Show GMArnp o IN GELDING MAJOR 0ELIV1AR EU1S E LOU lllON I Trots Most Wonderful Mile in I I Record Time PERfORMANCE FINE ONE P I Makes First Quarter In Thirty and Quarter Seconds Flashes by HalfMile in 59 Seconds ThreeQuarter Pole in 129 TJn I der Wire in 2 Minutes Now York Sept 21Tlie big event today at the Empire City track was the effort of the champion gelding Major I Delmar to beat his own record of 200j t and lo beat the worlds record of 200 Jicld by Lou Dillon He trotted a most wonderful mile and in a game but tiring finish shot under the wire in the record time STEADY AS A CLOCK After a preliminary warmingup the gelding champion came out for his great trial at 130 l He went round the first turn broke and came back At the second attempt he went away as steady as a clock and though a slow beginner got to the quarter In 30i WONDERFUL TIME Dp the backstrelch he shot with such l lightning rapidity that he flashed by the halfmile pole In 59 seconds Then the grandstand rose and cheered as the gallant son of Delmar flew round the top turn to the threequarters pole In 120 and came home to tho wire In 200 thus equaling the time of Lou Dillon SPLENDID PERFORMANCE It was a splendid performance by the animal which only this week changed owners at the highest price 510000 ever paid for a gelding Major Delmar is a New York animal bred foaled trained and owned in the Empire State TWO PACEMAKERS Two running horses hitched to sulkies sul-kies were provided for pacemaker The sulky equipped with the windshield wind-shield was driven by l George R Spears regular trainer for E E Smathers Major Delmars owner |