St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-27
PHENOMENAL DIRECT,
Hal Pointer Again Succumbs
to the Fleetest PAGER
On Earth.
Three Heats on a New Kite
Track in zoo, 2:08
and 2:O8 3-4.
The Worlds Record in a Race
to Harness Is Beaten
Out Of Sight.
Wind Was a Winner at indie
pendence--The Running
Tracks.

- Sol'OMbiA, Itilli.. OcU- 70. - Inc great
match race between Direct and Hal
Pointer attracted an immense crowd to
Columbia to-day, and they were re-
Warded ny great race, though the
home fayOrlte fell victim of the stay
ing qualities of the Californian. There
were three races on the card, and all
would have been interesting but for the
contest of the day, which oyer5hadowed
them in the public mind.
The second race was the match race,
with purse of 81, 1000, and an additional
$1,000 if the worlds record was broken.
The heats were three in number,
and in each the result was a vic
tory for Direct. GeerS urged Pointer
10 his utmost and once TO such an ex-
tent that he went under the wire Off his
feet The heats were almost identical.
The two would get off together, Direct
almost Immediately taking the lead.
ami they would travel together at ter
rife pace 10 the stretch.
There Geers would brace himself for
the final effort and in the stretch would
lap the leader, even coming to Directs
throatlatch. Then Starr would let the
whip fall. and with mighty burst the
Californian would go under the wire
winner of the heat. The time, 2:09, 2:OS,
2:0S$4, beats the worlds record to har-
ness. 1t was phenomenal fors new
track, though it is kite-shaped and
down hill all the way.
HOW it Was Fought
First Heat-On the second score the
clear voice of Starter Walker rang out
Co and away from the wire. side by
side, the great PAGERS sped. The kite
ShannG track lC down, hill oil fho
way, and to the quarter pole
they flew i'll 81 seconds, with Direct
half length IN front. In this way the
benz was turned, and when the half
was reached the black horse had day
light between himself and Hal Pointer.
Sweeping onto the battle ground
the long home stretch. Geers sends Hal
Pointer up to Directs sulky. The
crowd IS watching, and as they turn
INTO the stretch the thousands roar,
Pointer wins" But in this case
they are mistaken, for the "black
machine"is not to be beaten. 1t the three
quarter pole Hal Pointer is at Directs
shoulder. The loyal Tennesseeans yell:
Come home, my Hal Pointer"
The bay geiding is coming. Starr
sees his big head at his horses
throatlatch. The pace is like the wind.
Starr rallies Direct, the lash falls. Pom
ter hangs on like grim death. The wire
is close at hand. The silent man.
reefs and rallies his great gelding. The
crowd is wild
But the clip is too fast. The almost
invincible Hal Pointer leaves his feet.
A groan rises from the multitude Di-
rect passes the wire half length in
front With Hal Pointer off his feet The
heat was a corker. Time, 2:09.
Second Heat-The great PAGERS got
OFF Oh the first score, and down TO the
first quarter they go with Direct
half length in front. On they
sweep TO the first turn and past
the half-mile post with Direct a
full length in front. GeerS now sends
his horse up TO Direct, and as they rush
into the long homeStretch Direct leads
by only a half length. The battle is on,
and it is pace that only such great
cracks as these can live at.
Starr lets fall the whalebone; Geers
shakes up his grand race horse, quar-
ter of mile is yet to be travelled.
The crowd is wild. Men, women and
children shout and cheer, for the two
grandest harness race horses are
pacing the fastest heat that was ever
paced and the struggle is one that is
death-like. They are nearing the wire.
Starr lifts and lifts, reefs and reefs, the
black cyclone. Geers rallies and pun
Ishes great Pointer. The fast heat is
over Direct is the winner. Hall
Pointer is a length behind. Time. 2:OS
Third Heat-On even terms they have
the wire, and such pacing as these two
did was never before seen or heard of.
Flying past the first quarter they were
on even terms. and when they flew
to the turn at the half Direct
led by a length, and groan went up
from the eXcted crowd, for they reckon
that the mighty Pointer is quitting.
But not so. The great silent driver
was preparing his charge for the
onslaught III the stretch, where
the battle was to be won or
lost. Closing the gap of
length in the tWinkling of an eye, Geers
places Pointer at Directs wheels. This
heat would tell the tale. Starr was al
ready using whip and voice, while ST.
lent Edward drove as only he can drive
They are coming like team. The lash
falls. Direct spurtS away and the wire
is reached. a cheer goes up. The great
black stallion wins by good length.
Time, 2:CS$t. The worlds record has
been broken. Direct is king. Hal
Pointer is defeated but not disgraced.
The great match is over.
First race, 2:.29o class, pacing
6 6 bess- ................-.-.l 4 4
Grape .......-......3 - 3
Time, ::26l2, 2:23. 2:25 2:23Ia