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where she trotted in 2:10%. No other rival ap- 

 peared to challenge the laurels of the Harold mare 

 until 1884 when Jay Eye See trotted in 2:10 at 

 Providence. The following day his challenge was 

 answered by a trip in 2:09% by Maud S. at Cleve- 

 land. She cut another second from this mark over 

 the same course in 1885. 



Maud S. was then retired to the road. Her title 

 was not disputed until 1891 when Marvin.' drove 

 Sunol in 2:08^4 over the kite track at Stockton, Cal. 



In 1892 the bike sulky appeared and records be- 

 gan to tumble. To high wheels Nancy Hanks trot- 

 ted in 2:09. To the bike she trotted in 2:04. This 

 performance showed that the new style of vehicle 

 although at the time very crude made a difference 

 of five seconds in a horse's speed. 



From this point the champions started on their 

 way to two minutes. In 1894 Alix cut the world's 

 record to 2:03% and in 1900 The Abbott placed the 

 figure at 2:03l^. The following year Cresceus placed 

 the world's record at 2:02i/4. He was the only stal- 

 lion that ever held it and strange to relate he was 

 driven in the performance by George Ketcham who 

 bred and developed him. 



The two-minute point was reached in 1903 by 

 Lou Dillon. After trotting a mile at Readville, Mass. 

 in even time she moved the figure down to 1 : 58 1/2 

 at Memphis in October. This mark remained at the 

 top of the list until 1910 when Uhlan trotted in 

 l:58l^. In 1912 the Bingen gelding 'changed the 

 figure to 1:58. This was the mark that Peter Man- 



