The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-09-20
CLOSING ON TWO MINUTES
TWO MINUTES ONE AND A HALF
SECONDS BY ROBERT J.
Without a Skip Did the Unbeaten Geld
ing Make His Wonderful Record at
Terre Haute-Carbonate Makes
a New Record for Two
Year. Odds.

TERRE HAUTE, Sept l4.-Ihe
worlds record went glimmering over
the Terre Haute track today which
tonight holds all but two of the fastest
heats paced and the fastest 2year'olo
pacing records. There is hung tonlgh
the fastest mile ever gore by a horse
in harness, Robert j., POI H. Inc
miles of Nancy Hanks and Alix each
in 2.O4; the worlds record for 4Nyear'
old trotters made by Fantasy in z O6;
the fastest six.heat race ever gone by
a 3.year-old, Expressive's great race
three weeks ago; the fastest 2-year'old
trotting race, Oakland Baron's
mile in ZIG; Whirligig's s.
year.old pacing record OF
21O; the stallion pacing record OF
z. O3 8 4 by John r. Gentry and the
stallion record of 2,04 by Joe Patchen;
the marvellous mile by a 2.year'old
PAGER, done by Carbonate in 2'O9 and
mis- previous record of 2.1O tied by
Directly.
That Is why the town is wild tonight.
Geers was up behind Robert J, and at
the second trial the word was given,
The clip was so fast that the pace
maker fell behind, the first quarter
done in 80 3-4 seconds. Up the hill he
went at even a faster gait and was at
the half in 1908 a. Down the third
quarter the unbeaten gelding came
like a whirIwind-29 1>2 seconds
marking his time for that quarter, and
he was at the three~quarter pole in
1 3O1.4 Geers with reiE. and voice
gently reefed the gelding, who came
through strong, never for a moment
wavering under the terrific trial, and
a moment later Geers landed Robert
j under the wire in 201 1-2.
Pandemonium broke loose. Men
shouted themselves hoarse, tossing
hats and canes in the air; women set
aside dignity andwaved handkerchiets
and parasols to the melody OF their
more resonant applause. There were
cheers for horse, for driver and for
owner. Mr.. Hamlin and Geers was
lifted from the sulky and carried up
the stretch on the shoulders of admir-
ing friends.
Scarcely less marvellous was the per-
Torrance of the 2 year-old PAGER Car
Donate Half an hour before his only
rival, Directly, had gone to lower the
mark made by Carbone Oh Wednesday,
but the fast son OF Direct was unequal
to the task and could do no better
than tie it. Then came Carbonate,
the son OF Superior. He did the first
quarter in 81 1-2, went to the half at
a 203 clip, doing the half
liz 1903 1-2. Ia the third quarter he
was going at a 2 CO gait, doing the
in 1,35' His tender
mouth caused him to falter when
Curry took the reins to reef him. 1t
was but for a moment and again he
was away, and landed the heat in 200
fiat, lowering the worlds record for
2-year' olds.
The marvellous mile of Gentry was
made in the opening heat of the free
for all pace carried over from Wednes-
day, when he did the mile in 2 03 Sd.
Some caught the mile as fast as 1,03 1'2,
and it was believed that had the pace
maker gone after the black ,2eyear~old
a little harder the Patchen'Wilkes
horse would have done the mile in 2O3
There was great disappointment
over the performance of AliX. With
so perfect day and track it was
thought the mare could make a new
worlds record for the trotters. But
she had tied the Nancy
Hanks record on Monday and it
was too much to make second effort
the same week. Besides she seemed
nervous. She did not get away
strong, it taking 81 l-2 seconds to do
the first quarter. When the first half
was reached in 102 ga the crowd
dropped back. The downhill third
quarter was reached in the same time
as the second. Then hope was aban-
doned by the silent crowd. On she
came at still clover rate and did the
mile in 204 1-2.