New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-07
PACED A MILE IN 2:O2 IL.
ROBERT US PHENOMENAL SPEED.
HE CUTS ONE AND oNE-oUARrER SECONDS OFF
THE WORLDS RECORD MADE By HIMSELF
-AIIX GETS WITHIN FRACTION
OF SECOND OF NANCY
TANKSs TROTTING
MARK,

MARK.
INDIANAPOLIS Sept 6.-The Indianapolis track now
holds the worlds pacing record ana came "i'hn
a fraction of second to-day OF the worid 'rot-
ting record Robert J. made the second neat IN MS
match with Joe Patchen for 5000 in 2:o2ia being
the fastest mile ever paced The three heats av-
eraged in speed 203 2-3 making the fastest three
heats ever paced The time by quarters IN the
second mile was as follows: First quarter. SOl.
seconds: second 1:Olia; third. 19Ois fourth z"-'z
In this heat Joe Patchen went Ike the WIND anu
forced Robert ]. to make squirt of speed almost
at the wire that phenomenal Colonel IayIor
of ST Louis the owner of the black stallion. had
said before the race that II the gelding won, he
would have to beat his time at Fort Wayne which
was 2:03a. The black stallion came In under the
wire in exactly that time. In the frst neat ne han
made the mile in 2:0i fiat
The fast PAGERS scored for the word at 4O5 o'clock
with the track In the pink OF conditi Joe Patchen
had the pole. They scored once without getting the
word. but the second time they went away with
Patchen n little In the lead Robert J. started at
Starter Walkers "Go," and went up In the air
Driver Geers showed his mastery hand in quickly
throwing the OF Hartford into his stride by
pulling him TO the outside of the track. lie was
then six lengths behind but ne settled down to win
the heat Patchen went the eighth in sixteen sec
onds and still six lengths ahead at the quar-
ter. Jack Curry. who was driving him. thought
ne saw victory and words record for the bach
when he passed the half far In the lead but the
geldlng was gaining, and In the third quarter was
nearly at his side Down the homestretch Patchen
stll held the lead until about the last furlong wheh
the gelding made one Of those spurs that not even
the liberal use of the whip could make Patchen
head off.
There was great excitement when II was found
that the time Of the heat made 1t up TO that time
the fastest ever paced In race. The enthusiasm
knew no bounds. when the next heat showed up
with It's second and quarter faster time In TINS
heat Patchen seemed sure winner until almost
under wire when Robert !. forged length
ahead. Curry tried the whip but 1t was plain the
black going his fastest. The periormhnce. now now,
ever. was so satisfactory 20 the crowd that pom
horses and their drivers. their owners ana me drE
ing club cheered The thlii heat began WIN
"A beautiful even start. but the geidlng broke ~
the quarter and lost six lengths again lie settled
pushed to his utmost. His winning spurts In the
last furlong caused tumultuons cheers Ihe time
First heat-0:2li, Ion, l:34. 2OSt.. Second heat
OSOl. lOii. 1906. 2.02iz Third heat-o:5ot, lO'4,
AK was not successful in reducing the world 8
best trotting record, the best she co9.d 90 n,hs
2O4a. The first attempt was made In 2V',.' put az
the first quarter the mare hai cast a snor' % Ill, az
cneighths she broke and lost fully four SECONDS
in Oh the haf in Ioli. the third quarter IN l:a2
and seemed likely to finish in 203. when she hrpkc.
The mare could not DO better than come within
hree-quarters Of Nancy Hanks's time. Bui for a
mare was received with cheers. nevertheless ne
running mate was Araxion. driven by Mike BOW
erman. - a.,.h., oct ,,as
The 2lS trot Of yesterday was finished am was ,-
,rnn h, o.lv wilkes The three-year-Old pace --A
80 ;t,as verv fast Ethel A.. however had no
trouble 10 win. The three heats are among ". "
owest ever paced in race by thrr', St','
Eth.l A a performance was wonderful she haNns
been left ten lengths IN the rear owshs 10 o!vah
and then winning out she paced thc laH1e1t nm nm
ever paccd I'm race with hree-yearoliS anu 'ai''
within quarter OF "A second OF the worlh i'Sou ~ "
m. sersotiong OF tn. track to-day inclul'l an
Incident that will tomorrow be inyestshtrI ~
The Judges j. f.. Bush. who Was dri''ik HI,i', 5r
tirorson In tho 81 three-year-old pace" ana b,l'
Walker driver Of Brookned. became inNoiN'l ~ y,
cirsc nlaca in first quarter. ana WhIk"f II
-. ,rgcd resented an Insulting epith"t D. strlH-
inp AZ Hush with his whip When the race -, wa Wa
",,cr Rush got revolver. threatening 10 XII Na,h
,r The threat was heard by a policeman VINO
started FOR Bush. but he had slipped me WEAPON
80 :. friend and thus escaped arrest Inc aHalf
vas related To the Judges. who summoned VII
nesscs for the hearing. . ,.. -
sadilo was made to-day by Edna Harris, ag,i
,~,eIvc on Albatross. The time was o9a seconds