The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-19

TERRE HAUTE. sep. 14-WOrld's rec
urds wen; g,immerilg over the Terre
Haute track today, which tonight holds
all but rwO-the fastest three heats paced
and the fas-es- two-yesr-old pacing race
records. There is hung up .onight The
fastes- mile ever gone by horse in har-
ness, Robert j.. 2:01la; the MES Of Nancy
Hanks and AliX, each in 204; the word
record for fJur-y -I--0ld ur0t-ers made by
Fantasy in 2:36; The fastest siX-heac race
ever gone by a ,hree-year-o,d; Expires
sive's grs-s- rae ,aree weeks ago; ohe
fas.es. two ycar-Jld ,rotCng race record,
Oakland Baron. ml-e in 2:06; Whirligig's
three-yed--o,d pacing record Of 2:l0; the
saaEl01 pacing record Of 2:02S4 by John
r. Gentry. and me stsIlioD -ec5-d Of 2:O4
by Joe Patchen; the marvellous mile by
two-ysar-5,d PAGER. done by Carbonate
today IN 2:O9 and rs previous record Of
2:1O tied by Directly.
That IS why lhe town is Wild with en-
thusiasm tJ1ls-lt.
Gesrs was up behind Robert J. and at
the second trial me word was given. The
Clip was 50 FIST ,has the p1cemaker fell
behind. the frs qu4rcer being done in
8Oat seconds. Up the hi ne wenE al
even a faster gait and was a. the half
in 1:002t Down the third quarter The un-
beaten ge.ding came Ike q whlrlwind,
29Ia seconds marking his time for that
Quarter and he was a. he thre5-quarter
pole IN 1:30H. Gees with rein and voice
gently reafad the geiding, who came.
true and strong, never for a moment way
ering under the terrific tral, and mo-
ment later he landed Rober, j. under the
wire in 2:01R.
Pandemon.um broke loose. Men shouted
themselves hoarse. tDssing hats and canes
in the air; women SET aside dignity AID
waved handke-cliafs and plr3sols 20 the
melody Of tasi- more resonant applause.
There We're cheers for horse, for driver
and fJr the owner. NJ. Hamin. Geers
was lifted from the sulky and carried up
the s-r5.ch on the shoulders Of admlring
friends
Scarce less marvellous was the perform
ance of the two-year-old PAGER Carbonate.
y half hour before his only rival, Di-
rectly. had gone to lower the mark made
by Carbonate on Wednesday But the
fast son OF D,rect was not equal 10 the ask
and could do no better than tie Il. Then
came Carbonate, the son Of Superior.
He did the first quarter in 81 =. went 10
the half at a 2:O3 clip. doing the hale in
1O312. In the third Quarter h was going
at 2:06 gait. reaching the third quarter
in 1875. His tender mouth caused him TO
falter when Curry took the reins 10 reef
him. II was but for a moment and again
he was away. landing the heat IN 2:09
fiat. lowering the worlds record for two
year-Olds.
The marvellous mile Of John r. Gentry
was made IN the opening heat Of the
free-for-aH pace carried over from
"wednesday. He did the mile in 2'O3A.
Some caught the mile as fast as 2:O3i&
and 1t is believed that had the pace
maker gone after the black hve-year-old
q little harder the Patchen Wilkes horse
would have done the mile in as good as
2:03
There was great disappointment over
the AliX performance. With so perfect
q day and track It was thought the
mare could make new worlds record
Tor trOtters. But she had tied the Nancy
Hanks mark on Wednesday and II was
too much TO make a second effort the
same week. Besides she seemed nervous
She did not get away strong It taking
311a seconds to do the first quarter.
When the half was reached in 1:O2@t the
crowd dropped back resgnedly. 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 still slower rate. doing the
mile in 2:04ia.