The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-09-07
ROBERT J. 2.O2 1-2.
Wonderful Pacing on the Indianapolis
Track.

AAo "oiAue acihS hecoru Lowered
There and the Worlds Trotting
Record Almost Touched-The Race
Was Battle Royal.
Indianapolis. lind, September Elm
dianapolis now holds the worlds pacing
record, and came within fraction of
second today of the worlds trotting rec
ord. Robert j. made a second heat in a
match with Joe Patchen for $4,000, in
2. .02 1-2, being the fastest mile ever paced.
Three heats averaged in speed 2.o3 2-3,
making the fastest three heats ever
paced. In the second heat Joe Patchen
went like the wind, and forced Robert
J. to make squirt of speed almost at
the wire that was phenomenal. Colonel
Taylor of St. Louis, owner of the black
stallion, had said before the race that
if the gelding won he would have to
beat his time at Fort Wayne, which was
2. 03 3-4. The black came in under the
wire in exactly that time. In the first
heat ne made the mile in 2.04. The fast
PAGERS scored for the word at 4.05, with
the track in the pink of condition. Joe
Patchen had the pole. They scored on
" once without getting the word, get
ting away the second time with Patcheu
little in the lead. Robert J. started
at Starter Warmers go" and went up in
thelair. Driver Geers showed a mastery
hand in nFquickly throwing the son OF
Hartford into.his stride by pulling him
to the outside of tae track. He was then
six lengths behind, but settled down
to win the heat. Patchen went the
eighth in 16 seconds, and was still six
Lengths ahead at the quarter. .JackCurry,
who was driving him, thought he saw
victory and the worlds record for the
black, when ne passed the half far in
the lead, but the gelding was gaining in
the three-quarters and was nearly at
his side. Down the home stretch Patch
en- still had the lead, until about the
last furlong, when the gelding made one
of those spurts which not even a liberal
use of the whip could make Patchen
head OF. There was great excitement
when it was found the time of the heat
made it up to that time the fastest ever
paced in race. Enthusiasm knew no
bounds when the next heat showed up
with its second and quarter faster time
In this heat Patchen seemed sure win
ner until almost under the wire, when
Robert j forged length ahead. Curry
tiled the whip, but it was plain the black
was going the fastest. The performance
Was SO satisfactory to- the crowd bhat
both horses and drivers, owners and The
driving club were given three cheers.
The third heat began with a beautiful
even start, but the gelding broke ut the
quarter and lost six lengths again. He
settled down and came in winner with
out seeming to be pushed to his utmost.
His winning spurts in the last furlong
caused tumultuous cheers. Time by
quarters:
(First Heat.)
81 IA 1.02 Ia 1.S4, 2.03 3-4
(Second Heat.)
30 Ia 1.01 1-2, 1.30 1-2, 2.02 1-2
(Third Heat.)
!. 80 3-4, 1.01 IA, 1888 IA, 2.04 3-4
Alix was not successful in reducing
the worlds best trotting record, the
best she could do being 2.04 3-4. The
first attempt was made in 2.07 IA. At
the first quarter the mare cast a shoe
Mr.. Mcdowell kept on, and when just
past the seven-eighths she broke and
lost fully four seconds before settling
down. The first quarter was made in 81,
half in 1.01 3-4, and third in 1.32. She
seemed likely to finish in q 03, when she
broke.
The three-year-old pace, 2.35 class, was
very fast. Three heats are among the
lowest ever paced by three-year-olds.
Ethel A. paced the fastest mile ever
paced in a race with three-year-olds,
Of the worlds record. The fastest half
mile ever paced in harness or saddle was
made today by Edna Harris, aged 10. on
Albatross; time, SO 3-4 seconds. Yes5er-
days unfinished 2.1S trot for stake of
$1,000, Dolly Wilkes won, in seven heats
Brown Dick was second, aud the others
distanced, ruled out or drawn; be st
time, 2. IL 3-4, by Miss Nelson. Winners
best time, 2.14 Ia.
The three-year-old pacing ass class
stake, purse of $1,000, Ethel A won In
three heats, Sidmont second, Antidote
third. Time, 10 IA, 2.l2 1-2, 2.13 3-4.
A Win for Nelson.
White River Junction. VT, September O.
At the State Fair today match race be-
tween G. H. Nelson's b g Pullman and J. D.
Browns ch m Melee for $50 was won by the
former. Time, 2.34,7s, 2.301s, 2.40. The
stallion Nelson made an attempt to lower
his Ieoord The track was mealy and he
made the mile in 2.ll13.
One Mile 1 52 3-5.
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