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EARLY AMERICAN RECORDS First of a Series of Tabulations Showing Speed in Racing Fast Time in Performances at All Distances to the Begin ¬ ning of 1880 In niiKVcr to queries for oM American racing records Daily Raring Form reproduces from Kriks Guide of 1870 tables of the best performances in tls United States of thoroughbred horses at all distances to that date The figures are authentic unl full of interest In articles to follow the rec ¬ ords will Ixj carried oa to the present day dayHalf Half Mile MileOlitipa Olitipa 2 07 Saratoga X Y July 25 1874 47 Harold 2 110 Saratoga X Y July 23 1878 49 4 Idalia 2 107 Monmonth Park X Jt July 4 1S7G 49y4 49y4romeroy romeroy 2 90 Louisville Ky May 23 1S77 49 Dme of Magenta 2 110 Saratoga X Y YJuly July 24 1877 49l Hue Lodge 2 97 Lexington Ky May 10 1879 49va 49vaSensation Sensation 2 110 Saratoga X Y July 22 1879 49 i iGrenada Grenada 2 107 Monmouth Park X J July 5 1S79 49 49ICmiball ICmiball 2 102 Louisville Ky May 21 1879 49 49rive rive Eighths EighthsBonnie Bonnie Wood 3 112 Saratoga X Y July 20 1878 102 102Grenada Grenada 2 110 Saratoga X Y August 12 1879 103 103Palmetto Palmetto 2 107 Saratoga X Y August 10 1870 103 103Harold Harold 2 110 Monmouth Park X J July 4 187S 103 103Ella Ella Ioiif 2 S7 Sacramento Cal Septemlxir 8 1879 103 103Ithadauianthus Ithadauianthus 4 118 Saratoga X Y July 25 1876 103 103Egypt Egypt 8 120 Saratoga X Y July 19 1879101 Pomcroy 2 00 Louisville Ky May 17 187710411 rstides 2 100 Jerome Park X Y October 7 1874 104 104Boardiaau Boardiaau 2 110 Saratoga X Y August 3 31S7S 1S7S 104 104Thrcs Thrcs Quarters of a Mile Kirst Chance 5 100 Philadelphia Pa Octo ¬ ber 1 1870 115 115Lady Lady Middleton 4 101 Saratoga X Yf YfAugust August 1 1879 lirit liritConnor Connor 2 S3 Carson Xev October 17 1879115 1511 Bruce 4 104 Lexington Ky May 12 1870 llr llrlihadamanthus lihadamanthus 5 122 Saratoga X Y YAugust August IS 1877 115 115Madge Madge 3 87 Saratoga X Y August 21 1874 115 115Florence Florence B 3 92 Louisville Ky September 20 1879 115 115Bille Bille of the Meade 2 87 Nashville Tenn TennOctober October 9 1870 110 110Milan Milan 2 90 Louisville Ky May 20 1877 110 Alarm 3 CO Saratoga X Y July 15 1872 110 Enquircss 4 107 Detroit Mich July 3 1879110 Irouwood 3 114 San Francisco Cal May 10 1879 110 110Girofle Girofle 2 105 Prospect Park X Y Sep ¬ tember 13 1879 11CH 11CHCheckmate Checkmate 4 115 Saratoga X Y August 15 1879 l16 i iMadge Madge 5 117 Saratoga X Y August 15 151S70 1S70 110 110I I idy Fleet 0 111 Sacramento Cal Septem ¬ ber 8 1879 110 110Duke Duke of Magenta 2 110 Saratoga X Y YAugust August 0 1877 110 110Spartan Spartan 2 105 Saratoga X Y August 1C 1877 116 116Sly Sly Dance 2 97 Louisville Ky September 22 1879 116 116Bye Bye and Bye 2 97 Louisville Ky Septem ber 22 1S79 110 110Pique Pique 2 107 Saratoga X Y August 27 1877 110 110Bramble Bramble 3 IOC Monmouth Park X J June 29 1878 117 117Luke Luke Blackburn 2 110 Prospect Park X Y YSeptember September 0 1879 117 117Perfection Perfection 3 101 Saratoga X Y July 25 1878 117 117Idalia Idalia 4 113 Saratoga X Y August 5 1878 118 118Ilhadamanthus Ilhadamanthus 5 122 Jerome Park X Y YSeptember September 29 1877 11814 11814Spartan Spartan 2 113 Saratoga N Y August 21 1877 119 119One One Kile Ten Broeck 5 110 Louisville Ky May 24 1877 139 139Searcher Searcher 3 90 Lexington Ky May 13 1875141 Danger 3 90 Baltimore Md May 23 1878 142 Continued on second page EAELY AMERICAN RECORDS Continued from first page Charlie Gorham 3 87 Lexington Ky Sep ¬ tember 20 1877 142 142Mahlstick Mahlstick 3 90 Lexington Ky September 20 1877 142 142Grey Grey Plnnet 5 110 Saratoga X Y August 13 1874 l12i l12iGoodnight Goodnight 3 101 Louisville Ky September 23 1879 142 Alarm 3 J0 Saratoga N Y July 17 1872 142 Virginius 4 10S Saratoga N Y August 4 1877 142 142Clenmore Clenmore 4 110 Detroit Mich July 4 1879142 = 51 Cammie F 4 107 Louisville Ky September 20 1879 143 143Mistake Mistake 2 100 Louisville Ky September September2t 2t 1879 l43Vi l43ViEdihburg Edihburg 4 110 Lexington Ky May 11 111S78 1S78 143 Helle oC the Mcade 2 87 Louisville Ky KySeptember September 20 187G l44Vi l44ViBelle Belle of the Meade 2 97 Louisville Ky KySeptember September 27 1876 14411 14411Glenita Glenita 4 San Jose Cal September 27 187914411 Spendthrift 2 100 Nashville Tenn October 12 1878 l441i l441iClara Clara D 2 87 Sacramento Cal September 21 1877 144 li liAristides Aristides 2 100 Baltimore Md October 22 1874 144 144Parole Parole 2 97 Saratoga X Y August 10 10I87r I87r 144 144Astral Astral 2 SG Lexington Ky September 12 1873 144 144Charley Charley Howard 3 118 Saratoga N Y Au ¬ gust 17 1876 145 145Connor Connor 2 107 Sacramento Cal September 12 1879 145 145Bucktie Bucktie 3 123 Louisville Ky May 24 1879145 Spindrift 8 124 Jerome Park X Y June JuneG G 1S7C 14G Against time timeOne One and OneEighth Miles MilesBob Bob Woolley 2 90 Lexington Ky Septem ¬ ber 6 1875 151 151Janet Janet Murray 4 105 Brighton Beach X Y July 31 1879 131 131Blue Blue Eyes 4 110 Louisville Ky May 28 1879 i l55t l55tWarfield Warfield 3 97 Louisville Ky October 18 1878 156 156Jack Jack Hardy 5 115 St Louis Mo June 4 1878 156 156Fadladeen Fadladeen 7 111 Saratoga X Y August 19 1874 156 156Fanny Fanny Ludlow 4 105 Saratoga X Y Au ¬ gust 10 IStK 15G Susqnehaana 3 107 Saratoga X Y July 21 211S77 1S77 l57 i iBramble Bramble 4 IIS Saratoga X Y August 9 1879 15S 15SBelle Belle 3 113 Saratoga X Y July 23 1878 159 Laneewood 3 112 Saratoga X Y August 13 1S79 159 159Spindrift Spindrift 8 121 Jerome Park X Y June 10 1876 200 200Phyllis Phyllis 4 151 Louisville Ky September 27 1876 201 201Spindrift Spindrift 7 166 Jerome Park X Y June 12 1875 203i 203iOne One Mile and One Quarter Charley Gorham 3 87 Lexington Ky May 18 1877 2OSK 2OSKFalsetto Falsetto 3 100 Lexington Ky May 10 1879208 Grihstead 4 108 Saratoga X Y July 24 1875 208 208Frogtown Frogtown 4 104 Lexington Ky May 14 1872 209 209Monitor Monitor 3 120 Prospect Park X Y Sep ¬ tember 9 1879 210 210Parole Parole 5 121 Saratoga X Y July 20 1878210 Preakness a 128 Jerome Park X Y June 16 1874 212 212One One Mile and Three Eighths EighthsSpendthrift Spendthrift 3 123 Jerome Park X Y June 10 1879 Gov Hampton 5 114 Prospect Park X Y YJune June 21 1879 226Xi 226XiBramble Bramble 4 118 Momnouth Park X J July 10 1879 One Mile and OneHalf OneHalfTom Tom Bowling 4 104 Lexington Ky May 12 1871 231 231Parole Parole 4 97 Saratoga X Y August 14 1877 Lord Murphy 3 100 Louisville Ky May 20 1879 Glenelg 4 100 Monmouth Park X J Aug ¬ ust 2 1870 237 237Shylock Shylock 5 114 Jerome Park X Y Octolicr 31 1874 ii 238 238Neapolitan Neapolitan 3 87 San Francisco Cal May 24 1879 23i Saxon 3 110 Jerome Park X Y June 13 1871 239K 239KTom Tom Ochiitree 5 124 Jerome Park X Y YOctober October 13 1877 243 243ZooZoo ZooZoo 3 113 Saratoga X Y August 21 1877 L43 1 1Duke Duke of Magenta 3 IIS Jerome Park X XY Y June 8 1878 243M 243MToiu Toiu Bowling was permitted by the judges to continue the run to two miles He ran the first mile in 141 tiie mile and a half hi 234 mile and threequarters in 300 and the two miles in 327 The timing over a mile and a half was not made official One and FiveEighths Miles Ten Bmeek 3 90 Lexington Ky Septem ¬ ber lit 1875 249 A AMonitor Monitor 3 98 Prospect Park X Y Septem ¬ ber 13 1879 r v 25011 25011Springbok Springbok 4 114 Jerome Park X Y June 20 1874 253 253Bradamaute Bradamaute 3 101 Lexington Ky May 17 17TS77 TS77 253 XL Harry Bassett 3 110 Jerome Park X Y YJune June 10 1871 256 256Bay Bay filly by Glenelg The Nun 3 107 Sac ¬ ramento Cal September 10 1879 256 256Mintzer Mintzer 5 124 Saratoga X Y June 23 1879 258 258One One Mile and ThreeQuarters ThreeQuartersOne One Dime 3 100 Lexington Ky Septem ¬ ber 12 1870 1 305 i iIrish Irish King 3 100 Louisville Ky Septem ¬ ber 25 1879 305H 305HCourier Courier 4 101 Louisville Ky May 23 1877 30511 30511Reform Reform 3 83 Saratoga X Y August 20 1874 305 305Mate Mate 5 100 Monmouth Park Xk J July 15 1875 306i 306iDArtasnan DArtasnan 3 110 Saratoga X Y July 24 1S75 306i 306iGen Gen Phillips 5 112 Saratoga X Y Aii gust 13 1879 VV 306K I Continued ojj fifth page EARLY AMERICAN RECORDS RECORDSContinued Continued from second page Daniclieff 4 113 Lexington Ky August 9 1879 307 307Frogtown Frogtown 4 104 Lexington Ky May 1C 1872 307 307Tfocy Tfocy Hale 3 102 Lexington Ky September 14 1875 30774 30774Duke Duke of Magenta 3 118 Saratoga N Y YJuly July 20 1878 308 308Maggie Maggie S 3 103 Sacramento Cal Septem ¬ ber 10 1879 3OS 3OSPrcakness Prcakness a 125 Baltimore Mtl October 21 1874 1 3OSt Atilla 3 110 Saratoga N Y July 24 1874308 Acrobat 3 110 Saratoga X Y July 4 1 874 3 09 Falsetto 3 118 Saratga X Y July 19 191S79 1S79 309i 309iMintzer Mintzer 5 121 Saratoga X Y July 28 1879 309 309ZooZoo ZooZoo 3 118 Saratoga X Y August 2 1877 310 310Two Two Miles Tcn Broeck a 110 Louisville Ky May 29 1877 327 327McWhirter McWhirter 3 100 Louisville Ky May 28 1877 330 330Courier Courier 4 101 Louisville Ky May 28 1877 331 331fKatie fKatie Tease 4 105 Buffalo X Y Septem ¬ ber 9 1874 332 332True True Blue 4 108 Saratoga X Y July 30 1873 332 332Glenmore Glenmore 4 110 Detroit Mich July 4 1879 333 333Monitor Monitor 3 107 Baltimore Md October 21 1879 334 334Charley Charley Howard 3 110 Saratoga X Y YAugust August 10 1876 333 333Vamlalite Vamlalite 3 107 Baltimore Md October 23 1874 333 333Falsetto Falsetto 3 118 Saratoga X Y August 12 1870 333it 333itVoltunio Voltunio 3 110 Baltimore Mil October 23 231S70 1S70 i 335i4 335i4Vigil Vigil 3 115 Baltimore Md October 28 281S7C 1S7C 337 337Tom Tom Ochiltree 4 123 Jerome Park X Y YJune June 10 187G 341 341Bertram Bertram 3 123 Monmouth Park X J July 11 1876 345 Against time timetICatie tICatie Pease finished first but was disqualified and the race given to Lizzie Lucas LucasTwo Two and One Eighth Miles MilesAridities Aridities 4 108 Lexington Ky May 10 1870 343 343Mate Mate 0 114 Saratoga X Y July 31 1875 340 Hip Fellow 3 90 Lexington Ky May 13 1874 350 350Ferida Ferida 3 93 Prospect Park X Y Septem ¬ ber 1879 354 354Sultana Sultana 3 112 Jerome Park X Y October 7 1870 356 356Two Two and OneQuarter Miles Springbok 5 114 Saratoga X Y July 29 291S75 1S75 35GV4 Preakness a 114 Saratoga X Y July 29 1875 336 336Harry Harry Bassett 4 10S Saratoga X Y July July1C 1C 1872 359 359Wanderer Wanderer 6 114 Saratoga X Y August 13 1874 400 400Fortuna Fortuna 4 107 Louisville Ky May 23 1879401 Mollie McCarthy C 115 Chicago 111 June 25 1879 402 402Muggins Muggins 4 118 Saratoga X Y August August1S67 1S67 403 403Dead Dead heat heatTwo Two Miles and a Half Aristides 4 104 Lexington Ky May 13 1876 427 427Katie Katie Pease 4 103 Buffalo X Y Septem ¬ ber 10 1874 428 428Ballinkeel Ballinkeel 3 90 Baltimore Md October 22 1874 431 431Helmbold Helmbold 4 108 Monmouth Park X J July 30 1870 433 433Tom Tom Ochiltree 5 129 Jerome Park X Y June 18 1877 436 436Two Two and FiveEighths Miles MilesTen Ten Broeck 4 104 Lexington Ky Septem ¬ ber 1C 1876 458 458Two Two Miles and ThrccQuartcrs ThrccQuartcrsHubbard Hubbard 4 107 Saratoga X Y August 9 1S73 1 458 458Kentucky Kentucky 124 Jerome Park X Y Octo ¬ ber 3 1S5 504 504Tom Tom Ochiltree 4 118 Jerome Park X Y YJune June 17 1876 309V4 309V4Three Three Miles MilesTen Ten Broeck 4 102 Louisville Ky Septem ¬ ber 23 1S7C 326 326Monarchist Monarchist 4 108 Jerome Park X Y Oc ¬ tober 3 1872 534 534Tom Tom Ochiltree 4 118 Moumotith Park X J 3 uly 6 1876 533 533Pour Pour Miles Ten Broeck 4 104 Louisville Ky Septem ¬ ber 27 1876 715 715Fellowcraft Fellowcraft 4 108 Saratoga X Y August 20 1874 Lexington 4 103 Xew Orleans La April 2 1855 719 719Lexington Lexington 4 103 Xew Orleans La April 14 1855 723 723Janet Janet 113 Louisville Ky September 27 1879 723 723Wildidle Wildidle 5 110 San Francisco Cal October 28 1875 723 723Idlewild Idlewild 5 117 Centerville X Y June 25 ISflS 720Vi 720ViKentucky Kentucky 5 114 Saratoga X Y August 1866 731 Kentucky C 120 Jerome Park X Y Oc ¬ tober 18 7 731 731AbdclKader AbdclKader 4 108 Saratoga X Y Aug ¬ ust 1869 731 731AbdelKoreo AbdelKoreo 3 3 Jerome Park X Y October 17 1871 733 733Monarchist Monarchist 4 108 Jerome Park x Y YOctober October 1872 733 733Tom Tom Ochiltree 4 118 Jerome Park X Y October 12 1S7U 736 Against time timeOneHalf OneHalf Mile Heats HeatsRed Red Oak a 114 Carson City Xev September 16 1S79 4S 49 49Plaything Plaything 4 Oakland Cal March 20 1S79 Ms MsriiiiliiUu riiiiliiUu a 113 Denver Colo May 22 1S7H = S1 li liHalfMile HalfMile Heats Three in Jive JiveMollie Mollie McCann 3 Indianapo ¬ lis Ind July 26 1879 tfli 51 30 ThreeQuartcrsof a Mile Hoats Egypt a 118 Louisville Ky May 281879 VM1 117 117One One Mile Heats HeatsKadi Kadi 6 about 90 Hartford Conn ConnSeptember September 2 1875 142 4 14 IV IVUna Una 3 91 Prospect Park June 25 1879 142 145 145IArgcntlnc IArgcntlnc 3 104 Louisville LouisvilleKy Ky September 27 1879 142 145 Mark L Sacramento Cal Sep ¬ tember 19 1878 143 142 142Redman Redman 103 Lexington Ky May 18 1875 143 l42 l42Himyar l42i i Himyar 3 105 St Louis Mo June 4 1878 142 143 143Camargo Camargo 3 100 Louisville Ky KyMay May 20 1875 142 l43 i iClara Clara D 3 97 San Francisco Cal CalSeptember September 13 1878 113 143 ji jiTom Tom Bowling 3 100 Lexington LexingtonKy Ky May 16 1873 143 143 143Bradamante Bradamante 3 91 Saratoga X Y August 9 1877 143 143 143Bramble Bramble 3 105 Xashville Tenn October 7 1378 I 143 144 144Dan Dan K 3 77 Louisville Ky May 26 1877 143 VI 143 143Lena Lena Dtinbar 4 105 Sacramento SacramentoCal Cal September 17 1878 144 142 142Springbok Springbok 4 108 Uticaj X Y YJune June 25 1874 145 142 142Lottery Lottery 3 100 San Francisco Cal CalOctober October 31 1878 144 144 144One One Mile Heats Three in rive riveThornhill Thornhill 4 Sacramento Cal July 8 1873 won the firsthand second heats in 143143 Thad Stevens a 110 won third fourth and fifth beats in 143 146 arid 143 143L L Argentine 6 115 St Louis Mo June 14 1879 won the first third arid fourth heats in 143 144 and 147 the second heat was a deadheat between King Faro 3 115 and Shortline 3 112 in 143 143Two Two Miles Heats Bradamente 3 87 Jackson Miss MissXovember Xovember 17 1877 33214 329 329Willie Willie D 4 102 Prospect Park ParkN N Y September 11 1879 331 333 333Lottery Lottery 3 100 Sacramento Cal CalSeptember September 21 1878 336 333 333Arizona Arizona a 111 Louisville Ky KyMay May 18 1875 337i 333 333Aureola Aureola 4 101 Lexington Ky KySeptember September IS 1872 337 333 333London London 3 95 Xashville Tenn TennOctober October 5 1872 336 33714 33714tBushwhacker tBushwhacker 4 105 Baltimore BaltimoreMd Md October 22 1878 336 338 338Princeton Princeton 4 108 won the second heat in 336 Belle of Xelson 3 92 Cincinnati CincinnatiO O June 1 1878 33714 336 336Eolus Eolus 6 118 Baltimore Md May 28 1874 340 335 335Mart Mart Jordan 1 108 won second heat in 33914 Doubtful record fBest average three heats Three Miles Heats HeatsXorfolk Xorfolk 4 100 Sacramento CaL September 23 1865 7 527 529 529Brown Brown Dick 3 86 Xew Orleans La April 10 1833 330 3 Mollie Jackson 4 101 Louisville LouisvilleKy Ky May 25 1861 533 a 7i 7iSherrod Sherrod won the second heat in 344 344Vandal Vandal 5 110 Lexington Ky May 26 1833 330 533 533Whisper Whisper a 118 St Louis Mo MoJune June 8 1878 539 535 Best three heats and best third lieat on record recordPour Pour Miles Heats Lecompte 3 SO Xew Orleans La LaApril April 8 1834 726 738 738Thad Thad Stevens a 115 San Francis co Cal October 1873 730 730Joe Joe Daniels 4 103 won the first heat in 14214 Glenmore 4 108 Baltimore Md MdOctober October 25 1879 73014 731 731Willie Willie D 4 103 won the first heat ill 729 Bushwhacker 4 103 Baltimore BaltimoreMd Md October 25 1878 731 829 829Princeton Princeton 4 108 won the second heat in 73614 Morgan Scout 4 104 Lexington LexingtonKy Ky September 17 1870 732 743 743fashion fashion 5 111 Union Course X XY Y May 10 1842 732 743 743Geo Geo Martin 5 114 Xew Orleans La March 28 1843 733 743 743Tally Tally Ho 4 104 Union Course X XY Y October 8 1849 743 810 810Free Free Trade won the first heat in 733 and Bostonia the third iir 752 t Silent Friend 4 104 Xew Orleans La April 21 1873 won the first heat in 730 Morgan Scout a 112 won the second and third heats in 739 and 804 804The The hurdle race records to the end of 1879 were wereOne One Mile Four Hurdles Capt Hutchinson 5 Peoria 111 June 18 1874 154 154One One Mile and a Quarter Five Hurdles HurdlesWaller Waller 6 102 Saratoga X Y August 22 1878 1 221 Disturbance 4 138 Saratoga X Y August 22 1878 221 221One One Mile and a Half Six Hurdles HurdlesProblem Problem 6 158 Monmouth Park Xv J July 5 1879 250 250Derby Derby 6 149 Monmouth Park X J July 2 1878 252 252One One Mile and Three Quarters Seven Hurdles HurdlesJudith Judith 4 140 Monmouth Park X J August 28 1879 333 333Two t Two Miles Eight Hurdles HurdlesTom Tom Leathers a 117 Xew Orleans La April 16 1875 347 347Redman Redman 4 132 Louisville Ky May 19 1876 34S 34SCapt Capt Hutchinson a 144 Columbus Ohio OhioJuly July 3 1875 350 350Jonesboro Jonesboro 4 132 Xew Orleans La April 11 1868 351 351Milesian Milesian 5 154 Monmouth Park X J August 3 1S72 352V4 352V4Two Two Miles and a Quarter Nine Hurdles i t Cariboo 3 154 Monmouth Park X J Au ¬ gust 28 1873 I 7433 7433One One Mile Heats Four Hurdles HurdlesJoe Joe Rode 5 110 St Louis Mo June 4 1S7S 150 l Hi HiLobelia Lobelia 5 113 Fashion Course X XY Y September 11 1S69 151 133 4 4Judith Judith 4 113 Prospect Park X XJ J September 11 S79 152 152
