The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-07
POINTER BEATS DIRECT.
The Gelding Defeats the Stallion in Three
Straight Heats.

| BUFFALO, N Y, Aug 6.-To the amaze
ment of many Hal Pointer (2:09s4) beat
Direct (2:06) in three straight heats
| though the big PAGER had to 20 the three
| fastest heats ever recorded in a match
race on d regulation track, and lowered
! his own record a second and half.
In the first heat Hal Pointer sold the
favorite at about to in all pools. The
pair were sent away on the first score.
The quarter pole was reached in "a
seconds, with the gelding in the lead.
Around to the three quarters the clip was
merry one and the time was 1:3S$4. Into
the turn and down to the wire Hal still
kept the advantage, and although Starr
gave Direct the whip, he could do nothing
better than finish full length behind
Hal, who made the mile in 2:1014.
In the second heat Hal was worth 5 to
in the pools. Hal had head the best of it
at the start and at the turn drew away
there was couple of yards of daylight be-
tween the two, and the time was 323I Sec
Onds. At the half it was about the same
and the time 1:0313. 1t was another merry
clip, but Hal had the best of it by two full
lengths at the three-quarters. the time be-
ing l:3712. Swinging into the stretch
Starr urged the black stallion, but he was
beaten before the distance flag was struck.
Hal was covering the ground in great
strides and struck the wire four lengths
in advance of Direct, covering the mile in
2:0S1, reducing his own record from 2:09s4,
and making the fastest mile ever made III
a race on II regulation track. The 2:Oo
made by Direct on the Columbus kite in
last year 5 special with Hal Is the record
for all styles of tracks.
On the third heat there was no special
speculation, HaPs wonderful mile settling
all doubts as to which horse was the fast
er Hal simply walked away from his
rival and won by five lengths III 2:l1.
SUMMARIES.
2:1S class, trotting-Martha won. with
Nightingale second Best time, 2:14
2:22 class, trotting-Honest George won,
with Walter Z. second. Best time, 2:l5.
2:25 class, trotting-Merry Mac won,
with Kitty Bayard second. Best time,
21S15
Special pacing race, purse s5,000-Hal
Pointer beat Direct three straight heats.
Time, 2:1014, 2:0S114 ana 2:lL
OTHER MEETINGS.
RACINE Wis, Aug. 6.-At a trotting
matinee this afternoon. at Hickory Grove,
under the management of jackson l. Case,
the best time ever witnessed in this section
of the country was made. Jay Eye See. the
famous gelding, which has been lame for
the past two years. and which has been
worked as PAGER of late, paced to beat
2:20 and made it in 2:l7. He was also
driven another mile in 2:23. II he holds
out. he will be entered in the races this
fall.
DENVER, Aug. 6-Overland Park win
ners; Bugle, Geraldine, Champion, Happy
Day, BraZos
CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-Hawthorne winners:
Jack Allen, The Hero, Sunny Brook, Pa
role.
SARATOGA, y. Y, Aug. 6-Winners;
Judge Morrow, Prince Deceiver, Hammer,
Lowlander, Pat Oakley.
NEW YoRK, Aug. 6.-Monmouth Park
winners: Banquet won the third race, but
was disqualified for fouling L0cohatchee,
who was placed first. Winners OF other
races were Breeze, Fiily, ct. Michael, Par
venue, Tea Tray, Yemen, Mr.. Siss.
ST. PAUL, Aug 6-Wiuuers: Maid Ma
rion, Lena Frey, 70 Tambien, Innocence,
Torrent, LOckpOrJ.
CHICAGO, Aug 6-Garfield Park win
nerz: Princess Lorraine. Chimes, Upmau.
Oregon, Eclipse. Ulster, Little Crete.