The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-07
FASTEST NILE EVER MADE.
The Worlds Pacing Record Beaten at
indianapolis.

The Fast Trotter Alix Only Fails by
Three-quarters OF Second of Beat
ing the Worlds Trotting Record.
Phenomenal spurts of Robert J., the
Fast Pacer-Fast Time Elsewhere on
the Track.
now holds the worlds pacing record, and
came within fraction of a second to-day
of the worlds trotting record Robert j.
made the second heat in his match with
Joe Patcheu for -, 200 in 2:O2i5 being the
fastest mile ever paced. The three heats
averaged in speed 2:O32s, making the
fastest three heats ever paced.
The time by quarters of the second mile
was as follows:
First quarter. 30l[: second, 1:0l15;
third, 3Ol fourth. 2:02l In this heat
Joe Patchen went like the wind and
forced Robert j. to make a squirt almost
at the wire that was phenomenal.
Col. Taylor of ST. Louis, the owner of
the black stallion, had said before the
race that if the gelding won. he would
have to beat the record, 2:O3lI The
black came in under the wire in exactly
that time. In the first heat he mad made
the mile in 2:04 fat. The fast PAGERS
scored for the word at 4;05 o'clock with
the track in the pink of condition.
| Joe Patchen had the pole. They
scored once without getting the word, but
| at the second time they went away with
/ Patchen a little in the lead. Robert j.
| started at Starter Walkers go and
went up in the air Driver Gers
| showed his mastery hand in qui-
| city throwing the son of Hartford
! INTO his stride by pulling him to the out
side of the track. He was then six lengths
/ behind, but he settled down to win the
heat. Patchen went the eighth in sixteen
seconds. and was still six lengths ahead at
the quarter. Jack Curry, who was driving
him, thought he saw victory and worlds
record for the black when he passed the
/ the half far in the lead, but the gelding was
/ gaining and in the third quarter was
nearly at his side. Down the home
stretch Patchen still held the lead until
about the last furlong when the gelding
| made one of those phenomenal sDurts and
passed him. There was great excitement
when it was found the time for the heat
made it, up to that time, the fastest ever
paced in a race The enthusiasm knew
no bounds when the next heat showed
up with its second and a quarter faster
time. In this heat Patchen seemed a
sure winner until almost under the wire
when Robert y. forged a length ahead
=
the black was going his fastest, The
performance, however, was so satisfac-
tory to the crowd that both horses and
drivers, their owners ana the driving
club were given three cheers.
The third heat began with a beautiful
even start, but the gelding broke at the
quarter and lost six lengths again. He
settled down. and came in winner without
seeming to be pushed to his utmost His
winning spurts in the last furlong caused
tumultuOus cheers.
Alix was not successful in reducing the
worlds best trotting record; the best she
could do being 2:04$i.
BICYCLE RECORD BROKEN.
Springfield, Mass, Sept. 6.-J. P. Bliss
made on Hampden Park to-day the fast.
est mile ever made on a bicycle, making
the record for the mile, flying start, OF
/ :52 3-5, and incidentally lowering the
three-quarter record to 1:23. He was
paced by three tandem teams The
record for the distances were l :53 As for
the mile and "a 4-5 for the three-quar-
ters, made at Waltham July 2S, by H. c.
| Tyler.