The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-21
IS NO MATCH FOR ALlX.
DIRECTUM BEATEN WITH EASE BY
TIE TURF QUEEN.
lie would Have Been DistAnced In the
second Heat Had Mcdowell Not
Pulled Cp-vcry Slow Time.

pOSTON. oct 2O.-The long looked-for
hattie between AK and Difectum took
Mace to-day, and AK won easily. Whlie
Tho race was more or less disappointing
ia a. character, and in the premature
yithdraWaI of Directum, stu the result
was no surprise 70 those VINO were capd-
HE OF iudsing critically the respecuNe
work and acton oi tne WY ILL., was
an rnoire was I'm Dirtctums FAVOR ms
working. however, has not peen sato
factory. and this morning the tlue -" ~,
ed In favor OF AK. SlaItins ~ a. ,,r
to so In his favor, the odds lhCl edseu' sIno
tiI inst before the race they were sIV
to $t0 i'm favor Of the mare Inc cC
tIon Of track and weather were per 10 80
4 bright. cloudless sky, mild Weathei ro ",,i
no wind, served 10 prlhs OUT
that numbered fully l0'Vp. -, ,La start-
II we axactIy . o'clock when the sIaI,
er's bell called AlX ana Diif t,i,i an hand.
track. and Directum was quIGhiy Later
Alix responding le" II took but one
AK secured the pole u t 70 Az hav-
scoring TO get good send-on' 1Il. - 20 'ba
ing her nose slightly in the IedI nirictnrn.
first turn she gradually IeIl IN cod
until at the quarter lH'Ie va"
three lengths between lueih'
MANLY i've LrNGTHs AHFhp'
After passing the upper turn anu anared TO
49, into the stretch Dlrectum dppedleu
10 ci(ei,I, mn ON the leader. re eai hI,n
INT little. however, ana as ,h' ia of
doSyn the stretch AK hat itl 80 ne
nearly Ave lengths awt nicmd ia in log in
5.na Ally trOtted beautifully. WIN NJ md
'OLlt nor A preak during the neat ,ha
nir@cTum was steady after passing
qT@' me me second heat Alz came down ,,' te
- haIf q length ahead OF DItl....l'l,.,
ana fhey were sent back Ioi a,,tiruI
Start The next time they gol 80 &c" atx
send of. When the woII wore, va and as she
InoJod for the quarter post eA,IdI'p 49, 80,
If sec her 20" could De hedIG 80 nire;
erection. And go she did, leaving Dhver
tum in the rear so lar tna' H'
i'm The race during the nc1I. .-auior by
III t ~ quarter she led the Stallloll 80. -
fva Lengths, and there was no H'op ntead
ber no the half she Kept PuHins ro,re
80 vyhen that point was passed ne -, L.,
an INT lengths to the 'front.' ana IN ~
w., c0uld not help hinscIt Inc Is
I uih t~otIinp in beautiful form, anu " 80
NOT forced in the shShltS,. - 90 FAR
- "a three-dIaTteTs AK Wd9 ~ 90
ing the ~ ibare was some fears OF
H. a. ta,re for DrcCtLm, but MCDon'p enc
uia anal mn and AK tmsned W 20
tieasnd with Dlrectum SIX le.S ~ 10, oItar-
Tho time was the same 10 tIi aC,,aarn1
~ as i'm the first heat, put me r''' linz
yer -, 90 v,ere considerably slower i''"0'
ga "a.
No MATCH FOR ALIA.
Il was plain to be seen tRal Ji, and
vas me- match for the turf queen ~ an
t T@1 mere was surely something " i,or'ee
Nh, yiaS Mn After the horses had sSmt
TO The stable there were I9HloIa ari
Hiractuu had gone lame anu 81 90
that he would be withdrawn. rms Wa
soon confirmed by an annouhgeRRttr"Ss o lie,
The Judges, AT the request OF MI. Sa ils,
bury. had. with a competent elIuaii
surgeon. examined Directum' ana 1ounn
that he was utterly unit TO ConllIu'
the race. TO Offset the disappointment.
il was stated that AliX would De sent
for a very fast mile.
When Alix came out for her speed
trial she was greeted with loud cheers
and she looked 20 be in perfect FORM,
Twice she came down to the wire
but Mcdowell was not ready, ana she
was sent back 80,
The third time she was of like bird.
and before she got 10 the quarter posi-
the runner accompanying her was gal
Looping after her three lengths IN the
rear He was never able 10 get any
nearer Allx trotted without a skin.
making the quarter IN .32i . half In 1r3H,
throe-quarters in l:3I and the mile in
2,O7a,
This broke the Mystic Park track record
Of 2:os'I, held by Nancy Hanks.