New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-23
NEARING THE GOAL.
THE GRADUAL APPROACH TO TWo-MiN'
UTE HARNESS RECORD.
nov. THE FAMOUS OLD TROTTEEs AND PAGERS
, DEEM CITING DOWN TIE TINE
SECOND BIZ sEcoSD-rNIorE AND

or1 he
SION, If is interesting TO look back over "a. "a'
,iors that have carried the record oo""-
a ,ont nv point from 2:2o TO the Prese"' oN
traordnary rate of speed r, s,rce
II is now little more IMAM lolS -, or
,ho roam PAGER Pet made the hrs' ii',e
accorded in 2.20 or better at eithef oi '''e
,ra,,s This performance took place AZ 'he o'a
go co,r,, on Long Island. September j. TO-
ooa hotveeu Pet. TeCumsch ana ho"''ON'
,,roo of the fastest PAGERS OF that pei'cu' 'e' W."
Two arst two heats. pacing the hrst H''ie ~ 90
then the best time on record ana i'",',S -.
mark TO 2lsi2 In the second rohh'i GU.
ou,reed and was finally distanced. While i'oahohe
. ~ an1 won the race in 227. 2:27 and 20
rh wilmer of This important olh-time contest was
,,r IL, Isaac woodruff who ~ sun III '"c
easb and one OF the bcstkno"n figures Oh '''
tro,tInc tracks about Hew-Nork Later III, '"'''
season Pet turned the tables Oh both K"AhoA' anu
Tscumseh defeating them IT, straight h'"'s oN''
the same course This pioneer champion PAGER
also defeated the famous trOtting mare Lazy
cucot a, th-ee-rnile heats but this WAS after me
.,ood era, mare hal been the turf nearly hi'eeh
ycnrs and she was far from being III Tue "''""'
az her victorious career. men ret S'o'e" no
pacing record OF Isl the best time on record 10,
rioters was 2:2S made by the famous osd hishlan'
Maid in ls49 and 1t was not until ten years later
that the first 22O trottcr. Flora Temple appeared
THE WONDERFUL PoCAHoNTAs.
"a
pacers until 1850 when the wonderful arePocihonas
n,r,, rnon the scene. She had won some fast races
in New-Orleans in the winter Of 1854. defeating
Tecur,seh ard Dolly Spanker and scoring record
OF 2:2o In 1853 she brought 10 10TH
and matched for 81 900 side against Hero the
race to be paced TO wagon on the Union course
Hero was then the LEGAL champion. having beaten
Pei, Roanoke Tecumseh and ali the other cracks
about New-Y ork. but the aZc-faced marc lrVIh
the Southwest made show Of him. pacing the
distance flag. This wonderful performance gave
Poca hontas such pre-emirence that her value ior
racing PURPOSES completely wiped ont, theie
being nothing in the country to compete with
her. and she never again started In "A race. her
213 or better sulky. but was by no means
the measure Of the chestnut marc. speed II !, rc
for this match race with Hero focahontas was
pnIIed ore wa"on over ihe Union in 22 II this be
true the old time. queen must be reckoned "a wen
nsh the equal OF ,he nSes Of the rnnr
methods the tracks. the rigging and the vehicles
bonner. peter C. Kellogg and other experienced
horsemcn estimate that the pneumatic suIky atone
The old mares influence is still seen on the tro,-
ting turf in her descendants. some OF which have
been among the most famous horses OF their day.
sT h Pus G Tam RG By hs S6s.
pacing record OF 2l2i. was In 1919 the fastest that
got Young Rolfe OF Nelson. who held the cham.
Pon TeG9at iqT 'r9tnS i'9 W4 TO- 10 one
Young Pocahontas that troted mile on the
Fashion Course In 2:ls. IN the COS AMI was prob
last Of Pocahonass brood vas horse OF wondey.
5gi iroiing speed H. tr9iied three heats IN H.
FOR the s2o.co stallion stake won by smugsler. IN
20 but nc died shortly before tho race came IN.
other good ones Young Daisy. the lam OF Grayl!ght.
ELSA; Duke Of Wellington. %, and Marquette. a
p,rnrt6n that drl an Fcc.oos jar N fe
cent nd no rack surn- s..c fhy ush,
has shown 2l6is In race this season
' JIM BROWN TO THE FRONT
The record OF Pocahontas stood unequaed from
1855 until 1873. when the California PAGER. Jim
Brown tied the by pacing in 2l7i.. at San
Francisco. IN a great race against Lady ST Clair.
DEFIANCE. Longfcllow and Dan Voorhees, lie
driven by Vrrin Hickok. the veteran rensman. who
af;erwari brought out The champion trotter. 50.
Julien Zlli. and who now trains the famous stat
TO sulky. while the record Of Pocahontas had been
10 co'nphIIs0n between me two performances II
was no; until 1887 that 2.l7i. beaten TO wagon.
ton was n r wear hc hfn ERE OF he paeeIs JOINS
best wagon race record 10 this day.
n f. 10 improve ne mark made h PocAfoni1s IN
DO ms he dld a. CLEVELAND IN 80: Debating
2lo'. In ls1s Ne" candidate for champion honors
ssppearei in sleepy Tom the grandson o. Oh roca.
aaiong with such Younger stars as Rowdy BOY and
ss ana the CAM %i'} Gcg o. h1 ne sx
JOHNSTON A BRILLIANT STAR
Two years later Johps,on flashed into prominence
He defeated the crack slde-wheeers with such a.
tonshing ease that he barred from all races
AMI limited to contests against time. Al Chicago
July l6. 1885, Johnston equalied the record Of little
Brown jug and Il october Of that year he scored
the iirs harness record OF $40 year later at the
Chicago Driving Park Johnston paced a mile in
ton track IL the calcui1iions Of Mr. bonner and
r. Kellogg he
wheels making six seconds difference In the records
th Ie, ~ Robcf; M and IL sf on Toin, .hGr
OF The 200 mark. az which all III cracks have been
may. the fact remains that other PAGER has
ever equlliei Johnsions record under Ike conditions:
horsenen who contend that he Is The fastest PAGER
the advantages OF improved tracks. snkes. etc. In
vogue to-day, he could have made IN. mile In 200.
ever since 1882 ana although he Is now seventeen
years old he has within the last few months paced
the last champion PAGER that can be said TO have
come from pacing stock. and HIS nheri'ance
families OF rioters All the record-ho.ders since his
LINE hayS beer 2 . @Ra Tn s:ao rff sm s
Robert J. being bred in ;ro;iing lines. which arc
a aqr me prSc p 70 naf-broher to Drecum ~
Flying lib IL closely related 10 Aron. 2os. and Rob
OF the later-day champions. Direct was a much
faster horse than his record indicates. Before =
by the use Of heavy shoes and weights which
left him much cripple that he could never stand
a strong preparation. George Starr who drove FLY
ing lib sev. -eighths OF a mile at 2N2ii gat I'm a
race in 1892 and who also drove Direct saws tho
black horse was much the better PAGER Of the pair
and believes II he had been sound he could have Sc,
the record very c.ose To 200.
COMING PROSPECTS,
Robert j. Is now the champion with n margin Of
more than two seconds separating his record Of
2Olix ana that OF John r. Gentry 2O3i, but with
Gentry and the other remarkable five year old Of
the year. Joe Pa,chen. improving In speed at a
rapid rate there ia telling when the booll,ke IT.
tie son OF Hartford may be dethrOned by one OF IA.
younger horses Joe Patchen beaten n short
head by Robert J. at indianapolis IN 2.02l. and in
the next heat the winner forced out I'm 2O2i5 by
this wonderful young stallion from Kansas Com
petent critics believe Joe Patchen VIII ultimately
beat 200 while other equally shrewd Judges Of
horsenesh contend that John r. Gentry is the com