New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01
NANCY HANKS ECL1PSED.
ROBERT ]. PAGES A MILE AT FORT
WAYNE IN 2:o3A.
c. J. HAMLIN's WONDERFUL HORSE MAKES
NEW MARK IN LIGHT HARNESS RAG
INCA RED-LErTER DAY AT
THE INDIANA TRACK.

THE INDIANA TRACK.
Fort WAYNE Ind. Aug 3-Robert j.. C. J.
Hamln's wonderful, PAGER. achieved imperial honors
here to-day dethronng Nancy Hanks and smashing
her 2:0i record He sent against his record
OF 2:0r4 at the Fort Wayne Driving Club, and
finished the mile In 2:o5E, the greatest record in
the history Of lgh,-harness racing. and one that
crowns him king OF the turf.
AK had set the crowd of 5000 people Wild with
enthusiasm when she finished her exhibition heat
fiat with her record Of 205h. At 4@ the PAGER
was brought out for the start with Ed ueeFs
up. He had previously been wei! worked OUT Dy
Geers, and when he came TO the post was III lot
the effort OF his NE Starter Walker called 10 the
stand as special time judges 5. A. Browne. kala-
mazoo: A. J.. Thomas. Taylorvl!e, HI ana w ~
Steele Nashville. After going in tra! squirt feers
took Robert j. up the stretch where s"ii, run
ming mate in harness WAS ready To pace hlm' ma
was ready. and Gecrs started down 10 the pos"
lie came at a tremendous clip. and nodded TOT '"e
word Starter Walker shouted. Co. and IKE a
fash Robert J. shot away at pace ina, 'ro"oe"
his mate to pattern. His movement WAS per'eo''
and he was going at "A worll-beating gait.
The quarter was reached IN 030a.. and the great
horse was moving Ike machine. Not SKIP or
n break did he make as ne sped along the back
stretch to the half passing it In lNl'2 Mouhh ''e
turn ~ came With mi yhty stride, keeping WEI.
away from his mate. and never losing an incn OF
and Robert + came into the homestretch.
The peerless PAGER came TO the post al pace
that was simply astounding There was not iaui'
in his motion. His feet swung and beat with the
rhythm OF a machine ard he snurned the turf from
under him with speed and strength that surpass ~
any other effort Of the mile. Up nearer the wire
10 came Gecrs urging him and the noble horse
resoonding Loyalty 10 the demand upon his power
The wire was reached and Robert J. had given me
world a new record and achieved an onor no o'her
horse had ever won He had made mile IN better
than 2Ol and Nancy Hanks. Flying Jib and Mascot
were derived OF their laurels The time was an
nouncad and for the first time in the word ZoS =
was hung W There mistake hundrei
watches had cauCht the time. As r;d beciS 49, 49,
hack with the greatest PAGER In the "oid lhtce
cheers were proposed for Robert j.. ana thcy WIZ
given with a Will Three more ana tiger went
~ for Geers. -, ., y, oo,,.
today She dd not get a new mark. but she re-
psatai thu I'D one At 80 Andy" Mcdowell Grove
and sped ike the wind from the post w ~
quart.r was finished in 3l4 the hai IN - NV
three-qulrters In 1912 and the mile IN !'S,t sse,
eral watches caught her in zoo nat. but hs sa',e
gpeclal Judges wno held the watch on KoDert d.
acted in similar capacity Tor AK: ne nttIs "'h'e
go, an ovation. nni 20 iid AMY Mc'o"en; -, .,
2O7is was also sent FOR new marx driven 10y
"El" Gers she made the circuit In 2V' nay, the
fastest mil, ever troted by mar ye,
ma e hy any four-yearo.d. .
a greater card was never presented IN the country
and no such record Of performances was ever oe'
fore made In one day on any track -. 49,.
The races on the card were good, nut lost theli
IuSrc in the gov Of Robert : and Alixs PERFORM
ances Ilus.er Russell was faVorite IN tnf ~
pace ana took ~, first two heats In good hn,shes.
Frcclnnd crowdng him in the trst ana Guer'Ia II,
staying powers and took the three heats straight
Summarize