The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-15

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mile ever gone by horse in harness,
! Robert j., 2:0lJ (. the miles Of Nancy Hanks
and Alx each in 2:O4; the worlds record for
4-year-old trotters made by Fantasy
in 2:06; the latest six neat rae,
ever gone by a 3-year-old; Expressive's
great race three weeks ago: the fastest
2-year-old trotting race record; Oakland
Baron's mile in PIG; Whirligig's 3-year-
old plcing record Of 2:l0; the stallion
pacing record of 2:035[ by John r. Gentry,
and the stallion record of 2:04 by Joe
Patchen. The marvellous mile was made
by , year old PAGER. done by Carbonate.
today III 2:09, and his previous record OF
2;l0 was tied by Directly. That is why the
town is wild with enthusiasm.
ROBERT J. LEAVES PACE-MAKERs BEHIND.
Geers was up behind Robert j., and at
second trial the word was given. The clip
was so fast he pace maker fell hehiod the
/ first quarter, being done in 300; up the
! hill be went at even 4 faster gait. aud WAS
at the half in 1909; down the third quar-
ter the unbeateu geiding came like
whtrlwind and 2953 seconds marked his
time for that quarter aud he WAS at the
| thre--quarter pole IN 1:304 Geers, with
rein aud voice. gently ree:ed the gelding
who came true and steady, never for
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trial, and moment later Geers landed
Robert j.. under the wire in 2:0l1z. Men
shouted themselves hOarse, tossing hats
and canes IN the air; women set aside dig
nifty and waved handkerchiefs and para
soils to the melody of their more resonant
| applause. There were cheers for horse, for
driver and for owner, Mr.. Hamlin, aud
Geers WAS lifted from the sulky and car
ried up the stretch on the shoulders of adj
miring friends.
! CARBONATE IS HARDLY LESS WONDERFUL
Scarcely less marvellous was the great
performance of the 2-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, he beautiful grey son of
Superior; Jack Curry held the reins. Ell
| Geers, with Ferdinand, was The pace
maker, and the colt went away true and
strong. He reeled off the first quarter in
3l12; up hill he went to she half at
/ 2:0S Clip doing the half in 1:03l2:
/ still faster was the speedy third qutrter
and AT 200 gait he was at the thru quar-
/ ter In l:35. His tender mouth caused him
] To falter for "a moment, when Curry took
| the reins to reef hun. 1t was but for
moment aud again he away and
| landed the heat in 2:09 fiat, lowering the
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crowd went wild aud cheered both Car
Donate, his owner Mayor DUBOIS of Den
yer, and his driver, till IL was tired out.
WICHITA HORSE THE SURPRISE OF ALL.
The marvellous mile of Jonn Il. Gentry
was made in the opening heat of the free
fOr-all pace, carried over from Wednesday,
when he did the mile In $685.; some
caught the mile AS fast as C:03l5 and it is
! believed that had the pace maker gone
before the black 5-year-Old. the Patchen
/ Wilkes horse would have done the mile in
rs good MS 2:03 There WAS great dIsap-
/ poiutment over the Allx performance.
| With 30 perfect day and track 1t was
/ thought the mare could make new
worlds record for trotters. but
she had tied the Nancy Hanks mark on
/ Wednesday aud it was too mucE to make
/ n second effort the same week. She did
! not get away strong, il taking 81 seconds
/ to do the first quarter When The halt
! was reached in l:022z the crowd dropped
/ back resignedly. Tue downhill TO the third
/ quarter was in the same time rs IN the
second; then hope WAS abandoned by the
silent crowd. On she came and At ii still
! lower rate, doing the mile 81 2:Oi5l.
HOW THE RACES WERE WON.
First racs-2:14. purse -, 800. unfinished
+ from yesterday: Major Z. won IN straight
heats Time, 2:t&, 2:1l, 2:l2lL Miss Nell
/ son, at Vincent, SIR nti,. Prince Herschel,
( Naud C.. Courier, Answer, Peveril, Brown
/ Dick also started.
Second race, free-sor-au pace. purse
/ s.. coo Diminished from yesierday)-J onn
K Gentry won second. tnlrd aud fourth
heats and race In 2:03@l; 2:OG, BOTS. Hal
/ Brsden won first III 300; Flying JIb aud
/ Reflector also star Ell
Clnrk's Horse Review consolation purse,
I s., 650-Baron Dillon won in TWO straight
/ heats. Time. 2:l9}5: PIG Ruprechr, Siur-
ian. Axenite, Bouncer, FuJurlty and
( Billy Parks also started.
To beat 2:0L trotting-Time won: Alix.
second Time, 49,; 02s 4; 1873; 2.0+
To beat 2-year-uId record STDOnate
/ won. Time. 3il<; LOB s; l:S5; 2.O9.
/ To beat 2.02-s-Rob-rr y. won. Time,
! 33SI; l:00S4: l:3Ut+; 2.Ql-5.
/ o beat stallion record 2:03s time won;
/ Joe Patchen. second. Time. 305s; LOIS;
/ l:52; 2:04
! To beat 2-yesr-oid pacing record-Time
won; Directly lost. Time, 80; LES; 1852;
! 2:lO.
! 2:l3 pace. purse $1,000. (uufinished}:
! Direction won :he fifth aud sixth heat-.
/ Time 2:Ilj[, 2:I2L. Bourbon Patcbep won
/ the first aud second heats. Time 300. 2.lO
| Ed Easton won third heat in 2:l0. Colonel
/ Thornton won the fourth IN 2:Il. Angie
! D., Cambridge Girl, Two Strike and JACK
| Isweit also started. Indianapolis Boy and
/ Roby distanced.
| 2:i5 pace. purse $1,000. (unduished):
Merry Chimes won first and second heats.
/ Time 2.l0s5, Pill T. y h. won third ia
| 2:l0]+. NlonbsrS, Menegain. Gerita Stsl,
/ Aileen. Brookside si~o started.