Headlines: A Look Back at Maine's First Sub-2:00 Mile

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Here’s the inside story of a mad dash against the clock 51 years ago at the Fryeburg Fair in Maine--and how a great pacer saved the day for his young driver. 

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And at Fryeburg, the gamble was whether a hometown hero, Mountain Skipper--the GOAT of New England harness racing--could pace a magic mile under 2 minutes, a feat never before accomplished over the state’s half-mile tracks.