The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-03
MASCOT WAS NOT IN 1T
Directum Won the Great Match
Race in Straight Heats.
The King Of Stations Not Urged Ex-
cept i'm the Last-Time, 2:lO IA,
2:O7 81 and 2:08 3-4.

NEW YORK, Nov 1.-The trotting match
between Directum and Mascot. which, 1t
had been said was going to be the most
sensational event that ever took place be-
tween harnessed horses, proved to be no
sensation at all so far as the race itself
was concerned. There was but one horse
in it. The only sensational part of the
days programme was the enormous crowds
that gathered at the Fleetwood track to see
the sport. There were between 6,OOO and
1000 people present. 1t was, perhaps, as
large an assemblage as ever collected at
that track. Bigger figures had been given
in the matter of attendance at Fleetwood
but it is quite safe to say that to-day's
crowd was as large as any that had before
ever assembled at that course. There were
visitors present from Detroit, Chicago, ST
Louis, Indiana, and from places as far away
as Denver and California After the first
heat, during which Mascot broke badly
twice, and when the sports began to see,
or thought they saw, that the pacing cham
pion was not himself, it was hard to get
even money on the black horse After Mas
cot had again shown decided breaking pro-
clivities in the second heat the odds turned
TO 100 to CD on Directum'S winning three
straight heats.
Directum won the toss for the pole, and
when they were sent away on the first heat
on second scoring Directun. got nearly half
length advantage. Kelly was holding Di-
rectums reins and Andrews drove Mascot.
The horses had not made over one hundred
yards when Mascot threw up his heels in
a shameful break and lost five or six
lengths by so doing. Kelly at once took
Direetum back and held him close until
Mascot recovered and got within a length
of him. Mascot broke again and lost more
ground, and Directum had things his own
way to the finish. The time for that mile
was 2:10A.
Direetum got little the best of the start
In the second heat, too, and held IT easily.
iA,y was taking things easy with Diree.
tlm, knowing that his adversary could
never overhaul him. and while Andrews
tried his, best Directum passed under the
wire fully four lengths to the good. The
time for the second heat was 2:07$l
> The third heat was the only one that con-
tanned a tinge Of Interest," In this, as in the
Others, Directum was from a neck to half
length in advance when the racers were
told to go. and that advantage he increased
to good length before the first turn had
been rounded Mascot hung on like a good
game horse; he would not be shaken off
Andrews drove him cautiously, but at the
same time urged his charge to keep his
The pair ran for half mile, with Mas
cots nose well on the wheels of Directum's
slnky. and then the PAGER was called upon
10 move up. Mascot showed a good heart
and steady movement. He tried his best to
do what he was hidden, but as he at
tempted to improve his position Kelly made
slight demand upon the black horse
whose movement had been simply perfect
from the time that he first made scoring
under the wire, and the, black fellow shot
ahead like a bullet and, within the next
hundred feet, left plenty of daylight be-
tween his drivers back and the horse that
was trying to win the $1,000 from him
Going up the hill, on the off side of the
track, Directum increased his lead, always
going. easily and smoothly more like a
N iC nrfn cot an%fA tAn.,
ing thing. and when Kelly had secured
three lengths advantage he let up a little
bit on his charge. Mascot, however, kept
going all the time, and when they came
into the stretch Mascot had again Tapped
the leader Kelly gave another little push
to his horse, but Mascot continued to cling
Kelly then saw that he would have to
drive to win, and for the first time during
the match he compelled Directum to exert
| and opened gap of perhaps half length
clear light between his sulky and Mascot
nose. This was at a point within hum
| though he knew that he was beaten kept
| his gelding moving, but could not decrease
| the lead, and 1T was in those positions that
| the contestants passed under the wire in
| the third heat The time of the last heat
was 2:OS4. a second slower than that of
| the second heat. -
Another interesting event that took place
| to-day was the ten-mile trot of Paschal,
| the holder of the record for that distance.
made at Stockton, Cal, of 27:23ii To-day
PaSchal made the distance in 26:15 thus
| knocking off one minute, eight and a quar-
| ter seconds from the worlds record and
| that, be 1t remembered on the unusually
| slow Fleetwood track. He trotted off the
miles as follows: First, 2:321h; second, 5:0i15
third, 1871; fourth, 1913: fifth, 12:51A; sixth,
l5:SlA; seventh. 1s;l0A eighth, 21:49a4
Another record that was beaten was that
| OF the Members cup, to be taken by any
| of 2:19la, Matthew Rileys team-Clayton
| and Reference-made the mile in 2:1Sl2.