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FROM TEN BROECK BROECKTO TO AUDACIOUS Here is how the American mile racing record on regulation courses has been reduced since Ten Broeck startled the world by run ¬ ning the distance in 139 at Louisville Ky in 18S7 The fractional time is shown also the time for each quarter quarterTen Ten Broeck 110 Louisville Ky 1887 1887Mile Mile 24U 49 114 Vi 139 139Quarters Quarters 24i 24 2T Vi 25 Bacino 107 Chicago 111 1S90 1S90Mile Mile 24 48V4 11314 139 Quarters 24 24 25 20 20Arab Arab 93 New York N Y 1894 1894Mile Mile 24i 48U 113 139 139Quarters Quarters 24i 24 25 25 4 4Libertine Libertine 90 Chicago 111 1894 1894Mile Mile 234 48 113 138 138Quarters Quarters 23i 24A 23 25 25Voter Voter 122 New York N Y 1900 1900Mile Mile 24 47Vi 112 138 138Quarters Quarters 24 23Mi 24 i 20 20Brigadier Brigadier 112 New York N Y 1901 1901Mile Mile 24 47 lI2i l37 i iQuarters Quarters 24 24 25 25 25AllanaDale AllanaDale 110 Chicago HI 1903 1903Mile Mile 25 48 112 137 137Quarters Quarters 25Va 23 24 23 23Dick Dick Welles 112 Chicago 111 1903 1903Mile Mile 24 4S 112 137 137Quarters Quarters 24 24 24 25 25Center Center Shot 105 Los Angeles Cal 1908 1908Mile Mile 24 47 1111 = 137 137Quarters Quarters 24 23 24 25 25Bonne Bonne Chance 98 Juarez Mexico 1914 1914Mile Mile 23 46 111 137 137Quarters Quarters 23 225 25 23 23Christophino Christophino 102 Juarez Mexico 1914 1914Mile Mile 23 45 111 136 136Quarters Quarters 23 22 261 25 25Amalfi 25s s Amalfi 107 Syracuse N Y 19H 19HMile Mile 24 47 112 136U 136UQuarters Quarters 24 23 24 I 24i 24iSun Sun Briar 113 Saratoga N Y 1914 1914Mile Mile 23 46 llMs l36Vs Quarters l36VsQuarters 23 23 i 23 24 24Man Man o War 118 New York N Y 1920 1920Mile Mile 24 47Vi 111 135 135Quarters Quarters 24 23Vs 233 24 Audacious 118 New York N Y 1921 1921Mile Mile 22 40 110 135 135Quarters Quarters 22 23 24fc 25