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RUNNING RECORDS OF THE CANADIAN TURF A Had not Duck Thomas run half a mile in 47 seconds iu winning a race at Minoru Park, Vaucouver. D. C, August 20, the Canadian racing season of 1013 would have passed into history without reducing in any respect the time records for the Dominion. For the first time in many years the racing on the tracks of eastern Canada failed to result in any new Canadian records. This circumstance should not lead to tin: conclusion that Canadian racing of 1013 fell below the high standard of the immediately preceding years, for most of the licst horses in training on the North American continent participated in the sport In the Dominion to the north of us. ltather may the failure to reduce existing records be attributed to the state of the tracks over which the racing took place. Several of the fastest of the courses making up .the Canadian Racing Associations circuit were much slower than normally, owing to the spreading of new top dressing and other causes. It may reasonably be expected that another season will bring a renewal of the general lowering of Canadian time records. Existing records were equaled in three instances during 1013. Custom House, ran three and one-half furlongs in 42 at Minoru Park, Vancouver, August 1, 1013, which tied the Canadian mark for the distance, made by Platinum over the same course. July 15, 1012. At Hamilton, June 25. M. D. Grubers sensational two-year-old. Little Nephew, by running five-eighths iu 50 equaled the Canadian record, standing to the credit of Ragman, Genesta and Florence Roberts. This record has stood since 100S. At Windsor, August 10, Miss Cayle, also a two-year-old, equaled the record of 1:05 for five and one-half furlongs, held jointly by Sewell and Novelty. The Fort Erie and Hamilton tracks hold most of the records for the distances at which races are frequently run, with the former decisively in the lead. It Is notable that the record for all distances of less than live furlongs stand to the credit of Minoru Park. This is partially due to the infrequent-- with which races at the shorter distances are run on the tracks of cssten Canada. The complete list of Canadian records, revised to date, is as follows: Dist. Horse. A. Wt. Track. Date. " Time. 3-S Irma Lee 3 113 Vancouver, D. C. Minoru Park . .September 13, 1910 :30 3 1-2 f Platinum 2 111 Vaucouver, D. C. Minoru Park.. July 15, 1912 :42 Custom House 2 10S Vancouver, D. C. Minoru Park.. August 1, 1913 :42 1-2 Duck Thomas 7 110 Vancouver, D. C. Minoru Park . .August 20, 1913 :47 4 1-2 f Jim Rasey 4 120 Vancouver, D. C. Minoru Park.. July 22, 1912 :53 5-S Ragman 2 10S Montreal, Que. Dlue Bonnets .. .June 13, 190S :59 Genesta 2 100 Hamilton, Ont June 21, 1912 :50 Florence Roberts 3 104 Vancouver, It. C. Minoru Park . .August 24, 1012 :50 Little Nephew 2 108 Hamilton, Out June 25, 1913 :50 5 1-2 f Sewell 5 100 Fort Erie, Out... August 25. 1909 1:05 Novelty 3 110 Toronto, Ont. Woodbine Park.. May 24, 1911 1:03 Miss Cavlc 2 103 Windsor. Out August 19, 1913 1:05 3-4 Priscillian 0 113 Hamilton, Out June 19, 1911 1:11 0 1-2 f Clorita 1 114 Fort Erie, Out July 10, 1902 1:1! V. 7-S Jack Atkin 0 111 Montreal. Que. Dlue Donnets . . .September 17, 1010 1:24 7 1-2 f Chappaqua 5 110 Fort Erie, Ont August 3. 1901 1:33 All Saints .3 104 Hamilton, Out August 10, 1901 1:33 1 Cliff Edge 5 100 Fort Erie, Out .July 3, Dili 1:37 lm2- Spindle 3 100 Fort Erie, Out July 5, 1010 1:41 lm50y Ethel Wheat 3 100 Windsor, Out August S, 1901 1:43 lin70v Lovetie 5 115 Fort Erie, Ont ..July 4. 1012 1:42 lmloiiy Roene W. 0 114 Vancouver, P. C. Minoru Park.. July 20, 1911 1:45 1 1-10 Gretna Green 5 100 Fort Erie, Ont August 2S, 1000 1:43 Trap Rock 3 113. Fort Erie, Out..;. t . , . 1 . July fOOll. . 1:43 1 1-S Watervale 3 ll2 Fort Erie, Onr.tV July 5. 1011 .. 1:50 1 3-10 Olambala 5 120 Fort Erie, Ont ....August 2. 1011 ........... ..1:57 1 1-4 Star Charter 4 110 Fort Erie, Ont Jiily 27, 1012 2:03 1 3-S Our Dessie 5 102 Fort Erie, Ont August 0. 1005 2:21 1 1-2 Cave Adsum :.. 4 119 Hamilton, Ont October 2. 190S 2:32 Ouubt 5 103 Fort Erie, Out ugust 2.S, 1909 2:32 1 5-S Louis Kraft ....... 4 100 Fort Erie, Ont August 31, 1905 2:502 1 3-4 Cruche dOr 5 104 Montreal, Que. Dlue Donnets ... September 17. 1910 3:01 2 Azo 3 90 Windsor. Ont August 21. 1009 3:29V, 2 1-10 War Whoop 4 90 Toronto, Out. Woodbine Park.. September 23, 1005 3:34V, 2 1-4 Soteinla 5 100 Toronto, Out. Woodbine Park . .September 28, 1912 3:50 Turf Course. 1 Hampton Court 1 100 Hamilton, Ont , August 17, 1011 1:3S I 1-10 Lady Esther 0 107 Hamilton, Out June 2S, 100! 1:45; 1 1-8 Detective 4 114 Hamilton, Ont June 20. 1910 l:r.2 Robert Cooper 5 112 Hamilton, Ont August 19, 1910 1:52 1 1-4 Captain Swanson... 5 102 Hamilton, Ont. June 22. 1012 2:01 1 1-2 Robert Cooper ..... 5 103 Hamilton, Ont Vugust 17, 1910 2:32 2 Sieainous 4 90 Hamilton, Ont October 7, 1!KS 3:2S
