The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-09-20
LIKE THE WHIRLWIND
Robert j. Takes Another Notch
From the Record.
THE FASTEST MILE IN HARNESS
Billy Layton Put to Sleep by Tommy
Ryan In the Fourth Round-Griffo
and Billy Bowen TO Fight.

lERRE dAUTEi lnu., sep. Ia. ne
worlds record is glitteriug over Terre
Haule's track, which tonight holds all
but two OF the fastest heats and the !
:as est 2.year-old pacing records. There |
were hung up tonight the fastest mile
ever gone by horse ia harness, Robert
j., POL; the miles of Nancy Hanks
and Xix. each IN 2:0l; the worlds
record for 4-yearold trotters, made by
Fantasy, 2.06; the fastest siX-heat race
ever gone by 3-year.old, Expressive's
great race OF three weeks ago; the last
est 2-year-old trotting race record, Oak
land Baron's mile in 2:l6 Whirligig's
3-year-old pacing record of 2:l0; the
stallion pacing record of 2:033 by John
II. Gentry, and the stallion record of
1904 by Joe Patchen; the marvellous
mile made by 2-year.old PAGER, done
by Carbonate today in 2:09. and his
previous record of 2:l0 tied by Directly.
That is why the town is wild with en-
thusiasm tonight.
Robert J.'s Superb Mile.
Geers was up behind Robert j., and
at the second trial the word was given.
The clip was SO fast the pacemaker fell
behind, the first quarter b eing done in
30} seconds. Up the hill he went at
even u faster gait and was at the half
in l;003. Down the third quarter the
gelding came like whirlwind and
49, seconds was his time for that quar-
ter. and he was at the three-quarter
pole in 1901. Geers, with rem and
voice, gently reefed the geldng, who
4. al
yer wavering under the terrific trial.
and Il moment later Geers landed Rob
ii. under the wire in 2:0l4.
Men shouted themselves hoarse,
tossing their hats and canes in The aii
women set aside their dignity and
waved baudkerchiefs and parasols to
the melody of their more resonant APP
plause. There were cheers for the
horse, for the driver aud for the owner,
Mr.. Hamlin; and Geers was If. Ell from
the sulky and carried up the stretch on
the shoulders of admiring friends.
Wonderful Performance of Carbonate.
Scarcely less marvellous was the great
performance of the 2-year-old PAGER
Carbonate. A half hour before his
only rival, Directly, had gone to lower
the mark made by Carbonate on We'd
nesday, but the fast son of Direct was
unequal to the task and could do nc
better than tie it. Then came Carbon.
ate, the beautiful son of Superior. jack
Curry held the reins. Ed Geers, will
Ferdinand, was the pacemaker, ant
the colt went away true and strong
He reeled oil the first quarter in 80
Up hill he went Mt a pos clip, getting
there In l:035. Still faster was tina
speedy third quarter and ut 2:06 gal
lie was at the third quarter in 1885
His tender mouth caused him to falte
for a moment when Curry took tn
reins 10 reef him in. 1t was but for
moment, and again he was away anC
landed the heat in 2:09 fiat, lowerin.
t the worlds record for 2.year-olds
Again the crowd went wild an,
che ered both Carbonate. his owner
, Mayor Dubois of Denver and hi
driver until it was tired out.
Other Noteworthy Events.
The marvellous mile of John II. Gen
try was made the opening heat of th
free-for-all pace, carried over from
. Wednesday, when he dill the mile il
2:03S. Some caught the mile as fast q
2:034. and 1t is believed that had til
pacemaker gone after the black 5.yeal
+ old little harder the Patchen-Wilke
A horse would have done the mile in q
good as 2:03.
There was great disappointment owe
4 the Aix performance. With 81 .erfec
= a day and track 1t was thong't tn
mare could make n new wp'lNs recor
s for trotters. But she had lied tn
c Nancy Hanks mark on Wednesday
and IT was too much to make a secon
i effort the same week. She did not ge
i any stronger, it taking 3l9 seconds t
, do the first quarter. When the hal
was reached In 1:02t the crowd droppe
back resignedly. The down hill to tn
third quarter was in the same time a
r in the second. Then hope was aban
!, doned by the silent crowd. On sh
e came at a still slower rate, doing til
mile in 2:044.