The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-10-30


well as his speed, has made his name
a household word, and on that he can
rest. His name and his fame and
his greatness are too secure to need
any hatched-up excuses for his deieat
when he forces out the horse thai
beats him in 2:09, 2:OS, 2:0S34.
The phenomena time mede in these
three heats, gives Mr.. Jones the fast
est record race track in the world
This one race will advertise his track
and this city and county, from Maine
to California. Therefor, though the
receipts will not pay the expense oil
the meeting, still it vas financial
success, for the record his track made
and the advertisement it will get
will more than pay him for his out
lay. His enterprise and energy,
though not patroniZed as fully as II
should have been, will be rewarded
with profit.
The following detail report of the
great race, we clip from the American
The worlds record has been broken.
Direct is the victor.
Great is Hal Pointer; wonderful is
Direct!
The great meeting of the Columbia
Driving Park Association began Mon
day, and 5000 spOrt-lOving and loyal
Maury Couutians assembled at the
pretty grounds to witness the greatest
harness race the world ever heard Oh
1t WAS a good programme that the
enterprising association offered theli
patrons, and il can be said that every
heat was a contest royal, but Vbe
great match race was the drawing
card, and furnished sport fit for the
gods. The good people OF this county
had left their homes and jOurneyed
to a wonderfully fast track to see
their equine idol, the great Hal Pom
ter (2:0934) meet the peerless hlac at
pacing stallion, the flying Direct lZ:OoJ
from far away California. d,
The great bay gelding was hlmsell
again, but speed as he might, the
black horse was not to be defeated
and to the glorious State OF Can,
fornia, the Gland of the afternoon
Tennessee sends greetings and says
"AII hail TO Direct the all-cOnquer-
ing equine hero, bread and reared m
your tropical cline. He is king
The first race on the programme
brought out four good amblers anO
right well did they race for the
money, but Soldier, the great roam
colt representative of this section
triumphed. Black Bess secured rec
ond money, while Orientta ana tht
erratic GrapeshOt divided third ahC
fourth money.
The 2:25 trOt brought out gooc
field, but 10, the great daughter o
McCurdy's Hambletonian, was lull o
trot aud was not to he beaten
Guided by the skiliful bands o
George Starr, the pilot OF Direct SUI
marched to the front in every nea
and placed the race to her credlI IL
three separate miles. IT.
The summaries and heat descritiOI
are as follows:
First race, 2:29 calss, pacing, purse
s., divided; heats. in D:
| Soldier, b. G., by WARRIOR;
Holland !
Black Bess, blk. M, by Black
Prince ....OZ ias l 4
Orieptta, b. m, by Aberdeen.
............. Thomas
Grapeshot, b. e., by unknown
Time 2:261., 2:23, 2:25, 2:23.3. -
! First heat: To a good send oil
! Soldier immt diately set out to max
| the pace and down to the han the.
went, Soldier leading Grapeshot by
half length, he two lengths IN IRON
! Of Black Bees, Tapped by Orientta
Into the stretch they came whel
! Soldier left his feet; Black Bess AM
| Orientta closed on Grapeshot, WIN
tired. and the two mares fought II GU
| to the wire, Black Bess winning by
! half length, OrIentta second, Grape
shot third and Soldier last. Time
2:2619.
Second heat: They got away OF
the first score; Soldier forged to tb
front and staying there, marched
home an easy winner. Grapesho
was second, Orientta third and Biacl
| Bess fourth. Time, 2:23ls.
The third and fourth heats Wer
but repetitions of the second, SoIdie
! leading all the way and Winnln
com paratively easy. Time, 2:Z3'
and 2:26. 10000
Second race, match race, $4,000,
in ) with 81 600 added if worlds re
cord is broken:
Direct, blk. 8, Director Starr
Hal Pointer, b. g., Tom Hal
Time, 200, 2:o8, 2:O824.
First Heat: On the second score th
clear voice of starter Walker rang oul
"Go!" and away FROM the wire, sid
by side, the great PAGERS sped. IN
kite-shaped track is down hill all TN
way, and 20 the quarter pole the
flew in 3115 seconds, with Direct
half length in front. In this way tn
bend was turned, and when the ma
was reached the black horse had uaJ
light between himself and Hal PoiT
ter. Sweeping on to the battl'
ground, the long homestretch, Geel
Sends Hal Pointer up to Direct
sulky. The crowd is watching, an
as they turn into the stretch tn
thousands roar: "Poiuter wins"
But in this case they are mistaken
for the "black machine" is not to
beaten. At the three-quarter po
Hal Pointer is at Directs snoulde
The loyal Tennesseans yell: "COm
home, my Hal Pointer"
The bay gelding is coming. sta
sees his big head at his horses throa
latch. The pace is like the win
Starr rallies Direct; the lash fall
| Pointer hangs on like grim death.
The wire is close at hand. III
} "silent man" reefs and rallies b
/ great gelding. The crowds wild.
But the clip is too fast. The almo
, invincible Hal Pointer leaves his Zee
e A grOan rises from the multitude.
Direct passes the wire hali lepg
: in front. With Hal Pointer off his fee
L ~
( Second heat-The great PAGERS
t off on the first score, and down TO Il
/ frs quarter they march with Dire
: half a length in front. On tn
= sweep to the first turn and pass {
e half-mile post, with Direct II
length in front of Hal Pointer. Gee
o now sends his horse up to Dire
d and as they rush into the long hor
, stretch, and Direct leads by only
half length. The battle is on, and
g is a pace that only such great crac
Y as these can live at.
! Starr lets fall the whalebone; Gee
q shakes up his grand race horse;
!. quarter Of mile is yet to be travelt
n The crowd is wild. Men, WON
l. and children shout and cheer, for t
two grandest harness race hOrses 8
o pacing the fastest heat that was eN
paced, aud the struggle is one that
J. death-like.
V They are nearing the wire. ST.
lifts and lifts, reefs and reefs