The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-09-07
And tho Third in 204 "a, the
Three Averaging 2;o3 3.5i and
These In a Race.
By Far the Greatest Psrformanc o
in tho History OF Racing
In Harness
Robert ,. RsiEns UBqaestisasd King Of
the Tasf-Jos Paiohsa Oniy Frae-
tional seconds Dshisd.

ISpILslPDLIs, Sept. 6. 6.-TO-night the naa
Of honor hoata over tho track Of tho In
diAnApoils Driving olub and the sun Of
Tsus Hsuto and Fort Wayne haa been
ooipsed. Sir. Robert j.. the great son Of
Hart ford. roigns supreme a. king Of the
turf and The pennant wsTsa over bis stall
a. the state fair q auhds. Tha match race
for puras OF a. coo between Bobssi J. and
doe PAtehon vas expected 10 bring o'th
some phsuomenal speed. bat not one OF the
10000 people Was prepared for the terrible
slAshine Of rseonds tha, began With tho
word 60" thuudorod from tue stand By
Starter Wakes. Al the necessary els-
msnts vsro present which entered into ths
prod iuciion Of great speed.
Both horses we're ia thu beat poialbls con.
dltlon. and Jack Garry had promised TO
ave tho little hofss tho race OF hls life.
A mighty ehssT wsut np as Gee and Curry
drove quietly down in front OF the amphi-
theatof and logged 10 tbs 10 n. 1he crowd
became brsathlsas "a tho hotses came to-
gethsf and pulled out for q littio warming
up down the stretch. Then both drivers
settled Themselves firmly in their seats.
The second start was q sucosss. Both
horses we're al their stride and less than
neck apart Around the turn the two RI
walls shot and at tho quarter ;3iA VAS an-
nounccd. Still the two horses remained
together Curry hanging stubbornly AZ
Gsers' wheel. Both divers gathered their
reins for the stretch and l.3i at tbs three
| quarters was yelled from the stand. Then
began tho race hons. Garry spoke 20 the
handsome black aud Pstohen responded by
straining every muaole. Up they came like
a vhirlwInd and len the crowd Ia uncer-
tainty "a 10 the victor. Gees spoke to
Robert j., and Cury made low srcinma-
zion OF sneou agsment to tho black. Both
responded. Tho little brown seemed 10 be
surprised al the audaolty OF his biR rival.
and AZ he dashed under the wi'e stuck out
hia noss and with q mighty stride gained a
| nose. A momsnt later when 2039i was
hung no great wave OF orirsysRsnt de-
light dashed across the hmphitbsster and
the air trem5led % great ioar OF triumph
went up.
Bat the second heat II was confidently
said the great heat had passed aud some
had left Ia vas tho general imprsssion
that both ho SOS had done their best ani
slow time was looked 10 Like twin rock
cts thoy shot from under the wire and start
ed n trip around the turn that was 10 bring
them glory aud fame. RobertJ. went right
30 the froni. moving like piecs OF meohan-
lem. At ths quarter he led the big fellow
by two lengths. Pstohsn closed up the gap
going down the back stretch and
was hanging to the little bays
wheel at the half. which was
resohed In 1:02iS. Patcaen moved out
little more aud WAS we'll alon eaids OF Rob
srt j. az the shrse. quarters. -his was
| reached in l.301s. and ID Vas realized that
without break even tho fast mark OF the
trevious heat vas to be vlaoot into insig-
nidcsnoe. Curry was urging the big fellow.
and Gssrs, with faith in little Robert lot
him out aud he novel AWAY from the
black al The distance stand with o mighty
bu st OF speei aud passed under this wirs
two open lengths In front OF his deter
mined COM eiitor, In 2:0216. Pa,chen was
marked al 2O24.
The crowd ooald not contain its pent up
snthasissm longer than to soc the nose OF
King Hobart pushed under the wire. One
long cheer burst forth aud continued until
starter Walker announced the time and the
time had been posted.
IL was $50 o'clock when ths third heat
was called. ID was great staft and Rob-
ett J. finished ~ In 20t93, half a length 20
the aoood. Patehen vac marked AT 300.
The average time OF the three heats was
POS So