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FAST TIMES AT SPRINTING DISTANCES AVhUe no new American records for half a mile fiveeighths or threequarters havo recently been made the racing of 1912 and 1913 to date has been productive of the usual number of fast run races at sprinting distances and in several instances the exist ¬ ing records have l con closely approached The art of track conditioning in which striking progress was made a few years back lf s apparently reached tho stage where further iiimrovement need not be ex ¬ pected Thus oue of thtr jnost potent factors in the recordbreaking epocli through which the American turf passed in recent years has boon eliminated eliminatedEven Even In these days tjf fast iierformauces a half mile in forty eight seconds is looked upon as a meri ¬ torious feat Since January 1 1912 there have been thirtyfive halfmile races in this country in which Hie winner has run the distaiice in 4S or better The record for half a mile is 4G and is held jointly by Donau and Anton Each carried lli pounds Donau first establishing the mark in a race over the marvelously fast Santa Anita Park track in Southern California March 13 1109 and Aiuii equalling it on February 9 1911 at Juarez Tluriny the season when that Mexican course was tho scime of some sensationally fast performances The fast ¬ est half mile performance during the period referred to stands to the credit ufIuquieta a tilly that raced promisingly for George M Odoni in her early two yearold form At Juarez February 9 1912 sh ran tho distance in 4G This and other ex ¬ traordinary performances are included in tho sub ¬ joined tabulation o the fast half miles of last year and this Horse AWt Track TrackInquieta Date Time TimeFeb Inquieta 2 115 Juarez Feb 9 4G 4GFeb Stout Heart 2 103 Juarez Feb 11 48 48Feb Moller i 112 Jnarez Feb 14 47 47Feb Moth Katchani2 104 Juarez Feb IG 4S 4SFeb Inquieta 2 112 Juarez Feb IS 47 Vested Rights 2 109 Juarez Feb 20 47 Velio Forty 2 112 Juarez 1 uarez Fob 22 47 47Feb Moller 2 112 Juarez Feb 24 4G 4GFeb Colquitt 2 108 Juarez Feb 25 5 M7 M7Mar 17 Sumptuous 2105 Juarez Mar 1 4S 4SMar Inquieta 2 115 Juarez Mar 2 47 El Palomar 2 115 Juarez Mar 4 47J 47JMar Maud McKee 2 102 Juarez JuarezMoller Mar G i 48 48Mar Moller 2 2115 115 Juarez JuarezInquieta Mar 15 5 47 47Mar Inquieta 12 2 110 Juarez JuarezFonvard Mar 17 7 47 Fonvard 2 103 CharlestfForward Charleston Mar 22 2 47 5 Forward 2 115 CharlcstiNegligee Charleston Mar 30 0 4S Negligee 2 105 Coeur d dAleneMay 4 47 Briar Path 2 110 Chur Downs May 14 4 4S Kenneth Coeur dAleneJunc IS 4S Moth 1vatcham2 109 Lagoon July 12 47 47July Envy 2 105 Lagoon July 15 47 47July Truly 2 112 Lagoon July 2C 47 47Aug Pan TrulyPan Zareta 2 109 Butte Aug G 47 47Oct Usecit 5 109 Denver Oct 24 4S 1913 Little Bit 2 97 Juarez JuarezPAW Feb 23 4 4Mar PAW 2 112 Juarez JuarezOld Mar 3 4 45Iar Old Rosebud 2 118 Juarez JuarezSuccession 5Iar 5 47 Succession 2 110 Juarez JuarezDelia Mar i 47 47Mar Delia Mack 2 102 Juarez JuarezBarbara Mar 12 47 47Mar Barbara Lane 2 110 Juarez JuarezOsaple Mar 14 47 47Mar Osaple 2 10G Juarez JuarezMay Mar 15 47 47Mar May Li 2 112 Juarez JuarezAunt Mar 17 47 47March Aunt Mamie 2 112 Juarez JuarezLennle March 19 47 47March Lennle D 2 110 Juarez March 21 4S It was on December 29 1910 at Oakland Cat that Terns Trick carrying ninetyseven pounds made the present American record of 58 for five eighths of a mile The fastest fiveeighths recently run in this country is to the credit of Lady Pan ¬ chita which fieot filly went the distance in 5S in winning a race at Butte Mont September 2nl last Particulars of the thirtythree occasions noon which five furlong races have Keen run in 1 00 ur better shico January 1 1912 are embraced in thy following compilation compilationJ912 J912 J912Horse Horse AWt Track Date Time TimePhil Phil Connor 4 IIS Juarez Jan 20 100 Oxer 5 113 Juarez Jan 30 59j Freo 3 110 Juarez Feb 14 1 00 00Dclancy Dclancy 4 107 Juarez Mar 1 5 Eva Padwick 4 103 Juarez Mar 8100 8100Yankee Yankee Notions2 113 Chur Downs May 20 59 Solar Star 2 115 Chur Downs May 22 9 Oiielda 2 91 Chur Downs May 27 100 Star of Danube 2 10S Latonia June 1 r0 Helios 2 115 Latonia June 5 5H Palanquin 2 108 Latonia Juno G 100 Helios 2115 Latonia Juno Ul00 Frederick L 2 109 Latonln Juno 13 59 Genesta 2 100 Hamilton June 21 59 Briar Path 2 115 Latonia June 24 100 Rightcasy G 11G Lagoon July 11 59 Floral Park 2 112 Lagoon July 13 100 100Fore Fore i G 108 Lagoon July 22 100 100Napa Napa Nick 5 110 Butte Aug 71OX 71OXLittle Little Jane G 109 Butte Aug 14 100 100Ethelda Ethelda G 115 Lexington Aug 15 100 100Three Three Links 3 10S Butte Aug 22 r9 r9La La Cazadora 3 100 Butto Aug 24 59 59Florce Florce Roberts 3 lot Vancouver Aug 24 59 Frederick L 2 11011 de Grace Sep 2 100 100Ladv Ladv Panchita 5 t7 Biittc Sep 2 5S 5SHobnob Hobnob 2 109 II do Grace Sep 9 59 59Coy Coy 2 107 H do Grace Sop 11 100 100Briton Briton 4 111 Helena Sep 28 100 100Grover Grover IIughes4 122 Chur Downs Oct 14 59 59Little Little Jane G 114 Lagoon Oct 15 59 59Ulfrun Ulfrun 3 101 Lagoon Oct 19 59 59Mrs Mrs Gamp 2 103 Lagoon Oct 21 1 CO COJ J F Newmans good Abe Frank gelding Closer has the distinction of having run the fastest thr v quarters of a mile recorded in America last year or this On February 7 1912 he ran threeqiiartes in 111 in winning a race at Juarez This was onefifth of a second slower than the American rec ¬ ord of 111 held jointly by Chapultepec Prince Ahmed and Priscilliau Chapultopec made his rec ¬ ord over tho Sanja Anita course December 28 190S with 112 pounds up Prince Ahmed equaled Chap ultepecs performance over the Empire City track at Yonkers N Y July 29 1909 and it was fur ¬ ther equaled by August Belmonts Priscillian at Hanlilton Ont June 19 1911 Prince Ahmed car ¬ ried 117 pounds and Priscillian 113 Aside from Closer tho fastest six furlong races of 1912 and 1913 were run by Sebago Granite and Jim Basey each of which scored a mark of 1 11 Instances of the running of threequarters of a mile in less than 113 have been numerous during the time mentioned and are included in the tabulation that follows 1912 Horse A Wt Track TrackLackroso Date Time Lackroso 4 I 00 Juarez Jan 5 111 Kootenay 4 HO Juarez Tan 7 111 Balronia 5 ICO Juarea Jan 10 111 Royal Tea 3 105 Juarez Ian 13 111 Kootenay 4 100 Juarez Jan 13 lllr Delaney 4 97 Juarez Jan IG 111 Flying Footsteps5 1O7 Juarez Jan IS 111 Gemmell S 107 Juarez Jan 19 111 Marsaiul 4 103 Juarez Jan 20 111 Marie Hyde 5 107 Juarez Jan Jl 111 Pride of Lismore5 115 Juarez Jan U 111 Kootenay 4 110 Juarez Jan 2G 111 Closer 5 fG Juarez Jan JS 111 Flying Footsteps 10i Juarez Jan 28 111 Gemmcll 8 107 Juarez Feb G 111 Closer 3 10j Juarez Feb 7 111 Pride of Lismore5 11G Juarez Feb 11 111 J H Reed ReedDelanoy G 111 Juarez Feb 11 1 1r Delanoy 4 105 Juarez Feb 14 1 1 Chapultepec 7 112 Juarez Feb IS 1 1 f Upright 3 SB Juarez Feb 21 1 m Chillii I IRatwa 105 Juarez Feb 21 1 1 Ratwa 4 3 104 Jnarez Feb 22 1V Kuticld G 110 Juarez Feb 2G 111 Sebago 4 115 Juarez Mar 1 112 Sebago 4 110 Juarez Mar 4 111 Clint Tucker G 114 Juarez Dclancy 4 107 Juarez Mar 5 111 Kootenay 4 105 Juarez Mar IG 112 112A Ben Wilson A 4 108 Juarez Mar 17 112 Kntield G 108 Juarez Mar 21 111 CaiiKh Hill 4 115 115 Charleston Apr 5 112 Caugh Hill 4 115 Charleston Apr 9112 Casey Jones 3 101 Lexington May 2 112 Ocean Bound 5 112 Lexington May 2 112 = Caugh Hill 4 115 Lexington May 4 l12 Worth 3 US Chur Donis May 18 112 Sir Alvescot G 109 Chur Dow is May 0 112 Granite 4 11G Chur Dow is May 1 111 Sebago 4 115 Chur Dow is May 3 111 High Private PrivateSea G 110 Chur Dow is May 5 112 Sea Cliff G 107 Chnc Dow is May 25 5 1 112 2 Chapultepec 7 114 Latonia June 1 1 112 2 Tho Manager 3 10V Latonia June 3 12 The Manager 3 111 Latouia June 5 1 2 Grover Hughes 4 112 Latouia LatouiaHelmet June 10 1 2 Helmet G lit Latonia LatoniaFlying June 17 1 Flying Yankee 3 107 Hamilton June IS 1 2 Peiiobscot 3 105 Hainilti Hamilton June 19 1 2 J II IIoughton5 117 Hamilton June 20 1 2 Watervalc 4 333 Hamilton Juno 20 1 2 Kate K I S Latonia June 211 J2V Sebago 4 109 Latonia I line 24 1 1 Meridian 4 I2G Latonia June 2G 1 2 Lpvetie 5 11 ort Erie Erieliettie July 2 1 2 liettie Sue 4 110 ort Erie ErieRightoasy July 1 2 Rightoasy G 110 igoon July 3 1 2 Kootenay 4 103 agoon July S 1 2 Iidy Panchitn 5 94 goon July 15 1 2 Lady Panchitn 5 95 L goon July 22 li 1 Spring Heard 310ljF rt Erie ErieTremargo July 27 1 2 Tremargo 5114 L goon July 27 1 2 Helen Barbee 4 107 F rt Erie July 30 1 2 Jim Basev 4 110 V ncouver ncouverLadv Ai g 2 112 Ladv panchita 5 99 Hi Butto tto An AnWorth Aig 12 112 Worth 3 115 H Hamilton milton An AnKnlg1it Aig IG 112 Knlg1it Iiffer3 101 Hamilton Aig u uLight IT 112 Light M Life3 II do Grace An Aig 31 112 If Cleopat 5 109 Vancouver Aig 27 112 112Hedge Hedge 3 11111 do G ace Sep 9 111Helen 112 Helen Barbee 4 111 Douglas ark Sop IG 1 1J 1JHousemaid Housemaid 4 115 II d G ace Sop IS 11J 11JKuolcnav Kuolcnav 4 IHJlouglas ark Sep 20 112 112Tnuico Tnuico G 103 Douglas ark Si i 20 1 1J Horse AWt Track Date Time TimeThe The Wid Moon2 109 Douglas Park Sep 21 112 112Wintergrcen Wintergrcen G 111 Douglas Park Sep 21 112 112Leochares Leochares 2 115 Toronto Sep 21 112 112J J F Crowloy G 117 Helena Sep 27 112 112Floral Floral Park 2110 Douglas Park Sep 28 112 112Grover Grover Hughes 4 112 Douglas Park Sep 30 ltll ltllMorristown Morristown 3 107 Douglas Park Oct 1 112 112Grover Grover Hughes 4 117 Douglas Park Oct 2 112 112Hawthorn Hawthorn 2 125 Douglas Park Oct 2112 2112Smoke Smoke House 2 107 Douglas Park Oct 3111 3111Yankee Yankee Notions 2 13 laurel Oct 3 112 112The The Wid Moon 2 US Douglas Park Oct 5 112 Reciprocity 3 100 Douglas Park Oct 5 111 111Jim Jim Basoy 4 103 Douglas Park Oct 5 l Semprolus 4 10j Clnir Downs Oct 8112 Floral Park 2 11 Chur Downs Oct 9112 Helen Barbee 4 111 Chur Downs Oct 10 112 Three Links 3 105 Chur Downs0ct 11 112 112Rock Rock View 2 US Laurel Oct lll12i lll12iBack Back Bay 4 10S Laiirer Oct 12 112 112Meridian Meridian 4 120 Chur ChurYankeje Downs Oct IG 112 112Yankeje Yankeje LaurelLeochares Notions 2 108 Laurel Oct IG 112 Leochares 2 121 Laurel LaurelKiora LaureJ Oct 19 112 Kiora Lago1Free 5 111 Lago Lago1 Oct 17 111 Free 3 MO Lago Oct 18 1V Lady Mary 4 110 Lago Oct 18 11 Pay Streak 4 lir Lagor Oct 21 111 I LagorI Mlmuriosii 3 117 Lairm Oct 23 111 LagotPresiiniiition Presiiniiition 3 105 Latoi LatoiHawthorn Oct 29 112 Hawthorn 2 127 Latoi Latonia i iSurcget Oct 30 111 Surcget 5 109 Latoi Litonla iaGrover la Oct 31 111 Grover Hughes 4 12C L Latoi itonia ia Oct 31 111 Royal iaRoyal Tea 3 105 L Latoi itonia ia Nov 5 111 Kleburno iaKleburno 2 1lOSLatoiia 10S L Latoi itonia ia iaCaugh Nov 5111 Caugh Hilt 4 111 Jamesto Jamestown Nov 14 111 JamestownHuskin Caugh JamestownCaugh Hill 4 119 Jamestown Nov 19 111 Huskin 2 102 Jamestown Nov 22 112 Lye JamestownLye White 5 110 Juarez Dec 20 112 112Dec Cosgrove 3 103 Juarez Dec 21 112 112Dec Sea Cliff G 100 Juarez Dec 21 112 112Dec Meridian 4 125 Juarez Dec 21 111 111Dec Upright JuarezUpright 3 95 Juarez Dec 25 112 112Dec Uilpy r 10S Juarez Dec 28 112 v 1913 El Palomar 3 98 Juarez Jan 2 112 Jim Basey 5 111 Juarez Jan 13 112 Sepulveda 6 109 Juarez JuarezJoininicu i Jan 14 112 Joininicu G103 Juarez JuarezJ Jan 15 112 J B Robinson G 100 Juarez Jan 24 112 Irish Gentlemari5 115 Juarez JuarezKl Jan 25 112 Kl Palomar 3 93 Juarez JuarezUpright Jan 2G 112 JuarpzGoldnnn Upright 4 10 Juarpz Jan 2S 112 112Feb Goldnnn S 107 Juarez JuarezJim JuarezJim Feb 2 112 Jim Basey 5 110 Juarez JuarezGold Feb 2 112 112Feb Gold of Opliiro 103 Juarez JuarezPan Feb 4 l123 Pan Zareta 3 114 Juarez JuarezFurlong Feb 5 112 Furlong 5 11G Juarez Feb G 112 112Mar Upright JuarezUpright 4 107 Juarez JuarezKiva Mar 1 112 112Mar Kiva 3 10G Juarez JuarezDaddy Mar 5 112 Daddy Gip C 105 Juarez JuarezKootenay Mar 7 112 112Mar Kootenay 5 100 Juarez JuarezDefinite Mar 15 111 Definite 5 110 Juarez JuarezMimorioso Mar 1C 112 Mimorioso 4 109 Juarez Mar IG 112 Chauticlor C 10G Juarez Mar 17 112 112March Goldfinu 5 108 Juarez March 18 112 Parlor Boy 5 10S Juarez March 21 112
