WORLD'S PACING CHAMPIONS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1302, 8 April 1915, Page 18

WORLD'S PACING CHAMPIONS.

While many tables have been printed giving the champion trotters of various times, ages and sexes, less attention has been paid to the pacers (writes a well-known American trotting authority). George J. Deitrich, who prowls around among things of that sort in his entertaining letters has evolved tables of the champion pacers, and his work is of much interest here, because of the early prominence of Detroit in the history of side-wheelers.

The first champion pacing stallion that can be traced is the roan Dan Mahoney, of unknown age and breeding, that made his record of 2.21 at Detroit, October 17, 188.6. That record stood for 13 years and was lowered by Clinkei' to 2.20 1 / 4. On June 16, 1880, Clinker brought it

down to 2.20 at Saginaw. Other champions were Cohannet, Brown Hal, L. C. Lee, Roy Wilkes, Direct, John L., Gentry, Joe Patchen, Star Pointer and Dan Patch. To these must be added Minor Heir, William and Directum, records made in races. Championship among pacing mares traces back to Aggie Downs’ record of 2.29 in 1894 and Detroit gets in with the mare Angie D., which lowered the record to 2.07 at Grosse Pointe ten years ago, and rewarded a few bettors, who secured 100 to 1 against their money that day. Dariers mark of 2.014 is the fastest by a pacing mare, and Evelyn W. has the credit of the fastest race heat in 2.0y 2 .