St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-19
FAST AS A BULLET,
All Harness Records Put in
the Shade by q Har-
VcsCnc pooon
Hal Pointer Covers a Mile
at Washington Park
in 2:05 ia.
The Silent Man" Holds the
Reins in the Great
Performance.
Doble viii Start Nancy to
Feat Her Latest Rec
ORD Saturday.


ing record SeBt 10 smash today. Old
Johnston. WHO paced his mile in 2:o614
Oct. 23, 1888. at the Chicago West Side
Driving park, has been Gettroned. and
Hal Pointer reigns in his stead. The
game son Of Tom Hal went around the
Washington park track today in 2:o514,
making tie fastest nile ever gone III
harness. AS in the case OF Nancy
Hanks, who Yesterday beat the trotting
record. Ioday's recordbreaker was
hitched 10 q sulky with low wheels,
pneumatic tires and bali bearings. It's
weight was the same as that used by
Dolaie ia driving Nancy Hanks-62515
pounds.
Pointer was on the programme to pace
al o'clock, but II was 6:2o before he
was given the word. He was spTinted
around Tie track few times during the
afternoon and given one fast mile. He
was On edge. and lit TO make the effort
OF lis life. but Ed Geers, who handled
the ribbons over him, told the judges
that it would be impossible for the
horse 10 beat the fSc5Td in the face of
the lively breeze which blew UP the
home stretch. aud unless it moderated
ne thought postpoDement OF the trial
would be advisable.
Che Eates We're Kind.
Finally The wlnd died away, and
when he bay eeldins stepped upon the
track at Gle there was scarcely 4 ripple
On The bosom OF the lake inside the
track. The Fates were rs kind to Hal
Tgrsv i,oa
Hanks The day before, and if he lost q
crown there could be no excuse offered
tor iiaa.
After Jogging I'D and down the track
for five minutes Geers turned atthe dis
lance flag and came down for the word.
Frank Starr was waiting behind Abe
Lincoln. and as Peintcr rushed by he
sent his bay runner after him, but be-
fore the upper turn was reached Geers,
not liking the way i'll which his horse
was moving, turned and came back 10
score second time. Fast as a bn1let
Pointer came down TO the wire. Geers
rubbed his chin Oh the buttons OF bis
black jacket, and Starter Frank Walker,
rightly constituting The gesture as a de
slres Tor the word, gave 1t promptly,
and Hal Pointer Went forth for
che Effort Of His Life.
14lE4C " a. llOl liG NlONQ III lily
track that watched tie peerless Nancy
cover herself with glory. but it was
composed largely Of men deeply inter-
ested ia the event, and a thousand
watches clicked as Walker gave the
word. The gaily painted quarter pole
was Just ahead of Pointer, beside
him and behind him in the passing
OF breath. and as he swung Into the
back stretch going fast and true there
was no doubt in the minds OF the ma
joIty OF the anxious watchers that an
other laurel MRS about 10 be gathered
FOR Washington park.
Past the half-nile in :02$[ he went.
without tie faintest suspicion OF dis
tTess, going rs steadily as thOugh il Was
his every day exercise. Going around
the turn GeerS drew III the reins slight
~. and Starr. urging Abe Lincoln, who
had been stirring up lie dust two
lengths behind Pointer. drew up along
side. lie saw. however. as head and
heaG the two horses turned into the
h0mesiTetch, thai there was no need Of
his services, and pulled back. Pointer
il fact,
Needed 10 Urging
beyond that Of his driver, and Geers was
well content with the rate at which the
pay gelding covered the ground. Point
CT bent 20 his work as though he knew
that 10 hold the record without dispute
he must not only surpaSs Johnston's
time. tut also the 2:e6 made over
kite-slaped track by Direct, the little
black Wh!rlwind. the one horse on
earth who ever sDatched victory from
him.
Little clouds Of dnst followed the
spat, spat, sPat OF his flying hOOfs as
rapidly as the white jets of smoke come
-
a sound was heard ana not a person
moved in iis seat in the grand stand.
1t was no burst, no mad sprntlng
rush. that marked the finish of the
fastest mile ever travelled 10y any
horse IN harness upon any track. He
caule from the distance flag as he had
started from the wile. leYel-headed. full
OF business ana doing i4is best TO accom-
pllsti ali that las driver asked. lie came
paSt Tie judges stand Strong and fresh
and to all appearances able 10 do as well
OF better al some future time.
4 Cold Crowd
The crowd gave his wonderful achieve
ntRt no such enthusiastic welcome as ii
accorded Yesterday 10 Doble's tleet mare.
4 few yellS went up here and there.
round Of applause went through the
grand stand IS 3:C514 was hung cut by
tie timers, and thai Was all. There was
10 ovation given 10 Ed Geers such as
greeted Doalt, ana lie climbed quietly
1UOm his SuihY. turned the mighty PAGER
over TO a Stable boy and walked slowly
away.
The official tine is: FirsI quarter,
ISL: hall. l:0-54 three-QuaTteTs. "a;
nix ;-:t5l. HaI Pointer, wine has HON
ecllDstd All records made in harness, is
a bar gelding sixteen hands high. sired
by lDIn Hal. out OF Snow Haven. He
Is owned by Henry Hamlin, OF Buffalo,
n !. The betting Oh The teaf in the
auction pools WAS $40 10 $50 that 2:063.
Wouid nOt be beaten, though this price
vas lowered after The wind died away
to sg0 10 $50 that 2:i6 would not be
beaten.
VIII Try Nancy Again.
Budd Doble has reeensidered his de-
termination hot 10 start Nancy Hanks
against let CWn record at the present
meeting, ana She VIII lie sent Saturday
afternoon TO beai 2:17lz. Dobie is con-
bdent that she can do il if the weather
and track he'd good. With respect TO
Tie discussion relative TO the old-style
sulky and the bicycle rig with which
records 2re broken. i)oble SAYS:
SO far 2s / can observe the difference
in favor q the bicycle sulky is that il is
easier FOL the driver Whether il belle-
Its the horse l cannot say. Had not
Nancy Hanks taken sick she would have
tToued in 2:07 10 the old style rig last
fall. Before Nj Forbes bought her !
told him she could 20 that fast.
Win a good track she will
do il Saturday. but fer my own benefit
/ VIII use tie bicycle. Some day
] viii give her mile and repeat, using
both styles of sulkies to determine the
difference. if any exists. can not take
the chance Of Furnishing her in expert
meuts with sUlkies 10 demonstrate their
relative capacities for speed, because
Size does not telong to me. Wealthy
gentlemen who own fast trotters. and
can afford TO make tests. should nc so.
One thing i already demonstrated.
the tTnlters and nacfrs are r-nin.r faster