The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-02
THE TURF.

CLEVELAND, Aug. Robert J,
the king Of the light harness horses,
met more than his match this after
noon at the Cleveland Driving park
track, and 10000 people witnessed his
humiliation.
This was the red letter day of the
Grand Circuit meeting The weather
was nearly perfect, being only a trifle
too cool, and the attendance was up
to expectations.
There were two regular events on the
card besides the unfinished 2:20 pacing
race, but the interest, Of course, cen
/ tered in the free for all, in which the
! famous PAGERS, Robert J, Joe Patchen,
! Saladin. Directly and Mascot, were
entered, Robert J, with his race record
/ of 20:021a and time record to 2:01A
was the favorite. He was in fact a
prohibitive favorite before the second
/ heat. When the horses scored for the
first heat, Directly had the pole but
soon after the start Robert J. forged to
the front, setting the pace for his COM
petitors and leading to the wire. Joe
! Patchen was the only one that did not
cover the mile without a break. On
the stretch, when he was rapidly over
hauling Robert j. he struck a wet
piece of track, went into the air and
! finished a close second. Robert J was
driven hard and it was evident that he
had done his best when he made the
wire in 2:05A. In the second heat
Patchen went to the front and won as
he did in the remaining two heats,
with ease, although Geers did his ut
most to urge Robert J to the front
The bay gelding was fairly beaten,
/ however in as hot a race as was ever
I Of l,,o h.
the fastest ever paced consecutively in
a race, the average being a trifle more
! than 2:04h.
/ In the 2:11 trot, William Penn was
the favorite with klamath and Aunt
Delilah sold out of the field. In the
first two heats klamath took the lead
and Lisa Wilkes was sent after him
at such a pace that the mare won,
Penn and klamath chasing her home.
Wilkes could not hold the pace she
| had set, however, and klamath took
the next three heats and race with
close and exciting finishes Summaries:
Free for all pacing, purse $3,OO0-Joe
Patchen Curry, won; Robert (Geers),
second; Saladin (Green), third. Time
! 2:04A.
Eli class trotting, purse 5000
klamath won, Lesa Wilkes second,
William Penn third Best time-2:O9.
2:2O class pacing, purse $4,000 (un-
| finished)-Vealaus won third. fourth
and sixth heats, Gilman won first and
second heats, Arcturius won fifth heat
Best time-2:11A.
! CINCINNATI, Aug. 1.-The last
week of the Oakley meeting is being
as well patronized as during the first
week, a large attendance seeing six
spirited races today. The class of the
starters, with few exceptions. was
not high, but the greatest finish of
the meeting was seen in the fifth race.
a mile. Oakley, Roosevelt and Fabia,
under a terrific drive, went under the
wire heads apart. Summaries:
First race, selling, five furlongs-La
Torrane won; Charlie Sullivan second.
Motilla third. Time-1:03
Second race, selling, six furlongs-
Judith won, Willard second, Situria
third. Time-1:14A.
Third race, five furlongs-Ben Holla-
day won, Serena second. Belle of
Fordham third. Time-1:O2
Fourth race, seven furlongs-Uncle
Tom won, Golden fleece second, Bessie
third Time-1:29.
Fifth race. selling, one mile-Oakley
won, Roosevelt second, Fabia third.
Time-1:42.
Sixth race, selling, five furlongs-
Albert S won, Squire G second, Galley
West third. Time-1:021s-
KANSAS CITY, Aug. First race.