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2:13. One mile under saddle — Johnston, by Joe Bassett, 

 Cleveland, Ohio, August 3, 1888, 2:13. 



King's of the Runners. To close of 1893: One 

 mile — Salvator, four-year-old, 110 pounds, Monmouth Park, 

 August 28, 1800, (against time, straight course), 1:35^; Choris- 

 ter, three-year-old, 112 pounds, Morris Park, June 1, 1893, 1:39^. 

 Two miles — Ten Broeck, five-year-old, 110 pounds, Louisville, 

 Ky., ]May 29, 1877, (against time) ; and Newton, four-year-old, 

 107 pounds, Washington Park, (Jhicago, July 13, 1893, 3:27^. 

 Four miles — Ten Broeck, four-year-old, 101 pounds, Louisville, 

 Ky., September 27, 187G, (against time), 7:15|. See Running. 



King-s of the Trotters, Stallion. During the 

 period between 1858 and 1891, thirty-six years, there have 

 been fifteen stallion kings of the American trotting turf 

 which have had their share in reducing the time of one mile 

 from 2:30 to 2:05^, viz : 1858 : Ethan Allen, foaled 1849, by 

 Black Hawk, dam, Holcomb mare ; New York, October 28 ; 

 2.28.— 1859-'G7 : George M. Patchen, foaled 1849, by Cassius 

 M. Clay, dam, Sickles mare; New York, July 7, 1859; 2:2G|; 

 May 16, 1860; 2:25; May 16, 1860; 2:24; July 2, 18G0; 

 2:23i.— 1868: Fearnaught, foaled 1859, by Morrill, dam, 

 Jenny by the French horse; July 29; 2:23^—1868: George 

 Wilkes, foaled 1856, by Hambletonian, dam, Dolly Spanker, 

 by Henry Clay, Providence, R. L, October 13; 2:22.-1871-73; 

 Jay Gould, foaled 18G4, by Hambletonian, dam, Lady Sanford 

 by American Star; Buifalo, N. Y., August 11, 2:22; August 

 7, 1872; 2:21^.-1874-1884: During this period the crown 

 was held by Smuggler, with the exception of one month in 

 1874, when it was held by Mambrino Gift. Smuggler was 

 foaled 1866, by Blanco, dam, the Irwin mare; Buffalo, N. Y. 

 August 5, 1874, 2:20f; Boston, Mass., September 15, 1874; 

 2:20; Philadelphia, Pa., July 15, 1876; 2:17^; Philadelphia, 

 Pa., July 15, 1876; 2:17; Cleveland, Ohio, July 27, 1876; 

 2:16|; Rochester, N. Y., August 10, 1876; 2:15f; Hartford, 

 Conn.; August 31, 1876; 2:15^. Mambrino Gift, foaled 1866, 

 by Mambrino Pilot, dam, Waterwitch by Pilot Jr. ; Rochester, 



N. Y. ; August 13, 1874; 2:20 1884: Phallas, foaled 1877, 



by Dictator, dam, Betsy Trotwood, by Clark Chief; Chicago, 

 111., July 14; 2:13|. The above are all records obtained in 

 races ; the records obtained below, with the exception of the 

 last race made by Directum, are races against time. 1884-'88 : 

 Maxie Cobb, foaled 1875, by Happy Medium, dam, Lady 

 Jenkins by Black Jack ; Providence, R. I. ; September, 30 ; 

 2:13i.— 1889 : Axtell, foaled 1886, by William L., dam, Lou, 

 by Mambrino Boy, Terre Haute, Ind., October 11; 2:12 — 



