles are frequent. Since 1800 it lias been the fashion to make tracks as conducive to speedy performances as possible and the advancing art of track conditioning lias been directed steadily to tlmt end. Still, it is fast running any when: and miles in 1 :38 and fractions are of surpassing excellence. Since Arab lirst ran a mile in 1:3! in 1894, that time has been equaled or surpassed 112 times and as a matter of interest Daily Racing Form presents its readers with the following complete list of all miles run in 1:3! or belter over recognized tracks: Morse. A.Wt. Track. Date. Time. Inquisitor ..3 101 Sheepshead June US. 1900.1:378 Brigadier ...4 112 Sheepshead June 22. P.lOl. 1:371 1. Spanker.. 3 103 Sheepshead June 27, l!ll.l:3S Roehainptou 3 105 Sheepshead June 27, 1901.1:381 Jocund .2 81 Sheepshead Sep. 10, 1903.1 :3Sg Ten Candles. 4 122 Sheepshead Sep. !, 1901.1:383 Broomstick .3 111 Sheepshead June 28, P.lOI. 1 :38E Tiptoe 3 107 Sheepshead Sept. 10, 1!HC.1:3S2 Water Color. 3 12t Sheepshead June 25, 1!H1.1:3S Wax Taper. .4 12C, Sheepshead June 28, 1901.1:381 Dublin .r. 124 Sheepshead July , 1903.1:381 T.Minute Man2 !2 Sheepshead Sep. 4. 1903.1:381 Graziallo ...3 104 Sheepshead June 23, 1901.1:381 Ham. Belle..! 11! Sheepshead Sept. 1, 1905. 1:381 Ducat 4 113 Sheepshead Aug. 2S, 1894.1 :3. Kamara 3 108 Sheepshead Aug. 30, 190o.l:3! Ten Candles. T. 108 Sheepshead June 10, 1902.1:39 Cameron ...3 10! Sheepshead June 20, 1902.1:39 Roxane 101 Sheepshead June 27, 1902.1:3! Roehniupton 5 112 Sheepshead July 1, 1903.1:3! Sheriff Bell., t 105 Sheepshead June 18, 1904.1:3! Spring 3 95 Sheepshead June 29, 1904.1:3! Dainty 4 110 Sheepshead Sept. r,. 1901.1:39 I. Bernard..:; 99 Sheepshead Sept. 0, 1901.1:3! Water Light.3 118 Sheepshead June 1.",, 1905.1:3! Grenade ....5 113 Sheepshead June 25, 190C..1 :.".! Kiamcsha ..3 104 Belmont Oct. 9. 1905.1:37 Wcs 3 102 Belmont Oct. 17, 1900.1:372 Gillette i 109 Belmont Oct. 15. 1901. 1:3S Cressina 3 95 Belmont Oct. 17, 190t;.l:3S Grapple 3 88 Belmont Oct. 3, 190.-.. 1:38? Ginctte 0 107 Belmont June 1, l!0i.l:3SS Uroaccloth .4 100 Belmont June 2, 1900. 1 :38f Telephone ..." 95 Belmont June !, lilOO.l :38 Far West ..1 10! Belmont Oct. 10, 1900.1:38! I. Spanker..!! Ill Belmont Mav 30, 1907.1:38 N. M. Hay.. 4 100 Belmont Oct. , 1905. 1 :3s? Kiainesha ...3 103 Belmont Oct. 4, 190.-..1 :3si Accountant .3 120 Belmont -Mav 19. 1900.1:38 Hicnnp 3 95 Belmont Oct. 11, 1900. 1:38. Optician 3 SS Belmont Oct. 12. 190i.l:3S Orilene 3 98 Belmont Oct. 13, 1900.1:384 Dreamer 3 109 Belmont Oct. 0. 1905.1:39 Grapple 4 105 Belmont Mav 10, 1900.1:39 Content 3 102 Belmont Mav 29, 1900.1:39 King Cole.. .4 115 Belmont Juiie 5, 1900.1:39 Hot Toddy.. 3 115 Belmont Oct. 12. 1900.1 :39 St. ValentlneO 100 Belmont .Mav 2S, 1907.1:39 I. Spanker. .0 123 Belmont June 1, 1907.1:39 Delhi 3 112 Saratoga Aug. 2. 1904.1:372 Douro 5 111 Saratoga Aug. 13, 1902.1:38 Cliuctanunda -I 11S Saratoga Aug. 10, 1902.1:38 Clonmell 3 91 Saratoga Aug. 25, 1902.1:38 Roxane 5 107 Saratoga Aug. 12, 1902.1 :3Sg Rockwater- ..3 101 Saratoga Aug. 20, 1902.1:38:4 Heaslip 3 90 Saratoga Aug. 17. 1900.1:38? Dandelion ..4 120 Saratoga Aug. 14, 1900.1:383 Iluntressa ..3 104 Saratoga Aug. IS, 1902.1:38! Cghnawga .5 120 Saratoga Aug. 17, 1901.1:381 Rough Ridcr.n 111 Saratoga Aug. 20, 1902.1:39 Ch. Edward.. 3 11 1 Brighton Julv 10, 1907.1:372 Voter 0 122 Brighton Julv 17, 1900.1:38 llermis 5 133 Brighton Julv 0, 1904.1:38! Ort Wells...! 120 Brighton Julv r,, 1905.1:381 Ham. Belle. 5 121 Brighton Julv 11, 1900.1:3! Orthodox ...3 1! Aqueduct Nov. 3, 1901.1:38 York. Lad....r. 100 Aqueduct April IS, 1900.1:39 Race King. .5 109 Aqueduct April 19, 1900.1:3! Dinna Ken...:! Ill Gravesend May 25. 1907. 1:3S! Allan-a-Dale 5 112 Morris Oct. r, l.ioi.l :38?. Gunfire 1 109 Morris Mav 7, 1903.1 :3Sg Arab S 93 Morris June 11, 1S94.1 :.!! Articulate ..." 112 Morris Mav !, 1903.1:3! Kebo 5 !S Salem Jnlv 19. 1900.1:3.8 J l-Illicott 3 118 Buffalo Julv 10, 1907.1:382 Cave Adsum.3 10i Buffalo Julv 17. 1907. 1 :: G. S. Davis. 3 92 Buffalo .lime 22. 1907.1:3! Coruscate ...3 80 Fort Erie Aug. 13, 1903.1:381 lohn Verkes.O 73 Fort Erie Aug. 20, 1903. 1:381 Scarfell 3 93 Fort Erie Julv IS, 1904.1:3! Sir Ralph...! 101 Toronto June 1, 1900.1:3! Dick Welles. 3 112 Harlem Aug. "ll. 1903.1:37 Rose Tree ..0 97 Harlem Sep. S. 1902.1:3Si Row Tree ..! 97 Harlem Sep. 1, 1902.1:38? Libertine ...3 90 Harlem Oct. 21, 1894.1:38 St. Marcos...:! 101 Harlem Oct. 5. 1901.1:38. Tokalon 3 91! Harlem July 10, 1901.1:381 Pink Coat ..7 108 Harlem Sep. 4, 1902.1:39 Talpa I 99J Harlem Aug. 14. 1903.1:39 Fossil 1 103 Harlem Sept. 1, 1901.1:39 Dalvay 3 100 Harlem Sept. 9, 1904.1:3! Allan-a-Dule 4 110 Wash. Pk Julv 1, 1903.1:37? Dick Welles.3 110 Wash. Pk Julv 7, 1903.1:38 Oriniar 0 109 Wash. Pk Julv 21, 1900.1:38- S. C. T.ove..3 102 Wash. Pk June 29, 1903.1:3SJ Mr. Brown..:! loO Wash. Pk Julv 21, 1900.1:38? Bragg I 100 Wash. Pk Julv 2, 1903.1 :381 Azucena 3 9J Wash. Pk Julv 10. 1S:S.1:39 G. Arnold. ..0 10! Wash. Pk Julv 19, 1900.1:39 Alccdo 3 90 Hawthorne Aug. I, 19H. 1:383 B. Ormonde. 5 S5 Wortli May 20, 1903. 1:38 Coiuni. GirL.O 115 Worth ucr. 14, 1903.1:3! Geo. Arnold. 7 123 N. Orleans Dee. 25, 1901.1::,! Mill. Adams.! 110 City Park Jan. 15, 1907.1:381 - Chim. Sweep. ! 100 Ascot Feb. 22, 1900.1:38 Gold Rose. ..2 95 Ascot Dec. 27, 1901.1:3SJ Banklmrn ..5 124 Tanforan Jan. 20, 1900.1:39 Sanfara 4 95 Oakland June 1, 1907.1:381 Bern-catcher .4 117 Oakland Dec. !. l!05.1:3s". Bankhuru ...r 12S Oakland Jan. 27, 1900.1:39" Waswift ...5 111 Oakland Jan. 27, 1901,1:3! Dr. Leggo.,.3 103 Oakland Feb. Ii5, 1905.1:39
