The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-07

vera was givea. LII. 81, r~k...
1Asy shot from una.~ a.. -.
as STARED The trip avesn4 IA. tn~r th.s
-. 0sans tnsn glory an9 fame.
- Neat rIEht % the fsoas. moving
p.sos o. mechanism At the guar
=. = iss the sig fellow By txo Isnxxhs.
- -1ensn eiosed Up tha gap going down
oeex stretch, and was hanging
s1s htie brown's Wheel Al tie hssf.
~-aen sss reached IA isoes< PatcAea
.sosea cot little more. and vas wsli
.-oh ss.as Of Robert ] Al the shres-auar-
lbs vas reached in sgos<, ard il
realized thas. without break, even
sAe iast mark Of the prevlous heat
vas 10 De placed 81 lnsigniGeance. On
S@aiae TIE great rscsrs. smoothly and NOV
ing % perfection. Garry vas arging the
six ietl9w. and Gssrz, With faith in little
robert j.. les him out and he moved axav
from The black ~ the distances stand with
oarss OF speed. passing under the wire
Two open lengths IN front Of his deter
iAi1ed competition, ia 2sQegs Patehea
vas marked At z;02H. The crowd could
not contain Its psnt-up enthusiasm longer
than to zee the nose Of Ksng Robert ].
pushed under tbs sire. One long
cheer burst forth and continued until
starter Walker announced the time. and
zV-11 had bsen posted. Secretary Graves
proposed three cheers for Mr.. Hamlin.
which were given with = wLI. and The
famous turfnan responded graciouslv 70
The compliment. Gears wAs also similarly
compsimented. - were Carry. the driver,
and Taylor, the owner OF Patenen.
IL wss close TO $50 O'Clock when the
third beat was called Joe Patehen vas
ready tor thu last bout. which vas 10
settle whether or not he was 20 score
mark after showing such wonderful speed.
Both horses and drivers were eheered as
tney took positions TO race Patchen was
acting little badly, and two attempts
were made TO get away before both ami
mais were well on their gait IL was q
great start. bat Patchen was NOV
ing at gait that sent Robert ].
into the air. This vas going TO the
quarter, and the break was a bad
one Gsers brought him 10 his
feet very quickly and il vas not q second
before he vas chasing the big back.
Patchsn passed the quarter in .304, three
open lengths In front, bat Robert ]. Was
moving With great precision, slowly
creeping upon his antagonist. and
by the time the three quarters was
reached had recovered two lengths OF his
lost ground Patchen was going at = clip
that looked as though he would carry the
heat, but was seen to waver half way
down the stretch, though he did not leave
his feet Robert J. moved up slowly
but surely. and took advantage of
the swervc made by the black Geers let him
move out as much AZ he would, and at the
distance stand he had overhauied and vas
on even terms with Joe. Curry helped
his favorite oil he could. bat Robert J.
was not to be conquered. and finished the
third heat in 2:04s.. half length 10 the
good. Patchen vas marked at 2:05. The
average time for the three heats vas
.03 SIS
Flying Jlb viii 20 against the record
Saturday. McDoweii, his driver, says he
Is in the pink of condition, and great time
Is looked for from him. Summaries:
Pa trot Diminished Yesterday stake
81, 600 Dolly Wilkes. 2:i414 2:22 pace,
purse of 500. Tommy Brown, Ajax: 2:S5
pace. 3-year-olds, stake 1900. Ethel A..
2.i0A; match pace, purse Of 5000.
Robert ]. won three straight heats. Joe
Patchen second. Time, 2:u3A.. 2.02I5,
2:o4s.. Time by quarters. first heat; siAs.
l:o31, 1881. Zs9SA, second heat. 5ot4.
1.02t3. 1;90h, 2s02iS: third heat. 30s4.
i:0li., i.S4ts, 2O4A. AK against tue
words trottimg record, goa Time. Alix,
by quarters: 3os4. l;02. 80. 2:o4A.
Robert j. breaks three records. lie has
paced the fastest mile. the fastest mile in
a race aud the fastest three heats. The
horses dethFoned are: Robert j.,
mile. Fort Wayne. Ind, August
81, 1894, 203s.; Mascot, mile in
g race. Terre Haats. Ind. September -
1892, 2,04; Mascot, three heats. Detroit,
July II, 1888. 2ot1s. 2e51., 2.07l4. Robert
]. is 6 years old. aud made the 5.year-o.d
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