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Show TWO RECORDS ARE BROKEN Marks Are Lowered at Memphis Track. Pacing Record to Pole for Half a Mile Is Clipped Off. ilonk and Equity Were Sent Against Trotting- Record to Polo and Cut Off a Quarter. MEMPHIS, Oct. 2L Two world's records rec-ords were broken today at Memphis Driving Driv-ing park. C. 1C G. Billings of Chicago was tho drlvor in each ovent. Prince Direct Di-rect and Morning Star, driven to pole, lowered tho pacing record to polo for half a mllo of 1:01 '.i by stepping tho distance In l:00?i. Tho Monk and Equity were sent against tho trotting record to pole of 2.0$, held by thorn, and rounded tha courso In 2:07?i. A high wind was blowing up the stretch, which prevented Dan Patch, Major Delmar Del-mar and Charles Mao from beginning being be-ing sent against time, as scheduled. After finishing tho lialf in their attempt against the record, Prlnco Direct and Morning Star were sent around the course, rounding out tho mile in 2:05, unofficial, which equals the pole record -for that distance dis-tance held by Prlnco Direct and Direct Hal. Sweet Marie easily won the 2:06 trot In straight heats. Results: 2 25 pace. $1000, two In three Funslon won the second and third heats In 2:'9Vt, 2:12. Strawplle Billy won the flwt heat in 2:Ui. Ed C and Emll D. also started. 2.2S trot, $-100. mile, one heat Tom Axworthy Ax-worthy won In 2.-12U. Ozone. Emily Letcher Letch-er ana Gateway also started. 2:11 trot. $100, mile, one neat Vnnsando won In 2:C0U- Euxenite. Tho Questor, Invader In-vader and Airship also started. The Questor finished first, but was set back for breaking. 2:06 trot. $1000. two In three Sweet Mario won two straight heats in 2:0 2.0CV. Snyder McGregor, Forvne, Wcntworth and Cliaso also started. 2:0S pace, $400. half-mile, ono heat Don N. won In 1:01. Lulu May, Nancy H. and Oregon Maid also started. To beat half-milo pacing record, l:0l; to pole Prince Direct and Morning Star (Mr. Billings), won. Time by quarters, 30 seconds, 1:01. To beat mllo trotUng record. 2:03, pole The Monk and Equity (Billings), won. Time by quarters. 32 seconds, 1:03, 1:311 2:07?i. |