The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-07
NE " RECORD MADE,
Robert J. Paced a Mile in Two Minutes,
 Two and One Half Seconds.

l Robert J. Paced a Mile in Two Minutes, Two and One Half Seconds. Indianapolis, Sept. 6.-Indianapolis
 now holds the worlds pacing record
 and came within fraction of q second
 to-day of the worlds trotting record. Robert made the second heat in his
 match with Joe Patchen for S5, 900 in
 ? minutes, 1-2 seconds, being the
 fastest mile ever paced.
 The three heats averaged in speed
 2:O3 2-3, making the fastest three heats
 ever paced. The time by quarters of
 the second mile was as follows: First
 quarter, 30 IA; second, 1:O1 1-2; third,
 1:3O 1-2; fourth, 2:02 1-2.
 In this heat Joe Patchen went like the
 wind and forced Robert J. to make q
 squirt of speed almost at the wire that
 was phenomenal. Colonel 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 his
 team at Fort Wayne, which was 2:O3 8-4. The black came in under the wire in ex- actly that time.
 In the first heat he had made the mile in 2:O4 flat The fast pacers scored for the word at 4:O5 o'clock with the track in the pink of condition. Joe
 Patchen had the pole. They scored Or ly without getting the word, but the second time they went away with
 Patchen a little in the lead. Robert J. started at Started Walkers Ego" and
 went up in the air. Driver Geer S showed his masterly hand in quickly throwing the son of Hartford into his stride by pulling him to the outside of the track. He was then six lengths be- hind. but he settled down to win the heat.
 seconds and was still six lengths ahead at the quarter. Jack Curry, who was driving him. thought he saw vic- tory and 8 worlds record for the black when he passed the half far in the lead, but the gelding was leading and in the third quarter was nearly at his side Down the home stretch Patchen still cid the lead until about the last furlong when the gelding made one os those spurts which not even the liberal use of the whip could make Patchen head off. There was excitement when 1t was found that the time of the heat made was 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 J. forged length ahead. Curry tried the whip. but it was plain the black was going his fastest. The performance. however was SO satis- factory to the crowd that both horses and their drivers. their owners and the Driving club were given three cheers.
 The third heat began with a beauti- fut 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 ut most. His winning spurts in the last furlong caused tumultuous cheers. The time by quarters for the three heats was:
 First heat, :311A, 1:O211a, 1:34, 2:0sX; sec- ond heat, :30A, 1:O1h, 1:sOh, 2:Oa1h third heat, :3ON, 1:01A, 1:33, 2:o4X. Average, 2:03 2-3
 Alix was not successful in reducing | the worlds best trotting record, the best she could do being 2:O4N. The first l attempt was made in 2:o7X, but at the first quarter the mare had a cast shoe. MT. McDowell thought, however, that as she was going very fast he would keep on, but when just past the seven-eighths she broke and lost fully four seconds more before settling down. The first quarter was made in :31, the half in 101N, three-quarters In 1:32, and she seemed likely to finish in 2:O3 when she broke.
 McDowell announced that he would try again, but the mare could not do better than come within three-quarters of Nancy Hanks time. But for a brake she would just about eQualled 1t. The running mate was kAyaxiQp. driven Dx &iks ;Ha Hsgpsnps Y Y ~