The morning call., 1894-09-15

was hung up tonight the fastest mile ever
gone by a horse in harness--Robert },
2:01h and the track has besides the
miles OF Nancy Hanks and Alix, each in
2 :04; the worlds record for four-year- old
trOtters, made by Fantasy, 2:06; the
fastest six-heat race ever gone by three
vear-old. Expressive's great race three
weeks ago; the fastest two-year-Old trot-
ting race record, Oakland Baron's mile in
2:06; Whrligig, three-year-old, pacing rec
ord of 2:10; the stallion pacing record of
2:03%. by John +. Gentry, and the stallion
record OF 2:04 by Joe Patchen; the mar
velOus mile by two-year-old PAGER, done
by Carbonate to-day in 2:09, aud his pre-
vious record of 2:10. tied by Directly.
That is why the town is wild with en-
thusiasm tonight. Geers was up behind
Robert and at the second trial the word
was given. The clip was so fast that the
pacemaker fell behind, the first quarter
being done in :30A. Up the hill he went
at even faster gait aud was at the half
in :00A down the third quarter the geld
ing came like whirlwind and :29h was
his time for that quarter. and he was at
the three-Quarter pole in :S0A. Geers
with rein and voice gently reefed the geld
lukt WIZ CdulO tsu0 SbiOhe nuU uCVOA
wavering under the terrific trial and a
moment later Geers landed Robert under
the wire IN 2:01k.
Men shouted themselves hOarse, tossing
hats and canes in the air; women set
aside dignity and waved baDdkerchiefs
and parasols to the melody to their more
resonant applause. There were cheers
for the horse. for the driver and for the
owner. Mr.. Hamln, 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 Carbonate. the beautiful gray son of
Superior. Jack Curry held the reins. Ed
Geers, with Ferdinand, was the pacemaker
aud the colt went away true and strong
He reeled off the first quarter in :31R
Uphill he went TO the half at 2:08 clip,
doing the half in 1 :031@. Still faster was
that speedy third quarter. and, at a 2;06
gait, he was at the third quarter in l ;35.
His tender mouth caused him to falIer for
a moment, when Curry took the reins to
reef him. 1t was but for moment and
again he was away and landed the heat in
:09 fat, lowering the worlds record for
two-year-0lds. Again the crowd went wild
and cheered both Carbonate, his owner,
Major Dubois of Denver, and his driver
until 1t was tired out
The marvellous mile of John r. Gentry
was made at the opening heat for the free
for-all pace carried over from Wednesday,
when he did the mile In 203%. Some
caught the mile as fast as 2:03h. and it is
believed that had the pacemaker gone after
the black dve-year-old little harder the
Patchen- Wilkes horse would have done
the mile in as good as 2:03.
There was great disappointment over
the Aix performance. With so perfect q
day and track it was thought the mare
could make a new worlds record for trot-
ters. But she had tired the Nancy Hanks
mark ON Wednesday, aud it was too much
to make second effort the same week.
She did not get away strong. it taking 81 "a
seconds to do the first quarter. When the
half was reached, in 1:02A, the crowd
dropped back resignedly. The downbill
to the third quarter was in the same time
as in the second. Then hope was aban-
doped by the silent crowd. On she came
at still lower rate. doing the mile in
2:O4Jh.
2:l4 trotilng, purse s25oo diminished from