Salt Lake Herald | 1890-09-07 | Page 1 | Nelson Lowers a Mile Record

Nelson Lowers a 3I lie Record 1 BAXGOK Me Sept 6At the Maine I state fair ground this afternoon tho stallion I stal-lion Nelson owned by C H Nelson of Waterville made an attempt to lower the worlds half mile record of 215f The track was slippery and tho air heavy and sultry The first attempt was unsuccessful unsuccess-ful The mile was mado iu 2156An hour later and under the same adverse conditions condi-tions he made a second trial resulting as follows Quartce 3Y half 107 three quarters 140 mile 215 Nelson trotted without a running horse a pacemaker and was driven by his owner The performance caused tho greatest enthusiasm