The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-31
SPECIAL RACE EVENTS
WILL GO AGAINST
HANKS'S RECORD On WEDNESDAY
Robert j. and Joe Patcheu VIII Race
On Thursday-Special Palace Horse
Train Coming.

The officers OF the Indiana Driving Club
yesterday arranged the details of the spe-
cial events for next weeks big meeting, in
addition to the four races already adver-
tised for each of the three days. On Mon
day the special attraction will be the pac-
ing horse AlbatrosS, ridden by little Miss
Harris, who will try to lower the half
mile record OF 1904 and The mile record OF
2:O924, made at Lansing, Mich. last week,
the best time ever made for these distances
by a horse under saddle. IN Tuesday the
two-year-old pacing wonder, Directly.
will make the attempt to lower
his record, which is likewise the
worlds record for two-year-olds. The
great event Of Wednesday Will be the trial
of Alix, perhaps the fastest trotter in the
world, to beat 2:o5A, the record she made
In the third heat Of a race at Terre Haute
week before last Horsemen are confident
that, with the Indianapolis track in good
condition, she VIII not only be able to
lower her own record, but also the worlds
record of 2:04, made by Nancy Hanks. On
Thursday Robert j., up to this time invin-
chile, will go in the match race for a purse
of 5000 against Joe Patchen, who, many
people think, will be able to beat him. No
such four events as these have ever been
given at a trotting meeting in this coun-
try before. and they will doubtless draw
great crowds TO the Indianapolis race
course next week, a condition OF affairs
serve for their enterprise and liberality in
offering purses that will get such great
horses here.
Lemonee, a bay fcur-year-old FLY, by
Wilton, one of the entries in the 2:3O trot
next Monday, won the Breeders stake for
four-year-olds last week at Chicago in
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try in the same race, was, on the same
day, a close second to David b. in 2:15l2,
2;l44. Oiellus, winner of the rs trot at
the trot on Monday. Maria, a sorrel mare,
by Hambrino, which was a good third to
ago. in 2:i5H. wilI-also be one of the start
ers, and a careful examination of the long
list that will face the starter in the 2:30
class will convince any one that this Will
be a good contest.
The second race on the progrs NINE for
the opening day of the big meeting prom
ises to be equally interesting. There are
twenty-five nominations, and among those
certain TO start are the great four-year-old
Rgbenstein, record 2:o9A; the brown filly
Alcantara, 2:164; Pattie D., 2:20A; Mon
bars, 2:22la. and several others, that have
shown miles from five to ten seconds faster
stake race for two-year-olds eligible to the
$50 class, which has thirty-two nomina-
lions. 1t will certainly have a big field of
lieved by their owners to be capable of
beating 2:20 in a race. They are a finely
bred lot. The 2:12 pace, which is to be the
third event of the inaugural day, will
bring to the post the largest and best field
of starters that has appeared upon any
race track this season, numbering among
the highfyers the new Tennessee wonder,
Star Pointer, 2:13A; Bullmont, 2:12A; Turco.
2:12; Ed Easton, 2:1212; Guerita, 2:14A; Di-
~rection, 2:14A, and Coleridge. 2:11A. With
horses SO nearly equal in speed, and every
one of them game race horses, a battle
royal may be expected.
A special train of palace horse cars will
come from Fort Wayne here tomorrow,
bringing nearly all the horses that are at
the meeting there this week. In all forty
three stables, all the best ones in the coun-
try, will be represented at the meeting,
there being 1898 trotters and PAGERS entered
for the various contests, a greater number
than any other racing meeting in America
ever had.
Reserved seats for the races are On sale
down town at the Big Four ticket office,
No. 1 East Washington street, and at the
Grand Hotel.