The sun., 1890-07-31
FAST TIME AT CLEVELAND.
IDoNIS LoTERS THE RACE RECORD
ron PAGERS TO 2!Tf I-2.

The Caurornia GeidInG Had 20 succuub
TO Hal Pointer, Though. In the End-Alvin
Wtna abe 2i27 Glass Ia Straight Heats
MRmbrIno Maid Trota n Great Race.
CLEVELAND. July 3n.-Just n year ago there
was a sensational battle an ong the free. for all
PAGERS here. when Brown Hal placed the record
for stations Mt 2;l2S To-day the honors were
carried or by Hal Pointer another Tonnes
seeap, but the fastest mile Ia credited 20 Orrin
Hickok's young golding Adonls. who lowered
tho race record In harness TO 2:llts. the best
milo In n contest up to this timc being a:llG
made by the famous Little Brown lug
II was only by scratch that Hal Pointer did
not win this fast heat. for he had Adonis
beaten at the distance stand. and Geers had
let uD on him q lltto. llickok saw this. aud
mado last effort with Adonis TO which he re-
spondef so promply that Hal Pointer tripped
and finished first on a run. Had he kept
level. the time would have been faster.
Adons paced the first quarter in 39S
seconds, the second In 33 Increasing
the rate when Pointer came M. the third quar-
ter being In 324 seconds, and tho fourth in
32A. This makes tho latter half In 05, and
Hal Pointer must have como the distance two
seconds faster. for he was several lengths be-
hind at that point The Tennessee whirlwind
redeemed himself In the succeeding heats. and
won the race after oil. Adonis made won
deriully game fight under the circumstances.
for ho was lame and very much ex-
hausted after tho extreme effort OF the
second heat. Hickok admitted that Hal Pointer
was too much FOR his PAGER. but did not stop
trying till tho last inch had been covered. Alvin
won his race cleverly in the 2;27 class placing
his record at 2:ls',.. and Mambrino Maids
1ya tho 0Ga S see H'5 al her o.nS sS ,RS the h.S Sn
She and Lady Bullion improved their
records. tho latter, mnking, the iirst
She roed last TSeo was an fsST
The track was q triae hard but Just suited FOR
a. and held i to ,he, head Of the stretch.
Without "% much pusfS efort ous and 'S beat Elm
BY four lengths IN 2;lSA: It was 1;G to sl2 on
front ali the way s in the % next two heats Xbhe
Y. tried conclusions with him in the second
heat. but%as not fast enough TO he dangerous.
force Alvin to beat 2:20 again.
.i,,, 2i2I class Ga. 81. s. Pars. *4oSo
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Hal Pointer had gone so we'll at Pittsburgh
and showed so much speed that the talent
6&Is Of EhS eery ala 6ost tive od
2l5.;, The latter making II lively for
near the Wro TIC field @S ptoSs Vent t''aP aP
Q little. and then came the memorable second
Adonis this. time and he had clenr road at the
pole. while Hal Pointer had TO make the longer
the usual place. near tho third Quarter. and
ee aSoTe hs chat sk6E 5d used
was evidently caught mapping a little and
the mistake Pointer made cost. him the heat
in the third heat Hal Pointer had things his
own way. and bets on the heat were declared
to h9ss Ss %h2 hSd baked the GS
wonderful, effort Hal Pointer beating him be-
IDENTITY Pointers race but Adonis tried as hard
as before. though he was crippled and gener-
ally distressed.
Free fol. all pace; purse $3.50.
hsdni. hsi ps1i.t IskSy Sy Tom Hal tdoet'...t
Fred Arthur Grimes.
gray "r1r fneHsiS!. HfS 2,ii 3i:iisS4 2i49r, sI7
=, The h - 2;lo ,Gais Glass was greet betting race
TeI5; .il: DIRECT drew The pole ana led TO- ne
the upper turn aud was Leading as they swung
hero. ho but T;a In Vain. and she tinshed in 2IGS.
Mambrino Maid was out for the next heat. but |
q break in the third quarter destroyed her
when Lady Bullion came up and was so |
close to him that it was declared a
dead, heat, Betting was, 4 to on |
steadily the race was hers. The horses were |
we'll punched TO the third quarter each time. |
but tho Maid was in front and kept there. Di- |
rect was drawn after the fourth heat In the |
third when the Maid lowered her record TO |
2:17'l. she made the last half in :O3.
2:i9 class, purse S2OJo
hAmeriuo Maid, by Nambrino startIe