St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-12

and handkerchiefs waved frantirally in
the air as the little stallion direct took
turn down the stretch to timber his
legs. The betting was So TO in favor
of Pointer. but the little beauty had
captured all hearts. if not pocket
books, and received more applause
Than his swift competitor. At 5
o'clock. under a fair sky and only
slight breeze blowing. the two horses
cane down the stretch neck and neck.
and as they passed under the string TO-
gether the cry They're Of was heard
from thousands Of throatS. Than silence
ensued AS the great race began.
FRS: Heat.
Pointer had the pole, and the horses
got away from the wire neck and neck
at lively clip. They kept this posi-
ton to the turn; then Geers pulled Hal
Pointer ahead q length. Starr made a
squirt. and at the half brought Direct
Close On 10 the flank of the geiding.
Direct cOuld not hold 10 this pace. how
ever, and Geers drew steadily away iiii
he had gained 4 length At the half
turn. STAIR was igaiing gameiy,
but could not lessen The distance
i long and loud shout went up rs Il
became evident that Direct was gaining
on The home stretch. Starr, however.
saw that he could not win, and pulled
up little. and came III a length and a
half behind his rival. Time. by quar-
tcrS, :5215, I:0414, l:57l4. 2:99.
Second Heat
The start was made with Direct at
Halls girth. The horses went as II tied
together for the first quarter there, then
luf Il In IA
yards, but on the back stretch Direct
drew up again. At the half Hal spurted
10 the second turn. and Direct was again
left behind. At the head of the stretch
Direct was going game and fast. Starr
put the whip on, but could not lessen
The distance, and tie finish was made
with Direct length behind. lime,
2:11lz.
Third Heat.
Direct had evidently given up. He
went full tilt TO the first quarter. There
and then the little stallion very viSibiy
sulked, and followed Hal Pointer
around the mile with a deyil-mdy-eare
expression two lengths behind. One
hundred yards from the Wire the little
fellow gave up absolutely in disgust
and logged in three lengths and a half
behind the victor. Time. 2:13L'
ue SO-0VU tiOtlIHs Idco WAS tdiile,
Muta Wilkes winning with ease. in
the PIG tot Steve Whippie. to
shot, surprised everyone by winning
the first heat and the added purse of
$1,000 in 2:l41z. The third heat OF this
race was hardly contested, ST. Vincent
making squirt at the close and beating
Nightingale. a prime .fayOrite, by
nose. Nightingale, prime favorite,
second. Time, 2:lSS4. Una Wilkes
third. Nightingale won the next two
heats. and the race.
When Nancy Hanks. with her owner,
Budd Doble, as driver, was seen ap-
preaching from the paddock there was
wild applause, which subsidized into
breathless suspense as tie little mare
shot under the wire and was off in her
race against Old Father Time. The
track had been rolled and worked be-
tween heats all the morning. but was
still trife iumpy and fully two sec
onds slower than when Allerton made
his record upon it. Horse and driver
made game effort. however. and were
greeted with cheers when the starter
announced that the piucky animal had
kept up to her record and made the
mile in 2:09. Time by quarters, IS,
! :05 :37S/ 2:O9