Evening journal., 1893-11-28

Although Defeated Saladin Gave the
Phenomena His Hardest Race. aud the
PAGER Won One Heat.
The great race between the brown pac
ing stallion Saladin and the black trot-
ting stallion Directum, best three heats
IN FIVE, was decided yesterday afternoon
over the Point Breeze course, Philadel
phia. the latter winning after four Of the
grandest finishes ever seen on any
track.
Saladin, who was driven by James B.
Green, secured the pole, and, after the
two horses had scored four times,
Starter Joseph A Wenderoth gave
them the word on passing the wire the
fifth time At the quarter pole,
which was reached In 81 seconds, scarcely
a nose separated the two horses. Here
Saladin made a slight break, but Green
caught him before he had lost much
ground at the half-mile post, which
was reached in O4, Directum, driven by
John Kelly, was p lengths ahead, which
distance he increas ed to four lengths at
the three quarters The time at the
three quarter post was 379
On entering the straight Saladln irst
showed the gameness in his make up aud
gradually gaining on the black stallion
foot by foot until opposite the club
house, when he drew up along side of
Directum. Nearer aud nearer the wire
they came the distance between the
champion aud challenger growing less
and less, until Kelly was finally com.
PEELED to use the whip. Green urged the
progeny of Sultan on with kind words.
and amid the widest excitement, he went
under the wire, scarcely head in the
lead. The time was 10f II was esti-
mated that Saladin paced the last 220
yards in 154 seconds, 2 02 gait.
After the usual rest Directum and Sala
din were brought out for the second heat
They were given the word on the first
score to good start. At the quarter
pole they were even, the time being 32l
seconds, but at the half. which wal
reached in 05, Directum was 1 J length.
ahead Between this point and the three
quarter post Saladin broke badly, ant
| Directum had placed six clear lengths
between them, the watches showing 81
On entering the straight Saladin again
broke, but after being steadied he came
up the stretch like veIitable whirl
wind, and what at first looked like a bsC
beating proved a sensational finish, Di-
rectum winning by barely a length, Il
l210t
Directum and Saladiu, each having woi
heat, we're now brought to the wire 70
the third heat, and were sent away on tn
second score. Drsctum led by / length
at the quarter in 322 and by 3 length
at the half in 106 Here Saladin made
skip but was quickly brought down b.
Green At the three quarters. vbicI
was reached in 3s4. Directum was still
3 lengths in the lead Saladin nov
settled down, and. when entering tn
straight, again challenged the speedy sol
of Director. Kelley used his whip aud
after game hnisn. Directum went M
der the wire in 2 III, a length and hal
in front of Saladin.a
Before the two racers were brough
TO the wire for the fourth heat the bet
ting was $50 to SO on Directum. The
were away on the first score, Directur
receiving the benefit of the start by
half head At the quarter, Drectur
was barely length in the lead, the timl
being SO seconds. aud he led by the sam
distance at the half. which was made Il
1 06 Saladin broke again at this plae
aud lost two lengths by doing so rh'
= three-quarter post was reached in 39t
Saladin broke twice in the stretch an
before he oould be stesdied, Directuu
had passed under the wire, three length
{ ahead of him. in l2