Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-15
THE VERY FASTEST MILE
Robert J Goes Tn POI I-2 and
 Breaks All Records.
ANOTHER SECOND CLIPPED OFF.

He Did One Quarter In :a9 i-4-carbonate
 smashes the Pacing Record For Two
 year-oids. but the Great Aiix Could Not
 Better Previous Performances FIBRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. l5.-world's 8 records went glimmering over the Terro Haute track, which today holds all but ] two-the fastest three heats paced and tho fastest 2-year-old pacing records.
 There is hung up the fastest mile ever gone by horse in harness, Robert J, 2:0l #; tho miles of Nancy Hanks and Alix, each in 2:O4; tho worlds record for 4-year- old trotters. made by Fantasy in BOG; the fastest six heat race ever gone by 3-year-old. Expresslve's great race thrco weeks ago; tho fastest 2-ycar- old trotting race record, Oakland Baron's mile in 2:l6; Whirligig's Swear old pacing record of 2:10; the stallion pacing record of 2:03A by John R. Gentry and the stallion record of 2:04 by Joe Patchcn; tho marvellous mile by a 2 year old pacer, done by Carbon ate in 2:O9 and his previous record of 2:l0 tied by Directly.
 That is why the town is wild with on- thusinsm.
 Geers was up behind Robert J, and at the second trial the word was given. The clip was so fast that the pacemaker fell behind, the first quarter being done in 3014 seconds Up the hill he went at oven a faster gait and was at the half in 1:0034. Down the third quarter the un- beaten gelding came like a whirlwind, 291s seconds marking his timo for that quarter and he was at the thrce-quarter pole in 1:3014.
 Carbonatc's Performance.
 Geers, with rein and voice, gently reef .1 .ls never for O moment wavering under the terrific trial, and in a moment later Geers landed Robert under the wire in 2:01 13. There were cheers for horse, for driver and for tho owner Mir. Hamlin, and Geers was lifted from the sulky and carried up the stretch on the shoulders of admiring friends.
 Scarcely loss marvellous was tho great performance of tho 2-ycar- old pacer Car bonate
 Half an hour before his only rival, Di- rectly, 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 tic it. Then camo Carbonate, tho son of Su- perior. Ho did tho first quarter in :31 l5 and went to the half at a 2:O3 clip, doing the half in 1:03L. In tho third quarter he was going at a 2:O6 gait, doing tho third quarter in 1855. His tender mouth caused him to falter when Curry took the rcins to reef him..
 It was but for a moment, and then he was away and landed the heat in 2:09 flat lowering the worlds record for 2-year- olds.
 The marvellous mile of John R. Gentry was made in the opening heat of the free for all pace, carried over from Wedncs. day when he did the mile in 2:032.
 Some caught the mile as fast at 2:03 and it Is believed that had tho pacemakcr gone after the black 5-ycar old n little harder the Patchcn- Wilkes horse would have done the milo in as good as 2:O3.
 AliN a DisappOintmcnt.
 There was great disappointment over tho Alix performance. With so perfect q day and track 1t was thought the mare could make a new worlds record for trot. ters. But she had tied tho Nancy Hanks mark on Wednesday, and it was too much to mako a second effort the same week Besides she seemed nervous. She did not get away strong, it taking 3l seconds to do the first quarter When tho half was reached in l:O224, the crowd dropped back resignedly.
 The down hill third quarter was in the same time as the second. Then hope was abandoned by the silent crowd. On she came at q still slower rate, doing the mile in 2:O4lS