The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-15

Terre Haute, Ind, Sept. 4.-World's
records went glimmering over the
Terre Haute track, which tonight holds
all but two-the fastest three heats
and the fastest 2-year-olds pacing
records.
There were hung up tonight the fast
est mile ever gone by a horse in har-
ness. Robert J, 2:O11a; the miles of
Nancy Hanks and AliX, each in 2:O4;
the worlds record for 4-year-old trot-
ters made by Fantasy, 2:06; the fastest
: six heat race ever gone by 3-year-old;
71xpressive's great race three weeks
ago; the fastest 2-year-old trotting
race record. Oakland Earon's mile in
2:16; Whirligig's 3-year-old pacing
record of 2:10: the stallion pacing record
of 2:0934, by John r Gentry, and the
stallion record of 2:04 by Joe Patchen;
the marvellous mile made by a 2-year-
old PAGER, done by Carbonate today in
2:09, and his previous record of 2:lO
tied by Directly. That is why the town
is wild with enthusiasm tonight.
King Robert j.
Geers was up behind Robert j and
at the second trial the word was given.
II behind, the first quarter being done
n :3034. Up the hill he went, at even
{. FfaSter gait, and was a the half in
- 10s4; down the third quarter the geld
ag came like a whirlwind; 2912 seconds
rNsas his time for that quarter and ne
WAS at the three-quarters pole in 1904.
Geers with rein and voice, gently
wavering under the terrific trial and
moment later Geers landed Robert J
under the wire in 2:011s. Men shouted
themselves hoarse, tossing hats and
canes in the air: women set aside dig
nifty and waved handkerchiefs and
parasols to the melody of their more
resonant applause. There was cheers
for horse, for driver, and for the owner,
MIR. Hamiin, and Geers was lifted from
the sulky and carried up the stretch on
the shoulders of adniring friends
Carbonate's Great Race
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
Wednesday. But the fast son of Direct
was UNEQUAL to the task and could do
no better than tie it.
Then came Carbonate, the beautiful
gray son of Superior. Jack Curry held.
the reins. Ed Geers, with Ferdinand,
was the pacemaker, and the colt went
away true and strong. He reeled off
the first quarter in :311a. Up hill he
went to the half at 2:0S clip, doing
the half in 1:0315. Still faster was that
speedy third quarter, and at 2:06 gait
he was at the third quarter in 1:35. His
tender mouth caused him to falter for
a moment, when Curry took the reins
to reef him. 1t was but for a moment
and again he was away and landed the
heat in 2:09 fat, lowering the worlds
record Tor 2-year-olds. Again the crowd
went wild and cheered both Carbonate,
his owner Mayor Dubois, of Denver,
and his driver, till 1t was tired out.
Gentry's Marvellous Mile.
The marvellous mile of John r. Cen
try made the opening heat of the free
for-all pace, carried over from Wednes-
day, when he did the mile, in 2:09&.
Some caught the mile as fast as 2:031a,
and it is believed that had the pacema-
ker gone after the black 5-year-old a
little harder the Patchen-WiIkes horse
would have done the mile in as good as
2:03.
AIix Disappoints Them.
There was great disappointment over
bhe Alix performance. With so perfect
al day and track, it was thought the
.Tnare could make a new worlds record
for trotters. But she had tied the
Nancy Hanks mark on Wednesday,
and it was too much to make second
effort the same week. She did not get
away strong, it taking 3112 seconds to
do the first quarter When the half
was reached in 1:02A, the crowd dropp-
ed back resignedly. The down hill to
the third quarter was in the same time
as in the second. Then hope was aban-
doned by the silent crowd On she
came at a still lower rate, doing the
mile in 2:041a.
PA trotting, purse $500 Diminished
from yesterday)-Jos. P. won in straight
heats in 2:13, 2:11, 2:12A. Miss Nelson
ST Vincent, Strontia Prince Herschel
Maud c., Courier, Answer, Brown Dick
also started.
Free-for-all pace, purse $1,000 unfin-
ished from yesterday)-John r. Gentry
won second, third and fourth heats and
race in 2:03sl, 2:o6, 2:O71k. Hal Braden
won first heat in 2:09. Flying Jib and
Reflector also started.
Clark's Horse Review, consolation.
purse, S2,650-Baron Dillon won IN two
straight heats Time-2:19k, 2:19. Ru-
,precht, Bouncer, Futurity and Billy
Parks also started.
To beat 2:04. trotting, Alix-:31%.
l02%, :S3, 2:04lA,
To beat 2-year-old record, Carbon
ate. Time-:311k, 1:OS15. :S5. 2:O4.
To beat 2:021I. Robert J. Time-:SO3t.
1909. 1901. 2:01A.
To beat stallion record of 2:0Sst.
Time won. Joe Patchen second. Time
:301s. 1:012z 1872. 2:04
To beat 2-year-old pacing record
Time won. Directly second. Time-:33.
LOS 1861, 2:10.
2:l3 pace, purse, $1,000 Unfinished
Direction won the fifth and sixth heats
iH Pile, 2:12;S Bourbon Patchen won
tie first and second heats in 2:09, 2:1O.
sSSd Easton won the third heat in 2:10.
$solonel Thornton won the fourth heat
in 2:11 Angie ., Cambridge Girl, Two
Strike Jack Jewett also started. In
Boy and Rocky were dis
fanced
2:15 pace (unfinished)-Merry Chimes
won the first and second heats in 2:1012,
oil. T n B won the third heat in
2:1Olh Monbarth, Menegain, Gerita,
Seal. Alieen and Brookside also star
ted.
At Grnvesend Track.
New York. Sept. I4-Although the