. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, December 21, 1907.] THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN * V | Fastest Three-Year-Old Pacer I * z The Pacific Coast Circuit of 1907 brought out some remarkable pacers, horses whose names have be- come known wherever accounts of harness racing are read. In the aged division were such pacers as Sir John S. 2:04%, Inferlotta 2:04%, Sherlock. Holmes 2:06%, Copa De Oro 2:07% and a number of others that took records below 2:10, while among the colt performers were Ray o' Light 2:13% at two years old, and Hymettus, whose mark of 2:08% when winning the three-year-old di
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, December 21, 1907.] THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN * V | Fastest Three-Year-Old Pacer I * z The Pacific Coast Circuit of 1907 brought out some remarkable pacers, horses whose names have be- come known wherever accounts of harness racing are read. In the aged division were such pacers as Sir John S. 2:04%, Inferlotta 2:04%, Sherlock. Holmes 2:06%, Copa De Oro 2:07% and a number of others that took records below 2:10, while among the colt performers were Ray o' Light 2:13% at two years old, and Hymettus, whose mark of 2:08% when winning the three-year-old division of the Pacific Breeders' Futurity, made him the champion three- year-old gelding of the world. the third quarter in 30% seconds and the fourth quarter in exactly the same notch. About fifty or sixty yards from the wire Mr. Sutherland uttered a sharp but whispered "whist," unheard in the grand stand, but the colt heard it and rushed past the wire at much greater than two minute speed, and the time of the mile was announced as 2:05%, although Sutherland's watch and several others had it 2:04%, having made the first half at 1:04%. The watch of James Marshall, owner of the colt, showed 2:05% and while his was slower than any of the timers held by those standing near him, he requested the judges to announce the mile in 2:05y2, so there would be no question or dispute about it. Mr. Sutherland was sure he could have taken Aerolite • out in twenty minutes and driven him in 2:03 or better. Aerolite is a remarkable colt in many ways. He. three-year-old pacing Futurity at Santa Rosa, which was a five-heat race, Mona winning the first, second and fifth, the time 2:11%, 2:13, 2:14%-, 2:17 and 2:16, a smashing good race for three-year-olds. Mona Wilkes was not raced as a four-year-old, but she was campaigned this year, returned a good winner and reduced her record to 2:06%, and is considered to be one of the greatest pacing mares in California. Trix was bred to Azmoor in 1
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