‘"She’ll do it, she’ll do it. by G—,”
veiled an irrepressible spectator, and there
was a faint yell as the fastest quartette of
clattering hoots ever heard on a trotting
turf swept under the wire. A moment’s
pause, a hasty consulting of watches and
then an umbrella went sailing into the air
accompanied by a loud lunged howl, and
then bedlam broke loose. Hats, canes
and coats were tossed wildly into the air.
Men slapped each other on the back,
while other shook hands in sheer delight.
Incidentally they kept on yelling. The
loud cheers which went up told Doble
even before he slowed up that the record
was broken and he returned to the judges’
stand his face was wreathed in smiles.
As he dismounted ho was surrounded by
men who wrung his hand. When he had
a chance he lifted his cap in acknowledge
ment of the cheers There were loud
cries of "‘Doble. Doble,” and the veteran
reinsman, climbing into the grand stand,
again removed his can in acknowledge
ment of the wild applause thtu greeted
him.
“Three cheer 1 ’ for Nancy Hanks,”
shouted Starter Walkey, and they came
from 10.000 throats with unrestrained en
thusiasm. “Now, three cheers for the
man who drove her,” and again the air
shivered and everything available went
skyward. It was fully ten minutes be
fore the tumult subsided. I’he official
time for the mile, which was as honest a
one as ever was trotted, is :3l*i; I 03$;
1:36$ and 2:07$ seconds.
The exhibition was given for a certain
sum, to be paid by the Northwestern
breeders’ association, under whose direc
tions the trotting meeting was being held.
An additional sum. the amount of which
Doble declines to disclose, was to be paid
if th» record wa« beaten.
