422 LOWERING THE RECORDS. 



that the " city of beans " has always been " in it " in the fast 

 horse business. 



Since that time down to the present time the record has 



gradually dropped, until the present low mark is reached. 



The following table shows the course that both the trotting 



and pacing records have taken from the inception of trotting 

 and pacing speed to the present time : 



TROTTERS. 



1806 Yankee, saddle, . 2.59 



1810 A horse from Boston, saddle, ...... 2.58}£ 



1824 Topgallant, saddle 2.40 



1830 Burster, saddle, . . 2.32 



1834 Edwin Forrest, saddle . . . 2.31% 



1843 Lady Suffolk, saddle, . . . . . 2.28 



1844 Lady Suffolk, saddle, . 2.26% 



1853 Tacony, saddle 2.25% 



1856 Flora Temple, 2.24% 



1859 Flora Temple, . . 2.19% 



1865 Dexter, . . 2,18% 



1866 Dexter, 2.18 



1867 Dexter 2.17% 



1871 Goldsmith Maid ... 2.17 



1872 Goldsmith Maid, 2.16% 



1874 Goldsmith Maid 2.14 



1878 Rarus 2.13% 



1879 St. Julien, 2.11% 



1880 Maud S 2.10% 



1881 MaudS, 2.10% 



1884 Jay-Eye-See (Aug. 1st), 2.10 



1884 Maud S (Aug. 2d) .... 2.09% 



1884 MaudS (Nov. 11th) 2.09% 



1885 Maud S, 2.08%' 



1891 Sunol 2.08% 



1892 Nancy Hanks (Aug. 17th) 2.07% 



1892 Nancy Hanks (Aug. 31st) 2.05% 



1892 Nancy Hanks (Sept. 28th), 2.04 



1894 Alix(Sept 12th), 2 04 



1894 Alix (Sept. 19th), 2.03% 



