The Progress., 1892-02-27
OTTER BEATS PAGER.
oUS fATCH F0R $4,000 At
|, 'Dl5tANCE OF TEN MILES.

len uio Running Horse QUIT The
tor Made the Tenth Milc ia 2:3e.
mind wandcrs bt OK Through an iu
of years TO n day inthe long agu,
le the majority of the present genera
a bf racegoers we're born. and to "a rtcn
was at that day sen@tioual and one
would tomorrow raw such crowd |
build Gll the colTpri bf The assuriniiuu |
Ig IT. as they were never brfyr" filled.
race was at ten ifitps tnuf ten hcaii |
lmbcrl for l'pVrsr of SlUrIu. and the |
that measured strides ucrn the trnt |
Tince, driyenby "a late Hiram Wood |
and the pgror Hero, handled hy the |
twned George Spiccr Tho moctin. |
place on he old CentrpyiIIc course o.
->kll Of 1868 can remember the day
~ distinctly. The weather was fine.
0stmospbere clear, cool and hrncluR.
hin the grounds and i'm TIE trees and
~ lknolls surrounding were assembled
II 10000 persons, who came from f,I
- near TO see the event that bad been
in lively anticipation for months
hong the throng that packed the stand
6ovorllowcd the lawn were politicians
tational prominence, lawyers OF great
hte, solid men Of business sporting men
y
es God bless 'em) And what would
s~s.t say today TO see men mt the truck
sssed in swallow tail coats, with wide
! n Danse of shirt bosom, aud cr1vots that
~ hid In au emergency he used as table
tiers. That was the way We drDS rd iu
l3. and the wide brmmcd tiles worn then
Nuld appear ludicruus now
TUE FIRST Two MILES.
the race was called about . o'clock. Toe
- lck was in excellent order, and the horses
lI6beared in superb condition, trained, ~
say now, to the minute Hero was the
korite, and 800 to So was staked on hun.
pbably to the amount of Slo,0OO on $50,
. in those days considerable money.
The Judges called the drivers up to the
---and and stated the conditions of the race
| Ala cautioned them in much the sam"
amer sometimes practiced nowadays re
arling any violation Of rules, and then
N were given the start, the PAGER having
tpole and leading round the first turn.
! &ny minds eye can see the raccas plain
Is though it were but yesterday Instead
bearly forty years ago.
pn the backstretch the PAGER waited for
trotter and let him come alongside, it
IINng apparent at this early stage that
Nicer did not intend To go any faster than
u liam would make him, at the same time
}eping the latter on the outside all the
Lky round, thereby making him 90 n
1leater distance in the rnCc. They kept
slBe by side until they reached the lower
nn, when Hiram pulled in behind Hero
lad waited until he reached straight work
Nc homestretCh, while he Cnme out, and
~ Two came TO the stand with the wheels
fa heir sulkies as close together as it was
fpcssible to get them without touching
HE first mile was done i'm 2;4i
Il On the second mile Hiram, seeing
through Spicer's tactics, began to crowd
lim. The pace of both horses now became
Y accelerated, and it was evident that Hiram
Intended TO force his adversary to break
down, believing presumably that his horse
would prove the better slayer. Spicel
II &Ikept the PAGER well i'm hand, and would moi
y ec any faster than he was absolutely com
PEELED to. The trotter again fell In beiY
ON the lower turn. aud again made n, ii
up the homestretch, the pair coming ---
stand head and head. The time for
mile was 2B. w
now THE RACE WAS WON.
On the third mile Woodruff pursued th
same tactics rs in the two preceding miles
only putting on a little more steam, whic
compelled the PAGER To add n little NOR
pressure. and away they dashed aroun
the upper turn and down the backstretc
at killing pace. They came TO the stan
ON even terms I'm the third mile, Hirai
exclaiming to a friend rs they passed, Nv
qot him. sure" Time, 2:33 10.
+ The fourth and fifth miles were run J
precisely the same manner, both hors'
coming TO the wire like n team. The TIN
for the fourth mile was 2:39 and the iilt
an. ON the sixth mile the trotter becan
the favorite, any amount of money Dem
offered on him, without takers. lie too
the pole on the first turn, IN spite
Spicer's efforts TO force the pacer To eSter
himself, and the latter began to sho
symptoms of distress. lie struggle, BRAY
ly. however, but the trOtter opened q
j. cap at every stride. At the half mile po
nhe was fifty yards in front, without Il
~ slirhtest abatement of his speed; but
the lower turn Hiram let him up, and too
n it more moderately up the homcstrctc
II coming to the line in 2;i6, having p'
a. formed the six miles in l5b5'3 :, an ave1u
4 of less than 2:40 for the six miles
III When the PAGER reached the stand II "
evident he had enough, and he was storp
M the wire A more exciting race, "a ip
as Il lasted, I have never seen.
The trotter was then slowed To an el
gait rs it was unnecessary to drive him
90 his speed any longer, aud he was wall,
and logged the next three miles, keep
as fresh as possible for the last mile
owner having "A wager of $500 that
would make the tenth mile IN less TN
three minutes. The time -! the seven
mile was sos, the eighth G.lo aud the nir
e,ie. but he was let out on coming to
wire and started to decide the wager, da'
jna of at an astonishing rate Of spe
which he kept up throughout the ml
performing the distance in 239-the gre
est feat ever known.
How many horses are there in train'
today that can trot six miles I'm less tl
sixteen minutes, jog along three miles (
ther and then wind mp by doing "a mile
e;sg2 Who are theyf-Judson jay In
York Sun.
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