The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-20
A WORLD BEATER.
ROBERT J. GOES THE FASTEST MILE
ON RECORD.
He Makes the Mile In a,0i I-a at Terre
Haute--seyeral Other Records Con-
signed tn the Dust--The City
Wild with Enthusiasm.
DIRECT UNEQUAL TO THE TASK.

Worlds records went glimmering over
the Terre Haute, Indiana, track on Fri.
day last, which holds all but two, the fast
est three heats paced and the fastest two
year-old pacing race records. There has
been hung up the fastest mile ever gone
by horse in harness, Robert j. in 20i3;
the miles of Nancy Hanks and Alix,
each in 2:04, worlds record for four-year-
old trotters made by Fantasy in 206;
fastest six heat race ever gone by three
year.old, Expressive's great race Of three
weeks ago; fastest two-year-old trotting
race record, Oakland Baron's mile in
PIG; Whirligigs three.year-old pacing
record of 2:lO; stallion pacing record of
2;03i, by John r. Gentry, and stallion
record of 2:04, by Joe Patchen; marvel
Gus mile by two.year.old PAGER, done by
Carbonate in 200 and his previous rec
ord of 2:l0 tied by Directly.
That is why the town is wild with en-
thusiasm. 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 quar-
ter was done in 800 seconds; up hill he
went at even a faster gait, and was at the
half in l:003. Down the third quarter
the unbeaten gelding came like whrl-
wind, and 294 seconds marked his time
for that quarter, and he was at the three
.quarter pole in 1900. Geers, with rein
and voice, gently reefed the gelding, who
came, true and strong, never for mo-
ment wavering under the terrific trial,
and moment later Geers landed Robert
under the wire in 2:0li.
Pandemonium broke loose The vast
crowd shouted themselves hoarse, tossing
their hats and canes in the air; women set
aside dignity and waved their handker-
chiefs aud parasols to the melody of their
more resonant applause. There were
cheers for horse, for driver and for owner
Hamlin. Geers was lifted from his
sulky and carried up the stretch on the
shoulders of his admiring friends.
Scarcely less marvellous was the per-
Torrance of the two-year-old PAGER Car.
Donate. A half hour before his only
rival, Directly, had gone to lower the
mark made by Carbonate on Wednesday.
But the fast son of Direct was unequal
to the task, and could do no better than
tie it. Then came Carbonate, son of Su-
perior. He did the first quarter in :3ll,
went to the half at 2;03 clip, doing half
in l:034. In the third quarter he was
going at 2:06 gait, doing the third quar-
ter in 1886. His tender mouth caused
him TO falter when Curry took the reins
TO reef him. 1t was but for moment,
and he was away again and landed him
in BOY fiat, lowering the worlds record
for two-year.olds.
The marvellous mile of John r. Cen
try's was made in the opening heat of the
free-for-all pace, carried over from We'd
nesday, when he did a mile in 2:03a.
Some caught the mile in 2;0Si, and it is
believed that had the pacemaker gone
after the black tive-year old little harder
the Patchen Wilkes horse would have
done the mile in 2:03.
There was great disappointment over
the Alix performance. With so perfect
day and track, il was thought the mare
could make new worlds record for trot.
tiers. But she had tied the Many Hanks
mark on Wednesday, and it was too
much to make second effort the same
week. Before the heat she seemed nerv-
Gus. She did not get away strong, It
taking 8ll seconds TO do the frstquarter.
When the half was reached in 1904, the
crowd dropped back resignedly. The
down hill third quarter was in the same
as the second. Then hope was aban-
doned by the silent crowd. On she came
at still slower rate, doing the mile In