St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-15
2;OlI-2FOR ROBERT ].
Hamlin'S Little Wonder Is
Truly the King Of the
Turf.
PACING RECORD SMASHED.
A Full Second Clipped Freim
His Own Record Made at
Fort Wayne.
PACING RECORD SMASHED.
GENTRY TO THE FRONT.
He Goes a Mile in 2:O3 3d.
Joe Patchen and Alix
Fail.

rtcOruS went RllHlmerlug over the 1efrt
Haute track today, which tonight heldS
all but two-the fastest three heats, aud
the fastest two-year-old pacing records.
There is hung up tonight the fastest
mile ever gone by horse in harness.
Robert j, 2:0l19; the miles Of Nancy
Hanks and A!iX, each in 2:04; the
worlds record for four-year- old trotters
made by Fantasy in 2:06; the fastest
siX-heat race ever gone by a
three-year-old, Expressive's great
race three weeks ago; the fastest two
year trotting race record, Oakland
Baron's mile in 2:l6; Whirlgig's three
year-od pacing record of 2:l0; the
stallion pacing record of 2:03I, by John
K. Gentry, and the stallion record of
2:04 by Joe Patchen; the marvellous
mile by two-year-old PAGER done by
Carbonate today in 2:09, and his prev
ious record OF 2:l0 tied by Directly.
That is why the town is wild with en-.
thusiasm tonight. Geers was up be-
hind Robert j., and at the second trial
the word was given him. The clip was
SO fast that the pacemaker fell back, the
first quarter being done In 30$4 seconds.
Up lne hill he went at even faster
gait, and was at the half in 1:00I.
Down the third quarter the unbeaten
gelding came like a whirlwind. 2915
seconds marking his time for that quar-
ter, and he was at the three quarter
pole in 1:3014. Geers, with rein and
voice, gently reefed the gelding. who
came true and strong, never for a mo.
ment Wavering under the terrific trial,
and a moment later Geers landed Rob-
ert j under the wire in 2:0l15.
PandeInonium Broke loose.
Men shouted themselves hoarse, tossing
hats and canes in the air; women set
aside dignity and waved handkerchiefs
and parasos TO the melody of their more
reasonable applause. There were
cheers for horse, for driver and for the
owner, Mr.. Hamlin, and Geers was
lifted from the sulky and carried up the
stretch on the shoulders of admiring
friends. Scarcely less marvellous was
the great performance of the two-year-
old PAGER. Carbonate. A half hour before
his only rival, Directly, had gone to
lower the mark made by Carbonate on
Wednesday. But the fast son of Direct
was unequal to the task and could DO no
better than tie it. Then came Carbon
ate, the beautiful grey son of Superior.
Jack Curry held the reins over the
youngster. Ed Geers with Ferdinand
was the pacemaker.
The colt went away true and strong.
He reeled off the first quarter in :3115
Uphill he went to the half at Il
2:OS clip, doing the half in 1:O315.
Still faster was that speedy third
quarter, and at 2:06 gait he was
at the third quarter i'll 80. His tender
mouth caused him to falter for mo-
ment when Curry took the reins to
reef him. 1t was but for a nome MT, and
again lie was away, and landed the heat
in 2:09 fiat, lowering the worlds record
for two-year-olds. Again the crowd
went wild, and cheered both Carbonate.
his owner, Mayor Dubois, of Denver,
and his driver, Jack Curry, till it was
tired out.
Gentry's Rapid Vile.
The marvellous mile of John r. Cen
try was made in the opening heat of the
free-for-all pace carried over from
Wednesday when he did the mile in
2:03$4. Some caught the mile AS fast as
2:0315, and it is believed that had the
pacemaker gone after the black five
ysar-old little harder the Patchen
Wilkes horse would have done the mile
in as good as 1908. There was great
disappointment over the AIix per-
formance. With so perfect a day
and track it was thought the
mare could make new worlds record
for trotters. But she had tied the
Nancy Hanks mark on Wednesday, and
it was too much to make second effort
the same week. Besides, she seemed
nervous. She did not get away strong,
it takin & Sl15 seconds to do the first
quarter. When the half was reached in
1929, the crowd dropped back resign
edly. 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 a still slower
rate, doing the mile in 2:0415.
Summaries.