The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-07
GREAT HARNESS RACING.
aAE POINTER AND HONEST GEORGE
PUT IN sOME WONDhRFUL HKATs

PUT IN SOME WONDhRFUL HKATS.
Ths Bir PAGER ueduces HIS Record 10
Sos Ia, and Places ,he Race Record to
His tredrt-D Direct Hentea in Three Phe-
soresni Hests-waIter n. Forces Honest
George to HI. I,n,t-- Martha wDkes
CeprefYed 20 Trot IN e1z.
buffalo. Aug. CT tho first part Of tho
fourth week Of the Grand Circuit was unfor-
tunate. the last two days have fully compen-
stated all concerned for tho comparative fail.
ure OF the first three days. with the ono excep-
ton OF the job 22o trot on Wednesday. which
would not have gone through but for the blind
ness or ignorance OF the Judges.
Every heat has been n horse race. and no
meeting has ever had SO much speed and so
many close finishes. Only two events
were won by the ordinary sulRy. the
now rubber.tire wheels sweeping tho
board. To-day every heat but two
found tho small wheels in front. All
tho winners OF the first money used 1t. and
tonight the pneumatic sulky holds the record
Of the fastest mile ever paced in harness over
SPECULATION track. In the 2:19 trot four bicy
oles were used. FIVE in the 2:17. and four In the
2:25. both the two great PAGERS pulling the
broad tired machine.
The 2:l9 trot was n fight between the three
mares Martha Wilkes. Abbie ". and Niehtin-
gale Doble was behind Martha, an odds-on
favorite. but the other mares had quito as
much skill behind them. and the result
showed that the big gated daughter
OF Alcyone came nearer defeat than
IN any OF her recent races. Turner
SGT sail for the favorte in the first heat. losing
By neck. then Geers came into the comblua-
ton and he moved In the latter half Of the
-kk .,s,rv - ~, H. halt
in 1:Oe to get away from the Buffalo marc.
and then the verdict was a close ono.
But 1t was In the third heat that
Martha had to climb to get there frst.
Turner and Geers repeating their previous
tActics. and again the iavorite had to stop the
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the time OF each heat will show. The three
unlono6 were desperately CIOSo, anu naQ tno
drivers been rsy verse Gssrs could certainly
beet S hSd chip beoks bis e.
seemingly had tho favorite beaten.
The track was carefully scraped before
Direct and Ha! Pointer scored IN. Hal was
the favorite at 500 to SIS. Direct looked q
T Ssd to K set hin Iii, to Sm pitch
vantage Of half a length at the first turn,
aud this he held to end In 2:1Ok. which equals
tho fastest heat Pointer paced last year. when
Ae boat Direct on this track in three heats,
But then he had not the bicycle sulky to help
him. Geers set out the next heat to make
tho half al the same rate i:o5a Then
he lot out link and when the big side-wheel-
or had swung round tho last turn Geers sent
him along in earnest. the last quarter being
in O:30s: last eighth in IA seconds. Direct
bad gradually fallen back. ard was three
sas 2os Another mile il satPed the
log weary as Pointer STROBE under the wire
winner By SIX lengths. Geers was vociierously
81 the defeat OF Direct.
The last event was as warmly contested as
any race Of the week. and two trotters re-
sss sSg Fl: h IA
finishes OF the week. Kitty Bayard had led
from tho wire to the distance. when Mary Mao
game ND In the last stride and won by a nose
Next week Hal Pointer apd Direct meet at
Grand RAPIDS; and Robert !. !; and md Flying Jib
town The bulk Of the horses move from here
20 Rochester. Summarizes: