New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-25
ROBERT J'S PERFORMANCE.
DEFEATS JOE PATCHEN AND MAKES
NEW, MARK.
TUT. VILLAGE FARM WONDER FACES THE FAR
BEST THREE HEATS on REcoRD-ThE
pAcEs At WASHINGTON PARK

Trrr. VILLAGE FARM WONDER PAGES THE FAX
REST THREE HEATS on REcoRD-THE
RACES At WASHINGTON PARK
C,,cogo Aur 2l-Joe Patchen (2:O6) has at last
,,o1 tho hitter drcgs OF defeat In the match
race AT Washington Park to-day the great Paof'
was beaten by Robert j 2oi'p. MS hatei r''a' !"
straight heats. but the latter was iorced ~ "''s
~, a worlds record 10 snatch the victory from 'he
Missouri horse The three heats paced are the ias'
80, a,.er made by n PAGER In "A race-2.h -v's anu
o.oeL rho average being 2e6, and In that 'a'' 'i'e
po,chcn people find some little consolation pu' 'e
roldinc won so easily in the last two meats az W
e,co,,rape the belief that had ne been forced ou'
,y Ceers he might have done stiii more "o"'''
~, ,~wance The match was for purse OF
., an and was by long odds the feature Vi ."e
xo-,hwestern Breeders meeting IL a''ra'"'
croy,d Of at least 100 people"
-, was made favorite before the hrst hea'
., . 20 : his antagonist being 3 to : Inc FORMER
- -. 10 and they were sent away 10 "A per
o., hre,k without foots difference "eeiS NO.
tho first turn with Robert J. retiec"'' ""- -.
MARTY a length there on curry "' -,
ar,,.d them as they flew By the quaf'erPo'e'
s' 49,, hacks,re,ch Joe seemed to move up
5-.,1 a. they spoke the half-mie II was less
than a length. The same AT thr"e-'ui' ''' ~
the stretch the order. DOW" '''' ''" =, -,
Tor home they came without H'S"'''' =
,he eighth pole Il could be seen that the '""b'
Farm wonder would take the neat 'as"e "''
,i ,,rrv 70 come up to within half length OF
him. , , ,,o ,reced-
| Tho second heat was a repetition OF the pre-.
| In, one in many respects, Patchen got neon ''''
| rotor NJ the start. but Robert j. soon maui Wy
| cha doerence and at the homesiretch hooei' o.
| -, IN race away finally winning by from '''ee
! 10 four lengths. slowing up 49,
| pa,cbon was nearly length BEHIND "he. '"'
,o-, ,yas spoken In the third heat. curry ho'.''h
,t, head for IT, Taylors game horse was 'e'
,,,,a,l, in ,h. rear and at the finish was u" VI
,o,ye lengths out OF It. Geers allowing inc se'
| ,, ~ make his own pace. and he was not "'ee'
| az All I'm the last quarter a..
| Straight heats were the order OF the gay u" Wv
,oc,lar races Peveril had no difhculty IN 'a",,s
| ,h Of ,rot the feature OF the race pei"s NV
| rs,s,.,t manner In which Miss Nelson was p'"' We
, of,er falling to show winning form IN the "a" y
haa,s Doc sperry Monroe Sasbury'S gooa se,u-
Co.., ,yas an easy winner OF the clipper Slahcs s ic
d',,' ~ racers White Roseleaf, secoiu - ~
a. eve netting took the Champion S,ah.1 r,vor.
III 80 ,ithou; trouble. Rex Americus' "'c '"'
a., mas no factor In the race. 49,. i, 90 ,,orrov's
XIV ~ G5i, Will not be a contestant III W .or,.s
~, ,,r ali tro but Will instead, Try ior ~ ~, ia,
I'D y.ith a running mate. DlrectH ,-,,LJ' and
, e,,r.nId pacer viii 20 against ms TO- ,,,',n
T,nf,sv (2O7iD will try for ne" HMM ~
ma:ies: ,, ., ZOO ,,.s, three ir
o,- CLASS TRoTTING-PuRsE N"o ''e'' "''