The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-01
A MILE IN 2,o3 3-4.
Robert ]. Breaks the Pacing
Record at Fort Wayne.
This Also Makes a New Record
for Harness Racing.
A Table Giving the Work OF Cham.
pions Since 1891.

All the turf world. is talking this
mo,nins of Robert Us wonderful rec
ord lieaking mile at Fort Wayne, Ind.
Robert J. is gray gelding. by Hart
ford. Com by Jay Gould, and he paced
1t mile in 2.Oj "a yesterday against time.
breaking the worlds pacing record and
also making new record for harness
racing.
This performance was a fitting climax
to what has proved most wonderful
month i'm the matter of record breaking,
and marks another step Upwards the
two-minute mile. which is SO widely pre-
dicted., Records have been smashed at
sea and ashore, and during the past week
two track records were beaten by crack Z
runners at Sheepshead Bay. All over (
the country, during the month OF Aug
ust the trottiEg and pacing marks have
been steadily lowered until an almost
new list of champions has been recorded. !
Robert Us wonderful mile yesterday
was made against time. He was paced
by swift running mate. The track. 1t
Is said. was not in the best Of condition,
down for the word at a clipping pace,
and Geers nodded for the word.
The starter shouted Go" and the
echoes had hardly died away when Rob-
ert j. was at the quarter In 30 "a sec
onds
1;ol l-2. and this was record breaking
clip. 1t seemed impossible that the geld
ing could keep it up; The three-quarters
ing kept up the terrific pace. His ac-
ton was perfect and he was going with
no perceptible effort. He swept into the
the wire in 2 o3 81 beating ali previous
records made to harness. The best rec
ords up to yesterday We're those OF Mas
cot and Flying Jib. both of whom had
In, he he
of trottcrs. also held a record of 2.04.
The Spirit Of the Times" viii be found
names. breeding, date and place of per-
Torrance of the champion trotters and
PAGERS in races and against the watch;
ton track, up to the present date. All
records made since 1891 have been made
to bicycle sulky:
n r1sTES 9hs.tna & y SR Ross
PInsy McGregor' chestnut ally. by Robert ga.
Ad FH Nov By y, ls'. Tass st Be 'x
by rhe Moor Woodland, Cal. Aug. :.
Two-YEAR- oLDs-c;oL.T' AND FIILIY.
by NutNood, stockton Cal, Nov. TO- 1891;
silicon. bay aliy by Witon-siihouettts.
by Hamhrlno, Nashville Tenn, Oct II.
THREE- YEAR. oLDs-coLT AND FiLLY.
Fantasy. bay Ally by Chimes-Iiomora by
Almonarch; Nashville Tenn. Oct. II.
Arion bay colt by ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
by Nutwood: Nashville. Tenn, Nov. IL.
FOUR. YEk AFRO LDScoLT AND FliLY
pirs ,canI black stallion BY DLrestor,s,em-
Oct. Is. 1893; race. regulation :.......... iosx
F'1'asy b Tort by wcnns BY
rivEYEAR. oi.Ds-coIr ASD MARE. -"
nfnlI ~ haV Rta EN ~ D,~s
vile, Tenn. Nov. IL. is9:; time resuls-
AllI, bay mare, by P.tronase-Atisnta. by
Attornes , Chicago ILL.,. Sept H. 1898; ,-
" woRL.Ds RECORD. ''''''''' AVN
Nanny sI"g HANKS bay mare by Happy Ne.
sa'e I"S se a' IS oy lsss @s rs as.
ITO" ''''''''; STALLION ' REcoRp.' ~
Direetun, black stallion, by Director
fSnn os Is BY sss Tf 1.S. Saisn ~
GELDING RECORD.
Nay: BY ui1er't0n; Cleveland O., July
50 RACE RECORD srixy. '"~
p'rs ,n. black III. stallion ey Brer,orLs,sm-
TO wKGoN-RAcE
AK. bay mare. by Patronase-Atlanta. by
Attorney; Terre' Haute, Aug. II. 1856. 2oSk
PAGERS.
Belle Acton bay hlly, by shadelsnd-on-
ward: Lyons. Neb. Oct. II, 1892; time.
Rosednle bay colt. by 'Sidney-Rose Leaf.
1888 1a eHe, stockton c.h NOV,
TWO iEAR-OLDS-CObT AND FILLY.
Aug :s 1871 ....,,, D:: alox
Lena I'M. brown Ally. by william II. Hill
.-Possum Pie, by Octoroon; Dallas. Tex.
Oct 20, 1893; regulation. race. ........... 1uA
THREE-YEAR- OLDS-C0LT AND FILLY.
Manager gray stallion. by Nutwood-Carre.
by George wilkes: independence. Ia.
Sept 49, 1891: time kite................. inN
whrligig br e. by wiIkes-Minnie Bar
rrgtnn by Nshom: Terra Hauts. Aug. 49,
FOuR-YEAR- OLDS.
William Wood. bay gelding, by Steinwsy;
stockton Cal. OctI 90. 1852; time, kite. soT
Gold Leaf chestnut mare, by Sidney-Fern
Leaf by F1sxtail: Napa, Cal, Aug. II.
1883: time, regulation. .................... allX
WORLDS RECORD.
Robert a. F s w.y b. dam B,
STALLION RECoRD-TIME
Direct black stallion. by Director. ALI
Echors. by Echo Nashville, Tenn, Nov.
s. 1884, regulation. Observation-Disclosures o0A
STALLION RECORD RACE.
saIadin. brown stallion by Sultan-Ella
Lewis: by Vermont Kirkwood. Del,
July I. 1893; kite. ........................a og&
May Marshall, hay mare by Billy wilkes
-Rennie snyder by Mambrino Abdallsh;
Nashville, Tenn. Oct. 10; regulation. :. aosN
Mascot. hay gelding. by Deceive: Terre
nd Sent. rsri-