The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-16
Flying Jib Equals Mascot's Record by
Pacing q Mile i'm 2.O4 on
Wind-Swept Track.
EIGHT HEATS AND NO RESULT
Free-fOr-All TrOt for the Column
bian Stakes Still Unfinished.
Two Heats Taken by Pixley Yesterday
-Tr0tting and Pacing in Indi-
ana-Ball Game Results.

CHICAGO. Sept. 15.-Never were so many
trotting and pacing sensations developed
in one day as the sport at Washington Park
gave turf history to-day. Direotum se-
cured a four year-old record of 2:06la ana
the stallion record of tho world. Flying
Jib took pacing record of 2:04. which
equals Mascot's pacing record of tho world.
AS q result of the days sport four more
heats in the most sensational trotting race
of the year and the greatest the trotting
turf has ever known, were decided.
Eight heats have so far been trotted
in the free-for-all, and the race
is still unfinished. The race will
be finished tomorrow. The wonderful
performance of the bay mare Alix. which
made new race record of 2:07a4 yesterday.
was followed by four exciting heats to-day.
two going TO Budd Doble's mare. Pixley.
one to e. j. Hamlin's mare. Nightingale.
and one to w. II. Arms & Co.'s horse, Lord
Clinton. The great Wilkes mare. Hulda.
which won two heats of the race yesterday.
went so lame that she was to-day drawn
out and it Is believed that she will never
start in q race again.
Before Directum was brought out il was
announced that. owing TO the high winds.
he would be sent against his own record OF
2:07 instead of against that OF Nancy
Hanks Goa. it being conceded that TO
equal the latter time on such day as this
was an impossibllIty for any horse. 1t was
after O'Clock when Kelly's red cap and
jacket came around the lower turn behind
the king of trotting stations. Horse and
driver were greeted with loud applause.
which Kelly acknowledged by lifting his
car. He trotted slowly past the grand
stand, turned and went back a furlong and
came down at merry clip, but shook his
head when asked if he wanted the word.
Back once moro and, gradually gathering
speed as be came. he shot under the wire
at an awful pace. nodded his head. and hold.
ing the little black whirlwind close TO the
rail. he set out to prove once more that
Dlsectum had no peer of his own sex and
age on the trottlng turf. The first quarter
was done in SO seconds. and squaring away
down the back stretch Directum trotted
for HE life, going TO the half in so seconds
more. making the second quarter at a two
minute gait NJ. Z. McHenrY. who had
been chasIng with a runner. here drew mp
closer, and Kelley sent the trotter TO the
three-quarter pole in 1:34h. Turn
ing into tho stretch for homo Direc-
tum met the full force of the strong
wind, but with his head up and every
muscle strained. he responded with splen-
did courage to Kelly's call, and came game
and true to the wire In 2:06ls. During the
last one hundred feet he tsltered onoe. but
Kelly lifted him. and he made the short
distance TO the wire with an effort which
took every ounce OF strength In his power
full frame. Compared with the mile Of
Nancy Hanks. on Wednesday. the mile OF
Directum is q little inferior. The marc
contended with no breeze. but she went on
a soft track, which fully offset the wind
against which Directum worked. and she
beat HIM in by one.half second.
FLYING JIB's FAST MILE.
It was almost dark before Flying Jib
was brought out. 1t had been the inten-
tion to send him against the pacing record
of Mascot. but on account of the wind it
was decided to send him against his own
record of 2:05ls. He was gwen a warming
MP MILE scored several times and when
Kelly bent his red capped head for the word
the great sidewheeler. with q rush. few
to the quarter IN 32A the half IN 1:02la;
the three.quarters in 1.32h: mile. 2:04 The
mile was made without O skip or q break.
but the big bay geldIng felt that he had
done days work. Kelly pulled him mp
on the clubhouse turn just as the time was
hung out. rhe wild yell Of delight winch
went up told him that whatever had been
done was done well. and he came jogging
back with broad grin, which
changed into ecstacy when he saw
the figures. He threw his cap
into the air ana cheered louder than any
/ body else. except Monroe Salisbury. of Cal
ifornia, who owns both Directum and Fly.
ing Jib, and who was the happiest man on
earth. He waved his brown Derby. he
cheered, he shook hands with Kelly, pat.
ted the horses. and then strode into the
paddock with an air which plainly showed
Gentlemen. these horses are the best on
earth, and / own them" and the crowd
cheered Mr. Salisbury because he owned
'em."
The purse of SIS 900 In the free fol. all put
the famous drivers who took part on their
mettle When it became known that HUI.
da would not start. the race was conceded
by many to Alix. She was strongly played
| in the pools What the result would have
been If she had not been crowded TO the
| rail in the first heat Is hard to say. The
| Judges decided that John DIckersop, Do
bie's driver behind Pixley. had committed
On unintentional foul. Dickerson's mare
finished first in the fast time of 2:llA. but
was set back to last place for the foul.
and the heat given to Lord Clinton.
| Alix was given q dangerous squeeze
| by Dickersop. the inside sulky wheel
catching IN the fence. but Curry saved the
| mares distance. Geer's generalship land
| ell Nightingale a winner In the seventh.
! From the rear be brought his mare across
/ the track to the pole IN the straight, and
outtrotted five horses TO the finish. leading
| them ell under the wire As the race stands
| oil of the horses have trOtted what amounts
! 10 two races In consecutive days. either
/ one of which have averaged faster time
than any race ever trotted. Summaries:
Surprise stakes: consolation; Tor two
! year olds; purse, $500.
/ Cervus. by Sphinx (Evans). I
/ Mill Lady. -..-------..--..--...----2
Ais class: trotting: purse. $500.
| Pamlico. by Meander lCurtisI..---.2 I
| Clctrone.