AMERICAN RECORDS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 264, 7 November 1929, Page 14

AMERICAN RECORDS.

YEAR'S BEST PERFORMANCES. The following'is a list of the fastest records put up in America up to October of this year. . It will be seen that two sensational two-year-old trotters were unearthed. TROTTIXG. Two-year-old— . . Hanover's Bertha, b f, by Peter Main McElwyn, b c, by Mr. McElwyn, 1.591 (White) 2.4J Three-year-old— Walter Dear, br c, by Peter Volo, ,4, 2.2 (W. R. Cox) 2.3 Four-year-old— Hollyrood Hairod, b g, by Hollyrood Prince, 68382 (Mr. J. L. Dodge) 2.3J Aged StallionPeter Cowl, b h, 5, by Chestnut Peter, 3, 2.5 i (W. N. Mc.Millen) 2.2 Hazleton, br h, 6, by Lα Princeton, 2.1 (W. Cox) 2 2 Full Worthy, b h, 6, by Guy Axworthy, 4, 2.8J (H. H. Stokes) 2.2 Aged Mare— Ruth M. Chenault, b m, 5, by Peter Chenault, 2.41 (B. F. White) .. 2.31 Rose-Morgan, b m, 5, by Morgan . Axworthy, 2.17 (X. Ray) 2.31 Betty Ann Maxey, b m," by Judge Maxey, 2, 2.24* (E. Hoevet) ... 2.31 Aged Gelding— Dewey McKinney, b g, 7, by Lord Dewey, 2.3 i (C. Dill) 2.1f New Performer— Hanover Bertha, b f, 2, and Main McElwyn, bc, 2 (see above) .. 2.4J Half-mile Track— Dewey McKinney (see above: C. Dill) 2.4J PACING. Two-year-old— Cold Cash, b c, by Peter Volo, 4, 2.2 (W. Breitenfield) f 2.51 Three-year-old— Better Win, b c, by Belwin, 4, 2.6} (T. Ackerman) 2.1* Four-year-old— Colonel Strong, b g, by Colonel Armstrong, p, 2.5 i (C. A. Valentine) 2.2 i Aged Stallion — Highland Scott, blk h, 6, by Peter Scott 2.5 (Mrs. E. R. Haxriman) *1.59 i Aged , Mare^— Widow Grattan, b m, 6, by Grattan Royal, p, 2.6 i (Wm. Hodson) .. 2.0} Aged Gelding— Winnipeg, b g, 7, by Merry Direct, p. 2.61 08. F. Palin) »1.581 New Performer — Betsy Prig, b f, 3, by San Francisco, 2.73 (W. Breitenfleld).. 2.5 Half-mile Track — "Winnipeg, b g, 7 (see above)).... *2.2 • Against time, f Half-mile track.