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t ~ f I REDUCTION IN TIME RECORDS EFFECTED SINCE 1880 TO THE PRESENT TIME AT ALL DISTANCES + 4. Of the American running records of the present, the longest standing is Ethelberts two miles and a quarter in 8:48%, made in 1888. That record, when made, represented a reduction of the record for that distance as it stood ill 1SN0 and 1888 of a fraction more than s, ven seconds, the record of 1888 and 1MB8 being that made by Springbok and Preakacsa in their celebrated dead heat race for the Saratoga Cup in 1875. Ethelbert was a grand race horse and his record may stand as long as did that of the famous dead heaters. The table lielow gives the progressive steps by which faster and faster records at standard distances have lieen made since 1888 and. in a uay. reflect! the improvement ill the breed of thoroughbred horses, which undoubtedly has heea effected in the last four decades. That some pari of the redaction in time records is due to faster tracks is beyond question, but it is equally true that the average of our horses possess a greater measure of -peed than their predecessors of 1SS0. There is quite interesting food for thought in this table: Present Present American Hoc. Rep. Rec. Ree. Dist. Rec. Holder. A. Wt. Track. Date. Uecd. 1SS0. UN, HUM. PJ10. 3 S Atoka »» MB Hutte, Mont Sept. 7. 190fi -M% :34i. :34 :33/. " " 3 1-2 f Joe Hlair B 111 Juarez. Mex Feb. .".. 15*11 :30 :40 1-2 Donau 2 11.1 Santa Anita. Cat March 13. 1900... AW-. :47% :47% :4!U " :4 V;-, Anion 2 115 Juarez, Mex Feb. . 1911 :48fcj B-8 lan Zareta 5 120 Juarez, Mex Feb. 10. 1S1B Jft% 1:02 :59 :."»9 £8 5 1-2 f Iron Mask 6 150 Juarez, Mex March S. 1914 1:03--. 1:88 1:446 3-4 Iron Mask 6 115 Juarez, Mex Jan. 4, 1914 l:09:f; 1:14 1:11 1:12 1:11 !» 1-2 f Rrkdale Nymph 4 124 Helmont Park. N.Y.Oct. 11. 1907 1:17-.-, 1:19 1:17-, 7-S Koseben 5 12i Helmont Park. N.Y.Oct. 10. 1900 1:22 1:38% 125-. 1:22" 7 1-2 f Hestigouche ... 3 107 Helmont Park, N. Y.M i.v 29. 190K IMM l:32l 1 :31 , I Amalfi B 107 Syracuse, N. Y Sept. 3. 1914 1:30, 1:39*4 1 :39U. 1 :3S 1:37 lni7lv Hcess Callaway 3 99. Hatouia. Ky Oct. 27. 1911 1:42 1:45, 1:43! 1:42% Hovetie 5 115 Fort Erie. Out July 4. 1912 1:42 Lea Bay 3 loo Urtaaaa, Ky laae 9. 1MB 1:42 I 1-16 Celesta 4 MB Syracuse. N. Y Sept. 3, 1914 1:42*+ 1:48% 1:45 1:43"- l IS Hoamer 3 124 laurel. Md. E.Pk. ..Oct. 10, 1914 1:49% 1:54 1:52% 1:51% 1:88 11-4 WhiskHroom II. 8 139 Helmont Pk.. N. Y. . .June 2H, 1913 2:MI 2:0S 2:05 2:H 2:02- 1 3-S Irish Lad 4 12! Slicenshead H.. N. Y.June 25. 1904 2:17% 2:21% 2:20/-. 1:18% 2:17% I 1-2 Oaadrtch 3 102 Chicago.Ill. W.Pk.July Hi, MM 2*8% 2:34 2:33 2:30,4 2:30, 1 8-8 Fitz Herbert ..3 122 Sheepshead B.. N.Y..July 13. 1909 2.45 2:48% 2:48 2:48 2:45 13-4 M.Daingerflil .4 120 Morris Park. X. Y. . .Oct. 3. 1903 2:57 3:02% 3:01 2:88% 2:87 1 Fverett 3 107 Kaltiore.Md. lim.Oct. 31. 1910 3:25% 8:9% 1:27% 3:20-, 8:25% 2 1-4 Klhelbcrt 4 124 Brighton He.. N. Y...ug. 4. 19H 3:49% 8:88% 88% 8:48% 3:49- 3 Mami" Algol... 5 105 NewOrs.La. C.Pk.Feb. 10, 1907 5:19 5:9% 5:24 5:24 5:19 1 Sotimia 5 119 Louisve.Ky. h.D.Oct. 7. 1912 7:10% 7:15% 7:15% 7:11 7:11
