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FASTEST MILES RUN TO DATE THIS YEAR TwcntySovcn Races Run in 139 or Better of Which Nearly All Were at Santa Anita Although the racing year is young a mile in 180 or bettor has already been covered twenty seven times this unusual record for so early in a years campaigning being due to the exceedingly ast Santa Anita track Twentytwo of the twonty soven records were scored over it ranging from the 1871 of Uiliemnn and Uapid Water to the 180 of Timothy Wen Kdwin T Fryer Sidney F dial font o Sink Spring and Daruina none of which ex ¬ cept possibly Sidney F and Daruma could run so fast over ariy other track in the country In tlo course of the lirst Santa Anita Park meeting the record of or faster was made thirty times In Ibis feature Bolmont Park leads with thirtyone races and Shcopslioirt Bay is third with twenty six but their records are the accumulated product of years of racing and there is no doubt that the Santa Anita track is the fastest in the United States StatesWhen When tle weather grows hot the cracks of the year are in action and the eastern tracks are at their best more rapidly run miles will go on record At present the showing of 100S in that respect is as follows Horse Track Date Time Timothy Wen Santa Anita Jan 4 180 hippewa Santa Anita Jan G 18S Hilleman Santa Anita Jan 11 1873 Montgomery Santa Anita Jan 18 18SJ George S Davis Santa Anita Jan 21 18SJ ICdwin T Fryer FryerTony Santa Anita Feb 0 180 Tony Faust Santa Anita Feb S 1SJ Sidney F Santa Anita Feb 11 18 Koalta Sinta Anita Feb 18 18S Mark Antony II Santa Anita Feb 14 Itapid Water Santa Anita Feb 15 1872 Chalfonto Santa Anita Ft b 15 180 Sink Spring Santa Anita Feb 17 10 Ancassin Santa Anita Feb IS 188 Molesev Santa Anita Feb 10 1 ° Vexford Santa Anita Feb 20 18SJ Woxford Santa Anita Feb 20 1888 Stanley Fay Santa Anita Mar 8 188 Daruma Santa Anita Mar 11 18 Colonel Jack Samta Anita Mar II 188 Iloiiiinns Arvi Santa Anita Mar 25 188 Montclair Sanita Anita Mar 80 18SJ Gemmell Oakland Apr 4 18 Frank Filthier Oakland A p 14 18 Jack Atkiu Aqueduct Apr 25 189 71 ck Atkin Bclmont P May 18 l88i Kercheval Cliur Downs May 1C 180
