The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-18
Broke All Race Records at Terre Haute
by Taking Three Heats i'm Aver
age Time of 2:05 90.
SENSATIONAL FREE-FOR-ALL
Oakland Baron Puts the Two
Year-0ld Colt Mark at 2:l6.
Hal Braden Distanced Will Kerr at
Rochester by Pacing the FIRST
Heat in 2:07 IA.
Special to the indianapolis Journal

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. H.-It was
| twenty minutes past 6 o'clock this evening
when Alix won the third and last heat OF
the free-for-all trot in 2O5A. which equaled
the trotting race record made by Directum,
but which, with the 206 and 2.O6L miles
in the first two heats, made the worlds
record for three heats the average being
2:05 So This mark is likely TO be shot at
| for many long day. The track was just
right, and il ideal racing day. not a
breath Of air stirring. Pixley was bad
actor, and il took a dozen scores TO get the
field away. 1t was Alix's first appearance
in a race the track made famous by
Nancy Hanks's 2:O4 mile. She drew the
| pole, with cranky and ugly Ryland T.. the
Idaho gelding OF uncertain breeding.
ond, Belle Vara third the lame Walter E.
| fourth and Pixley fifth The latter on
| her home track, but she was not a factor
| for first place in the race. Nor. indeed, was
| any of those started with sweet littles
Alix." whose beautiful form and fast and
| honest trotting made her many friends even
| at the home of Pixley. On account OF the
much scoring in the first heat Mcdowell
| complained to the Judges that Alix ought
| not to be compelled TO pound her feet SO
long at the pole, where, ne said. the track
| was hard. The only place in the mile
where there was anything like a contest
| was in the third quarter, which Ryland I.
made in 81 seconds: but Alix equal to
| the pressure, and made the same quarter
in 30A.
NONE COULD HEAD HER.
In the second heat there a repetition
| Of the tiresome scoring, chiefly due to the
| bad conduct of Pixley and Ryland T. Final
| ly the latter threw a shoe, and this caused
| a long wait. When they did get away for
| this heat Alix was slightly in the lead. She
| led to the half mile with Pixley a good
second and Ryland T. not far back Going
1 to the three-quarters the latter pulled up
| on Pixley, and the two came around the
| turn he was alongside OF the mare, both
| several lengths behind Alix, Belle Vara
| trailing Pixley made skipping break.
and Ryland T. took second place and led
| her a half length under the wire. length
behind Alix Ryland T. did his last quar-
| Pixley and RyIand T. again acted badly
| in scoring for the third heat. On the eighth
| trial Plxley's harness broke, and once more
| there was delay. When all were ready
| starter Creveiing announced that McDow-
| ell would drive Alix 10 beat the heat record
| of 20514, made by Directum, and the three
heat worlds record, and that the associa-
ton had consented to waive the distance
| rule Still there was very tiresome scoring
| before the four horses were sent away.
| When they did go Alix took the lead as
| if it were matter of course. AT the nrst
| quarter she was five lengths ahead OF the
| nearest of the three others. who had
! dropped into professional order, in which
1 they completed the mile. The little bay
| mares gait was perfect. and although she
! was driven the last half i'm LOLA she was
not weary when she passed under the
great mile. Drectum's three heats were:
| 2:I4k. 2:13lz. 2:O54. Alix's time by quarters
for the three heats was:
Quarter Half. S-qrtrs. Nile.
EiF6t E9Goad hfst Stat.: :s!A 1s 1:ssS 1 sSs.
| Third heat. :S1h 1:N 1:3fs 2:05A
| Alix's fastest quarter was the third, in
| minute clip-thrty seconds the last halt
| of the third heat she did in 1OlA. Follow
ng hests IS of AIN and y Directum the latter
| made Sept IS, 1893, at Nashville, and the
| 2:O4 mile of Nancy Hanks:
First. Second. Third qrfr. rsf
Si+sslsn SHss5 81 s5 si s sS: $50 81: 81:
Monroe Salisbury announces he will have
| Alix start here during the races next
| month. 10 beat the record heid py Nancy
The first and last events on the card
| were the sensations, the k:iz pace, 2;lS
| pace and 2:l5 trot paling into insgnihcance
| beside the other performances, although the
| trot witnessed another downfall for the
much touted Azote. In the two-year-old
2:50 class trot, Oakland Baron lowered the
race record for the year for two-year-olds.
| made by himself at Buffalo, 2:l6l4, but
when he did so AXWOrtny, owned Dy A d
| Darling. of the Fifth-avenue Hotel New
YORK city, was but head back OF his
nose 1t was in the second heat and Doble
drove the son Of Axteh from the half mile
to the wire in a way that made Oakland
.aron do his very best. Afterward the Ak
| tell colt was fresh and lively. and had the
race been three-heat contest, the first
| money might not have gone TO the Ken
| lucky youngster.
In the 2:15 trot for 5000. Azote, the fa-
vorite. confirmed the opinion held by many
| horsemen after he lost the race to Pamlico.
| Wednesday, that his day OF supremacy
| had been passed He broke badly In the
third and fourth heats and although he
| made a good rally in each instance the
| end OF the race left him with only third
money TO his credit. Summaries:
| 2:50 trot; two-year-olds; purse, 81, 800
OakldI0 L
Axworthy (Budd Dobble).
Valera ...-.....s..-...........-4 .
Time-2:23A, 2:16l5.
| PIP pace; purse. 5000.
| Turce